2020 North Texas Mean Green football team

2020 North Texas Mean Green football
Myrtle Beach Bowl, L 28–56 vs. Appalachian State
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	4–6 (3–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Seth Littrell (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tommy Mainord (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mike Bloesch (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Clint Bowen (2nd overall season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Apogee Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall xy		4	–	1					7	–	3
Florida Atlantic		4	–	2					5	–	4
Western Kentucky		4	–	3					5	–	7
Charlotte		2	–	2					2	–	4
Middle Tennessee		2	–	4					3	–	6
FIU		0	–	3					0	–	5
West Division
UAB xy$		3	–	1					6	–	3
UTSA		5	–	2					7	–	5
Louisiana Tech		4	–	2					5	–	5
North Texas		3	–	4					4	–	6
Rice		2	–	3					2	–	3
Southern Miss		2	–	4					3	–	7
UTEP		0	–	4					3	–	5
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion opted out of the season.

The 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green played their home games at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA).

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
TBD

CUSA media days

The CUSA Media Days will be held virtually for the first time in conference history.^[1]

Schedule

North Texas announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.^[2] The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

The Mean Green had a game scheduled against Texas A&M, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:30 p.m.	Houston Baptist*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN3	W 57–31	7,611
September 19	5:00 p.m.	SMU*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)	CBSSN	L 35–65	8,464
October 3	6:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	Stadium	L 31–41	6,490
October 10	7:00 p.m.	Charlotte	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPNU	L 21–49	6,864
October 17	4:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	Stadium	W 52–35	5,000
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Rice	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN3	W 27–17	5,976
November 28	2:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	Stadium	L 17–49	5,936
December 3	5:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	CBSSN	L 31–42	6,085
December 11	5:00 p.m.	UTEP	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN3	W 45–43	5,612
December 21	2:30 p.m.	vs. Appalachian State*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (Myrtle Beach Bowl)	ESPN	L 28–56	5,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[4][5]

Game summaries

Houston Baptist

Houston Baptist at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 10 7 14 31 • Mean Green 14 9 20 14 57 Date: September 5, 2020 Location: Apogee Stadium Denton, TX Game start: 6:35 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 7,611 Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: S 5 MPH Referee: Billy Williams TV announcers (ESPN3): Doug Anderson (play–by–play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:31 UNT Jaelon Darden 33-yard pass from Jason Bean (Zach Williams kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 2:29) UNT 7–0 06:07 UNT Greg White 32-yard pass from Jason Bean (Zach Williams kick) (8 plays, 95 yards, 2:16) UNT 14–0 2 14:35 UNT Jaelon Darden 19-yard pass from Jason Bean (Zach Williams PAT failed) (8 plays, 74 yards, 2:08) UNT 20–0 09:39 HBU Josh Alfaro 7-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick) (5 plays, 29 yards, 1:56) UNT 20–7 01:18 UNT Zach Williams 30-yard field goal (9 plays, 67 yards, 3:07) UNT 23–7 00:00 HBU Gino Garcia 50-yard field goal (5 plays, 42 yards, 1:18) UNT 23–10 3 08:23 UNT Jason Bean 37-yard rush (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (7 plays, 67 yards, 2:18) UNT 29–10 07:08 UNT Oscar Adaway III 35-yard rush (Zach Williams kick) (3 plays, 79 yards, 0:38) UNT 36–10 03:37 UNT Jaelon Darden 6-yard pass from Austin Aune (Zach Williams kick) (8 plays, 70 yards, 2:19) UNT 43–10 00:30 HBU Blaise Bentsen 1-yard rush (Gino Garcia kick) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:07) UNT 43–17 4 14:25 UNT Oscar Adaway III 47-yard rush (Zach Williams kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:05) UNT 50–17 11:19 UNT Isaiah Johnson 16-yard rush (Zach Williams kick) (7 plays, 55 yards, 1:56) UNT 57–17 09:36 HBU Ben Ratzlaff 71-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick) (6 plays, 97 yards, 1:43) UNT 57–24 05:36 HBU Josh Sterns 38-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick) (6 plays, 77 yards, 1:59) UNT 57–31

Over/under
UNT –23	74.5[6]

Statistics	Houston Baptist	North Texas
First downs	28	33
Total yards	569	721
Rushing yards	89	360
Passing yards	480	361
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:41	28:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Baptist	Passing	Bailey Zappe	39/62, 480 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Ean Beeks	12 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Ben Ratzlaff	6 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	11/18, 217 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Oscar Adaway III	5 carries, 118 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Greg White	2 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD

SMU

Southern Methodist at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total • RV Mustangs 21 13 21 10 65 Mean Green 0 7 14 14 35 Date: September 19, 2020 Location: Apogee Stadium Denton, TX Game start: 5:02 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 53 minutes Game attendance: 8,464 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 8 MPH Referee: Tony Calabrese TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Carter Blackburn (play–by–play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 12:33 SMU Reggie Roberson Jr. 15-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick) (4 plays, 73 yards, 1:04) SMU 7–0 09:44 SMU Danny Gray 62-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick) (3 plays, 74 yards, 0:56) SMU 14–0 03:27 SMU Kylen Granson 7-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 2:39) SMU 21–0 2 13:42 SMU Chris Naggar 37-yard field goal (8 plays, 4 yards, 3:39) SMU 24–0 08:31 UNT Jaelon Darden 12-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (10 plays, 64 yards, 2:42) SMU 24–7 03:02 SMU Chris Naggar 22-yard field goal (7 plays, 52 yards, 2:48) SMU 27–7 00:18 SMU Shane Buechele 2-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick) (8 plays, 84 yards, 1:31) SMU 34–7 3 12:02 UNT DeAndre Torrey 7-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (6 plays, 34 yards, 1:48) SMU 34–14 10:53 SMU Ulysses Bentley IV 4-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick) (4 plays, 36 yards, 1:09) SMU 41–14 08:44 UNT Austin Aune 5-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:09) SMU 41–21 05:42 SMU Reggie Roberson Jr. 2-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:02) SMU 48–21 00:11 SMU Ulysses Bentley IV 9-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick) (10 plays, 90 yards, 4:47) SMU 55–21 4 14:02 UNT Jaelon Darden 33-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick) (6 plays, 78 yards, 1:09) SMU 55–28 12:12 SMU Ulysses Bentley IV 84-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick) (3 plays, 93 yards, 1:50) SMU 62–28 10:52 UNT Deonte Simpson 55-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:20) SMU 62–35 05:33 SMU Chris Naggar 46-yard field goal (4 plays, -1 yards, 2:10) SMU 65–35

Over/under
SMU –14.5	71.5[7]

Statistics	SMU	North Texas
First downs	33	25
Total yards	710	517
Rushing yards	366	212
Passing yards	344	305
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	34:31	25:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Shane Buechele	24/33, 344 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Ulysses Bentley IV	19 carries, 227 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Reggie Roberson Jr.	9 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TDs
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	13/25, 276 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Oscar Adaway III	20 carries, 104 yards
	Receiving	Jaelon Darden	5 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TDs

Southern Miss

Southern Mississippi at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total • Golden Eagles 17 3 7 14 41 Mean Green 3 7 7 14 31 Date: October 3, 2020 Location: Apogee Stadium Denton, TX Game start: 6:36 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 6,490 Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 7 MPH Referee: Chris Bynum TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and A. J. Hawk (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:36 UNT Ethan Mooney 49-yard field goal (10 plays, 24 yards, 2:24) UNT 3–0 11:30 USM Demarcus Jones 22-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:06) USM 7–3 10:26 USM Frank Gore Jr. 11-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (3 plays, 24 yards, 1:04) USM 14–3 08:42 USM Briggs Bourgeois 31-yard field goal (4 plays, 6 yards, 1:26) USM 21–3 2 01:54 UNT Tre Siggers 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (14 plays, 80 yards, 4:30) USM 17–10 00:44 USM Briggs Bourgeois 46-yard field goal (9 plays, 46 yards, 1:10) USM 20–10 3 13:37 USM Jason Brownlee 68-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:23) USM 27–10 09:23 UNT Jaelon Darden 17-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick) (12 plays, 70 yards, 4:14) USM 27–17 4 14:54 USM Darius Maberry 4-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (4 plays, 22 yards, 1:59) USM 34–17 13:11 UNT DeAndre Torrey 39-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (8 plays, 74 yards, 1:43) USM 34–24 06:16 USM Darius Maberry 14-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 6:55) USM 41–24 05:16 UNT Deonte Simpson 37-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick) (3 plays, 71 yards, 1:00) USM 41–31

Over/under
UNT –1.5	74[8]

Statistics	Southern Miss	North Texas
First downs	22	27
Total yards	437	483
Rushing yards	202	144
Passing yards	235	339
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	35:16	24:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Miss	Passing	Jack Abraham	16/30, 235 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Frank Gore Jr.	23 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jason Brownlee	4 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	28/47, 339 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	15 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Deonte Simpson	5 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD

Charlotte

Charlotte at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total • 49ers 7 14 14 14 49 Mean Green 0 7 7 7 21 Date: October 10, 2020 Location: Apogee Stadium Denton, TX Game start: 7:02 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 34 minutes Game attendance: 6,864 Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 3 MPH Referee: Rodney Burnette TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott (play–by–play) and Kelly Stouffer (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 04:34 CHAR Chris Reynolds 18-yard pass from Dom Shoffner (Jonathan Cruz kick) (5 plays, 51 yards, 2:29) CHAR 7–0 2 14:06 CHAR Aaron McAllister 71-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick) (4 plays, 96 yards, 2:41) CHAR 14–0 12:16 UNT Jaelon Darden 28-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:50) CHAR 14–7 03:21 CHAR Tre Harbison III 11-yard rush (Jonathan Cruz kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 2:30) CHAR 21–7 3 11:47 CHAR Chavon McEachern 1-yard rush (Jonathan Cruz kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:13) CHAR 28–7 10:54 UNT Jaelon Darden 43-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick) (4 plays, 65 yards, 0:53) CHAR 28–14 04:10 CHAR Taylor Thomas 15-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick) (4 plays, 74 yards, 2:05) CHAR 35–14 4 12:06 UNT Jaelon Darden 9-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick) (7 plays, 49 yards, 1:33) CHAR 35–21 11:08 CHAR Aaron McAllister 66-yard rush (Jonathan Cruz kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58) CHAR 42–21 09:51 CHAR Calvin Camp 14-yard rush (Jonathan Cruz kick) (2 plays, 29 yards, 0:56) CHAR 49–21

Over/under
CHAR –3	66[9]

Statistics	Charlotte	North Texas
First downs	24	22
Total yards	599	479
Rushing yards	291	97
Passing yards	308	382
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	37:53	22:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing	Chris Reynolds	15/22, 290 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Aaron McAllister	12 carries, 140 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Micaleous Elder	5 receptions, 85 yards
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	23/43, 382 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	14 carries, 89 yards
	Receiving	Jaelon Darden	13 receptions, 244 yards, 3 TDs

At Middle Tennessee

North Texas at Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total • Mean Green 7 14 21 10 52 Blue Raiders 21 7 0 7 35 Date: October 17, 2020 Location: Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN Game start: 4:06 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutes Game attendance: 5,000 Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny, nice • Wind: SSE 5 MPH Referee: Jonathan Noli TV announcers (Stadium): Chris Vosters (play–by–play) and Max Starks (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 08:35 MTSU Chaton Mobley 3-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (6 plays, 15 yards, 1:52) MTSU 7–0 06:39 UNT DeAndre Torrey 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (7 plays, 91 yards, 1:50) TIE 7–7 02:23 MTSU Jarrin Pierce 2-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:16) MTSU 14–7 01:35 MTSU Gregory Grate Jr. 20-yard fumble returned (Crews Holt kick) (2 plays, -9 yards, 0:40) MTSU 21–7 2 09:39 UNT DeAndre Torrey 60-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 99 yards, 1:38) MTSU 21–14 03:58 MTSU DJ England-Chisolm 24-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:41) MTSU 28–21 3 13:32 UNT Jason Bean 48-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 74 yards, 1:22) TIE 28–28 06:44 UNT Deonte Simpson 9-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 39 yards, 1:45) UNT 35–28 00:10 UNT Jaelon Darden 55-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 79 yards, 1:34) UNT 42–28 4 11:10 UNT Jason Bean 48-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:24) UNT 49–28 08:40 MTSU Chaton Mobley 30-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 2:24) UNT 49–35 03:59 UNT Ethan Mooney 44-yard field goal (9 plays, 50 yards, 4:31) UNT 52–35

Over/under
MTSU –3.5	72[10]

Statistics	North Texas	Middle Tennessee
First downs	32	23
Total yards	768	432
Rushing yards	462	268
Passing yards	306	164
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	27:52	32:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	12/17, 181 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Jason Bean	10 carries, 169 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Jaelon Darden	10 receptions, 204 yards, 1 TD
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	18/29, 164 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Chaton Mobley	14 carries, 156 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	CJ Windham	4 receptions, 49 yards

Rice

Rice at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 10 0 0 7 17 • Mean Green 0 14 3 10 27 Date: November 21, 2020 Location: Apogee Stadium Denton, TX Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes Game attendance: 5,976 Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 11 MPH Referee: Jonathan Noli TV announcers (ESPN3): Doug Anderson (play–by–play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 11:11 RICE Collin Riccitelli 45-yard field goal (8 plays, 48 yards, 3:49) RICE 3–0 04:26 RICE Austin Trammell 14-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (7 plays, 97 yards, 4:01) RICE 10–0 2 06:56 UNT Jason Bean 66-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (4 plays, 89 yards, 1:17) RICE 10–7 01:09 UNT Jaelon Darden 25-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (6 plays, 38 yards, 2:00 UNT 14–10 3 09:56 UNT Ethan Mooney 27-yard field goal (13 plays, 55 yards, 5:04) UNT 17–10 4 13:03 UNT Ethan Mooney 30-yard field goal (9 plays, 67 yards, 2:40) UNT 20–10 07:27 UNT DeAndre Torrey 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (6 plays, 39 yards, 2:43) UNT 27–10 00:08 RICE Jake Bailey 17-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 1:18) UNT 27–17

Over/under
UNT –1.5	65[11]

Statistics	Rice	North Texas
First downs	23	17
Total yards	376	389
Rushing yards	49	269
Passing yards	327	120
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	36:25	23:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	Mike Collins	23/34, 327 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Khalan Griffin	20 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Austin Trammell	6 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	9/20, 120 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	19 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Austin Ogunmakin	3 receptions, 60 yards

At UTSA

North Texas at Texas–San Antonio

1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 0 7 3 7 17 • Roadrunners 7 21 7 14 49 Date: November 28, 2020 Location: Alamodome San Antonio, TX Game start: 2:06 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 5,936 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) Referee: Ken Antee TV announcers (FOX Sports SW): Chris Vosters (play–by–play) and Max Starks (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 02:38 UTSA Frank Harris 19-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 2:47) UTSA 7–0 2 11:10 UTSA Joshua Cephus 8-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick) (9 plays, 78 yards, 3:50) UTSA 14–0 10:58 UNT Jaelon Darden 75-yard pass from Frank Harris (Ethan Mooney kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:12) UTSA 14–7 10:26 UTSA Sincere McCormick 65-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick) (2 plays, 71 yards, 0:32) UTSA 21–7 01:22 UTSA De'Corian Clark 15-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick) (5 plays, 51 yards, 2:16) UTSA 28–7 3 06:12 UNT Ethan Mooney 23-yard field goal (15 plays, 78 yards, 4:21) UTSA 28–10 04:55 UTSA Brenden Brady 4-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick) (3 plays, 74 yards, 1:17) UTSA 35–10 4 14:02 UTSA Sincere McCormick 18-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick) (6 plays, 65 yards, 4:08) UTSA 42–10 07:12 UTSA B. J. Daniels 9-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick) (7 plays, 69 yards, 5:42) UTSA 49–10 03:40 UNT Jason Pirtle 8-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (11 plays, 87 yards, 3:32) UTSA 49–17

Over/under
UTSA –1.5	67[12]

Statistics	North Texas	UTSA
First downs	19	26
Total yards	401	624
Rushing yards	184	443
Passing yards	217	181
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	24:19	35:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	9/19, 115 yards
	Rushing	Oscar Adaway III	15 carries, 101 yards
	Receiving	Jaelon Darden	8 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD
UTSA	Passing	Frank Harris	19/24, 144 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Sincere McCormick	23 carries, 251 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Zakhari Franklin	3 receptions, 49 yards

Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 21 14 0 42 Mean Green 14 3 7 7 31 Date: December 3, 2020 Location: Apogee Stadium Denton, TX Game start: 5:02 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes Game attendance: 6,085 Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NNW 14 MPH Referee: Joe Lehring TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Chris Hassel (play–by–play) and Sed Bonner (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:25 LT Smoke Harris 12-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick) (7 plays, 55 yards, 2:17) LT 7–0 07:41 UNT Jaelon Darden 13-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (9 plays, 70 yards, 2:44) TIE 7–7 04:45 UNT DeAndre Torrey 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:10) UNT 14–7 2 12:13 LT Greg Garner 1-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick) (17 plays, 68 yards, 7:32) TIE 14–14 07:40 LT Israel Tucker 2-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick) (8 plays, 36 yards, 3:09) LT 21–14 03:05 UNT Ethan Mooney 48-yard field goal (12 plays, 39 yards, 4:35) LT 21–17 00:13 LT Kyle Maxwell 5-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (9 plays, 64 yards, 2:52) LT 28–17 3 05:13 LT Smoke Harris 6-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick) (12 plays, 53 yards, 5:22) LT 35–17 04:23 UNT Jaelon Darden 33-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:50) LT 35–24 01:21 LT Israel Tucker 1-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick) (7 plays, 58 yards, 3:02) LT 42–24 4 10:37 UNT Jaelon Darden 10-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (8 plays, 52 yards, 2:03) LT 42–31

Over/under
LT –11.5	74[13]

Statistics	Louisiana Tech	North Texas
First downs	24	19
Total yards	341	386
Rushing yards	183	155
Passing yards	158	231
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	36:19	23:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Luke Anthony	13/20, 110 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Israel Tucker	37 carries, 161 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Smoke Harris	7 receptions, 40 yards, 1 TD
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	17/30, 231 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Nic Smith	16 carries, 96 yards
	Receiving	Jaelon Darden	8 receptions, 135 yards, 3 TDs

At UTEP

North Texas at Texas–El Paso

1 2 3 4 Total • Mean Green 7 10 14 14 45 Miners 7 14 0 22 43 Date: December 11, 2020 Location: Apogee Stadium Denton, TX Game start: 5:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutes Game attendance: 5,612 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NW 8 MPH Referee: Kevin Randall TV announcers (ESPN3): Kyle Youmans (play–by–play) and Hek'ma Harrison (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 07:24 UTEP Calvin Brownholtz 29-yard rush (Gavin Baechle kick) (6 plays, 33 yards, 4:01) UTEP 7–0 02:38 UNT Deonte Simpson 46-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick) (1 play, 46 yards, 0:08) TIE 7–7 2 14:23 UTEP Deion Hankins 2-yard rush (Gavin Baechle kick) (8 plays, 69 yards, 3:15) UTEP 14–7 14:11 UNT Jaelon Darden 75-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:12) TIE 14–14 04:43 UNT Ethan Mooney 24-yard field goal (8 plays, 44 yards, 2:52) UNT 17–14 00:43 UTEP Deion Hankins 7-yard rush (Gavin Baechle kick) (8 plays, 67 yards, 1:19) UTEP 21–17 3 08:06 UNT Jaelon Darden 32-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 48 yards, 1:17) UNT 24–21 02:04 UNT Austin Aune 4-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (12 plays, 81 yards, 3:58) UNT 31–21 4 14:21 UTEP Jacob Cowing 28-yard pass from Calvin Brownholtz (Gavin Baechle kick) (7 plays, 69 yards, 2:43) UNT 31–28 11:49 UNT Jaelon Darden 2-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick) (8 plays, 62 yards, 2:32) UNT 38–28 08:40 UNT Jaelon Darden 50-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick) (5 plays, 65 yards, 1:18) UNT 45–28 06:32 UTEP Jacob Cowing 17-yard pass from Calvin Brownholtz (Calvin Brownholtz two-point conversion pass to Trent Thompson) (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:08) UNT 45–36 00:26 UTEP Calvin Brownholtz 5-yard rush (Gavin Baechle kick) (6 plays, 69 yards, 1:00) UNT 45–43

Over/under
UNT –9.5	51[14]

Statistics	North Texas	UTEP
First downs	24	27
Total yards	491	497
Rushing yards	189	301
Passing yards	302	196
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	24:15	35:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	16/29, 302 yards, 5 TDs
	Rushing	Tre Siggers	15 carries, 94 yards
	Receiving	Jaelon Darden	8 receptions, 173 yards, 4 TDs
UTEP	Passing	Calvin Brownholtz	10/26, 196 yards, 2 TDs, 4 INTs
	Rushing	Calvin Brownholtz	15 carries, 114 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Jacob Cowing	5 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TDs

Vs. Appalachian State (Myrtle Beach Bowl)

Appalachian State vs. North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total • Mountaineers 14 21 7 14 56 Mean Green 0 14 7 7 28 Date: December 21, 2020 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 1:30 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 39 minutes Game attendance: 5,000 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 6 MPH Referee: Luke Richmond TV announcers (ESPN): Courtney Lyle (play–by–play), Eric Mac Lain, (analyst), Marty Smith, and Ryan McGee (sideline reporters)

Scoring summary 1 10:54 APP Henry Pearson 22-yard pass from Malik Williams (Chandler Staton kick) (4 plays, 73 yards, 1:13) APP 7–0 03:07 APP Camerun Peoples 3-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (12 plays, 90 yards, 5:05) APP 14–0 2 13:41 UNT Loronzo Thompson 16-yard pass from Kason Martin (Ethan Mooney kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 4:26) APP 14–7 06:04 APP Henry Parson 11-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (5 plays, 59 yards, 1:48) APP 21–7 02:29 APP Marcus Williams 70-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (1 play, 70 yards, 0:13) APP 28–7 00:27 UNT Oscar Adaway III 4-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 2:02) APP 28–14 00:11 APP Camerun Peoples 64-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (1 play, 64 yards, 0:16) APP 35–14 3 06:14 UNT Austin Ogunmakin 34-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (11 plays, 74 yards, 4:08) APP 35–21 02:58 APP Camerun Peoples 62-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (1 play, 62 yards, 0:11) APP 42–21 4 14:16 APP Camerun Peoples 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (4 plays, 79 yards, 1:19) APP 49–21 09:03 APP Camerun Peoples 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (5 plays, 20 yards, 2:47) APP 56–21 06:12 UNT Loronzo Thompson 7-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 2:51) APP 56–28

Over/under
APP –19.5	63.5[15]

Statistics	Appalachian State	North Texas
First downs	22	30
Total yards	636	497
Rushing yards	500	230
Passing yards	136	267
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	28:06	31:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	8/16, 114 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	22 carries, 317 yards, 5 TDs
	Receiving	Henry Pearson	3 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TDs
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	21/36, 251 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tre Siggers	17 carries, 120 yards
	Receiving	Austin Ogunmakin	7 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—
Coaches	—		RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	129	Jaelon Darden	WR	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References