University of North Texas Athletics
Mean Green’s First Schedule in The American Revealed
2/21/2023 10:00:00 AM | Football
UNT begins play in 2023 under head coach Eric Morris
DENTON, Texas – UNT Football will host Pac 12 member California to open the season and plays its first game as a member of the American Athletic Conference in early October, the league announced Tuesday.
New head coach Eric Morris' first game leading the Mean Green is a Sept. 2 visit from the Cal Bears, the first power-conference opponent to visit Denton since a 24-21 win over Indiana in 2012. UNT continues non-conference play with trips to FIU (Sept. 9) and LA Tech (Sept. 16). ACU visits Denton on Sept. 23.
UNT makes its debut in The American on Oct. 7 at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. North Texas will also make conference road trips to Tulane (Oct. 21), SMU (Nov. 10) and Tulsa (Nov. 18).
Home conference dates include Temple (Oct. 14), Memphis (Oct. 28), UTSA (Nov. 4) and UAB (Nov. 25).
Two games will be selected for Black Friday (Nov. 24) among a group of four games in the final week of the regular season. The Black Friday selections will come from Tulsa-East Carolina, Memphis-Temple, UAB-North Texas and UTSA-Tulane. Those selections will be made by Oct. 9.
The American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which has been broadcast on ABC in each of the last eight years, is scheduled for Dec. 2 and will be televised either on ABC or ESPN.
Kickoff times and television designations for the first three weeks of the season, as well as the season-long weeknight games, will be finalized by June 1. The rest of the schedule will fall under the customary 12-day and six-day selection processes.
A minimum of 40 conference-controlled regular-season games will be on ESPN's linear platforms, including at least 20 games on either ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. A series of games will be available exclusively on ESPN+, the leading direct-to-consumer sports streaming service which has grown to more than 24.9 million subscribers in less than five years.
UNT football season ticket renewals for the 2023 season will open through the North Texas Athletics Ticket Office on Wednesday, March 1 at noon. Season ticket holders will be able to log into their account to complete their season ticket & MGSF renewal. Season ticket holders acting fast can utilize 3- to 6-month payment plans. Please note that invoices are based on 2022 season ticket seat locations. Adjustments to seat locations can be made by contacting the North Texas Athletics Ticket Office.
Mean Green football season ticket holders receive several exclusive benefits including access to the best seats, exclusive presales for home, away, and post-season events, an exclusive season ticket holder gift, and more! Fans interested in becoming new season ticket holders for the 2023 season may online or by calling the North Texas Athletics Ticket Office at (940) 565-2527 during normal business hours.
2023 UNT Football Schedule
Sept. 2 - CALIFORNIA (DENTON)
Sept. 9 - at FIU (Miami, Fla.)
Sept. 16 - at LA Tech (Ruston, La.)
Sept. 23 - OPEN
Sept. 30 - ACU (DENTON)
Oct. 7 - at Navy* (Annapolis, Md.)
Oct. 14 - TEMPLE* (DENTON)
Oct. 21 - at Tulane* (New Orleans, La.)
Oct. 28 - MEMPHIS* (DENTON)
Nov. 4 - UTSA* (DENTON)
Nov. 10 - at SMU* (Dallas, Texas)
Nov. 18 - at Tulsa* (Tulsa, Okla.)
Nov. 25 - UAB* % (DENTON)
Home games in BOLD
* American Athletic Conference games
New head coach Eric Morris' first game leading the Mean Green is a Sept. 2 visit from the Cal Bears, the first power-conference opponent to visit Denton since a 24-21 win over Indiana in 2012. UNT continues non-conference play with trips to FIU (Sept. 9) and LA Tech (Sept. 16). ACU visits Denton on Sept. 23.
UNT makes its debut in The American on Oct. 7 at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. North Texas will also make conference road trips to Tulane (Oct. 21), SMU (Nov. 10) and Tulsa (Nov. 18).
Home conference dates include Temple (Oct. 14), Memphis (Oct. 28), UTSA (Nov. 4) and UAB (Nov. 25).
Two games will be selected for Black Friday (Nov. 24) among a group of four games in the final week of the regular season. The Black Friday selections will come from Tulsa-East Carolina, Memphis-Temple, UAB-North Texas and UTSA-Tulane. Those selections will be made by Oct. 9.
The American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which has been broadcast on ABC in each of the last eight years, is scheduled for Dec. 2 and will be televised either on ABC or ESPN.
Kickoff times and television designations for the first three weeks of the season, as well as the season-long weeknight games, will be finalized by June 1. The rest of the schedule will fall under the customary 12-day and six-day selection processes.
A minimum of 40 conference-controlled regular-season games will be on ESPN's linear platforms, including at least 20 games on either ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. A series of games will be available exclusively on ESPN+, the leading direct-to-consumer sports streaming service which has grown to more than 24.9 million subscribers in less than five years.
UNT football season ticket renewals for the 2023 season will open through the North Texas Athletics Ticket Office on Wednesday, March 1 at noon. Season ticket holders will be able to log into their account to complete their season ticket & MGSF renewal. Season ticket holders acting fast can utilize 3- to 6-month payment plans. Please note that invoices are based on 2022 season ticket seat locations. Adjustments to seat locations can be made by contacting the North Texas Athletics Ticket Office.
Mean Green football season ticket holders receive several exclusive benefits including access to the best seats, exclusive presales for home, away, and post-season events, an exclusive season ticket holder gift, and more! Fans interested in becoming new season ticket holders for the 2023 season may online or by calling the North Texas Athletics Ticket Office at (940) 565-2527 during normal business hours.
2023 UNT Football Schedule
Sept. 2 - CALIFORNIA (DENTON)
Sept. 9 - at FIU (Miami, Fla.)
Sept. 16 - at LA Tech (Ruston, La.)
Sept. 23 - OPEN
Sept. 30 - ACU (DENTON)
Oct. 7 - at Navy* (Annapolis, Md.)
Oct. 14 - TEMPLE* (DENTON)
Oct. 21 - at Tulane* (New Orleans, La.)
Oct. 28 - MEMPHIS* (DENTON)
Nov. 4 - UTSA* (DENTON)
Nov. 10 - at SMU* (Dallas, Texas)
Nov. 18 - at Tulsa* (Tulsa, Okla.)
Nov. 25 - UAB* % (DENTON)
Home games in BOLD
* American Athletic Conference games
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