2018 North Texas Mean Green football team

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.

2018 North Texas Mean Green football
New Mexico Bowl, L 13–52 vs. Utah State
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
2018 record	9–4 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Seth Littrell (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Graham Harrell (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Troy Reffett (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Apogee Stadium (Capacity: 30,850)

2018 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Middle Tennessee x		7	–	1					8	–	6
Marshall		6	–	2					9	–	4
FIU		6	–	2					9	–	4
Charlotte		4	–	4					5	–	7
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5					5	–	7
Old Dominion		2	–	6					4	–	8
Western Kentucky		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
UAB x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
North Texas		5	–	3					9	–	4
Louisiana Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					6	–	5
UTSA		2	–	6					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					1	–	11
Rice		1	–	7					2	–	11
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

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 North Texas received votes in a poll.[1]

Previous season

The Mean Green finished the 2017 season 9–5, 7–1 in C-USA play to win the West Division. They lost the C-USA Championship Game to Florida Atlantic. They received an invite to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Troy.

Preseason

Award watch lists

UNT QB Mason Fine at 2018 C-USA media days

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy[2]	Sosaia Mose	C	JR
Maxwell Award[3]	Mason Fine	QB	JR
Davey O'Brien Award[4]	Mason Fine	QB	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[5]	Jalen Guyton	WR	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[6]	Michael Lawrence	WR	JR
John Mackey Award[7]	Kelvin Smith	TE	JR
Paul Hornung Award[8]	Kelvin Smith	TE	JR
Wuerffel Trophy[9]	Quinn Shanbour	QB	SR
Walter Camp Award[10]	Mason Fine	QB	JR
Manning Award[11]	Mason Fine	QB	JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[12]	Mason Fine	QB	JR

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]

Offense Mason Fine – QB Jalen Guyton – WR

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*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)	Stadium	W 46–23	29,515
September 8	6:30 p.m.	Incarnate Word*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	W 58–16	18,538
September 15	3:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECN	W 44–17	62,355
September 22	5:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 47–7	14,112
September 29	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	beIN	L 27–29	30,105^‡
October 6	6:30 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	beIN	W 27–24	12,809
October 13	1:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN3	W 30–7	18,252
October 20	6:30 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	beIN	L 21–29	28,014
October 27	3:00 p.m.	Rice	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	W 41–17	25,375
November 10	2:30 p.m.	at Old Dominion	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 31–34	18,062
November 15	8:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	CBSSN	W 41–38	18,338
November 24	6:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	W 24–21	19,874
December 15	1:00 p.m.	vs. Utah State*	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–52	25,387
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[16]

• ^‡ Largest attendance recorded at Apogee Stadium.

Game summaries

SMU

SMU Mustangs at North Texas Mean Green

	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 1
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: partly cloudy • Wind: SE 12 MPH
• Game attendance: 29,519
• Referee: Tracy Jones
• TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play-by-play), A. J. Hawk (color), Kristen Balboni (reporter)
• Source:

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] 29,519 people attended the game, setting an attendance record at Apogee Stadium.[18] This record would be broken 4 weeks later against Louisiana Tech.

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word Cardinals vs. North Texas Mean Green

	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 8
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: overcast • Wind: N 5 MPH
• Game attendance: 18,538
• Referee: Joe Lehring
• TV: ESPN+
• Source:

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

	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 15
• Game time: 3:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: partly cloudy • Wind: NNE 6 MPH
• Game attendance: 62,335
• Referee: Matt Loeffler
• TV announcers (SECN): Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (color), Tera Talmadge (reporter)
• Source:

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

	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 22
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: rainy • Wind: NNE 11 MPH
• Game attendance: 14,112
• Referee: Gary Patterson
• TV: ESPN3
• Source:

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

	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 29
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: overcast • Wind: ESE 9 MPH
• Game attendance: 30,105
• Referee: Ken Antee
• TV: beIN
• Source:

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 No scoring plays 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

	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 6
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: sunny • Wind: SW 11 MPH
• Game attendance: 12,809
• Referee: Daniel Gautreau
• TV: beIN
• Source:

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

	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 13
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: overcast and rain • Wind: NE 12 MPH
• Game attendance: 18,252
• Referee: Justin Elliot
• TV: ESPN3
• Source:

Game information

First Quarter No scoring plays 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

	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 20
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: overcast, cool • Wind: 10 MPH
• Game attendance: 28,014
• Referee: Jonathan Noli
• TV: beIN
• Source:

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

	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 27
• Game time: 3:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 25,379
• Referee: Billy Williams
• TV: ESPN+
• Source:

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

	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 10
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game attendance: 18,062
• TV: ESPN3
• Source:

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Top Passers UNT – ODU – Top Rushers UNT – ODU – Top Receiving UNT – ODU –

Florida Atlantic

Florida Atlantic Owls at North Texas Mean Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	14	10	7	38
Mean Green	17	3	14	7	41

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 8:30 p.m.
• Game attendance: 18,338
• TV: CBSSN
• Source:

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Top Passers FAU – UNT – Top Rushers FAU – UNT – Top Receiving FAU – UNT –

at UTSA

North Texas Mean Green at UTSA Roadrunners

	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 24
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 19,874
• TV: ESPN+
• Source:

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Top Passers UNT – UTSA – Top Rushers UNT – UTSA – Top Receiving UNT – UTSA –

vs. Utah State (New Mexico Bowl)

North Texas Mean Green vs. Utah State Aggies

	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 15
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 25,387
• TV: ESPN
• Source:

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 61 279

Awards

• Head coach Seth Littrell has been selected to join the American Football Coaches Association board of trustees[20] along with Stanford head coach David Shaw and North Dakota State University head coach Chris Klieman.

Coaching changes

• Tashard Choice Named Mean Green Running Backs Coach [21]

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