The 2006 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Darrell Dickey in his ninth and final season as head coach, the Mean Green compiled an overall record of 3âÂÂ9 with a mark 2âÂÂ5 in conference play, placing seventh in the Sun Belt. The team played home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas.
Dickey was fired after the season. He finished his tenure at North Texas with an overall record of 42âÂÂ64.
The Mean Green's contest with the FIU Golden Panthers lasted seven overtime periods before North Texas kicker Denis Hopovac made his fifth field goal of the night to bring the team ahead 25âÂÂ22. Hopovac's nine field goal attempts tied an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) single-game record. Hopovac and FIU kicker Dustin Rivest combined for eight missed field goals.