American college football season
The 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Mean Green played their home games at the Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas , and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by third-year head coach Seth Littrell . They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Utah State .
Following a 44–17 victory over Arkansas and a 3–0 record, the Mean Green received votes in both the AP Poll (4 votes) and Coaches Poll (5 votes), the first time since 2013 that North Texas received votes in a poll.[1]
Preseason Award watch lists UNT QB Mason Fine at 2018 C-USA media days Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason All-CUSA team Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Mean Green having two players selected.[13]
Preseason media poll Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Mean Green predicted to finish as champions of the West Division.[14]
West Division
Predicted finish
Team
1
North Texas
2
Louisiana Tech
3
UAB
4
Southern Miss
5
UTSA
T–6
Rice
T–6
UTEP
Schedule North Texas announced its 2018 football schedule on January 23, 2018. The 2018 schedule consists of six home and six away games in the regular season. The Mean Green will host C–USA opponents Florida Atlantic , Louisiana Tech , Rice , and Southern Miss , and will travel to Old Dominion , UAB , UTEP , and UTSA .[15]
The Mean Green hosted two of their four non-conference opponents, SMU from the American Athletic Conference and Incarnate Word from the FCS Southland Conference , and traveled to Arkansas from the Southeastern Conference and Liberty which is a FBS Independent . North Texas won all four non-conference games to begin the season.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:30 p.m. SMU * Stadium W 46–2329,515 September 8 6:30 p.m. Incarnate Word * ESPN+ W 58–1618,538 September 15 3:00 p.m. at Arkansas * SECN W 44–1762,355 September 22 5:00 p.m. at Liberty * ESPN3 W 47–714,112 September 29 6:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech beIN L 27–2930,105 October 6 6:30 p.m. at UTEP beIN W 27–2412,809 October 13 1:30 p.m. Southern Miss ESPN3 W 30–718,252 October 20 6:30 p.m. at UAB beIN L 21–2928,014 October 27 3:00 p.m. Rice ESPN+ W 41–1725,375 November 10 2:30 p.m. at Old Dominion ESPN3 L 31–3418,062 8:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic CBSSN W 41–3818,338 November 24 6:00 p.m. at UTSA ESPN+ W 24–2119,874 December 15 1:00 p.m. vs. Utah State * ESPN L 13–5225,387 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [16] Game summaries SMU
SMU Mustangs at North Texas Mean Green
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Mustangs
0
0
0 23 23
Mean Green 14
6
16 10 46
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
Date : September 1Game time : 6:30 p.m.Game weather : Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: partly cloudy • Wind: SE 12 MPHGame attendance : 29,519Referee : Tracy JonesTV announcers (Stadium ) : Chris Hassel (play-by-play), A. J. Hawk (color), Kristen Balboni (reporter)Source :[1]
Game information
First Quarter UNT – Jalen Guyton 15-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 8:34. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 5:12.
UNT – Kemon Hall 36-yard interception return (Cole Hedlund kick), 5:37. Mean Green 14–0. Second Quarter UNT – Cole Hedlund 40-yard field goal, 11:47. Mean Green 17–0. Drive: 17 plays, 59 yards, 7:08.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 18-yard field goal, 0:00. Mean Green 20–0. Drive: 15 plays, 93 yards, 5:22. Third Quarter UNT – Nic Smith 5-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 11:17. Mean Green 27–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:43.
UNT – Jalen Guyton 17-yard pass from Mason Fine (two-point conversion failed), 6:04. Mean Green 33–0. Drive: 9 plays, 95 yards, 4:02.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 41-yard field goal, 0:19. Mean Green 36–0. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:13. Fourth Quarter SMU – Braeden West 5-yard run (Will Moore kick), 8:11. Mean Green 36–7. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:39.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 51-yard field goal, 3:29. Mean Green 39–7. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:42.
SMU – James Proche 59-yard pass from Ben Hicks (Hicks to Roberson for two-point conversion), 1:41. Mean Green 39–15. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:48.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 96-yard kick return (Cole Hedlund kick), 1:28. Mean Green 46–15.
SMU – Braeden West 71-yard pass from Ben Hicks (Hicks to Proche for two-point conversion), 1:09. Mean Green 46–23. Drive: 1 play, 71 yards, 0:00.
Top Passers SMU – Ben Hicks – 12/24, 252 yards, 2 TD, INT
UNT – Mason Fine – 40/50, 444 yards, 3 TD Top Rushers SMU – Braeden West – 8 carries, 26 yards, TD
UNT – Loren Easly – 12 carries, 31 yards Top Receiving SMU – Braeden West – 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD
UNT – Rico Bussey, Jr. – 9 receptions, 109 yards
North Texas in action against SMU The Mean Green's offense went off with 529 total yards, including 444 passing yards from junior quarterback Mason Fine. North Texas's defense held SMU's offense to only 256 yards, forced a turnover, and held the Mustangs scoreless through the first three quarters.[17] Apogee Stadium .[18]
Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word Cardinals vs. North Texas Mean Green
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinals
6
0
10 0 16
Mean Green 10
31
14 3 58
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
Date : September 8Game time : 6:30 p.m.Game weather : Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: overcast • Wind: N 5 MPHGame attendance : 18,538Referee : Joe LehringTV : ESPN+ Source : [2]
Game information
First Quarter UNT – DeAndre Torrey 1-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 10:08. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 4:52.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 29-yard field goal, 6:22. Mean Green 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:06.
UIW – Ra'Quanne Dickens 55-yard run (Cody Seidel PAT blocked), 5:32. Mean Green 10–6. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:50. Second Quarter UNT – DeAndre Torrey 1-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 14:28. Mean Green 17–6. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:00.
UNT – Jalen Guyton 15-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 10:48. Mean Green 24–6. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:07.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 1-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 6:56. Mean Green 31–6. Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 2:20.
UNT – Rico Bussey, Jr. 13-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 1:11. Mean Green 38–6. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:45.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 27-yard field goal, 0:00. Mean Green 41–6. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 0:47. Third Quarter UIW – Cody Seidel 29-yard field goal, 9:15. Mean Green 41–9. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:45.
UNT – Rico Bussey, Jr. 35-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 8:02. Mean Green 48–9. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:13.
UNT – Rico Bussey, Jr. 3-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 6:04. Mean Green 55–9. Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:22.
UIW – Ra'Quanne Dickens 42-yard run (Cody Seidel kick), 2:30. Mean Green 55–16. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:34. Fourth Quarter UNT – Cole Hedlund 25-yard field goal, 12:49. Mean Green 58–16. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:41.
Top Passers UIW – Jon Copeland – 16/30, 152 yards, 2 INT
UNT – Mason Fine – 25/40, 418 yards, 4 TD, INT Top Rushers UIW – Ra'Quanne Dickens – 18 carries, 139 yards, 2 TD
UNT – DeAndre Torrey – 16 carries, 44 yards, 3 TD Top Receiving UIW – Phillip Baptiste – 6 receptions, 79 yards
UNT – Rico Bussey, Jr. – 8 receptions, 128 yards, 3 TD
At Arkansas
North Texas Mean Green at Arkansas Razorbacks
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Mean Green 17
17
3 7 44
Razorbacks
0
10
0 7 17
at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
Date : September 15Game time : 3:00 p.m.Game weather : Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: partly cloudy • Wind: NNE 6 MPHGame attendance : 62,335Referee : Matt LoefflerTV announcers (SECN ) : Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (color), Tera Talmadge (reporter)Source : [3]
Game information
First Quarter UNT – Mason Fine 2-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 9:36. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 1:43.
UNT – Keegan Brewer 90-yard punt return (Cole Hedlund kick), 6:49. Mean Green 14–0.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 24-yard field goal, 5:04. Mean Green 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:55. Second Quarter ARK – Cole Kelly 5-yard run (Connor Limpert kick), 14:08. Mean Green 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 1:36.
ARK – Connor Limpert 54-yard field goal, 9:27. Mean Green 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 2:55.
UNT – Loren Easly 3-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 7:21. Mean Green 24–10. Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:30.
UNT – Rico Bussey, Jr. 7-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 2:55. Mean Green 31–10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:46.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 26-yard field goal, 0:10. Mean Green 34–10. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 1:26. Third Quarter UNT – Cole Hedlund 20-yard field goal, 9:26. Mean Green 37–10. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 5:34. Fourth Quarter UNT – Kemon Hall 24-yard interception return (Cole Hedlund kick), 7:42. Mean Green 44–10.
ARK – Maleek Williams 68-yard run (Connor Limpert kick), 0:53. Mean Green 44–17. Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, 0:12.
Top Passers UNT – Mason Fine – 24/45, 281 yards, TD
ARK – Cole Kelley – 16/35, 185 yards, 4 INT Top Rushers UNT – Loren Easly – 13 carries, 68 yards, TD
ARK – Maleek Williams – 5 carries, 74 yards, TD Top Receiving UNT – Jaelon Darden – 5 receptions, 87 yards
ARK – Michael Woods – 4 receptions, 61 yards
At Liberty
North Texas Mean Green at Liberty Flames
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Mean Green 14
7
6 20 47
Flames
0
7
0 0 7
at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
Date : September 22Game time : 5:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: rainy • Wind: NNE 11 MPHGame attendance : 14,112Referee : Gary PattersonTV : ESPN3 Source :[4]
Game information
First Quarter UNT – Jaelon Darden 6-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 10:07. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:24.
UNT – Rico Bussey Jr. 22-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 4:41. Mean Green 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 2:55. Second Quarter LIB – B.J. Farrow 4-yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Aaron Peart kick), 7:30. Mean Green 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:09.
UNT – Mason Fine 4-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 0:12. Mean Green 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:20. Third Quarter UNT – Loren Easly 9-yard run (PAT no good), 5:09. Mean Green 27–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:21. Fourth Quarter UNT – Loren Easly 3-yard run (two-point conversion no good), 13:34. Mean Green 33–7. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:16.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 1-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 10:32. Mean Green 40–7. Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:38.
UNT – Nic Smith 66-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 6:21. Mean Green 47–7. Drive: 2 plays, 66 yards, 0:21.
Top Passers UNT – Mason Fine – 16/27, 185 yards, 2 TD
LIB – Stephen Calvert – 16/39, 222 yards, TD, INT Top Rushers UNT – Loren Easly – 27 carries, 177 yards, 2 TD
LIB – Frankie Hickson – 21 carries, 96 yards Top Receiving UNT – Jaelon Darden – 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD
LIB – D.J. Stubbs – 6 receptions, 95 yards
Kickoff was delayed until 6:48 p.m. due to rain and lightning. With the victory, the Mean Green started a season 4–0 for the first time since 1966.[19]
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at North Texas Mean Green
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bulldogs 6
20
3 0 29
Mean Green
21
0
6 0 27
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
Date : September 29Game time : 6:30 p.m.Game weather : Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: overcast • Wind: ESE 9 MPHGame attendance : 30,105Referee : Ken AnteeTV : beIN Source : [5]
Game information
First Quarter UNT – Michael Lawrence 36-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 11:57. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:03.
LTU – Bailey Hale 28-yard field goal, 10:25. Mean Green 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:32.
UNT – Rico Bussey Jr. 9-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 4:24. Mean Green 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:50.
LTU – Bailey Hale 37-yard field goal, 3:04. Mean Green 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:20.
UNT – Loren Easly 9-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 1:28. Mean Green 21–6. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:36. Second Quarter LTU – Bailey Hale 22-yard field goal, 9:30. Mean Green 21–9. Drive: 18 plays, 79 yards, 6:58.
LTU – Adrian Hardy 8-yard pass from J'Mar Smith (Bailey Hale kick), 4:30. Mean Green 21–16. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:00.
LTU – Bailey Hale 28-yard field goal, 1:30. Mean Green 21–19. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:34.
LTU – Alfred Smith 5-yard pass from J'Mar Smith (Bailey Hale kick), 0:32. Bulldogs 26–21. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:05. Third Quarter LTU – Bailey Hale 42-yard field goal, 7:08. Bulldogs 29–21. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 3:43.
UNT – Rico Bussey Jr. 9-yard pass from Mason Fine (two-point conversion failed), 1:57. Bulldogs 29–27. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:11. Fourth Quarter
Top Passers LTU – J'Mar Smith – 20/39, 230 yards, 2 TD
UNT – Mason Fine – 22/35, 296 yards, 3 TD Top Rushers LTU – Israel Tucker – 15 carries, 95 yards
UNT – Loren Easly – 22 carries, 110 yards, TD Top Receiving LTU – Rhashid Bonnette – 5 receptions, 101 yards
UNT – Rico Bussey Jr. – 9 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD
At UTEP
North Texas Mean Green at UTEP Miners
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Mean Green 7
3
10 7 27
Miners
3
7
0 14 24
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
Date : October 6Game time : 6:30 p.m.Game weather : Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: sunny • Wind: SW 11 MPHGame attendance : 12,809Referee : Daniel GautreauTV : beINSource : [6]
Game information
First Quarter UTEP – Jason Filley 37-yard field goal, 12:05. Miners 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 2:55.
UNT – Jaelon Darden 18-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 1:41. Mean Green 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:28. Second Quarter UTEP – Quardraiz Wadley 29-yard pass from Ryan Metz (Jason Filley kick), 12:54. Miners 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:42.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 52-yard field goal, 3:12. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 2:43. Third Quarter UNT – Cole Hedlund 29-yard field goal, 7:51. Mean Green 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:09.
UNT – Rico Bussey Jr. 11-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 0:55. Mean Green 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:32. Fourth Quarter UTEP – Ryan Metz 1-yard run (Jason Filley kick), 10:43. Mean Green 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 5:08.
UNT – Nic Smith 20-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 5:46. Mean Green 27–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:57.
UTEP – Kenyan Foster 67-yard pass from Ryan Metz (Jason Filley kick), 5:05. Mean Green 27–24. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:41.
Top Passers UNT – Mason Fine – 23/34, 294 yards, 2 TD
UTEP – Ryan Metz – 16/33, 313 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top Rushers UNT – DeAndre Torrey – 19 carries, 70 yards
UTEP – Quardraiz Wadley – 11 carries, 65 yards Top Receiving UNT – Rico Bussey Jr. – 8 receptions, 117 yards, TD
UTEP – Warren Redix – 7 receptions, 131 yards
Southern Miss
Southern Miss Golden Eagles at North Texas Mean Green
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Golden Eagles
0
7
0 0 7
Mean Green 0
10
6 14 30
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
Date : October 13Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: overcast and rain • Wind: NE 12 MPHGame attendance : 18,252Referee : Justin ElliotTV : ESPN3Source : [7]
Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter UNT – Jalen Guyton 53-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 13:11. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 2:45.
USM – Quez Watkins 44-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Parker Shaunfield kick), 11:06. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:05.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 41-yard field goal, 7:11. Mean Green 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:55. Third Quarter UNT – DeAndre Torrey 6-yard run (Cole Hedlund PAT blocked), 0:34. Mean Green 16–7. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:29. Fourth Quarter UNT – DeAndre Torrey 8-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 10:45. Mean Green 23–7. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:22.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 34-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 0:33. Mean Green 30–7. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:33.
Top Passers USM – Jack Abraham – 29/42, 318 yards, TD, INT
UNT – Mason Fine – 24/38, 292 yards, TD Top Rushers USM – Trivenskey Mosley – 11 carries, 73 yards
UNT – DeAndre Torrey – 17 carries, 95 yards, 3 TD Top Receiving USM – Jordan Mitchell – 12 receptions, 135 yards
UNT – Jalen Guyton – 7 receptions, 124 yards, TD
At UAB
North Texas Mean Green at UAB Blazers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Mean Green
7
14
0 0 21
Blazers 3
7
9 10 29
at Legion Field • Birmingham, AL
Date : October 20Game time : 6:30 p.m.Game weather : Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: overcast, cool • Wind: 10 MPHGame attendance : 28,014Referee : Jonathan NoliTV : beINSource : [8]
Game information
First Quarter UNT – Rico Bussey Jr. 55-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 7:58. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:15.
UAB – Nick Vogel 34-yard field goal, 1:27. Mean Green 7–3. Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 6:25. Second Quarter UNT – Jaelon Darden 11-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 12:40. Mean Green 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:47.
UAB – Spencer Brown 1-yard run (Nick Vogel kick), 11:48. Mean Green 14–10. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:38.
UNT – Jaelon Darden 24-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 3:32. Mean Green 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:00. Third Quarter UAB – Garrett Marino safety, 8:07. Mean Green 21–12.
UAB – Spencer Brown 3-yard run (Nick Vogel kick), 4:29. Mean Green 21–19. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:33. Fourth Quarter UAB – Spencer Brown 3-yard run (Nick Vogel kick), 14:16. Blazers 26–21. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 4:13.
UAB – Nick Vogel 26-yard field goal, 2:10. Blazers 29–21. Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards, 6:14.
Top Passers UNT – Mason Fine – 29/40, 336 yards, 3 TD
UAB – A.J. Erdely – 14/22, 189 yards Top Rushers UNT – DeAndre Torrey – 13 carries, 35 yards
UAB – Spencer Brown – 25 carries, 100 yards, 3 TD Top Receiving UNT – Jaelon Darden – 10 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TD
UAB – Andre Wilson – 2 receptions, 39 yards
Rice
Rice Owls at North Texas Mean Green
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Owls
7
3
7 0 17
Mean Green 10
7
3 21 41
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
Date : October 27Game time : 3:00 p.m.Game attendance : 25,379Referee : Billy WilliamsTV : ESPN+Source : [9]
Game information
First Quarter RICE – Wiley Green 2-yard run (Jack Fox kick), 10:17. Owls 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:43.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 42-yard field goal, 6:02. Owls 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:15.
UNT – Rico Bussey Jr. 65-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 2:09. Mean Green 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards, 0:31. Second Quarter UNT – DeAndre Torrey 11-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 13:04. Mean Green 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:56.
RICE – Haden Tobola 27-yard field goal, 0:00. Mean Green 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 39 yards, 5:05. Third Quarter RICE – Aaron Cephus 3-yard pass from Wiley Green (Jack Fox kick), 12:50. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:10.
UNT – Cole Hedlund 23-yard field goal, 0:04. Mean Green 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:28. Fourth Quarter UNT – DeAndre Torrey 5-yard pass from Mason Fine (Cole Hedlund kick), 9:27. Mean Green 27–17. Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 3:25.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 14-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 8:50. Mean Green 34–17. Drive: 1 play, 14 yards, 0:06.
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 12-yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), 5:35. Mean Green 41–17. Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:39.
Top Passers RICE – Wiley Green – 21/37, 204 yards, TD
UNT – Mason Fine – 18/35, 333 yards, 2 TD Top Rushers RICE – Juma Otoviano – 17 carries, 64 yards
UNT – DeAndre Torrey – 15 carries, 130 yards, 4 TD Top Receiving RICE – Austin Trammell – 10 receptions, 94 yards
UNT – Rico Bussey Jr. – 4 receptions, 145 yards, TD
At Old Dominion
North Texas Mean Green at Old Dominion Monarchs
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Mean Green
14
14
3 0 31
Monarchs 0
10
14 10 34
at Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA
Date : November 10Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game attendance : 18,062TV : ESPN3Source :
Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Top Passers Top Rushers Top Receiving
Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic Owls at North Texas Mean Green
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Owls
7
14
10 7 38
Mean Green 17
3
14 7 41
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
Date : Game time : 8:30 p.m.Game attendance : 18,338TV : CBSSN Source :
Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Top Passers Top Rushers Top Receiving
At UTSA
North Texas Mean Green at UTSA Roadrunners
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Mean Green 10
7
7 0 24
Roadrunners
0
14
0 7 21
at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
Date : November 24Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game attendance : 19,874TV : ESPN+Source :
Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Top Passers Top Rushers Top Receiving
Vs. Utah State (New Mexico Bowl)
North Texas Mean Green vs. Utah State Aggies
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Aggies 14
24
7 7 52
Mean Green
7
0
6 0 13
at Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
Date : December 15Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game attendance : 25,387TV : ESPNSource :
Game information
First Quarter UTST - Aaren Vaughns 72-yard TD pass from Jordan Love, Dominik Eberle kick good, 14:20 (UTST 7-0)
UNT - DeAndre Torrey 2-yard TD run, Cole Hedlund kick good, 2:52 (TIE 7-7)
UTST - Gerold Bright 26-yard TD run, Eberle kick good, 1:59 (UTST 14-7) Second Quarter UTST - Love 9-yard TD run, Eberle kick good, 12:08 (UTST 21-7)
UTST - Vaughns 37-yard TD pass from Love, Eberle kick good, 9:43 (UTST 28-7)
UTST - Jalen Greene 67-yard TD pass from Love, Eberle kick good, 8:55 (UTST 35-7)
UTST - Eberle 42-yard field goal, 0:00 (UTST 38-7) Third Quarter UNT - Jalen Guyton 75-yard TD pass from Kason Martin, Hedlund kick blocked, 14:50 (UTST 38-13)
UTST - Bright 3-yard TD run, Eberle kick good, 5:01 (UTST 45-13) Fourth Quarter UTST - Ron'quavion Tarver 13-yard TD pass from Love, Eberle kick good, 8:30 (UTST 52-13)
Top Passers UNT – Kason Martin - 7/12, 110 yards, TD
UTST – Jordan Love - 21/43, 359 yards, 4 TD, INT Top Rushers UNT – Antony Wyche - 7 carries, 53 yards
UTST – Gerold Bright - 16 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD Top Receiving UNT – Jalen Guyton - 4 receptions, 103 yards, TD
UTST – Jalen Greene - 6 receptions, 151 yards, TD
Statistics Scoring Scores against non-conference opponents
1
2
3
4
Total
Opponents
6
17
10
30
63
Mean Green
55
61
39
40
195
Scores against C-USA
1
2
3
4
Total
Opponents
9
34
3
14
60
Mean Green
28
13
22
21
84
Scores against all opponents
1
2
3
4
Total
Opponents
15
51
13
44
123
Mean Green
83
74
61
61
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Awards Head coach Seth Littrell has been selected to join the American Football Coaches Association board of trustees[20] Chris Klieman . Coaching changes Tashard Choice Named Mean Green Running Backs Coach [21] References
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