Original sentence: Additionally, it set a school record for average home attendance per game at 21,030.After defeating the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to end the regular season, the Mean Green defeated the UNLV Rebels in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.After losing to the UTSA Roadrunners, the Mean Green were eliminated from from conference championship contention.It was the Mean Green's first season as members of Conference USA, competing in the West Division.The 2013 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season.The bowl game win gave the Mean Green their best season and first bowl win since 2002 and their first winning season since 2004.The team began the season with a 2-3 record in its first five games before going on a five-game winning streak, culminating in a win against the Rice Owls, which was televised on on Fox Sports 1.The team earned a 9-4 record (6-2 in conference) and won the 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl
Edited sentence: Despite a slow start in which the team went 2-3, the team went on a 5 game winning streak culminating in a win against the Rice Owls to put the Mean Green in first place in the division on Halloween night in a nationally televised game on Fox Sports 1.It was the Mean Green's first season as members of the Conference USA in the West Division.North Texas went on to beat the UNLV Rebels in the Heart of Dallas Bowl, to give the Mean Green their best season and first bowl win since 2002, finishing second in their division, with their first winning season since 2004.The 2013 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season.The Mean Green beat the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in dominating fashion to end the season.The season was a record setting year for the team, in which it was the 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl champions, went 9-4 (6-2 in conference) and set a record for average home attendance, averaging 21,030 while the team amassed a 5-1 record at home.Unfortunately, despite beating the UTEP Miners the following week, the team's spot at the top of the division was short lived after a disappointing home loss to the UTSA Roadrunners, eliminating the Mean Green from championship contention