2018 North Texas Mean Green football team
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]
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 HomecomingRankings 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
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 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] 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 : 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
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 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)
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]
References
^ "2018 NCAA College Football Polls and Rankings for Week 4" . ESPN . Retrieved September 17, 2018 .
^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release" . May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018 .
^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List" . July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "Davey O'Brien Award Watch List includes 26 players" . July 17, 2018. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List" . July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List" . July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018 .
^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF) . July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018 .
^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List" " . Retrieved July 30, 2018 .
^ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018" . August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
^ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF) . August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
^ "FB: 2018 Preseason Awards" .
^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll" .
^ "North Texas Releases 2018 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of North Texas Department of Athletics. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018 .
^ "2018 North Texas Mean Green Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved January 23, 2018 .
^ "SM vs. North Texas - Game Summary - September 1, 2018" . ESPN . Retrieved September 4, 2018 .
^ Gregory, Dekota (September 25, 2018). "North Texas Notebook: Seth Littrell challenges fans to set new attendance record against La Tech" . SB Nation . Retrieved November 16, 2018 .
^ "Ground Game Powers North Texas To 47-7 Win" . University of North Texas Athletics . September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018 .
^ "Head coach Seth Littrell has been selected to join the American Football Coaches Association board of trustees" . January 9, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018 .
^ "Tashard Choice Named Mean Green Running Backs Coach" . January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018 .
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