University of North Texas
Public university in Denton
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| 2025 | North Texas Mean Green football team competes in the American Athletic Conference during the 2025 season, representing the University of North Texas in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). |
| 2024 | Under new coach Eric Morris, North Texas played in the First Responder Bowl, losing to Texas State 28-30 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. |
| 2024 | SMU joins the Atlantic Coast Conference, further changing the dynamics of their rivalry with North Texas. |
| 2023 | DATCU (Denton Area Teachers Credit Union) purchased the naming rights for the stadium, replacing Apogee's previous naming rights. |
| 2023 | North Texas joins the American Athletic Conference, its most recent conference affiliation to date. |
| September 2023 | University of North Texas reaches a student enrollment of 46,940 in Fall 2023, establishing its significant size as the flagship institution of the UNT System. |
| 2022 | UNTHSC launched its first bachelor's degree program, marking a significant expansion of its academic offerings beyond its traditionally graduate-level focus. |
| 2022 | Michael R. Williams was named UNT System Chancellor, transitioning from his role as president of the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth. |
| December 13 2022 | Eric Morris was hired as the new head coach of the North Texas Mean Green football program, marking a significant leadership change for the team. |
| December 2 2022 | UTSA defeats North Texas in the Conference USA Championship game at the Alamodome. |
| 2021 | North Texas gives UTSA their only loss of the season in the final game of the regular season. |
| 2018 | Team starts 4-0 and finishes 9-4, losing to Utah State in the New Mexico Bowl. |
| September 29 2018 | The most attended game in DATCU Stadium history occurred against Louisiana Tech, with 30,105 people in attendance. |
| 2017 | North Texas stuns UTSA with a dramatic 90-yard last-minute drive to win the game, beginning a three-game winning streak against UTSA. |
| 2017 | North Texas finishes 9-5, wins Conference USA's West Division, but loses the Conference USA Football Championship Game to Florida Atlantic and the New Orleans Bowl to Troy. |
| 2017 | Lesa Roe began serving as UNT System Chancellor, coming from her role as Acting Deputy Director of NASA. |
| October 6 2017 | Lee F. Jackson concluded his service as UNT System Chancellor. |
| 2016 | Seth Littrell's first year as head coach, improving by four wins and playing in the Heart of Dallas Bowl despite a 5-7 record. |
| 2016 | University of North Texas opened its satellite campus in Frisco, offering undergraduate programs in criminal justice, sports management, and strategic corporate communication, along with M.B.A. programs. |
| 2015 | Suffered a 66-7 loss to Portland State, the worst loss by an FBS school to an FCS program in NCAA history. Dan McCarney fired afterward. |
| 2015 | North Texas achieves their first win against UTSA in the football series. |
| September 1 2015 | UNT Dallas College of Law realigned within UNT Dallas. |
| 2014 | Mean Green win the Heart of Dallas Bowl against UNLV Rebels 36-14, their first bowl game win since 2002. |
| 2013 | Under coach Dan McCarney, North Texas won the Heart of Dallas Bowl, defeating UNLV 36-14. |
| 2013 | The team moves to Conference USA, marking another significant conference change. |
| November 23 2013 | First meeting between North Texas and UTSA at Apogee Stadium in Denton. UTSA wins 21-13, preventing North Texas from clinching the Conference USA West division. |
| May 4 2012 | School announces acceptance of invitation to join Conference USA starting in the 2013-2014 season. |
| 2011 | The North Texas Mean Green football team began playing at DATCU Stadium (originally named Apogee Stadium), their new home field. |
| 2011 | Dan McCarney hired as head coach, previously head coach at Iowa State from 1995-2006. |
| 2010 | Todd Dodge fired after a 1-6 start to the season, with Mike Canales appointed as interim head coach. |
| 2010 | First admission of freshmen and sophomore students at UNT Dallas. |
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