2001 North Texas Mean Green football team

2001 North Texas Mean Green football
Sun Belt co-champion
New Orleans Bowl, L 20–45 vs. Colorado State
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	5–7 (5–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Darrell Dickey (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Dickey
Defensive coordinator	Gary DeLoach (2nd as DC, 4th overall season)
Home stadium	Fouts Field (Capacity: 30,500)

2001 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Middle Tennessee +		5	–	1					8	–	3
North Texas +		5	–	1					5	–	7
New Mexico State		4	–	2					5	–	7
Louisiana–Lafayette		2	–	4					3	–	8
Arkansas State		2	–	4					2	–	9
Louisiana–Monroe		2	–	4					2	–	9
Idaho		1	–	5					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions

The 2001 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and competed in the newly formed Sun Belt Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Darrell Dickey. The team finished their regular season 5–6 overall; in Sun Belt play they were 5–1, tied for first place with Middle Tennessee.

North Texas entered the New Orleans Bowl with a losing record of 5–6, which would usually not be considered bowl-eligible; they were able to play in a bowl game by being co-champions of their conference. Previously, the most recent bowl appearance by a team with a losing record had been William & Mary in the 1970 Tangerine Bowl. The Mean Green lost the New Orleans Bowl to Colorado State, finishing the season with an overall mark of 5–7.

Previous season

In 2000, North Texas compiled a 3–8 record (1–4 in conference play) during the regular season, failing to qualify for a bowl game for the 41st straight season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:05 pm	TCU*	Fouts Field Denton, Texas		L 5–19	22,837
September 8	6:30 pm	at No. 3 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	FSN PPV	L 10–37	74,930
September 22	7:00 pm	vs. Texas Tech*	Texas Stadium Irving, Texas		L 14–42	20,852
September 29	7:00 pm	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida		L 10–28	25,156
October 6	6:00 pm	at Louisiana-Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana		L 17–19	7,087
October 13	3:05 pm	Middle Tennessee	Fouts Field Denton, Texas		W 24–21	11,621
October 20		Arkansas State	Fouts Field Denton, Texas		W 45–0
November 3		at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, New Mexico		W 22–20
November 10		UL-Lafayette	Fouts Field Denton, Texas		W 42–17
November 17		at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, Idaho		W 50–27
December 1		at Troy State*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, Alabama		L 16–18
December 18	6:00 pm	vs. Colorado State*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans (2001 New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN2	L 20–45	27,004
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

2001 North Texas Mean Green football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 3 Micheal Hickmon  Jr RB 5 Kevin Galbreath Jr WR 6 George Marshall Jr WR 7 Andy Blount Fr WR 8 Michael Thrash Jr QB 10 Jeremy Pearl  So QB 11 Scott Hall So QB 12 Andrew Smith Fr WR 13 T. J. Culberson  Fr QB 14 Spencer Stack Jr QB 16 Richard Bridges Sr RB 21 Roy Bishop Fr WR 26 Corey Watkins Sr FB 30 Dustin Dean Sr RB 34 Ja'Mel Branch Fr RB 38 Ben Miller So RB 39 Freddie Johnson Fr RB 43 Patrick Cobbs Fr OL 51 James Thaggard Fr OL 52 Chris Miller Fr OL 54 Jonathan Jusiewicz Fr OL 57 Andy Brewster  Fr OL 59 Casey Carr Fr OL 60 Cory Hall Fr OL 62 Reginald Odom Sr OL 63 Paul Cuington Fr OL 64 Jason May Fr OL 66 K. J. Jones Fr OL 67 Travis Matlock So OL 68 Ryan Aitchison Fr OL 69 Troy Miller Fr OL 71 Mark Molamphy Jr OL 72 Brad Woosley Sr OL 74 Tim Randle Fr OL 76 J. R. Randle Jr OL 77 Nick Zuniga So OL 78 Matt Turney Jr WR 80 Kevin Howard So WR 81 Brent DeGroot Sr WR 82 Corie Massey Sr TE 83 Sam Parker So TE 84 Rusty Beck Fr TE 88 Bobby Gardner So TE 89 Jeff Muenchow Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Jonas Buckles  Fr DB 2 Markeith Knowlton Fr LB 4 Casey Taylor So DB 9 Dominique Mackey  Fr DB 15 Montrell Parks Fr LB 17 Chris Hurd So DB 18 Walter Priestley  Fr DB 20 Don McGee Jr DB 22 Craig Jones  So DB 23 Ty Jackson Jr LB 24 Justin Claborn So DB 25 Keith Frazier Jr DB 27 Robert Conrad Jr LB 31 Byron Campbell  Fr DB 32 Nathan Roberts So DL 40 Nick Conder Fr LB 41 Chris Barber So LB 42 Luke Coe Fr LB 44 Tommy Harrison Fr DL 45 Wayne Moore Fr LB 46 Cougar McBride Fr LB 47 Aaron Tei Fr LB 48 Cody Spencer So DB 49 Remon Williams Fr DL 50 Donovan Wright Jr DL 53 Trey Davis  So DL 56 Ron Paris Sr DL 58 Darrell Daniels Jr DL 60 Grady Davis Fr DL 65 Luke Conder  So DL 73 Alex Pahulu Sr DL 85 Adrian Awasom Fr DL 86 Lee Clay Fr DL 87 Eric Bridges Jr LB 90 Brad Kassell Sr DL 91 Chris Ridgeway So DL 92 Brandon Kennedy So DL 93 Gabe Hero Sr DL 94 Matt Bradshaw  Fr DL 95 Evan Cardwell  Fr DL 96 Joey Harrison Fr DL 97 John Ryan Jr DL 98 Chris McIver Jr DL 99 Jason McCorkle Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 29 Jason Ball Sr P 35 Brad Kadlubar  Fr	Head coach Darrell Dickey Coordinators/assistant coaches Gary DeLoach (Defensive Coordinator) Freddie Kitchens (Running Backs) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster