American college football season
The 2021 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas during the 2021 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).
The Mean Green started the season 1–6 before winning five games in a row, including upset victories over UTEP and then-undefeated #22 UTSA , to finish the regular season at 6–6, 5–3 in C-USA play. The team was invited to the inaugural Frisco Football Classic , losing 14–27 to the Miami RedHawks .
The Mean Green were predicted to finish in sixth place in the West Division in the Conference USA preseason poll.[ 1]
Media poll (West Division) Predicted finish Team 1 UAB 2 UTSA 3 Louisiana Tech 4 Southern Miss 5 Rice 6 North Texas 7 UTEP
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 6:30 p.m. Northwestern State * ESPN3 W 44–1418,716 September 11 6:00 p.m. at SMU * ESPN+ L 12–3529,121 September 18 6:30 p.m. UAB Stadium L 6–4017,731 September 25 6:30 p.m. at Louisiana Tech Stadium L 17–2415,488 October 9 3:00 p.m. at Missouri * SECN L 35–4846,985 October 15 6:00 p.m. Marshall CBSSN L 21–4913,123 October 23 3:00 p.m. Liberty * ESPN+ L 26–3513,454 October 30 1:00 p.m. at Rice ESPN3 W 30–24 OT 17,354 November 6 2:00 p.m. at Southern Miss ESPN+ W 38–1422,478 November 13 3:00 p.m. UTEP ESPN+ W 20–1720,056 November 20 6:00 p.m. at FIU ESPN3 W 49–70 November 27 1:00 p.m. No. 22 UTSA ESPN+ W 45–2316,933 2:30 p.m. vs. Miami (OH) * ESPN L 14–2711,721
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1 2 3 4 Total Demons 0 14 0 0 14 Mean Green 7 17 17 3 44
Statistics NWST UNT First downs 21 29 Total yards 418 527 Rushing yards 261 345 Passing yards 157 182 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 32:49 27:21
Team Category Player Statistics Northwestern State Passing Kaleb Fletcher 13/22, 134 yards, TD, INT Rushing Scooter Adams 12 rushes, 92 yards, TD Receiving Kendrick Price 1 reception, 65 yards, TD North Texas Passing Jace Rudder 10/21, 131 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing DeAndre Torrey 25 rushes, 244 yards, 3 TD Receiving Roderic Burns 6 receptions, 114 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 3 3 6 0 12 Mustangs 0 7 14 14 35
Pregame line Over/under SMU –22.5 75[ 3]
Statistics UNT SMU First downs 23 20 Total yards 506 536 Rushing yards 122 225 Passing yards 384 311 Turnovers 2 4 Time of possession 36:06 23:54
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Jace Rudder 32/51, 366 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing DeAndre Torrey 16 rushes, 71 yards Receiving Roderic Burns 12 receptions, 141 yards SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 21/33, 311 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 10 rushes, 141 yards, TD Receiving Rashee Rice 4 receptions, 99 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 17 13 3 7 40 Mean Green 0 0 0 6 6
Statistics UAB UNT First downs 17 18 Total yards 407 220 Rushing yards 173 121 Passing yards 234 99 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 32:06 27:54
Team Category Player Statistics UAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 6/7, 202 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jermaine Brown Jr. 16 rushes, 58 yards Receiving Gerrit Prince 3 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD North Texas Passing Austin Aune 8/21, 65 yards Rushing DeAndre Torrey 24 rushes, 82 yards Receiving Roderic Burns 2 receptions, 21 yards
1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 0 7 0 10 17 Bulldogs 14 10 0 0 24
Statistics UNT LT First downs 24 20 Total yards 333 286 Rushing yards 241 79 Passing yards 92 207 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 29:25 30:35
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Austin Aune 12/27, 79 yards, TD Rushing DeAndre Torrey 26 rushes, 119 yards, TD Receiving Jason Pirtle 4 receptions, 26 yards Louisiana Tech Passing Aaron Allen 14/18, 137 yards Rushing Marcus Williams Jr. 17 rushes, 73 yards, 2 TD Receiving Samuel Emilus 2 receptions, 69 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 0 7 7 21 35 Tigers 14 17 0 17 48
Statistics UNT MIZ First downs 21 22 Total yards 493 474 Rushing yards 188 306 Passing yards 305 168 Turnovers 4 0 Time of possession 28:12 31:48
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Austin Aune 16/26, 305 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing DeAndre Torrey 24 rushes, 85 yards Receiving Damon Ward Jr. 2 receptions, 81 yards, TD Missouri Passing Connor Bazelak 22/33, 168 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tyler Badie 17 rushes, 209 yards, 2 TD Receiving J. J. Hester 1 reception, 41 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 14 28 0 7 49 Mean Green 0 7 0 14 21
Statistics MRSH UNT First downs 24 18 Total yards 477 411 Rushing yards 154 277 Passing yards 323 134 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 32:14 27:46
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Grant Wells 24/32, 323 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 20 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD Receiving Xavier Gaines 5 receptions, 77 yards, TD North Texas Passing Austin Aune 16/31, 121 yards, 2 INT Rushing DeAndre Torrey 20 rushes, 179 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jason Pirtle 5 receptions, 35 yards
1 2 3 4 Total Flames 0 14 14 7 35 Mean Green 7 13 6 0 26
Statistics LIB UNT First downs 21 29 Total yards 350 454 Rushing yards 45 242 Passing yards 305 212 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 24:10 35:50
Team Category Player Statistics Liberty Passing Malik Willis 12/18, 217 yards, 3 TD Rushing T. J. Green 5 rushes, 25 yards Receiving C. J. Daniels 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD North Texas Passing Austin Aune 22/35, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Ayo Adeyi 16 rushes, 99 yards, TD Receiving Damon Ward Jr. 4 receptions, 57 yards
1 2 3 4 OT Total Mean Green 3 7 7 7 6 30 Owls 0 3 7 14 0 24
Statistics UNT RICE First downs 20 25 Total yards 314 368 Rushing yards 193 97 Passing yards 121 271 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 21:21 38:39
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Austin Aune 11/22, 121 yards Rushing Austin Aune 6 rushes, 65 yards Receiving Bryson Jackson 3 receptions, 50 yards Rice Passing Jake Constantin 16/30, 242 yards, 2 TD Rushing Khalan Griffin 14 rushes, 47 yards Receiving Jake Bailey 10 receptions, 143 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 0 7 21 10 38 Golden Eagles 14 0 0 0 14
Statistics UNT USM First downs 25 11 Total yards 537 229 Rushing yards 321 113 Passing yards 216 116 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 34:14 25:46
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Austin Aune 16/30, 216 yards, INT Rushing Isaiah Johnson 17 rushes, 119 yards, TD Receiving Detraveon Brown 4 receptions, 85 yards Southern Miss Passing Jake Lange 17/25, 116 yards, TD Rushing Frank Gore Jr. 12 rushes, 82 yards Receiving Jason Brownlee 4 receptions, 53 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total Miners 0 7 0 10 17 Mean Green 0 3 14 3 20
Statistics UTEP UNT First downs 14 22 Total yards 382 423 Rushing yards 109 183 Passing yards 273 240 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 29:45 30:15
Team Category Player Statistics UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 15/29, 273 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ronald Awatt 17 rushes, 85 yards, TD Receiving Jacob Cowing 5 receptions, 174 yards, TD North Texas Passing Austin Aune 15/33, 240 yards, TD Rushing DeAndre Torrey 18 rushes, 81 yards Receiving Roderic Burns 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 7 28 14 0 49 Panthers 0 0 7 0 7
Statistics UNT FIU First downs 25 12 Total yards 611 245 Rushing yards 378 58 Passing yards 233 187 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 31:11 28:49
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Austin Aune 6/12, 219 yards, 2 TD Rushing DeAndre Torrey 18 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD Receiving Roderic Burns 3 receptions, 106 yards, TD FIU Passing Max Bortenschlager 15/32, 167 yards, TD, INT Rushing Shaun Peterson Jr. 5 rushes, 30 yards Receiving Tyrese Chambers 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total No. 22 Roadrunners 3 10 0 10 23 Mean Green 17 14 14 0 45
Statistics UTSA UNT First downs 16 27 Total yards 366 456 Rushing yards 205 340 Passing yards 161 116 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 23:16 36:44
Team Category Player Statistics UTSA Passing Eddie Lee Marburger 2/4, 74 yards, TD Rushing Frank Harris 10 rushes, 97 yards, TD Receiving Tre'Von Bradley 1 reception, 67 yards, TD North Texas Passing Austin Aune 10/17, 116 yards Rushing Ikaika Ragsdale 20 rushes, 146 yards, 2 TD Receiving Khatib Lyles 3 receptions, 50 yards
1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 7 7 0 0 14 RedHawks 10 10 7 0 27
Statistics UNT MIA First downs 18 26 Total yards 317 431 Rushing yards 89 203 Passing yards 228 228 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 21:39 38:21
Team Category Player Statistics North Texas Passing Austin Aune 15/32, 228 yards, 2 INT Rushing Austin Aune 9 rushes, 28 yards, TD Receiving Roderic Burns 4 receptions, 87 yards Miami Passing Brett Gabbert 22/31, 228 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kenny Tracy 14 rushes, 92 yards, TD Receiving Jack Sorenson 7 receptions, 116 yards
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