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Friday, July 23, 2010

North Texas gets it right the second time around

Posted on July 23, 2010 at 11:19 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

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Clemson Shows their Muscle

Posted on July 23, 2010 at 07:00 PM.

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Dallas Star-Telegram- Clemson manhandled the Mean Green on Saturday in rout to a 31-7 win. It was a rough start Coach Taylor's head coaching career. The Mean Green gave a great effort though. The only trailed by 2 scores at halftime, but never scored in the second half. North Texas kept it competitive racking up over 250 total yards in the game and were only down 7 points midway threw the 2nd quarter. But after halftime the Tigers came out quick with a field goal and touchdown in the first two minutes. North Texas' only score came midway through the second quarter courtesy of Olawale. September 11th is North Texas' first home game. They host the Rice Owls at 6 PM in the newly constructed Fouts Field. A boxscore is available down below courtesy of Jack in the Box �.

NCAA Scoreboard - North Texas Mean Green (0-0) at Clemson Tigers (0-0)

September 4, 2010	1	2	3	4	F
North Texas Mean Green	0	7	0	0	7
Clemson Tigers	7	14	10	0	31

Top Performers

North Texas Mean Green - Stats

D.McCord-4 tackles

Clemson Tigers - Stats

J.Harper 23 carries, 228 yards, 3 Touchdowns

Team Stats Comparison

	NT	CLEM
First Downs	9	14
3rd Down Efficiency	2-12	2-10
4th Down Efficiency	0-0	0-1
Total Yards	248	482
Passing Yards	118	186
Rushing Yards	43	248
Penalties-Penalty Yards	3-36	2-15
Turnovers	4	1
Time of Possession	15:22	18:43

Scoring Summary

First Quarter			NT	CLEM
CLEM	2:07	Harper, 15 yard run (Jackson kick)	0	7
Second Quarter			NT	CLEM
CLEM	6:56	Dye, 6 yard pass from Parker (Jackson kick)	0	14
NT	4:12	Olawale, 9 yard pass from Teagarden (Deans kick)	7	14
CLEM	3:53	Harper, 66 yard run (Jackson kick)	7	21
Third Quarter			NT	CLEM
CLEM	5:31	Jackson, 38 yard field goal	7	24
NT	5:08	Harper 58 yard run (Jackson kick)	7	31

North Texas Mean Green

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Teegarden	1/1	9	1
Tune	11/36	109	0	4
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Dunbar	9	33	3.6	0
Hamilton	3	40	13.3	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Hamilton	3	21	7.0	0
Olawale	1	9	9.0	1
Dodge	1	17	17.0	0
Dunbar	3	40	13.3	0
Mosley	2	10	5.0	0
Defense	TKL	SACK	INT	TD
Penson	9	1	0	0
Ford	6	0	0	0
Phillips	5	0	0	0
Akpunku	4	0	0	0
Gordon	4	0	0	0
Kick Returning	NO.	YDS	TD	LONG
Dunbar	3	48	0	18
Byrd	2	36	0	19
Punt Returning	NO.	YDS	TD	LONG
Dunbar	2	3	0	3
Kicking	FGM/A	XPM/A	PTS	LONG
Deams	N/A	1/1	1	0
Punting	NO.	YDS	AVG	IN 20
Atterberry	8	319	39.8	0

Clemson Tigers

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Parker	14/24	186	1	1
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Harper	23	228	9.9	3
Ellington	1	15	15	0
Jones	1	10	10	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Ashe	5	45	9.0	0
Allen	3	75	25.0	0
Jones	2	30	15.0	0
Harper	2	17	8.5	0
Dye	1	6	6.0	1
Defense	TKL	SACK	INT	TD
Bowers	3	2	0	0
McDaniel	6	0	0	0
Maxwell	6	0	0	0
Willard	3	0	0	0
Sensabough	3	0	0	0
Kick Returning	NO.	YDS	TD	LONG
McNeal	1	17	0	17
Ellington	1	14	0	14
Punt Returning	NO.	YDS	TD	LONG
Maxwell	4	17	0	9
Kicking	FGM/A	XPM/A	PTS	LONG
Jackson	1/2	4/4	7	38
Punting	NO.	YDS	AVG	IN 20
Zimmerman	4	152	38.0	2

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Start of a Legacy

Posted on July 22, 2010 at 08:58 PM.

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Dallas-Star Telegram- You can smell football in the air here in Dallas as nearby North Texas begins the start of a new saga with Coach Patrick Taylor at the helm. The Mean Green's first game is Saturday against the Clemson Tigers. Coming off a 2-10 season they hope to start over new. They bring back most of their starters with Nathan Tune under center and Lance Dunbar at tailback. Experience will hopefully come through for a team looked over in this football hungry state. The fans and students down the road in Denton, Texas are certainly excited about the arrival of Coach Taylor as the spring game was the most attended in the history of the football program. Coach Taylor, the former defensive line coach at the University of Louisville, said this about the season, " This is obviously a rebuilding program but I have alot of trust in our system and the guys that are in it. Nathan has alot of experience and hopefully that will carry over to the offensive side of the ball. The defensive side of the ball is our problem but fall practice worked all the kinks out. I am really excited about this season and hope to suprise." North Texas' game is Saturday at 4 in Clemson, South Carolina and is being aired on ESPN U.