2001 North Texas Mean Green football team

2001 North Texas Mean Green football
Sun Belt co-champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record5–7 (5–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorGary DeLoach (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFouts Field
2001 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Texas +   5 – 1     5 – 7  
Middle Tennessee +   5 – 1     8 – 3  
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 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,

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:05 pmTCU*
L 5–1922,837
September 86:30 pmat No. 3 Oklahoma*
FSN PPVL 10–3774,930
September 227:00 pmvs. Texas Tech*
L 14–4220,852
September 297:00 pmat South Florida*
L 10–2825,156
October 66:00 pmat Louisiana–Monroe
L 17–197,087
October 133:05 pmMiddle Tennessee
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 24–2111,621[1]
October 20Arkansas State
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 45–0
November 3at New Mexico State
W 22–20
November 10Louisiana–Lafayette
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 42–17
November 179:00 p.m.at Idaho
W 50–27
December 1at Troy State*
L 16–1815,307
December 186:00 pmvs. Colorado State*
ESPN2L 20–4527,004
  • *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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ Stinnett, Tony (October 11, 2001). "Dickey may be under pressure at N. Texas". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. p. 15. Retrieved December 6, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2001 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  3. ^ "2001 Football Schedule". University of North Texas. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
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