North Texas Mean Green at UTEP Miners
· NCAA - FootballAune leads North Texas to 31-13 victory over UTEP in opener
Aune, who completed 16 of 29 passes for 236 yards, connected with Tommy Bush for an 11-yard TD to tie the game at 7-7 in the second quarter.
Aune turned a 14-13 halftime lead into a 28-13 advantage for the Mean Green heading into the final quarter with scoring passes of 9 yards to Isaiah Johnson and an 11-yarder to Jake Roberts.
Gavin Hardison completed 21 of 48 passes for 293 yards. Hardison gave the Miners a 7-0 lead in the second quarter with a 32-yard scoring strike to Tyrin Smith, who had seven receptions for 127 yards. Gavin Baechle kicked two field goals in the period.
Ethan Mooney capped the scoring for the Mean Green with a 28-yard field goal in the final quarter.
UTEP outgained North Texas 400-399 on offense.
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Scoring Summary
TD | 2nd Period 13:58 | Tyrin Smith 32 Yd pass from Gavin Hardison (Gavin Baechle Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 10:02 | Tommy Bush 7 Yd pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney Kick) | |
FG | 2nd Period 5:14 | Gavin Baechle 29 Yd Field Goal | |
TD | 2nd Period 1:52 | Oscar Adaway III 8 Yd Run (Ethan Mooney Kick) | |
FG | 2nd Period 0:07 | Gavin Baechle 26 Yd Field Goal | |
TD | 3rd Period 10:27 | Isaiah Johnson 9 Yd pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 4:32 | Jake Roberts 11 Yd pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney Kick) | |
FG | 4th Period 8:05 | Ethan Mooney 28 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
UNT | UTEP | |
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24 | 1st Downs | 22 |
6-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-18 |
1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 2-6 |
399 | Total Yards | 400 |
236 | Passing | 293 |
16-29 | Comp-Att | 21-48 |
8.1 | Yards per pass | 6.1 |
163 | Rushing | 107 |
41 | Rushing Attempts | 30 |
4.0 | Yards per rush | 3.6 |
6-65 | Penalties | 5-50 |
1 | Turnovers | 1 |
1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
31:25 | Possession | 28:35 |
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