2023 North Texas Mean Green football team

The 2023 North Texas Mean Green football team will represent the University of North Texas as a member of American Athletic Conference (The American) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by first-year head coach Eric Morris. The Mean Green play their home games at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas.

2023 North Texas Mean Green football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJordan Davis (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Caponi (1st season)
Home stadiumApogee Stadium
(capacity: 30,850)
2023 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Charlotte  0 –0   0 –0  
East Carolina  0 –0   0 –0  
Florida Atlantic  0 –0   0 –0  
Memphis  0 –0   0 –0  
Navy  0 –0   0 –0  
North Texas  0 –0   0 –0  
Rice  0 –0   0 –0  
SMU  0 –0   0 –0  
South Florida  0 –0   0 –0  
Temple  0 –0   0 –0  
Tulane  0 –0   0 –0  
Tulsa  0 –0   0 –0  
UAB  0 –0   0 –0  
UTSA  0 –0   0 –0  
Championship: December 2023
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of May 13, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
See also: 2022 North Texas Mean Green football team

The Mean Green finished the 2022 season 7–7, 6–2 in Conference USA play to finish in second place in the Conference. They lost to UTSA 48–27 in the C-USA Championship. They played in the Frisco Bowl where they lost 35–32 to Boise State.[1]

On October 21, 2021, North Texas accepted the invitation to join the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and will become a full-member on July 1, 2023.[2][3] The 2022 season is expected to be the program's last season as a member of Conference USA.

Offseason

Coaching changes

After 7 season, on December 4, 2022, the Mean Green fired head coach Seth Littrell.[4]

On December 13, 2022, the Mean Green hired Eric Morris to be their next head coach, he will be the teams 20th head coach. He was previsouly the offensive coordinator for Washington State .[5]

On December 28, 2022, the Mean Green hired Chris Gilbert as their assistant head coach he will also coach the tight ends.[6] Also on December 28 they added Drew Svoboda as their special teams coach and associate head coach, Patrick Cobbs as the running backs coach, and Sean Brophy as the quarterbacks coach. Additionally they hired Rolando Surita as their chief of staff[7]

The next day on December 29, 2022, the Mean Green made five hires. They hired Matt Caponi as their defensive coordinator and cornbacks coach, Jordan Davis as their offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach, and Colby Kratch as their linebackers coach. They Also named Bryan Kegans the Director of Strength & Conditioning, and Justin Owens as their Director of Recruiting.[8]

And on December 30, 2022, the Mean Green made the last of their hirings naming Clay Jennings as their safties coach and Demerick Gary as their defensive line coach.[9]

Schedule

North Texas and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023.[10]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 2California*
September 9at FIU*
September 16at Louisiana Tech*
September 30Abilene Christian*
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
October 7at Navy
October 14Temple
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
October 21at Tulane
October 28Memphis
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
November 4UTSA
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
November 10at SMU
November 18at Tulsa
November 25UAB
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX

References
  1. "2022 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. Ralph D. Russo (October 21, 2021). "North Texas Among 6 Schools Being Added to AAC". KXAS-TV. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  3. Ryan Osborne (October 21, 2021). "UNT joins SMU in the American Athletic Conference..." WFAA. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  4. Cruz, Alex (December 4, 2022). "North Texas fires football coach Seth Littrell after seven seasons". WFAA. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  5. "Eric Morris Hired as 20th Head Football Coach". Mean Green Sports. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. Eberts, Wescott. "North Texas hires Chris Gilbert as AHC/TEs coach". Burnt Orange Nation. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  7. "Morris Finalizes Initial Group of Football Staff Hires". Mean Green Sports. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  8. "Morris Adds Five more to Football Staff". Mean Green Sports. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  9. Vito, Brett. "UNT set to add Clay Jennings, Demerick Gary to Eric Morris' first staff". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  10. "2023 North Texas Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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