| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | North Texas Mean Green |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 9–5 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Seth Littrell |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Graham Harrell |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Coach: | Troy Reffett |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 3–3–5 |
| Champion: | C-USA West Division champion |
| Conf Champ: | C-USA Championship Game |
| Conf Champ Result: | L 17–41 vs. Florida Atlantic |
| Bowl: | New Orleans Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 30–50 vs. Troy |
| Stadium: | Apogee Stadium |
The 2017 North Texas Mean Green football team represented University of North Texas in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas, as members of the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by second-year head coach Seth Littrell. The Mean Green finished the season 9–5, 7–1 in C-USA play to win the West Division. They lost the C-USA Championship Game to Florida Atlantic. They received an invite to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Troy.
| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
The Mean Green signed a total of 19 recruits.
North Texas announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Mean Green will host CUSA foes Old Dominion, UAB, UTEP, and UTSA, and will travel to Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Rice, and Southern Miss.[1]
The Mean Green will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Army, which is independent from any conference, and Lamar from the Southland Conference and travel to Iowa from the Big Ten Conference and SMU from the American Athletic Conference.
Schedule Source:[2]
See also: 2017 Lamar Cardinals football team.
See also: 2017 SMU Mustangs football team and Safeway Bowl.
See also: 2017 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.
See also: 2017 UAB Blazers football team.
The win over UAB is the 500th overall victory in program history for the Mean Green.[3]
See also: 2017 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team.
See also: 2017 UTSA Roadrunners football team.
See also: 2017 Florida Atlantic Owls football team.
See also: 2017 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.
See also: 2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2017 UTEP Miners football team.
With the victory, the Mean Green won the C-USA West division and will play in the conference championship game.[4]
See also: 2017 Army Black Knights football team.
The Mean Green outlasted the Black Knights with a 52–49 victory, with Trevor Moore kicking a game winning 39-yard field goal for North Texas. With the win, the Mean Green finished the 2017 season with a home record of 6–0, their first undefeated record at home since the 2003 season.[5] Army only completed one pass during the entire game, with Ahmad Bradshaw throwing a 27-yard pass to John Trainor in the 3rd quarter.
See also: 2017 Rice Owls football team.
See also: 2017 Florida Atlantic Owls football team and 2017 Conference USA Football Championship Game.
See also: 2017 Troy Trojans football team and 2017 New Orleans Bowl.
| Jeff Wilson | San Francisco 49ers | Running back | |
| Kishawn McClain | Oakland Raiders | Safety | |
| Trevor Moore | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Kicker |