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| University | University of North Texas |
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletics director | Rick Villarreal |
| Location | Denton, TX |
| Varsity teams | 18 |
| Football stadium | Fouts Field |
| Basketball arena | UNT Coliseum |
| Mascot | Scrappy |
| Nickname | Mean Green |
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| Colors | Green and White
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| Homepage | www.meangreensports.com |
North Texas Mean Green is the team name used for both men's and women's intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.
The University of North Texas Athletics competes as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Sun Belt Conference. All athletic programs at North Texas are classified as NCAA Division I, the largest division among all colleges and universities. North Texas athletes are also known as the “Mean Green” or the “Mean Green Eagles.” The name "Mean Green" comes from the nickname given to former defensive end "Mean" Joe Greene1 who played college football at North Texas.
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Varsity Sports
North Texas competes in the Sun Belt Conference of the NCAA's Division I-A. The school's colors are officially Green and White. Its alma mater is "Glory to the Green." The University's fight song was written in 1939 have been changed with the university's name throughout the years. The school mascot is an Eagle named Scrappy.
Football
Founded in 1913, the Mean Green has won eight Lone Star Conference championships, five Gulf Coast Conference championships, five Missouri Valley Conference championships, two Southland Conference championships and most recently, four consecutive Sun Belt Conference championships.2 The team also appeared in a total of 7 bowl games, winning two, most recently the New Orleans Bowl in 2002. The new head coach, Todd Dodge, left Southlake Carroll High School with a 89-6 record and finished his third consecutive unbeaten season in 2006.
Since 1952, home football games have been played at Fouts Field, a stadium with a current capacity of 30,500. Plans for a new stadium are in the works but no start date for construction has been made.
The Mean Green are currently coached by Todd Dodge.
Men's basketball
Despite in the past not having a significant or powerful men's basketball program, North Texas has recently experienced success under head coach Johnny Jones. During the 2006-2007 season, North Texas won its first ever Sun Belt Conference title and advanced for the first time since 1988 to the NCAA Tournament. Only three of the state's 20 Division I teams more wins than North Texas’ 23 in 2006-07 - Texas, Texas A&M and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
Since 1973, the team has played its home games in the Super Pit. The 10,032 seat arena is the second toughest venue to win at in the Sun Belt, only behind Western Kentucky
Women's basketball
Despite the most successful period in North Texas women's basketball history, the school did not renew coach Tina Slinker's contract at the end of the 2007–08 season. Shanice Stephens was officially hired as the new head coach on April 16, 2008 after serving the last three years as an Assistant Coach at Clemson.
Championship History
National Titles
- Men's Golf (4)
- 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952
Conference Titles
- Football (24)
- Lone Star Conference
- 1932, 1935*, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1947
- Gulf Coast Conference
- 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956
- Missouri Valley Conference
- 1958, 1959*, 1966*, 1967, 1973*
- Southland Conference
- 1983*, 1994
- Sun Belt Conference
- 2001*, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Men's Basketball (2)
- Southland Conference
- Tournament: 1988
- Sun Belt Conference
- Tournament: 2007
- Men's Outdoor Track and Field (2)
- Sun Belt Conference
- 2000, 2003
- Men's Cross Country (1)
- Sun Belt Conference
- 2000
- Men's Golf (1)
- Sun Belt Conference
- 2003
- Woman's Soccer (3)
- Sun Belt Conference
- 2001, 2004, 2005
- Woman's Outdoor Track and Field (1)
- Sun Belt Conference
- 2003
- * denotes shared conference title
Bowl Titles
- Optimist Bowl
- 1946
- New Orleans Bowl
- 2002
Facilities
All athletic teams have on-campus facilities for competition. Most of these facilities are located at the Mean Green Village, which opened for the 2006-07 athletic season.
Mean Green Village:
- North Texas Soccer Field: Soccer
- Warnach Tennis Pavilion: Tennis
- Lovelace Stadium: Softball
- Mean Green Volleyball Center: Volleyball
- North Texas Softball And Golf Practice Facility: Golf, Softball Practice
Fouts Field: Football
UNT Coliseum: Men's & Woman's Basketball
Logos
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Former
 Interlocking NT |
 The Flying Worm 1973-82 |
 c. 1995-2005 |
 c. 1995-2005 |
References
- ^ ""Mean" Joe Greene".
- ^ "North Texas Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
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| Soccer | MLS: FC Dallas, PASL-Pro: Texas Outlaws, PDL: DFW Tornados |
| Baseball | MLB: Texas Rangers, TL: Frisco RoughRiders, AA: Fort Worth Cats • Grand Prairie AirHogs, CBL: McKinney Blue Thunder |
| Basketball | NBA: Dallas Mavericks,, ABA/WBA: Texas Tycoons, UBL: Fort Worth Funk • Grand Prairie Stallions • Texas Wranglers |
| Football | NFL: Dallas Cowboys, AFL: Dallas Desperados, IFL: Frisco Thunder, NAFL: Dallas Diesels, WPFL: Dallas Diamonds, NWFA: Dallas Rage |
| Hockey | NHL: Dallas Stars, CHL: Texas Brahmas, NAHL: Texas Tornado |
| NCAA Div-I | North Texas • SMU • TCU • UT-Arlington |
