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2001 North Texas Mean Green football team
| 2001 North Texas Mean Green football |
|---|
| Sun Belt Conference |
| 5–7 (5–1 Sun Belt) |
| Darrell Dickey (4th season) |
| Pro spread |
| Gary DeLoach (2nd season) |
| 4–3 |
| Fouts Field |
The 2001 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of the newly-formed Sun Belt Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Darrell Dickey, the Mean Green compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark 5–1 in conference play, sharing the Sun Belt title with Middle Tennessee. North Texas was invited to the New Orleans Bowl, the program's first bowl game appearance since the 1959 Sun Bowl. With a losing record of 5–6, the team usually would not have been be considered bowl-eligible, but the Mean Green were able to play in a bowl game by virtue of their conference title. 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. North Texas played home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas,
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | 7:05 pm | TCU* | Fouts FieldDenton, TX | L 5–19 | 22,837 | ||
| September 8 | 6:30 pm | at No. 3 Oklahoma* | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FSN PPV | L 10–37 | 74,930 | |
| September 22 | 7:00 pm | vs. Texas Tech* | Texas StadiumIrving, TX | L 14–42 | 20,852 | ||
| September 29 | 7:00 pm | at South Florida* | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | L 10–28 | 25,156 | ||
| October 6 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA | L 17–19 | 7,087 | ||
| October 13 | 3:05 pm | Middle Tennessee | Fouts FieldDenton, TX | W 24–21 | 11,621 | ||
| October 20 | Arkansas State | Fouts FieldDenton, TX | W 45–0 | ||||
| November 3 | at New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM | W 22–20 | ||||
| November 10 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Fouts FieldDenton, TX | W 42–17 | ||||
| November 17 | 9:00 p.m. | at Idaho | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | W 50–27 | |||
| December 1 | at Troy State* | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | L 16–18 | 15,307 | |||
| December 18 | 6:00 pm | vs. Colorado State* | Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl) | ESPN2 | L 20–45 | 27,004 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |
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