2009 North Texas Mean Green football team

2009 North Texas Mean Green football
2009 North Texas Mean Green football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	2–10 (1–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Todd Dodge (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Todd Ford (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Gary DeLoach (5th overall season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fouts Field
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Troy $	8	–	0	9	–	4
Middle Tennessee	7	–	1	10	–	3
Louisiana–Monroe	5	–	3	6	–	6
Florida Atlantic	5	–	3	5	–	7
Louisiana–Lafayette	4	–	4	6	–	6
Arkansas State	3	–	5	4	–	8
FIU	3	–	5	3	–	9
North Texas	1	–	7	2	–	10
Western Kentucky	0	–	8	0	–	12

$ – Conference champion

The 2009 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 2009 season was the team's third under head coach Todd Dodge. The Mean Green played their home games on campus at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas. North Texas finished the season 2–10 and 1–7 in Sun Belt play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:30 pm	at Ball State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, Indiana	ESPNU	W 20–10	16,054^[1]
September 12	6:05 pm	Ohio*	Fouts Field Denton, Texas	TXA 21	L 30–31 ^2OT	16,674^[2]
September 19	11:21 am	at No. 4 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama	SEC Network	L 7–53	92,012^[3]
September 26	6:05 pm	Middle Tennessee	Fouts Field Denton, Texas		L 21–37	22,346^[4]
October 10	6:05 pm	at Louisiana-Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, Louisiana		L 34–38	12,141^[5]
October 17	7:05 pm	Florida Atlantic	Fouts Field Denton, Texas		L 40–44	23,319^[6]
October 24	2:30 pm	at Troy	Movie Gallery Stadium Troy, Alabama	CSS	L 26–50	20,032^[7]
October 31	3:05 pm	Western Kentucky	Fouts Field Denton, Texas		W 68–49	11,214^[8]
November 7	3:05 pm	Louisiana-Monroe	Fouts Field Denton, Texas		L 6–33	12,167^[9]
November 14	6:00 pm	at Florida International	FIU Stadium Miami		L 28–35	11,128^[10]
November 21	3:05 pm	Army*	Fouts Field Denton, Texas	TXA 21	L 13–17	23,647^[11]
November 28	2:05 pm	at Arkansas State	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, Arkansas		L 26–30	8,754^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule from [1]

Game summaries

Ball State

Overall: (0–0), Conference: (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	7	3	0	10	20
Ball State	0	0	3	7	10

1st Quarter

09:24 UNT- Lance Dunbar 3 Yd Run (Jeremy Knot Kick) 7–0

2nd Quarter

01:19 UNT- Jeremy Knot 24 Yd FG 10–0

3rd Quarter

06:19 BALL- Ian McGarvey 21 Yd FG 10–3

4th Quarter

12:41 BALL- MiQuale Lewis 27 Yd Run (Ian Mcgarvey Kick) 10–10
10:46 UNT- Michael Outlaw 4 Yd Pass from Riley Dodge (Jeremy Knott Kick) 17–10
07:36 UNT- Jeremy Knott 19 Yd FG 20–10

Ohio

Overall: (0–1), Conference: (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Ohio	0	3	10	7	11	31
North Texas	3	7	7	3	10	30

1st Quarter

01:07 UNT- Jeremy Knott 32 Yd FG 0–3

2nd Quarter

12:25 UNT- Cam Montgomery 4 Yd Run (Jeremy Knott Kick) 0–10
00:06 OHIO- Matt Weller 44 Yd FG 3–10

3rd Quarter

13:21 OHIO- Matt Weller 47 yd fg 6–10
08:43 UNT- Jamaal Jackson 16 Yd Pass From Riley Dodge (Jeremy Knott Kick) 6–17
02:52 OHIO- Riley Dunlop 32 Yd Pass From Theo Scott (Matt Weller Kick) 13–17

4th Quarter

08:44 OHIO- Kenny Jackson 69 Yd Interception Return (Matt Weller Kick) 20–17
00:46 UNT- Jeremy Knott 18 Yd FG 20–20

1st Overtime

OHIO- Matt Weller 35 Yd 23–20
UNT- Jeremy Knott 22 Yd 23–23

2nd Overtime

UNT- Cam Montgomery 7 Yd Run (Jeremy Knott Kick) 23–30
OHIO- Taylor Price 15 Yd Pass From Theo Scott (Theo Scott Pass To Taylor Price For Two-Point Conversion) 31–30

Alabama

Overall: (2–0), Conference: (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	0	0	7	0	7
#4 Alabama	14	16	14	9	53

1st Quarter

07:47 ALA- Greg McElroy 2 Yd Run (Leigh Tiffin Kick) 0–7
02:52 ALA- Marquis Maze 34 Yd Pass From Greg McElroy (Leigh Tiffin Kick) 0–14

2nd Quarter

11:56 ALA- Trent Richardson 1 Yd Run (Leigh Tiffin Kick) 0–21
03:56 ALA- Mark Ingram 29 Yd Pass From Greg McElroy (Pat Failed) 0–27
00:00 ALA- Leigh Tiffin 35 Yd FG 0–30

3rd Quarter

12:26 ALA- Mark Ingram 5 Yd Run (Leigh Tiffin Kick) 0–37
04:29 ALA- Terry Grant 1 Yd Run (Leigh Tiffin Kick) 0–44
02:11 UNT- Lance Dunbar 34 Yd Pass From Nathan Tune (Jeremy Knott Kick) 7–44

4th Quarter

11:42 ALA- Leigh Tiffin 20 Yd FG 7–47
05:59 ALA- Terry Grant 9 Yd Run (Pat Failed) 7–53

Middle Tennessee

Overall: (2–1), Conference: (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
MTSU	10	20	0	7	37
North Texas	7	0	14	0	21

1st Quarter

11:38 MTSU- Benjamin Cunningham 50 Yd Pass From Dwight Dasher (Alan Gendreau Kick) 7–0
09:17 MTSU- Alan Gendreau 20 Yd FG 10–0
01:47 UNT- Lance Dunbar 66 Yd Run (Jeremy Knott Kick) 10–7

2nd Quarter

14:04 MTSU- Alan Gendreau 31 Yd FG 13–7
11:55 MTSU- Dwight Dasher 6 Yd Run (Alan Gendreau Kick) 20–7
04:43 MTSU- Dwight Dasher 2 Yd Run (Alan Gendreau Kick) 27–7
00:22 MTSU- Alan Gendreau 48 Yd FG 30–7

3rd Quarter

07:49 UNT- Riley Dodge 4 Yd Run (Jeremy Knott Kick) 30–14
00:02 UNT- Lance Dunbar 18 Yd Run (Jeremy Knott Kick) 30–21

4th Quarter

10:54 MTSU- Desmond Gee 24 Yd Pass From Dwight Dasher (Alan Gendreau Kick) 37–21

Louisiana-Lafayette

Overall: (2–2), Conference: (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	3	21	10	0	34
Louisiana-Lafayette	7	17	0	14	38

1st Quarter

08:10 UNT- Jeremy Knott 41 Yd FG 3–0
00:37 ULL- Dwight Bentley 70 Yd Interception Return (Tyler Albrecht Kick) 3–7

2nd Quarter

13:57 ULL- Tyler Albrecht 45 Yd FG 3–10
09:42 UNT- Lance Dunbar 1 Yd Run (Jeremy Knott Kick) 10–10
06:14 ULL- Chris Masson 25 Yd Run (Tyler Albrecht Kick) 10–17
04:41 ULL- Andrew Joseph 33 Yd Return Of Blocked Punt (Tyler Albrecht Kick) 10–24
03:48 UNT- Lance Dunbar 37 Yd Run (Jeremy Knott Kick) 17–24
00:37 UNT- Lance Dunbar 1 Yd Run (Jeremy Knott Kick) 24–24

3rd Quarter

10:39 UNT- Jeremy Knott 27 Yd FG 27–24
03:51 UNT- Lance Dunbar 1 Yd Run (Jeremy Knott Kick) 34–24

4th Quarter

09:26 ULL- Brad McGuire 1 Yd Run (Tyler Albrecht Kick) 34–31
00:27 ULL- Marlin Miller 4 Yd Pass From Chris Masson (Tyler Albrecht Kick) 34–38

Florida Atlantic

Overall: (0–4), Conference: (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
FAU	0	30	7	7	44
North Texas	13	6	14	7	40

Troy

Overall: (3–0), Conference: (4–2)

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	0	7	6	13	26
Troy	17	17	16	0	50

Western Kentucky

Overall: (0–7), Conference: (0–3)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Western Kentucky	14	21	14	0	49
North Texas	14	14	21	19	68

Louisiana-Monroe

Overall: (4–4), Conference: (3–1)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana-Monroe	6	10	10	7	33
North Texas	3	0	3	0	6

Florida International

Overall: (2–7), Conference: (2–4)

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	14	14	0	0	28
FIU	14	0	7	14	35

Army

Overall: (4–6)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	0	3	7	7	17
North Texas	7	0	0	6	13

Arkansas State

Overall: (2–8), Conference: (1–5)

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	0	7	7	12	26
Arkansas State	14	13	3	0	30

References

^ "North Texas Mean Green vs. Ball State Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
^ "Ohio Bobcats vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
^ "North Texas Mean Green vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
^ "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
^ "North Texas Mean Green vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
^ "Florida Atlantic Owls vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
^ "North Texas Mean Green vs. Troy Trojans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
^ "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
^ "Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks vs. Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
^ "North Texas Mean Green vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
^ "Army Black Knights vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
^ "North Texas Mean Green vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

[1] "North Texas Mean Green vs. Ball State Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

[2] "Ohio Bobcats vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

[3] "North Texas Mean Green vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

[4] "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

[5] "North Texas Mean Green vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

[6] "Florida Atlantic Owls vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

[7] "North Texas Mean Green vs. Troy Trojans Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

[8] "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

[9] "Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks vs. Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

[10] "North Texas Mean Green vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

[11] "Army Black Knights vs. North Texas Mean Green Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

[12] "North Texas Mean Green vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

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