The 2001 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The Mean Green played their home games at the Fouts Field in Denton, Texas, and competed in the newly formed Sun Belt Conference.

They were led by fourth-year head coach Darrell Dickey.

The team finished their regular season 5–6 overall; in Sun Belt play they were 5–1, tied for first place with Middle Tennessee.

[1] The Mean Green lost the New Orleans Bowl to Colorado State, finishing the season with an overall mark of 5–7.