2016 North Texas Mean Green football team

2016 Conference USA football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

North Texas Mean Green football
2016 North Texas Mean Green football
Heart of Dallas Bowl, L 31–38 OT vs. Army
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
2016 record	5–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Seth Littrell (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Graham Harrell (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Ekeler (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Apogee Stadium; (Capacity: 30,850)

The 2016 North Texas Mean Green football team represented University of North Texas in the 2016 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 first-year head coach Seth Littrell. They finished the season 5–8, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. Because there were not enough 6-win bowl eligible teams, they received a bowl invitation as a 5–7 team with the highest APR score. They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they lost to Army in overtime.

Schedule

North Texas announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Mean Green will host C–USA foes Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, and Southern Miss, and will travel to Rice, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky (WKU).^[1]

The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Bethune-Cookman from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and SMU from the American Athletic Conference, and two road games against Army and Florida from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	SMU*	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)	ASN	L 21–34	24,718
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Bethune-Cookman*	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX	CUSA.tv	W 41–20	15,609
September 17	6:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	ESPNU	L 0–32	86,848
September 24	5:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	CUSA.tv	W 42–35 ^2OT	20,792
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX	CI	L 13–30	19,823
October 8	6:00 p.m.	Marshall	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX	ASN	W 38–21	18,216
October 22	11:00 a.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 35–18	31,127
October 29	6:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Rivalry)	CUSA.tv	L 17–31	19,553
November 5	4:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX	ESPN3	L 24–45	21,643
November 12	2:30 p.m.	at WKU	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	ESPN3	L 7–45	16,239
November 19	4:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX	beIN	W 29–23	19,120
November 26	3:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	CUSA.tv	L 24–52	18,591
December 27	11:00 a.m.	vs. Army*	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Heart of Dallas Bowl)	ESPN	L 31–38 ^OT	39,117
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game summaries

SMU

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–29–1	2015	SMU, 31–13

SMU Mustangs vs North Texas Mean Green – Game summary ^[3]

	1	2	3	4	Total
SMU	17	7	10	0	34
North Texas	0	14	0	7	21

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas

Date: September 3, 2016
Game time: 06:06 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: 12 E • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 24,718
Referee: Referee: Tracy Jones, *Umpire: Nick Pergine* Linesman: Lyndell Shelton* Line Judge: Colin Gaynor* Back Judge: Jim Downey* Field Judge: Jim Smith* Side Judge: Matt Waldron*
TV: ASN

Game information

First Quarter

SMU 13:01 – Xavier Jones 49 yard run (Josh Williams kick), SMU 7–0
SMU 05:46 – Josh Williams 29 yard field goal, SMU 10–0
SMU 00:23 – Courtland Sutton 88 yard pass from Ben Hicks (Josh Williams kick), SMU 17–0

Second Quarter

UNT 11:19 – Thaddeous Thompson 7 yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick), SMU 17–7
SMU 01:59 – Courtland Sutton 46 yard pass from Matt Davis (Josh Williams kick), SMU 24–7
UNT 00:38 – Kelvin Smith 25 yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick), SMU 24–14

Third Quarter

SMU 07:15 – Coutland Sutton 4 yard pass from Matt Davis (Josh Williams kick), SMU 31–14
SMU 00:57 – Michael Armstrong 22 yard field goal, SMU 34–14

Fourth Quarter

UNT 02:21 – Jeffrey Wilson 11 yd run (Trevor Moore kick), SMU 34–21

Top Passers

SMU – Matt Davis 8/17, 155 yards, 2 TDs, INT
UNT – Alec Morris 24/39, 237 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs

Top Rushers

SMU – Xavier Jones 11 carries, 117 yards, TD
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 15 carries, 88 yards, TD

Top Receiving

SMU – Courtland Sutton 4 receptions, 162 yards, 3 TDs
UNT – Willie Robinson 8 receptions, 73 yards

Top Tacklers

SMU – Justin Lawler 8 tackles
UNT – Kishawn McClain 8 tackles

Bethune–Cookman

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Bethune–Cookman Panthers vs North Texas Mean Green – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	6	7	20
Mean Green	7	17	10	7	41

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas

Date: September 10, 2016
Game time: 06:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 15,609
TV: CUSA.TV

Game information

First Quarter

COOK 11:24 – Frank Brown 88 yard punt return (Uriel Hernandez kick), COOK 7–0
UNT 8:10 – Jeffrey Wilson 20 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), tied 7–7

Second Quarter

UNT 10:32 – Andrew Tucker 1 yard blocked punt return (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 14–7
UNT 7:02 – Jeffrey Wilson 10 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 21–7
UNT 0:16 – Trevor Moore 19 yard field goal, UNT 24–7

Third Quarter

UNT 10:38 – Andrew Tucker 1 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 31–7
COOK 6:19 – Diquan Richardson 30 yard interception return, UNT 31–13
UNT 4:33 – Trevor Moore 20 yard field goal, UNT 34–13

Fourth Quarter

UNT 10:21 – Willy Ivery 25 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 41–13
COOK 2:42 – Akevious Williams 83 yard run (Uriel Hernandez kick), UNT 41–20

Top Passers

COOK – Larry Brihim, Jr. 8/19, 74 yards, INT
UNT – Mason Fine 11/22, 108 yards

Top Rushers

COOK – Akevious Williams 2 carries, 85 yards, TD
UNT – Willy Ivery 13 carries, 103 yards, TD

Top Receiving

COOK – Jawill Davis 4 receptions, 49 yards
UNT – Thaddeous Thompson 1 reception, 32 yards

After falling to FCS Portland State 66–7 the previous season, the Mean Green soundly beat FCS Bethune–Cookman 41–20. Mason Fine entered the game as North Texas's quarterback midway through the 3rd quarter following an Alec Morris interception that was returned for a touchdown. Fine would later be named as the starter for the Mean Green.

at Florida

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1947	UNT, 20–12

North Texas Mean Green at #23 Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0
#23 Gators	5	14	0	13	32

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: September 17, 2016
Game time: 06:30 p.m.
Game attendance: 86,848
TV: ESPNU

Game information

First Quarter

FLA 13:04 – Mason Fine sacked by Caleb Brantley for a 7 yard loss, FLA 2–0
FLA 8:49 – Eddy Pineiro 22 yard field goal, FLA 5–0

Second Quarter

FLA 12:32 – Jordan Cronkrite 6 yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), FLA 12–0
FLA 3:00 – Lamical Perine 2 yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), FLA 19–0

Third Quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth Quarter

FLA 13:46 – Mark Thompson 20 yard run, FLA 25–0
FLA 7:15 – Jordan Scarlett 1 yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), FLA 32–0

Top Passers

UNT – Mason Fine 6/22, 66 yards, INT
FLA – Luke Del Rio 14/25, 186 yards, INT

Top Rushers

UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 10 carries, 26 yards
FLA – Mark Thompson 11 carries, 85 yards, TD

Top Receiving

UNT – Thaddeous Thompson 3 receptions, 50 yards
FLA – Josh Hammond 2 receptions, 72 yards

at Rice

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2015	RICE, 38–24

North Texas Mean Green at Rice Owls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Mean Green	0	14	7	7	7	7	42
Owls	10	7	3	8	7	0	35

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: September 24, 2016
Game time: 5:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 20,792
TV: CUSA.TV

Game information

First Quarter

RICE 9:31 – Hayden Tobola 40 yard field goal, RICE 3–0
RICE 3:17 – Lance Wright 14 yard pass from Tyler Stehling (Hayden Tobola kick), RICE 10–0

Second Quarter

RICE 13:02 – Emmanuel Eskupa 1 yard run (Hayden Tobola kick), RICE 17–0
UNT 10:28 – Willy Ivery 16 yard pass from Mason Fine (Trevor Moore kick), RICE 17–7
UNT 0:45 – Jeffrey Wilson 1 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), RICE 17–14

Third Quarter

RICE 7:35 – Hayden Tobola 36 yard field goal, RICE 20–14
UNT 7:27 – Jeffrey Wilson 75 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 21–20

Fourth Quarter

UNT 7:31 – Willy Ivery 1 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 28–20
RICE 2:34 – Darik Dillard 1 yard run (Tyler Stehling pass), tied 28–28

Overtime

RICE – Darik Dillard 3 yard run (Hayden Tobola kick), RICE 35–28
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 5 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), tied 35–35

Second overtime

UNT – Will Ivery 4 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 42–35

Top Passers

UNT – Mason Fine 17/29, 224 yards, TD
RICE – Tyler Stehling 22/38, 232 yards, TD, INT

Top Rushers

UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 18 carries, 157 yards, 3 TDs
RICE – Tyler Stehling 13 carries, 92 yards

Top Receiving

UNT – Kenny Buyers 4 receptions, 102 yards
RICE – Zach Wright 10 receptions, 120 yards

The Mean Green traveled to Houston to open up conference play against the Rice Owls. UNT won over Rive 42–35 in double overtime after trailing 17–0. With the win, the Mean Green improved to an overall record of 2–2, and surpassed their win total from the previous season.

Middle Tennessee

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–6	2015	MTSU, 41–7

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at North Texas Mean Green – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	13	7	10	30
Mean Green	7	0	0	6	13

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas

Date: October 1, 2016
Game time: 5:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 19,823
TV: CI

Game information

First Quarter

UNT 7:21 – Jeffrey Wilson 1 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 7-0

Second Quarter

MTSU 12:58 – Canon Rooker 25 yard field goal, UNT 7–3
MTSU 9:24 – Canon Rooker 34 yard field goal, UNT 7–6
MTSU 0:36 – Brent Stockstill 11 yard pass to Dennis Andrews (Canon Rooker kick), MTSU 13–7

Third Quarter

MTSU 3:14 – Ty Lee 9 yard pass from Brent Stockstill (Canon Rooker kick), MTSU 20–7

Fourth Quarter

MTSU 14:05 – Canon Rooker 36 yard field goal, MTSU 23–7
UNT 1:57 – Kelvin Smith 5 yard pass from Mason Fine, MTSU 23–13
MTSU 1:46 – I'Tavius Mathers 46 yard run (Canon Rooker kick), MTSU 30–13

Top Passers

MTSU – Brent Stockstill 24/45, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT
UNT – Mason Fine 35/54, 303 yards, TD

Top Rushers

MTSU – I'Tavius Mathers 24 carries, 135 yards, TD
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 10 carries, 24 yards, TD

Top Receiving

MTSU – Richie James 8 receptions, 134 yards
UNT – Terian Goree 9 receptions, 100 yards

Marshall

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2015	MARSH, 30–13

Marshall Thundering Herd at North Texas Mean Green – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	14	0	21
Mean Green	7	7	14	10	38

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas

Date: October 8, 2016
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
TV: ASN

Game information

First Quarter

UNT 10:22 – Jeffrey Wilson 4 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 7–0
MRSH 1:03 – Chase Litton 6 yard run (Amoreto Curraj kick), tied 7–7

Second Quarter

UNT 10:33 – Mason Fine 8 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 14–7

Third Quarter

MRSH 14:47 – Keion Davis 99 yard kick return (Amoreto Curraj kick), tied 14–14
UNT 6:31 – Tyler Wilson 11 yard pass from Mason Fine (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 21–14
MRSH 4:00 – Ryan Yurachek 1 yard pass from Chas Litton (Amoreto Curraj kick), tied 21–21
UNT 3:15 – Jeffrey Wilson 72 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 28–21

Fourth Quarter

UNT 4:26 – Trevor Moore 31 yard field goal, UNT 31–21
UNT 2:35 – Erick Jenkins 52 yard interception return (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 38–21

Top Passers

MRSH – Chase Litton 20/42, 258 yards, TD, INT
UNT – Mason Fine 18/28, 206 yards, TD

Top Rushers

MRSH – Keion Davis 14 carries, 33 yards
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 26 carries, 188 yards, TD

Top Receiving

MRSH – Michael Clark 8 receptions, 122 yards
UNT – Thaddeous Thompson 5 receptions, 68 yards

Marshall entered the game with a 76.6% win probability against North Texas, but the Mean Green came out on top over the Thundering Herd with a 38–21 victory.^[4] This is North Texas's first ever win over Marshall.

at Army

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2010	ARMY, 24-0

North Texas Mean Green at Army Black Knights – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	14	0	14	7	35
Black Knights	7	3	8	0	18

at Michie Stadium • West Point, NY

Date: October 22, 2016
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Weather: cloudy, 55% chance of rain
Game attendance: 31,127
TV: CBSSN

Game information

First Quarter

ARMY 7:38 – Darnell Woolfolk 9 yard run (Blake Wilson kick), ARMY 7–0
UNT 5:38 – Terian Goree 34 yard pass from Mason Fine (Trevor Moore kick), tied 7–7
UNT 4:57 – Eric Jenkins 34 yard interception return (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 14–7

Second Quarter

ARMY 13:28 – Blake Wilson 39 yard field goal, UNT 14–10

Third Quarter

UNT 13:28 – Jeffrey Wilson 41 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 21–10
UNT 7:33 – Jeffrey Wilson 1 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 28–10
ARMY 1:14 – Ahmad Bradshaw 6 yard run (Bradshaw run for two-point conversion), UNT 28–18

Fourth Quarter

UNT 5:58 – Jeffrey Wilson 1 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 35–18

Top Passers

UNT – Mason Fine 9/17, 118 yards, TD, INT
ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw 7/21, 94 yards, 4 INT

Top Rushers

UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 15 carries, 160 yards, 2 TD
ARMY – Ahmad Bradshaw 24 carries, 90 yards, TD

Top Receiving

UNT – Terian Goree 2 receptions, 41 yards, TD
ARMY – Dalton Mendenhall 1 reception, 39 yards

at UTSA

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2015	UNT, 30–23

North Texas Mean Green at UTSA Roadrunners – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	7	10	17
Roadrunners	7	7	10	7	31

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Date: October 29, 2016
Game time: 6:00 PM
Game attendance: 19,553
TV: CUSA.tv

Game information

First Quarter

UTSA 5:34 – Kerry Thomas, Jr. 7 yard pass from Dalton Sturm (Victor Falcon kick), UTSA 7–0

Second Quarter

UTSA 11:27 – Josh Stewart 21 yard pass from Dalton Sturm (Victor Falcon kick), UTSA 14–0

Third Quarter

UNT 14:40 – Mason Fine 80 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UTSA 14–7
UTSA 10:47 – Victor Falcon 33 yard field goal, UTSA 17–7
UTSA 5:34 – Jalen Rhodes 9 yard run (Victor Falcon kick), UTSA 24–7

Fourth Quarter

UNT 14:17 – Trevor Moore 20 yard field goal, UTSA 24–10
UTSA 9:51 – Jalen Rhodes 19 yard run (Victor Falcon kick), UTSA 31–10
UNT 5:45 – Kenny Buyers 10 yard pass from Mason Fine (Trevor Moore kick), UTSA 31–17

Top Passers

UNT – Mason Fine 27/38, 257 yards, TD, 2 INT
UTSA – Dalton Sturm 10/19, 142 yards, 2 TD

Top Rushers

UNT – Mason Fine 12 carries, 91 yards, TD
UTSA – Jalen Rhodes 9 carries, 74 yards, 2 TD

Top Receiving

UNT – Thaddeous Thompson 6 receptions, 65 yards
UTSA – Josh Stewart 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD

Louisiana Tech

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–8	2015	LTU, 56–13

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at North Texas Mean Green – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	17	7	7	45
Mean Green	7	14	3	0	24

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas

Date: November 5, 2016
Game time: 4:30 PM
Game attendance: 21,643
TV: ESPN3

Game information

First Quarter

LTU 13:05 – Carlos Henderson 52 yard pass from Ryan Higgins (Jonathan Barnes kick), LTU 7–0
UNT 4:25 – Jeffrey Wilson 1 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), tied 7–7
LTU 0:39 – Carlos Henderson 24 yard run (Jonathan Barnes kick), LTU 14–7

Second Quarter

UNT 12:18 – Terian Goree 32 yard pass from Mason Fine (Trevor Moore kick), tied 14–14
LTU 9:10 – Carlos Henderson 10 yard pass from Ryan Higgins (Jonathan Barnes kick), LTU 21–14
LTU 4:14 – Jarred Craft 2 yard run (Jonathan Barnes kick), LTU 28–14
UNT 1:28 – Willy Ivery 4 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), LTU 28–21
LTU 0:14 – Jonathan Barnes 48 yard field goal, LTU 31–21

Third Quarter

UNT 9:34 – Trevor Moore 51 yard field goal, LTU 31–24
LTU 7:13 – Carlos Henderson 12 yard pass from Ryan Higgins (Jonathan Barnes kick), LTU 38–24

Fourth Quarter

LTU 14:13 – Carlos Henderson 9 yard pass from Ryan Higgins (Jonathan Barnes kick), LTU 45–24

Top Passers

LTU – Ryan Higgins 18/30, 253 yards, 4 TD, INT
UNT – Mason Fine 23/34, 207 yards, TD, INT

Top Rushers

LTU – Jarred Craft 24 carries, 120 yards, TD
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 15 carries, 66 yards, TD

Top Receiving

LTU – Carlos Henderson 8 receptions, 133 yards, 4 TD
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 4 receptions, 61 yards

at WKU

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3	2015	WKU, 55–28

North Texas Mean Green at Western Kentucky Wildcats – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	7	0	7
Hilltoppers	17	14	14	0	45

at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky

Date: November 12, 2016
Game time: 2:30 PM
Game attendance: 16,239
TV: ESPN3

Game information

First Quarter

WKU 12:31 – Taywon Taylor 64 yard pass from Mike White (Skyler Simcox kick), WKU 7–0
WKU 10:40 – Taywon Taylor 75 yard pass from Mike White (Skyler Simcox kick), WKU 14–0
WKU 6:22 – Skyler Simcox 24 yard field goal, WKU 17–0

Second Quarter

WKU 9:35 – Nicholas Norris 33 yard pass from Mike White (Skyler Simcox kick), WKU 24–0
WKU 0:27 – Anthony Wales 3 yard run (Skyler Simcox kick), WKU 31–0

Third Quarter

WKU 10:32 – Nicholas Norris 24 yard pass from Mike White (Skyler Simcox kick), WKU 38–0
UNT 4:35 – Andrew Tucker 71 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), WKU 38–7
WKU 3:00 – Taywon Taylor 4 yard pass from Tyler Ferguson (Skyler Simcox kick), WKU 45–7

Fourth Quarter

No scoring plays

Top Passers

UNT – Alec Morris 14/26, 108 yards, INT
WKU – Mike White 14/25, 316 yards, 4 TD

Top Rushers

UNT – Andrew Tucker 3 carries, 82 yards, TD
WKU – Anthony Wales 18 carries, 121 yards, TD

Top Receiving

UNT – Willie Robinson 2 receptions, 31 yards
WKU – Taywon Taylor 6 receptions, 166 yards, 3 TD

Southern Miss

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–6	2015	USM, 49–14

Southern Miss Golden Eagles at North Texas Mean Green – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	7	13	3	23
Mean Green	17	3	0	9	29

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas

Date: November 19, 2016
Game time: 4:30 p.m.
Game attendance: 19,120
TV: beIN

Game information

First Quarter

UNT 8:12 – Trevor Moore 26 yard field goal, UNT 3–0
UNT 3:16 – Turner Smiley 17 yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 10–0
UNT 1:22 – Turner Smiley 55 yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 17–0

Second Quarter

UNT 10:42 – Trevor Moore 39 yard field goal, UNT 20–0
MSU 0:25 – Ito Smith 1 yard run (Stephen Brachule kick), UNT 20–7

Third Quarter

USM 13:44 – Ito Smith 2 yard run (Stephen Brachule PAT no good), UNT 20–13
USM 9:07 – George Payne 16 yard run (Stephen Brachule kick), tied 20–20

Fourth Quarter

USM 9:39 – Stephen Brachule 25 yard field goal, MSU 23–20
UNT 7:34 – Willy Ivery 11 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 27–20
UNT 3:08 – Southern Miss run for a 5 yard loss, UNT 29–20

Top Passers

USM – Keon Howard 10/26, 135 yards, 3 INT
UNT – Alec Morris 14/29, 267 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top Rushers

USM – Ito Smith 19 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD
UNT – Willy Ivery 18 carries, 111 yards, TD

Top Receiving

USM – Ito Smith 3 receptions, 67 yards
UNT – Turner Smiley 7 receptions, 162 yards, 2 TD

at UTEP

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–7–3	2015	UTEP, 20–17

North Texas Mean Green at UTEP Miners – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	10	0	7	24
Miners	10	21	14	7	52

at Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas

Date: November 26, 2016
Game time: 3:00 PM
Game attendance: 18,591
TV: CUSA.tv

Game information

First Quarter

UTEP 6:27 – Jay Mattox 48 yard field goal, UTEP 3–0
UNT 2:54 – Willy Ivery 14 yard run (Trevor Moore kick), UNT 7–3
UTEP 2:36 – Aaron Jones 83 yard run (Jay Mattox kikc), UTEP 10–7

Second Quarter

UTEP 13:57 – Aaron Jones 48 yard run (Jay Mattox kick), UTEP 17–7
UTEP 10:50 – Cole Freytag 30 yard pass from Ryan Metz (Jay Mattox kick), UTEP 24–7
UTEP 9:25 – Brandon Moss blocked punt return (Jay Mattox kick), UTEP 31–7
UNT 3:35 – Thaddeous Thompson 10 yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick), UTEP 31–14
UNT 0:18 – Trevor Moore 45 yard field goal, UTEP 31–17

Third Quarter

UTEP 6:58 – Aaron Jones 3 yard run (Jay Mattox kick), UTEP 38–17
UTEP 2:12 – Hayden Plinke 72 yard pass from Ryan Metz (Jay Mattox kick), UTEP 45–17

Fourth Quarter

UTEP 7:51 – Aaron Jones 3 yard run (Jay Mattox kick), UTEP 52–17
UNT 3:42 – Willy Ivery 14 yard pass from Alec Morris (Trevor Moore kick), UTEP 52–24

Top Passers

UNT – Alec Morris 23/42, 197 yards, 2 TD
UTEP – Ryan Metz 12/17, 171 yards, 2 TD

Top Rushers

UNT – Willy Ivery 13 carries, 98 yards, TD
UTEP – Aaron Jones 24 carries, 301 yards, 4 TD

Top Receiving

UNT – Thaddeous Thompson 7 receptions, 74 yards, TD
UTEP – Hayden Plinke 3 receptions, 84 yards, TD

Army–Heart of Dallas Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	10/22/16	UNT, 35–18

Heart of Dallas Bowl – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Black Knights	12	12	7	0	7	38
Mean Green	7	14	7	3	0	31

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas

Date: December 27, 2016
Game time: 11:00 AM
TV: ESPN

Game information

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

Top Passers

Army –
UNT –

Top Rushers

Army –
UNT –

Top Receiving

Army –
UNT –

References

↑ "North Texas Releases 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of North Texas Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
↑ "2016 North Texas Mean Green Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
↑ http://www.smumustangs.com/boxscore.aspx?id=618&path=football
↑ "Marshall vs. North Texas - Game Summary - October 8, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

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[NT16-1] "North Texas Releases 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). University of North Texas Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

[2] "2016 North Texas Mean Green Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

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[4] "Marshall vs. North Texas - Game Summary - October 8, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

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2016 North Texas Mean Green football

Heart of Dallas Bowl, L 31–38 ^OT vs. Army
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
2016 record	5–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Seth Littrell (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Graham Harrell (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Ekeler (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Apogee Stadium (Capacity: 30,850)

2016 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
WKU xy$		7	–	1		11	–	3
Old Dominion x		7	–	1		10	–	3
Middle Tennessee		5	–	3		8	–	5
FIU		4	–	4		4	–	8
Charlotte		3	–	5		4	–	8
Marshall		2	–	6		3	–	9
Florida Atlantic		2	–	6		3	–	9
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy		6	–	2		9	–	5
UTSA		5	–	3		6	–	7
Southern Miss		4	–	4		7	–	6
North Texas		3	–	5		5	–	8
Rice		2	–	6		3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6		4	–	8

Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll