UTEP Miners at North Texas Mean Green

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UTEP Miners

6-4, 2-3 Away

Final
17 - 20

North Texas Mean Green

4-6, 2-3 Home

Aune, Mooney's late FG help North Texas beat UTEP 20-17

On third-and-8 from the 32, Aune hit Detraveon Brown for a 58-yard gain to the to 10 and, after a North Texas timeout, Mooney's kick put the Mean Green in front.

UNT (4-6, 3-3 Conference USA) took a 17-7 lead into the fourth quarter before a 17-play, 98-yard drive ended when Isaiah Johnson was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-goal from the 2.

UTEP's Gavin Hardison went 4-of-5 passing — including completions to Jacob Cowings of 46 yards on the first play of the drive and 27 yards to the Mean Green 4 — on a seven-play, 98-yard march capped by Ronald Awatt's 4-yard touchdown run. After North Texas went three-and-out, Gavin Baechle made a 37-yard field goal to make it 17-all with 55 seconds left.

Cowings finished with five receptions for 174 yards, including a 76-yard touchdown, and Awatt ran for 85 yards on 17 carries for UTEP (6-4, 3-3).

UNT has won three in a row following a six-game losing streak to keep its hopes for bowl eligibility alive. The Mean Green play at Florida International next Saturday before completing their regular season at home against No. 23 UTSA on Nov. 27.

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Scoring Summary

TD	2nd Period 13:01	Jacob Cowing 76 Yd pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle Kick)
FG	2nd Period 5:18	Ethan Mooney 33 Yd Field Goal
TD	3rd Period 11:22	Austin Aune 1 Yd Run (Ethan Mooney Kick)
TD	3rd Period 6:48	Roderic Burns 25 Yd pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney Kick)
TD	4th Period 4:26	Ronald Awatt 4 Yd Run (Gavin Baechle Kick)
FG	4th Period 0:55	Gavin Baechle 37 Yd Field Goal
FG	4th Period 0:07	Ethan Mooney 27 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

UTEP		UNT
14	1st Downs	22
5-16	3rd down efficiency	7-20
0-1	4th down efficiency	3-4
382	Total Yards	423
273	Passing	240
15/29	Comp/Att	15/33
9.4	Yards per pass	7.3
109	Rushing	183
33	Rushing Attempts	49
3.3	Yards per rush	3.7
7-54	Penalties	2-20
1	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	0
29:38	Possession	30:22

Game Information

DATCU Stadium

Location: Denton, TX
Attendance: 20,056 · Capacity:

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