2018 North Texas Mean Green football team

2018 North Texas Mean Green football
2018 North Texas Mean Green football
New Mexico Bowl, L 13–52 vs. Utah State
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	9–4 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Seth Littrell (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Graham Harrell (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Troy Reffett (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Apogee Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

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.

2018 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Middle Tennessee x	7	–	1	8	–	6
Marshall	6	–	2	9	–	4
FIU	6	–	2	9	–	4
Charlotte	4	–	4	5	–	7
Florida Atlantic	3	–	5	5	–	7
Old Dominion	2	–	6	4	–	8
Western Kentucky	2	–	6	3	–	9
West Division
UAB x$	7	–	1	11	–	3
North Texas	5	–	3	9	–	4
Louisiana Tech	5	–	3	8	–	5
Southern Miss	5	–	3	6	–	5
UTSA	2	–	6	3	–	9
UTEP	1	–	7	1	–	11
Rice	1	–	7	2	–	11
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

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

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy^[2]	Sosaia Mose	C	JR
Maxwell Award^[3]	Mason Fine	QB	JR
Davey O'Brien Award^[4]	Mason Fine	QB	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[5]	Jalen Guyton	WR	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[6]	Michael Lawrence	WR	JR
John Mackey Award^[7]	Kelvin Smith	TE	JR
Paul Hornung Award^[8]	Kelvin Smith	TE	JR
Wuerffel Trophy^[9]	Quinn Shanbour	QB	SR
Walter Camp Award^[10]	Mason Fine	QB	JR
Manning Award^[11]	Mason Fine	QB	JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award^[12]	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.^[13]

Offense

Mason Fine – QB

Jalen Guyton – WR

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.^[14]

Predicted finish	Team
West Division
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*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)	Stadium	W 46–23	29,515
September 8	6:30 p.m.	Incarnate Word*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN	W 58–16	18,538
September 15	3:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECN	W 44–17	62,355
September 22	5:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 47–7	14,112
September 29	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	beIN	L 27–29	30,105
October 6	6:30 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	beIN	W 27–24	12,809
October 13	1:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN3	W 30–7	18,252
October 20	6:30 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	beIN	L 21–29	28,014
October 27	3:00 p.m.	Rice	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN	W 41–17	25,375
November 10	2:30 p.m.	at Old Dominion	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	ESPN3	L 31–34	18,062
November 15	8:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	CBSSN	W 41–38	18,338
November 24	6:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN	W 24–21	19,874
December 15	1:00 p.m.	vs. Utah State*	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–52	25,387
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings 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 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:[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 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: [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 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: [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 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:[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 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: [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

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

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 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: [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 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: [7]

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

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 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: [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 27
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 25,379
Referee: Billy Williams
TV: 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 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

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: 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

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 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)

North Texas Mean Green vs. Utah State Aggies

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^[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.

[1] "2018 NCAA College Football Polls and Rankings for Week 4". ESPN. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[2] "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

[3] "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[4] "Davey O'Brien Award Watch List includes 26 players". July 17, 2018. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[5] "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[6] "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[7] "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

[8] "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.

[9] "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

[10] Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.

[11] "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[12] "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[13] "FB: 2018 Preseason Awards".

[14] "FB: Preseason Media Poll".

[UNT18-15] "North Texas Releases 2018 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of North Texas Department of Athletics. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

[16] "2018 North Texas Mean Green Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

[17] "SM vs. North Texas - Game Summary - September 1, 2018". ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2018.

[18] 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.

[19] "Ground Game Powers North Texas To 47-7 Win". University of North Texas Athletics. September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.

[20] "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.

[21] "Tashard Choice Named Mean Green Running Backs Coach". January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

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