# 2016 North Texas Mean Green football team

The 2016 North Texas Mean Green football team represented University of North Texas in the 2016 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 first-year head coach Seth Littrell. They finished the season 5–8, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. Because there were not enough 6-win bowl eligible teams, they received a bowl invitation as a 5–7 team with the highest APR score. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they lost to Army in overtime.

## Schedule

North Texas announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Mean Green will host C–USA foes Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, and Southern Miss, and will travel to Rice, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU).
The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Bethune-Cookman from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and SMU from the American Athletic Conference, and two road games against Army and Florida from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | SMU* | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX (Safeway Bowl) | ASN | L 21–34 | 24,718 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman* | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | CUSA.tv | W 41–20 | 15,609 |
| September 17 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Florida* | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPNU | L 0–32 | 86,848 |
| September 24 | 5:00 p.m. | at Rice | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | CUSA.tv | W 42–35 $^{2OT}$ | 20,792 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | CI | L 13–30 | 19,823 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Marshall | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | ASN | W 38–21 | 18,216 |
| October 22 | 11:00 a.m. | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | W 35–18 | 31,127 |
| October 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at UTSA | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | CUSA.tv | L 17–31 | 19,553 |
| November 5 | 4:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | ESPN3 | L 24–45 | 21,643 |
| November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at WKU | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | ESPN3 | L 7–45 | 16,239 |
| November 19 | 4:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | beIN | W 29–23 | 19,120 |
| November 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at UTEP | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | CUSA.tv | L 24–52 | 18,591 |
| December 27 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Army* | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Heart of Dallas Bowl) | ESPN | L 31–38 $^{OT}$ | 39,117 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### SMU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| SMU | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| North Texas | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas
* Date: September 3, 2016
* Game time: 06:06 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: 12 E • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 24,718
* Referee: Referee: Tracy Jones, *Umpire: Nick Pergine* Linesman: Lyndell Shelton* Line Judge: Colin Gaynor* Back Judge: Jim Downey* Field Judge: Jim Smith* Side Judge: Matt Waldron*
* TV: ASN
Game information :
First Quarter
SMU 13:01 – Xavier Jones 49 yard run (Josh Williams kick), SMU 7–0
SMU 05:46 – Josh Williams 29 yard field goal, SMU 10–0
SMU 00:23 – Courtland Sutton 88 yard pass from Ben Hicks (Josh Williams kick), SMU 17–0
Second Quarter
UNT 11:19 – Thaddeous Thompson 7 yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick), SMU 17–7
SMU 01:59 – Courtland Sutton 46 yard pass from Matt Davis (Josh Williams kick), SMU 24–7
UNT 00:38 – Kelvin Smith 25 yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick), SMU 24–14
Third Quarter
SMU 07:15 – Coutland Sutton 4 yard pass from Matt Davis (Josh Williams kick), SMU 31–14
SMU 00:57 – Michael Armstrong 22 yard field goal, SMU 34–14
Fourth Quarter
UNT 02:21 – Jeffrey Wilson 11 yd run (Trevor Moore kick), SMU 34–21
Top Passers
SMU – Matt Davis 8/17, 155 yards, 2 TDs, INT
UNT – Alec Morris 24/39, 237 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
Top Rushers
SMU – Xavier Jones 11 carries, 117 yards, TD
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 15 carries, 88 yards, TD
Top Receiving
SMU – Courtland Sutton 4 receptions, 162 yards, 3 TDs
UNT – Willie Robinson 8 receptions, 73 yards
Top Tacklers
SMU – Justin Lawler 8 tackles
UNT – Kishawn McClain 8 tackles :

### Bethune–Cookman

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Mean Green | 7 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas
* Date: September 10, 2016
* Game time: 06:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 15,609
* TV: CUSA.TV
Game information :
First Quarter
COOK 11:24 – Frank Brown 88 yard punt return (Uriel Hernandez kick), COOK 7–0
UNT 8:10 – Jeffrey Wilson 20 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), tied 7–7
Second Quarter
UNT 10:32 – Andrew Tucker 1 yard blocked punt return (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 14–7
UNT 7:02 – Jeffrey Wilson 10 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 21–7
UNT 0:16 – Trevor Moore 19 yard field goal, UNT 24–7
Third Quarter
UNT 10:38 – Andrew Tucker 1 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 31–7
COOK 6:19 – Diquan Richardson 30 yard interception return, UNT 31–13
UNT 4:33 – Trevor Moore 20 yard field goal, UNT 34–13
Fourth Quarter
UNT 10:21 – Willy Ivery 25 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 41–13
COOK 2:42 – Akevious Williams 83 yard run (Uriel Hernandez kick), UNT 41–20
Top Passers
COOK – Larry Brihim, Jr. 8/19, 74 yards, INT
UNT – Mason Fine 11/22, 108 yards
Top Rushers
COOK – Akevious Williams 2 carries, 85 yards, TD
UNT – Willy Ivery 13 carries, 103 yards, TD
Top Receiving
COOK – Jawill Davis 4 receptions, 49 yards
UNT – Thaddeous Thompson 1 reception, 32 yards :
After falling to FCS Portland State 66–7 the previous season, the Mean Green soundly beat FCS Bethune–Cookman 41–20. Mason Fine entered the game as North Texas's quarterback midway through the 3rd quarter following an Alec Morris interception that was returned for a touchdown. Fine would later be named as the starter for the Mean Green.

### At Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #23 Gators | 5 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 32 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: September 17, 2016
* Game time: 06:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: E at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy, 73% humidity
* Game attendance: 86,848
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick and Dusty Dvoracek
Game information :
First Quarter
FLA 13:04 – Mason Fine sacked by Caleb Brantley for a 7 yard loss, FLA 2–0
FLA 8:49 – Eddy Pineiro 22 yard field goal, FLA 5–0
Second Quarter
FLA 12:32 – Jordan Cronkrite 6 yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), FLA 12–0
FLA 3:00 – Lamical Perine 2 yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), FLA 19–0
Third Quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth Quarter
FLA 13:46 – Mark Thompson 20 yard run, FLA 25–0
FLA 7:15 – Jordan Scarlett 1 yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), FLA 32–0
Top Passers
UNT – Mason Fine 6/22, 66 yards, INT
FLA – Luke Del Rio 14/25, 186 yards, INT
Top Rushers
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 10 carries, 26 yards
FLA – Mark Thompson 11 carries, 85 yards, TD
Top Receiving
UNT – Thaddeous Thompson 3 receptions, 50 yards
FLA – Josh Hammond 2 receptions, 72 yards :

### At Rice

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Owls | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas
* Date: September 24, 2016
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 20,792
* TV: CUSA.TV
Game information :
First Quarter
RICE 9:31 – Hayden Tobola 40 yard field goal, RICE 3–0
RICE 3:17 – Lance Wright 14 yard pass from Tyler Stehling (Hayden Tobola kick), RICE 10–0
Second Quarter
RICE 13:02 – Emmanuel Eskupa 1 yard run (Hayden Tobola kick), RICE 17–0
UNT 10:28 – Willy Ivery 16 yard pass from Mason Fine (Trevor Moore kick), RICE 17–7
UNT 0:45 – Jeffrey Wilson 1 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), RICE 17–14
Third Quarter
RICE 7:35 – Hayden Tobola 36 yard field goal, RICE 20–14
UNT 7:27 – Jeffrey Wilson 75 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 21–20
Fourth Quarter
UNT 7:31 – Willy Ivery 1 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 28–20
RICE 2:34 – Darik Dillard 1 yard run (Tyler Stehling pass), tied 28–28
Overtime
RICE – Darik Dillard 3 yard run (Hayden Tobola kick), RICE 35–28
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 5 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), tied 35–35
Second overtime
UNT – Will Ivery 4 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 42–35
Top Passers
UNT – Mason Fine 17/29, 224 yards, TD
RICE – Tyler Stehling 22/38, 232 yards, TD, INT
Top Rushers
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 18 carries, 157 yards, 3 TDs
RICE – Tyler Stehling 13 carries, 92 yards
Top Receiving
UNT – Kenny Buyers 4 receptions, 102 yards
RICE – Zach Wright 10 receptions, 120 yards :
The Mean Green traveled to Houston to open up conference play against the Rice Owls. UNT won over Rive 42–35 in double overtime after trailing 17–0. With the win, the Mean Green improved to an overall record of 2–2, and surpassed their win total from the previous season.

### Middle Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Mean Green | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas
* Date: October 1, 2016
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 19,823
* TV: CI
Game information :
First Quarter
UNT 7:21 – Jeffrey Wilson 1 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 7-0
Second Quarter
MTSU 12:58 – Canon Rooker 25 yard field goal, UNT 7–3
MTSU 9:24 – Canon Rooker 34 yard field goal, UNT 7–6
MTSU 0:36 – Brent Stockstill 11 yard pass to Dennis Andrews (Canon Rooker kick), MTSU 13–7
Third Quarter
MTSU 3:14 – Ty Lee 9 yard pass from Brent Stockstill (Canon Rooker kick), MTSU 20–7
Fourth Quarter
MTSU 14:05 – Canon Rooker 36 yard field goal, MTSU 23–7
UNT 1:57 – Kelvin Smith 5 yard pass from Mason Fine, MTSU 23–13
MTSU 1:46 – I'Tavius Mathers 46 yard run (Canon Rooker kick), MTSU 30–13
Top Passers
MTSU – Brent Stockstill 24/45, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT
UNT – Mason Fine 35/54, 303 yards, TD
Top Rushers
MTSU – I'Tavius Mathers 24 carries, 135 yards, TD
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 10 carries, 24 yards, TD
Top Receiving
MTSU – Richie James 8 receptions, 134 yards
UNT – Terian Goree 9 receptions, 100 yards :

### Marshall

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Mean Green | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas
* Date: October 8, 2016
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 18,216
* TV: ASN
Game information :
First Quarter
UNT 10:22 – Jeffrey Wilson 4 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 7–0
MRSH 1:03 – Chase Litton 6 yard run (Amoreto Curraj kick), tied 7–7
Second Quarter
UNT 10:33 – Mason Fine 8 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 14–7
Third Quarter
MRSH 14:47 – Keion Davis 99 yard kick return (Amoreto Curraj kick), tied 14–14
UNT 6:31 – Tyler Wilson 11 yard pass from Mason Fine (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 21–14
MRSH 4:00 – Ryan Yurachek 1 yard pass from Chas Litton (Amoreto Curraj kick), tied 21–21
UNT 3:15 – Jeffrey Wilson 72 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 28–21
Fourth Quarter
UNT 4:26 – Trevor Moore 31 yard field goal, UNT 31–21
UNT 2:35 – Erick Jenkins 52 yard interception return (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 38–21
Top Passers
MRSH – Chase Litton 20/42, 258 yards, TD, INT
UNT – Mason Fine 18/28, 206 yards, TD
Top Rushers
MRSH – Keion Davis 14 carries, 33 yards
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 26 carries, 188 yards, TD
Top Receiving
MRSH – Michael Clark 8 receptions, 122 yards
UNT – Thaddeous Thompson 5 receptions, 68 yards :
Marshall entered the game with a 76.6% win probability against North Texas, but the Mean Green came out on top over the Thundering Herd with a 38–21 victory. This is North Texas's first ever win over Marshall.

### At Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
at Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
* Date: October 22, 2016
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Weather: cloudy, 55% chance of rain
* Game attendance: 31,127
* Referee: Jerry Magallanes
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (Play-by-play), Jay Feely (color), & John Schriffen (sideline)
* ESPN – Jeffrey Wilson scores 3 times, North Texas beats Army 35–18
Game information :
First Quarter
ARMY 7:38 – Darnell Woolfolk 9 yard run (Blake Wilson kick), ARMY 7–0
UNT 5:38 – Terian Goree 34 yard pass from Mason Fine (Trevor Moore kick), tied 7–7
UNT 4:57 – Eric Jenkins 34 yard interception return (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 14–7
Second Quarter
ARMY 13:28 – Blake Wilson 39 yard field goal, UNT 14–10
Third Quarter
UNT 13:28 – Jeffrey Wilson 41 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 21–10
UNT 7:33 – Jeffrey Wilson 1 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 28–10
ARMY 1:14 – Ahmad Bradshaw 6 yard run (Bradshaw run for two-point conversion), UNT 28–18
Fourth Quarter
UNT 5:58 – Jeffrey Wilson 1 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 35–18
Top Passers
UNT – Mason Fine 9/17, 118 yards, TD, INT
ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw 7/21, 94 yards, 4 INT
Top Rushers
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 15 carries, 160 yards, 2 TD
ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw 24 carries, 90 yards, TD
Top Receiving
UNT – Terian Goree 2 receptions, 41 yards, TD
ARMY – Dalton Mendenhall 1 reception, 39 yards :

### At UTSA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Roadrunners | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas
* Date: October 29, 2016
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 19,553
* TV: CUSA.tv
Game information :
First Quarter
UTSA 5:34 – Kerry Thomas, Jr. 7 yard pass from Dalton Sturm (Victor Falcon kick), UTSA 7–0
Second Quarter
UTSA 11:27 – Josh Stewart 21 yard pass from Dalton Sturm (Victor Falcon kick), UTSA 14–0
Third Quarter
UNT 14:40 – Mason Fine 80 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UTSA 14–7
UTSA 10:47 – Victor Falcon 33 yard field goal, UTSA 17–7
UTSA 5:34 – Jalen Rhodes 9 yard run (Victor Falcon kick), UTSA 24–7
Fourth Quarter
UNT 14:17 – Trevor Moore 20 yard field goal, UTSA 24–10
UTSA 9:51 – Jalen Rhodes 19 yard run (Victor Falcon kick), UTSA 31–10
UNT 5:45 – Kenny Buyers 10 yard pass from Mason Fine (Trevor Moore kick), UTSA 31–17
Top Passers
UNT – Mason Fine 27/38, 257 yards, TD, 2 INT
UTSA – Dalton Sturm 10/19, 142 yards, 2 TD
Top Rushers
UNT – Mason Fine 12 carries, 91 yards, TD
UTSA – Jalen Rhodes 9 carries, 74 yards, 2 TD
Top Receiving
UNT – Thaddeous Thompson 6 receptions, 65 yards
UTSA – Josh Stewart 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD :

### Louisiana Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Mean Green | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas
* Date: November 5, 2016
* Game time: 4:30 p.m.
* Game attendance: 21,643
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First Quarter
LTU 13:05 – Carlos Henderson 52 yard pass from Ryan Higgins (Jonathan Barnes kick), LTU 7–0
UNT 4:25 – Jeffrey Wilson 1 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), tied 7–7
LTU 0:39 – Carlos Henderson 24 yard run (Jonathan Barnes kick), LTU 14–7
Second Quarter
UNT 12:18 – Terian Goree 32 yard pass from Mason Fine (Trevor Moore kick), tied 14–14
LTU 9:10 – Carlos Henderson 10 yard pass from Ryan Higgins (Jonathan Barnes kick), LTU 21–14
LTU 4:14 – Jarred Craft 2 yard run (Jonathan Barnes kick), LTU 28–14
UNT 1:28 – Willy Ivery 4 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), LTU 28–21
LTU 0:14 – Jonathan Barnes 48 yard field goal, LTU 31–21
Third Quarter
UNT 9:34 – Trevor Moore 51 yard field goal, LTU 31–24
LTU 7:13 – Carlos Henderson 12 yard pass from Ryan Higgins (Jonathan Barnes kick), LTU 38–24
Fourth Quarter
LTU 14:13 – Carlos Henderson 9 yard pass from Ryan Higgins (Jonathan Barnes kick), LTU 45–24
Top Passers
LTU – Ryan Higgins 18/30, 253 yards, 4 TD, INT
UNT – Mason Fine 23/34, 207 yards, TD, INT
Top Rushers
LTU – Jarred Craft 24 carries, 120 yards, TD
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 15 carries, 66 yards, TD
Top Receiving
LTU – Carlos Henderson 8 receptions, 133 yards, 4 TD
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 4 receptions, 61 yards :

### At WKU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Hilltoppers | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky
* Date: November 12, 2016
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game attendance: 16,239
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First Quarter
WKU 12:31 – Taywon Taylor 64 yard pass from Mike White (Skyler Simcox kick), WKU 7–0
WKU 10:40 – Taywon Taylor 75 yard pass from Mike White (Skyler Simcox kick), WKU 14–0
WKU 6:22 – Skyler Simcox 24 yard field goal, WKU 17–0
Second Quarter
WKU 9:35 – Nicholas Norris 33 yard pass from Mike White (Skyler Simcox kick), WKU 24–0
WKU 0:27 – Anthony Wales 3 yard run (Skyler Simcox kick), WKU 31–0
Third Quarter
WKU 10:32 – Nicholas Norris 24 yard pass from Mike White (Skyler Simcox kick), WKU 38–0
UNT 4:35 – Andrew Tucker 71 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), WKU 38–7
WKU 3:00 – Taywon Taylor 4 yard pass from Tyler Ferguson (Skyler Simcox kick), WKU 45–7
Fourth Quarter
No scoring plays
Top Passers
UNT – Alec Morris 14/26, 108 yards, INT
WKU – Mike White 14/25, 316 yards, 4 TD
Top Rushers
UNT – Andrew Tucker 3 carries, 82 yards, TD
WKU – Anthony Wales 18 carries, 121 yards, TD
Top Receiving
UNT – Willie Robinson 2 receptions, 31 yards
WKU – Taywon Taylor 6 receptions, 166 yards, 3 TD :

### Southern Miss

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| Mean Green | 17 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 29 |
at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas
* Date: November 19, 2016
* Game time: 4:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: N 7 MPH
* Game attendance: 19,120
* TV: beIN
Game information :
First Quarter
UNT 8:12 – Trevor Moore 26 yard field goal, UNT 3–0
UNT 3:16 – Turner Smiley 17 yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 10–0
UNT 1:22 – Turner Smiley 55 yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 17–0
Second Quarter
UNT 10:42 – Trevor Moore 39 yard field goal, UNT 20–0
MSU 0:25 – Ito Smith 1 yard run (Stephen Brachule kick), UNT 20–7
Third Quarter
USM 13:44 – Ito Smith 2 yard run (Stephen Brachule PAT no good), UNT 20–13
USM 9:07 – George Payne 16 yard run (Stephen Brachule kick), tied 20–20
Fourth Quarter
USM 9:39 – Stephen Brachule 25 yard field goal, MSU 23–20
UNT 7:34 – Willy Ivery 11 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 27–20
UNT 3:08 – Southern Miss run for a 5 yard loss, UNT 29–20
Top Passers
USM – Keon Howard 10/26, 135 yards, 3 INT
UNT – Alec Morris 14/29, 267 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top Rushers
USM – Ito Smith 19 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD
UNT – Willy Ivery 18 carries, 111 yards, TD
Top Receiving
USM – Ito Smith 3 receptions, 67 yards
UNT – Turner Smiley 7 receptions, 162 yards, 2 TD
Top Tacklers
USM – D'Nerius Antoine 9 tackles
UNT – Kishawn McClain 8 tackles :

### At UTEP

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Miners | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas
* Date: November 26, 2016
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 18,591
* TV: CUSA.tv
Game information :
First Quarter
UTEP 6:27 – Jay Mattox 48 yard field goal, UTEP 3–0
UNT 2:54 – Willy Ivery 14 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 7–3
UTEP 2:36 – Aaron Jones 83 yard run (Jay Mattox kikc), UTEP 10–7
Second Quarter
UTEP 13:57 – Aaron Jones 48 yard run (Jay Mattox kick), UTEP 17–7
UTEP 10:50 – Cole Freytag 30 yard pass from Ryan Metz (Jay Mattox kick), UTEP 24–7
UTEP 9:25 – Brandon Moss blocked punt return (Jay Mattox kick), UTEP 31–7
UNT 3:35 – Thaddeous Thompson 10 yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick), UTEP 31–14
UNT 0:18 – Trevor Moore 45 yard field goal, UTEP 31–17
Third Quarter
UTEP 6:58 – Aaron Jones 3 yard run (Jay Mattox kick), UTEP 38–17
UTEP 2:12 – Hayden Plinke 72 yard pass from Ryan Metz (Jay Mattox kick), UTEP 45–17
Fourth Quarter
UTEP 7:51 – Aaron Jones 3 yard run (Jay Mattox kick), UTEP 52–17
UNT 3:42 – Willy Ivery 14 yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick), UTEP 52–24
Top Passers
UNT – Alec Morris 23/42, 197 yards, 2 TD
UTEP – Ryan Metz 12/17, 171 yards, 2 TD
Top Rushers
UNT – Willy Ivery 13 carries, 98 yards, TD
UTEP – Aaron Jones 24 carries, 301 yards, 4 TD
Top Receiving
UNT – Thaddeous Thompson 7 receptions, 74 yards, TD
UTEP – Hayden Plinke 3 receptions, 84 yards, TD :

### Army–Heart of Dallas Bowl

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Black Knights | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
| Mean Green | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas
* Date: December 27, 2016
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: Mostly Cloudy • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NW 3 mph
* Game attendance: 39,117
* Referee: Hubert Owens
* TV announcers (ESPN): Allen Bestwick (Play-by-play), Mike Bellotti (color), & Kris Budden (sideline)
* ESPN – Army rushes past North Texas in OT at Heart of Dallas Bowl
Game information :
First Quarter
(09:18) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 5-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick failed); 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:42
(06:35) NT TD: Jeffery Wilson 22-yard rush (Trevor Moore kick); 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:37
(04:56) ARMY TD: Tyler Campbell 70-yard rush (Kell Walker rush failed); 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:34
Second Quarter
(13:05) ARMY TD: Darnell Woolfolk 1-yard rush (Ahmad Bradshaw rush fumbled); 10 plays, 67 yards 5:14
(06:37) ARMY TD: Andy Davidson 6-yard rush (D. Mendenhall pass failed); 9 plays, 93 yards, 4:10
(02:26) NT TD: Jeffery Wilson 22-yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick); 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:02
(00:10) NT TD: Rico Bussey 27-yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick); 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:40
Third Quarter
(07:41) ARMY TD: Ahmad Bradshaw 65-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 6 plays, 84 yards, 3:05
(00:45) NT TD: Tyler Wilson 17-yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick); 1 play, 18 yards, 0:05
Fourth Quarter
(00:28) NT FG: Trevor Moore 37-yard field goal; 11 plays, 50 yards, 1:50
Overtime
ARMY TD: Jordan Asberry 3-yard rush (Blake Wilson kick); 7 plays, 25 yards
Top Passers
Army – Ahmad Bradshaw: 2/3, 53 yds
UNT – Alec Morris: 26/38, 304 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushers
Army – Ahmad Bradshaw: 18 att, 129 yds, 1 TD
UNT – Jeffery Wilson: 20 att, 81 yds, 1 TD
Top Receiving
Army – Tyler Campbell: 1 rec, 38 yds
UNT – Tyler Wilson: 5 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD :