1999 North Texas Mean Green football team

{{Short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1999

| team = North Texas Mean Green

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big West Conference

| short_conf = Big West

| record = 2–9

| conf_record = 1–5

| head_coach = Darrell Dickey

| hc_year = 2nd

| off_coach =

| oc_year =

| off_scheme = Pro spread

| def_coach =

| dc_year =

| def_scheme = 3–4

| captain =

| stadium = Fouts Field

}}

{{1999 Big West Conference football standings}}

The 1999 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and competed in the Big West Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Darrell Dickey. The team finished the regular season with a 2–9 overall record and a 1–5 mark in Big West play.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 2

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = UNLV

| site_stadium = Fouts Field

| site_cityst = Denton, TX

| score = 3–26

| attend = 19,011

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 11

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = LSU

| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium

| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA

| score = 0–52

| attend = 79,845

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-lsu-humbles-pun/157456583/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=LSU humbles punchless, winless North Texas|date=September 12, 1999|accessdate=October 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Texas Tech

| site_stadium = Jones Stadium

| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX

| score = 21–14

| attend = 45,824

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Baylor

| site_stadium = Floyd Casey Stadium

| site_cityst = Waco, TX

| score = 10–23

| attend = 28,743

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Idaho

| site_stadium = Martin Stadium

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| score = 10–28

| attend = 16,636

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = w

| opponent = Boise State

| site_stadium = Fouts Field

| site_cityst = Denton, TX

| score = 17–10

| attend = 11,648

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = l

| opponent = Arkansas State

| site_stadium = Fouts Field

| site_cityst = Denton, TX

| score = 10–14

| attend = 17,236{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/917111012/?terms=%22north%20texas%22&match=9|title=Arkansas State 14, North Texas 10|date=October 24, 1999|newspaper=The Idaho Statesman|page=12|access-date=January 6, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Nevada

| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

| score = 28–41

| attend = 20,575

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = TCU

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| score = 3–27

| attend = 27,133

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| time =

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = New Mexico State

| site_stadium = Aggie Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM

| score = 9–22

| attend = 11,023{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/917285154/?terms=%22New%20Mexico%20State%22&match=3|title=New Mexico State 22, North Texas 9|date=November 21, 1999|newspaper=The Idaho Statesman|page=17|access-date=January 6, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 27

| w/l = l

| opponent = Utah State

| site_stadium = Fouts Field

| site_cityst = Denton, TX

| score = 7–34

| attend = 7,115

}}

}}

{{cite web |title=2017 North Texas Facts & Records |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/meangreensports.com/documents/2017/8/31/_ntex_m_footbl_2017_18_misc_non_event__2017_North_Texas_Fact_Book_v3.pdf |publisher=North Texas Athletics Department}}

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