The North Texas Mean Green football program began in 1896 representing the University of North Texas. The Mean Green have played in various conferences over the years, including the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Lone Star Conference, the Missouri Valley Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference. They are currently members of Conference USA. The Mean Green have won two conference championships in their history: in 1939 and 2001. They have also played in seven bowl games, winning three of them.
Some of the top player from the program that played int he NFL are:
- DE Adrian Awasom 2005-2011
- DT Joe Greene 1969-1981 Pittsburgh Steelers Number 1 overall pick 1969 NFL Draft
- DE Cedrick Hardman 1970-1981 San Francisco 49ers
- HB Abner Haynes 1960-1967 Pittsburgh Steelers
- DB Spider Lockhart 1965-1975 New York Giants
- WR-K John Love 1967-1972 Washington Redskins
- BB-FB Buddy Parker 1935-1943
- RB Erric Pegram 1991-1997 Atlanta Falcons
- HB-FL Ray Renfro 1952-1963 Cleveland Browns
- LB Craig Robertson 2012-2020 Cincinnati Bengals
- WR Ron Shanklin 1970-1976 Pittsburgh Steelers
- WR J.T. Smith 1978-1990 Pittsburgh Steelers
- LB Cody Spencer 2004-2008 Oakland Raiders
- C Larry Strickland 1954-1959 Chicago Bears
- C-G-T - Dennis Swilley - 1977-1987 -Minnesota Vikings
- TE -Mark Witte -1983-1987 -Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons from TXSTATE Library Digital Collections of game action on Date- 11-13-1988 File Number- 9072 Assignment- Football - SWT vs. NTSU
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