Perhaps no team in America disappointed last season more than the Mean Green. North Texas was projected to win its division, push for 10 wins and compete for an elusive conference title.
But things were completely off the rails just halfway through the season. The Mean Green lost four of their first five FBS games, barely survived a rebuilding MTSU and then blew a road game against Charlotte. When the dust settled, North Texas finished 4-8 and ahead of only UTEP in the C-USA West division, an unacceptable result for a program that won 18 games the previous two seasons.