North Texas Mean Green
Last Year: 1-11 (0-8)/ 6th West
2015 was not the year for the North Texas Mean Green. Of the 11 losses, only one came within 14 points, which was the season-ended home loss to UTEP 17-20. Dan McCarney was fired halfway through the season and interim coach Mike Canales was told he would not return as the head coach prior to that UTEP loss. Former OC from North Carolina Seth Littrell was hired from as the new head coach, and Athletic Director Rick Villarreal stepped down just a few weeks ago (May 23rd). With all of the negativity surrounding the program in 2015, the one win came against rival UTSA so was it really that bad…..? Sadly, yes.
Players to Watch
QB Alec Morris
WR Tee Goree
DB Kishawn McClain
We’ll move quickly through the Mean Green in this preview. I’m not trying to be rude, but honestly, this team is going to loss double digit games again, and has a serious chance of pulling a Kansas and not win any games. QB Alec Morris is a transfer from Alabama who will try to improve on the 161.4 passing YPG. He’ll have to do it with a returning WR corp. WR Tee Goree stood out in the spring game. Keep an eye on him.
After the year the Mean Green had defensively, the nickname needs to be changed. No need in going over them. Just look at the stats.
Total Offense
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118th/13th (320.0)
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Total Defense
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120th/13th (494.6)
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Passing Yards
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115th/13th (161.4)
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Passing Defense
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106th/11th (254.4)
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Rushing Yards
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83rd/7th (160.3)
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Rushing Defense
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121st/13th (240.2)
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Scoring Offense
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124th/13th (15.2)
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Scoring Defense
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122nd/13th (41.2)
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These stats don’t even tell the true story on defense. The closest team in points was Charlotte at 36.2 pts/game. That’s almost a TD more on average. They allow 36.6 more rushing yds/game than Old Dominion who sits at 12th in the division in defensive rushing.
Big Games in 2016
Sep 3 SMU
Sep 10 Bethune-Cookman
Oct 29 UTSA
Prediction
1-11 (0-8)/6th West
SMU and UTSA are rivalry games. Winning one would bring a big boost to moral going forward for a season that’s going to be tough on the Mean Green. Bethune-Cookman is a big game because that’s a potential 1st win of the season! Go Mean Green! Go get 2 wins and prove me wrong!
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