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{{Logo|Denton, Texas|I FBS|{{cusa}}|Apogee Stadium|{{cusa}}|UNT Coliseum ("Super Pit")}}
The '''University of North Texas''' Mean Green compete as members of the [[{{cusa}}]] in [[NCAA Division I FBS]] football and in [[NCAA Division I]] basketball.  North Texas, formerly "North Texas State", is a public institution located in Denton, Texas, about an hour north of both Dallas and Fort Worth.  The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 25,000.

The campus sprawls across a wide swath of the area southwest of downtown Denton, bisected by I-35R. North of the interstate is the main portion of the campus, loosely bounded by Eagle Drive to the south, Bernard Street to the east, Hickory Street to the north, and Texas Boulevard to the west. Exit 466B off I-25E is the Texas Boulevard interchange, and provides direct access to campus; all traffic, including that coming from the southwest via I-25W (which joins I-35E at the western edge of campus), will find that exit the most convenient. UNT Coliseum (10,500), more commonly referred to as the Super Pit, is located just north of Eagle Drive on Texas Boulevard. The section of campus south of I-35E consists primarily of athletic fields, and immediately south of the interstate on Texas Boulevard is the entrance to Apogee Stadium (30,850).

As is so often the case with teams which haven't had a stable conference affiliation since changing classifications, North Texas has no truly heated rivalries, and most of those have evaporated with their migrations. At the moment, their primary rival is [[Southern Methodist]], although the two teams have never shared a conference affiliation. For years, the primary rivalry in basketball was with [[Texas-Arlington]], but when the Mean Green left the [[{{sland}}]] in order to move their football program to Division I-A, that rivalry cooled. During their years in the [[{{sunb}}]], their chief rival was [[Troy]]. As they moved together into [[{{cusa}}]] from the Sun Belt, there's an expectation that [[Middle Tennessee State]] will be a meaningful rivalry.

There have been 63 North Texas alums in the NFL, including G Brian Waters, RB Abner Haynes, and Hall of Fame DT "Mean" Joe Greene. Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry was at North Texas in between his stops at Southern Methodist and [[Iowa]]; Fry was in turn succeeded by Jerry Moore, who later went on to win three consecutive [[NCAA Division I FCS]] championships at [[Appalachian State]]. Basketball doesn't have nearly the cachet in Denton. Five players have reached the major professional ranks, the most recognizable of which is Joe Hamilton.
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=='''Conference Affiliations'''==
===Football===
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|[[{{cusa}}]]
|NCAA I FBS
|2013-
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|[[{{sunb}}]]
|NCAA I FBS
|2001-2012
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|[[{{bigw}}]]
|NCAA I FBS
|1996-2000
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|[[{{fbsind}}]]
|NCAA I FBS
|1995
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|[[{{sland}}]]
|NCAA I FCS
|1983-1994
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|[[{{fcsind}}]]
|NCAA I FCS
|1982
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|[[{{fbsind}}]]
|NCAA I FBS
|1978-1981
|-
|[[{{d1ind}}]]
|NCAA I
|1975-1977
|-
|[[{{mvc}}]]
|NCAA I
|1973-1974
|-
|[[{{mvc}}]]
|NCAA University
|1957-1972
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|[[{{gcc}}|Gulf Coast Conference]]
|NAIA
|1952-1956
|-
|[[{{gcc}}|Gulf Coast Conference]]
|NCAA College
|1949-1951
|-
|[[{{lonestar}}]]
|NCAA College
|1937-1948
|-
|[[{{lonestar}}]]
|NCAA
|1932-1936
|-
|[[{{txiaa}}|Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
|NCAA
|1922-1931
|-
|[[NCAA Independents]]
|NCAA
|1913-1921
|}

===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[{{cusa}}]]
|NCAA I
|2013-present
|-
|[[{{sunb}}]]
|NCAA I
|2000-2013
|-
|[[{{bigw}}]]
|NCAA I
|1996-2000
|-
|[[{{sland}}]]
|NCAA I
|1982-1996
|-
|[[{{d1ind}}]]
|NCAA I
|1975-1982
|-
|[[{{mvc}}]]
|NCAA I
|1973-1975
|-
|[[{{mvc}}]]
|NCAA University
|1957-1973
|-
|[[{{gcc}}|Gulf Coast Conference]]
|NAIA
|1949-1957
|-
|[[{{lonestar}}]]
|NAIA
|1937-1949
|-
|[[{{lonestar}}]]
|NCAA
|1931-1937
|-
|[[{{txiaa}}|Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
|NCAA
|1921-1931
|-
|[[NCAA Independents]]
|NCAA
|1916-1921
|}

=='''Post-Season Appearances'''==
===Football===
{{Bowl Alert}}
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[Heart of Dallas Bowl]]
|'''[[Heart of Dallas Bowl|2013]]'''
|-
|[[New Orleans Bowl]]
|[[New Orleans Bowl|2001]], '''[[New Orleans Bowl|2002]]''', [[New Orleans Bowl|2003]], [[New Orleans Bowl|2004]]
|-
|[[Sun Bowl]]
|[[Sun Bowl|1959]]
|-
|[[Salad Bowl]]
|[[Salad Bowl|1947]]
|-
|[[Optimist Bowl]]
|'''[[Optimist Bowl|1946]]'''
|-
|[[NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs]]
|[[1983 NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs|1983]], [[1987 NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs|1987]], [[1988 NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs|1988]], [[1994 NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs|1994]]
|}

===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|{{d1mt}}
|[[1988 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1988]], [[2007 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2007]], [[2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|2010]]
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|[[NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament]]
|[[1938 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament|1938]], [[1943 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament|1943]]
|}

=='''Championships'''==
===Football===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[{{sunb}}]] Champions
|''[[2001 Sun Belt Conference Football|2001]]'', [[2002 Sun Belt Conference Football|2002]], [[2003 Sun Belt Conference Football|2003]], [[2004 Sun Belt Conference Football|2004]]
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|[[{{sland}}]] Champions
|[[1983 Southland Conference Football|1983]], [[1994 Southland Conference Football|1994]]
|-
|[[{{mvc}}]] Champions
|[[1958 Missouri Valley Conference Football|1958]], [[1959 Missouri Valley Conference Football|1959]], [[1966 Missouri Valley Conference Football|1966]], [[1967 Missouri Valley Conference Football|1967]], [[1973 Missouri Valley Conference Football|1973]]
|-
|[[{{gcc}}|Gulf Coast Conference]] Champions
|''[[1950 Gulf Coast Conference Football|1950]], [[1951 Gulf Coast Conference Football|1951]], [[1952 Gulf Coast Conference Football|1952]], ''[[1955 Gulf Coast Conference Football|1955]]'', [[1956 Gulf Coast Conference Football|1956]]''
|-
|[[{{lonestar}}]] Champions
|[[1932 Lone Star Conference Football|1932]], ''[[1935 Lone Star Conference Football|1935]]'', [[1936 Lone Star Conference Football|1936]], [[1939 Lone Star Conference Football|1939]], [[1940 Lone Star Conference Football|1940]], [[1941 Lone Star Conference Football|1941]], [[1946 Lone Star Conference Football|1946]], [[1947 Lone Star Conference Football|1947]]
|-
|[[{{txiaa}}|Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] Champions
|[[1931 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Football|1931]]
|}
===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[{{sunb}}]] Tournament Champions
|[[2007 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball|2007]], [[2010 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball|2010]]
|-
|[[{{sunb}}]] Regular Season Champions
|[[2010 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball|2010]]
|-
|[[{{sunb}}]] West Division Champions
|[[2010 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball|2010]]
|-
|[[{{sland}}]] Tournament Champions
|[[1988 Southland Conference Men's Basketball|1988]]
|-
|[[{{sland}}]] Regular Season Champions
|[[1988 Southland Conference Men's Basketball|1988]], [[1989 Southland Conference Men's Basketball|1989]]
|-
|[[{{gcc}}|Gulf Coast Conference]] Regular Season Champions
|[[1951 Gulf Coast Conference Men's Basketball|1951]], [[1952 Gulf Coast Conference Men's Basketball|1952]], [[1953 Gulf Coast Conference Men's Basketball|1953]], [[1954 Gulf Coast Conference Men's Basketball|1954]]
|-
|[[{{lonestar}}]] Regular Season Champions
|[[1938 Lone Star Conference Men's Basketball|1938]], [[1942 Lone Star Conference Men's Basketball|1942]], [[1943 Lone Star Conference Men's Basketball|1943]], [[1948 Lone Star Conference Men's Basketball|1948]]
|-
|[[{{txiaa}}|Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] Regular Season Champions
|[[1922 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball|1922]], [[1923 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball|1923]], [[1926 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball|1926]], [[1927 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball|1927]]
|}
=='''National Individual Awards'''==
===Football===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 700px;"
|'''[[National Football Foundation Hall of Fame]]'''
|1984: Joe Greene (DT)<br>2003: Hayden Fry (coach)<br>2014: Jerry Moore (coach)
|-
|[[NCAA Division I FBS Consensus All-Americans]]<br>* - unanimous selection
|1968: Joe Greene (DT)†
|-
|[[NCAA Division I FCS First-Team All-Americans]]
|1983: Rayford Cooks (DL)<br>1983: Ronnie Hickman (DE)<br>1988: Rex Johnson (DL)<br>1990: Mike Davis (DL)
|-
|[[NCAA Division II Football First-Team All-Americans|AP Football First-Team Little All-Americans]]
|1947: Frank Whitlow (T)<br>1951: Ray Renfro (DB)
|-
|[[NAIA Division I Football First-Team All-Americans]]
|1954: Charles McGinnity (R)
|}

===Basketball===
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=='''External Links'''==
[http://www.meangreensports.com/ University of North Texas Athletics]
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