2019 North Texas Mean Green football team
The 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA).
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| West Division | |
| 2019 record | 4–8 (3–5 C-USA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bodie Reeder (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Troy Reffett (4th season) |
| Base defense | 3–3–5 |
| Home stadium | Apogee Stadium (Capacity: 30,850) |
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| Florida Atlantic xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UAB xy | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Mean Green finished the 2018 season 9–4. North Texas 2019 commits ranked North Texas a number one in recruiting in the C-USA; 2018 recruiting class had been ranked number 9.[1] North Texas 2018 senior Cornerback Nate Brooks has been selected to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.[2] Jalen Guyton (Wide receiver) decided to forego a final year of play and declare for the NFL draft.[3]
Recruiting
The highest ranked 2019 recruits were listed as three stars: DeShawn Gaddie (Cornerback) at 0.8473 (247sports.com), brothers Gabriel & Grayson Murphy (Outside Linebacker) at 0.8463 (247sports.com) and Khatib Lyles (Wide Receiver) at 0.8463 (247sports.com). The team had 19 three-star recruits, none of which were listed on ESPN 300. 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals all ranked UNT’s signing class as the best in the conference.[4]
Preseason
CUSA media poll
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Mean Green predicted to finish in first place in the West Division.[5]
| West Division | |
| Predicted finish | Team (# of 1st place votes) |
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| 1 | North Texas (20) |
| 2 | Southern Miss (4) |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech |
| 4 | UAB (2) |
| 5 | UTSA |
| 6 | Rice |
| 7 | UTEP |
Preseason All-Conference USA teams
2019 Preseason All-Conference USA[6]
North Texas had more offensive players selected than any team in the conference for the preseason all offensive team.
| Position | Player | Class |
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| QB | Mason Fine | Sr. |
| Position | Player | Class |
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| QB | Mason Fine | Sr. |
| OL | Sosaia Mose | Sr. |
| WR | Rico Bussey, Jr. | Sr. |
| Position | Player | Class |
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| DL | LaDarius Hamilton | Sr. |
| Position | Player | Class |
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| P | Alvin Kenworthy | Sr. |
Schedule
North Texas announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. Unique to 2019 seasons across college football are the two bye weeks. This as a result of an extra Saturday in the 2019 season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | Abilene Christian* | ESPN+ | W 51–31 | 23,057 | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at SMU* | ESPN3 | L 27–49 | 22,766 | |
| September 14 | 3:15 p.m. | at California* | P12N | L 17–23 | 35,268 | |
| September 21 | 6:30 p.m. | UTSA |
| Stadium on Facebook | W 45–3 | 19,922 |
| September 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Houston* |
| CBSSN on Facebook | L 25–46 | 30,123 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss | Stadium on Facebook | L 27–45 | 25,225 | |
| October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee |
| Stadium | W 33–30 | 16,094 |
| October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | ESPN+ | L 38–39 | 8,245 | |
| November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | UTEP |
| NFLN | W 52–26 | 22,548 |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | Stadium on Facebook | L 17–52 | 22,792 | |
| November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at Rice | NFLN | L 14–20 | 18,477 | |
| November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | UAB |
| Stadium | L 21–26 | 16,406 |
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- Schedule Source:[7]
Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position(s) |
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| Seth Littrell | Head Coach |
| Bodie Reeder | Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Coach |
| Tommy Mainord | Associate Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Receivers Coach |
| Troy Reffett | Defensive Coordinator Safeties Coach |
| Marty Biagi | Special Teams Coordinator |
| Patrick Cobbs | Running Backs Coach |
| Clay Jennings | Cornerbacks Coach |
| Chuck Langston | Offensive Line Coach |
| Adrian Mayes | Tight Ends Coach |
| Galen Scott | Linebackers Coach |
| Marc Yellock | Defensive Line Coach |
| Tommy Mangino | Offensive Quality Control |
| Chris Petrilli | Defensive Quality Control |
| Zack Womack | Strength and Conditioning Coach |
| Lucas Lopez | Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach |
| Reference:[8] | |
Roster
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Quarterback
Running Back
Wide Receiver
Placekicker
Punter
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Tight End
Offensive Lineman
Defensive Lineman
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Linebacker
Defensive Back
Long Snappers
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Game summaries
Abilene Christian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Mean Green | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 51 |
at SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Mustangs | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
at California
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Golden Bears | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Roadrunners | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mean Green | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Houston
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 14 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 46 |
| Mean Green | 0 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
at Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Golden Eagles | 13 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Raiders | 3 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
| Mean Green | 7 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 33 |
at Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| 49ers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 39 |
UTEP
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Miners | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| Mean Green | 21 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
at Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 52 |
at Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Owls | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
UAB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| Mean Green | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Statistics
Scoring
- Scores against non-conference opponents
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- Scores against C-USA
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- Scores against all opponents
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Awards
Coaching changes
Offensive coordinator, Graham Harrell will leave for USC and be the replacement for Kliff Kingsbury.[10] Graham was "a master of the film" and proponent of the "Air Raid" offense.
Eastern Washington offensive coordinator Bodie Reeder will join North Texas as offensive coordinator.[11] Current N. Texas coach, Tommy Mainord will be promoted to be a co-offensive coordinator.
References
- "North Texas 2019 Football Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- Suarez, Matthew (2019-01-14). "Nate Brooks makes NFLPA Collegiate Bowl". North Texas Daily. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- "Underclassmen declare for 2019 NFL Draft". www.giants.com. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- Gregory, Dekota (2018-12-19). "North Texas Early Signing Day Recap". Underdog Dynasty. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- https://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/7/16/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
- "FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards". www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- "NORTH TEXAS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 2019 football schedule released". fbschedules.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- "Football Coaches". meangreensports.com. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- "2019 North Texas Mean Green football roster". meangreensports.com.
- "USC hires former Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell as offensive coordinator". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- Barnett, Zach (2019-02-11). "Sources: Seth Littrell makes offensive coordinator hire at North Texas". FootballScoop. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
