Dec. 3 | North Texas vs. Louisiana Tech #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 • #UNTvsLT 2020 SCHEDULE North Texas North Texas vs. Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Roadrunners (4-3, 3-2 C-USA) Overall: 3-4 • C-USA: 2-3 MEAN GREEN (3-4, 2-3 C-USA) Date.....Thurs., Dec. 3 | 5 p.m. CT Venue .............. Apogee Stadium DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Location ......................Denton, TX Live Stats ..MeanGreenSports.com 9/5 vs. Houston Baptist ~ W, 57-31 Live Tweets .....@MeanGreenFB 9/19 vs. SMU ~ L, 65-35 TV ...............CBS Sports Network 9/26 at Houston ~ Canceled Radio .................... KHYI 95.3 FM .............................KNTU 88.1 FM 10/3 vs. Southern Miss*~ L, 41-31 ............................KGAF 1580 AM 10/10 vs. Charlotte* ~ L, 49-21 Series ............ LA Tech leads 11-7 10/17 at Middle Tennessee*~ W, 52-35 Last Meeting ..... ......LA Tech 52, 11/14 at UAB*~ Canceled ......UNT 17 in Ruston on 11/9/19 11/21 vs. Rice*~ W, 27-17 11/28 at UT San Antonio*~ L, 49-17 North Texas (3-4, 2-3 C-USA) returns home for the final home game of 2020 when they host Louisiana Tech (4-3, 3-2 C-USA) at 5 p.m. CT from Apogee Stadium in Denton. North Texas enters play after falling 49-17 12/3 vs. Louisiana Tech*~ 5 p.m. at UTSA last week. The Bulldogs have not played since Oct. 31 when they defeated UAB in Ruston, 37-34 in 12/12 at UTEP*~ 3 p.m. CT double overtime. UNT and Louisiana Tech were originally scheduled to play on Nov. 7, but the game was post- poned due to issues surrounding CoVID-19 and subsequent contact tracing. *Denotes Conference USA Contest, ~ Mean Green Sports Network (radio), All Game Times Listed in CT Saturday’s game will be broadcast live on CBS Sports Network with Chris Hassel (pxp) and Sed Bonner (analyst), and on the radio on the Mean Green Sports Network with Dave Barnett (pxp) and Hank Dickenson By The Numbers (analyst). 3.5 North Texas' Top Storylines, Streaks & Trends Redshirt freshman EDGE Gabriel Mur- Next Up 11/22/05 Ruston L 40-14 phy (Dallas) has recorded 3.5 sacks in The Mean Green conclude the regular season 11/21/87 Denton^ W 10-5 three games since being switched to the on the road in El Paso against UTEP on 10/4/86 Ruston^ L 17-10 edge rusher role back on 10/17 at Mid- 10/5/85 Denton^ L 33-8 dle Tennessee (which leads the team). Saturday, Dec. 12, at 3 p.m. CT from The Sun 9/29/84 Ruston^ L 17-12 He recorded another sack last week at Bowl. UT San Antonio. 10/22/83 Denton^ L 25-18 11/3/79 Ruston W 19-17 Series History 10/28/78 Ruston W 16-14 North Texas and Louisiana Tech will meet 11/19/77 Ruston W 41-14 12 10/30/76 Shreveport W 14-8 Senior WR Jaelon Darden (Houston) Thursday for the 19th time, with the Bulldogs has 12 TD catches through seven games holding a 11-7 advantage, including a 52-17 and leads the FBS in that category (tied *- Conference USA Game with two others). He has 31 scoring win last season by the Bulldogs on Nov. 9, ^- Denotes Southland Conference Game grabs in his career, tying the program 2019, in Ruston. record, and is also second among career Success Against LA Tech active leaders in FBS in that category. * Louisiana Tech leads the series 6-1 in games Several members of the Mean Green have played in Denton, and the Mean Green had success in previous meetings with the 102 have dropped four consecutive meetings in Bulldogs. Redshirt freshman RB Oscar Adaway Denton dating back to 2006. The only time III (North Little Rock, AR) carried 15 * Senior wide receiver Jaelon Darden times for 101 yards in last week’s game that UNT has knocked off the Bulldogs was at UT San Antonio, his third game of a 10-5 victory in 1987. (Houston) has combined for 14 catches for the season with 100-plus yards in four 140 yards and a touchdown in three career appearances in 2020. Date Location Result Score meetings with Louisiana Tech, including 11/9/19 Ruston* L 52-17 a five-catch, 91-yard and a touchdown 9/29/18 Denton* L 29-27 performance in a 2018 loss in Denton. 126.0 11/5/17 Ruston* W 24-23 Senior WR Jaelon Darden (Houston) 11/4/16 Denton* L 45-24 caught eight passes for 143 yards and a 11/7/15 Ruston* L 56-13 * Junior linebacker KD Davis (Ennis, touchdown last week at UTSA. He now 9/11/14 Denton* L 42-21 Texas) has combined for 11 tackles and a has 58 catches for 886 yards and 12 TDs 10/19/13 Ruston* W 28-13 through seven games. He is averaging pass break-up in two career appearances 126.0 yards per game in 2020. 11/4/06 Denton L 34-31 2020 North Texas Football Dec. 3 Mean Green Vs. Louisiana Tech MEAN GREEN RECORD WATCH/NOTES Career Receptions Career Rushing Yards National Leaderboard 1. Casey Fitzgerald, 2005-08 229 1. Lance Dunbar, 2008-11 4,224 2. Jaelon Darden, 2017-present 214 2. Patrick Cobbs, 2001-05 4,050 Team 3. Carlos Harris, 2012-15 197 3. Jamario Thomas, 2004-07 3,496 4. Johnny Quinn, 2003-06 187 4. Jeffery Wilson, 2014-17 3,205 Category Value FBS Rank 5. David Brown, 1991-94 182 5. Ja’Quay Wilburn, 1997-2000 3,120 3rd down conv. 50.9% 14th 6. Pete Harvey, 1978-81 164 6. Kevin Galbreath, 2001-02 2,417 4th down conv. (def) 30.0% 10th 7. John Love, 1965-66 144 7. Bernard Jackson, 1977-80 2,256 Ron Shanklin, 1967-69 144 8. Darrin Collins, 1986-89 2,220 Passing Offense 290.0 yds/g 22nd 9. Michael Lawrence 2016-present 143 9. Brandin Byrd, 2010-13 2,202 Yds per Completion 15.62 5th 10. Barry Moore, 1968-69 140 10. Ken Bahnsen, 1950-52 2,095 Rushing Offense 246.9 yds/g 10th 11. Terrance Brown, 1992-93 2,077 Sacks Allowed 1.43/g 27th Career Receiving TDs 12. Hut Allred, 1994-98 1,964 1. Jaelon Darden, 2017-present 31 13. DeAndre Torrey, 2018-present 1,957 Scoring Offense 34.3 ppg 30th Ron Shanklin, 1967-69 31 14. Abner Haynes, 1957-59 1,864 TFL Allowed 3.29/g 4th 3. Troy Redwine, 1992-95 23 15. Antoinne Jimmerson, 2011-15 1,851 Total Offense 536.9 yds/g 4th 4. David Brown, 1991-94 22 5. Johnny Quinn, 2003-06 21 Career All-Purpose Yards Rico Bussey, Jr., 2016-19 21 1. Brelan Chancellor, 2010-13 5,503 Individual 7. Casey Fitzgerald, 2005-08 20 2. Lance Dunbar, 2008-11 5,375 8. John Love, 1965-66 17 3. Patrick Cobbs, 2001-05 5,222 WR Jaelon Darden (#1) 9. Jalen Guyton, 2017-18 15 4. Jeffery Wilson, 2014-17 4,011 George Marshall, 1999-02 15 5. Johnny Quinn, 2003-06 3,835 Category Value FBS Rank 6. Jamario Thomas, 2004-07 3,670 All-Purpose 129.0 33rd Career Receiving Yards 7. Marcus Camper, 1985-88 3,562 Receiving TDs 12 T-1st 1. Johnny Quinn, 2003-06 2,718 8. Abner Haynes, 1957-59 3,322 Receiving Yds 882 9th 2. Troy Redwine, 1992-96 2,567 9. Ja’Quay Wilburn, 1997-2000 3,299 3. Casey Fitzgerald, 2005-08 2,533 10. DeAndre Torrey, 2018-present 3,255 Receiving Yds/g 126.0 7th 4. Jaelon Darden, 2017-present 2,474 - Jaelon Darden, 2017-present 3,113 Receptions 58 T-7th 5. Ron Shanklin, 1967-69 2,465 Receptions/g 8.3 7th 6. Carlos Harris, 2012-15 2,406 Career TDs (Rushing/Receiving/Returns) Scoring 10.3 ppg 16th 7. David Brown, 1991-94 2,402 1. Lance Dunbar, 2008-11 49 8. Barry Moore, 1968-69 2,183 2. Patrick Cobbs, 2001-05 38 Total Pts Scored 72 T-24th 9. John Love, 1965-66 2,124 3. Jaelon Darden, 2017-present 32 Total TDs 12 T-12th 10. Rico Bussey, Jr., 2016-19 1,941 Jeffery Wilson, 2014-17 32 PFF Grade 84.5 10th 5. Ron Shanklin, 1967-69 31 Single Season Receiving Touchdowns 6. Ken Bahnsen, 1950-52 29 1. Ron Shanklin, 1967 13 Scott Davis, 1987-90 29 QB Austin Aune (#2) 2. Jaelon Darden, 2020 12 8. Jamario Thomas, 2004-07 27 Category Value FBS Rank Jaelon Darden, 2019 12 9. DeAndre Torrey, 2018-present 26 Yards per Completion 15.86 4th Rico Bussey, Jr., 2018 12 10. Antoinne Jimmerson, 2011-15 23 Yards per Pass Attempt 8.64 23rd Casey Fitzgerald, 2007 12 6. David Brown, 1994 11 Yards Per Play George Marshall, 2001 11 (Minimum 175 carries upon completion RB DeAndre Torrey (#3) Marvin Walker, 1982 11 of career) Category Value FBS Rank 9. John Love, 1966 10 1. Ray Renfro (230-1,556), 1948-51 6.8 10. Jyaire Shorter, 2019 9 2. Dean Renfro (213-1,204), 1952-54 5.7 Rushing Yards/Carry 6.12 23rd Jalen Guyton, 2017 9 3. Tommy Runnels (208-1,191) 1952-55 5.7 PFF Grade 85.8 9th Johnny Quinn, 2004 9 4.