2008 North Texas Mean Green football team

2008 North Texas Mean Green football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2008 record	1–11 (0–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Todd Dodge
Offensive coordinator	Todd Ford
Offensive scheme	Spread Option
Defensive coordinator	Gary DeLoach
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Fouts Field
Seasons « 2007 2009 »

2008 Sun Belt football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Troy †		6	–	1					8	–	4
Louisiana–Lafayette		5	–	2					6	–	6
Arkansas State		4	–	3					6	–	6
Florida Atlantic		4	–	3					6	–	6
FIU		3	–	4					5	–	7
Middle Tennessee		3	–	4					5	–	7
Louisiana–Monroe		3	–	4					4	–	8
North Texas		0	–	7					1	–	11
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 North Texas Mean Green football team will represent the University of North Texas in the 2008 college football season. The 2008 season will be the team's second under Head Coach Todd Dodge with Gary DeLoach hired in the off-season as the new defensive coordinator replacing Ron Mendoza.^[1] The Mean Green play their home games on campus at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.

Contents 1 Schedule 2 Game notes 2.1 Kansas State 2.2 Tulsa 2.3 LSU 2.4 Rice 2.5 Florida International 2.6 Louisiana-Lafayette 2.7 Louisiana-Monroe 2.8 Troy 2.9 Western Kentucky 2.10 Florida Atlantic 2.11 Middle Tennessee 2.12 Arkansas State 3 References

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
08/30/2008	6:05 p.m.	at Kansas State*		Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS		L 45–6	45,150[2]
09/06/2008	6 p.m.	Tulsa*		Fouts Field • Denton, TX	KTXA 21	L 56-26	22,785
09/13/2008	7 p.m.	at #7 LSU*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN GamePlan	L 41-3	91,602
09/27/2008	4 p.m.	at Rice*		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	KTXA 21	L 77-20	16,885
10/04/2008	6 p.m.	Florida International		Fouts Field • Denton, TX	ESPN+	L 42-10	16,781
10/11/2008	6 p.m.	Louisiana-Lafayette		Fouts Field • Denton, Texas		L 59-30	17,106
10/18/2008	6 p.m.	at Louisiana-Monroe		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		L 35-23	10,388
10/25/2008	6 p.m.	Troy		Fouts Field • Denton, TX		L 45-17	18,345
11/1/2008	3:30 p.m.	at Western Kentucky*		Houchens Industries Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	ESPN+	W 51-40	18,879
11/8/2008	3 p.m.	Florida Atlantic		Lockhart Stadium • Fort Lauderdale, FL		L 46-13	17,175
11/22/2008	2:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN		L 52-13	14,307
11/29/2008	1 p.m.	Arkansas State		Fouts Field • Denton, TX		L 33-28	9,761
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule from MeanGreenSports.com. Schedule dates, times, and opponents are subject to change.

Game notes

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	0	0	6	0	6
Kansas State	14	14	14	3	45

Kansas State overpowered North Texas on both sides of the ball, scoring on six of its first seven possessions to take a 42-0 lead, holding the Mean Green to 205 total yards—81 in the first half. Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman threw for three touchdowns and rushed for anouther two. Quarterback Giovanni Vizza completed 16 of 29 passes for 100 yards, including the Mean Green's only touchdown of the game, a 9-yard pass to Alex Lott late in the third quarter.

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	14	28	7	7	56
North Texas	7	3	3	13	26

LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	0	3	0	0	3
LSU	10	17	14	0	41

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	13	7	0	0	20
Rice	21	35	21	0	77

This game will be just the second meeting between both teams with the first meeting happening in 1988 when North Texas defeated Rice 33-17 in Houston.^[3]

Florida International

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida International	14	14	7	7	42
North Texas	0	0	3	7	10

Louisiana-Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana-Lafayette	14	21	10	14	59
North Texas	10	10	7	3	30

Louisiana-Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	0	6	3	14	23
Louisiana-Monroe	21	14	0	0	35

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Troy	15	10	7	13	45
North Texas	0	7	0	10	17

Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	21	3	7	20	51
Western Kentucky	14	0	20	6	40

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	0	6	0	7	13
Florida Atlantic	6	19	21	0	46

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	13	0	0	0	13
Middle Tennessee	17	28	7	0	52

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas State	7	10	13	3	33
North Texas	0	14	14	0	28

References

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