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MEAN GREEN FOOTBALL 2007 University of North Texas Football Quick Facts Coaches Todd Dodge (Texas, ‘87) North Texas Record ....................0-2 (First Year) Game 3 vs. Florida Atlantic ...................First Meeting Overall Record............................0-2 (First Year) vs. Florida Atlantic ...................First Meeting Florida Atlantic (2-1, 1-0) at North Texas (0-2, 0-0) Sept. 22, 2007 • Fouts Field (30,500) Howard Schnellenberger FAU Record ............................ 35-38 (Six Years) Denton, Texas • 6 p.m. CDT vs. North Texas ........................................ 3-0 The Particulars Overall Record...................135-115-3 (22 Years) North Texas will open Sun Belt Conference play by hosting Florida Atlantic at Fouts Field Saturday. It is also the home-opener for the Mean Green, which lost at Oklahoma and SMU before having last Saturday off. The game is being televised as part of a Florida Series Atlantic production and will be aired only in South Florida. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:05 FAU leads, 3-0 p.m. The game can be heard on the Mean Green Radio Network with George Dunham and at Miami ................................ FAU leads, 1-0 Hank Dickenson. at Denton ............................... FAU leads, 2-0 Last Meeting .........................FAU 17, NT 16 The Principals North Texas is 0-2 under first-year head coach Todd Dodge, beginning the season with Nov. 18, 2006 in Denton loses to Oklahoma and SMU on the road. The Mean Green is 41-12-2 in home-openers at Fouts Field and 4-2 in Sun Belt Conference openers. North Texas leads the Sun Belt and ranks third nationally in passing offense. Florida Atlantic is 2-1 and coming off, perhaps, Radio its biggest win in school history, a 42-39 victory over Minnesota. The Owls are also lead- Mean Green Radio Network -KWRD 100.7 FM (Dal- ing the Sun Belt Conference standings with a 1-0 record. The Florida Atlantic defense has las/Fort Worth), KPXI 100.7 FM (Tyler/Longview), been stout during the early season, ranking second in the league in total defense, scoring KAFR 88.3 FM (Houston) and KNTU 88.1 FM defense and rushing defense. (Denton). George Dunham and Hank Dickenson. The Series North Texas has never beaten Florida Atlantic in the three games between the two teams. Internet All three games in the series have been close with Florida Atlantic winning by seven, three and one point in the last three years. Last year in Denton, North Texas out-gained the The live broadcast of the game can be accessed Owls 338-239 in total offense, but had to settle for three field goals inside the red zone in a on the internet through the North Texas athletic 17-16 loss. North Texas had four turnovers in that game while Florida Atlantic had none. web site or the KWRD web site. To access the broadcast on the internet go to MeanGreenS- Next Game ports.com or thewordfm.com. North Texas will play its second ranked opponent this season as it travels to Arkansas. It will be the first time the Mean Green has played in Fayetteville since 1972. FloridaAtlan - tic will also play a Southeastern Conference opponent next week traveling to Kentucky. Athletic Media Relations Football Contacts: Eric Capper, Brad Sheffield, Steven Bartolotta North Texas (0-2, 0-0) FAU (2-1, 1-0) Sept. 1 at Oklahoma L 79-10 Sept. 3 Middle Tennessee* W 27-14 Capper Work .........940-565-2476 Sept. 8 at SMU L 45-31 Sept. 8 at Oklahoma State L 42-6 Cell ...........940-367-0727 Sept. 22 Florida Atlantic* 6 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. Minnesota W 42-39 Email [email protected] Sept. 29 at Arkansas 6 p.m. Sept. 22 at North Texas* 6 p.m. Sheffield Work .........940-565-3671 Oct. 6 at UL-Lafayette* 6 p.m. Sept. 29 at Kentucky 1 p.m. Cell ...........940-395-3969 Oct. 13 UL-Monroe* 6 p.m. Oct. 6 at USF 4 p.m. Email [email protected] Oct. 20 at Troy* 2:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at UL-Lafayette* 7 p.m. Bartolotta Work .........940-369-8329 Oct. 27 Middle Tennessee* 6 p.m. Oct. 27 vs. UL-Monroe* 4 p.m. Cell ...........817-300-1931 Nov. 10 Navy 3 p.m. Nov. 10 vs. Arkansas State* 4 p.m. Email [email protected] Nov. 15 at Arkansas State* 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at Florida TBA Press Box Phone ............940-565-2476 Nov. 24 Western Kentucky 3 p.m. Nov. 24 at Florida International* 7 p.m. Dec. 1 at Florida International* 6 p.m. Dec. 1 at Troy* 2 p.m. *Sun Belt Conference Game *Sun Belt Conference Game All Times Central All Times Eastern 2007 Mean Green Football 1 MeanGreenSports.com North Texas Quick Facts Location: Denton, Texas Media Availability for Week 3 vs. FAU Founded: 1890 Monday 17 Tuesday 18 Wednesday 19 Thursday 20 Friday 21 Saturday 22 Sunday 23 President: Dr. Gretchen Bataille Sun Belt Media Luncheon Todd Dodge Todd Dodge Team Walk Kickoff with Team Meetings Teleconference - Todd Dodge at available for available for Through in FAU and Practice Enrollment: 33,500 Todd Dodge at 12 Noon - Mean phone interviews phone interviews Denton 6 p.m. Founded: 1890 11:08 a.m. Green Athletic 11a.m. - 12 p.m. 11a.m. - 12 p.m. Pre-arranged Athletic Director: Rick Villarreal Center No player or availability for Notes Package Players and No Player coach coaches and Nickname: Mean Green Released Players and Coaches availability availability players Colors: Green and White Coaches available after No Practice and available after practice Home Field: Fouts Field (30,500/Artificial) no player or practice First Year of Football: 1913 coach availability Years of Football: 91 Conference: Sun Belt Head Coach: Todd Dodge (First Year) A Closer Look at Florida Atlantic University Overall Record: 0-1 Head Coach Howard Schnellenberger – Florida Atlantic’s Howard Schnellenberger is in Record at North Texas: 0-1 his 23rd year as a collegiate head coach and his seventh year with the Owls. He is the only Primary Offense: Spread Primary Defense: 4-3 head football coach in Florida Atlantic history, having started the program in 2001. He has a career coaching record of 135-115-3, which includes a 35-38 record at Florida Atlantic. He is one of only 13 active college coaches who have won a national championship, having Mean Green Team Record taken his Miami Hurricanes to the 1983 title. Schnellenberger also coached at Louisville Overall: ............................................ 462-412-34 and Oklahoma in addition to Miami and FAU. Home: .....................................246-119-12 Fouts Field: ............................... 152-81-7 The Matchup – Florida Atlantic ranks second in the Sun Belt Conference in scoring Away: .................................... 214-289-22 defense, rushing defense and total defense while North Texas ranks last in scoring defense Neutral: ...............................................2-5 and total defense… Florida Atlantic and North Texas are the top two teams in the Sun Since Div. I-A (1995) .................................53-88 Belt Conference in passing efficiency. The Owls have a rating of 142.8 while North Texas is slightly behind with a rating of 133.5… Florida Atlantic leads the Sun Belt and ranks second nationally in turnover margin thanks to a +7 advantage in the win over Minnesota. Versus Other Div. I-A Conferences The Owls are +10 in turnovers for the year, while North Texas is -3. ACC ...............................................................0-2 Big East ..........................................................0-1 Big 12 ...........................................................7-54 Big 10 .............................................................0-0 General Information Sports Infomation Conference USA .................................... 34-42-1 Location: Boca Raton, FL SID: Katrina McCormack Mid-American ................................................1-3 Enrollment: 26,000 Office phone: 561.297.3163 Mountain West .............................................6-15 President: Frank T. Brogan Cell: 561.251.5588 Pac-10 ............................................................2-5 Athletic Director: Craig Angelos FAX: 561.297.3499 SEC ..............................................................4-29 Founded: 1961 Press Box: 561.251.5588 Sun Belt .................................................. 64-42-2 Nickname: Owls Email: [email protected] WAC ....................................................... 34-75-2 Colors: Blue and Red Web Site: fausports.com Mailing Address: Football Staff Florida Atlantic University Under Todd Dodge Head Coach: Howard Schnellenberger Department of Athletics Overall: ..........................................................0-2 Record at FAU: 35-38 (six years) Home: .............................................................0-0 777 Glades Rd. Away: .............................................................0-2 Overall Record: 135-115-3 (22 years) Boca Raton, FL 33431 September: .....................................................0-2 Assistant Coaches: October: ..........................................................0-0 Joe Corozza (Tight Ends) The Series - Game-by-Game November: ......................................................0-0 Johnny Frost (Defensive Ends) Series Record: FAU leads, 3-0 December: ......................................................0-0 Kirk Hoza (Defensive Coordinator/DBs) At Miami: FAU leads, 1-0 Darryl Jackson (Wide Receivers) At Denton: FAU leads, 2-0 Gary Nord (Offensive Coordinator/QBs) First game: September 11, 2004 Team Streaks Eli Rasheed (Defensive Tackles) Last game: November 18, 2006 Wins: .................................................................0 David Serna (Running Backs) Home Wins: ......................................................0