American college football season
The 2021 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the: University of North Texas during theββ2021 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 1β6 before winning five games in a row, including upset victories over UTEP and then-undefeated #22 UTSA,ββto finish the regular season at 6β6, 5β3 in C-USA play. The team was invitedββto the inaugural Frisco Football Classic, losing 14β27 to the Miami RedHawks.
Preseasonβ»
C-USA media daysβ»
The Mean Green were predicted to finish in sixth place in the "West Division in the Conference USA preseason poll."
Media poll (West Division)
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Predicted finish
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Team
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1 |
UAB
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2 |
UTSA
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3 |
Louisiana Tech
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4 |
Southern Miss
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5 |
Rice
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6 |
North Texas
|
7 |
UTEP
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Scheduleβ»
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 6:30 p.m. | Northwestern State* | | ESPN3 | W 44β14 | 18,716 |
September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at SMU* | | ESPN+ | L 12β35 | 29,121 |
September 18 | 6:30 p.m. | UAB | | Stadium | L 6β40 | 17,731 |
September 25 | 6:30 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | | Stadium | L 17β24 | 15,488 |
October 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Missouri* | | SECN | L 35β48 | 46,985 |
October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Marshall | | CBSSN | L 21β49 | 13,123 |
October 23 | 3:00 p.m. | Liberty* | | ESPN+ | L 26β35 | 13,454 |
October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rice | | ESPN3 | W 30β24 | 17,354 |
November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss | | ESPN+ | W 38β14 | 22,478 |
November 13 | 3:00 p.m. | UTEP | | ESPN+ | W 20β17 | 20,056 |
November 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at FIU | | ESPN3 | W 49β7 | 0 |
November 27 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 22 UTSA | | ESPN+ | W 45β23 | 16,933 |
December 23 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Miami (OH)* | | ESPN | L 14β27 | 11,721 |
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Personnelβ»
Game summariesβ»
Northwestern Stateβ»
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1
|
2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Demons
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0
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Mean Green
|
7
|
17
|
17
|
3 |
44 |
Statistics |
NWST |
UNT
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First downs |
21 |
29
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Total yards |
418 |
527
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Rushing yards |
261 |
345
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Passing yards |
157 |
182
|
Turnovers |
4 |
2
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Time of possession |
32:49 |
27:21
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
Northwestern State |
Passing |
Kaleb Fletcher |
13/22, "134 yards," TD, INT
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Rushing |
Scooter Adams |
12 rushes, "92 yards," TD
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Receiving |
Kendrick Price |
1 reception, 65 yards, TD
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North Texas |
Passing |
Jace Rudder |
10/21, 131 yards, TD, 2 INT
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Rushing |
DeAndre Torrey |
25 rushes, 244 yards, 3 TD
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Receiving |
Roderic Burns |
6 receptions, 114 yards, TD
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At SMU
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Mean Green
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
0 |
12 |
Mustangs
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0
|
7
|
14
|
14 |
35 |
Pregame line |
Over/under
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SMU β22.5 |
75
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Statistics |
UNT |
SMU
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First downs |
23 |
20
|
Total yards |
506 |
536
|
Rushing yards |
122 |
225
|
Passing yards |
384 |
311
|
Turnovers |
2 |
4
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Time of possession |
36:06 |
23:54
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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North Texas |
Passing |
Jace Rudder |
32/51, 366 yards, TD, 2 INT
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Rushing |
DeAndre Torrey |
16 rushes, 71 yards
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Receiving |
Roderic Burns |
12 receptions, 141 yards
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SMU |
Passing |
Tanner Mordecai |
21/33, 311 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
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Rushing |
Ulysses Bentley IV |
10 rushes, 141 yards, TD
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Receiving |
Rashee Rice |
4 receptions, 99 yards, TD
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UAB
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|
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
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
UAB |
Passing |
Dylan Hopkins |
6/7, 202 yards, 3 TD
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Rushing |
Jermaine Brown Jr. |
16 rushes, 58 yards
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Receiving |
Gerrit Prince |
3 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD
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North Texas |
Passing |
Austin Aune |
8/21, 65 yards
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Rushing |
DeAndre Torrey |
24 rushes, 82 yards
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Receiving |
Roderic Burns |
2 receptions, 21 yards
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At Louisiana Tech
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|
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
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
North Texas |
Passing |
Austin Aune |
12/27, 79 yards, TD
|
Rushing |
DeAndre Torrey |
26 rushes, 119 yards, TD
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Receiving |
Jason Pirtle |
4 receptions, 26 yards
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Louisiana Tech |
Passing |
Aaron Allen |
14/18, 137 yards
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Rushing |
Marcus Williams Jr. |
17 rushes, 73 yards, 2 TD
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Receiving |
Samuel Emilus |
2 receptions, 69 yards, TD
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At Missouri
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|
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
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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
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Missouri |
Passing |
Connor Bazelak |
22/33, 168 yards, 2 TD
|
Rushing |
Tyler Badie |
17 rushes, 209 yards, 2 TD
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Receiving |
J. J. Hester |
1 reception, 41 yards, TD
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Marshall
β»
|
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
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
Marshall |
Passing |
Grant Wells |
24/32, 323 yards, 2 TD, INT
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Rushing |
Rasheen Ali |
20 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD
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Receiving |
Xavier Gaines |
5 receptions, 77 yards, TD
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North Texas |
Passing |
Austin Aune |
16/31, 121 yards, 2 INT
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Rushing |
DeAndre Torrey |
20 rushes, 179 yards, 2 TD
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Receiving |
Jason Pirtle |
5 receptions, 35 yards
|
Liberty
β»
|
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
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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
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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
|
At Rice
β»
|
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
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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
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At Southern Miss
β»
|
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
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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
|
UTEP
β»
|
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
|
At FIU
β»
|
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
|
No. 22 UTSA
β»
|
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
|
Vs. Miami (OH) (Frisco Football Classic)
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|
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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References
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