2002 North Texas Mean Green football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2002 North Texas Mean Green football Unt north texas wordmark 2005.png Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 8–5 6–0 Darrell Dickey 5th Ramon Flanigan 1st Pro spread Gary DeLoach 3rd 4–3 Fouts Field Sun Belt championNew Orleans Bowl champion New Orleans Bowl W 24–19 vs. Cincinnati The 2002 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Darrell Dickey, the Mean Green compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark 6–0 in conference play, winning the Sun Belt title. North Texas was invited to the New Orleans Bowl, where the Mean Green defeated Cincinnati. The team played home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas. Schedule 2002 AP Central August 31 7:00 pm l y y Texas 3 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX 0–27 83,051 September 7 7:05 pm w y Nicholls State Fouts Field Denton, TX 23–0 12,816 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-north-texas-bre/177083912/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram North Texas breaks its September drought September 8, 2002 July 20, 2025 Newspapers.com September 14 6:00 pm l y y Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL 7–33 79,818 September 21 6:00 pm l y y TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 10–16 33,281 September 28 8:00 pm l y y Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ 9–14 37,917 October 5 7:05 pm l y South Florida Fouts Field Denton, TX 17–24 15,512 October 19 6:00 pm w y Arkansas State Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR 13–10 12,671 October 26 4:00 pm w y Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field Lafayette, LA 27–0 8,413 November 2 4:05 pm w y Louisiana–Monroe Fouts Field Denton, TX 41–2 16,212 November 9 6:05 pm w Idaho Fouts Field Denton, TX 10–0 11,698 November 16 3:05 pm w New Mexico State Fouts Field Denton, TX 38–27 20,064 November 23 2:30 pm w Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN 30–20 6,827 December 17 6:00 pm w y y Cincinnati Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA New Orleans Bowl ESPN2 24–19 19,024 2002 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-texas/2002-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 14, 2025 2002 Football Schedule https://meangreensports.com/sports/football/schedule/2002 University of North Texas August 14, 2025 References North Texas Category:North Texas Mean Green football seasons Category:Sun Belt Conference football champion seasons Category:New Orleans Bowl champion seasons North Texas Mean Green football