North Texas Mean Green at Charlotte 49ers

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North Texas Mean Green

7-1, 3-0 Away

Final
54 - 20

Charlotte 49ers

1-7, 1-4 Home

Freshman Drew Mestemaker throws for school-record 608 yards in North Texas' 54-20 win over Charlotte

North Texas Mean Green vs. Charlotte 49ers: Full Highlights

Mestemaker completed 37 of 49 passes with one interception in breaking the record.

Mestemaker covered 80 yards with three passes — the final one a 41-yard scoring strike to Cameron Dorner — on the game's first possession to put North Texas (7-1, 3-1 American Conference) up 7-0.

Charlotte (1-7, 0-5) answered with Liam Boyd's 24-yard field goal and Grayson Loftis' 33-yard touchdown pass to Javen Nicholas to take a 10-7 lead into the second quarter.

Loftis and Nicholas teamed up for a 64-yard score in a one-play drive and Charlotte led 17-7.

Kali Nguma followed with a 29-yard field goal and Mestemaker hit Caleb Hawkins for a 6-yard score to tie it 17-all at halftime.

Charlotte had a drive stall at the North Texas 3-yard line to begin the third quarter and settled for Boyd's field goal and a 20-17 lead. It was all Mean Green from there.

Mestemaker passed to Tre Williams III for a 30-yard gain to the Charlotte 1 and Kiefer Sibley ran it in on the next play to put North Texas ahead and Nguma added a 41-yard field goal for a 27-20 advantage after three quarters.

Mestemaker connected with Hawkins for a 7-yard touchdown and Wyatt Young turned a short pass into a 70-yard score and a 20-point lead after the two-point run failed. Sibley added a 45-yard touchdown run and Ashton Gray scored on a 32-yard run to polish off the rout.

Young finished with nine receptions for 190 yards. Dorner caught seven passes for 117 yards and Sides hauled in five for 114.

Loftis totaled 295 yards on 20-for-36 passing for the 49ers. Nicholas had seven catches for 187 yards.

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Scoring Summary

TD	1st Period 12:25	Cameron Dorner 41 Yd pass from Drew Mestemaker (Kali Nguma Kick)
FG	1st Period 7:53	Liam Boyd 24 Yd Field Goal
TD	1st Period 1:15	Javen Nicholas 33 Yd pass from Grayson Loftis (Liam Boyd Kick)
TD	2nd Period 11:27	Javen Nicholas 64 Yd pass from Grayson Loftis (Liam Boyd Kick)
FG	2nd Period 8:30	Kali Nguma 29 Yd Field Goal
TD	2nd Period 4:14	Caleb Hawkins 6 Yd pass from Drew Mestemaker (Kali Nguma Kick)
FG	3rd Period 8:17	Liam Boyd 20 Yd Field Goal
TD	3rd Period 5:53	Kiefer Sibley 1 Yd Run (Kali Nguma Kick)
FG	3rd Period 0:17	Kali Nguma 41 Yd Field Goal
TD	4th Period 12:26	Caleb Hawkins 7 Yd pass from Drew Mestemaker (Kali Nguma Kick)
TD	4th Period 9:03	Wyatt Young 70 Yd pass from Drew Mestemaker (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
TD	4th Period 7:04	Kiefer Sibley 45 Yd Run (Kali Nguma Kick)
TD	4th Period 1:06	Ashton Gray 32 Yd Run (Kali Nguma Kick)

Statistics

UNT		CLT
31	1st Downs	13
4-11	3rd down efficiency	4-16
1-2	4th down efficiency	1-2
754	Total Yards	399
608	Passing	295
37/49	Comp/Att	20/36
12.4	Yards per pass	8.2
146	Rushing	104
29	Rushing Attempts	27
5.0	Yards per rush	3.9
6-50	Penalties	6-60
2	Turnovers	0
1	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	0
30:38	Possession	29:22

Game Information

Jerry Richardson Stadium

Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 9,626 · Capacity:

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