2017 North Texas Football Media Guide
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North Texas Athletics Department 1301 S. Bonnie Brae Denton, TX 76207 Office: (940) 565-2662 Shipping Address - Use this for overnight - FED EX / UPS 1301 S. Bonnie Brae Denton, TX 76207 Mailing Address - US Postal Service ONLY 1155 Union Circle #311397 Denton, TX 76203 www.meangreensports.com Credits: the North Texas Media Relations Department Photography: Rick Yeatts Mean Green Mission Statement BUILDING CHAMPIONS and PREPARING LEADERS through the pursuit of perfection in academics, athletics, and life. table of contents North Texas Quick Facts General 2 PROFILES Name of school ............................................North Texas Quick Facts ...........................................................2 City/Zip .......................................... Denton, Texas 76203 Head Coach ...........................................................3 Founded ..............................................................1890 Assistant Coaches ....................................................4 Enrollment ........................................................ 37,979 )RRWEDOO6WDɛ .........................................................7 Nickname .................................................... Mean Green 2017 Numerical Roster ..............................................9 School Colors ......................................... Green and White 2017 Alphabetical Roster ......................................... 11 Stadium ................................................. Apogee Stadium 3URÀOHV ............................................................... 13 Capacity ........................................................... 30,850 Newcomers .......................................................... 37 Surface ........................................Sportexe PowerBlade HP $ɜOLDWLRQ ......................................... Bowl Subdivision FBS Conference ............................................. Conference USA 44 OPPONENTS President .............................................Dr. Neal Smatresk 2017 Opponents .................................................... 44 Athletics Director .......................................... Wren Baker Athletic Dept. Phone .................................... 940-565-2662 All-Time Results .................................................... 46 History First year of football ...............................................1913 48 2016 IN REVIEW All-time record .............................................. 498-497-33 Starting Lineups, Results and Statistics ........................ 48 All-time bowl record .................................................3-6 Individual Statistics ................................................ 51 Last postseason appearance ........... 2016, Heart Of Dallas Bowl Final Defensive Statistics ......................................... 54 Result ..........................................Army 38, North Texas 31 (OT) Superlatives ......................................................... 55 Game-By-Game Comparisons .................................... 59 &RDFKLQJ6WDɛ Long Plays ........................................................... 65 Head Coach ............................. Seth Littrell (Oklahoma ‘01) Game Leaders ...................................................... 66 Record at school (yrs.) ................................. 5-8 (2nd year) Box Scores ........................................................... 67 Career record (yrs.) .................................... 5-8 (2nd year) )RRWEDOO2ɜFH3KRQH ................................... 940-565-3653 Assistant Coaches: 74 HISTORY 2ɛ&RRUG4%V ...................Graham Harrell (Texas Tech ‘07) Postseason .......................................................... 74 Def. Coord./Safeties ........................ 7UR\5HɛHWW 87(3¶ Letterwinners ....................................................... 80 Assoc. HC/Pass Game Coord. Tommy Mainord (Tarleton St. ‘00) Mean Green In The NFL ........................................... 85 2ɛHQVLYH/LQH ...................... Chuck Langston (Oklahoma ‘95) All-Americans ....................................................... 86 Cornerbacks .....................Nate Brown (Louisiana-Monroe ‘10) All-Pro Selections .................................................. 87 All-Conference Selections ........................................ 88 Wide Receivers .........................Joel Filani (Texas Tech ‘06) Linebackers ..................................-Hɛ.RRQ] $XEXUQ¶ Conference Award Winners ....................................... 91 Defensive Line ......................Marc Yellock (East Carolina ‘00) Special Teams Coordinator ................Marty Biagi (Marshall ‘08) 92 RECORDS Dir. of Football Operations ............Shane Elder (Texas A&M ‘00) Scoring ............................................................... 92 Dir. of Recruiting ....................... David Stenklyft (Texas A&M ‘10) Rushing .............................................................. 94 Strength Coach ...........................................Zack Womack Passing ............................................................... 97 Dir. High School Operations ..Scotty Conley (Texas A&M-Commerce ‘70) Receiving ........................................................... 100 Quality Control .......................................John David Baker 7RWDO2ɛHQVH ...................................................... 102 All-Purpose Yards.................................................. 103 Athletic Communications Punting and Kicking ............................................... 104 Sr. Assoc. AD/ Communications ............................ Eric Capper Kicking .............................................................. 105 2ɜFHSKRQH .............................................. 940-565-2476 Returns ............................................................. 106 Cell Phone ................................................. 940-367-0727 Defense ............................................................. 107 E-Mail Address [email protected] Misc. and NCAA Leaders .......................................... 109 Conference Records .............................................. 110 Assistant AD/Communications ..........................Jordan Stepp Conference Annual Leaders ..................................... 111 2ɜFH3KRQH .............................................. 940-369-8329 Annual Team Statistics ........................................... 112 vs. Ranked Opponents ............................................ 113 Cell Phone ................................................. 805-551-8648 All-Time Results ...................................................114 E-Mail Address ................................... [email protected] Coaching Records ................................................. 120 Home Stadium Records ........................................... 122 Apogee Stadium Records ......................................... 124 125 MEDIA Information ........................................................ 125 #NewDenton 2017 North Texas Football Fact And Records Book 1 Quick Facts 2017 Team Information 2017 North Texas Football Schedule 2016 Record ................................................5-8 Date Opponent Site Time Conference Record/Finish .......................3-5/T8th Sept. 2 vs. Lamar Denton, TX 6 p.m. Basic Offense ..............................................Spread Sept. 9 at SMU Dallas, TX 6 p.m. Basic Defense .............................................Multiple Sept. 16 at Iowa Iowa City, IA 2:30 p.m. Lettermen Returning 44 Sept. 23 vs. UAB* Denton, TX 5:30 p.m. Offense: 21; Defense: 22; Specialist: 1 Sept. 30 at Southern Miss* Hattiesburg, MS 6 p.m. Lettermen Lost 22 Oct. 14 vs. UTSA* Denton, TX 5:30 p.m. Offense: 10; Defense: 10, Specialist: 2 Oct. 21 at Florida Atlantic* Boca Raton, FL TBA Starters Returning 15 Oct. 28 vs. Old Dominion* Denton, TX 5:30 p.m. Offense: 7; Defense: 8 Nov. 4 at Louisiana Tech* Ruston, LA TBA Starters Lost 9 Nov. 11 vs. UTEP* Denton, TX 4 p.m. Offense: 4; Defense: 5 Nov. 18 vs. Army Denton, TX 5:30 p.m. Nov. 25 at Rice* Houston, TX 12 p.m. Offensive Starters Returning (7) * Conference USA game Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr-Lt. Career Starts QB Mason Fine 5-11 173 So.-1L 9 Mean Green 2016 Results RB Jeffery Wilson 6-0 193 Sr.-3L 17 Date Opponent Results Atten. WR Turner Smiley 6-0 183 Sr.-3L 16 Sept. 3 vs. SMU L, 34-21 24,718 OL Creighton Barr 6-3 315 Jr.-2L 8 Sept. 10 vs. Bethune-Cookman W, 41-20 15,609 OL T.J. Henson 6-4 296 Sr.-1L 10 Sept. 17 at No. 23 Florida L, 32-0 86,848 OL Jordan Murray 6-9 351 Jr.-2L 12 Sept. 24 at Rice* W, 42-35 (2OT) 20,792 OL Elex Woodworth 6-4 278 RS So.-1L 8 Oct. 1 vs. Middle Tennessee* L, 30-13 19,823 Defensive Starters Returning (8) Oct. 8 vs. Marshall* W, 38-21 18,126 Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr-Lt. Career Starts Oct. 22 at Army W, 35-18 31,127 DL Roderick Young 6-1 294 Jr.-2L 14 Oct. 29 at UTSA* L, 31-17 19,553 LB Brandon Garner 5-11 220 RS Jr.-2L 10 Nov. 5 vs. Louisiana Tech* L, 45-24 21,873 LB/DE Joshua Wheeler 6-3 222 Sr.-1L 6 Nov. 12 at Western Kentucky* L, 45-7 16,239 DB Dee Baulkman 5-11 198 Sr.-1L 5 Nov. 19 vs. Southern Miss* W, 29-23 19,120 DB Nate Brooks 6-0 176 Jr.-2L 20 Nov. 26 at UTEP* L, 52-24 18,591 DB Eric Jenkins 5-10 180 Sr.-1L 5 Dec. 27 vs. Army& L, 38-31 (OT) 39,117 DB Kishawn McClain 5-11 193 Sr.-3L 11 *Conference USA Game, & Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl DB Ashton Preston 6-0 200 Jr.-2L 12 Final 2016 C-USA Football Standings Specialists Returning (1) Pos. Name Ht.