2024 North Texas Mean Green football team

The 2024 North Texas Mean Green football team will represent the University of North Texas in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green are led by Eric Morris in his second year as the head coach. The Mean Green will play their home games at DATCU Stadium, located in Denton, Texas.

2024 North Texas Mean Green football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	3–1 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Eric Morris (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jordan Davis (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Matt Caponi (2nd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	DATCU Stadium
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Army		2	–	0					3	–	0
Navy		2	–	0					3	–	0
North Texas		0	–	0					3	–	1
East Carolina		0	–	0					2	–	2
South Florida		0	–	0					2	–	2
Tulane		0	–	0					2	–	2
Tulsa		0	–	0					2	–	2
UTSA		0	–	0					2	–	2
UAB		0	–	0					1	–	2
Charlotte		0	–	0					1	–	3
Florida Atlantic		0	–	1					1	–	3
Memphis		0	–	1					3	–	1
Rice		0	–	1					1	–	3
Temple		0	–	1					1	–	3
Championship: December 6, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of September 25, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

AAC media poll

The American Athletic Conference released its media prediction poll on July 23, 2024. The Mean Green were predicted to finish ninth in the conference.^[1]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Memphis	409 (23)
2	UTSA	368 (4)
3	Tulane	362 (2)
4	South Florida	339
5	Army	236 (1)
6	Florida Atlantic	228
7	East Carolina	219
	Rice
9	North Texas	216
10	UAB	192
11	Navy	150
12	Tulsa	95
13	Charlotte	77
14	Temple	40

Schedule

North Texas and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2024 football schedule on February 29, 2024.^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	4:00 p.m.	at South Alabama*	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	W 52–38	15,559
September 7	6:30 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin*	DATCU Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	W 35–20	23,510
September 14	11:00 a.m.	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FS1	L 21–66	57,865
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Wyoming*	DATCU Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	W 44–17	27,049
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Tulsa	DATCU Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+
October 12		at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL
October 19		at Memphis	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN
October 26		Tulane	DATCU Stadium Denton, TX
November 9		Army	DATCU Stadium Denton, TX
November 15	8:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN2
November 23		East Carolina	DATCU Stadium Denton, TX
November 30		at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Game summaries

at South Alabama

See also: 2024 South Alabama Jaguars football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	7	28	10	52
Jaguars	3	16	7	12	38

Game information

First quarter (9:37) UNT – Chandler Morris 2 yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 5:18; North Texas 7–0) (5:58) USA – Laith Marjan 39 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:34; North Texas 7–3) Second quarter (14:55) USA – Gio Lopez 8 yard run, Laith Marjan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:13; South Alabama 10–7) (12:43) UNT – Damon Ward Jr. 3 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:06; North Texas 14–10) (9:39) USA – Laith Marjan 32 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:04; North Texas 14–13) (4:24) USA – Fluff Bothwell 13 yard run, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 3:55; South Alabama 19–14) Third quarter (13:23) UNT – Blair Conwright 25 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:47; North Texas 21–19) (10:14) UNT – Chandler Morris 1 yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:16; North Texas 28–19) (5:15) USA – Jamaal Pritchett 26 yard pass from Gio Lopez, Laith Marjan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:59; North Texas 28–26) (3:36) UNT – Damon Ward Jr. 54 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:35; North Texas 35–26) (2:40) UNT – CJ Garnett 0 yard punt return, Kali Nguma kick (North Texas 42–26) Fourth quarter (13:31) USA – Shamar Sandgren 21 yard pass from Gio Lopez, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:09; North Texas 42–32) (8:28) UNT – Ikaika Ragsdale 3 yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:57; North Texas 49–32) (4:39) USA – Anthony Eager 23 yard pass from Gio Lopez, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; North Texas 49–38) (2:53) UNT – Kali Nguma 30 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 1:46; North Texas 52–38)

North Texas Mean Green (0–0) at South Alabama Jaguars (0–0) – Game summary

at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, Alabama

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 15,559
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Pat Greenwood (play-by-play), Brian Genard (analyst)

Statistics	UNT	USA
First downs	28	29
Plays–yards	76–550	82–582
Rushes–yards	34–104	33–150
Passing yards	446	432
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	33–42–0	26–49–0
Time of possession	29:32	30:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Chandler Morris	32/41, 415 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Ikaika Ragsdale	14 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Damon Ward Jr.	12 receptions, 230 yards, 2 TD
South Alabama	Passing	Gio Lopez	26/49, 432 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Gio Lopez	13 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jamaal Pritchett	10 receptions, 197 yards, 1 TD

Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	10	7	3	0	20
Mean Green	14	7	7	7	35

Game information

First quarter (11:26) SFA – Chris Campos 40 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -12 yards, 2:00; Stephen F. Austin 3–0) (9:51) UNT – DT Sheffield 51 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:35; North Texas 7–3) (5:27) UNT – DT Sheffield 2 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:23; North Texas 14–3) (2:08) SFA – Jermaine Brown 70 yard interception return, Chris Campos kick (North Texas 14–10) Second quarter (9:50) SFA – Isaiah Davis 33 yard pass from Sam Vidlak, Chris Campos kick (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:10; Stephen F. Austin 17–14) (0:15) UNT – DT Sheffield 28 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:34; North Texas 21–17) Third quarter (8:57) UNT – Oscar Hammond 7 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:04; North Texas 28–17) (6:47) SFA – Chris Campos 21 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:11; North Texas 28–20) Fourth quarter (14:16) UNT – Damashja Harris 80 yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:06; North Texas 35–20)

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (1–0) at North Texas Mean Green (1–0) – Game summary

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: W at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
• Game attendance: 23,510
• Referee: Reid Jackson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Peter Sousa (play-by-play), Doc Holliday (analyst)

Statistics	SFA	UNT
First downs	14	25
Plays–yards	70–248	77–504
Rushes–yards	31–67	33–182
Passing yards	181	322
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–39–1	26–44–3
Time of possession	26:08	33:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing	Sam Vidlak	20/39, 181 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jaylen Jenkins	12 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Kylon Harris	9 receptions, 74 yards
North Texas	Passing	Chandler Morris	26/44, 322 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Damashja Harris	10 carries, 142 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	DT Sheffield	6 receptions, 74 yards, 3 TD

at Texas Tech

See also: 2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	0	7	7	21
Red Raiders	17	35	7	7	66

Game information

First quarter (10:17) TTU – Josh Kelly 10 yard pass from Behren Morton, Gino Garcia kick (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:04; Texas Tech 7–0) (5:12) TTU – Gino Garcia 25 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:55; Texas Tech 10–0) (5:05) UNT – Wyatt Young 75 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:07; Texas Tech 10–7) (0:52) TTU – Tahj Brooks 21 yard run, Reese Burkhardt kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; Texas Tech 17–7) Second quarter (10:22) TTU – Coy Eakin 70 yard pass from Behren Morton, Gino Garcia kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:40; Texas Tech 24–7) (9:50) TTU – Bralyn Lux 44 yard interception return, Reese Burkhardt kick (Texas Tech 31–7) (9:30) TTU – Behren Morton 10 yard run, Gino Garcia kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:13; Texas Tech 38–7) (6:05) TTU – Johncarlos Miller II 45 yard pass from Behren Morton, Reese Burkhardt kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:41; Texas Tech 45–7) (3:08) TTU – Jalin Conyers 10 yard pass from Behren Morton, Gino Garcia kick (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:47; Texas Tech 52–7) Third quarter (9:09) UNT – Jeremiah Aaron 15 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 0:58; Texas Tech 52–14) (4:06) TTU – J'Koby Williams 3 yard run, Reese Burkhardt kick (Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:27; Texas Tech 59–14) Fourth quarter (12:50) TTU – Cameron Dickey 1 yard run, Gino Garcia kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:35; Texas Tech 66–14) (9:19) UNT – Shane Porter 1 yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; Texas Tech 66–21)

North Texas Mean Green (2–0) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (1–1) – Game summary

at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
• Game attendance: 57,865
• Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
• TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)

Statistics	UNT	TTU
First downs	13	25
Plays–yards	64–353	71–586
Rushes–yards	34–135	37–232
Passing yards	218	354
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–30–3	24–34–1
Time of possession	27:29	32:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Chandler Morris	15/27, 162 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Shane Porter	7 carries, 31 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Miles Coleman	3 receptions, 75 yards
Texas Tech	Passing	Behren Morton	15/19, 273 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Tahj Brooks	17 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Coy Eakin	1 reception, 70 yards, 1 TD

Wyoming

See also: 2024 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Wyoming Cowboys (0–3) at North Texas Mean Green (2–1) – Game summary

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play) and Leger Douzable (analyst)

Statistics	WYO	UNT
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wyoming	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Tulsa

See also: 2024 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	0	0	0	0
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2–2) at North Texas Mean Green (3–1) – Game summary

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

• Date: September 28
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	TLSA	UNT
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Florida Atlantic

See also: 2024 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0
Owls	0	0	0	0	0

North Texas Mean Green (–) at Florida Atlantic Owls (–) – Game summary

at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

• Date: October 12
• Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CDT
• TV: TBD

Statistics	UNT	FAU
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 Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Memphis

See also: 2024 Memphis Tigers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

North Texas Mean Green (–) at Memphis Tigers (–) – Game summary

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

• Date: October 19
• Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CDT
• TV: TBD

Statistics	UNT	MEM
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Tulane

See also: 2024 Tulane Green Wave football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	0	0	0	0
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Tulane Green Wave (–) at North Texas Mean Green (–) – Game summary

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

• Date: October 26
• Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CDT
• TV: TBD

Statistics	TULN	UNT
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Army

See also: 2024 Army Black Knights football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	0	0	0
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Army Black Knights (–) at North Texas Mean Green (–) – Game summary

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

• Date: November 9
• Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CST
• TV: TBD

Statistics	ARMY	UNT
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UTSA

See also: 2024 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0

North Texas Mean Green (–) at UTSA Roadrunners (–) – Game summary

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: None (played indoors)
• TV: ESPN2

Statistics	UNT	UTSA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

East Carolina

See also: 2024 East Carolina Pirates football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

East Carolina Pirates (–) at North Texas Mean Green (–) – Game summary

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

• Date: November 23
• Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CST
• TV: TBD

Statistics	ECU	UNT
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Temple

See also: 2024 Temple Owls football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0
Owls	0	0	0	0	0

North Texas Mean Green (–) at Temple Owls (–) – Game summary

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 30
• Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CST
• TV: TBD

Statistics	UNT	TEM
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "Memphis is the Favorite in 2024 American Preseason Media Poll". American Athletic Conference. July 23, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
2. "2024 North Texas Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.