NCAAF Game Recap
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Houston Baptist at North TexasSat Sep 5, 2020 7:30 PM EDT
North Texas 57, Houston Baptist 31
Sep 5, 2020, 7:30 PM EDT
Final |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
T |
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Houston Baptist (0-1) |
0 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
31 |
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North Texas (1-0) |
14 |
9 |
20 |
14 |
57 |
DENTON, Texas (AP) Jason Bean threw three touchdowns and ran for another one in his first start for North Texas, and the Mean Green set a school record with 721 total yards in a 57-31 win over FCS team Houston Baptist on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.
Jaelon Darden had three TD catches, scores of 33 and 19 yards from Bean and a 6-yarder thrown by former minor league outfielder Austin Aune in his UNT debut a day before his 27th birthday. Oscar Adaway added TD runs of 35 and 47 yards.
Bailey Zappe was 39-of-62 passing for 480 yards and three touchdowns for Houston Baptist. The senior led all FCS quarterbacks last season with 357 completions, and was second with 317.6 yards passing per game and 35 TDs.
The Huskies, in only their eighth season since starting the program, have only three games scheduled after the Southland Conference decided not to play league games this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. They face their first-ever Power Five opponent next week at Texas Tech, then go to C-USA team Louisiana Tech on Sept. 26.
Bean, a redshirt sophomore, was the primary backup last season for four-year starter Mason Fine, who graduated as the school's career passing leader. Bean completed 11 of 18 passes for 217 yards, with all the TD passes coming on the first three drives to match his 2019 total when he got into seven games. He also had a 37-yard TD run.
The Mean Green finished with 361 yards passing, and 360 yards rushing. Five UNT players had at least 41 yards rushing, led by Adaway's 118 yards on five carries.
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Passing
Rushing
HBU | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
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E. Beek | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
J. Woods | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 |
NorTx | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
O. Adaway III | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 47 | 2 |
D. Torrey | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 25 | 0 |
Receiving
HBU | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
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B. Ratzlaff | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 71 | 1 |
J. Sterns | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 32 | 0 |
NorTx | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
G. White | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 44 | 1 |
J. Shorter | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 49 | 0 |
Fumbles
HBU | F | FL |
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J. Sterns | 1 | 0 |
V. Harrell | 1 | 0 |
NorTx | F | FL |
A. Aune | 1 | 0 |
Returning
Punting
HBU | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
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B. Patterson | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 50 |
NorTx | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
B. Rodriguez | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 48 |
Takeaways
HBU | Int | Yds | InTD |
---|---|---|---|
P. Wolfe | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats Comparison
HBU | NorTx | |
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Points For | 31 | 57 |
Total Yards | 569 | 721 |
Rushing Yards | 89 | 360 |
Passing Yards | 480 | 361 |
Passing Completions / Attempts | 39/62 | 21/34 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions Thrown | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2/0 | 1/0 |
First Downs | 28 | 33 |
Penalties - Yards | 9/78 | 6/48 |
Time Of Possession | 41:41 | 19:19 |
Third Down Conversions/Attempts | 8/18 | 11/17 |
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts | 1/2 | 3/3 |
Punts - Average Yards | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter | HBU | NorTx | |||
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NorTx | 02:29 | TD | Jaelon Darden 33 yd pass from Jason Bean (Zach Williams kick) | 0 | 7 |
NorTx | 08:53 | TD | Greg White 32 yd pass from Jason Bean (Zach Williams kick) | 0 | 14 |
2nd Quarter | HBU | NorTx | |||
NorTx | 00:25 | TD | Jaelon Darden 19 yd pass from Jason Bean (missed kick) | 0 | 20 |
HBU | 05:21 | TD | Josh Alfaro 7 yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick) | 7 | 20 |
NorTx | 13:42 | FG | Zach Williams 30 yd FG | 7 | 23 |
HBU | 15:00 | FG | Gino Garcia 50 yd FG | 10 | 23 |
3rd Quarter | HBU | NorTx | |||
NorTx | 06:37 | TD | Jason Bean 37 yd run (failed 2pt pass) | 10 | 29 |
NorTx | 07:52 | TD | Oscar Adaway III 35 yd run (Zach Williams kick) | 10 | 36 |
NorTx | 11:23 | TD | Jaelon Darden 6 yd pass from Austin Aune (Zach Williams kick) | 10 | 43 |
HBU | 14:30 | TD | Blaise Bentsen 1 yd run (Gino Garcia kick) | 17 | 43 |
4th Quarter | HBU | NorTx | |||
NorTx | 00:35 | TD | Oscar Adaway III 47 yd run (Zach Williams kick) | 17 | 50 |
NorTx | 03:41 | TD | Isaiah Johnson 16 yd run (Zach Williams kick) | 17 | 57 |
HBU | 05:24 | TD | Ben Ratzlaff 71 yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick) | 24 | 57 |
HBU | 09:24 | TD | Josh Sterns 38 yd pass from Bailey Zappe (Gino Garcia kick) | 31 | 57 |
Game Information
Stadium: Apogee Stadium, Denton, Texas |
Attendance: 7,611 |
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