Lamar Cardinals at North Texas Mean Green
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Mestemaker throws 3 TDs, leads North Texas to 51-0 win over Lamar
Mestemaker completed 24 of 32 passes and added 30 yards and one score on the ground. The redshirt freshman was a walk-on last season after never starting in high school, but officially earned the starting job last week.
He connected with Cameron Dorner on a 25-yard touchdown, and added another with a 32-yard pass to Wyatt Young. Dorner had seven receptions for 98 yards, while Young hauled in four passes for 97.
The Mean Green held Lamar to just 119 yards of total offense and had three sacks and eight tackles for loss. Ethan Wesloski led with seven tackles and 0.5 sacks.
Kali Nguma was 6-for-6 on PATs and connected on his only field goal, a 28-yarder.
Kyndon Fuselier led the Cardinals with four receptions for 45 yards.
North Texas improves to 6-2 all-time against Lamar, who was a conference foe in the Southland Conference from 1983-86.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 11:21 | Drew Mestemaker 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 1st Period 5:46 | Makenzie McGill II 1 Yd Run (Kali Nguma Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 6:35 | Wyatt Young 5 Yd pass from Drew Mestemaker (Kali Nguma Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:53 | Cameron Dorner 25 Yd pass from Drew Mestemaker (Kali Nguma Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:57 | Kali Nguma 28 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:27 | Ethan Wesloski 0 Yd Fumble Return (Kali Nguma Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:16 | Kiefer Sibley 1 Yd Run (Kali Nguma Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 8:41 | Wyatt Young 32 Yd pass from Drew Mestemaker (Kali Nguma Kick) |
Statistics
 LAM |
 UNT |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1st Downs | 26 |
| 3-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-12 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 119 | Total Yards | 462 |
| 88 | Passing | 329 |
| 13/27 | Comp/Att | 24/34 |
| 3.3 | Yards per pass | 9.7 |
| 31 | Rushing | 133 |
| 27 | Rushing Attempts | 41 |
| 1.1 | Yards per rush | 3.2 |
| 14-99 | Penalties | 3-20 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 26:32 | Possession | 33:28 |
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