List of North Texas Mean Green head football coaches

The North Texas Mean Green football team represents the University of North Texas in college football as a member of the American Conference (American) at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. The program has had 20 head coaches and three interim head coaches since it began play in 1913. Drew Svoboda is serving as interim head coach for the Mean Green's appearance in the 2025 New Mexico Bowl following the departure of former head coach Eric Morris for the vacancy at Oklahoma State after the 2025 American Conference Football Championship Game. Neal Brown will take over as head coach after the bowl game.

Odus Mitchell has the most wins and the longest tenure of any head coach in program history, compiling a record of 122–85–9 in 21 seasons, from 1946 to 1966. James W. St. Clair has highest winning percentage with a record of 20–10–2 (.656) in five seasons, from 1915 to 1919. Todd Dodge has the lowest winning percentage, tallying a mark 6–37 (.139) in four seasons, from 2007 to 2010.

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List of head coaches + List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards No. Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL DC CC NC 1913–1914 — — — — — — 1915–1919 — — — — — — 1920–1924 — — — — — — 1925–1928 — — — — — — 1929–1941 — 1942 — 1946–1966 — 1967–1972 — 1973–1978 — 1979–1980 — — — — — — 1981 — — — — — — 1982–1990 — 1991–1993 — 1994–1997 — 1998–2006 — — — 2007–2010 — — — Int. 2010 — — — 2011–2015 — — Int. 2015 — — 2016–2022 — — Int. 2022 — — 2023–2025 — — Int. 2025 — — 2026–present — —

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