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The 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Seth Littrell, the Mean Green compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in C-USA's West Division. The team played home games at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas.

ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Headcoach
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2019 North Texas Mean Green football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBodie Reeder (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTommy Mainord (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTroy Reffett (4th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumApogee Stadium
Seasons
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2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
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 
West Division
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
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Schedule

North Texas announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The schedule consisted of six home games and six away games.

^‡Largest attendance recorded at Apogee Stadium.
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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 p.m.Abilene Christian*
ESPN+W 51–3123,057
September 76:00 p.m.at SMU*
ESPN3L 27–4922,766
September 143:15 p.m.at California*
P12NL 17–2335,268
September 216:30 p.m.UTSA
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
Stadium on FacebookW 45–319,922
September 284:00 p.m.Houston*
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
CBSSN on FacebookL 25–4630,123‡
October 126:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
Stadium on FacebookL 27–4525,225
October 193:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
StadiumW 33–3016,094
October 262:30 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPN+L 38–398,245
November 22:30 p.m.UTEPdagger
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
NFLNW 52–2622,548
November 93:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
Stadium on FacebookL 17–5222,792
November 232:30 p.m.at Rice
NFLNL 14–2018,477
November 303:00 p.m.UAB
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
StadiumL 21–2616,406
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Preseason

Coaching changes

Offensive coordinator, Graham Harrell left for USC and be the replacement for Kliff Kingsbury.[4] Graham was "a master of the film" and proponent of the "Air Raid" offense. Eastern Washington offensive coordinator Bodie Reeder join edNorth Texas as offensive coordinator.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

Preseason All-Conference USA team

North Texas had more offensive players selected than any team in the conference for the preseason all offensive team.

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CUSA Offensive Player of the Year[8]
Position Player Class
QB Mason Fine Sr.
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All-CUSA Offense[8]
Position Player Class
QB Mason Fine Sr.
OL Sosaia Mose Sr.
WR Rico Bussey, Jr. Sr.
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All-CUSA Defense[8]
Position Player Class
DL LaDarius Hamilton Sr.
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All-CUSA Special Teams[8]
Position Player Class
P Alvin Kenworthy Sr.
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Game summaries

Abilene Christian

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 10 7 14 31
Mean Green 17 21 10 3 51
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See also: 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

At SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 14 6 7 27
Mustangs 21 7 14 7 49
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See also: 2019 SMU Mustangs football team

At California

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 3 7 7 17
Golden Bears 20 0 3 0 23
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See also: 2019 California Golden Bears football team

UTSA

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1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 0 3 0 0 3
Mean Green 7 17 14 7 45
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See also: 2019 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Houston

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 14 3 14 15 46
Mean Green 0 6 12 7 25
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See also: 2019 Houston Cougars football team

At Southern Miss

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 13 0 7 27
Golden Eagles 13 15 10 7 45
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See also: 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Middle Tennessee

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 3 13 0 14 30
Mean Green 7 10 3 13 33
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See also: 2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

At Charlotte

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 14 7 14 3 38
49ers 0 7 14 18 39
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UTEP

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1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 7 6 6 26
Mean Green 21 17 7 7 52
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See also: 2019 UTEP Miners football team

At Louisiana Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 3 0 0 14 17
Bulldogs 7 10 14 21 52
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See also: 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

At Rice

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 0 7 7 14
Owls 10 10 0 0 20
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UAB

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 3 14 9 0 26
Mean Green 7 7 7 0 21
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Personnel

Coaching staff

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Name Position(s)
Seth LittrellHead coach
Bodie ReederOffensive coordinator
Quarterbacks Coach
Tommy MainordAssociate head coach
Co-offensive coordinator
Receivers coach
Troy ReffettDefensive coordinator
Safeties coach
Marty BiagiSpecial teams coordinator
Patrick CobbsRunning backs coach
Clay JenningsCornerbacks coach
Chuck LangstonOffensive line coach
Adrian MayesTight ends coach
Galen ScottLinebackers coach
Marc YellockDefensive line coach
Tommy ManginoOffensive quality control
Chris PetrilliDefensive quality control
Zack WomackStrength and conditioning coach
Lucas LopezAssistant strength and conditioning coach
Reference:[9]
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Roster

2019 North Texas Mean Green Football

Quarterback

  • 2 Austin Aune – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 207)
  • 3 Will Kuehne – freshman (6'1, 198)
  • 5 Jason Bean – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 189)
  • 6 Mason Fine – senior (5'11, 190)
  • 10 Cole Johnson – freshman (6'2, 173)
  • 17 Kason Martin – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 205)

Running back

  • 7 Evan Johnson – junior (5'6, 185)
  • 13 DeAndre Torrey – junior (5'7, 191)
  • 15 Tre Siggers – Redshirt sophomore (5'8, 200)
  • 21 Nic Smith – Redshirt junior (5'10, 194)
  • 23 Loren Easly – Redshirt senior (5'11, 201)
  • 27 Oscar Adaway III – freshman (6'0, 215)
  • 34 Kyleb Howell – Redshirt junior (6'0, 227)
  • 39 KJ Williams – freshman (5'9, 224)

Wide receiver

  • 1 Jaelon Darden – junior (5'9, 172)
  • 8 Rico Bussey Jr. – senior (6'2, 193)
  • 14 Greg White – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 198)
  • 16 Jyaire Shorter – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 215)
  • 18 Austin Ogunmakin – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 195)
  • 20 David Chapple – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 166)
  • 22 Calen Mayfield – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 166)
  • 24 Roderic Burns – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 179)
  • 25 Trey Henderson – freshman (5'10, 184)
  • 26 Thomas Clancy – Redshirt junior (5'11, 199)
  • 30 Dennis Smith – Redshirt senior (5'9, 173)
  • 32 Michael Lawrence – senior (5'10, 187)
  • 80 Khatib Lyles – freshman (6'2, 216)
  • 81 Kealon Jackson – freshman (5'9, 163)
  • 82 Deion Hair-Griffin – Redshirt junior (5'10, 170)
  • 83 Damon Ward Jr. – freshman (6'0, 210)
  • 84 Deonte Simpson – freshman (6'0, 186)
  • 87 Devon Langston – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 188)

Placekicker

  • 30 Mason Reid – freshman (5'11, 178)
  • 47 Ethan Mooney – sophomore (6'0, 211)
  • 49 Zach Williams – Redshirt sophomore (5'8, 181)

Punter

  • 36 Alvin Kenworthy – Redshirt senior (6'3, 200)
  • 41 Bernardo Rodriguez – Redshirt sophomore (5'10, 199)
  

Tight end

  • 9 Kelvin Smith – Redshirt senior (6'2, 254)
  • 40 Edward Bautista – freshman (6'0, 224)
  • 85 Adam Duncan – freshman (6'5, 231)
  • 86 Cole McCrary – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 230)
  • 88 Jason Pirtle – Redshirt junior (6'2, 225)
  • 89 Asher Alberding – freshman (6'4, 233)

Offensive lineman

  • 53 Jordan Redfearn – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 290)
  • 56 Jacob Brammer – Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 280)
  • 58 Nathaniel Herrera – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 298)
  • 60 Sosaia Mose – Redshirt senior (6'2, 292)
  • 61 Logan Davis – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 289)
  • 62 D'Andre Plantin – graduate (6'5, 310)
  • 65 Chad Hickson – Redshirt junior (6'4, 277)
  • 66 Chris Cassidy – freshman (6'4, 281)
  • 68 Daxton Byers – freshman (6'5, 303)
  • 70 Thomas Preston III – senior (6'4, 286)
  • 71 Brian Parish – Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 270)
  • 72 Manase Mose – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 292)
  • 73 Cole Brown – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 275)
  • 74 Chandler Anthony – Redshirt junior (6'7, 300)
  • 77 Elex Woodworth – Redshirt senior (6'4, 296)
  • 78 Daizion Carroll – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 307)
  • 79 John Brunner – freshman (6'5, 334)

Defensive lineman

  • 2 LaDarius Hamilton – senior (6'3, 260)
  • 34 Bryce English – Redshirt senior (5'11, 295)
  • 44 Jimmy Walker – freshman (6'3, 231)
  • 52 Darrian McMillan – senior (6'2, 250)
  • 54 Asher Frow – junior (6'4, 245)
  • 91 Dayton LeBlanc – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 283)
  • 92 Jake Jones – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 244)
  • 93 Caleb Colvin – Redshirt junior (6'2, 274)
  • 94 Tuulau Sa'afi – Redshirt senior (6'3, 300)
  • 96 Bryse Burris – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 232)
  • 97 Dion Novil – junior (6'4, 315)
  • 99 Kenneth Dotson – freshman (6'3, 257)
  

Linebacker

  • 3 Tim Faison – Redshirt senior (6'2, 215)
  • 5 Tyreke Davis – junior (5'10 209)
  • 20 William LeMasters – Redshirt senior (6'2, 223)
  • 23 KD Davis – sophomore (5'11", 214)
  • 25 Chris Thornton – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 220)
  • 32 Joe Ozougwu – RedshirtJunior (6'3, 238)
  • 35 Gabriel Murphy – freshman (6'2, 216)
  • 37 Taylor Jacobs – freshman (6'2, 223)
  • 38 Kevin Wood – freshman (6'0, 205)
  • 40 Mike Linehan – Redshirt senior (6'2, 234)
  • 41 Jordan Hunt – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 210)
  • 42 Grayson Murphy – freshman (6'2, 219)
  • 43 Larry Nixon III – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 234)
  • 48 Jamie King – senior (6'3, 231)
  • 59 Hayden Harrison – Redshirt junior (6'2, 212)

Defensive back

  • 4 Khairi Muhammad – senior (5'11, 188)
  • 6 Dominique Harrison – graduate (5'11, 195)
  • 9 Nick Harvey – graduate (5'10, 190)
  • 10 Makyle Sanders – junior (6'0, 205)
  • 11 Cam Johnson – junior (5'11, 178)
  • 13 Preston Buchanan – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 178)
  • 14 Quinn Whitlock – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 183)
  • 15 Dorian Morris – freshman (5'10, 167)
  • 16 Jahvon Millard – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 173)
  • 17 DeShawn Gaddie – freshman (6'1, 181)
  • 19 Leandre Davis – freshman (5'10, 200)
  • 22 Keelan Crosby – freshman (6'1, 177)
  • 24 Taylor Robinson – Redshirt senior (5'11, 188)
  • 26 Alex Morris – sophomore (6'1, 194)
  • 27 Jevin Murray – freshman (5'11, 193)
  • 31 Jaxon Gibbs – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 199)
  • 36 BJ Lewis – freshman (5'9, 168)
  • 39 Jameel Moore– senior (5'10, 181)
  • 47 Javier Neal – Redshirt freshman (5'9, 169)

Long snappers

  • 29 Nate Durham – junior (6'2, 225)
  • 57 Brandon Oldham – freshman (6'2, 220)
Source and player details:[10]

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