 From 2001–2005, Dickey's North Texas teams won 26 consecutive Sun Belt Conference games, a streak that began on October 13, 2001 with a 24–21 win over Middle Tennessee State and ended on October 4, 2005 with a 13–10 loss to Troy University.While Dickey was coach, North Texas produced back-to-back national rushing leaders.Patrick Cobbs was the leading rusher in the nation in 2003 and Jamario Thomas was national rushing leader in 2004.