2020 North Texas Mean Green football team explained

Year:	2020
Team:	North Texas Mean Green
Sport:	football
Conference:	Conference USA
Division:	West Division
Short Conf:	C-USA
Record:	4–6
Conf Record:	3–4
Head Coach:	Seth Littrell
Hc Year:	5th
Cooff Coach1:	Tommy Mainord
Cooc1 Year:	1st
Cooff Coach2:	Mike Bloesch
Cooc2 Year:	1st
Off Scheme:	Spread
Def Coach:	Clint Bowen
Dc Year:	2nd overall
Def Scheme:	3–3–5
Stadium:	Apogee Stadium
Bowl:	Myrtle Beach Bowl
Bowl Result:	L 28–56 vs. Appalachian State

The 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green played their home games at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA).

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

TBD

CUSA media days

The CUSA Media Days will be held virtually for the first time in conference history.^[1]

Media poll (West Division)
1	Louisiana Tech
2	North Texas
3	Rice
4	Southern Miss
5	UAB
6	UTEP
7	UTSA

Media poll (CUSA Championship)
TBD

Schedule

North Texas announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.^[2] The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

The Mean Green had a game scheduled against Texas A&M, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Schedule Source:^{[4] [5]}

Game summaries

Houston Baptist

See also: 2020 Houston Baptist Huskies football team.

UNT –23

74.5^[6]

Statistics	Houston Baptist	North Texas
First downs	28	33
Total yards	569	721
Rushing yards	89	360
Passing yards	480	361
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:41	28:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Baptist	Passing		39/62, 480 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing	Ean Beeks	12 carries, 48 yards
Receiving	Ben Ratzlaff	6 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
North Texas	Passing		11/18, 217 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	Oscar Adaway III	5 carries, 118 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving	Greg White	2 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD

SMU

See also: 2020 SMU Mustangs football team and Safeway Bowl.

SMU –14.5

71.5^[7]

Statistics	SMU	North Texas
First downs	33	25
Total yards	710	517
Rushing yards	366	212
Passing yards	344	305
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	34:31	25:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing		24/33, 344 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing	Ulysses Bentley IV	19 carries, 227 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving	Reggie Roberson Jr.	9 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TDs
North Texas	Passing		13/25, 276 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	Oscar Adaway III	20 carries, 104 yards
Receiving		5 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TDs

Southern Miss

See also: 2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team.

UNT –1.5

74^[8]

Statistics	Southern Miss	North Texas
First downs	22	27
Total yards	437	483
Rushing yards	202	144
Passing yards	235	339
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	35:16	24:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Miss	Passing	Jack Abraham	16/30, 235 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing		23 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD
Receiving		4 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	28/47, 339 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing		15 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Deonte Simpson	5 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD

Charlotte

See also: 2020 Charlotte 49ers football team.

CHAR –3

66^[9]

Statistics	Charlotte	North Texas
First downs	24	22
Total yards	599	479
Rushing yards	291	97
Passing yards	308	382
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	37:53	22:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing		15/22, 290 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing	Aaron McAllister	12 carries, 140 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Micaleous Elder	5 receptions, 85 yards
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	23/43, 382 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	14 carries, 89 yards
Receiving	Jaelon Darden	13 receptions, 244 yards, 3 TDs

At Middle Tennessee

See also: 2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.

MTSU –3.5

72^[10]

Statistics	North Texas	Middle Tennessee
First downs	32	23
Total yards	768	432
Rushing yards	462	268
Passing yards	306	164
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	27:52	32:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	12/17, 181 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing	Jason Bean	10 carries, 169 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving	Jaelon Darden	10 receptions, 204 yards, 1 TD
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	18/29, 164 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	Chaton Mobley	14 carries, 156 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	CJ Windham	4 receptions, 49 yards

Rice

See also: 2020 Rice Owls football team.

UNT –1.5

65^[11]

Statistics	Rice	North Texas
First downs	23	17
Total yards	376	389
Rushing yards	49	269
Passing yards	327	120
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	36:25	23:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	Mike Collins	23/34, 327 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing	Khalan Griffin	20 carries, 72 yards
Receiving	Austin Trammell	6 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	9/20, 120 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	19 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Austin Ogunmakin	3 receptions, 60 yards

At UTSA

See also: 2020 UTSA Roadrunners football team.

UTSA –1.5

67^[12]

Statistics	North Texas	UTSA
First downs	19	26
Total yards	401	624
Rushing yards	184	443
Passing yards	217	181
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	24:19	35:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	9/19, 115 yards
Rushing	Oscar Adaway III	15 carries, 101 yards
Receiving	Jaelon Darden	8 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD
UTSA	Passing		19/24, 144 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing		23 carries, 251 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving		3 receptions, 49 yards

Louisiana Tech

See also: 2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.

LT –11.5

74^[13]

Statistics	Louisiana Tech	North Texas
First downs	24	19
Total yards	341	386
Rushing yards	183	155
Passing yards	158	231
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	36:19	23:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Luke Anthony	13/20, 110 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	Israel Tucker	37 carries, 161 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving	Smoke Harris	7 receptions, 40 yards, 1 TD
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	17/30, 231 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	Nic Smith	16 carries, 96 yards
Receiving	Jaelon Darden	8 receptions, 135 yards, 3 TDs

UTEP

See also: 2020 UTEP Miners football team.

UNT –9.5

51^[14]

Statistics	UTEP	North Texas
First downs	27	24
Total yards	497	491
Rushing yards	301	189
Passing yards	196	302
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	35:45	24:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing	Calvin Brownholtz	10/26, 196 yards, 2 TDs, 4 INTs
Rushing	Calvin Brownholtz	15 carries, 114 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving		5 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TDs
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	16/29, 302 yards, 5 TDs
Rushing	Tre Siggers	15 carries, 94 yards
Receiving	Jaelon Darden	8 receptions, 173 yards, 4 TDs

Vs. Appalachian State (Myrtle Beach Bowl)

See also: 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team and 2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl.

APP –19.5

63.5^[15]

Statistics	Appalachian State	North Texas
First downs	22	30
Total yards	636	497
Rushing yards	500	230
Passing yards	136	267
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	28:06	31:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	8/16, 114 yards, 1 TD
Rushing		22 carries, 317 yards, 5 TDs
Receiving		3 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TDs
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	21/36, 251 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing	Tre Siggers	17 carries, 120 yards
Receiving	Austin Ogunmakin	7 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL draft.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Conference USA to hold virtual football media days due to COVID-19. May 5, 2020. ktsm.com. en. June 7, 2020.
2. Web site: Conference USA unveils 2020 league schedule. UNT Releases 2020 Schedule. January 8, 2020. June 7, 2020.
3. Web site: Talty . John . SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season. AL.com. 30 July 2020.
4. Web site: 2020 Football Schedule . University of North Texas Athletics . 5 October 2020 . en.
5. Web site: 2020 North Texas Mean Green Schedule . ESPN . 5 October 2020 . en.
6. Web site: Houston Baptist Huskies vs North Texas Mean Green . Odds Shark . 20 October 2020 . en.
7. Web site: SMU Mustangs vs North Texas Mean Green . Odds Shark . 20 October 2020 . en.
8. Web site: Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs North Texas Mean Green . Odds Shark . 20 October 2020 . en.
9. Web site: Charlotte 49ers vs North Texas Mean Green . Odds Shark . 22 October 2020 . en.
10. Web site: North Texas Mean Green vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders . Odds Shark . 22 October 2020 . en.
11. Web site: Rice Owls vs North Texas Mean Green . Odds Shark . 2 January 2021 . en.
12. Web site: North Texas Mean Green vs UTSA Roadrunners . Odds Shark . 30 December 2020 . en.
13. Web site: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs North Texas Mean Green Odds - Thurs, December 3, 2020 . www.odds.com . 31 December 2020.
14. Web site: UTEP Miners vs North Texas Mean Green Betting Odds - Friday, December 11, 2020 . www.sportsbookreview.com . 2 January 2021.
15. Web site: Appalachian State Mountaineers vs North Texas Mean Green . Odds Shark . 19 December 2020 . en.