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The North Texas (3-2 2-0) offense and defense got off to a bit of a slow start but once they got their feet underneath themselves, the tide started to change. North Texas also scored in both the first and second quarter, ending a Southern Miss (2-2 0-1) stat of preventing a team from scoring in those respective quarters.
Saturday night’s win puts the Mean Green at the top Conference USA West Division and gives North Texas a huge momentum boost heading into an off week before facing off against the Runners of UTSA. The West Division is wide open with UTSA, LaTech, and North Texas competing for the top spot.
| Scores by Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Score |
| North Texas | 7 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 43 |
| Southern Miss | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
North Texas Offense Putting Up Amazing Numbers
In his second season at the helm of the Mean Green, Seth Littrell has the offense making vast improvements over its 2016 campaign.
North Texas ranks 6th in the nation in Total Offense (2,554 yards), 12th in Yards per Game (511 total yards), 15th in Total Passing Yards (1,476 yards), 23rd in Pass Yards per Game (295.2 yards), 22nd in Total Rushing Yards (1,078 yards), 31st in Rushing Yards per Game (215.6 yards), 16th in Points Scored (194), and 25th in Points Scored per Game (38.8).
North Texas is in the Top 3 of most offensive stats for Conference USA at both the team and individual levels.
Jalen Guyton Has a Career Night
Prior to the game against Southern Miss, Jalen Guyton had collected 10 catches for 233 yards and four touchdowns. Guyton more than doubled his catch count — 10 in four games to 14 catches — and almost doubled his yardage — 233 in four games versus 211 against USM. He also added another touchdown to his season count.
The below tweet says Jalen is tied for 5th but according to the NCAA stats site he is tied for third at five touchdown receptions so far in the season.
| Opponent | Nbr | Yards | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 4 | 63 | 35 | 0 |
| SMU | 3 | 109 | 72 | 2 |
| Iowa | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| UAB | 2 | 48 | 47 | 1 |
| Southern Miss | 14 | 211 | 53 | 1 |
| Season Total | 24 | 444 | 72 | 5 |
Jalen Guyton is now T-5th in the FBS with his 5 receiving touchdowns.
He's also 21st in total receiving yards. pic.twitter.com/DZutmh8vBi
— Matthew Brune (@mattbrune25) October 1, 2017
Rushing with the Best of the Nation
Jeffery Wilson continues to be among the best in the nation after picking up 168 yards against Southern Miss. Wilson has a ways to go to catch up to Rashaad Penny of San Diego State and Bryce Love of Stanford but to among a great group of athletes speaks to Wilson’s ability and the opportunities Seth Littrell’s offense provides Mean Green athletes.
| Rushing Yards | Yds |
|---|---|
| 1. Bryce Love (Stanford) | 1,088 |
| 2. Rashaad Penny (San Diego State) | 823 |
| 3. Jeffery Wilson (North Texas) | 666 |
| 4. Josh Adams (Notre Dame) | 658 |
| 5. Zach Abey (Navy) | 656 |
Jeffery Wilson Rushing Stats by Game for 2017
| Opponent | Nbr | Net Yards | Long | Avg | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 12 | 176 | 62 | 14.7 | 3 |
| SMU | 13 | 36 | 10 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Iowa | 12 | 95 | 41 | 7.9 | 1 |
| UAB | 26 | 211 | 34 | 8.1 | 1 |
| Southern Miss | 30 | 148 | 46 | 4.9 | 3 |
| Season Total | 93 | 666 | 62 | 7.2 | 9 |
Run Defense Continues to be a Strength
Despite allowing its first opposing rusher to gain more than 100 yards in a game (Ito Smith – 102 yards), the defense still held the Golden Eagle rushing attack to under its average of 178.7 at 164 yards. The Pass Defense also seemed to hold on and allowed Southern Miss to 270 yards passing; before this game the Golden Eagles were averaging 279.7 yards per game passing. The defense gave up big plays of 45 yards (passing), 33 yards (passing), 65 yards (rushing, touchdown), 31 yards (passing), and 35 yards (passing).
Trevor Moore Continues to be a Reliable Kicking Threat
“Mr. Reliable” made field goals of 48 (season long), 20, and 44 yards and continued his streak of being perfect of making all PAT kicks attempted, where he now sits at 120 out of 120.
Special teams as a whole did its job and made just one “mistake” where Jaelon Darden called for a fair catch on the NT 5-yard line. The offense rattled of a 95 yard drive with Jalen Guyton catching a Mason Fine pass for a touchdown to bring the score to 21-14 USM.
Media Coverage
Denton Record Chronicle
- Five quick thoughts on UNT’s win over Southern Miss
- Guyton ‘never recognized’ his stats in breakout performance for UNT
- UNT comes through with huge stops on defense to seal win
- Football: Mean Green gamble on fourth, rally past Southern Miss
North Texas Daily
Post Game Press Conference
Highlight Reel
2017 C-USA Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Intl | 2-0 | 3-1 |
| Florida Atlantic | 1-0 | 2-3 |
| Marshall | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| Old Dominion | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Western Kentucky | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Middle Tennessee | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Charlotte | 0-1 | 0-5 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| North Texas | 2-0 | 3-2 |
| Louisiana Tech | 1-0 | 3-2 |
| Rice | 1-1 | 1-4 |
| UT San Antonio | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| Southern Mississippi | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| UAB | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| UTEP | 0-1 | 0-5 |
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