Sept. 5 | North Texas vs. Houston Baptist #UNiTeNorthTexas Mean Green Football Assistant Athletic Director of Communications (Football contact): Jordan Stepp Phone: (805) 551-8648 • Email: [email protected] Website: MeanGreenSports.com • Facebook: Facebook.com/MeanGreenFB • Twitter: @MeanGreenFB • Instagram: @MeanGreenFB • #GMG • #UNTvsHBU 2020 SCHEDULE North Texas Houston Baptist MEAN GREEN (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) North Texas vs. Houston Baptist HUSKIES (0-0, 0-0 Southland) Overall: 0-0 • C-USA: 0-0 Date....Sat., Sept. 5 | 6:30 p.m. CT Venue .............. Apogee Stadium DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Location ...................Denton, Texas 9/5 vs. Houston Baptist ~ 6:30 p.m. Live Stats ..MeanGreenSports.com Live Tweets .....@MeanGreenFB 9/19 vs.SMU ~ 5 p.m. TV .................................... ESPN3 9/26 at Houston ~ TBD Radio .................... KHYI 95.3 FM 10/3 vs. Southern Miss*~ 6:30 p.m. .............................KNTU 88.1 FM 10/10 vs. Charlotte* ~ / 6:30 p.m. ............................KGAF 1580 AM Series .................... First Meeting 10/17 at Middle Tennessee*~ 4 p.m. Last Meeting ....... ................. N/A 10/31 at UTEP*~ 3 p.m. 11/7 vs. Louisiana Tech*~ 5 p.m. 11/14 at UAB*~ TBD North Texas (4-8, 3-5 C-USA in 2019) opens its 2020 season Saturday when it hosts FCS foe Houston Baptist (5-7, 2-6 Southland in 2019) at 6:30 p.m. CT at Apogee Stadium. North Texas enters play looking to rebound 11/21 vs. Rice*~ / 1 p.m. from its disappointing 2019 campaign, and start a new chapter at quarterback following the graduation of 11/28 at UT San Antonio*~ 2 p.m. all-time leading passer Mason Fine. Head coach Seth Littrell has led the Mean Green to three bowl appear- ances in his first four seasons, and is entering his fifth year in Denton. HBU head coach Vic Shealy enters his *Denotes Conference USA Contest, ~ Mean Green Sports Network seventh season with the Huskies and has them coming off a program-best five wins in 2019. (radio), All Game Times Listed in CT Saturday’s game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 with Doug Anderson (pxp) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst), and on the radio on the Mean Green Sports Network with Dave Barnett (pxp) and Hank Dickenson (analyst). By The Numbers 3 North Texas' Top Storylines, Streaks & Trends North Texas has an entire new set of Next Up * Houston Baptist head coach Vic Shealy coordinators heading into the 2020 The Mean Green have an open week on Sept. is the program’s only head coach in its season - defensive coordinator Clint 12 due to the SEC’s cancellation of non- brief history, which began in the 2014 Bowen, co-offensive coordinator Mike conference matchups due to the CoVID-19 season. Bloesch and special teams coordinator pandemic. UNT was originally slated to play Mike Ekeler. Bloesch will share duties at Texas A&M. * HBU offensive line coach Jared Kaster with Tommy Mainord. crossed paths with Mean Green associate 18 Following the bye week, the Mean Green will head coach Tommy Mainord for one Head coach Seth Littrell has an 18-6 host Metroplex rival SMU on Saturday, Sept. season (2012) in Lubbock. Kaster was a record at Apogee Stadium thus far for 19, at 5 p.m. freshman offensive lineman at Texas Tech the Mean Green, including a 4-2 mark while Mainord coached receivers under in 2018. North Texas has also won 16 of North Texas is looking for back-to-back then-head coach Tommy Tuberville. its last 19 games at home dating back to home wins against the Mustangs after a 46- the win over Southern Miss in late 2016. 23 win in Denton to open the 2018 season. * HBU defensive line coach Issac Mooring 156 SMU defeated UNT last season in Dallas, crossed paths at Texas State with current Senior wide receiver Jaelon Darden en- 49-27. Mean Green tight ends coach Adrian ters the season with 156 career catches, Mayes in 2017 and 2018. Mooring held which ranks sixth in program history. Series History the same position with the Bobcats on Darden caught 76 passes in 2019, which North Texas and Houston Baptist have never the same staff as Mayes, who was tight was the fifth-most in a single season in met prior to Saturday’s season opener. ends coach and recruiting coordinator in UNT history. San Marcos on then-head coach Everett * UNT opened last season with a 51-31 win Withers’ staff. 19 over another Southland opponent, Abilene Darden enters the 2020 campaign with 19 career receiving scores after posting Christian, and also dispatched conference- * HBU finished 5-7 in 2019. The Huskies 12 in 2019. His 19 scoring grabs across mate Incarnate Word in Week 2 of the 2018 and Mean Green had a pair of common his first three years in Denton rank sev- season, 58-16 and Lamar 59-14 to open the opponents in 2019, in UTEP and Abilene enth-most in program history. 2017 campaign. Christian. HBU dropped a nail-biter in 2020 North Texas Football Sept. 5 Mean Green vs. Houston Baptist MEAN GREEN RECORD WATCH/NOTES Career Receptions 11. Terrance Brown, 1992-93 2,077 El Paso to open the 2019 season, 36-34 to 1. Casey Fitzgerald, 2005-08 229 12. Hut Allred, 1994-98 1,964 the Miners, and fell 45-20 at ACU in mid- 2. Carlos Harris, 2012-15 197 13. Abner Haynes, 1957-59 1,864 October. The Mean Green dispatched of 3. Johnny Quinn, 2003-06 187 14. Antoinne Jimmerson, 2011-15 1,851 ACU 51-31 to open its season, while also 4. David Brown, 1991-94 182 15. Tommy Gray, 1950-52 1,767 defeating UTEP comfortably, 52-20 on 5. Pete Harvey, 1978-81 164 16. Malcolm Jones, 1979-80 1,642 homecoming weekend. 6. Jaelon Darden, 2017-present 156 17. Michael Jones, 1974-77 1,627 7. John Love, 1965-66 144 18. Erric Pegram, 1988-90 1,613 * A pair of Huskies are former members of Ron Shanklin, 1967-69 144 19. Leo Taylor, 1968-69 1,562 the Mean Green, in offensive lineman Doro 9. Michael Lawrence 2016-present 143 20. Ray Renfro, 1949-51 (48 figures NA) 1,556 Omerhi and punter Blake Patterson. Omerhi 10. Barry Moore, 1968-69 140 - DeAndre Torrey, 2018-present 1,357 and Patterson were both with the Mean - Nic Smith, 2017-present 1,154 Green for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Career Receiving TDs 1. Ron Shanklin, 1967-69 31 Career TDs (Rushing/Receiving/Returns) Opening Up 2. Troy Redwine, 1992-95 23 North Texas will begin its 105th season of 3. David Brown, 1991-94 22 1. Lance Dunbar, 2008-11 49 4. Johnny Quinn, 2003-06 21 2. Patrick Cobbs, 2001-05 38 football when it kicks off the 2020 season at Rico Bussey, Jr., 2016-19 21 3. Jeffery Wilson, 2014-17 32 home against Houston Baptist on Saturday. 6. Casey Fitzgerald, 2005-08 20 4. Ron Shanklin, 1967-69 31 Since the inaugural season in 1913, North 7. Jaelon Darden, 2017-present 19 5. Ken Bahnsen, 1950-52 29 Texas has accumulated a record of 520-514- John Love, 1965-66 17 Scott Davis, 1987-90 29 33, amassed 25 conference championships and played in 10 bowl games. Career Receiving Yards 7. Jamario Thomas, 2004-07 27 1. Johnny Quinn, 2003-06 2,718 8. Antoinne Jimmerson, 2011-15 23 * The Mean Green are opening the season 2. Troy Redwine, 1992-96 2,567 9. David Brown, 1991-94 22 at home for only the 40th time out of 105 3. Casey Fitzgerald, 2005-08 2,533 Johnny Quinn, 2003-06 22 years in program history. North Texas is 4. Ron Shanklin, 1967-69 2,465 - DeAndre Torrey, 2018-present 21 23-14-2 in those previous 39 games, North 5. Carlos Harris, 2012-15 2,406 - Jaelon Darden, 2017-present 20 Texas started the season out at home with a 6. David Brown, 1991-94 2,402 Yards Per Play win last year, knocking off Abilene Christian 7. Barry Moore, 1968-69 2,183 (Minimum 175 carries upon completion of career) 51-31. They’ve also won three of four season 8. John Love, 1965-66 2,124 1. Ray Renfro (230-1,556), 1948-51 6.8 openers at home under head coach Seth 9. Rico Bussey, Jr., 2016-19 1,941 2. Dean Renfro (213-1,204), 1952-54 5.7 Littrell, including each of the last three. 10. Marcus Camper, 1985-88 1,939 3. Tommy Runnels (208-1,191) 1952-55 5.7 - Jaelon Darden, 2017-present 1,592 4. Jeffery Wilson (562-3,205) 2014-17 5.7 * North Texas is 41-60-3 all-time in the 5. Tommy Gray (314-1,767) 1950-52 5.6 season debut. The Mean Green have won Career Rushing Touchdowns 6. DeAndre Torrey (248-1,357), 2018-19 5.5 just six season-openers in the last 23 years, 1. Lance Dunbar, 2008-11 41 but knocked off ACU 51-31, SMU 46-23 and 2. Patrick Cobbs, 2001-05 36 Career PATs Made 1. Trevor Moore, 2014-17 154 Lamar 59-14 in each of its last three season- 3. Jeffery Wilson, 2014-17 32 2. Nick Bazaldua, 2002-05 121 openers. 4. Scott Davis, 1987-90 29 3. Keith Chapman, 1986-89 89 5. Jamario Thomas, 2004-07 27 4. Zach Olen, 2010-13 83 Home Openers 6. Ken Bahnsen, 1950-52 26 5. Iseed Khoury, 1975-77 70 The Mean Green enter Saturday’s match- 7.