Recruiting
Position key
2017 Commitments The Mean Green signed a total of 19 recruits.
Schedule North Texas announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Mean Green will host CUSA foes Old Dominion , UAB , UTEP , and UTSA , and will travel to Florida Atlantic , Louisiana Tech , Rice , and Southern Miss .[1]
The Mean Green will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Army , which is independent from any conference, and Lamar from the Southland Conference and travel to Iowa from the Big Ten Conference and SMU from the American Athletic Conference .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. Lamar * ESPN3 W 59–1419,592 September 9 6:00 p.m. at SMU * ESPN3 L 32–5424,638 September 16 2:30 p.m. at Iowa * ESPN2 L 14–3165,668 September 23 5:30 p.m. UAB beIN W 46–4320,142 September 30 6:00 p.m. at Southern Miss CUSA.TV W 43–2821,907 October 14 5:30 p.m. UTSA ESPN3 W 29–2623,068 October 21 4:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic ESPN3 L 31–6913,277 October 28 5:30 p.m. Old Dominion ESPN3 W 45–3818,872 November 4 2:30 p.m. at Louisiana Tech Stadium W 24–2318,504 November 11 4:00 p.m. UTEP ESPN3 W 45–1026,108 November 18 5:30 p.m. Army * beIN W 52–4926,392 November 25 12:00 p.m. at Rice ESPN3 W 30–1417,956 December 2 11:00 a.m. at Florida Atlantic ESPN2 L 17–4114,258 December 16 12:00 p.m. vs. Troy * ESPN L 30–5024,904 *Non-conference game All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [2]
Game summaries
Lamar Lamar Cardinals at North Texas Mean Green
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 7 0 0 14 Mean Green 17 21 14 7 59
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
Date : September 2Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDTGame attendance : 19,592Referee : Justin ElliotTV : ESPN3 Source : [1]
At SMU North Texas Mean Green at SMU Mustangs (37th Safeway Bowl)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 10 0 7 15 32 Mustangs 10 14 16 14 54
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas , TX
Date : September 9Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE 9 MPH • Weather: sunnyGame attendance : 24,638Referee : Steve LaMantiaTV : ESPN3Source : [2]
The 2017 North Texas football team taking the field before the game against SMU
At Iowa North Texas Mean Green at Iowa Hawkeyes
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 7 7 0 0 14 Hawkeyes 7 3 7 14 31
at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
Date : September 16Game time : 2:35 p.m. CDTGame weather : Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: S 10 MPH • Weather: partly cloudyGame attendance : 65,668Referee : Jeff ServinskiTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Anish Shroff , Ahmad Brooks and Roddy JonesSource : [3]
UAB UAB Blazers at North Texas Mean Green
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 7 7 15 14 43 Mean Green 10 20 7 9 46
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
Date : September 23Game time : 5:30 p.m. CDTGame weather : Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: SE 12 MPH • Weather: partly cloudyGame attendance : 20,142Referee : Javarro EdwardsTV : beIN Sources : [4]
The win over UAB is the 500th overall victory in program history for the Mean Green.[3]
At Southern Miss North Texas Mean Green at Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 7 10 16 10 43 Golden Eagles 14 7 7 0 28
at M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
Date : September 30Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NNE 4 MPH • Weather: sunny, 59% humidityGame attendance : 21,907Referee : Steve LaMantiaTV : CUSA.TV Source : [5]
UTSA UTSA Roadrunners at North Texas Mean Green
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Roadrunners 7 10 3 6 26 Mean Green 16 0 0 13 29
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
Date : October 14Game time : 5:30 p.m. CDTGame weather : Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: S 16 MPH • Weather: sunnyGame attendance : 23,068Referee : Justin ElliotTV : ESPN3Sources : [6]
At Florida Atlantic North Texas Mean Green at Florida Atlantic Owls
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 0 7 10 14 31 Owls 24 17 21 7 69
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
Date : October 21Game time : 4:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: ESE 10 MPH • Weather: partly cloudy, 76% humidityGame attendance : 13,277Referee : Jon NoliTV : ESPN3Source : [7]
Old Dominion Old Dominion Monarchs at North Texas Mean Green
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Monarchs 10 13 15 0 38 Mean Green 14 21 0 10 45
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
Date : October 28Game time : 5:30 p.m. CDTGame weather : Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: SSW 10 MPH • Weather: sunnyGame attendance : 18,872Referee : Steve LaMantiaTV : ESPN3Source : [8]
At Louisiana Tech North Texas Mean Green at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 7 3 7 7 24 Bulldogs 3 14 3 3 23
at Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA
Date : November 4Game time : 2:30 p.m. CDTGame weather : Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S 10 MPH • Weather: partly cloudyGame attendance : 18,504Referee : Rodney BurnetteTV : STADIUM Source : [9]
UTEP UTEP Miners at North Texas Mean Green (Homecoming 2017)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Miners 7 0 3 0 10 Mean Green 7 7 14 17 45
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
Date : November 11Game time : 4:00 p.m. CSTGame attendance : 26,108Referee : Justin ElliotTV : ESPN3Source : [10]
With the victory, the Mean Green won the C-USA West division and will play in the conference championship game .[4]
Army Army Black Knights at North Texas Mean Green
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Black Knights 7 13 8 21 49 Mean Green 14 14 7 17 52
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
Date : November 18Game time : 5:30 p.m. CSTGame weather : Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: N 18 MPH • Weather: partly cloudyGame attendance : 26,392Referee : Rodney BurnetteTV : beINSource : [11]
The Mean Green outlasted the Black Knights with a 52–49 victory, with Trevor Moore kicking a game winning 39-yard field goal for North Texas. With the win, the Mean Green finished the 2017 season with a home record of 6–0, their first undefeated record at home since the 2003 season .[5]
At Rice North Texas Mean Green at Rice Owls
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 7 17 3 3 30 Owls 7 7 0 0 14
at Rice Stadium • Houston , TX
Date : November 25Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: S 6 MPH • Weather: humidity 56%Game attendance : 17,956Referee : Jonathan NoliTV : ESPN3Source : [12]
At Florida Atlantic – C-USA Championship Game North Texas Mean Green at Florida Atlantic Owls (2017 C-USA Championship Game)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 0 0 9 8 17 Owls 10 17 7 7 41
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
Date : December 2Game time : 11:00 p.m. CSTGame attendance : 14,258TV : ESPN2
Troy – New Orleans Bowl Troy Trojans vs North Texas Mean Green (2017 New Orleans Bowl)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 15 7 21 7 50 Mean Green 7 13 3 7 30
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA
Date : December 16Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Played indoors (domed stadium)Game attendance : 24,904Referee : David AlvarezTV announcers (ESPN ) : Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer and Kris Budden
Awards 2017 C-USA Football Coaches Preseason Award: Defense Nate Brooks Jr. and Kishawn McClain, Sr.[6]
Coaching changes
Players moving to NFL The following players signed as free agents following the 2017 NFL Draft Name NFL Team Position Jeff Wilson San Francisco 49ers Running back Kishawn McClain Oakland Raiders Safety Trevor Moore Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kicker
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