2002 North Texas Mean Green football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record8–5 (6–0 Sun Belt)
Headcoach
- Darrell Dickey (5th season)
OffensivecoordinatorRamon Flanigan (1st season)
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Sun Belt champion New Orleans Bowl champion | |
New Orleans Bowl, W 24–19 vs. Cincinnati | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 8–5 (6–0 Sun Belt) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ramon Flanigan (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Gary DeLoach (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Fouts Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas $ | 6 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | 7:00 pm | at No. 3 Texas* | L 0–27 | 83,051 | |||
| September 7 | 7:05 pm | Nicholls State* | W 23–0 | 12,816 | [1] | ||
| September 14 | 6:00 pm | at Alabama* | L 7–33 | 79,818 | |||
| September 21 | 6:00 pm | at TCU* | L 10–16 | 33,281 | |||
| September 28 | 8:00 pm | at Arizona* | L 9–14 | 37,917 | |||
| October 5 | 7:05 pm | South Florida* |
| L 17–24 | 15,512 | ||
| October 19 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas State | W 13–10 | 12,671 | |||
| October 26 | 4:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | W 27–0 | 8,413 | |||
| November 2 | 4:05 pm | Louisiana–Monroe |
| W 41–2 | 16,212 | ||
| November 9 | 6:05 pm | Idaho |
| W 10–0 | 11,698 | ||
| November 16 | 3:05 pm | New Mexico State |
| W 38–27 | 20,064 | ||
| November 23 | 2:30 pm | Middle Tennessee | W 30–20 | 6,827 | |||
| December 17 | 6:00 pm | vs. Cincinnati* | ESPN2 | W 24–19 | 19,024 | ||
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