2016 North Texas Mean Green football team

2016 North Texas Mean Green football
Conference	Conference USA West Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Seth Littrell (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Graham Harrell (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Air Raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Ekeler (1st year)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Apogee Stadium (Capacity: 30,850)

2016 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Charlotte		0	–	0					0	–	0
FIU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida Atlantic		0	–	0					0	–	0
Marshall		0	–	0					0	–	0
Middle Tennessee		0	–	0					0	–	0
Old Dominion		0	–	0					0	–	0
WKU		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Louisiana Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Texas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rice		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Miss		0	–	0					0	–	0
UTEP		0	–	0					0	–	0
UTSA		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 North Texas Mean Green football team will represent University of North Texas in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green will play their home games at the Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas, and compete in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They will be led by first-year head coach Seth Littrell.

Schedule

North Texas announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Mean Green will host C–USA foes Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, and Southern Miss, and will travel to Rice, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU).

The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Bethune-Cookman from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and SMU from the American Athletic Conference, and two road games against Army and Florida from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		SMU*		Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)
September 10		Bethune-Cookman*		Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
September 17		at Florida*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
September 24		at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
October 1		Middle Tennessee		Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
October 8		Marshall		Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
October 22		at Army*		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
October 29		at UTSA		Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
November 5		Louisiana Tech		Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
November 12		at WKU		Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY
November 19		Southern Miss		Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
November 26		at UTEP		Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:

Game notes

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs					0
Mean Green					0

Further information: Safeway Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–29–1	2015	SMU, 31–13

Bethune-Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Mean Green					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green					0
Gators					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1947	UNT, 20–12

at Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green					0
Owls					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2015	RICE, 38–24

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders					0
Mean Green					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–6	2015	MTSU, 41–7

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd					0
Mean Green					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2015	MARSH, 30–13

at Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green					0
Black Knights					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green					0
Roadrunners					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2015	UNT, 30–23

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Mean Green					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–8	2015	LT, 56–13

at WKU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green					0
Hilltoppers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2015	WKU, 55–28

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles					0
Mean Green					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–6	2015	USM, 49–14

at UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green					0
Miners					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–7–3	2015	UTEP, 20–17