North Texas Mean Green football

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North Texas Mean Green football
2008 North Texas Mean Green football team
First season	1913
Staff
Athletic director	Rick Villarreal
Head coach	Todd Dodge
	1st year, 2–10–0
Stadium
Home stadium	Fouts Field
Stadium capacity	30,500
Stadium surface	Field Turf
Location	Denton, TX
League/Conference
Conference	Sun Belt
Team records
All-time record	461–412–33 (0.527)
Postseason bowl record	2–5–0
Awards
Conference titles	Lone Star: 8 Gulf Coast: 5 Missouri Valley: 5 Southland: 2 Sun Belt: 4
Pageantry
Colors	Green and White
Fight song	UNT Fight Song
Mascot	Scrappy
Marching band	Green Brigade Marching Band
Rivals	SMU Mustangs MTSU Blue Raiders New Mexico State Aggies
Website	www.meangreensports.com

The North Texas Mean Green football team represents the University of North Texas in NCAA Division I-FBS (formerly known as I-A) college football, competing as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Mean Green has several conference championships; most recently, four consecutive Sun Belt Conference championships.^[1]

Since 1951, the North Texas Mean Green has played its home games at Fouts Field, a stadium with a current capacity of 30,500 on the campus in Denton, Texas. Plans for a new stadium located within the Mean Green Village are in the works but no start date for construction has been made.

On December 12, 2006, Todd Dodge was announced as the next Mean Green head coach, replacing former coach Darrell Dickey, who was fired on November 8 after going 3-9 in 2006. Dodge is regarded as one of the nation’s most successful high school football coaches amassing a 98-11 record overall at Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas. Dodge was named National Coach of the Year by Schutt Sports in 2004 and by USA Today in 2005.

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[edit] Conference Championships

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[edit] Players

[edit] Retired Numbers

• 28 - Abner Haynes (1957-59)
• 33 - Ray Renfro (1949-50)
• 55 - Richard Gill (1968-69)
• 75 - "Mean" Joe Greene (1966-69)

[edit] College Football Hall of Famers

• "Mean" Joe Greene

[edit] Pro Football Hall of Famers

• "Mean" Joe Greene

[edit] Current NFL players

• Adrian Awasom, Defensive end, New York Giants
  
• Patrick Cobbs, Running back, Miami Dolphins
  
• Brad Kassell, Linebacker, New York Jets
  
• Johnny Quinn, Wide Receiver, Green Bay Packers
• Cody Spencer, Linebacker, New York Jets
  
• Brian Waters, Guard, Kansas City Chiefs^[2]

[edit] Coaches

CW=Conference Wins, CL=Conference Losses, CT=Conference Ties, CC=Confrence Championships

[edit] References