2008 North Texas Mean Green football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2008 North Texas Mean Green football North Texas 2007-2010 Wordmark.png 200 Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt 1–11 0–7 Todd Dodge 2nd Todd Ford 2nd Spread option Gary DeLoach 4th 4–3 Fouts Field The 2008 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led second-year head coach, the Mean Green compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Sun Belt. The team played home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas. Gary DeLoach was hired in the off-season as the new defensive coordinator, replacing Ron Mendoza.http://www.meangreensports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=9058&SPID=562&DB_OEM_ID=1800&ATCLID=1375236 Dodge Names Gary DeLoach Defensive Coordinator - North Texas Mean Green Athletics 2008-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20110714064514/http://www.meangreensports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=9058&SPID=562&DB_OEM_ID=1800&ATCLID=1375236 2011-07-14 dead Schedule 2008 AP Central August 30 6:05 p.m. l y y Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS 6–45 45,150 UNT v. KSU BoxScore ESPN.com https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=282432306 2008-08-31 2008-08-30 September 6 6:00 p.m. l y Tulsa Fouts Field Denton, TX KTXA 21 26–56 22,785 September 13 7:00 p.m. l y y LSU 7 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA GamePlan 3–41 91,602 September 27 4:00 p.m. l y y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX KTXA 21 20-77 16,885 October 4 6:00 p.m. l FIU Fouts Field Denton, TX ESPN Plus 10–42 16,781 October 11 6:00 p.m. l Louisiana–Lafayette Fouts Field Denton, TX 30–59 17,106 October 18 6:00 p.m. l y Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium Monroe, LA 23–35 10,388 October 25 6:00 p.m. l y Troy Fouts Field Denton, TX 17–45 18,345 November 1 3:30 p.m. w y y Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY ESPN Plus 51–40 18,879 November 8 3:00 p.m. l Florida Atlantic Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL 13–46 17,175 November 22 2:30 p.m. l y Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN 13–52 14,307 November 29 1:00 p.m. l Arkansas State Fouts Field Denton, TX 28–33 9,761 North Texas Mean Green Schedule 2008 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/249/season/2008 ESPN August 15, 2025 2008 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-texas/2008-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 15, 2025 2008 Football Schedule https://meangreensports.com/sports/football/schedule/2008 University of North Texas August 15, 2025 Game summaries Kansas State North Texas 0 0 6 0 Kansas State 14 14 14 3 2008 Kansas State Wildcats football team 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 another 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 Tulsa 14 28 7 7 North Texas 7 3 3 13 LSU North Texas 0 3 0 0 LSU 10 17 14 0 2008 LSU Tigers football team Rice North Texas 13 7 0 0 Rice 21 35 21 0 This game was just the second meeting between the teams. The first was in 1988 when North Texas defeated Rice, 33–17, in Houston.http://www.meangreensports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=9058&SPID=562&DB_OEM_ID=1800&ATCLID=1411309 North Texas Announces 2008 Football Schedule - North Texas Mean Green Athletics 2008-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20110714064526/http://www.meangreensports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=9058&SPID=562&DB_OEM_ID=1800&ATCLID=1411309 2011-07-14 dead FIU FIU 14 14 7 7 North Texas 0 0 3 7 Louisiana–Lafayette Louisiana–Lafayette 14 21 10 14 North Texas 10 10 7 3 Louisiana–Monroe North Texas 0 6 3 14 Louisiana–Monroe 21 14 0 0 Troy Troy 15 10 7 13 North Texas 0 7 0 10 Western Kentucky North Texas 21 3 7 20 Western Kentucky 14 0 20 6 2008 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team Florida Atlantic North Texas 0 6 0 7 Florida Atlantic 6 19 21 0 2008 Florida Atlantic Owls football team Middle Tennessee North Texas 13 0 0 0 Middle Tennessee 17 28 7 0 Arkansas State Arkansas State 7 10 13 3 North Texas 0 14 14 0 2008 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team References North Texas Category:North Texas Mean Green football seasons North Texas Mean Green football