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2020 North Texas Mean Green football team

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).

2020 North Texas Mean Green football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record4–6 (3–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorTommy Mainord (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMike Bloesch (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorClint Bowen (2nd overall season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumApogee Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Conference USA football standings
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.

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
TBD

CUSA media days

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

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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:30 p.m.Houston Baptist*
ESPN3W 57–317,611
September 195:00 p.m.SMU*
CBSSNL 35–658,464
October 36:30 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
StadiumL 31–416,490
October 107:00 p.m.Charlotte
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ESPNUL 21–496,864
October 174:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
StadiumW 52–355,000
November 211:00 p.m.Rice
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ESPN3W 27–175,976
November 282:00 p.m.at UTSA
StadiumL 17–495,936
December 35:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
CBSSNL 31–426,085
December 115:00 p.m.UTEP
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ESPN3W 45–435,612
December 212:30 p.m.vs. Appalachian State*
ESPNL 28–565,000
Schedule Source:[4][5]

Game summaries

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Houston Baptist

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Houston Baptist at North Texas
1 234Total
Huskies 0 10714 31
• Mean Green 14 92014 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
112:31UNTJaelon Darden 33-yard pass from Jason Bean (Zach Williams kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 2:29)		UNT 7–0
06:07UNTGreg White 32-yard pass from Jason Bean (Zach Williams kick)
(8 plays, 95 yards, 2:16)		UNT 14–0
214:35UNTJaelon Darden 19-yard pass from Jason Bean (Zach Williams PAT failed)
(8 plays, 74 yards, 2:08)		UNT 20–0
09:39HBUJosh Alfaro 7-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick)
(5 plays, 29 yards, 1:56)		UNT 20–7
01:18UNTZach Williams 30-yard field goal
(9 plays, 67 yards, 3:07)		UNT 23–7
00:00HBUGino Garcia 50-yard field goal
(5 plays, 42 yards, 1:18)		UNT 23–10
308:23UNTJason Bean 37-yard rush (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)
(7 plays, 67 yards, 2:18)		UNT 29–10
07:08UNTOscar Adaway III 35-yard rush (Zach Williams kick)
(3 plays, 79 yards, 0:38)		UNT 36–10
03:37UNTJaelon Darden 6-yard pass from Austin Aune (Zach Williams kick)
(8 plays, 70 yards, 2:19)		UNT 43–10
00:30HBUBlaise Bentsen 1-yard rush (Gino Garcia kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:07)		UNT 43–17
414:25UNTOscar Adaway III 47-yard rush (Zach Williams kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:05)		UNT 50–17
11:19UNTIsaiah Johnson 16-yard rush (Zach Williams kick)
(7 plays, 55 yards, 1:56)		UNT 57–17
09:36HBUBen Ratzlaff 71-yard pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick)
(6 plays, 97 yards, 1:43)		UNT 57–24
05:36HBUJosh 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
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

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Southern Methodist at North Texas
1 234Total
• RV Mustangs 21 132110 65
Mean Green 0 71414 35
            
Scoring summary
112:33SMUReggie Roberson Jr. 15-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick)
(4 plays, 73 yards, 1:04)		SMU 7–0
09:44SMUDanny Gray 62-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick)
(3 plays, 74 yards, 0:56)		SMU 14–0
03:27SMUKylen Granson 7-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick)
(9 plays, 80 yards, 2:39)		SMU 21–0
213:42SMUChris Naggar 37-yard field goal
(8 plays, 4 yards, 3:39)		SMU 24–0
08:31UNTJaelon Darden 12-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick)
(10 plays, 64 yards, 2:42)		SMU 24–7
03:02SMUChris Naggar 22-yard field goal
(7 plays, 52 yards, 2:48)		SMU 27–7
00:18SMUShane Buechele 2-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick)
(8 plays, 84 yards, 1:31)		SMU 34–7
312:02UNTDeAndre Torrey 7-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(6 plays, 34 yards, 1:48)		SMU 34–14
10:53SMUUlysses Bentley IV 4-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick)
(4 plays, 36 yards, 1:09)		SMU 41–14
08:44UNTAustin Aune 5-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:09)		SMU 41–21
05:42SMUReggie Roberson Jr. 2-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:02)		SMU 48–21
00:11SMUUlysses Bentley IV 9-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick)
(10 plays, 90 yards, 4:47)		SMU 55–21
414:02UNTJaelon Darden 33-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick)
(6 plays, 78 yards, 1:09)		SMU 55–28
12:12SMUUlysses Bentley IV 84-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick)
(3 plays, 93 yards, 1:50)		SMU 62–28
10:52UNTDeonte Simpson 55-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:20)		SMU 62–35
05:33SMUChris 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
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

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Southern Mississippi at North Texas
1 234Total
• Golden Eagles 17 3714 41
Mean Green 3 7714 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
112:36UNTEthan Mooney 49-yard field goal
(10 plays, 24 yards, 2:24)		UNT 3–0
11:30USMDemarcus Jones 22-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:06)		USM 7–3
10:26USMFrank Gore Jr. 11-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(3 plays, 24 yards, 1:04)		USM 14–3
08:42USMBriggs Bourgeois 31-yard field goal
(4 plays, 6 yards, 1:26)		USM 21–3
201:54UNTTre Siggers 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(14 plays, 80 yards, 4:30)		USM 17–10
00:44USMBriggs Bourgeois 46-yard field goal
(9 plays, 46 yards, 1:10)		USM 20–10
313:37USMJason Brownlee 68-yard pass from Jack Abraham (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:23)		USM 27–10
09:23UNTJaelon Darden 17-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick)
(12 plays, 70 yards, 4:14)		USM 27–17
414:54USMDarius Maberry 4-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(4 plays, 22 yards, 1:59)		USM 34–17
13:11UNTDeAndre Torrey 39-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(8 plays, 74 yards, 1:43)		USM 34–24
06:16USMDarius Maberry 14-yard rush (Briggs Bourgeois kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 6:55)		USM 41–24
05:16UNTDeonte 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
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

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Charlotte at North Texas
1 234Total
• 49ers 7 141414 49
Mean Green 0 777 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
104:34CHARChris Reynolds 18-yard pass from Dom Shoffner (Jonathan Cruz kick)
(5 plays, 51 yards, 2:29)		CHAR 7–0
214:06CHARAaron McAllister 71-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick)
(4 plays, 96 yards, 2:41)		CHAR 14–0
12:16UNTJaelon Darden 28-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:50)		CHAR 14–7
03:21CHARTre Harbison III 11-yard rush (Jonathan Cruz kick)
(5 plays, 80 yards, 2:30)		CHAR 21–7
311:47CHARChavon McEachern 1-yard rush (Jonathan Cruz kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:13)		CHAR 28–7
10:54UNTJaelon Darden 43-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick)
(4 plays, 65 yards, 0:53)		CHAR 28–14
04:10CHARTaylor Thomas 15-yard pass from Chris Reynolds (Jonathan Cruz kick)
(4 plays, 74 yards, 2:05)		CHAR 35–14
412:06UNTJaelon Darden 9-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick)
(7 plays, 49 yards, 1:33)		CHAR 35–21
11:08CHARAaron McAllister 66-yard rush (Jonathan Cruz kick)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58)		CHAR 42–21
09:51CHARCalvin 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
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

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North Texas at Middle Tennessee
1 234Total
• Mean Green 7 142110 52
Blue Raiders 21 707 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
108:35MTSUChaton Mobley 3-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)
(6 plays, 15 yards, 1:52)		MTSU 7–0
06:39UNTDeAndre Torrey 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(7 plays, 91 yards, 1:50)		TIE 7–7
02:23MTSUJarrin Pierce 2-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:16)		MTSU 14–7
01:35MTSUGregory Grate Jr. 20-yard fumble returned (Crews Holt kick)
(2 plays, -9 yards, 0:40)		MTSU 21–7
209:39UNTDeAndre Torrey 60-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(5 plays, 99 yards, 1:38)		MTSU 21–14
03:58MTSUDJ England-Chisolm 24-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:41)		MTSU 28–21
313:32UNTJason Bean 48-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(5 plays, 74 yards, 1:22)		TIE 28–28
06:44UNTDeonte Simpson 9-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick)
(5 plays, 39 yards, 1:45)		UNT 35–28
00:10UNTJaelon Darden 55-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick)
(5 plays, 79 yards, 1:34)		UNT 42–28
411:10UNTJason Bean 48-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:24)		UNT 49–28
08:40MTSUChaton Mobley 30-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)
(5 plays, 71 yards, 2:24)		UNT 49–35
03:59UNTEthan 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
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

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Rice at North Texas
1 234Total
Owls 10 007 17
• Mean Green 0 14310 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
111:11RICECollin Riccitelli 45-yard field goal
(8 plays, 48 yards, 3:49)		RICE 3–0
04:26RICEAustin Trammell 14-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)
(7 plays, 97 yards, 4:01)		RICE 10–0
206:56UNTJason Bean 66-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(4 plays, 89 yards, 1:17)		RICE 10–7
01:09UNTJaelon Darden 25-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick)
(6 plays, 38 yards, 2:00		UNT 14–10
309:56UNTEthan Mooney 27-yard field goal
(13 plays, 55 yards, 5:04)		UNT 17–10
413:03UNTEthan Mooney 30-yard field goal
(9 plays, 67 yards, 2:40)		UNT 20–10
07:27UNTDeAndre Torrey 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(6 plays, 39 yards, 2:43)		UNT 27–10
00:08RICEJake 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
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

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North Texas at Texas–San Antonio
1 234Total
Mean Green 0 737 17
• Roadrunners 7 21714 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
102:38UTSAFrank Harris 19-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick)
(9 plays, 80 yards, 2:47)		UTSA 7–0
211:10UTSAJoshua Cephus 8-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick)
(9 plays, 78 yards, 3:50)		UTSA 14–0
10:58UNTJaelon Darden 75-yard pass from Frank Harris (Ethan Mooney kick)
(1 play, 75 yards, 0:12)		UTSA 14–7
10:26UTSASincere McCormick 65-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick)
(2 plays, 71 yards, 0:32)		UTSA 21–7
01:22UTSADe'Corian Clark 15-yard pass from Frank Harris (Hunter Duplessis kick)
(5 plays, 51 yards, 2:16)		UTSA 28–7
306:12UNTEthan Mooney 23-yard field goal
(15 plays, 78 yards, 4:21)		UTSA 28–10
04:55UTSABrenden Brady 4-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick)
(3 plays, 74 yards, 1:17)		UTSA 35–10
414:02UTSASincere McCormick 18-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick)
(6 plays, 65 yards, 4:08)		UTSA 42–10
07:12UTSAB. J. Daniels 9-yard rush (Hunter Duplessis kick)
(7 plays, 69 yards, 5:42)		UTSA 49–10
03:40UNTJason 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
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

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Louisiana Tech at North Texas
1 234Total
• Bulldogs 7 21140 42
Mean Green 14 377 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
110:25LTSmoke Harris 12-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick)
(7 plays, 55 yards, 2:17)		LT 7–0
07:41UNTJaelon Darden 13-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick)
(9 plays, 70 yards, 2:44)		TIE 7–7
04:45UNTDeAndre Torrey 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:10)		UNT 14–7
212:13LTGreg Garner 1-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick)
(17 plays, 68 yards, 7:32)		TIE 14–14
07:40LTIsrael Tucker 2-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick)
(8 plays, 36 yards, 3:09)		LT 21–14
03:05UNTEthan Mooney 48-yard field goal
(12 plays, 39 yards, 4:35)		LT 21–17
00:13LTKyle Maxwell 5-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick)
(9 plays, 64 yards, 2:52)		LT 28–17
305:13LTSmoke Harris 6-yard pass from Luke Anthony (Jacob Barnes kick)
(12 plays, 53 yards, 5:22)		LT 35–17
04:23UNTJaelon Darden 33-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:50)		LT 35–24
01:21LTIsrael Tucker 1-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick)
(7 plays, 58 yards, 3:02)		LT 42–24
410:37UNTJaelon 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
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

UTEP

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Texas–El Paso at North Texas
1 234Total
Miners 7 14022 43
• Mean Green 7 101414 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
107:24UTEPCalvin Brownholtz 29-yard rush (Gavin Baechle kick)
(6 plays, 33 yards, 4:01)		UTEP 7–0
02:38UNTDeonte Simpson 46-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick)
(1 play, 46 yards, 0:08)		TIE 7–7
214:23UTEPDeion Hankins 2-yard rush (Gavin Baechle kick)
(8 plays, 69 yards, 3:15)		UTEP 14–7
14:11UNTJaelon Darden 75-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick)
(1 play, 75 yards, 0:12)		TIE 14–14
04:43UNTEthan Mooney 24-yard field goal
(8 plays, 44 yards, 2:52)		UNT 17–14
00:43UTEPDeion Hankins 7-yard rush (Gavin Baechle kick)
(8 plays, 67 yards, 1:19)		UTEP 21–17
308:06UNTJaelon Darden 32-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick)
(5 plays, 48 yards, 1:17)		UNT 24–21
02:04UNTAustin Aune 4-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(12 plays, 81 yards, 3:58)		UNT 31–21
414:21UTEPJacob Cowing 28-yard pass from Calvin Brownholtz (Gavin Baechle kick)
(7 plays, 69 yards, 2:43)		UNT 31–28
11:49UNTJaelon Darden 2-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick)
(8 plays, 62 yards, 2:32)		UNT 38–28
08:40UNTJaelon Darden 50-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick)
(5 plays, 65 yards, 1:18)		UNT 45–28
06:32UTEPJacob 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
00:26UTEPCalvin 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
UNT –9.5 51[14]
Statistics UTEP North Texas
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
Team Category Player Statistics
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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Appalachian State vs. North Texas
1 234Total
• Mountaineers 14 21714 56
Mean Green 0 1477 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
110:54APPHenry Pearson 22-yard pass from Malik Williams (Chandler Staton kick)
(4 plays, 73 yards, 1:13)		APP 7–0
03:07APPCamerun Peoples 3-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)
(12 plays, 90 yards, 5:05)		APP 14–0
213:41UNTLoronzo Thompson 16-yard pass from Kason Martin (Ethan Mooney kick)
(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:26)		APP 14–7
06:04APPHenry Parson 11-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick)
(5 plays, 59 yards, 1:48)		APP 21–7
02:29APPMarcus Williams 70-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)
(1 play, 70 yards, 0:13)		APP 28–7
00:27UNTOscar Adaway III 4-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 2:02)		APP 28–14
00:11APPCamerun Peoples 64-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)
(1 play, 64 yards, 0:16)		APP 35–14
306:14UNTAustin Ogunmakin 34-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick)
(11 plays, 74 yards, 4:08)		APP 35–21
02:58APPCamerun Peoples 62-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)
(1 play, 62 yards, 0:11)		APP 42–21
414:16APPCamerun Peoples 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)
(4 plays, 79 yards, 1:19)		APP 49–21
09:03APPCamerun Peoples 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick)
(5 plays, 20 yards, 2:47)		APP 56–21
06:12UNTLoronzo 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
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

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Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP—
Coaches—RV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2021 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
4 129 Jaelon Darden WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

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