American college football season
2015 North Texas Mean Green football |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | West Division |
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Record | 1–11 (1–7 C-USA) |
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Head coach | - Dan McCarney (5th season; first 5 games)
- Mike Canales (interim, final 7 games)
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Canales (6th season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
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Defensive coordinator | Chris Cosh (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Apogee Stadium |
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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.
On October 10, McCarney was fired after a 66–7 blowout loss to FCS 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.
Preseason
The Conference USA media prediction poll was released on July 15, 2015. The Mean Green were predicted to finish fifth in the West Division.[3]
West Division |
Predicted finish | Team |
1 | Louisiana Tech |
2 | Rice |
3 | UTEP |
4 | Southern Miss |
5 | North Texas |
6 | UTSA |
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.[4]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | 6:00 pm | at SMU* | | ESPN3 | L 13–31 | 25,401 |
September 19 | 1:30 pm | Rice | | FCS | L 24–38 | 19,602 |
September 26 | 2:30 pm | at Iowa* | | ESPNU | L 16–62 | 56,041 |
October 3 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Miss | | FCS | L 14–49 | 26,430 |
October 10 | 4:00 pm | No. 25 (FCS) Portland State*![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | ntTV | L 7–66 | 19,801 |
October 15 | 6:30 pm | Western Kentucky | | CBSSN | L 28–55 | 10,155 |
October 24 | 2:30 pm | at Marshall | | FSN | L 13–30 | 27,217 |
October 31 | 6:00 pm | UTSA | | ASN | W 30–23 | 10,292 |
November 7 | 2:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | | FCS | L 13–56 | 16,986 |
November 14 | 11:00 am | at Tennessee* | | SECN | L 0–24 | 96,197 |
November 21 | 11:00 am | at Middle Tennessee | | ASN | L 7–41 | 13,922 |
November 28 | 2:30 pm | UTEP | | FSN | L 17–20 | 8,305 |
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Game summaries
At SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mean Green | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
Statistics | UNT | SMU |
First downs | 17 | 27 |
Total yards | 240 | 444 |
Rushing yards | 112 | 273 |
Passing yards | 128 | 171 |
Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
Time of possession | 24:10 | 35:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
North Texas | Passing | Andrew McNulty | 16/34, 128 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Andrew Tucker | 10 rushes, 50 yards |
Receiving | Turner Smiley | 3 receptions, 42 yards |
SMU | Passing | Matt Davis | 17/24, 171 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Matt Davis | 17 rushes, 125 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Courtland Sutton | 5 receptions, 65 yards, TD |
Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 0 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
Mean Green | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Statistics | RICE | UNT |
First downs | 28 | 20 |
Total yards | 562 | 478 |
Rushing yards | 189 | 175 |
Passing yards | 373 | 303 |
Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Time of possession | 41:50 | 18:10 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Rice | Passing | Driphus Jackson | 29/39, 373 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Jowan Davis | 21 rushes, 102 yards |
Receiving | Dennis Parks | 8 receptions, 163 yards, 2 TD |
North Texas | Passing | Andrew McNulty | 19/35, 303 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Antoinne Jimmerson | 13 rushes, 94 yards |
Receiving | Carlos Harris | 8 receptions, 193 yards, 2 TD |
At Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mean Green | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Hawkeyes | 14 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 62 |
Statistics | UNT | IOWA |
First downs | 22 | 23 |
Total yards | 356 | 488 |
Rushing yards | 183 | 210 |
Passing yards | 173 | 278 |
Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Time of possession | 28:15 | 31:45 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
North Texas | Passing | Andrew McNulty | 14/36, 137 yards, INT |
Rushing | Jeff Wilson | 15 rushes, 75 yards |
Receiving | Carlos Harris | 5 receptions, 43 yards |
Iowa | Passing | C. J. Beathard | 18/21, 278 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jordan Canzeri | 22 rushes, 115 yards, 4 TD |
Receiving | Tevaun Smith | 4 receptions, 115 yards, TD |
At Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
Statistics | UNT | USM |
First downs | 26 | 24 |
Total yards | 386 | 573 |
Rushing yards | 185 | 248 |
Passing yards | 201 | 325 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 29:51 | 30:09 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
North Texas | Passing | Andrew McNulty | 11/21, 131 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jeff Wilson | 22 rushes, 136 yards |
Receiving | Carlos Harris | 9 receptions, 136 yards, TD |
Southern Miss | Passing | Nick Mullens | 27/36, 325 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Justice Hayes | 16 rushes, 86 yards, TD |
Receiving | Mike Thomas | 7 receptions, 155 yards, 3 TD |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 25 (FCS) Vikings | 14 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 66 |
Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Statistics | PRST | UNT |
First downs | 27 | 13 |
Total yards | 670 | 198 |
Rushing yards | 368 | 76 |
Passing yards | 302 | 122 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 33:37 | 26:23 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Portland State | Passing | Alex Kuresa | 11/19, 269 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | David Jones | 9 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Darnell Adams | 4 receptions, 100 yards, TD |
North Texas | Passing | Andrew McNulty | 10/25, 57 yards |
Rushing | Jeff Wilson | 9 rushes, 49 yards |
Receiving | Carlos Harris | 9 receptions, 57 yards, TD |
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.[6]
Western Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hilltoppers | 14 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
Mean Green | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Statistics | WKU | UNT |
First downs | 35 | 22 |
Total yards | 683 | 431 |
Rushing yards | 283 | 203 |
Passing yards | 400 | 228 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 33:54 | 26:06 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Western Kentucky | Passing | Brandon Doughty | 26/37, 350 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Anthony Wales | 21 rushes, 193 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Taywan Taylor | 7 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TD |
North Texas | Passing | Damarcus Smith | 17/35, 228 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Damarcus Smith | 16 rushes, 122 yards |
Receiving | Darvin Kidsy | 3 receptions, 93 yards, TD |
At Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mean Green | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Thundering Herd | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
Statistics | UNT | MRSH |
First downs | 22 | 21 |
Total yards | 337 | 402 |
Rushing yards | 209 | 213 |
Passing yards | 128 | 189 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 25:03 | 34:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
North Texas | Passing | Damarcus Smith | 15/37, 128 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Jeff Wilson | 17 rushes, 138 yards |
Receiving | Darvin Kidsy | 4 receptions, 44 yards, TD |
Marshall | Passing | Chase Litton | 19/34, 189 yards, TD |
Rushing | Hyleck Foster | 17 rushes, 105 yards, TD |
Receiving | Deandre Reaves | 6 receptions, 68 yards |
UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Roadrunners | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
Statistics | UTSA | UNT |
First downs | 31 | 20 |
Total yards | 477 | 371 |
Rushing yards | 232 | 267 |
Passing yards | 245 | 104 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 37:36 | 22:24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
UTSA | Passing | Dalton Sturm | 27/41, 245 yards, TD |
Rushing | Dalton Sturm | 21 rushes, 78 yards |
Receiving | Kerry Thomas Jr. | 9 receptions, 75 yards |
North Texas | Passing | Damarcus Smith | 11/22, 104 yards |
Rushing | Damarcus Smith | 14 rushes, 137 yards, TD |
Receiving | Carlos Harris | 6 receptions, 72 yards |
At Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
Bulldogs | 21 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
Statistics | UNT | LT |
First downs | 20 | 25 |
Total yards | 316 | 573 |
Rushing yards | 82 | 274 |
Passing yards | 234 | 299 |
Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
Time of possession | 32:53 | 27:07 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
North Texas | Passing | Damarcus Smith | 25/45, 234 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jeff Wilson | 16 rushes, 67 yards |
Receiving | Carlos Harris | 5 receptions, 74 yards, TD |
Louisiana Tech | Passing | Jeff Driskel | 17/26, 296 yards, INT |
Rushing | Kenneth Dixon | 22 rushes, 195 yards, 6 TD |
Receiving | Carlos Henderson | 5 receptions, 162 yards |
At Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Volunteers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Statistics | UNT | TENN |
First downs | 14 | 24 |
Total yards | 199 | 409 |
Rushing yards | 92 | 237 |
Passing yards | 107 | 172 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 30:59 | 29:01 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
North Texas | Passing | Damarcus Smith | 12/25, 103 yards |
Rushing | Jeff Wilson | 14 rushes, 52 yards |
Receiving | Marcus Smith | 5 receptions, 46 yards |
Tennessee | Passing | Joshua Dobbs | 15/23, 136 yards, INT |
Rushing | Alvin Kamara | 15 rushes, 127 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Josh Malone | 4 receptions, 38 yards |
At Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Blue Raiders | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
Statistics | UNT | MTSU |
First downs | 18 | 30 |
Total yards | 324 | 494 |
Rushing yards | 191 | 165 |
Passing yards | 133 | 329 |
Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Time of possession | 28:48 | 31:12 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
North Texas | Passing | Damarcus Smith | 10/17, 80 yards, INT |
Rushing | Willy Ivery | 7 rushes, 59 yards |
Receiving | Darvin Kidsy | 4 receptions, 53 yards |
Middle Tennessee | Passing | Brent Stockstill | 27/38, 322 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jordan Parker | 11 rushes, 55 yards, TD |
Receiving | Richie James | 11 receptions, 98 yards |
UTEP
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Miners | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
Mean Green | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
Statistics | UTEP | UNT |
First downs | 15 | 10 |
Total yards | 256 | 205 |
Rushing yards | 187 | 129 |
Passing yards | 69 | 76 |
Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
Time of possession | 33:47 | 26:13 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
UTEP | Passing | Kavika Johnson | 4/11, 43 yards, TD |
Rushing | Kavika Johnson | 16 rushes, 75 yards, TD |
Receiving | Warren Redix | 3 receptions, 42 yards, TD |
North Texas | Passing | Andrew McNulty | 7/15, 48 yards |
Rushing | Jeff Wilson | 15 rushes, 56 yards |
Receiving | Terian Goree | 3 receptions, 28 yards |
References
- ^ Evans, Thayer (October 10, 2015). "North Texas Fires Head Coach Dan McCarney After 0–5 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ Fornelli, Tom (October 10, 2015). "North Texas Fires Coach McCarney After 66-7 Loss to Portland State". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ "C-USA Announces 2015 Preseason Media Football Poll". July 15, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Football Schedule Features Return To Tennessee" (Press release). University of North Texas Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ "2015 North Texas Mean Green Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ 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.
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