The 2022 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the

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as a member of

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(C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach

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. The Mean Green played their home games at

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Previous season

The 2021 team started the season 1–6, before winning five games in a row to finish the regular season with a record of 6–6. The team went 5–3 in conference play to finish in third place in Conference USA's West Division. The Mean Green were invited to the inaugural Frisco Football Classic, losing 14–27 to the

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, finishing the season with an overall record of 6–7. On October 21, 2021, North Texas accepted the invitation to join the

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(AAC) and will become a full-member on July 1, 2023. The 2022 season is expected to be the program's last season as a member of Conference USA.

Preseason

C-USA media day

The Conference USA media day was held on July 27 at

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. The Mean Green were represented by head coach

, tight end Jake Roberts, and linebacker K. D. Davis. The Mean Green were predicted to finish fifth in the conference's preseason poll.

Schedule

North Texas and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.

Game summaries

at UTEP

SMU

Texas Southern

at UNLV

at Memphis

Florida Atlantic

Louisiana Tech

at UTSA

at Western Kentucky

FIU

at UAB

Rice

at UTSA (C-USA Championship)

Boise State (Frisco Bowl)

References

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North Texas Mean Green football seasons

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