2015 North Texas Mean Green football team

The 2015 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of the West Division of Conference USA diring the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season They began the season with Dan McCarney as head coach, in his fifth season, and played their home games at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas.

2015 North Texas Mean Green football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	1–11 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Dan McCarney (5th season; first 5 games) Mike Canales (interim, final 7 games)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Canales (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Chris Cosh (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Apogee Stadium (capacity: 30,850)
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Conference USA football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky x$		8	–	0					12	–	2
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					7	–	6
Marshall		6	–	2					10	–	3
FIU		3	–	5					5	–	7
Old Dominion		3	–	5					5	–	7
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5					3	–	9
Charlotte*		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
Southern Miss x		7	–	1					9	–	5
Louisiana Tech		6	–	2					9	–	4
UTSA		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		3	–	5					5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					5	–	7
North Texas		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS As of January 12, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll

On October 10, McCarney was fired after a 66–7 blowout loss to Portland State,^[1] with offensive coordinator Mike Canales named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[2] They finished the season 1–11 (1–7 in C-USA play) to place last in the West Division.

Schedule

North Texas announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Mean Green will host CUSA foes Rice, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, and Southern Miss.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	6:00 pm	at SMU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Safeway Bowl)	ESPN3	L 13–31	25,401
September 19	1:30 pm	Rice	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	FCS	L 24–38	19,602
September 26	2:30 pm	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	L 16–62	56,041
October 3	6:00 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	FCS	L 14–49	26,430
October 10	4:00 pm	No. 25 (FCS) Portland State*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ntTV	L 7–66	19,801
October 15	6:30 pm	WKU	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	CBSSN	L 28–55	10,155
October 24	2:30 pm	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	FSN	L 13–30	27,217
October 31	6:00 pm	UTSA	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ASN	W 30–23	10,292
November 7	2:30 pm	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	FCS	L 13–56	16,986
November 14	11:00 am	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 0–24	96,197
November 21	11:00 am	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ASN	L 7–41	13,922
November 28	2:30 pm	UTEP	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	FSN	L 17–20	8,305
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. FCS rankings from STATS poll released prior to game. All times are in Central time

^[4]

Game summaries

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	3	3	7	0	13
Mustangs	7	0	3	21	31

Further information: Safeway Bowl

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	17	21	0	38
Mean Green	3	7	7	7	24

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	13	3	0	16
Hawkeyes	14	21	13	14	62

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	14	14
Golden Eagles	7	14	14	14	49

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 (FCS) Vikings	14	31	14	7	66
Mean Green	0	0	0	7	7

Following the 66–7 loss to FCS Portland State, Mean Green head coach Dan McCarney was fired. The 59-point margin is the biggest FCS win over an FBS team since Division I football was divided into the groupings now known as FCS and FBS in 1978.^[5]

WKU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	14	20	14	7	55
Mean Green	0	14	0	14	28

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	3	3	7	13
Thundering Herd	17	7	3	3	30

UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	7	3	7	6	23
Mean Green	0	7	7	16	30

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	13	13
Bulldogs	21	7	14	14	56

Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0
Volunteers	7	10	0	7	24

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	7	0	0	7
Blue Raiders	14	17	10	0	41

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	0	13	7	20
Mean Green	3	0	14	0	17

References

1. Evans, Thayer (October 10, 2015). "North Texas Fires Head Coach Dan McCarney After 0–5 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
2. Fornelli, Tom (October 10, 2015). "North Texas Fires Coach McCarney After 66-7 Loss to Portland State". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
3. "2015 Football Schedule Features Return To Tennessee" (Press release). University of North Texas Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
4. "2015 North Texas Mean Green Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
5. Sherman, Rodger (October 10, 2015). "FCS Portland State Beat North Texas So Badly, the Mean Green Immediately Fired Their Head Coach". SB Nation. Retrieved October 10, 2015.