Sept. 14 | North Texas at California #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 • #UNTvsCal 2019 SCHEDULE North Texas California Overall: 1-1 • C-USA: 0-0 MEAN GREEN (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) North Texas at California GOLDEN BEARS (2-0, 1-0 Pac-12) Date...Sat., Sept. 14 | 3:15 p.m. CT ..........California Memorial DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Venue .......................................Stadium 8/31 vs. Abilene Christian ~ W, 51-31 Location ...........Berkeley, California 9/7 at SMU ~ L, 49-27 Live Stats ..MeanGreenSports.com 9/14 at California ~ 3:15 p.m. Live Tweets .....@MeanGreenFB TV ...................Pac-12 Networks 9/21 vs. UT San Antonio*~ 6:30 p.m. Radio .................... KHYI 95.3 FM 9/28 vs. Houston ~ 6:30 p.m. .............................KNTU 88.1 FM 10/12 at Southern Miss*~ 6 p.m. ............................KGAF 1580 AM Series .................... First Meeting 10/19 vs. Middle Tennessee*~ 3 p.m. 10/26 at Charlotte*~ 2:30 p.m. 11/2 vs. UTEP*~ 2:30 p.m. North Texas (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) takes a trip to the west coast to take on Pac-12 foe California (2-0, 1-0 Pac-12) 11/9 at Louisiana Tech*~ 3 p.m. at 3:15 p.m. CT from California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California. North Texas enters play coming 11/23 at Rice*~ 2:30 p.m. off a 49-27 road loss Metroplex rival SMU. Cal returns home following a thrilling 20-19 road win over #14 Washington in Seattle, snapping Washington’s 15-game home winning streak. Cal withstood a two hour and 11/30 vs. UAB*~ 6 p.m. 38 minute delay due to lightning in Seattle to win back-to-back games over UW for the first time in 13 years. *Denotes Conference USA Contest, ~ Mean Green Sports Network (radio), All Game Times Listed in CT Saturday’s game will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Networks by Kate Scott (pxp) and Lincoln Kennedy (analyst) and on the radio on the Mean Green Sports Network with Dave Barnett (pxp), Hank Dickenson (analyst) and By The Numbers Zac Babb (sideline). 1 North Texas' Top Storylines, Streaks & Trends This marks the first time in program Next Up at San Jose State in 1981, a 28-16 loss. history that the Mean Green and The Mean Green return home to Denton North Texas’ last win against a team from California Bears will meet. A return after two weeks away from home when they California came in a 21-10 win over Cal game in the home-and-home series host rival UT San Antonio on Saturday, Sept. Poly Pomona in 1976. is scheduled for 2022 in Denton. 21, at 6:30 p.m. CT. 1981 – at San Jose State – L 28-16 69 North Texas has won each of the last two 1976 – at Cal Poly Pomona – W 21-10 Senior QB Mason Fine is tied for the meetings in the series, including a thrilling 1975 – at San Diego State – L 30-12 program record for career touch- 29-26 win in Denton in 2017 that concluded 1973 – at San Diego State – L 56-9 down passes with 69 and his next with what is known affectionately in Denton 1971 – at San Diego State – L 44-28 touchdown pass will break Steve as “The Drive.” 1969 – at San Diego State – L 42-24 Ramsey’s (1967-69) record. 1957 – at San Jose State – W 12-6 Series History Against Cal 1953 – at San Jose State – T 13-13 164 Saturday’s meeting with the Golden Bears 1951 – at Pacific – L 34-0 Redshirt sophomore RB Tre Siggers will be the first ever between the two teams. 1950 – at Fresno State – W 31-12 made a huge impact in his first action at running back. He carried * UNT is 2-6 all-time against Pac-12 teams, Lighting Up The Scoreboard 18 times for 164 yards and a touch- with the last meeting coming in 2002 in a The Mean Green struggled offensively last down last week at SMU. loss at Arizona, 14-9. week in the loss at SMU, mustering just 27 Siggers averaged 9.1 yards per carry. points. Through two weeks, however, they * North Texas’ last win over a school from are still averaging 39.0 points per game, 9,952 the then Pac-10, came in 1995 in Denton thanks to a 51-point output in the season- Senior QB Mason Fine is the na- when it beat Oregon State 30-27 on 9/16. opening win over Abilene Christian. tion’s active leader in career passing yardage with 9,952. He has thrown Against Teams in the Golden State * That per game average ranks 35th for 535 yards and five touchdowns UNT has played 10 games in the state of nationally and second in Conference through the first two games of California in program history, posting a USA (Charlotte paces the league at 45.0 2019. 3-6-1 record, with the last meeting coming ppg through two weeks). 2019 North Texas Football Sept. 14 Mean Green at California MEAN GREEN RECORD WATCH/NOTES Career Passing Attempts Career 100-Yard Receiving Games * UNT averaged 34.6 points per game in 1. Mason Fine, 2016-present 1,310 1. John Love, 1965-66 11 2018, which led C-USA and ranked 26th in 2. Mitch Maher, 1991-94 1,149 Barry Moore, 1968-69 11 the country. 3. Derek Thompson, 2009-13 1,055 3. Casey Fitzgerald, 2005-08 10 4. Steve Ramsey, 1967-69 1,015 4. Rico Bussey, Jr., 2016-present 9 That’s Offensive 5. Scott Davis, 1987-90 922 Ron Shanklin, 1967-69 9 North Texas is averaging 485.5 yards per Career Completions Career Receiving Yards game of total offense, which ranks second in 1. Mason Fine, 2016-present 827 1. Johnny Quinn, 2003-06 2,718 Conference USA through the first two weeks 2. Mitch Maher, 1991-94 640 2. Troy Redwine, 1992-96 2,567 of the season. The Mean Green posted 396 3. Derek Thompson, 2009-13 636 3. Casey Fitzgerald, 2005-08 2,533 yards of total offense last week in the loss at SMU. Career Passing Efficiency 4. Ron Shanklin, 1967-69 2,465 1. Mason Fine, 2016-present 140.20 5. Carlos Harris, 2012-15 2,406 2. Scott Hall, 2000-04 132.26 6. David Brown, 1991-94 2,402 * In a week 1 win over Abilene Christian on 3. Mitch Maher, 1991-94 128.56 7. Barry Moore, 1968-69 2,183 8/31, the Mean Green rolled up 575 yards on 4. Scott Davis, 1987-90 126.44 8. John Love, 1965-66 2,124 the Wildcats. That marked the ninth-highest 5. Derek Thompson, 2009-13 126.27 9. Rico Bussey, Jr., 2016-present 1,947 output in UNT history. 10. Marcus Camper, 1985-88 1,939 Career Touchdown Passes Most Yards Total Offense 1. Mason Fine, 2016-present 69 Steve Ramsey, 1967-69 69 Career Receptions 1. 2017 vs. Lamar 668 3. Mitch Maher, 1991-94 67 1. Casey Fitzgerald, 2005-08 229 2. 2007 vs. Navy 635 4. Scott Hall, 2000-04 50 2. Carlos Harris, 2012-15 197 3. 2007 vs. SMU 613 3. Johnny Quinn, 2003-06 187 4. 2018 vs. Incarnate Word 607 Career Passing Yards 4. David Brown, 1991-94 182 5. 2013 vs. Idaho 591 1. Mason Fine, 2016-present 9,952 6. 2009 vs. Western Kentucky 583 2. Mitch Maher, 1991-94 8,519 5. Pete Harvey, 1978-81 164 3. Derek Thompson, 2009-13 7,447 6. John Love, 1965-66 144 7. 1969 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 579 4. Steve Ramsey, 1967-69 7,076 Ron Shanklin, 1967-69 144 1968 vs. Cincinnati 579 5. Scott Davis, 1987-90 6,923 8. Barry Moore, 1968-69 140 9. 2019 vs. Abilene Christian 575 9. Troy Redwine, 1992-96 138 10. 2013 vs. Tulsa 550 Career Completion Percentage (min. 200 comp.) 10. Marvin Walker, 1979-82 137 1. Riley Dodge (311-481), 2008-10 64.7 - Rico Bussey, Jr. 2016-present 127 * The Mean Green surpassed 400 yards of 2. Mason Fine (827-1,310), 2016-pres. 63.1 offense in 10 of their 13 games in 2018 and 3. Jordan Case (218-354), 1977-79 61.6 - Michael Lawrence 2016-present 103 4. Giovanni Vizza (223-383), 2007-08 60.7 500 yards on five occasions. 5. Derek Thompson (636-1,055), 2009-13 60.3 Career Rushing Touchdowns 1. Lance Dunbar, 2008-11 41 Explosive Plays Career Yards of Total Offense 2. Patrick Cobbs, 2001-05 36 The Mean Green recorded eight plays of 1. Mason Fine, 2016-pres. 10,086 3. Jeffery Wilson, 2014-17 32 15+ yards in the loss last week at SMU. That 2. Mitch Maher, 1991-94 9,006 4. Scott Davis, 1987-90 29 gives UNT 18 through the first two weeks of 3. Scott Davis, 1987-90 8,436 5. Jamario Thomas, 2004-07 27 the season, four of which have resulted in 4. Derek Thompson, 2009-13 7,760 5. Steve Ramsey, 1967-69 6,568 6. Ken Bahnsen, 1950-52 26 touchdowns - all of those came in the Week 7. Terrance Brown, 1992-93 20 1 win over Abilene Christian on 8/31. Career Touchdowns Responsible For 8. Michael Jones, 1974-77 19 1. Mitch Maher (67 pass, 18 rush), 1991-94 85 Abner Haynes, 1957-59 19 * UNT had 130 offensive plays of 15 or 2.