2006 North Texas Mean Green football team
American college football season
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The 2006 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Darrell Dickey in his ninth and final season as head coach, the Mean Green compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark 2–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the Sun Belt. The team played home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.
- Darrell Dickey (9th season)
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Record | 3–9 (2–5 Sun Belt) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ramon Flanigan (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Fred Bleil (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Fouts Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy + | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee + | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dickey was fired after the season. He finished his tenure at North Texas with an overall record of 42–64.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 11:00 am | at No. 3 Texas* | FSN | L 7–56 | 85,123 | |
| September 9 | 6:00 pm | SMU* | W 24–6 | 25,231 | ||
| September 16 | 6:00 pm | at Tulsa* | L 3–28 | 22,045 | ||
| September 23 | 5:00 pm | at Akron* | L 13–33 | 16,011 | ||
| September 30 | 6:00 pm | Middle Tennessee |
| ESPN Plus | L 0–35 | 16,986 |
| October 7 | 6:00 pm | FIU |
| CSS | W 25–22 7OT | 15,123 |
| October 21 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas State | ESPN Plus | L 10–29 | 19,141 | |
| October 28 | 2:30 pm | at Troy | CSS | L 6–14 | 17,795 | |
| November 4 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana Tech* |
| L 31–34 | 11,103 | |
| November 11 | 5:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | W 16–7 | 13,621 | ||
| November 18 | 6:00 pm | Florida Atlantic |
| ESPN Plus | L 16–17 | 9,806 |
| November 25 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 3–23 | 12,107 | ||
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Game summaries
Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| North Texas | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Texas | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| SMU | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| North Texas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| North Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tulsa | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Akron
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| North Texas | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Akron | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Middle Tennessee | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| North Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | 5OT | 6OT | 7OT | Total | |
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| FIU | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| North Texas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
The Mean Green's contest with the FIU Golden Panthers lasted seven overtime periods before North Texas kicker Denis Hopovac made his fifth field goal of the night to bring the team ahead 25–22. Hopovac's nine field goal attempts tied an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) single-game record.[4] Hopovac and FIU kicker Dustin Rivest combined for eight missed field goals.[5]
Arkansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| North Texas | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Arkansas State | 0 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 29 |
Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| North Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Troy | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Louisiana Tech | 21 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| North Texas | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Louisiana–Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| North Texas | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Florida Atlantic
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Florida Atlantic | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| North Texas | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Louisiana–Monroe
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| North Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
