2010 North Texas Mean Green football team

The 2010 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 2010 season was the team's fourth under head coach Todd Dodge. The Mean Green played their home games on campus at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in Sun Belt play, during their final season at Fouts Field, before moving to their new stadium the following season.

2010 North Texas Mean Green football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2010 record3–9 (3–5 Sun Belt)
Head coachTodd Dodge (games 1-7)
Mike Canales (interim)
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorGary DeLoach
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFouts Field
(Capacity: 30,500)
2010 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
FIU +  6 –2     7 –6  
Troy +  6 –2     8 –5  
Middle Tennessee  5 –3     6 –7  
Arkansas State  4 –4     4 –8  
Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4     5 –7  
Florida Atlantic  3 –5     4 –8  
Louisiana–Lafayette  3 –5     3 –9  
North Texas  3 –5     3 –9  
WKU  2 –6     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 42:30 PMat Clemson*
ESPNUL 10–3577,342[1]
September 116:00 PMRice*
L 31–3223,743
September 1811:00 AMat Army*
CBSCSL 0–2423,647
September 256:00 PMat Florida Atlantic
W 21–1715,143
October 26:30 PMLouisiana-Lafayette
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
CST/CSSL 27–2817,015
October 96:00 PMArkansas State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 19–2414,589
October 166:30 PMFlorida International
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
CST/CSSL 10–3414,718
October 302:00 PMat Western Kentucky
W 33–614,373
November 66:00 PMTroy
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
L 35–4114,289
November 133:30 PMat Middle Tennessee
ESPN3W 23–1714,227
November 202:30 PMat Louisiana-Monroe
L 37–498,905
November 273:00 PMKansas State*
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
ESPN3L 41–4921,952

Source:[2]

Season Recap

After starting the season with a 1-6 record head coach Todd Dodge was fired by the school. Dodge would finish at North Texas with a combined record of 6-36 over his 3​1⁄2 seasons. Mike Canales would take over as interim head coach. Under Canales the team would win 2 of its last 5 games and rebound to finish 3-9 overall.

Following the season it was announced that former Iowa State head coach and Florida defensive coach Dan McCarney would take over as head coach for the 2011 season.[3]

References
  1. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  2. Football
  3. Source: Dan McCarney accepts UNT job


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