1995 North Texas Mean Green football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1995 North Texas Mean Green football Independent 2–9 Matt Simon 2nd Steve Kragthorpe 2nd James Bell 2nd Fouts Field The 1995 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as an independent during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Matt Simon, the Mean Green compiled a record of 2–9. North Texas played home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas The 1995 season marked the return of NCAA Division I-A football to Denton for the first time since 1982. North Texas had competed in the Southland Conference at the NCAA Division I-AA level from 1983 to 1994 after the university's athletic department fell on hard financial times following the departure of head coach and athletic director Hayden Fry to the University of Iowa. The 1995 North Texas team was considered a transitional NCAA Division I-A member, and was not bowl eligible, regardless of whether the Mean Green met the required six wins. Schedule 1995 AP September 2 7:00 p.m. l y y Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO 7–28 47,214 September 9 1:30 p.m. l y y Kansas Texas Stadium Irving, TX 10–27 20,211 September 16 w y Oregon State Fouts Field Denton, TX 30–27 18,613 September 23 1:30 p.m. l y y Oklahoma 10 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 10–51 65,829 October 7 l y y Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV 24–56 18,458 October 14 1:30 p.m. l y y UAB Fouts Field Denton, TX 14–19 16,671 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90539422/uab-spoils-party-for-north-texas/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram UAB spoils party for North Texas October 15, 1995 December 13, 2021 Newspapers.com October 21 7:00 p.m. l y y LSU Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 7–49 66,870 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-lsus-faulk-shines/140547348/ The Daily Advertiser LSU's Faulk shines in rout October 22, 1995 February 7, 2024 Newspapers.com October 28 2:30 p.m. l y y Alabama 18 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL 19–38 70,123 November 4 l y y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV 24–34 5,389 November 11 w y Idaho State Fouts Field Denton, TX 41–38 November 18 l y y Louisville Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY 14–57 26,577 1995 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-texas/1995-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 14, 2025 1995 Football Schedule https://meangreensports.com/sports/football/schedule/1995 University of North Texas August 14, 2025 Expanded Fouts Field As part of a coordinated effort by the athletic department and donors to bring attendance levels up to Division I-A standards, donors and boosters alike bought out large sections of seats at Fouts Field to spike attendance numbers. In addition to this, the university expanded the stadium itself, adding two sections of metal bleachers in the east and west end zones to bring the total capacity of the venue from 20,000 to 30,500. Fouts Field's capacity would remain at 30,500 for the rest of its time as an NCAA football stadium, until both sections of metal bleachers and the north grandstand were demolished in 2013, two years after North Texas moved across I-35E to new Apogee Stadium. The "Schedule from Hell" Without any conference games to be tied to and no bowl game in the cards as a transitional Division I-A member, North Texas' athletic department opted to schedule multiple "Guarantee Games" to help improve the department's financial outlook moving forward as a full Division I-A member. The 1995 team thus played only three true home games in Denton. One other "home" game against Kansas, from the Big Eight Conference, was moved to the larger Texas Stadium in nearby Irving to help increase ticket sales with the expected influx of Jayhawks fans. The Mean Green played seven road games in all, with two against other Big Eight schools (Missouri and #10 Oklahoma), two against Southeastern Conference programs (LSU and Alabama), then-independent Louisville, future Big West Conference foe Nevada, and Big West member UNLV, who departed for the Western Athletic Conference in 1996.UNT Athletics https://meangreensports.com/news/2019/7/1/unt-to-honor-1995-mean-green-football-team.aspx UNT To Honor 1995 Mean Green Football Team July 1, 2019 The lone reprieve in the scheduling gauntlet was a home game against Oregon State (from the Pacific-10 Conference), the first Division I-A game at Fouts Field since 1983. The Mean Green upset the favored Beavers, 30–27, who went on to finish their season 1–10. North Texas' only other win on the year was against Division I-AA member Idaho State. References North Texas Category:North Texas Mean Green football seasons North Texas Mean Green football