# 2015 North Texas Mean Green football team

The 2015 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of the West Division of Conference USA diring the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season They began the season with Dan McCarney as head coach, in his fifth season, and played their home games at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas.
On October 10, McCarney was fired after a 66–7 blowout loss to FCS Portland State, with offensive coordinator Mike Canales named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They finished the season 1–11 (1–7 in C-USA play) to place last in the West Division.

## Preseason
### Conference USA media poll

The Conference USA media prediction poll was released on July 15, 2015. The Mean Green were predicted to finish fifth in the West Division.
West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech |
| 2 | Rice |
| 3 | UTEP |
| 4 | Southern Miss |
| 5 | North Texas |
| 6 | UTSA |

## Schedule

North Texas announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consist of five home and seven away games in the regular season. The Mean Green will host CUSA foes Rice, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and will travel to Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, and Southern Miss.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | 6:00 pm | at SMU* | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX (Safeway Bowl) | ESPN3 | L 13–31 | 25,401 |
| September 19 | 1:30 pm | Rice | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | FCS | L 24–38 | 19,602 |
| September 26 | 2:30 pm | at Iowa* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ESPNU | L 16–62 | 56,041 |
| October 3 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | FCS | L 14–49 | 26,430 |
| October 10 | 4:00 pm | No. 25 (FCS) Portland State* | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | ntTV | L 7–66 | 19,801 |
| October 15 | 6:30 pm | Western Kentucky | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | CBSSN | L 28–55 | 10,155 |
| October 24 | 2:30 pm | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | FSN | L 13–30 | 27,217 |
| October 31 | 6:00 pm | UTSA | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | ASN | W 30–23 | 10,292 |
| November 7 | 2:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | FCS | L 13–56 | 16,986 |
| November 14 | 11:00 am | at Tennessee* | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN | SECN | L 0–24 | 96,197 |
| November 21 | 11:00 am | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ASN | L 7–41 | 13,922 |
| November 28 | 2:30 pm | UTEP | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | FSN | L 17–20 | 8,305 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to game. FCS rankings from STATS poll released prior to game.All times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
| Statistics | UNT | SMU |
| First downs | 17 | 27 |
| Total yards | 240 | 444 |
| Rushing yards | 112 | 273 |
| Passing yards | 128 | 171 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 24:10 | 35:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Texas | Passing | Andrew McNulty | 16/34, 128 yards, 2 INT |
| North Texas | Rushing | Andrew Tucker | 10 rushes, 50 yards |
| North Texas | Receiving | Turner Smiley | 3 receptions, 42 yards |
| SMU | Passing | Matt Davis | 17/24, 171 yards, 2 TD |
| SMU | Rushing | Matt Davis | 17 rushes, 125 yards, 2 TD |
| SMU | Receiving | Courtland Sutton | 5 receptions, 65 yards, TD |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
| Mean Green | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Statistics | RICE | UNT |
| First downs | 28 | 20 |
| Total yards | 562 | 478 |
| Rushing yards | 189 | 175 |
| Passing yards | 373 | 303 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 41:50 | 18:10 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Rice | Passing | Driphus Jackson | 29/39, 373 yards, 3 TD |
| Rice | Rushing | Jowan Davis | 21 rushes, 102 yards |
| Rice | Receiving | Dennis Parks | 8 receptions, 163 yards, 2 TD |
| North Texas | Passing | Andrew McNulty | 19/35, 303 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| North Texas | Rushing | Antoinne Jimmerson | 13 rushes, 94 yards |
| North Texas | Receiving | Carlos Harris | 8 receptions, 193 yards, 2 TD |

### At Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Hawkeyes | 14 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 62 |
| Statistics | UNT | IOWA |
| First downs | 22 | 23 |
| Total yards | 356 | 488 |
| Rushing yards | 183 | 210 |
| Passing yards | 173 | 278 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:15 | 31:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Texas | Passing | Andrew McNulty | 14/36, 137 yards, INT |
| North Texas | Rushing | Jeff Wilson | 15 rushes, 75 yards |
| North Texas | Receiving | Carlos Harris | 5 receptions, 43 yards |
| Iowa | Passing | C. J. Beathard | 18/21, 278 yards, 2 TD |
| Iowa | Rushing | Jordan Canzeri | 22 rushes, 115 yards, 4 TD |
| Iowa | Receiving | Tevaun Smith | 4 receptions, 115 yards, TD |

### At Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
| Statistics | UNT | USM |
| First downs | 26 | 24 |
| Total yards | 386 | 573 |
| Rushing yards | 185 | 248 |
| Passing yards | 201 | 325 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 29:51 | 30:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Texas | Passing | Andrew McNulty | 11/21, 131 yards, TD |
| North Texas | Rushing | Jeff Wilson | 22 rushes, 136 yards |
| North Texas | Receiving | Carlos Harris | 9 receptions, 136 yards, TD |
| Southern Miss | Passing | Nick Mullens | 27/36, 325 yards, 4 TD |
| Southern Miss | Rushing | Justice Hayes | 16 rushes, 86 yards, TD |
| Southern Miss | Receiving | Mike Thomas | 7 receptions, 155 yards, 3 TD |

### Portland State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 (FCS) Vikings | 14 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 66 |
| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Statistics | PRST | UNT |
| First downs | 27 | 13 |
| Total yards | 670 | 198 |
| Rushing yards | 368 | 76 |
| Passing yards | 302 | 122 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:37 | 26:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Portland State | Passing | Alex Kuresa | 11/19, 269 yards, 3 TD |
| Portland State | Rushing | David Jones | 9 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD |
| Portland State | Receiving | Darnell Adams | 4 receptions, 100 yards, TD |
| North Texas | Passing | Andrew McNulty | 10/25, 57 yards |
| North Texas | Rushing | Jeff Wilson | 9 rushes, 49 yards |
| North Texas | Receiving | Carlos Harris | 9 receptions, 57 yards, TD |
Following the 66–7 loss to FCS Portland State, Mean Green head coach Dan McCarney was fired. The 59-point margin is the biggest FCS win over an FBS team since Division I football was divided into the groupings now known as FCS and FBS in 1978.

### Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 14 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
| Mean Green | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Statistics | WKU | UNT |
| First downs | 35 | 22 |
| Total yards | 683 | 431 |
| Rushing yards | 283 | 203 |
| Passing yards | 400 | 228 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:54 | 26:06 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Western Kentucky | Passing | Brandon Doughty | 26/37, 350 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Western Kentucky | Rushing | Anthony Wales | 21 rushes, 193 yards, 2 TD |
| Western Kentucky | Receiving | Taywan Taylor | 7 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TD |
| North Texas | Passing | Damarcus Smith | 17/35, 228 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| North Texas | Rushing | Damarcus Smith | 16 rushes, 122 yards |
| North Texas | Receiving | Darvin Kidsy | 3 receptions, 93 yards, TD |

### At Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Thundering Herd | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| Statistics | UNT | MRSH |
| First downs | 22 | 21 |
| Total yards | 337 | 402 |
| Rushing yards | 209 | 213 |
| Passing yards | 128 | 189 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:03 | 34:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Texas | Passing | Damarcus Smith | 15/37, 128 yards, TD, INT |
| North Texas | Rushing | Jeff Wilson | 17 rushes, 138 yards |
| North Texas | Receiving | Darvin Kidsy | 4 receptions, 44 yards, TD |
| Marshall | Passing | Chase Litton | 19/34, 189 yards, TD |
| Marshall | Rushing | Hyleck Foster | 17 rushes, 105 yards, TD |
| Marshall | Receiving | Deandre Reaves | 6 receptions, 68 yards |

### UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Roadrunners | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
| Statistics | UTSA | UNT |
| First downs | 31 | 20 |
| Total yards | 477 | 371 |
| Rushing yards | 232 | 267 |
| Passing yards | 245 | 104 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 37:36 | 22:24 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UTSA | Passing | Dalton Sturm | 27/41, 245 yards, TD |
| UTSA | Rushing | Dalton Sturm | 21 rushes, 78 yards |
| UTSA | Receiving | Kerry Thomas Jr. | 9 receptions, 75 yards |
| North Texas | Passing | Damarcus Smith | 11/22, 104 yards |
| North Texas | Rushing | Damarcus Smith | 14 rushes, 137 yards, TD |
| North Texas | Receiving | Carlos Harris | 6 receptions, 72 yards |

### At Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
| Statistics | UNT | LT |
| First downs | 20 | 25 |
| Total yards | 316 | 573 |
| Rushing yards | 82 | 274 |
| Passing yards | 234 | 299 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 32:53 | 27:07 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Texas | Passing | Damarcus Smith | 25/45, 234 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| North Texas | Rushing | Jeff Wilson | 16 rushes, 67 yards |
| North Texas | Receiving | Carlos Harris | 5 receptions, 74 yards, TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Jeff Driskel | 17/26, 296 yards, INT |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Kenneth Dixon | 22 rushes, 195 yards, 6 TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Carlos Henderson | 5 receptions, 162 yards |

### At Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Volunteers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Statistics | UNT | TENN |
| First downs | 14 | 24 |
| Total yards | 199 | 409 |
| Rushing yards | 92 | 237 |
| Passing yards | 107 | 172 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:59 | 29:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Texas | Passing | Damarcus Smith | 12/25, 103 yards |
| North Texas | Rushing | Jeff Wilson | 14 rushes, 52 yards |
| North Texas | Receiving | Marcus Smith | 5 receptions, 46 yards |
| Tennessee | Passing | Joshua Dobbs | 15/23, 136 yards, INT |
| Tennessee | Rushing | Alvin Kamara | 15 rushes, 127 yards, 2 TD |
| Tennessee | Receiving | Josh Malone | 4 receptions, 38 yards |

### At Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
| Statistics | UNT | MTSU |
| First downs | 18 | 30 |
| Total yards | 324 | 494 |
| Rushing yards | 191 | 165 |
| Passing yards | 133 | 329 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:48 | 31:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Texas | Passing | Damarcus Smith | 10/17, 80 yards, INT |
| North Texas | Rushing | Willy Ivery | 7 rushes, 59 yards |
| North Texas | Receiving | Darvin Kidsy | 4 receptions, 53 yards |
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Brent Stockstill | 27/38, 322 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Middle Tennessee | Rushing | Jordan Parker | 11 rushes, 55 yards, TD |
| Middle Tennessee | Receiving | Richie James | 11 receptions, 98 yards |

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Mean Green | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Statistics | UTEP | UNT |
| First downs | 15 | 10 |
| Total yards | 256 | 205 |
| Rushing yards | 187 | 129 |
| Passing yards | 69 | 76 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:47 | 26:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UTEP | Passing | Kavika Johnson | 4/11, 43 yards, TD |
| UTEP | Rushing | Kavika Johnson | 16 rushes, 75 yards, TD |
| UTEP | Receiving | Warren Redix | 3 receptions, 42 yards, TD |
| North Texas | Passing | Andrew McNulty | 7/15, 48 yards |
| North Texas | Rushing | Jeff Wilson | 15 rushes, 56 yards |
| North Texas | Receiving | Terian Goree | 3 receptions, 28 yards |