Middle Tennessee at North Texas

Saturday, October 19, 2019

North Texas beat Middle Tennessee 33–⁠30. It was their 16th meeting; after it, North Texas led the series 9–⁠7.

AwayMiddle Tennessee4–⁠8 in 2019
30
HomeNorth Texas4–⁠8 in 2019
33

Final at DATCU Stadium, DentonAttendance 16,094

At kickoff
82°F, clear, wind 10 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Denton Municipal Airport (KDTO), 4 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Billy Williams; umpire Gregory Adams; head linesman Hugo Cruz; line judge Jeremiah Harris; side judge LaShell Nelson; field judge Chris Scott; back judge Brett Toney; center judge Patrick FoyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Middle Tennessee31301430
North Texas71031333

Standouts

  • RushingAsher O’Hara14 carries, 82 yards, 1 TDMiddle Tennessee
  • ReceivingJaelon Darden13 catches, 125 yards, 1 TDNorth Texas
  • DefenseK.D. Davis10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for lossNorth Texas

Player stats

Middle Tennessee

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Asher O’Hara16/3213600
Chase Cunningham9/1611911
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Asher O’Hara1482125
Terelle West336037
Zack Dobson534013
Chase Cunningham21418
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Zack Dobson656120
Jarrin Pierce655018
Yusuf Ali547016
D.J. England-Chisolm138038
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jovante Moffatt8001
Chris Stamps80.501
Desmond Anderson7000
D.Q. Thomas7100

North Texas

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mason Fine33/4537512
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Loren Easly1999024
Nic Smith82109
DeAndre Torrey31708
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jaelon Darden13125128
Michael Lawrence455034
Austin Ogunmakin246025
Jyaire Shorter344018
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
K.D. Davis10110
Jameel Moore6100
Taylor Robinson5001
Khairi Muhammad5000

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Middle TennesseeNorth Texas
433Total yards507
255Passing yards375
178Rushing yards132
5.3Yards per pass8.3
5.9Yards per rush4.0
23First downs27
5–⁠17Third downs6–⁠13
1–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers3
4–⁠17Penalties3–⁠35
28:13Possession31:47
0Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

Middle TennesseeNorth Texas
44%Success rate49%
0.10EPA per play0.01
0.96Explosiveness0.81
0.30Rushing EPA−0.25
0.01Passing EPA0.26
30%Passing-down success41%
0.22First-down EPA−0.08
0.02Second-down EPA0.11
0.23Third-down EPA0.47
24%Havoc by its defense20%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Texas 55% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

North Texas −7.5, over/under 59.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were North Texas 70%, Middle Tennessee 30%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

North Texas end zoneMiddle Tennessee end zoneQ1 North TexasTouchdown, 12 playsQ1 Middle TennesseeField goal, 13 playsQ1 North TexasPunt, 5 playsQ1 Middle TennesseeField goal, 9 playsQ2 North TexasPunt, 3 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 North TexasField goal, 11 playsQ2 Middle TennesseePunt return TD, 3 plays (North Texas scores)Q2 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ2 North TexasInterception, 3 playsQ2 Middle TennesseeField goal, 8 playsQ3 Middle TennesseePunt, 4 playsQ3 North TexasTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ3 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ3 North TexasInterception, 2 playsQ3 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ3 North TexasField goal, 9 playsQ3 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ3 North TexasField goal, 9 playsQ4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 North TexasTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 playsQ4 North TexasPunt, 3 playsQ4 Middle TennesseeInterception, 10 playsQ4 North TexasFumble, 1 playQ4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 North TexasField goal, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. North Texas drives left to right, Middle Tennessee right to left.
  1. Q1 North TexasTouchdown, 12 plays, 78 yards
  2. Q1 Middle TennesseeField goal, 13 plays, 65 yards
  3. Q1 North TexasPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  4. Q1 Middle TennesseeField goal, 9 plays, 69 yards
  5. Q2 North TexasPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  6. Q2 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 7 plays, 61 yards
  7. Q2 North TexasField goal, 11 plays, 79 yards
  8. Q2 Middle TennesseePunt return TD, 3 plays (North Texas scores), 4 yards
  9. Q2 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  10. Q2 North TexasInterception, 3 plays, 12 yards
  11. Q2 Middle TennesseeField goal, 8 plays, 29 yards
  12. Q3 Middle TennesseePunt, 4 plays, 10 yards
  13. Q3 North TexasTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q3 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  15. Q3 North TexasInterception, 2 plays, 8 yards
  16. Q3 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  17. Q3 North TexasField goal, 9 plays, 65 yards
  18. Q3 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  19. Q3 North TexasField goal, 9 plays, 43 yards
  20. Q4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q4 North TexasTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  22. Q4 Middle TennesseePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  23. Q4 North TexasPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  24. Q4 Middle TennesseeInterception, 10 plays, 29 yards
  25. Q4 North TexasFumble, 1 play, 7 yards
  26. Q4 Middle TennesseeTouchdown, 7 plays, 79 yards
  27. Q4 North TexasField goal, 4 plays, 37 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then North Texas 7, Middle Tennessee 3
North Texas Touchdown, 12 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 62 yds , DeAndre Torrey return for 19 yds to the NoTex 22
15:001st & 10 at own 22DeAndre Torrey run for 8 yds to the NoTex 30
15:002nd & 2 at own 30Mason Fine pass incomplete to Michael Lawrence, broken up by Khalil Brooks
15:003rd & 2 at own 30Mason Fine pass complete to Michael Lawrence for 7 yds to the NoTex 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 37Mason Fine pass complete to Jaelon Darden for 23 yds to the MTnSt 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Mason Fine pass complete to Jaelon Darden for 6 yds to the MTnSt 34
15:002nd & 4 at opp 34Mason Fine pass incomplete to Deion Hair-Griffin
15:003rd & 4 at opp 34Loren Easly run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 30 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 30Mason Fine pass complete to DeAndre Torrey for a loss of 3 yards to the MTnSt 33
15:002nd & 13 at opp 33Mason Fine pass complete to Jaelon Darden for 2 yds to the MTnSt 31
15:003rd & 11 at opp 31Mason Fine pass complete to Deonte Simpson for 21 yds to the MTnSt 10 for a 1ST down
10:391st & 0 at opp 10Timeout NORTH TEXAS, clock 10:39
10:391st & goal at opp 10Mason Fine pass complete to Jaelon Darden for 7 yds to the MTnSt 3
10:272nd & goal at opp 3Mason Fine run for 3 yds for a TD, (Ethan Mooney KICK)North Texas 7, Middle Tennessee 0
Middle Tennessee Field goal, 13 plays
10:271st & 0 at own 35Ethan Mooney kickoff for 54 yds
10:271st & 10 at own 25Asher O’Hara run for 10 yds to the MTnSt 35 for a 1ST down
10:271st & 10 at own 35Asher O’Hara pass complete to Zack Dobson for 7 yds to the MTnSt 42
10:272nd & 3 at own 42Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ty Lee for 2 yds to the MTnSt 44
10:273rd & 1 at own 44Brad Anderson run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 45 for a 1ST down
10:271st & 10 at own 45Asher O’Hara sacked by KD Davis for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 43
10:272nd & 12 at own 43Asher O’Hara run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 45
10:273rd & 10 at own 45Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ty Lee for 19 yds to the NoTex 36 for a 1ST down
10:271st & 10 at opp 36Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Ty Lee
10:272nd & 10 at opp 36Asher O’Hara run for 25 yds to the NoTex 11 for a 1ST down
10:271st & 10 at opp 11Asher O’Hara pass incomplete
10:272nd & 10 at opp 11Asher O’Hara run for 1 yd to the NoTex 10
10:273rd & 9 at opp 10Asher O’Hara pass incomplete
5:204th & 9 at opp 10Crews Holt 27 yd FG GOODNorth Texas 7, Middle Tennessee 3
North Texas Punt, 5 plays
5:201st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 65 yds , DeAndre Torrey return for 20 yds to the NORTHTEXAS 45 NORTH TEXAS Penalty, illegal block (10 Yards) to the NoTex 10
5:202nd & 9 at own 11Mason Fine pass complete to Austin Ogunmakin for 21 yds to the NoTex 32 for a 1ST down
5:201st & 10 at own 32NORTH TEXAS Penalty, Offensive holding (Manase Mose) to the NoTex 22
5:201st & 20 at own 22Loren Easly run for 3 yds to the NoTex 25
5:202nd & 17 at own 25MIDDLE TENN Penalty, Defensive offside (Tyshun Render) to the NoTex 30
5:202nd & 12 at own 30Mason Fine pass incomplete to Jaelon Darden
5:203rd & 12 at own 30Mason Fine pass incomplete to Austin Ogunmakin
5:204th & 12 at own 30Alvin Kenworthy punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MTnSt 24
5:201st & 10 at own 10Loren Easly run for 1 yd to the NoTex 11
Middle Tennessee Field goal, 9 plays
3:131st & 10 at own 24Asher O’Hara run for 7 yds to the MTnSt 31
3:132nd & 3 at own 31Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 17 yds to the MTnSt 48 for a 1ST down
3:131st & 10 at own 48Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 12 yds to the NoTex 40 for a 1ST down
3:131st & 10 at opp 40NORTH TEXAS Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Cam Johnson) to the NoTex 25 for a 1ST down
3:131st & 10 at opp 25Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jimmy Marshall for 7 yds to the NoTex 18
3:132nd & 3 at opp 18Asher O’Hara run for 6 yds to the NoTex 12 for a 1ST down
3:131st & 10 at opp 12Asher O’Hara run for 5 yds to the NoTex 7
Q2 15:002nd & 5 at opp 7Asher O’Hara run for no gain to the NoTex 7
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 7Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Jarrin Pierce, broken up by Khairi Muhammad
Q2 14:084th & 5 at opp 7Crews Holt 24 yd FG GOODNorth Texas 7, Middle Tennessee 6
2nd quarter7 drives, then North Texas 17, Middle Tennessee 16
North Texas Punt, 3 plays
14:081st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 65 yds , DeAndre Torrey return for 21 yds to the NoTex 21
14:081st & 10 at own 21DeAndre Torrey run for 1 yd to the NoTex 22
14:082nd & 9 at own 22Mason Fine pass complete to Jaelon Darden for 3 yds to the NoTex 25
14:083rd & 6 at own 25Mason Fine pass incomplete to Michael Lawrence, broken up by Reed Blankenship
14:084th & 6 at own 25Alvin Kenworthy punt for 37 yds , Ty Lee returns for 1 yd to the MTnSt 39
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 7 plays
12:391st & 10 at own 39Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 7 yds to the MTnSt 46
12:392nd & 3 at own 46Jayy McDonald run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 47
12:393rd & 2 at own 47Asher O’Hara pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 3 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
12:391st & 10 at the 50Asher O’Hara pass complete to Ty Lee for 8 yds to the NoTex 42
12:392nd & 2 at opp 42Asher O’Hara pass complete to Zack Dobson for 20 yds to the NoTex 22 for a 1ST down
12:391st & 10 at opp 22Zack Dobson run for 10 yds to the NoTex 12 for a 1ST down
9:391st & 10 at opp 12Asher O’Hara run for 12 yds for a TD, (Crews Holt KICK)Middle Tennessee 13, North Texas 7
North Texas Field goal, 11 plays
9:391st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 61 yds , DeAndre Torrey return for 8 yds to the NoTex 17 , Jyaire Shorter return for 5 yds to the NoTex 17
9:391st & 10 at own 17Loren Easly run for a loss of 3 yards to the NoTex 14
9:392nd & 13 at own 14Loren Easly run for 9 yds to the NoTex 23
9:393rd & 4 at own 23Mason Fine pass complete to Jaelon Darden for 9 yds to the NoTex 32 for a 1ST down
9:391st & 10 at own 32Mason Fine pass complete to Loren Easly for 24 yds to the MTnSt 44 for a 1ST down
9:391st & 10 at opp 44Mason Fine pass complete to Kelvin Smith for 9 yds to the MTnSt 35
9:392nd & 1 at opp 35Loren Easly run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 32 for a 1ST down
9:391st & 10 at opp 32Mason Fine pass complete to Deonte Simpson for 15 yds to the MTnSt 17 for a 1ST down
9:391st & 10 at opp 17Mason Fine pass incomplete to Deonte Simpson
9:392nd & 10 at opp 17Mason Fine pass complete to Jaelon Darden for 4 yds to the MTnSt 13
9:393rd & 6 at opp 13Mason Fine pass complete to Michael Lawrence for 4 yds to the MTnSt 9
4:284th & 2 at opp 9Ethan Mooney 26 yd FG GOODMiddle Tennessee 13, North Texas 10
Middle Tennessee Punt return TD, 3 plays (North Texas scores)
4:281st & 0 at own 35Ethan Mooney kickoff for 62 yds
4:281st & 10 at own 25Brad Anderson run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 29
4:282nd & 6 at own 29Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Ty Lee
4:283rd & 6 at own 29Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Yusuf Ali
3:424th & 6 at own 29Kyle Ulbrich punt blocked by DeShawn Gaddie blocked by DeShawn Gaddie Dominique Harrison return for 20 yds for a TD, (Ethan Mooney KICK)North Texas 17, Middle Tennessee 13
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
3:421st & 0 at own 35Ethan Mooney kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:421st & 10 at own 25Asher O’Hara run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 27
3:422nd & 8 at own 27Brad Anderson run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 29
3:423rd & 6 at own 29Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Jimmy Marshall, broken up by Makyle Sanders
3:424th & 6 at own 29Kyle Ulbrich punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Jaelon Darden at the NoTex 25
North Texas Interception, 3 plays
2:211st & 10 at own 25Mason Fine pass complete to Greg White for 4 yds to the NoTex 29
2:212nd & 6 at own 29DeAndre Torrey run for 8 yds to the NoTex 37 for a 1ST down
2:211st & 10 at own 37Mason Fine pass intercepted Chris Stamps return for no gain to the NoTex 47
Middle Tennessee Field goal, 8 plays
1:121st & 10 at opp 47Asher O’Hara run for 7 yds to the NoTex 40
1:122nd & 3 at opp 40Asher O’Hara pass complete to Brad Anderson for 3 yds to the NoTex 37 for a 1ST down
1:121st & 10 at opp 37Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Yusuf Ali
1:122nd & 10 at opp 37Asher O’Hara pass complete to Zack Dobson for 17 yds to the NoTex 20 for a 1ST down
0:251st & 10 at opp 20Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 00:25
0:251st & 10 at opp 20Zack Dobson run for 2 yds to the NoTex 18
0:252nd & 8 at opp 18Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Ty Lee
0:253rd & 8 at opp 18Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Ty Lee, broken up by Khairi Muhammad
0:004th & 8 at opp 18Crews Holt 35 yd FG GOODNorth Texas 17, Middle Tennessee 16
3rd quarter8 drives, then North Texas 20, Middle Tennessee 16
Middle Tennessee Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Ethan Mooney kickoff for 63 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Asher O’Hara pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 11 yds to the MTnSt 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Asher O’Hara run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 40
15:002nd & 6 at own 40Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Zack Dobson
15:003rd & 6 at own 40Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Ty Lee
15:004th & 6 at own 40MIDDLE TENN Penalty, false start (Decorian Patterson) to the MTnSt 35
15:004th & 11 at own 35Kyle Ulbrich punt for 55 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NoTex 16 , Jaelon Darden returns for 6 yds to the NoTex 16
North Texas Turnover on downs, 9 plays
13:461st & 10 at own 16Loren Easly run for 7 yds to the NoTex 23
13:462nd & 3 at own 23Mason Fine pass complete to Jyaire Shorter for 18 yds to the NoTex 41 for a 1ST down
13:461st & 10 at own 41Mason Fine pass complete to Jyaire Shorter for 14 yds to the MTnSt 45 for a 1ST down
13:461st & 10 at opp 45Mason Fine pass complete to Deonte Simpson for 4 yds to the MTnSt 41
13:462nd & 6 at opp 41Loren Easly run for 24 yds to the MTnSt 17 for a 1ST down
13:461st & 10 at opp 17Mason Fine pass incomplete
13:462nd & 10 at opp 17Mason Fine pass complete to Jaelon Darden for 9 yds to the MTnSt 8
13:463rd & 1 at opp 8Nic Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 9
13:464th & 2 at opp 9Loren Easly run for no gain to the MTnSt 9
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
10:111st & 10 at own 9Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Jarrin Pierce, broken up by Nick Harvey
10:112nd & 10 at own 9Brad Anderson run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 12
10:113rd & 7 at own 12Asher O’Hara run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 15
10:114th & 4 at own 15Kyle Ulbrich punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jaelon Darden at the NoTex 44
North Texas Interception, 2 plays
9:041st & 10 at own 44Mason Fine pass complete to Kelvin Smith for 8 yds to the MTnSt 48
9:042nd & 2 at opp 48Mason Fine pass intercepted Jovante Moffatt return for 30 yds to the NoTex 48
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
8:351st & 10 at opp 48Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Yusuf Ali
8:352nd & 10 at opp 48Asher O’Hara pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for a loss of 1 yard to the NoTex 49
8:353rd & 11 at opp 49Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Ty Lee
8:354th & 11 at opp 49Kyle Ulbrich punt for 49 yds for a touchback
North Texas Field goal, 9 plays
7:331st & 10 at own 20Mason Fine pass complete to Michael Lawrence for 34 yds to the MTnSt 46 for a 1ST down
7:331st & 10 at opp 46Loren Easly run for 14 yds to the MTnSt 32 for a 1ST down
7:331st & 10 at opp 32Loren Easly run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 29
7:332nd & 7 at opp 29MIDDLE TENN Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Reed Blankenship) to the MTnSt 27 for a 1ST down
7:331st & 10 at opp 27Nic Smith run for 1 yd to the MTnSt 26
7:332nd & 9 at opp 26Mason Fine pass complete to Michael Lawrence for 10 yds to the MTnSt 16 for a 1ST down
7:331st & 10 at opp 16Mason Fine run for a loss of 6 yards to the MTnSt 22 Mason Fine fumbled, recovered by NoTex Thomas Preston III
7:332nd & 16 at opp 22Nic Smith run for 7 yds to the MTnSt 15
7:333rd & 9 at opp 15Mason Fine pass incomplete to Deonte Simpson
3:404th & 9 at opp 15Ethan Mooney 32 yd FG GOODNorth Texas 20, Middle Tennessee 16
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
3:401st & 0 at own 35Ethan Mooney kickoff for 65 yds
3:401st & 10 at own 25Asher O’Hara pass complete to Zack Dobson for no gain to the MTnSt 25
3:402nd & 10 at own 25Asher O’Hara pass complete to Zack Dobson for 4 yds to the MTnSt 29
3:403rd & 6 at own 29Asher O’Hara pass incomplete to Yusuf Ali
3:404th & 6 at own 29Kyle Ulbrich punt for 47 yds , Jaelon Darden returns for 11 yds to the NoTex 35
North Texas Field goal, 9 plays
2:141st & 10 at own 35Loren Easly run for 3 yds to the NoTex 38
2:142nd & 7 at own 38Mason Fine pass complete to Jyaire Shorter for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:141st & 10 at the 50Loren Easly run for 17 yds to the MTnSt 33 for a 1ST down
2:141st & 10 at opp 33Nic Smith run for 9 yds to the MTnSt 24
2:142nd & 1 at opp 24Nic Smith run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 22 for a 1ST down
2:141st & 10 at opp 22Nic Smith run for 2 yds to the MTnSt 20
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at opp 20Mason Fine run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 22
Q4 15:003rd & 10 at opp 22Mason Fine pass incomplete to Jyaire Shorter
Q4 14:164th & 10 at opp 22Ethan Mooney 39 yd FG GOODNorth Texas 23, Middle Tennessee 16
4th quarter7 drives, then North Texas 33, Middle Tennessee 30
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 5 plays
14:161st & 0 at own 35Ethan Mooney kickoff for 56 yds
14:161st & 10 at own 25Chase Cunningham pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 13 yds to the MTnSt 38 for a 1ST down
14:161st & 10 at own 38Chase Cunningham pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 16 yds to the NoTex 46 for a 1ST down
14:161st & 10 at opp 46Terelle West run for 37 yds to the NoTex 9 for a 1ST down
14:161st & goal at opp 9Jayy McDonald run for 1 yd to the NoTex 8
12:182nd & 0 at opp 8Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 12:18
12:102nd & goal at opp 8Chase Cunningham pass complete to Zack Dobson for 8 yds for a TD, (Crews Holt KICK)Tied at 23
North Texas Touchdown, 11 plays
12:101st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:101st & 10 at own 25Mason Fine pass incomplete to Kelvin Smith, broken up by Kylan Stribling
12:102nd & 10 at own 25Loren Easly run for 6 yds to the NoTex 31
12:103rd & 4 at own 31Mason Fine pass complete to Jaelon Darden for 5 yds to the NoTex 36 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at own 36Mason Fine pass complete to Austin Ogunmakin for 25 yds to the MTnSt 39 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at opp 39Loren Easly run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 35
12:102nd & 6 at opp 35Nic Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 37
12:103rd & 8 at opp 37Mason Fine pass complete to Greg White for 9 yds to the MTnSt 28 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at opp 28Nic Smith run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 25
12:102nd & 7 at opp 25Mason Fine pass complete to Jaelon Darden for 10 yds to the MTnSt 15 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at opp 15Loren Easly run for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 16
8:162nd & 11 at opp 16Mason Fine pass complete to Jaelon Darden for 16 yds for a TD, (Ethan Mooney KICK)North Texas 30, Middle Tennessee 23
Middle Tennessee Punt, 3 plays
8:161st & 0 at own 35Ethan Mooney kickoff for 55 yds
8:161st & 10 at own 25Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to Jimmy Marshall, broken up by Nick Harvey
8:162nd & 10 at own 25Chase Cunningham pass complete to Yusuf Ali for 4 yds to the MTnSt 29
8:163rd & 6 at own 29Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to Zack Dobson
8:164th & 6 at own 29Kyle Ulbrich punt for 48 yds , Jaelon Darden returns for 1 yd to the NoTex 24
North Texas Punt, 3 plays
7:181st & 10 at own 24Mason Fine pass complete to Jason Pirtle for 3 yds to the NoTex 27
7:182nd & 7 at own 27Mason Fine pass complete to Jaelon Darden for 3 yds to the NoTex 30
7:183rd & 4 at own 30Loren Easly run for no gain to the NoTex 30
7:184th & 4 at own 30Alvin Kenworthy punt for 53 yds, downed at the MTnSt 17
Middle Tennessee Interception, 10 plays
5:251st & 10 at own 17Terelle West run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 15
5:252nd & 12 at own 15Chase Cunningham pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 10 yds to the MTnSt 25
5:253rd & 2 at own 25Zack Dobson run for 6 yds to the MTnSt 31 for a 1ST down
5:251st & 10 at own 31Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to Jimmy Marshall
5:252nd & 10 at own 31Chase Cunningham pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 9 yds to the MTnSt 40
5:253rd & 1 at own 40Zack Dobson run for 3 yds to the MTnSt 43 for a 1ST down
5:251st & 10 at own 43Chase Cunningham pass incomplete
5:252nd & 10 at own 43Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to Jarrin Pierce
5:253rd & 10 at own 43Chase Cunningham run for 8 yds to the NoTex 49
5:254th & 2 at opp 49MIDDLE TENN Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the MTnSt 46
5:254th & 7 at own 46Chase Cunningham pass intercepted Taylor Robinson return for 39 yds to the MTnSt 28
1:501st & 10 at opp 28Loren Easly run for 5 yds to the MTnSt 21 Loren Easly fumbled, forced by DQ Thomas, recovered by MTnSt Chris Melton
Middle Tennessee Touchdown, 7 plays
1:421st & 10 at own 21Zack Dobson run for 13 yds to the MTnSt 34 for a 1ST down
1:421st & 10 at own 34Chase Cunningham pass complete to DJ England-Chisolm for 38 yds to the NoTex 28 for a 1ST down
1:421st & 10 at opp 28Terelle West run for 1 yd to the NoTex 27
1:422nd & 9 at opp 27Chase Cunningham pass complete to Terelle West for 3 yds to the NoTex 24
0:513rd & 6 at opp 24Timeout MIDDLE TENN, clock 00:51
0:513rd & 6 at opp 24Chase Cunningham pass incomplete to Jarrin Pierce, broken up by Nick Harvey
0:514th & 6 at opp 24Chase Cunningham pass complete to Jarrin Pierce for 18 yds to the NoTex 6 for a 1ST down
0:281st & goal at opp 4Chase Cunningham run for 6 yds for a TD, (Crews Holt KICK)Tied at 30
North Texas Field goal, 4 plays
0:281st & 0 at own 35Crews Holt kickoff for 59 yds , Deion Hair-Griffin return for 50 yds to the MTnSt 44
0:281st & 10 at opp 44Mason Fine pass complete to Nic Smith for 11 yds to the MTnSt 33 for a 1ST down
0:131st & 10 at opp 33Timeout NORTH TEXAS, clock 00:13
0:131st & 10 at opp 33Loren Easly run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 35
0:102nd & 12 at opp 35Timeout NORTH TEXAS, clock 00:10
0:102nd & 12 at opp 35Mason Fine pass complete to Jaelon Darden for 28 yds to the MTnSt 7 for a 1ST down
0:041st & 0 at opp 7Timeout NORTH TEXAS, clock 00:04
0:001st & goal at opp 7Ethan Mooney 22 yd FG GOODNorth Texas 33, Middle Tennessee 30

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

North Texas leads 10–⁠7 in 17 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2020North Texas 52, Middle Tennessee 35
2019North Texas 33, Middle Tennessee 30
2016Middle Tennessee 30, North Texas 13
2015Middle Tennessee 41, North Texas 7
2013North Texas 34, Middle Tennessee 7
2012Middle Tennessee 38, North Texas 21

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