2020 North Texas Mean Green football team

American college football season

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

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2021 ->

2020 Conference USA football standings

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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

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### Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award  | Player  | Position  | Year

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TBD

### CUSA media days

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

| Media poll (West Division)

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)
1 | Louisiana Tech |
2 | North Texas |
3 | Rice |
4 | Southern Miss |
5 | UAB |
6 | UTEP |
7 | UTSA |
| Media poll (CUSA Championship)

Rank  | Team  | Votes
TBD

## Schedule

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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

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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

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### Houston Baptist

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Houston Baptist at North Texas  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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

See also: 2020 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Pregame line  | Over/under

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UNT –23 | 74.5[6]
Statistics | Houston Baptist | North Texas

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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
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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

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Southern Methodist at North Texas  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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

See also: 2020 SMU Mustangs football team and Safeway Bowl

Pregame line  | Over/under

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SMU –14.5 | 71.5[7]
Statistics | SMU | North Texas

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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
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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

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Southern Mississippi at North Texas  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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

See also: 2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Pregame line  | Over/under

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UNT –1.5 | 74[8]
Statistics | Southern Miss | North Texas

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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
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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

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Charlotte at North Texas  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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

See also: 2020 Charlotte 49ers football team

Pregame line  | Over/under

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CHAR –3 | 66[9]
Statistics | Charlotte | North Texas

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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
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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

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North Texas at Middle Tennessee  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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

See also: 2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Pregame line  | Over/under

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MTSU –3.5 | 72[10]
Statistics | North Texas | Middle Tennessee

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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
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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

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Rice at North Texas  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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

See also: 2020 Rice Owls football team

Pregame line  | Over/under

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UNT –1.5 | 65[11]
Statistics | Rice | North Texas

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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
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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

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North Texas at Texas–San Antonio  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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

See also: 2020 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Pregame line  | Over/under

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UTSA –1.5 | 67[12]
Statistics | North Texas | UTSA

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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
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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

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• 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

See also: 2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Pregame line  | Over/under

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LT –11.5 | 74[13]
Statistics | Louisiana Tech | North Texas

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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
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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

### UTEP

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Miners | 7 | 14| 0| 22 | 43
• Mean Green | 7 | 10| 14| 14 | 45

* 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

See also: 2020 UTEP Miners football team

Pregame line  | Over/under

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UNT –9.5 | 51[14]
Statistics | UTEP | North Texas

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

### Vs. Appalachian State (Myrtle Beach Bowl)

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• 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

See also: 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team and 2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl

Pregame line  | Over/under

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APP –19.5 | 63.5[15]
Statistics | Appalachian State | North Texas

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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
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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

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Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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

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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

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See also: 2021 NFL draft

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4 | 129 | Jaelon Darden | WR | Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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2. ^ "Conference USA unveils 2020 league schedule". UNT Releases 2020 Schedule. January 8, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
3. ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
4. ^ "2020 Football Schedule". University of North Texas Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
5. ^ "2020 North Texas Mean Green Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
6. ^ "Houston Baptist Huskies vs North Texas Mean Green". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
7. ^ "SMU Mustangs vs North Texas Mean Green". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
8. ^ "Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs North Texas Mean Green". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
9. ^ "Charlotte 49ers vs North Texas Mean Green". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
10. ^ "North Texas Mean Green vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
11. ^ "Rice Owls vs North Texas Mean Green". Odds Shark. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
12. ^ "North Texas Mean Green vs UTSA Roadrunners". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
13. ^ "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs North Texas Mean Green Odds - Thurs, December 3, 2020". www.odds.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
14. ^ "UTEP Miners vs North Texas Mean Green Betting Odds - Friday, December 11, 2020". www.sportsbookreview.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
15. ^ "Appalachian State Mountaineers vs North Texas Mean Green". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 19, 2020.

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