The team tied with Western Kentucky for second in the conference, with their victory over the Hilltoppers securing the tiebreaker to advance to the C-USA Championship Game, in which they lost to UTSA 48-27.
This was North Texas' final game as a member of C-USA, as the Mean Green were set to join the American Athletic Conference in 2023.
The team was led by second year head coach Andy Avalos.
They fired offensive coordinator Tim Plough on September 24, putting then senior analyst Dirk Koetter in the role.
The team would finish the remainder of the season 7-1, before losing to Fresno State in the Mountain West Championship Game.