# 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.
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.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Rimington Trophy | Sosaia Mose | C | JR |
| Maxwell Award | Mason Fine | QB | JR |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Mason Fine | QB | JR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Jalen Guyton | WR | JR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Michael Lawrence | WR | JR |
| John Mackey Award | Kelvin Smith | TE | JR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Kelvin Smith | TE | JR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Quinn Shanbour | QB | SR |
| Walter Camp Award | Mason Fine | QB | JR |
| Manning Award | Mason Fine | QB | JR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | 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.

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

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

### Incarnate Word

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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.

### Louisiana Tech

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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

| Quarter | 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)

| Quarter | 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
* Referee: Kyle Olson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Neely, John Congemi and Quint Kessenich
* 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 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