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North Texas began embracing its Mean Green nickname in 2005 after an athletic department-wide marketing ploy to bring the school’s football program back to the forefront.
Corny, cartoonish secondary logos of eagles were dropped in favor of an in-your-face wordmark and a retro Philadelphia Eagles style swooping green bird of prey as the primary design. Prior to signing its current deal with Nike in 2011, the Mean Green donned a forest green hue with Under Armour with white helmets, clever piping and a “NORTH TEXAS” wordmark across their jerseys.
Upon the apparel company switch, Nike lightened North Texas’ green to kelly, brought back green shells after a four-year absence and adjusted the program’s uniform wordmarks to “MEAN GREEN”. Uniform design took a step back in terms of creativity with the swoosh, but fans and alumni preferred the simplistic approach.
An all-green home alternate became a program favorite on gamedays and white stripes were again added to pants after they had been replaced with thin lines during the Under Armour era. The Mean Green’s all-white combination with hints of black piping and a white helmet defined by a triple-stripe was its best Under Armour style.
During the mid 2000s with New Balance, North Texas incorporated a lot of black into its gameday garb and had the option of black pants with green trim and the same for jerseys. The Mean Green first began wearing “NORTH TEXAS” across its helmets in 2001. The script font was updated to a serif style in 2005 and has remained since.
