Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UNT | 7 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
 RICE | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Game Leaders
Chase Jenkins
· QB
Aaron Turner
· WR
Drew Mestemaker
· QB
Caleb Hawkins
· RB
Team Stats
251st Downs24
1-63rd down efficiency6-14
3-34th down efficiency1-2
640Total Yards397
469Passing101
19/23Comp/Att14/21
20.4Yards per pass4.8
171Rushing296
32Rushing Attempts53
5.3Yards per rush5.6
2-10Penalties1-5
0Turnovers0
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:35
(00:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 A.Gray rush middle for 0 yards to the Rice47 (#0 A.Awe)
0:35
(00:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Jimerson Jr. rush left for 4 yards gain to the Rice47 (#4 M.Williams), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
1:12
(01:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 A.Gray rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UNT49 (#27 J.Kane; #9 P.Stevenson)
1:49
(01:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 A.Gray rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNT44 (#94 B.Bays)
2:00
Timeout North Texas, clock 02:00
2:20
(02:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 A.Gray rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UNT42 (#27 J.Kane), 1ST DOWN
2:49
(02:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Jimerson Jr. rush right for 9 yards gain to the UNT36 (#3 T.Morris), out of bounds
2:54
(02:57) #91 A.Bacchetta punt 50 yards to the UNT20 #1 M.Coleman return 7 yards to the UNT27 (#48 W.Freeman; #3 T.Morris)
3:09
(03:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass incomplete deep right to #23 P.Matthews thrown to UNT35
3:24
(03:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass complete short middle to #19 S.Pierre caught at Rice23, for 5 yards to the Rice30 (#12 P.Smith-Young)
3:42
(03:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass incomplete short right to #6 D.Dickmann thrown to Rice29 broken up by #30 B.Allen Jr.
3:46
(03:46) #40 K.Nguma kickoff 54 yards to the Rice11 fair catch by #27 J.Kane at Rice11
3:46
(03:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 A.Gray rush middle for 11 yards gain to the Rice00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:46, 1ST DOWN #40 K.Nguma kick attempt good (H: #41 S.Evans, LS: #48 C.Yates)
4:21
(04:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 A.Gray rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Rice11 (#75 B.Boenisch; #15 M.Aribisala)
4:50
(04:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 A.Gray rush left for 22 yards gain to the Rice13 (#4 M.Williams), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
5:25
(05:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Jimerson Jr. rush right for 12 yards gain to the Rice35, out of bounds at Rice35, 1ST DOWN
5:37
(05:37) #82 C.Allen onside kickoff 12 yards to the Rice47 #83 V.Aderungboye return 0 yards to the Rice47 (#27 J.Kane)
5:38
(05:38) #28 E.Gota field goal attempt from 27 yards GOOD (H: #91 A.Bacchetta, LS: #48 W.Freeman), clock 05:38
6:13
(06:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins rush right for 2 yards gain to the UNT09 (#32 E.Wesloski)
6:46
(06:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins rush right for 1 yard loss to the UNT11 (#1 D.Fisher)
7:19
(07:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass complete short right to #6 D.Dickmann caught at UNT10, for 1 yard to the UNT10 (#0 W.Jones II; #1 D.Fisher)
7:54
(07:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins rush right for 9 yards gain to the UNT11 (#3 E.Jackson), 1ST DOWN
8:08
Timeout North Texas, clock 08:08
8:40
(08:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Turner rush right for 6 yards gain to the UNT20 (#32 E.Wesloski; #1 D.Fisher)
8:46
(08:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass incomplete deep middle to #6 D.Dickmann thrown to UNT00
9:23
(09:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins rush right for 12 yards gain to the UNT26, out of bounds at UNT26, 1ST DOWN
9:29
(09:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass incomplete short middle to #49 M.Barnett thrown to UNT22 broken up by #3 E.Jackson
10:00
(10:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush right for 8 yards gain to the UNT38 (#95 R.Vargas Jr.), 1ST DOWN
10:40
(10:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNT46 (#26 S.Burrell; #93 T.Washington)
11:14
(11:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass complete short left to #23 P.Matthews caught at Rice48, for 16 yards to the UNT49 (#25 K.Lewis), 1ST DOWN
12:05
(12:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Turner rush right for 10 yards gain to the Rice35 (#6 T.Fields), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
12:08
(12:08) #40 K.Nguma kickoff 61 yards to the Rice04 fair catch by #27 J.Kane at Rice04
12:10
PENALTY UNT Delay Of Game 5 yards from Rice03 to Rice08. NO PLAY
12:10
(12:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 C.Hawkins rush middle for 8 yards gain to the Rice00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:10 #40 K.Nguma kick attempt good (H: #41 S.Evans, LS: #48 C.Yates)
12:42
(12:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short left to #10 W.Young caught at Rice21, for 13 yards to the Rice08 (#9 P.Stevenson; #4 M.Williams), 1ST DOWN
13:15
(13:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short right to #10 W.Young caught at Rice24, for 10 yards to the Rice21 (#4 M.Williams), 1ST DOWN
13:36
(13:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 C.Hawkins rush right for 3 yards gain to the Rice31 (#0 A.Awe)
14:04
(14:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short middle to #22 L.Sides caught at Rice40, for 16 yards to the Rice34 (#26 T.Anyanwu; #0 A.Awe), 1ST DOWN
14:42
(14:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short middle to #4 C.Dorner caught at UNT38, for 22 yards to the UNT50 (#4 M.Williams), 1ST DOWN
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:04
(00:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short right to #10 W.Young caught at UNT22, for 3 yards to the UNT28 (#4 M.Williams)
0:04
(00:04) #28 E.Gota kickoff 65 yards to the UNT00, Touchback
0:04
PENALTY Rice False Start (#76 J.Long) 5 yards from UNT03 to UNT08. NO PLAY
0:04
(00:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass complete short middle to #1 A.Turner caught at UNT16, for 15 yards to the UNT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:04, 1ST DOWN #28 E.Gota kick attempt good (H: #91 A.Bacchetta, LS: #48 W.Freeman)
0:22
(00:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 D.Hardemann rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UNT15 (#90 E.Day; #94 J.Williams)
1:04
(01:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 D.Hardemann rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNT20 (#32 E.Wesloski; #97 J.Pierce)
1:30
(01:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 D.Hardemann rush left for 36 yards gain to the UNT23 (#12 P.Smith-Young), 1ST DOWN
2:09
(02:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Turner rush left for 6 yards gain to the Rice41 (#32 E.Wesloski)
2:42
(02:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 D.Hardemann rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Rice35 (#32 E.Wesloski; #97 J.Pierce), 1ST DOWN
No. 22 North Texas beats Rice 56-24 behind huge passing attack led by Mestemaker and Young
— Drew Mestemaker threw for 469 yards and three touchdowns, Wyatt Young set an American Conference record with 295 yards receiving and two scores, and No. 22 North Texas rallied from an early deficit to beat Rice 56-24 on Saturday night.
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