# 2006 North Texas Mean Green football team

The 2006 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas (UNT) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green played their home games at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, competing in the Sun Belt Conference. The team was led by Darrell Dickey in his ninth and final season as the program's head coach. He finished with an overall record of 3–9, going 2–5 in conference play, finishing in 7th place in the Sun Belt.
Following the season, Dickey was fired. He finished at UNT with an overall record of 42–64.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 11:00 am | at No. 3 Texas* | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, Texas | FSN | L 7–56 | 85,123 |
| September 9 | 6:00 pm | SMU* | Fouts FieldDenton, Texas (Safeway Bowl) | | W 24–6 | 25,231 |
| September 16 | 6:00 pm | at Tulsa* | Skelly StadiumTulsa, Oklahoma | | L 3–28 | 22,045 |
| September 23 | 5:00 pm | at Akron* | Rubber BowlAkron, Ohio | | L 13–33 | 16,011 |
| September 30 | 6:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | Fouts FieldDenton, Texas | ESPN+ | L 0–35 | 16,986 |
| October 7 | 6:00 pm | Florida International | Fouts FieldDenton, Texas | CSS | W 25–22 $^{7OT}$ | 15,123 |
| October 21 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas State | Indian StadiumJonesboro, Arkansas | ESPN+ | L 10–29 | 19,141 |
| October 28 | 2:30 pm | at Troy | Movie Gallery StadiumTroy, Alabama | CSS | L 6–14 | 17,795 |
| November 4 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana Tech* | Fouts FieldDenton, Texas | | L 31–34 | 11,103 |
| November 11 | 5:00 pm | at Louisiana-Lafayette | Cajun FieldLafayette, Louisiana | | W 16–7 | 13,621 |
| November 18 | 6:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | Fouts FieldDenton, Texas | ESPN+ | L 16–17 | 9,806 |
| November 25 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana-Monroe | Malone StadiumMonroe, Louisiana | | L 3–23 | 12,107 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Texas | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Texas | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |

### SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| SMU | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| North Texas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |

### Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tulsa | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |

### Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Texas | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Akron | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 33 |

### Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Middle Tennessee | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| North Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Florida International

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | 5OT | 6OT | 7OT | Total |
| Florida International | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| North Texas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
The Mean Green's contest with the Florida International Golden Panthers lasted seven overtime periods before North Texas kicker Denis Hopovac made his fifth field goal of the night to bring the team ahead 25–22. Hopovac's nine attempts tied an NCAA FBS record for field goal attempts in a game. Hopovac and FIU kicker Dustin Rivest combined for eight missed field goals.

### Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Texas | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Arkansas State | 0 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 29 |

### Troy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Troy | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |

### Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Louisiana Tech | 21 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| North Texas | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 31 |

### Louisiana-Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Texas | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida Atlantic | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| North Texas | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |

### Louisiana-Monroe

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 |