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 Football Staff .........................................................7 Nickname .................................................... Mean Green 2017 Numerical Roster ..............................................9 School Colors ......................................... Green and White 2017 Alphabetical Roster ......................................... 11 Stadium ................................................. Apogee Stadium Profiles ............................................................... 13 Capacity ........................................................... 30,850 Newcomers .......................................................... 37 Surface ........................................Sportexe PowerBlade HP Affiliation ......................................... 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 Coaching Staff 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) Football Office Phone ................................... 940-565-3653 Assistant Coaches: 74 HISTORY Off. Coord./QBs ...................Graham Harrell (Texas Tech ‘07) Postseason .......................................................... 74 Def. Coord./Safeties ........................ Troy Reffett (UTEP ‘90) Letterwinners ....................................................... 80 Assoc. HC/Pass Game Coord. Tommy Mainord (Tarleton St. ‘00) Mean Green In The NFL ........................................... 85 Offensive Line ...................... 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 ..................................Jeff Koonz (Auburn, ‘04) 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 Total Offense ...................................................... 102 All-Purpose Yards.................................................. 103 Athletic Communications Punting and Kicking ............................................... 104 Sr. Assoc. AD/ Communications ............................ Eric Capper Kicking .............................................................. 105 Office phone .............................................. 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 Office Phone .............................................. 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 26 Oct. 14 vs. UTSA* Denton, TX 5:30 p.m. Offense: 12; Defense: 12, 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 2:30 p.m. 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