2006 North Texas Mean Green football team
The 2006 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas (UNT) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green played their home games at Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, competing in the Sun Belt Conference. The team was led by Darrell Dickey in his ninth and final season as the program's head coach, finishing with an overall record of 3–9, going 2–5 in conference play, finishing in 7th place in the Sun Belt.
2006 North Texas Mean Green football | |
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Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 3–9 (2–5 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ramon Flanigan (5th season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Defensive coordinator | Fred Bleil (3rd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Fouts Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Troy + | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee + | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Following the season, Dickey was fired. He finished at UNT with an overall record of 42–64.
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 11:00 am | at No. 3 Texas* | FSN | L 7–56 | 85,123 | |
September 9 | 6:00 pm | SMU* | W 24–6 | 25,231 | ||
September 16 | 6:00 pm | at Tulsa* | L 3–28 | 22,045 | ||
September 23 | 5:00 pm | at Akron* | L 13–33 | 16,011 | ||
September 30 | 6:00 pm | Middle Tennessee |
| ESPN+ | L 0–35 | 16,986 |
October 7 | 6:00 pm | Florida International |
| CSS | W 25–22 7OT | 15,123 |
October 21 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas State | ESPN+ | L 10–29 | 19,141 | |
October 28 | 2:30 pm | at Troy | CSS | L 6–14 | 17,795 | |
November 4 | 6:00 pm | Louisiana Tech* |
| L 31–34 | 11,103 | |
November 11 | 5:00 pm | at Louisiana-Lafayette | W 16–7 | 13,621 | ||
November 18 | 6:00 pm | Florida Atlantic |
| ESPN+ | L 16–17 | 9,806 |
November 25 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana-Monroe | L 3–23 | 12,107 | ||
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Game summaries
editTexas
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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North Texas | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Texas | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
SMU
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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SMU | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
North Texas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Tulsa
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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North Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Tulsa | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Akron
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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North Texas | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
Akron | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Middle Tennessee
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Middle Tennessee | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
North Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Florida International
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | 5OT | 6OT | 7OT | Total | |
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Florida International | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
North Texas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
The Mean Green's contest with the Florida International Golden Panthers lasted seven overtime periods before North Texas kicker Denis Hopovac made his fifth field goal of the night to bring the team ahead 25–22. Hopovac's nine attempts tied an NCAA FBS record for field goal attempts in a game.[1] Hopovac and FIU kicker Dustin Rivest combined for eight missed field goals.[2]
Arkansas State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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North Texas | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Arkansas State | 0 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 29 |
Troy
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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North Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Troy | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Louisiana Tech
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Louisiana Tech | 21 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
North Texas | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Louisiana-Lafayette
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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North Texas | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
Louisiana-Lafayette | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Florida Atlantic
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Florida Atlantic | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
North Texas | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Louisiana-Monroe
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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North Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
References
edit- ^ "North Texas beat Fla. International in 7 OTs". USA Today. Associated Press. April 18, 2006. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ "After 8 missed FGs, North Texas prevails in 7 OTs". ESPN. October 7, 2006. Retrieved August 17, 2021.