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 TennesseeStadiumW 52–355,000
November 211:00 p.m.Rice
  • Apogee Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ESPN3W 27–175,976
November 282:00 p.m.at UTSAStadiumL 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)
          
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
Southern Methodist at North Texas
1 234Total
RV Mustangs 21 132110 65
Mean Green 0 71414 35
            
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)
        
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)
      
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)
        
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)
    
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)
      
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)
       
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)
         
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)
        
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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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP
CoachesRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
4 129 Jaelon Darden WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

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  1. ^ "Conference USA to hold virtual football media days due to COVID-19". ktsm.com. May 5, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  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.