HOUSTON 44, NORTH TEXAS 21
NORTH TEXAS | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | — | 21 |
HOUSTON | 17 | 14 | 10 | 3 | — | 44 |
SCORING SUMMARY
FIRST QUARTER
Houston — Charles Sims 5 run (Matt Hogan kick), 13:45
Drive — Seven plays, 75 yards
Drive time — 1:151
Key play — On third-and-10 from the UNT 17-yard line, Houston picked up a first down on a pass interference penalty on the Mean Green.
Houston 7, UNT 0
Houston — Dewayne Peace 16 pass from David Piland (Hogan kick), 7:48
Drive — Seven plays, 80 yards
Drive time — 1:49
Key play — On second-and-10 from the UNT 37-yard line, Charles Sims broke free for a 21-yard run and picked up a first down.
Houston 14, UNT 0
Houston — Hogan 21 field goal, 1:13
Drive — 12 plays, 83 yards
Drive time — 2:33
Key play — On first-and-10 from the Houston 25-yard line, Deontay Greenberry caught a 19-yard pass from Piland.
Houston 17, UNT 0
SECOND QUARTER
UNT — Antoinne Jimmerson 2 run (Zach Olen kick), 6:44
Drive — Eight plays, 64 yards
Drive time — 2:55
Key play — On second-and-9 from the UNT 37-yard line, Ivan Delgado caught a 41-yard pass from Derek Thompson.
Houston 17, UNT 7
Houston — Kenneth Farrow 48 run (Hogan kick), 5:20
Drive — Six plays, 75 yards
Drive time — 1:24
Key play — On third-and-5 from the Houston 41-yard line, Greenberry caught an 11-yard pass from Piland.
Houston 24, UNT 7
UNT — Jeremy Brown 48 run (Olen kick), 3:23
Drive — Four plays, 67 yards
Drive time — 1:57
Key play — On first-and-10 from the Houston 48-yard line, Brown broke free for the touchdown.
Houston 24, UNT 14
Houston — Charles Sims 27 pass from Piland (Hogan kick), 1:21
Drive — Eight plays, 75 yards
Drive time — 2:02
Key play — On second-and-7 from the Houston 48-yard line, Dewayne Peace caught a 12-yard pass from Piland.
Houston 31, UNT 14
THIRD QUARTER
UNT — Derek Thompson 7 run (Olen kick), 11:56
Drive — Seven plays, 75 yards
Drive time — 3:04
Key play — On second-and-3 from the Houston 42-yard line, Brelan Chancellor caught a 21-yard pass from Thompson.
Houston 31, UNT 21
Houston — Hogan 50 field goal, 9:32
Drive — Seven plays, 25 yards
Drive time — 2:24
Key play — On first-and-10 from the UNT 45-yard line, Sims broke free for a 14-yard run.
Houston 34, UNT 21
Houston — Piland 6 run (Hogan kick), 5:14
Drive — Six plays, 80 yards
Drive time — 2:09
Key play — On first-and-10 from the Houston 36-yard line, Sims broke off 53-yard run.
Houston 41, UNT 21
FOURTH QUARTER
Houston — Hogan 23 field goal, 13:09
Drive — 10 plays, 90 yards
Drive time — 3:37
Key play — On third-and-2 from the Houston 43-yard line, Farrow broke free. Marcus Trice tackled him deep in UNT’s end of the field and was flagged for a horse collar tackle and a personal foul for unsportsmanlike conduct, giving Houston the ball at the UNT 9-yard line.
Houston 44, UNT 21
TEAMSTATISTICS
| UNT | Houston |
First downs | 25 | 35 |
Rushes-yards | 40-231 | 37-302 |
Passing | 252 | 321 |
Comp-Att-Int | 20-38-2 | 31-42-0 |
Return Yards | 0 | 5 |
Punts-Avg. | 5-42.6 | 2-44.5 |
Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 7-87 | 4-30 |
Time of Possession | 34:28 | 25:32 |
Attendance — N/A
INDIVIDUALSTATISTICS
RUSHING — North Texas, Byrd 19-96, J.Brown 7-80, Jimmerson 9-37, Chancellor 2-9, D.Thompson 3-9; Houston, C.Sims 21-210, Farrow 8-85, Piland 2-13, R.Jackson 3-(-1), Team 2-(-2).
PASSING — North Texas, D.Thompson 20-38-2 252. Houston, Piland 31-41-0 321, C.Sims 0-1-0 0.
RECEIVING — North Texas, Delgado 4-85, Chancellor 4-44, Teegarden 3-30, D.Smith 2-28, Miller 2-12, J.Brown 1-36, Jimmerson 1-10, T.Smith 1-4, Byrd 1-3, Harris 1-0; Houston, Peace 9-83, Greenberry 6-71, C.Sims 5-55, Ros 4-61, Spencer 4-32, Maxwell 1-8, M.Williams 1-8, Farrow 1-3.
NORTH TEXAS SCHEDULE
Date | Opponent | Time/result |
Sept. 1 | at LSU | L, 41-14 |
Sept. 8 | Texas Southern | W, 34-7 |
Sept. 15 | at Kansas State | L, 35-21 |
Sept. 22 | Troy* | L, 14-7 |
Sept. 29 | at Florida Atlantic* | W, 20-14 |
Oct. 6 | at Houston | L, 44-21 |
Oct. 16 | Louisiana-Lafayette* | 8 p.m. |
Oct. 27 | at Middle Tennessee | 2:30 p.m. |
Nov. 3 | Arkansas State* | 4 p.m. |
Nov. 10 | South Alabama* | 4 p.m. |
Nov. 17 | at Louisiana-Monroe* | 3 p.m. |
Dec. 3 | at Western Kentucky* | Noon |
* Sun Belt Conference game
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
Louisiana-Monroe 31, Middle Tennessee 17
Louisiana-Lafayette 41, Tulane 13
Houston 44, North Texas 21
THURSDAY’S GAME
Western Kentucky at Troy, 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Middle Tennessee at Florida International, 5 p.m.
South Alabama at Arkansas State, 6 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at Louisiana-Monroe, 7 p.m.
