2007 North Texas Mean Green football team
2007 North Texas Mean Green football | |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 2–10 (1–6 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Todd Ford (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread option |
Defensive coordinator | Ron Mendoza (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Fouts Field (Capacity: 30,500) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic + | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy + | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the
The Mean Green played their home games on campus at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.
Preseason
Coaching
After being named as head coach,
Spring Game
Stadium Improvements
Prior to the first home game,
Uniform changes
On August 4, 2007, North Texas unveiled changes to their uniforms during the Kickoff Cookout at the
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 pm | at No. 8 FSN | L 10–79 | 84,472[3] | ||
September 8 | 7:00 pm | at SMU* | L 31–45 | 20,517[4] | ||
September 22 | 6:00 pm | Florida Atlantic |
| L 20–30 | 20,479[5] | |
September 29 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas* | L 7–66 | 66,343[6] | ||
October 6 | 6:00 pm | at ESPN Plus | L 29–38 | 9,464[7] | ||
October 13 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe |
| ESPN Plus | W 31–21 | 18,973[8] |
October 20 | 2:30 pm | at SS | L 7–45 | 23,887[9] | ||
October 27 | 6:00 pm | Middle Tennessee |
| L 28–48 | 18,181[10] | |
November 10 | 3:00 pm | Navy* |
| L 62–74 | 26,012[11] | |
November 15 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas State | ESPN Plus | L 27–31 | 11,736[12] | |
November 24 | 3:00 pm | Western Kentucky* |
| W 27–26 | 5,027[13] | |
December 1 | 6:00 pm | at Florida International |
| L 19–38 | 10,129[14] | |
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Game summaries
Oklahoma
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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North Texas | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
No. 8 Oklahoma | 21 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 79 |
The Mean Green traveled to Norman, Oklahoma, for the season opener against the Oklahoma Sooners. Within :32 seconds of the first quarter, the Sooners scored on their opening drive. The Sooners put up 49 unanswered points until North Texas kicker Thomas Moreland completed the first field goal of the season late in the third quarter. After the Sooners racked up two more touchdowns, freshman (QB) Giovanni Vizza threw the Mean Green's only touchdown of the game to wide receiver (WR) Casey Fitzgerald early in the fourth quarter.
The game ended with a final score of 79–10. The Mean Green finished with 15 yards rushing and 232 yards passing.[3] Both starting quarterback junior Daniel Meager and freshman Giovanni Vizza saw game time with Meager being replaced by Vizza during the third quarter. Micah Mosley (RB) led the Mean Green in rushing 5 carries and 15 yards.[3] Contradicting the final score, Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops admitted being worried about running up the score criticizing the Mean Green's no huddle offense.[15] Coach Dodge handled the loss well and was quoted he held no ill-feelings towards to Sooners for the lopsided win.[16]
North Texas set a new record of most points given up in a single game. It also marked the second-largest margin of loss in a single game for the Mean Green.
SMU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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North Texas | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
SMU | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
Florida Atlantic
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Florida Atlantic | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 30 |
North Texas | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Arkansas
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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North Texas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Arkansas | 24 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 66 |
Louisiana-Lafayette
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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North Texas | 0 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 29 |
Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
Louisiana-Monroe
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Louisiana-Monroe | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
North Texas | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Troy
In the Troy University Trojans homecoming game on October 20, 2007, the Troy Trojans showed reason why they are number one in the Sun Belt Conference. The North Texas Mean Green, who had an abysmal 0-for-4 on fourth downs, were held to just seven points, which came with 2:55 left in the third quarter.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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North Texas | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Troy | 21 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Middle Tennessee
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Middle Tennessee | 10 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 48 |
North Texas | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Navy | 10 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 74 |
North Texas | 21 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 62 |
Statistics
Statistics | NAVY | UNT |
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First downs | 31 | 29 |
Total yards | 680 | 635 |
Rushing yards | 572 | 157 |
Passing yards | 108 | 478 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 15:43 | 19:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Navy | Passing | Kaipo-NoaKaheaku-Enhada | 4–5, 108 yards, TD |
Rushing | Shun White | 7 rushes, 131 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Tyree Barnes | 3 receptions, 61 yards, TD | |
North Texas | Passing | Giovanni Vizza | 40–50, 478 yards, 8 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Giovanni Vizza | 13 rushes, 93 yards | |
Receiving | Casey Fitzgerald | 13 receptions, 134 yards, 5 TD |
With 136 total points, the game set the NCAA Division I-FBS record for most total points scored in a regulation-length game. The previous record for college football's top division (previously called Division I-A) was 133 points during San Jose State's 70 63 win over Rice in 2004. In addition to the Division I-FBS total points record set by Navy vs. North Texas, the 94 first-half points and the 63 combined points in the second quarter, both set college records.[17]
Navy came into the game with the best rushing offense, statistically, of any team in the nation. They set a school record by running for 572 yards with eight rushing touchdowns in the game. The Midshipmen tied another school record by scoring at least 30 points for the eighth consecutive game.[17]
Todd Dodge said, "I have never been a part of a game quite like this. I knew that we would have to score on nearly every possession and maybe steal a possession or two with turnovers."[17]
Arkansas State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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North Texas | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Arkansas State | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
WKU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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WKU | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
North Texas | 0 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
Florida International
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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North Texas | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
FIU | 0 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
The Mean Green lose to FIU. FIU ended a 23-game losing streak at the expense of the Mean Green. It also marked the last official college football game at the Orange Bowl.
References
- ^ "Dodge Completes Coaching Staff". University of North Texas. January 14, 2007. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
- ^ "Hundreds Pack Athletic Center For Annual Kickoff Cookout". University of North Texas. August 5, 2007. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
- ^ a b c "UNT v. OU BoxScore". ESPN. September 1, 2007. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
- ^ "UNT v. SMU Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 10, 2007.
- ^ "UNT v. FAU Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
- ^ "UNT v. Arkansas Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
- ^ "UNT v. ULL Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
- ^ "UNT v. ULM Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
- ^ "UNT v. Troy Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
- ^ "UNT v. MTSU Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
- ^ "UNT v. ASU Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved November 16, 2007.
- ^ "UNT vs. Western Kentucky Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
- ^ "UNT vs. FIU Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
- ^ "Freshman Murray scores 5 times for OU". foxsports.com. Retrieved September 5, 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rohde, John (September 2, 2007). "Stoops would have liked..." Retrieved September 4, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Navy, North Texas set major-college record with 136 points". USA Today. November 11, 2007.