2000 North Texas Mean Green football team

The 2000 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and competed in the Big West Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Darrell Dickey. The team finished their regular season 3-8 overall and 1-4 in Big West play. They did not qualify for a bowl game for the 40th straight season

2000 North Texas Mean Green football
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record3–8 (1–4 Big West)
Head coach
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorGary DeLoach (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFouts Field
(Capacity: 30,500)
2000 Big West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Boise State $  5 0   10 2  
Utah State  4 1   5 6  
Idaho  3 2   5 6  
New Mexico State  1 4   3 8  
North Texas  1 4   3 8  
Arkansas State  1 4   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion

Previous season

North Texas barely improved on their 1999 record, winning just one more game than the previous season's 2-9 mark.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Baylor*L 7–2028,315
September 9at Texas Tech*L 7–1336,925[1]
September 16UNLV*L 0–3816,544
September 23at No. 4 Kansas State*L 10–5547,926[2]
October 5Samford*
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 41–6
October 14Utah State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 12–1715,073
October 21at Boise StateL 0–5922,418
October 28at Louisiana–Lafayette*W 13–0
November 4Idaho
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 14–1610,165
November 11at Arkansas StateL 28–53
November 18New Mexico State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 30–23
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Texas Tech-North Texas Final Statistics". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. September 9, 2000. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  2. "Kansas State 55 North Texas 10". USA Today. September 23, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  3. "2017 North Texas Facts & Records" (PDF). North Texas Athletics Department.
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