American college football season
The 2023 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of American Athletic Conference (The American) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by first-year head coach Eric Morris . The Mean Green played their home games at DATCU Stadium in Denton, Texas .
The 2022 team , the Mean Green's last season as a member of Conference USA (C-USA), finished the regular season with a record of 7–5, going 6–2 in C-USA play to finish second in the conference, tied with Western Kentucky . North Texas was selected for the C-USA Championship Game based on tiebreakers, having defeated Western Kentucky 40–13 in the regular season and played at UTSA (who would also be departing C-USA for the American), losing 27–48. Two days after the championship game head coach Seth Littrell was fired. The Mean Green were invited to the Frisco Bowl with defensive coordinator Phil Bennett serving as the team's interim head coach for the bowl game. North Texas played Boise State in the bowl game, losing 32–35 to finish the season with an overall record of 7–7.
After 7 seasons, on December 4, 2022, the Mean Green fired head coach Seth Littrell .[ 1]
On December 13, 2022, the Mean Green hired Eric Morris to be their next head coach, he will be the team's 20th head coach. He was previously the offensive coordinator for Washington State.[ 2]
On December 28, 2022, the Mean Green hired Chris Gilbert as their assistant head coach he will also coach the tight ends.[ 3] Patrick Cobbs as the running backs coach, and Sean Brophy as the quarterback's coach. Additionally, they hired Rolando Surita as their chief of staff.[ 4]
The next day on December 29, 2022, the Mean Green made five hires. They hired Matt Caponi as their defensive coordinator and cornerback's coach, Jordan Davis as their offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach, and Colby Kratch as their linebacker's coach. They also named Bryan Kegans the Director of Strength & Conditioning, and Justin Owens as their Director of Recruiting.[ 5]
And on December 30, 2022, the Mean Green made the last of their hirings naming Clay Jennings as their safeties coach and Demerick Gary as their defensive line coach.[ 6]
North Texas and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023.[ 7]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 3:00 p.m. California * ESPNU L 21–5821,350 September 9 5:30 p.m. at FIU * ESPN+ L 39–4615,754 September 16 6:00 p.m. at Louisiana Tech * ESPN+ W 40–3717,434 September 30 6:00 p.m. Abilene Christian * ESPN+ W 45–3121,494 October 7 2:30 p.m. at Navy CBSSN L 24–2728,648 October 14 11:00 a.m. Temple ESPNU W 45–1413,678 October 21 2:30 p.m. at No. 23 Tulane ESPN2 L 28–3530,000 October 28 2:00 p.m. Memphis ESPN+ L 42–4518,062 November 4 2:00 p.m. UTSA ESPN+ L 29–3717,354 8:00 p.m. at SMU ESPN2 L 21–4522,043 November 18 2:00 p.m. at Tulsa ESPN+ W 35–2816,520 November 25 1:00 p.m. UAB ESPN+ W 45–4214,628
California Golden Bears (0–0) vs North Texas Mean Green (0–0) — Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Bears 14 19 15 10 58 Mean Green 7 14 0 0 21
at DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
Date : September 2, 2023Game time : 3:00 p.m.Game attendance : 21,350TV : ESPNU
Game information First quarter (12:53) CAL - Jeremiah Hunter 23-yard pass from Sam Jackson V, Michael Luckhurst kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:46; California 7-0 ) (11:04) UNT - Ja'Mori Maclin 3-yard pass from Stone Earle, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; Tied: 7-7 ) (1:04) CAL - Jaydn Ott 4-yard run, Michael Luckhurst kick (Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:39; California 14-7 ) Second quarter (14:33) UNT - Ja'Mori Maclin 59-yard pass from Stone Earle, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:31; Tied 14-14 ) (7:30) CAL - Isaiah Ifanse 26-yard run, Michael Luckhurst kick (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:21; California 21-14 ) (5:42) CAL - Jaydn Ott 66-yard run, Michael Luckhurst kick blocked (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:29; California 27-14 ) (1:47) UNT - Xzavior Kautai 12-yard pass from Stone Earle, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:04; California 27-21 ) (0:07) CAL - Isaiah Ifanse 8-yard run, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:40; California 33-21 ) Third quarter Isaiah Ifanse 1-yard run, Ben Finley pass to Jack Endries for two-point conversion (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:36; California 41-21 ) Taj Davis 4-yard pass from Ben Finley, Michael Luckhurst kick (Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:15; California 48-21 ) Fourth quarter Ashton Stredick 5-yard run, Michael Luckhurst kick (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:14; California 55-21 ) Michael Luckhurst 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 23 yards, 4:18; California 58-21 )
Statistics CAL UNT First downs 29 9 Plays–yards 95-679 53-225 Rushes–yards 56-357 27-41 Passing yards 322 184 Passing: comp –att –int 27-39-1 15-26-3 Time of possession 39:07 20:53
Team Category Player Statistics California Passing Ben Finley 24/34, 289 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jaydn Ott 20 carries, 188 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jeremiah Hunter 6 receptions, 64 yards, TD North Texas Passing Stone Earle 12/19, 174 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Isaiah Johnson 6 carries, 34 yards Receiving Ja'Mori Maclin 4 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD
North Texas Mean Green (0-1) at FIU Panthers (1-1) – Game Summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 10 10 7 12 39 Panthers 7 10 21 8 46
at Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, Florida
Date : Game time : 6:30 p.m. EST /3:30 p.m. PST Game attendance : 15,754TV announcers (ESPN+) : TBD
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics North Texas Florida International First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp –att –int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Rushing Receiving Florida International Passing Rushing Receiving
1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 10 13 7 10 40 Bulldogs 0 14 0 23 37
Statistics UNT LT First downs 32 21 Total yards 562 432 Rushing yards 249 215 Passing yards 313 217 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 33:24 26:36
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Chandler Rogers 24/40, 313 yards, 2 TD Rushing Ayo Adeyi 19 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD Receiving Roderic Burns 11 receptions, 134 yards Louisiana Tech Passing Jack Turner 9/13, 145 yards, TD Rushing Tyre Shelton 16 rushes, 152 yards, TD Receiving Cyrus Allen 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD
vs Abilene Christian [ edit ] Game information First quarter (2:43) UNT – Noah Rauschenberg 42-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:11; North Texas 3-0 ) Second quarter (7:18) NAVY – Alex Tecza 39-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:15; Navy 7-3 ) (2:42) UNT – Chandler Rogers 75-yard run, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:37; North Texas 10-7 ) Third quarter (0:43) NAVY – Nathan Kent 26-yard pass from Tai Lavatai, Nathan Kirkwood missed PAT (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:59; Navy 13-10 ) Third Quarter (8:26) NAVY – Anton Hall 1-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:34; Navy 20-10 ) Fourth quarter (13:01) UNT – Ja'Mori Maclin 18-yard pass from Chandler Rogers, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 14 plays, 93 yards, 4:57; Navy 20-17 ) (7:07) Navy – Alex Tecza 21-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood (Drive: 1 play, 21 yards, 0:06; Navy 27-17 ) (5:23) UNT – Ayo Adeyi 47-yard run, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:44; Navy 27-24 )
Statistics North Texas Navy First downs 23 21 Plays–yards 69–473 68–406 Rushes–yards 36–206 58–331 Passing yards 267 75 Passing: comp –att –int 22–33–0 4–10–0 Time of possession 26:05 33:55
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Chandler Rogers 22–32–0, 267 yards, TD Rushing Ayo Adeyi 14 carries, 125 yards, TD Receiving Ja'Mori Maclin 6 receptions, 76 yards, TD Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 4–8–0, 75 yards, TD Rushing Alex Tecza 17 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD Receiving Brandon Chatman 1 reception, 38 yards
North Texas Mean Green (3–3) vs No. 23 Tulane Green Wave (5–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 0 0 21 7 28 No. 23 Green Wave 7 14 7 7 35
at Yulman Stadium , New Orleans, LA
Date : October 21, 2023Game time : 2:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind : SE 6 mphGame attendance : 30,000Referee : Nate BlackTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (color), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
Game information First Quarter (9:34) TUL – Alex Bauman 2-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:58; Tulane 7–0 ) Second Quarter (5:12) TUL – Makhi Hughes 10-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:33; Tulane 14–0 ) (0:17) TUL – Lawrence Keys III 23-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 0:41; Tulane 21–0 ) Third Quarter (10:20) UNT – Ja'Mori Maclin 7-yard pass from Chandler Rogers, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 2:49; Tulane 21–7 ) (4:39) TUL – Alex Bauman 21-yard pass from Michael Pratt, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:41; Tulane 28–7 ) (3:05) UNT – Ayo Adeyi 18-yard run, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:34; Tulane 28–14 ) (0:17) UNT – Oscar Adaway III 1-yard run, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:47; Tulane 28–21 ) Fourth Quarter (9:08) UNT – Landon Sides 6-yard pass from Chandler Rogers, Noah Rauschenberg kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:35; Tied 28–28 ) (2:34) TUL – Michael Pratt 19-yard run, Valentino Ambrosio kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:34; Tulane 35–28 )
Statistics UNT TUL First downs 23 24 Total yards 426 439 Rushing yards 83 245 Passing yards 343 194 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 27:24 32:36
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Chandler Rogers 35/51, 343 yards, 2 TD Rushing Chandler Rogers 8 carries, 34 yards Receiving Ja'Mori Maclin 8 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 15/21, 194 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Makhi Hughes 20 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD Receiving Lawrence Keys III 5 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Roadrunners 10 17 3 7 37 Mean Green 0 13 0 16 29
North Texas Mean Green at SMU Mustangs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 7 7 0 7 21 Mustangs 14 3 14 14 45
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
Date : Game time : 8:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 22,043Referee : Nate BlackTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, and Paul CarcaterraBox score , Recap
Game information First quarter SMU – Moochie Dixon 8-yard pass from Preston Stone (Collin Rogers kick), 11:39. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:05. UNT – Trey Cleveland 19-yard pass from Chandler Rogers (Noah Rauschenberg kick), 4:47. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:50. SMU – RJ Maryland 24-yard pass from Preston Stone (Collin Rogers kick), 0:34. Mustangs 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:13. Second quarter
SMU – Collin Rogers 20-yard field goal, 10:29. Mustangs 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 3:42. UNT – Oscar Adaway III 7-yard run (Noah Rauschenberg kick), 7:07. Mustangs 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:22. Third quarter
SMU – Tyler Lavine 5-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 11:08. Mustangs 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 0:51. SMU – Jaylan Knighton 20-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 2:15. Mustangs 31–14. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:29. Fourth quarter
SMU – Camar Wheaton 22-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 12:44. Mustangs 38–14. Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:02. SMU – LJ Johnson Jr. 3-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 4:00. Mustangs 45–14. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 6:38. UNT – Blair Conwright 29-yard pass from Chandler Rogers (Noah Rauschenberg kick), 1:27. Mustangs 45–21. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:28.
Statistics UNT SMU First downs 18 28 Total yards 372 552 Rushing yards 132 318 Passing yards 240 234 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 26:34 33:26
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Chandler Rogers 18/31, 240 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Oscar Adaway III 11 rushes, 90 yards, TD Receiving Trey Cleveland 3 receptions, 72 yards, TD SMU Passing Preston Stone 11/20, 234 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jaylan Knighton 17 rushes, 129 yards, TD Receiving Moochie Dixon 3 receptions, 99 yards, TD
North Texas (3–7, 1–5) at Tulsa (3–7, 1–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total North Texas 7 14 14 0 35 Tulsa 7 14 0 7 28
at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
Date : November 18, 2023Game time : 2:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : • Temperature :Game attendance : 16,250TV : ESPN+
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics UNT TLSA First downs 22 22 Plays–yards 78–593 77–434 Rushes–yards 47–299 43–183 Passing yards 294 251 Passing: comp –att –int 19–31–0 17–34–1 Time of possession 32:04 27:56
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Chandler Rogers 19/31, 294 yards, 3 TD Rushing Oscar Adaway III 16 carries, 126 yards, TD Receiving Ja'Mori Maclin 2 receptions, 61 yards Tulsa Passing Kirk Francis 17/34, 251 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Anthony Watkins 21 carries, 115 yards, TD Receiving Kamdyn Benjamin 8 receptions, 93 yards, TD
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