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North Texas gets it right the second time around

Posted on July 23, 2010 at 10:19 PM.

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The Mean Green gave a knockout blow to the neighbor Rice Owls 41-31. The offense came alive with over 400 yards in total offense. A balanced attack at that. Over 200 yards in rushing offense and passing offense which gives them hope with that kind of balanced offense. After a tough first loss to Clemson, They came back home and fought hard for a much deserved win. After being down early in the first half they came back with fire, Down 4 at halftime the Mean Green came alive with 3 touchdowns. 2 of those touchdowns courtesy of Lance Dunbar. Dunbar had a breakout game with over 200 yards on the ground and established him as a force for the Mean Green. North Texas never looked back after halftime and won easily 41-31. Are the Mean Green ready for FBS Independent Army next week? We asked Coach Taylor. " I think we came out with alot on our minds tonight after last Saturday and everything came together and if we do this every week I think we have a chance to win." North Texas stays at home again next week against Army and will be shown on CBS College Sports at 4 PM CST.

NCAA Scoreboard - Rice Owls (0-1) at North Texas Mean Green (0-1)

September 11, 2010	1	2	3	4	F
Rice Owls	7	17	0	7	31
North Texas Mean Green	6	14	14	7	41

Top Performers

Rice Owls - Stats

Nick Fanuzzi 25-49,312 yards, 4 Touchdowns

North Texas Mean Green - Stats

Lance Dunbar 14 carries, 223 yards, 3 Touchdowns

Team Stats Comparison

	Rice	Nort
First Downs	20	13
3rd Down Efficiency	5-14	4-12
4th Down Efficiency	2-4	2-2
Total Yards	399	497
Passing Yards	335	210
Rushing Yards	64	287
Penalties-Penalty Yards	2-20	4-42
Turnovers	2	2
Time of Possession	13:46	18:10

Scoring Summary

First Quarter			Rice	Nort
Rice	6:04	Beasley,28 yard pass from Fanuzzi (Boswell kick)	7	0
Nort	:51	Tune 12 yard run (missed kick)	7	6
Second Quarter			Rice	Nort
Rice	5:22	Randolph, 7 yard pass from Fanuzzi (Boswell kick)	14	6
Rice	1:56	Maginot 26 yard pass from Fanuzzi ( Boswell kick)	21	6
Nort	1:44	Lott 70 yard pass from Tune	21	13
Rice	:29	Boswell, 22 yard Field Goal	24	13
Nort	:02	Carey 58 yard pass from Tune	24	20
Third Quarter			Rice	Nort
Nort	1:07	Dunbar 48 yard run	24	27
Nort	:05	Dunbar 58 yard run	24	34
Fourth Quarter			Rice	Nort
Rice	4:55	Beasley 3 yard pass from Fanuzzi	31	34
Nort	2:54	Dunbar 50 yard run	31	41

Rice Owls

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Fanuzzi	25/49	312	4	0
Cook	1/2	19	0	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
McGuffie	10	51	5.1	0
Fanuzzi	9	3	.3	0
Beasley	2	10	5	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Beasley	7	101	14.4	2
Maginot	3	41	13.6	1
Randolph	1	7	7.0	1
Defense	TKL	SACK	INT	TD
Bradshaw	11	0	0	0
Briggs	10	0	0	0
Gaines	6	1	0	0
Kick Returning	NO.	YDS	TD	LONG
McGuffie	5	83	0	20
Ross	2	34	0	17
Punt Returning	NO.	YDS	TD	LONG
McGuffie	2	10	0	9
Kicking	FGM/A	XPM/A	PTS	LONG
Boswell	1/2	4/4	7	23
Punting	NO.	YDS	AVG	IN 20
Martens	3	124	41.3	0

North Texas Mean Green

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Tune	14/30	210	2	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Dunbar	14	223	15.9	3
Tune	6	3	.5	1
Hamilton	9	55	6.1	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Lott	3	86	28.6	1
Carey	1	58	58.0	1
Outlaw	6	52	8.6	0
Defense	TKL	SACK	INT	TD
Smith	9	1	0	0
Phillips	9	0	0	0
Akpunku	6	2	0	0
Kick Returning	NO.	YDS	TD	LONG
Dunbar	3	45	0	15
Byrd	2	29	0	16
Punt Returning	NO.	YDS	TD	LONG
Dunbar	3	16	0	14
Kicking	FGM/A	XPM/A	PTS	LONG
Deans	0/1	5/6	5	0
Punting	NO.	YDS	AVG	IN 20
Atterberry	5	159	31.8	3