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2024 North Texas Mean Green football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJordan Davis (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorMatt Caponi (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumDATCU Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Army   7 – 0     9 – 0  
Tulane   6 – 0     8 – 2  
Navy   5 – 1     7 – 2  
Memphis   4 – 2     8 – 2  
East Carolina   3 – 2     5 – 4  
North Texas   2 – 3     5 – 4  
South Florida   2 – 3     4 – 5  
UTSA   2 – 3     4 – 5  
Charlotte   2 – 3     3 – 6  
Rice   2 – 4     3 – 7  
Temple   1 – 4     2 – 7  
UAB   1 – 4     2 – 7  
Tulsa   1 – 4     3 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   0 – 5     2 – 7  
Championship: December 6, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 10, 2024
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2024 North Texas Mean Green football team will represent the University of North Texas in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green are led by Eric Morris in his second year as the head coach. The Mean Green will play their home games at DATCU Stadium, located in Denton, Texas.

Preseason

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AAC media poll

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The American Athletic Conference released its media prediction poll on July 23, 2024. The Mean Green were predicted to finish ninth in the conference.[1]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Memphis 409 (23)
2 UTSA 368 (4)
3 Tulane 362 (2)
4 South Florida 339
5 Army 236 (1)
6 Florida Atlantic 228
7 East Carolina 219
Rice
9 North Texas 216
10 UAB 192
11 Navy 150
12 Tulsa 95
13 Charlotte 77
14 Temple 40

Schedule

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North Texas and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2024 football schedule on February 29, 2024.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 314:00 p.m.at South Alabama*
ESPN+W 52–3815,559
September 76:30 p.m.Stephen F. Austin*
ESPN+W 35–2023,510
September 1411:00 a.m.at Texas Tech*
FS1L 21–6657,865
September 216:00 p.m.Wyoming*
  • DATCU Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ESPN+W 44–1727,049
September 286:00 p.m.Tulsa
  • DATCU Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ESPN+W 52–2018,529
October 126:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
ESPN2W 41–3714,576
October 196:30 p.m.at Memphis
ESPNUL 44–5224,110
October 2611:00 a.m.Tulanedagger
  • DATCU Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ESPN2L 37–4523,138
November 92:30 p.m.No. 25 Army
  • DATCU Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ESPN2L 3–14
November 157:00 p.m.at UTSA
ESPN2
November 23East Carolina
  • DATCU Stadium
  • Denton, TX
November 30at Temple

Game summaries

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at South Alabama

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See also: 2024 South Alabama Jaguars football team
North Texas Mean Green (0–0) at South Alabama Jaguars (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 7 7 281052
Jaguars 3 16 71238

at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, Alabama

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 15,559
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Pat Greenwood (play-by-play) and Brian Genard (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:37) UNT – Chandler Morris 2 yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 5:18; North Texas 7–0)
  • (5:58) USA – Laith Marjan 39 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:34; North Texas 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (14:55) USA – Gio Lopez 8 yard run, Laith Marjan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:13; South Alabama 10–7)
  • (12:43) UNT – Damon Ward Jr. 3 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:06; North Texas 14–10)
  • (9:39) USA – Laith Marjan 32 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:04; North Texas 14–13)
  • (4:24) USA – Fluff Bothwell 13 yard run, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 3:55; South Alabama 19–14)
Third quarter
  • (13:23) UNT – Blair Conwright 25 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:47; North Texas 21–19)
  • (10:14) UNT – Chandler Morris 1 yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:16; North Texas 28–19)
  • (5:15) USA – Jamaal Pritchett 26 yard pass from Gio Lopez, Laith Marjan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:59; North Texas 28–26)
  • (3:36) UNT – Damon Ward Jr. 54 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:35; North Texas 35–26)
  • (2:40) UNT – CJ Garnett 0 yard punt return, Kali Nguma kick (North Texas 42–26)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:31) USA – Shamar Sandgren 21 yard pass from Gio Lopez, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:09; North Texas 42–32)
  • (8:28) UNT – Ikaika Ragsdale 3 yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:57; North Texas 49–32)
  • (4:39) USA – Anthony Eager 23 yard pass from Gio Lopez, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; North Texas 49–38)
  • (2:53) UNT – Kali Nguma 30 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 1:46; North Texas 52–38)
Statistics UNT USA
First downs 28 29
Plays–yards 76–550 82–582
Rushes–yards 34–104 33–150
Passing yards 446 432
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 33–42–0 26–49–0
Time of possession 29:32 30:28
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Chandler Morris 32/41, 415 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Ikaika Ragsdale 14 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Damon Ward Jr. 12 receptions, 230 yards, 2 TD
South Alabama Passing Gio Lopez 26/49, 432 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Gio Lopez 13 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jamaal Pritchett 10 receptions, 197 yards, 1 TD

Stephen F. Austin (FCS)

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See also: 2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (FCS) (1–0) at North Texas Mean Green (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lumberjacks (FCS) 10 7 3020
Mean Green 14 7 7735

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: W at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 23,510
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Peter Sousa (play-by-play), Doc Holliday (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:26) SFA – Chris Campos 40 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -12 yards, 2:00; Stephen F. Austin 3–0)
  • (9:51) UNT – DT Sheffield 51 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:35; North Texas 7–3)
  • (5:27) UNT – DT Sheffield 2 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:23; North Texas 14–3)
  • (2:08) SFA – Jermaine Brown 70 yard interception return, Chris Campos kick (North Texas 14–10)
Second quarter
  • (9:50) SFA – Isaiah Davis 33 yard pass from Sam Vidlak, Chris Campos kick (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:10; Stephen F. Austin 17–14)
  • (0:15) UNT – DT Sheffield 28 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:34; North Texas 21–17)
Third quarter
  • (8:57) UNT – Oscar Hammond 7 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:04; North Texas 28–17)
  • (6:47) SFA – Chris Campos 21 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:11; North Texas 28–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:16) UNT – Damashja Harris 80 yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:06; North Texas 35–20)
Statistics SFA UNT
First downs 14 25
Plays–yards 70–248 77–504
Rushes–yards 31–67 33–182
Passing yards 181 322
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–39–1 26–44–3
Time of possession 26:08 33:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Stephen F. Austin Passing Sam Vidlak 20/39, 181 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jaylen Jenkins 12 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Kylon Harris 9 receptions, 74 yards
North Texas Passing Chandler Morris 26/44, 322 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Damashja Harris 10 carries, 142 yards, 1 TD
Receiving DT Sheffield 6 receptions, 74 yards, 3 TD

at Texas Tech

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See also: 2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
North Texas Mean Green (2–0) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 7 0 7721
Red Raiders 17 35 7766

at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 57,865
  • Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
  • TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:17) TTU – Josh Kelly 10 yard pass from Behren Morton, Gino Garcia kick (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:04; Texas Tech 7–0)
  • (5:12) TTU – Gino Garcia 25 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:55; Texas Tech 10–0)
  • (5:05) UNT – Wyatt Young 75 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:07; Texas Tech 10–7)
  • (0:52) TTU – Tahj Brooks 21 yard run, Reese Burkhardt kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; Texas Tech 17–7)

Second quarter

  • (10:22) TTU – Coy Eakin 70 yard pass from Behren Morton, Gino Garcia kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:40; Texas Tech 24–7)
  • (9:50) TTU – Bralyn Lux 44 yard interception return, Reese Burkhardt kick (Texas Tech 31–7)
  • (9:30) TTU – Behren Morton 10 yard run, Gino Garcia kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:13; Texas Tech 38–7)
  • (6:05) TTU – Johncarlos Miller II 45 yard pass from Behren Morton, Reese Burkhardt kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:41; Texas Tech 45–7)
  • (3:08) TTU – Jalin Conyers 10 yard pass from Behren Morton, Gino Garcia kick (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:47; Texas Tech 52–7)

Third quarter

  • (9:09) UNT – Jeremiah Aaron 15 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 0:58; Texas Tech 52–14)
  • (4:06) TTU – J'Koby Williams 3 yard run, Reese Burkhardt kick (Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:27; Texas Tech 59–14)

Fourth quarter

  • (12:50) TTU – Cameron Dickey 1 yard run, Gino Garcia kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:35; Texas Tech 66–14)
  • (9:19) UNT – Shane Porter 1 yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; Texas Tech 66–21)
Statistics UNT TTU
First downs 13 25
Plays–yards 64–353 71–586
Rushes–yards 34–135 37–232
Passing yards 218 354
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–30–3 24–34–1
Time of possession 27:29 32:31
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Chandler Morris 15/27, 162 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Shane Porter 7 carries, 31 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Miles Coleman 3 receptions, 75 yards
Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 15/19, 273 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Tahj Brooks 17 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Coy Eakin 1 reception, 70 yards, 1 TD

Wyoming

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See also: 2024 Wyoming Cowboys football team
Wyoming Cowboys (0–3) at North Texas Mean Green (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 14 0017
Mean Green 7 20 14344

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 94 °F (34 °C)
  • Game attendance: 27,049
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play) and Leger Douzable (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:54) WYO – John Hoyland 30 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:06; WYO 3–0)
  • (7:18) UNT – DT Sheffield 29 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; UNT 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (14:12) UNT – Kali Nguma 23 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 4:47; UNT 10–3)
  • (5:54) UNT – Blair Conwright 19 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:09; UNT 17–3)
  • (2:15) WYO – Sam Scott 41 yard pass from Evan Svoboda, John Hoyland kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; UNT 17–10)
  • (1:17) UNT – Makenzie McGill 4 yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 0:53; UNT 24–10)
  • (1:03) WYO – Tyler King 100 yard kickoff return, John Hoyland kick (UNT 24–17)
  • (0:00) UNT – Kali Nguma 45 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 1:03; UNT 27–17)
Third quarter
  • (10:10) UNT – Makenzie McGill 2 yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:07; UNT 34–17)
  • (5:17) UNT – Makenzie McGill 24 yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 3:55; UNT 41–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (2:07) UNT – Kali Nguma 34 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 5:01; UNT 44–17)
Statistics WYO UNT
First downs 15 28
Plays–yards 60–244 75–534
Rushes–yards 32–69 32–216
Passing yards 175 318
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–28–0 30–43–0
Time of possession 28:13 31:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Wyoming Passing Evan Svoboda 11/23, 155 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Sam Scott 11 carries, 39 yards
Receiving John Michael Gyllenborg 5 receptions, 56 yards
North Texas Passing Chandler Morris 28/41, 305 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Shane Porter 13 carries, 120 yards
Receiving DT Sheffield 8 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD

Tulsa

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See also: 2024 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2–2) at North Texas Mean Green (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Hurricane 0 3 01720
Mean Green 0 24 21752

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: S at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 18,529
  • Referee: Steven Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter
  • (14:12) TLS – Seth Morgan 22-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:51; Tulsa 3–0)
  • (4:47) UNT – Blair Conwright 96-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:51; North Texas 7–3)
  • (1:56) UNT – Kali Nguma 27-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:00; North Texas 10–3)
  • (1:28) UNT – Wyatt Young 1-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:05; North Texas 17–3)
  • (0:06) UNT – Wyatt Young 26-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:15; North Texas 24–3)
Third quarter
  • (12:05) UNT – DT Sheffield 27-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:49; North Texas 31–3)
  • (8:31) UNT – Dalton Carnes 14-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:32; North Texas 38–3)
  • (1:32) UNT – Kiefer Sibley 9-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, 4:58; North Texas 45–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:47) TLS – Seth Morgan 45-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 3:45; North Texas 45–6)
  • (12:35) UNT – Makenzie McGill II 75-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; North Texas 52–6)
  • (7:29) TLS – Jack Wright 18-yard pass from Cooper Legas, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:57; North Texas 52–13)
  • (0:06) TLS – Connor Vaughn 5-yard pass from Tim Carpenter, Troop O'Neal kick (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 3:31; North Texas 52–20)
Statistics TLSA UNT
First downs 27 21
Plays–yards 91–415 60–618
Rushes–yards 47–229 26–179
Passing yards 186 439
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–44–2 22–34–0
Time of possession 36:35 23:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulsa Passing Kirk Francis 13/29, 101 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Bill Jackson 16 carries, 77 yards
Receiving Kamdyn Benjamin 7 receptions, 68 yards
North Texas Passing Chandler Morris 22/34, 439 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Makenzie McGill II 5 carries, 70 yards, TD
Receiving Blair Conwright 2 receptions, 115 yards, TD

at Florida Atlantic

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See also: 2024 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
North Texas Mean Green (4–1) at Florida Atlantic Owls (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 14 3 101441
Owls 7 20 7337

at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 14,576
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:29) UNT – Dalton Carnes 19-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:31; North Texas 7–0)
  • (6:38) FAU – Omari Hayes 14-yard pass from Cam Fancher, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:51; Tied 7–7)
  • (5:11) UNT – Nick Rempert 25-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:08; North Texas 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:19) FAU – Morgan Suarez 26-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:45; North Texas 14–10)
  • (7:34) FAU – Wyatt Sullivan 28-yard pass from Cam Fancher, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:28; Florida Atlantic 17–14)
  • (4:40) UNT – Kali Nguma 46-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:54; Tied 17–17)
  • (1:20) FAU – Jabari Smith Jr. 5-yard pass from Cam Fancher, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:13; Florida Atlantic 24–17)
  • (0:02) FAU – Morgan Suarez 32-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 0:28; Florida Atlantic 27–17)
Third quarter
  • (9:21) UNT – Makenzie McGill II 3-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:40; Florida Atlantic 27–24)
  • (5:06) FAU – CJ Campbell Jr. 12-yard run, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:07; Florida Atlantic 34–24)
  • (0:25) UNT – Kali Nguma 40-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:34; Florida Atlantic 34–27)
Fourth quarter
  • (4:21) FAU – Morgan Suarez 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:41; Florida Atlantic 37–27)
  • (2:38) UNT – DT Sheffield 8-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:43; Florida Atlantic 37–34)
  • (0:58) UNT – DT Sheffield 3-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 0:45; North Texas 41–37)
Statistics UNT FAU
First downs 26 26
Plays–yards 71–484 74–519
Rushes–yards 26–148 43–168
Passing yards 336 351
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–45–1 22–31–1
Time of possession 23:50 36:10
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Chandler Morris 27/45, 336 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Shane Porter 9 carries, 70 yards
Receiving DT Sheffield 11 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD
Florida Atlantic Passing Cam Fancher 22/30, 351 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing CJ Campbell Jr. 18 carries, 89 yards, TD
Receiving Omari Hayes 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD

at Memphis

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See also: 2024 Memphis Tigers football team
North Texas Mean Green (5–1) at Memphis Tigers (5–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 21 3 71344
Tigers 14 14 71752

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: E 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 24,110
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Noah Reed (play-by-play) and Craig Haubert (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:05) MEM – Seth Henigan 4-yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:55; Memphis 7–0)
  • (10:54) UNT – DT Sheffield 75-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Tied 7–7)
  • (7:05) MEM – Mario Anderson Jr. 5-yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; Memphis 14–7)
  • (6:55) UNT – DT Sheffield 75-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10; Tied 14–14)
  • (2:46) UNT – Shane Porter 10-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:36; North Texas 21–14)
Second quarter
  • (13:07) MEM – Brandon Thomas 1-yard run, Caden Costa kick (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:34; Tied 21–21)
  • (7:41) MEM – Mario Anderson Jr. 42-yard run, Tristian Vandenberg kick (Drive: 1 play, 42 yards, 0:08; Memphis 28–21)
  • (0:00) UNT – Kali Nguma 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 1:02; Memphis 28–24)
Third quarter
  • (2:32) UNT – DT Sheffield 9-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:29; North Texas 31–28)
  • (0:33) MEM – DeMeer Blankumsee 62-yard pass from Seth Henigan, Tristian Vandenberg kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:59; Memphis 35–31)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:59) UNT – Chandler Morris 49-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:34; North Texas 38–35)
  • (9:23) MEM – Mario Anderson Jr. 4-yard run, Tristian Vandenberg kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:36; Memphis 42–38)
  • (5:17) MEM – Mario Anderson Jr. 5-yard run, Tristian Vandenberg kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:47; Memphis 49–38)
  • (2:48) UNT – Blair Conwright 9-yard pass from Chandler Morris (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:29; Memphis 49–44)
  • (1:05) MEM – Tristian Vandenberg 43-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:43; Memphis 52–44)
Statistics UNT MEM
First downs 32 21
Plays–yards 97–653 70–526
Rushes–yards 33–208 32–207
Passing yards 445 319
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 36–64–1 24–38–0
Time of possession 27:50 32:10
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Chandler Morris 36/61, 445 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Chandler Morris 10 carries, 71 yards, TD
Receiving DT Sheffield 8 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD
Memphis Passing Seth Henigan 24/38, 319 yards, TD
Rushing Mario Anderson Jr. 22 carries, 183 yards, 4 TD
Receiving DeMeer Blankumsee 6 receptions, 96 yards, TD

Tulane

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See also: 2024 Tulane Green Wave football team
Tulane Green Wave (5–2) at North Texas Mean Green (5–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 21 10 14045
Mean Green 3 14 71337

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 23,138
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:50) TULN – Mario Williams 9-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:46; Tulane 7–0)
  • (4:12) UNT – Kali Nguma 43-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:33; Tulane 7–3)
  • (2:07) TULN – Yulkeith Brown 30-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:05; Tulane 14–3)
  • (1:16) TULN – Ty Thompson 17-yard run, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:44; Tulane 21–3)
Second quarter
  • (10:01) UNT – Damon Ward Jr. 26-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:08; Tulane 21–10)
  • (5:50) TULN – Makhi Hughes 2-yard run, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 4:11; Tulane 28–10)
  • (1:22) UNT – DT Sheffield 30-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 0:43; Tulane 28–17)
  • (0:28) TULN – Jacob Barnes 47-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 0:53; Tulane 31–17)
Third quarter
  • (8:06) TULN – Alex Bauman 14-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:44; Tulane 37–17)
  • (5:55) UNT – Chandler Morris 20-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:11; Tulane 37–24)
  • (3:02) TULN – Yulkeith Brown 11-yard run, Yukeith Brown pass (Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:05; Tulane 45–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (4:23) UNT – Makenzie McGill II 2-yard run (Drive: 19 plays, 80 yards, 7:20; Tulane 45–30)
  • (0:41) UNT – Damon Ward Jr. 10-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 1:47; Tulane 45–37)
Statistics TULN UNT
First downs 21 28
Plays–yards 60–472 82–525
Rushes–yards 47–297 25–76
Passing yards 175 449
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–13–1 38–57–0
Time of possession 30:59 29:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing Darian Mensah 10/13, 175 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Makhi Hughes 30 carries, 195 yards, TD
Receiving Dontae Fleming 3 receptions, 92 yards
North Texas Passing Chandler Morris 38/57, 449 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Chandler Morris 6 carries, 20 yards, TD
Receiving DT Sheffield 9 receptions, 125 yards, TD

No. 25 Army

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See also: 2024 Army Black Knights football team
No. 25 Army Black Knights (8–0) at North Texas Mean Green (5–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Black Knights 0 0 000
Mean Green 0 0 000

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ARMY UNT
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– ––
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Army Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at UTSA

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See also: 2024 UTSA Roadrunners football team
North Texas Mean Green (–) at UTSA Roadrunners (4–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 0 0 000
Roadrunners 0 0 000

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (played indoors)
  • TV: ESPN2
Statistics UNT UTSA
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– ––
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UTSA Passing
Rushing
Receiving

East Carolina

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See also: 2024 East Carolina Pirates football team
East Carolina Pirates (–) at North Texas Mean Green (–) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 0 0 000
Mean Green 0 0 000

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CST
  • TV: TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ECU UNT
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– ––
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Temple

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See also: 2024 Temple Owls football team
North Texas Mean Green (–) at Temple Owls (–) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 0 0 000
Owls 0 0 000

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CST
  • TV: TBD
Statistics UNT TEM
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– ––
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ "Memphis is the Favorite in 2024 American Preseason Media Poll". American Athletic Conference. July 23, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 North Texas Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
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