North Texas hasn’t been undefeated this late in a season since before “Mean” Joe Greene
North Texas, led by redshirt freshman Drew Mestemaker with 11 touchdowns and zero interceptions, ranks eighth nationally in scoring and aims for bowl eligibility against 24th-ranked South Florida.
- On Friday, North Texas Mean Green football team hosts 24th-ranked South Florida Bulls in a nationally televised game in Denton, Texas.
- Built with transfers, North Texas assembled a roster with 11 Power Four transfers, 19 from other FBS schools, and Drew Mestemaker, a walk-on who rose from sixth on the depth chart to starter.
- Statistically, Mestemaker has completed 106 of 156 passes for 1,247 yards and 11 touchdowns, while North Texas defense forced 11 turnovers, bettered only by Alabama.
- A win would grant North Texas bowl-game eligibility and allow them to join American Conference rival Memphis , marking the quickest berth since the 1959 season and Abner Haynes.
- Historically, UNT's records show 5-0 starts occurred only in 1920, 1951, and 1959 when Abner Haynes helped the Eagles remain undefeated before 'Mean' Joe Greene's era.
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TAMPA, Fla. – During his weekly press conference Tuesday, USF coach Alex Golesh noted his North Texas counterpart, Eric Morris, has “the entire program humming at a high clip.” He’s not kidding. The Mean Green enter Friday night’s matchup against the visiting Bulls (ESPN2, 7:30) having scored at least 33 points in each of their […] “Battle-Tested” Bulls Ready To Face High-Powered North Texas
North Texas off to program's best start since 1959
DENTON, Texas — The last time North Texas was undefeated this deep into a season, the team was still known as the Eagles and it was nearly a decade before "Mean" Joe Greene would be the school's only consensus All-American.

North Texas hasn't been undefeated this late in a season since before 'Mean' Joe Greene
The last time North Texas was undefeated this deep into a season was 1959. The team then was still known as the Eagles, and it was nearly a decade before “Mean" Joe Greene would be the school’s only consensus All-American.
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