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2021 North Texas Mean Green football team
2021 North Texas Mean Green football
Conference USA West Division 6–7 (5–3 C-USA) Seth Littrell (6th season) Mike Bloesch (2nd season) Tommy Mainord (3rd season) Spread Phil Bennett (1st season) 4–2–5 Apogee Stadium
The 2021 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by sixth-year head coach Seth Littrell , the Mean Green compiled an overall record of 6–7 with a mark 5–3 in conference play, placing third in C-USA's West Division. North Texas was invited to the inaugural Frisco Football Classic , where the Mean Green lost to the Miami RedHawks . The team played home games at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas .
The Mean Green started the season 1–6 before winning five games in a row, including upset victories over UTEP and undefeated, No. 22 UTSA , to finish the regular season at 6–6.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 6:30 p.m. Northwestern State* Apogee StadiumDenton, TX ESPN3 W 44–14 18,716 September 11 6:00 p.m. at SMU* Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX (Safeway Bowl) ESPN+ L 12–35 29,121 September 18 6:30 p.m. UAB Apogee StadiumDenton, TX Stadium L 6–40 17,731 September 25 6:30 p.m. at Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA Stadium L 17–24 15,488 October 9 3:00 p.m. at Missouri* Faurot FieldColumbia, MO SECN L 35–48 46,985 October 15 6:00 p.m. Marshall Apogee StadiumDenton, TX CBSSN L 21–49 13,123 October 23 3:00 p.m. Liberty* Apogee StadiumDenton, TX ESPN+ L 26–35 13,454 October 30 1:00 p.m. at Rice Rice StadiumHouston, TX ESPN3 W 30–24 OT 17,354 November 6 2:00 p.m. at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS ESPN+ W 38–14 22,478 November 13 3:00 p.m. UTEP Apogee StadiumDenton, TX ESPN+ W 20–17 20,056 November 20 6:00 p.m. at FIU Riccardo Silva StadiumMiami, FL ESPN3 W 49–7 0 November 27 1:00 p.m. No. 22 UTSA Apogee StadiumDenton, TX ESPN+ W 45–23 16,933 .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}December 23 2:30 p.m. vs. Miami (OH)* Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX (Frisco Football Classic) ESPN L 14–27 11,721 *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time
The Mean Green were predicted to finish in sixth place in the West Division in the Conference USA preseason poll.
1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 0 14 0 0 14 Mean Green 7 17 17 3 44
Statistics NWST UNT
First downs 21 29 Total yards 418 527 Rushing yards 261 345 Passing yards 157 182 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 32:49 27:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern State Passing Kaleb Fletcher 13/22, 134 yards, TD, INT Rushing Scooter Adams 12 rushes, 92 yards, TD Receiving Kendrick Price 1 reception, 65 yards, TD North Texas Passing Jace Rudder 10/21, 131 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing DeAndre Torrey 25 rushes, 244 yards, 3 TD Receiving Roderic Burns 6 receptions, 114 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 3 3 6 0 12 Mustangs 0 7 14 14 35
Statistics UNT SMU
First downs 23 20 Total yards 506 536 Rushing yards 122 225 Passing yards 384 311 Turnovers 2 4 Time of possession 36:06 23:54
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Jace Rudder 32/51, 366 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing DeAndre Torrey 16 rushes, 71 yards Receiving Roderic Burns 12 receptions, 141 yards SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 21/33, 311 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 10 rushes, 141 yards, TD Receiving Rashee Rice 4 receptions, 99 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 17 13 3 7 40 Mean Green 0 0 0 6 6
Statistics UAB UNT
First downs 17 18 Total yards 407 220 Rushing yards 173 121 Passing yards 234 99 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 32:06 27:54
Team Category Player Statistics
UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 6/7, 202 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jermaine Brown Jr. 16 rushes, 58 yards Receiving Gerrit Prince 3 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD North Texas Passing Austin Aune 8/21, 65 yards Rushing DeAndre Torrey 24 rushes, 82 yards Receiving Roderic Burns 2 receptions, 21 yards
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 7 0 10 17 Bulldogs 14 10 0 0 24
Statistics UNT LT
First downs 24 20 Total yards 333 286 Rushing yards 241 79 Passing yards 92 207 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 29:25 30:35
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Austin Aune 12/27, 79 yards, TD Rushing DeAndre Torrey 26 rushes, 119 yards, TD Receiving Jason Pirtle 4 receptions, 26 yards Louisiana Tech Passing Aaron Allen 14/18, 137 yards Rushing Marcus Williams Jr. 17 rushes, 73 yards, 2 TD Receiving Samuel Emilus 2 receptions, 69 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 7 7 21 35 Tigers 14 17 0 17 48
Statistics UNT MIZ
First downs 21 22 Total yards 493 474 Rushing yards 188 306 Passing yards 305 168 Turnovers 4 0 Time of possession 28:12 31:48
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Austin Aune 16/26, 305 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing DeAndre Torrey 24 rushes, 85 yards Receiving Damon Ward Jr. 2 receptions, 81 yards, TD Missouri Passing Connor Bazelak 22/33, 168 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tyler Badie 17 rushes, 209 yards, 2 TD Receiving J. J. Hester 1 reception, 41 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 14 28 0 7 49 Mean Green 0 7 0 14 21
Statistics MRSH UNT
First downs 24 18 Total yards 477 411 Rushing yards 154 277 Passing yards 323 134 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 32:14 27:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Grant Wells 24/32, 323 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 20 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD Receiving Xavier Gaines 5 receptions, 77 yards, TD North Texas Passing Austin Aune 16/31, 121 yards, 2 INT Rushing DeAndre Torrey 20 rushes, 179 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jason Pirtle 5 receptions, 35 yards
1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 0 14 14 7 35 Mean Green 7 13 6 0 26
Statistics LIB UNT
First downs 21 29 Total yards 350 454 Rushing yards 45 242 Passing yards 305 212 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 24:10 35:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing Malik Willis 12/18, 217 yards, 3 TD Rushing T. J. Green 5 rushes, 25 yards Receiving C. J. Daniels 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD North Texas Passing Austin Aune 22/35, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Ayo Adeyi 16 rushes, 99 yards, TD Receiving Damon Ward Jr. 4 receptions, 57 yards
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Mean Green 3 7 7 7 6 30 Owls 0 3 7 14 0 24
Statistics UNT RICE
First downs 20 25 Total yards 314 368 Rushing yards 193 97 Passing yards 121 271 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 21:21 38:39
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Austin Aune 11/22, 121 yards Rushing Austin Aune 6 rushes, 65 yards Receiving Bryson Jackson 3 receptions, 50 yards Rice Passing Jake Constantin 16/30, 242 yards, 2 TD Rushing Khalan Griffin 14 rushes, 47 yards Receiving Jake Bailey 10 receptions, 143 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 7 21 10 38 Golden Eagles 14 0 0 0 14
Statistics UNT USM
First downs 25 11 Total yards 537 229 Rushing yards 321 113 Passing yards 216 116 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 34:14 25:46
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Austin Aune 16/30, 216 yards, INT Rushing Isaiah Johnson 17 rushes, 119 yards, TD Receiving Detraveon Brown 4 receptions, 85 yards Southern Miss Passing Jake Lange 17/25, 116 yards, TD Rushing Frank Gore Jr. 12 rushes, 82 yards Receiving Jason Brownlee 4 receptions, 53 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 0 7 0 10 17 Mean Green 0 3 14 3 20
Statistics UTEP UNT
First downs 14 22 Total yards 382 423 Rushing yards 109 183 Passing yards 273 240 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 29:45 30:15
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 15/29, 273 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ronald Awatt 17 rushes, 85 yards, TD Receiving Jacob Cowing 5 receptions, 174 yards, TD North Texas Passing Austin Aune 15/33, 240 yards, TD Rushing DeAndre Torrey 18 rushes, 81 yards Receiving Roderic Burns 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 28 14 0 49 Panthers 0 0 7 0 7
Statistics UNT FIU
First downs 25 12 Total yards 611 245 Rushing yards 378 58 Passing yards 233 187 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 31:11 28:49
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Austin Aune 6/12, 219 yards, 2 TD Rushing DeAndre Torrey 18 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD Receiving Roderic Burns 3 receptions, 106 yards, TD FIU Passing Max Bortenschlager 15/32, 167 yards, TD, INT Rushing Shaun Peterson Jr. 5 rushes, 30 yards Receiving Tyrese Chambers 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Roadrunners 3 10 0 10 23 Mean Green 17 14 14 0 45
Statistics UTSA UNT
First downs 16 27 Total yards 366 456 Rushing yards 205 340 Passing yards 161 116 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 23:16 36:44
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Eddie Lee Marburger 2/4, 74 yards, TD Rushing Frank Harris 10 rushes, 97 yards, TD Receiving Tre'Von Bradley 1 reception, 67 yards, TD North Texas Passing Austin Aune 10/17, 116 yards Rushing Ikaika Ragsdale 20 rushes, 146 yards, 2 TD Receiving Khatib Lyles 3 receptions, 50 yards
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 7 7 0 0 14 RedHawks 10 10 7 0 27
Statistics UNT MIA
First downs 18 26 Total yards 317 431 Rushing yards 89 203 Passing yards 228 228 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 21:39 38:21
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Austin Aune 15/32, 228 yards, 2 INT Rushing Austin Aune 9 rushes, 28 yards, TD Receiving Roderic Burns 4 receptions, 87 yards Miami Passing Brett Gabbert 22/31, 228 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kenny Tracy 14 rushes, 92 yards, TD Receiving Jack Sorenson 7 receptions, 116 yards
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