The 2010 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas

University of North Texas

The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...

 in the 2010

2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for...

 college football

College football

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 season. The 2010 season was the team's fourth under Head Coach Todd Dodge

Todd Dodge

Todd Dodge is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the quarterbacks coach at the University of Pittsburgh, a position he has held since January 2011. Dodge was the head football coach at the University of North Texas from 2007 to 2010...

. The Mean Green played their home games on campus at Fouts Field

Fouts Field

Fouts Field is the former stadium of the University of North Texas, located in Denton, Texas, United States. It was primarily used for football, and was the home field of the University of North Texas Eagles, also known as the Mean Green from 1952-2010...

 in Denton, Texas

Denton, Texas

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 as members of the Sun Belt Conference

Sun Belt Conference

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. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in Sun Belt play.

Schedule

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Season Recap

After starting the season with a 1-6 record head coach Todd Dodge was fired by the school. Dodge would finish at North Texas with a combined record of 6-36 over his 3 1/2 seasons. Mike Canales would take over as interem head coach. Under Canales the team would win 2 of its last 5 games and rebound to finish 3-9 overall.

Following the season it was announced that former Iowa State head coach and Florida

University of Florida

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 defensive coach Dan McCarney

Dan McCarney

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would take over has head coach for the 2011 season.