UL-Lafayette Game Notes
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UL-Lafayette Game Notes
Mean Green fOOTBALL 2007 University of North Texas Football Quick Facts Game 5 Coaches Todd Dodge (Texas, ‘87) North Texas Record..................... 0-4 (First Year) vs. UL-Lafayette.......................First Meeting Overall Record............................ 0-4 (First Year) vs. UL-Lafayette.......................First Meeting Ricky Bustle UL-Lafayette Record............... 23-40 (Six Years) vs. North Texas......................................... 1-4 Overall Record............................................Same Series North Texas leads, 8-3 at Lafayette................. North Texas leads, 4-1 at Denton.................... North Texas leads, 4-2 Last Meeting..............NT 16, UL-Lafayette 7 Nov. 11, 2006 in Lafayette Television ESPN+ (Reg.), TXA Ch. 21 (Dallas/Fort Worth) Play-by-play..................................Sam Smith Analyst.......................................Doug Graber North Texas (0-4, 0-1) at Louisiana-Lafayette (0-5, 0-1) Oct. 6, 2007 • Cajun Field (31,000) Lafayette, La. • 6:05 p.m. CDT The Particulars North Texas will play its fourth road game in five weeks, traveling to Sun Belt Conference rival Louisiana-Lafayette Saturday. The game will be played at Cajun Field (31,000), where North Texas has won the last four meetings. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. and the game will be televised as part of the Sun Belt package on ESPN Regional. It can be seen live locally in the Dallas/Fort Worth area on TXA 21. The game can also be heard on the Mean Green Radio Network with George Dunham and Hank Dickenson. The Principals Both North Texas and Louisiana-Lafayette are looking for their first win of the 2007 season. The Mean Green dropped to 0-4 last Saturday at Arkansas while the Ragin’ Cajuns fell to 0-5 with a loss at Central Florida. Louisiana-Lafayette leads the conference in rushing with quarterback Michael Desormeaux averaging 102 yards per game and running back Tyrell Fenroy averaging 76.8. North Texas leads the league in passing offense and has the top two receivers in the Sun Belt with Casey Fitzgerald and Brandon Jackson. The Series Radio Mean Green Radio Network -KWRD 100.7 FM (Dallas/Fort Worth), KPXI 100.7 FM (Tyler/Longview), KAFR 88.3 FM (Houston) and KNTU 88.1 FM (Denton). George Dunham and Hank Dickenson. Internet The live broadcast of the game can be accessed on the internet through the North Texas athletic web site or the KWRD web site. To access the broadcast on the internet go to MeanGreenSports.com or thewordfm.com. Athletic Media Relations Football Contacts: Eric Capper, Brad Sheffield, Steven Bartolotta Capper Sheffield Bartolotta Work..........940-565-2476 Cell............940-367-0727 Email.........ecapper@unt.edu Work..........940-565-3671 Cell............940-395-3969 Email...........brad.sheffield@unt.edu Work..........940-369-8329 Cell............817-300-1931 Email.........stevenb@unt.edu 2007 Mean Green Football North Texas is 8-3 all time against Louisiana-Lafayette and has won six of the last seven meetings. The Mean Green is 4-1 at Lafayette, winning four straight at Cajun Field after losing the first meeting there in 1981. Since the beginning of the Sun Belt Conference in 2001, North Texas has gone 4-1 against Louisiana-Lafayette, with the only loss coming in 2005 in Denton. In North Texas’ eight wins over the Ragin’ Cajuns the Mean Green has allowed an average of 11.8 points. In the three losses, the Mean Green has allowed an average of 32 points. Next Game North Texas comes home for a Sun Belt Conference game against Louisiana-Monroe Oct. 13. Louisiana-Lafayette will play at Arkansas State in a conference game Oct. 13. North Texas (0-4, 0-1 Sun Belt) Sept. 1 at Oklahoma Sept. 8 at SMU Sept. 22 Florida Atlantic* Sept. 29 at Arkansas Oct. 6 at UL-Lafayette* Oct. 13 UL-Monroe* Oct. 20 at Troy* Oct. 27 Middle Tennessee* Nov. 10 Navy Nov. 15 at Arkansas State* Nov. 24 Western Kentucky Dec. 1 at Florida International* *Sun Belt Conference Game All Times Central 1 L 79-10 L 45-31 L 30-20 L 66-10 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 3 p.m. 6 p.m. 3 p.m. 6 p.m. UL-Lafayette (0-5, 0-1 Sun Belt) Sept. 1 at South Carolina Sept. 8 Ohio Sept. 15 McNeese State Sept. 22 Troy* Sept. 29 at UCF Oct. 6 North Texas* Oct. 13 at Arkansas State* Oct. 20 Florida Atlantic* Nov. 3 at Tennessee Nov. 10 at Middle Tennessee* Nov. 17 at Florida International* Nov. 24 UL-Monroe* *Sun Belt Conference Game All Times Central L 28-14 L 31-23 L 38-17 L 48-31 L 37-19 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 4 p.m. 3 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. MeanGreenSports.com North Texas Quick Facts Location: Denton, Texas Founded: 1890 President: Dr. Gretchen Bataille Enrollment: 33,500 Founded: 1890 Athletic Director: Rick Villarreal Nickname: Mean Green Colors: Green and White Home Field: Fouts Field (30,500/Artificial) First Year of Football: 1913 Years of Football: 91 Conference: Sun Belt Head Coach: Todd Dodge (First Year) Overall Record: 0-4 Record at North Texas: 0-4 Primary Offense: Spread Primary Defense: 4-3 Mean Green Team Record Overall:............................................. 462-414-34 Home:..................................... 246-120-12 Fouts Field:................................ 152-82-7 Away:..................................... 214-290-22 Neutral:................................................2-5 Since Div. I-A (1995)..................................53-90 Versus Other Div. I-A Conferences ACC................................................................0-2 Big East...........................................................0-1 Big 12............................................................7-54 Big 10..............................................................0-0 Conference USA..................................... 34-42-1 Mid-American.................................................1-3 Mountain West..............................................6-15 Pac-10.............................................................2-5 SEC...............................................................4-30 Sun Belt................................................... 64-42-2 WAC........................................................ 34-75-2 Under Todd Dodge Overall:...........................................................0-4 Home:..............................................................0-1 Away:..............................................................0-3 September:......................................................0-4 October:...........................................................0-0 November:.......................................................0-0 December:.......................................................0-0 Team Streaks Wins:.................................................................. 0 Home Wins:....................................................... 0 Away Wins:................................................ 0 Sun Belt Wins:........................................... 0 Losses:............................................................... 4 Home Losses:............................................. 2 Away Losses:.............................................. 4 Non-Sun Belt Losses:................................ 6 Wins When Holding Opponents to 10 Points or Under:.............................. 25 Wins When Scoring 30 Points or More:..................................................... 0 2007 Mean Green Football Media Availability for Week 5 vs. UL-Lafayette Monday 1 Tuesday 2 Wednesday 3 Sun Belt Media Luncheon Todd Dodge Teleconference - Todd Dodge at available for Todd Dodge at 12 Noon - Mean phone interviews 11:08 a.m. Green Athletic 11a.m. - 12 p.m. Center Notes Package Players and Released Players and Coaches Coaches available after No Practice and available after practice no player or practice coach availability Thursday 4 Todd Dodge available for phone interviews 11a.m. - 12 p.m. 5 Friday Team travels to UL-Lafayette via charter plane No Player availability Saturday 6 Sunday Kickoff with UL-Lafayette 6 p.m. 7 Team Meetings and Practice Pre-arranged availability for coaches and players No player or coach availability A Closer Look at UL-Lafayette Head Coach Ricky Bustle – Louisiana-Lafayette head coach Ricky Bustle is in his sixth year as a head coach and has a career record of 23-40. Prior to coming to Lafayette, Bustle was the offensive coordinator at Virginia Tech. and South Carolina. He was a four-year letterwinner as a wide receiver at Clemson from 1973-76. His Ragin’ Cajun team won the Sun Belt Conference in 2005 with a 5-2 record. The Matchup – North Texas leads the Sun Belt Conference and ranks ninth in the nation in passing offense with an average of 330.8 yards per game… Louisiana-Lafayette leads the league by allowing just seven passing touchdowns all year… The Ragin’ Cajuns lead the Sun Belt in rushing offense with an average of 238 yards per game. North Texas ranks last in the conference in rushing offense with an average of 83 yards per game... LouisianaLafayette leads the Sun Belt in kickoff returns (21.2 avg.) while North Texas is last in the same category with an average of 18.7 yards per return… This will be the first time ever North Texas has played Louisiana-Lafayette with a winless record… This is the second straight week that the Mean Green will face a team that leads their respective conference in rushing after battling SEC leader Arkansas last week. General Information Location: Lafayette, La. Enrollment: 15,081 President: Dr. Ray Authement Athletic Director: David Walker Founded: 1900 Nickname: Ragin’ Cajuns Colors: Vermillion and White Football Staff Head Coach: Ricky Bustle (Clemson ‘76) Record at UL Lafayette: 23-40 (Six Years) Overall Record: Same Assistant Coaches: Blake Anderson (Quarterbacks) Kevin Fouquier (Linebackers) Troy Wingerter (Tackles, TEs) Ron Hudson (Offensive Line) Daryl Mason (Wide Receivers) Brian Jenkins (Running Backs) Shawn Quinn (Defensive Line) Hurlie Brown (Cornerbacks) Tim Rebowe (Safeties) Team Information 2007 Record: 0-5 2007 Conference Record: 0-1 Offensive System: Multiple Defensive System: Multiple Sports Infomation SID: Daryl Cetnar Office phone: 337.482.6331 Cell: 337.654.6923 FAX: 337.482.6649 Press Box: 337.851.2255 Email: sportsinfo@louisiana.edu Web Site: www.ragincajuns.com Mailing Address: Louisiana-Lafayette Sports Information 201 Reinhardt Drive Lafayette, Louisiana 70506 The Series - Game-by-Game Series Record: North Texas leads, 8-3 At Lafayette: North Texas leads, 4-1 At Denton: North Texas leads, 4-2 Year 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1982 1981 1980 1969 Winner North Texas UL Lafayette North Texas North Texas North Texas North Texas North Texas UL Lafayette UL Lafayette North Texas North Texas Score 16-7 31-28 27-17 44-23 27-0 42-17 13-0 31-14 34-11 22-20 40-6 North Texas home games in Bold MeanGreenSports.com Media Information Post-Game Interviews The North Texas locker room is closed to all members of the media. Head coach Todd Dodge and requested players will be available for interviews following a brief cooling off period. Postgame interviews at Fouts Field will be held in the media interview room below the east stands. Mean Green Media Luncheon Head coach Todd Dodge will hold a weekly media luncheon each Tuesday in the Team Meeting Room, on the first floor of the North Texas Athletic Center. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. and Coach Dodge will speak at 12 noon. Sun Belt Teleconference The Sun Belt Conference will conduct a weekly teleconference with each of the eight head coaches each Monday throughout the season. Coach Dodge will be on the call from 11:0811:14 a.m. each week. Practice Coverage Media has limited access to North Texas football practice. Viewing is available outside the fence of the practice facility. Video and still photography can be shot during the first 30 minutes of practice. Players and coaches are available for interviews following practice on Tuesday and Wednesday. All requests for interviews must be made in advance through the athletic media relations office. Weekly Releases All North Texas weekly football releases can be obtained as a PDF document on the athletics web site at MeanGreenSports.com To be added to the email broadcast list for all football releases or if you would like the releases faxed to you, contact Eric Capper in the media relations office. Game Broadcast Radio: North Texas flagship station is KWRD 100.7 FM in the greater Dallas metroplex. George Dunham (play-by-play) and Hank Dickenson (color) will provide the call. The game can also be heard on North Texas campus radio KNTU 88.1, on KPXI 100.7 FM in the Tyler/Longview area or on KAFR 88.3 FM in Houston. Internet: The live broadcast of the game can be accessed on the internet through the North Texas athletic web site or the KWRD web site. To access the broadcast on the internet go to MeanGreenSports.com or thewordfm.com. 2007 Mean Green Football Road Dogs – Playing on the road has become a familiar scene for North Texas during the early part of this season. This week’s game at Louisiana-Lafayette will be the fourth of five games this year that North Texas has played on the road. This is only the second time in the last eight years that four of the Mean Green’s first five games have been away from Fouts Field. Since joining the Sun Belt Conference 2001, North Texas is 16-31 in away games and 18-12 in home games. Starting Field Position – In its first four games, North Texas has lost the battle of field position. On average, the Mean Green is starting its drives 11 yards deeper in its own territory than its opponents. The average starting field position for North Texas has been its own 23 yard line, while opponents have averaged the 34 yard line to start their drives. The largest discrepancy came last week at Arkansas when North Texas averaged the 20 yard line to start and Arkansas averaged the 36 yard line. Avoiding Three and Out – Against Arkansas, the North Texas offense started the game with three consecutive three-and-out situations, which turned into 17 points for the Razorbacks. In four games this season, North Texas has been forced to punt after just three plays 14 times. Mean Green opponents have been forced to punt after three-and-out just seven times this year. Third Down Distance – Todd Dodge has emphasized that his offense is most successful when not faced with third and long situations. The philosophy is to methodically move the chains by gaining enough yards on first and second down that third down doesn’t become a statistical improbability with a long distance to gain. It is no coincidence that North Texas’ best third down conversion effort this season was against SMU when it converted 50 percent of its attempts and had the fewest third-and-long situations. Against Oklahoma, North Texas faced third-and-long situations 13 times and converted once. At SMU the Mean Green had a season-low eight third-and-long situations and converted two. Against Florida Atlantic there were 12 third-and-long situations and North Texas was successful three times. At Arkansas the Mean Green faced 10 third-and-long plays and didn’t convert any. For the season North Texas is 6-of-43 (14 percent) converting third downs of five yards or more and 14-of-21 (67 percent) when faced with less than five yards on third down. Turnover Trouble – North Texas ranks 108th nationally and seventh in the Sun Belt Conference in turnover margin, committing 12 turnovers while only gaining six. The Mean Green committed a season-low two turnovers against Arkansas. Eleven of 12 turnovers have come from interceptions while only one was a fumble. Dating back to the beginning of the 2004 season, North Texas is 3-24 when committing more turnovers than its opponent and 9-2 when committing less. Points Off Turnovers – Even more telling than the turnover difference is what teams are doing after receiving a turnover. In four games this year, North Texas has gained six turnovers and turned those opportunities into a total of three points. The four opponents have combined to gain 12 turnovers and turned those chances into 62 points. If you add to that number the two blocked punts by Florida Atlantic (which aren’t technically considered turnovers) that point total would increase to 76 points because the Owls scored touchdowns off both. Costly Picks – North Texas has had some costly interceptions this season, committing three that were returned for touchdowns and three that were picked in the end zone. Against Oklahoma, Giovanni Vizza threw an interception that was returned 25 yards for a touchdown. At SMU Daniel Meager had a pick returned 49 yards for a score and against Florida Atlantic Meager was intercepted in the end zone twice. The latest came last week against Arkansas when Vizza was picked off in the end zone and the Razorbacks returned it 100 yards for a touchdown. Not an Uncommon Start – This is the fourth time in the last 10 years that North Texas has started the season 0-4. In three of those four years, one of the first three losses came to an opponent ranked in the top 10 nationally. The last two times that North Texas started the season 0-4 was 2001 and 2004, which were both Sun Belt Conference championship years. North Texas’ combined record of the first four games over the 12 years since returning to Div. I-A in 1995 is 9-40 (.184 winning percentage) and it has never had a winning record after the first four games during that time. Bookend Scoring – North Texas has scored 21 points in each the first and fourth quarter this year but has struggled to keep that pace in the second and third quarter. Six of the team’s eight touchdowns have come in the first and fourth quarter. In the second and third quarter combined, North Texas has scored two touchdowns and four field goals. MeanGreenSports.com North Texas Career Starts (minimum of 10 games) Jeremiah Chapman, Sr., DE................... 28 Aaron Weathers, Sr., DB........................ 26 Derek Mendoza, Sr., LB........................ 26 Maurice Holman, Sr., LB....................... 26 Chad Rose, Jr., OL................................. 23 Jamario Thomas, Sr., RB....................... 23 Daniel Meager, Jr., QB........................... 20 Brandon Monroe, Sr., LB....................... 19 Adam Venegas, Sr., OL.......................... 15 Antoine Bush, So, DB............................ 15 Germaine Dawson, Jr., LB..................... 11 Tobe Nwigwe, So., LB........................... 11 North Texas Consecutive Starts Jeremiah Chapman, Sr., DE................... 27 Maurice Holman, Sr., LB....................... 17 Adam Venegas, Sr., OL.......................... 14 Antoine Bush, So., DB........................... 12 Blake Burruss, Sr., DE............................ 9 Aaron Weathers, Sr., DB......................... 7 Derek Mendoza, Sr., LB......................... 7 North Texas Milestone Victories 1 vs. Burleson College 25-0, 1914 100 vs. Abilene Christian 18-7, 10/9/1936 150 vs. Sam Houston 27-0, 10/25/1947 200 vs. Midwestern 40-13, 10/22/1955 250 vs. Southern Ill. 14-13, 10/31/1964 300 vs. Houston 28-0, 10/11/1975 350 vs. UL-Monroe 27-7, 11/5/1983 400 vs. SW Texas 35-28, 10/9/1993 450 vs. Middle Tenn. 30-21, 10/2/2004 Bold - Home Games Fouts Field Milestone Victories 1 vs. North Dakota 55-0, 9/27/52 100 vs. Abilene Christian 26-3, 10/3/1987 150 vs. Idaho 51-29, 11/13/2004 Pronunciation Guide Gary Oubre.................Ew-bray Daniel Meager..............May-ger Kartay Agobottah.........CAR-tay Ag-BOAT-uh Tobe Nwigwe...............Nuh-whig-way Ajani Banks..................Uh-johnny Adam Venegas.............Vuh-nay-gus Marquis Sykes..............Sikes Kenneth Okonkwo.......Oh-con-kwo Matthew Menard..........Men-nard Bryant Seidle................Sigh-dull Raifu Durodoye............Ray-fu Dur-uh-day Sam Dibrell..................Dib-rule Eric Lichty...................Lick-tee Latif Nurudeen.............La-teef Nur-uh-deen Giovanni Vizza.............VEE-za 2007 Mean Green Football Youthful Front – North Texas is playing with a very inexperienced offensive line this year, with only one starter returning from last year’s team. Coming into this year, senior Adam Venegas is the only offensive lineman who has any career starts at North Texas. Of the other four starters, two are sophomores and two are freshmen. Before this season, Venegas had started 12 games and played in 20. Combined, the other four starters on this year’s offensive line had played in 12 games and started none prior to this year. Dodge Ball Has Begun – Todd Dodge became the 16th head coach in North Texas football history when he was hired to lead the Mean Green on Dec. 12, 2006. Dodge is back for his second tour of duty at North Texas after serving as the Mean Green passing game coordinator in 1992 and 1993. Over the last five years as the head coach at Southlake Carroll High School, Dodge led his team to an amazing 79-1 record while winning four state championships. His only loss during that time was by a single point in the 2003 state championship game. A Return to the North Texas Sideline – Mean Green head coach Todd Dodge is making his second tour of duty on the North Texas sideline after he was an assistant coach under Dennis Parker in 1992 and 1993. Dodge was the passing game coordinator under Parker, helping teach the most prolific passer in North Texas history Mitch Maher. During his two years as the passing game coordinator, Dodge’s offense totaled 4,806 passing yards for an average of 218.5 yards per game. Under his guidance in 1993, North Texas had 2,626 yards and 24 passing touchdowns, both of which have only been surpassed one time since then - and that was the year after Dodge left (1994). Maher, who holds North Texas passing records for career yards with 8,515, attributes much of his development to Dodge. North Texas has not had over 2,000 yards passing as a team since 1995, which was the first year the Mean Green returned to Div. I-A. Making the Rare Jump – North Texas head coach Todd Dodge became just the sixth coach in history to make the rare jump from high school to major college head coach when he was announced as the new Mean Green boss on Dec. 12, 2006. Dodge joins Paul Brown of Ohio State, who came from Massillon, Ohio High School in 1941; Roy Lester of Maryland, who came from Montgomery High School in Rockville, Md. in 1969; Bob Commings of Iowa, who came from Massillon High School in 1974; Jerry Faust of Notre Dame, who came from Moeller High School in Cincinnati in 1981 and Dennis Parker who came to North Texas from Marshall (Texas) High School in 1991. Brown coached for three seasons at Ohio State and had a career record of 18-8-1. Lester was 7-25 in three years at Maryland, Commings was 17-38 in five years at Iowa, Faust was 30-26-1 in five years at Notre Dame and Parker was 11-21-1 during his three years at North Texas. First-Year Head Coaches – Of the 24 Football Bowl Subdivision schools that made coaching changes this year, 13 hired coaches who have never been a college head coach. Through the first five weeks of the season, the 13 first-time head coaches have a combined record of 22-38. There is just one first-time head coach who is still undefeated this season, Jeff Jagodzinski at Boston College. There are 10 new head coaches at non-BCS schools this year and those coaches have combined for a 13-35 record so far. The combined record of all 24 teams with new head coaches in 2007 is 48-62. Rough Welcome – North Texas head coach Todd Dodge’s first game as a college head coach just so happened to come against one of the best teams in the nation. As just the sixth head coach in college football history to make the jump from high school to a major college, Dodge was just the second of those to begin his collegiate career against a ranked opponent. Bob Commings of Iowa lost 24-7 to sixth-ranked Michigan in his first game after coming from Massillon (Ohio) High School in 1974. Of the five previous coaches to jump from high school to major college, only Paul Brown of Ohio State had a winning record in his first year when he went 6-1-1 in 1941. Captains Named – North Texas head coach Todd Dodge announced that six players will serve as team captains for the 2007 season following a vote by team members. Seniors Jeremiah Chapman, Maurice Holman, Brandon Jackson, Derek Mendoza, Jamario Thomas and Aaron Weathers were chosen by their peers to lead the Mean Green this season. Home Grown – Of the 104 players on the North Texas roster, 94, or 90.4 percent, come from the state of Texas. Only four Football Bowl Subdivision schools have a higher percentage of in-state players on their respective rosters. San Jose State leads the way with 97.0 percent of its players (98 of 101) from the state of California. Florida Atlantic comes in second with 95.6 percent (88 of 92) of its players coming from Florida. Fresno State has 92.4 percent of its players (97 of 105) from California. The University of Texas has 92.3 percent of its roster (108 of 117) made up from kids hailing from the Lone Star State. MeanGreenSports.com Sun Belt Standings Team Conference Florida Atlantic 2 0 1.000 Troy 2 0 1.000 Middle Tennessee 1 1 .500 Arkansas State 0 0 .000 Florida International 0 1 .000 Louisiana-Monroe 0 1 .000 North Texas 0 1 .000 Louisiana-Lafayette 0 1 .000 Overall 3 2 3 2 1 4 2 2 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 5 This Week in the Sun Belt Oct. 6 USF at Florida Atlantic Troy at Florida International* Arkansas State at UL-Monroe* Virginia at Middle Tennessee * Sun Belt Conference Game All Times Central Quickie Stats 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. TBA Mean Green’s Record When: Leading at the half......................................... 0-1 Trailing at the half.......................................... 0-3 Tied at the half............................................... 0-0 Leading after three quarters........................... 0-1 Trailing after three quarters............................ 0-3 Tied after three quarters................................. 0-0 Scoring first.................................................... 0-2 Opponent scores first...................................... 0-2 Running more plays than opponent............... 0-2 Opponent runs more plays............................. 0-2 Committing more turnovers........................... 0-3 Committing less turnovers............................. 0-0 Turnovers are even......................................... 0-1 Committing at least two turnovers................. 0-4 Winning time of possession........................... 0-1 Opponent wins time of possession................. 0-3 Running 70 or more off. plays....................... 0-3 Running less than 70 off. plays...................... 0-1 Rushing for 150 yards or more...................... 0-1 Rushing for less than 150 yards..................... 0-3 Passing for 200 yards or more....................... 0-3 Passing for less than 200 yards...................... 0-1 Passing % is over 55%................................... 0-2 Passing % is less than 55%............................ 0-2 Third down conv. is over 40%....................... 0-2 Third down conv. is less than 40%................ 0-2 Gaining more total yards than opp................. 0-2 Gaining less total yards than opp................... 0-2 Playing at home.............................................. 0-1 Playing on the road........................................ 0-3 Playing on natural grass................................. 0-2 Playing on artificial surface........................... 0-2 Fresh Faces – North Texas had 21 players make their first appearance in a game during the season-opening loss to Oklahoma. Of those 21 who saw their first action, 15 were freshman, including nine true freshmen. For redshirt freshmen offensive linemen Matt Menard and Esteban Santiago it was not only their first action in a game, it was also their first career start. Walk-on true freshman kicker Thomas Moreland also saw his first action. Walk-On Success – North Texas has had success in developing walk-on players into key contributors over the past few years. On this year’s team there are four starters who came to North Texas as walk-ons. Senior linebacker Derek Mendoza, junior punter Truman Spencer and junior wide receiver Casey Fitzgerald all came to North Texas as walk-ons but have earned scholarships in their time on the team. Freshman kicker Thomas Moreland is the remaining starter who came as a non-scholarship player. Perhaps the best player in North Texas history that originally came as a walk-on was linebacker Chris Hurd who concluded his career as the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2003. Chasing a Repeat of History – North Texas had a combined 5-18 record over the past two years, going 2-9 in 2005 and 3-9 in 2006. The last time North Texas lost 18 games in a two-year span was 1981-82, which it followed up with a conference championship and an 8-4 record in 1983. Building a Winning Attitude – Head Coach Todd Dodge has made it a mission to build his team with players who have experienced winning and been around winning programs. The 18 freshmen who make up Dodge’s first signing class have combined to play in a total of 11 state championship games in high school. Of those 11 state championship appearances, seven have won state titles. Wide receivers Sam Dibrell and Marcus King, linebacker Justin Padron, defensive end Kyle Russo and quarterback Giovanni Vizza all won at least one state championship in high school. Ford One of Youngest – North Texas offensive coordinator Todd Ford is the fourthyoungest offensive coordinator in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Div. I-A). Ford was born on March 28, 1973 making him 34 years old during the 2007 season. Only Major Applewhite (29) of Alabama, Brian Harsin (30) of Boise State and Mark Helfrich (33) of Colorado are younger in the OC ranks. Among both offensive and defensive coordinators, Ford ranks as the 10th-youngest in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Letterman Breakdown – Of the 104 players on the current North Texas roster, 45 have earned at least one varsity letter while playing football for the Mean Green. Only 11 players have earned three letters and eight of those are expected to be starters this week. There are 16 players who have earned two letters and 18 who have earned one letter. Of the 59 players who have not yet earned a varsity letter at North Texas, 16 are in the current two-deep. Television Time – North Texas is scheduled to play on television five times in 2007, including the season-opener at Oklahoma which was televised nationally by FOX Sports Net. The home-opener against Florida Atlantic will be televised back to the state of Florida as part of the Owls television deal on Sept. 22. The Mean Green will also play on ESPN Regional as part of the Sun Belt Conference television package in games against LouisianaLafayette, Louisiana-Monroe and Arkansas State. Size Wise – Senior defensive end Blake Burruss and freshman offensive lineman Jacob Kaiser are the tallest members of the Mean Green this year, standing at 6-7. Sophomore offensive lineman Ajani Banks is the heaviest North Texas player at 328 pounds. Backup running back Joshua Maldonado is the shortest player at 5-5 while cornerback Gary Oubre is the lightest at 160 pounds. Four Named Preseason All-Conference – North Texas placed four individuals on the Sun Belt preseason all-conference, which was more than every school in the league except Louisiana-Monroe and Middle Tennessee. Senior defensive end Jeremiah Chapman, senior linebacker Maurice Holman, junior punter Truman Spencer and senior safety Aaron Weathers all earned the prestigious preseason honor. Mean Green Picked Seventh – North Texas was picked to finish seventh in the preseason Sun Belt Conference poll which is voted on by league coaches and selected media. The Mean Green finished 2006 seventh in the standings with a 2-5 conference record. 2007 Mean Green Football MeanGreenSports.com Sun Belt Team Stat Leaders TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Troy........................................................ 446.2 2. Arkansas State........................................ 419.8 3. North Texas........................................... 413.8 4. UL-Lafayette.......................................... 397.0 5. Fla. Atlantic............................................ 381.4 6. UL-Monroe............................................ 337.0 7. Middle Tennessee................................... 311.0 8. Fla. International.................................... 199.0 PASS OFFENSE 1. North Texas........................................... 330.8 2. Troy........................................................ 294.0 3. Fla. Atlantic............................................ 267.8 4. Arkansas State........................................ 248.0 5. Middle Tennessee................................... 199.4 6. UL-Lafayette.......................................... 159.0 7. UL-Monroe............................................ 115.2 8. Fla. International.................................... 101.8 RUSH OFENSE 1. UL-Lafayette.......................................... 238.0 2. UL-Monroe............................................ 221.8 3. Arkansas State........................................ 171.8 4. Troy........................................................ 152.2 5. Fla. Atlantic............................................ 113.6 6. Middle Tennessee................................... 111.6 7. Fla. International...................................... 86.4 8. North Texas............................................. 83.0 TOTAL DEFENSE 1. Arkansas State........................................ 397.8 2. Middle Tennessee................................... 427.2 3. Fla. Atlantic............................................ 431.0 4. Troy........................................................ 449.2 5. Fla. International.................................... 453.4 6. UL-Lafayette.......................................... 462.0 7. UL-Monroe............................................ 490.5 8. North Texas........................................... 580.2 PASS DEFENSE 1. Troy........................................................ 171.4 2. Middle Tennessee................................... 217.6 3. UL-Lafayette.......................................... 223.2 4. Arkansas State........................................ 256.8 5. Fla. International.................................... 264.2 6. Fla. Atlantic............................................ 279.0 7. UL-Monroe............................................ 287.8 8. North Texas........................................... 336.2 RUSH DEFENSE 1. Arkansas State........................................ 141.0 2. Fla. Atlantic............................................ 152.0 3. Fla. International.................................... 189.2 4. UL-Monroe............................................ 202.8 5. Middle Tennessee................................... 209.6 6. UL-Lafayette.......................................... 238.8 7. North Texas........................................... 244.0 8. Troy........................................................ 277.8 2007 Mean Green Football Coaches Up/Coaches Down – North Texas will put four assistant coaches in the press box during games and will have five assistants along with head coach Todd Dodge on the sideline. In the press box will be offensive coordinator Todd Ford, along with running backs coach Shelton Gandy, safeties coach Chuck Petersen and defensive ends coach David Rausch. On the sideline with Dodge will be defensive coordinator Ron Mendoza, defensive tackles coach Robert Drake, wide receivers coach Clayton George, cornerbacks coach Butch LaCroix and offensive line coach Spencer Leftwich. Graduate assistant coaches Beau Davidson and Scott Vestal will also be in the press box. Well Represented in the NFL – North Texas has had more players drafted to play professional football than any other team in the Sun Belt Conference. Since the first NFL draft in 1936, North Texas has had 77 players drafted, including seven players picked in the first round. Arkansas State is second among Sun Belt Schools which have had players drafted with 46. Joe Greene is the highest drafted player ever from North Texas when he was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the fourth overall pick in 1969. Enrollment on Rapid Pace – The University of North Texas enrollment for the 2007 fall semester is 34,268, making it the fourth-largest university in the state of Texas. The enrollment has increased by an average of nearly six percent each year since 2000, when the enrollment was 26,493. North Texas is the fastest-growing university in Texas and at its current growth rate, would surpass the University of Houston by the year 2010. Along with Houston, only the University of Texas-Austin and Texas A&M University have more students than North Texas. Gender Equity Report Card - The North Texas athletic department ranked second in the nation and received a grade of ‘A’ on the Gender Equity Scorecard - an annual report published Penn State University-York in an attempt to measure each school’s commitment to women’s athletics. The report ranked colleges in the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision on opportunities available to women’s athletics, including scholarships, participation, coaching salaries, recruitment budget and operating expenses. The study incorporated 113 colleges which represent the 11 major football playing conferences. The Mean Green finished second only to the University of Nevada, which finished on top of the study for the second straight year. North Texas is one of only 11 schools in the country, and the only program in the south, to receive a grade of ‘A’ from the scorecard. North Texas was also recognized as the champion of the Sun Belt Conference in which no other schools received the ‘A’ grade. Academic Achievement – North Texas placed 12 football players on the 2006-07 Sun Belt Conference Commissioners list which recognizes student-athletes who maintain a grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0 for the academic year. Louisiana-Lafayette also had 12 members of its football team on the list while no other Sun Belt school had more than seven honorees. North Texas also had 21 additional football players on the 2006-07 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll which recognizes student-athletes with a grade point average between 3.0 and 3.5. Mean Green and Under Armour - The North Texas football team has entered an agreement with athletic apparel company Under Armour for the 2007 season. The team is being outfitted from head to toe with Under Armour, including shoes, socks, pants, jerseys, gloves and wrist bands. North Texas is one of only five college football programs to have such a deal to wear the popular performance gear, joining Auburn, Maryland, South Carolina and Texas Tech. It is the first time in recent history Mean Green players will be outfitted exclusively by one company. Coaches will also be outfitted in Under Armour for game-day. Sun Belt Success – Since the inception of the Sun Belt Conference as a football league in 2001, North Texas has posted the best conference winning percentage of any of the eight league teams. The Mean Green is 29-12 in conference games since 2001 for a winning percentage of .707. Troy comes in second with a record of 16-7 (.696), followed by Middle Tennessee at 25-18 (.581), Arkansas State at 20-20 (.500), Florida Atlantic at 8-8 (.500), Louisiana-Lafayette at 18-23 (.439), Louisiana-Monroe at 17-24 (.415) and Florida International at 3-12 (.200). MeanGreenSports.com Sun Belt Individual Stat Leaders RUSHING 1. Calvin Dawson (ULM).......................... 139.0 2. Michael Desormeaux (ULL).................. 102.8 3. Reggie Arnold (ASU).............................. 90.8 4. Tyrell Fenroy (ULL)................................ 76.8 5. Jamario Thomas (NT)............................ 56.3 6. Kenny Cattouse (Troy)............................. 56.0 7. C. Pierre (FAU)........................................ 54.4 8. Frank Goodin (ULM)............................... 50.2 9. Phillip Tanner (MT)................................. 44.4 10. A’mod Ned (FIU)................................... 44.0 PASSING 1. Omar Haugabook (Troy)........................ 288.6 2. Daniel Meager (NT)............................... 270.2 3. Rusty Smith (FAU)................................ 257.8 4. Corey Leonard (ASU)............................ 244.8 5. Micahel Desormeaux (ULL).................. 154.2 6. K Lancaster (ULM)................................ 108.8 7. Dwight Dasher (MT).............................. 107.8 8. Wayne Younger (FIU)............................ 101.6 RECECEIVING 1. Casey Fitzgerald (NT)........................... 149.0 2. Brandon Jackson (NT)........................... 97.2 3. L Dejohnette (ASU)................................. 80.2 4. Derrick Smith (ULL)............................... 79.0 5. Cortez Gent (FAU)................................... 69.8 6. J. Harmon (FAU)..................................... 68.4 7. Josh Allen (Troy)..................................... 58.2 8. Gary Banks (Troy)................................... 55.2 9. B. Thompkins (ASU)............................... 45.0 10. Kevin Jones (ASU)................................ 41.5 TACKLES 1. F. Joseph (FAU).......................................... 49 2. C. Small (FAU)........................................... 46 3. Boris Lee (Troy).......................................... 44 4. C. Sincere (FAU)........................................ 43 5. James Truxillo (ULM)................................ 35 6. Tyrell Johnson (ASU)................................. 33 Koby McKinnon (ASU).............................. 33 8. Aaron Weathes (NT).................................. 32 9. Greg James (ULM)..................................... 30 10. Khayyam Burns (ASU)............................. 29 INTERCEPTIONS 1. T. Polo (FAU)................................................ 7 2. J. Jones (ULL)............................................... 3 3. Tyrell Johnson (ASU)................................... 2 Greg James (ULM)....................................... 2 M. Harrison (ASU......................................... 2 Boris Lee (Troy)............................................ 2 Elbert Mack (Troy)....................................... 2 T. Acevedo (FAU)......................................... 2 PUNTING 1. Greg Whibbs (Troy)................................. 43.7 2. Scott Love (ULM).................................... 42.8 3. K. Peterson (FAU)................................... 41.4 4. Truman Spencer (NT)............................. 41.3 5. Brett Shrable (ASU)................................. 40.3 6. Chris Cook (FIU)..................................... 39.1 7. David DeFatta (MT)................................ 37.7 8. Spencer Ortego (ULL)............................. 35.5 2007 Mean Green Football Mean Green Offensive Notes Conference Leaders – North Texas leads the Sun Belt Conference and ranks ninth in the NCAA in passing offense with an average of 330.8 yards per game. At its current pace, North Texas would shatter the Sun Belt record for passing yards in a season, which was set by Idaho with 3,826 in 2001. North Texas wide receivers Casey Fitzgerald and Brandon Jackson rank first and second respectively in both receptions and receiving yards this year. At their current pace, both would break the Sun Belt record for receptions in a season and Fitzgerald would break the record for yards in a season. Thomas Breaks Free – Senior running back Jamario Thomas had his best game in some time against Florida Atlantic, rushing for 117 yards and one touchdown. Thomas broke the 42-yard scoring run early in the second quarter, which was his longest scoring run since the 10th game of his freshman season against Idaho. It was also his first touchdown run since the fourth game of the 2006 season – a span of 10 games. It was the 11th 100-yard rushing game of his career but his first in the last seven games. He currently ranks third on the Mean Green career rushing leaders list with 2,999 yards, which is 121 yards behind Ja’Quay Wilburn for second place. Move the Chains – Todd Dodge’s offensive system has helped North Texas move the ball successfully through three games this season. The Mean Green offense set a school record with 31 first downs against SMU in the second game and followed that up with 29 first downs against Florida Atlantic. Despite being 0-4, North Texas has 91 first downs which is a mark that took eight games to reach in 2006. North Texas has averaged 22.8 first downs per game this year after averaging 12.7 in 2006. Third Quarter Lagging – The North Texas offense has sputtered a bit coming out of the locker room after halftime this year. The Mean Green has 400 yards or more of offense in every quarter except the third, where it has totaled just 290 yards. North Texas has 56 rushing yards and 234 passing yards in the third quarter, which is well behind the 502 yards of offense the team has accumulated in the fourth quarter. Record Night – Junior quarterback Daniel Meager and junior wide receiver Casey Fitzgerald stormed their way into the record books with their performances earlier this year against SMU. Meager broke the North Texas single-game records for passing attempts with 64, passing completions with 46 and passing yards with 601. His passing yardage also ranks as the 12th-best single-game performance in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history. Fitzgerald broke the North Texas and Sun Belt Conference records for single-game receptions with 18 and receiving yards with 327. His reception total ties for the 18th-best in NCAA FBS history and his receiving yards is the fourth-best in NCAA FBS history. B-Jack on the Attack – Senior wide receiver Brandon Jackson came into this season with 41 career receptions and 463 career receiving yards. After four games this year, Jackson already has 33 receptions for 389 yards. Jackson set new career highs against SMU with 10 receptions for 133 yards, but was overshadowed by teammate Casey Fitzgerald who broke school records with his performance. Jackson currently ranks No. 9 nationally with an average of 8.3 receptions per game. Jackson is on pace to have 100 receptions and 1,166 receiving yards this season which would break North Texas single-season records… unless his teammate Fitzgerald has already raised the bar even higher. Two Hit the Century Mark –The Mean Green had two receivers with over 100 yards receiving against SMU which was the first time since Nov. 22, 1997 that feat had been accomplished at North Texas. Junior Casey Fitzgerald had 327 yards while senior Brandon Jackson had 133 yards against the Mustangs. The last time that had been accomplished before the SMU game was against Utah State in 1997 when Jay Young had 103 yards and Brock McCrew had 102 yards. Passing Fancy – Through four games this season, North Texas has amassed 1,323 yards of passing for an average of 330.8 yards per game, which ranks No. 9 nationally. The fourgame passing total for North Texas this year is already more yards than the Mean Green totaled in 23 different seasons. At the current pace, North Texas would have 1,654 passing yards after the fifth game, which is more than the Mean Green totaled in all of 2006 or 2005. The North Texas record for team passing yards in a season is 2,944 with an average of 294.4 yards per game, set in 1969. MeanGreenSports.com NT vs. ULL - Statistical Leaders RUSHING YARDS North Texas UL-Lafayette Jamario Thomas....169 M. Desormeaux.....514 Micah Mosley.......139 Tyrell Fenroy.........307 PASSING YARDS North Texas UL-Lafayette Daniel Meager.....1081 M. Desormeaux.....771 Giovanni Vizza......242 RECEPTIONS North Texas UL-Lafayette Casey Fitzgerald......38 Derrick Smith..........20 Brandon Jackson.....33 Jason Chery.............11 TOTAL OFFENSE North Texas UL-Lafayette Daniel Meager.....1098 M. Desormeaux...1285 Giovanni Vizza......264 Tyrell Fenroy.........307 INTERCEPTIONS North Texas UL-Lafayette Derek Mendoza.........1 Jarrett Jones...............3 TACKLES North Texas UL-Lafayette Aaron Weathers.......33 Brenton Burkhalter..32 Derek Mendoza.......25 Antwyn Zanders......29 North Texas Record Watch TEAM GAME RECORDS Total First Downs NEW: 31 vs. SMU (9-8-07) OLD: 30 vs. Southern Illinois (10-31-64) Passing First Downs NEW: 26 vs. SMU (9-8-07) OLD: 19 vs. San Diego State (12-4-71) Passing Yards NEW: 601 vs. SMU (9-8-07) OLD: 524 vs. SW Louisiana (9-20-69) Pass Completions NEW: 46 vs. SMU (9-8-07) OLD: 42 vs. Tulsa (11-20-82) INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS Passing Yards NEW: Daniel Meager, 601, vs. SMU (9-8-07) OLD: S. Ramsey, 495, vs. SW Louisiana (9-20-69) Pass Completions NEW: Daniel Meager, 46, vs. SMU (9-8-07) OLD: Rusty Hill, 42 vs. Tulsa (11-20-82) Pass Attempts NEW: Daniel Meager, 64, vs. SMU (9-8-07) OLD: Rusty Hill, 61, vs. Tulsa (11-20-82) Receiving Yards NEW: Casey Fitzgerald, 327, vs. SMU (9-8-07) OLD: S. Ford, 231, vs. Abilene Christian (9-5-92) 2007 Mean Green Football Mean Green Defensive/Special Teams Notes Match Last Year’s Effort – North Texas had its best defensive performance of the 2006 season against Lousiana-Lafayette, holding the Ragin’Cajuns to just 208 yards of total offense in a 16-7 win. The Mean Green defense came into last year’s game with ULL allowing an average of 356 yards per game and the Ragin’ Cajuns came into the game averaging 314 yards of offense. The amazing statistic from that game was that ULL came into the game leading the Sun Belt Conference with a rushing average of 189.5 yards per game, but was held to just 40 yards on the ground against the Mean Green. Quick Strikes – The North Texas defense will try to limit the quick strike scoring drives this week after allowing Arkansas to hit the Mean Green with eight touchdown drives that consumed less than two minutes of clock time. The only touchdown drive by the Razorbacks that took more than two minutes was an eight-play drive that took 2:36. In four games, the Mean Green has allowed 19 scoring drives that were two minutes or less. Short Drives – There is a stark contrast between North Texas and its opponents in the number of plays consumed during scoring drives. In four games, North Texas has 12 scoring drives and has averaged 7.7 plays in those drives. Mean Green opponents have had 32 scoring drives and have averaged 5.9 plays per drive. Of the 12 Mean Green scoring drives, four (33 percent) have lasted 10 plays or more. Of the 32 opponent scoring drives, only four (13 percent) have lasted 10 plays or more. Spencer Shines – Junior all-conference punter Truman Spencer has turned in living up to his preseason billing as a Ray Guy Award candidate as one of the top punters in the nation. Spencer has averaged 41.3 yards per punt with 28 attempts in four games to rank 48th nationally. He boomed a career-long 73-yard punt against SMU, backing the Mustangs up to their own 3-yard line to start a drive. He had gone eight straight games (49 punts) without kicking a ball into the end zone for a touchback before having one against Arkansas. Looking for a Three-Peat – Aaron Weathers is looking to become the only Mean Green player in history to lead the team in tackles for three consecutive seasons. Weathers led the team with 113 tackles in 2005 and 78 last season. He becomes only the seventh player to lead their team in consecutive seasons since North Texas starting keeping tackles as a stat in 1977. Of the seven previous players to lead their teams in back-to-back years, Weathers is the only defensive back. After four games this year he leads the Mean Green with 32 tackles. Lack of Sacks – The Mean Green defense will be trying to increase its pressure on the quarterback against Louisiana-Lafayette this week after recording just two sacks in the first four games… both by senior captain Jeremiah Chapman. North Texas ranks last in the NCAA with just .5 sacks per game. Off-season Movement – There has been several position changes defensively for North Texas during the early part of this year. Junior Steve Warren has moved from safety to linebacker which was complimented by the move of junior Germaine Dawson from linebacker to safety. Former tight-ends Charlie Brown, Ryan Davenport, Draylen Ross and Bryant Seidle all found homes on the defensive side of the ball. Brown and Davenport are playing defensive end while Ross is a defensive tackle and Seidle is a linebacker. Looking for Picks – No Mean Green player recorded more than one interception during the 2006 season and Derek Mendoza is the only North Texas player to record one this year. Six North Texas players recorded one interception apiece last year. The only other time that a North Texas player has failed to record multiple interceptions was in 1997 and 1984. Troubled Returns - North Texas ranks last in the Sun Belt Conference in both kickoff and punt return average this year. The Mean Green averages 18.7 yards per kickoff return which ranks 107th nationally. Louisiana-Lafayette leads the Sun Belt in kickoff returns with an average of 21.2 yards per attempt. In punt returns, North Texas ranks 118th nationally with an average of 1.7 yards per return. Troy leads the league in punt returns with an average of 21.6. Breaking the Drought – It’s been 101 games and counting since North Texas has returned a kickoff for a touchdown. Broderick McGrew was the last Mean Green player to do so when he took a kickoff and returned it 100 yards in a 28-27 loss against Utah State on Nov. 14, 1998. The Mean Green is still well behind the streak leader Missouri, which has gone 273 games without returning a kickoff for a touchdown. MeanGreenSports.com Dodge Quick Facts Age: 44 Alma Mater: Texas (‘87) Record: 0-4 (First Year) Previous Job: Head Coach at Carroll HS Playing Experience: Starting quarterback at Texas (1981-85) High School: Port Arthur Jefferson (TX) High School (‘81) Family: Wife, Elizabeth; Son, Todd “Riley”; Daughter, Molly • Finished coaching in high school ranks by winning four of last five Texas 5A state titles • Still ranks in top 10 at the University of Texas in multiple passing statistics Dodge Coaching Experience Year 2000-06 1998-00 1996-98 1994-96 1992-93 1988-92 1987-88 1981-85 School Position Carroll HS Head Coach Fossil Ridge HS Head Coach Newman-Smith HS Head Coach C.H. Yoe HS Head Coach North Texas Pass. Game Coord. McKinney HS Off. Coord Rockwall HS QB’s/WR’s Texas Starting QB Former Dodge Players That Moved On To Div-I: Joseph Agnew Trevor Ashlock Jake Benoist Patric Benoist Todd Bondy Scott Chandler Chase Daniel Justin Drescher Mitch Enright Evan Fentriss Pete Fleps Garrett Hartley Ben Hixson McKay Jacobson Ricky Lay Greg McElroy Justin Padron Michael Prince Clint Renfro Kyle Russo John Saldi Clint Schelbitski Scott Simpson Corbin Smiter Adam Ulatowski Chase Wasson Lazerius White Rice NORTH TEXAS Sam Houston State Vanderbilt Texas Iowa Missouri Colorado SMU NORTH TEXAS SMU Oklahoma Baylor BYU Army Alabama NORTH TEXAS Missouri TCU NORTH TEXAS Texas Tech Navy Navy Rice Texas Texas State Arkansas 2007 Mean Green Football Head Coach Todd Dodge Todd Dodge -The Last Five Years 2006: Carroll High School (16-0) USA Today National Champions ... Texas 5A Division I state title winners ... Finished holding a 48-game win streak ... Inducted into Texas High School Hall of Fame .. Son, Riley, quarterbacks Dragons and wins 5A Player of the Year honors. 2005: Carroll High School (16-0) PrepNation.com National Champions ... PrepNation.com National Coach of the Year ... Texas 5A Division II State Champions ... Set the Texas 5A season scoring record by putting up 764 points ... First-year quarterback Greg McElroy named 5A Player of the Year. 2004: Carroll High School (16-0) USA Today National Champion ... USA Today National Coach of the Year ... Texas 5A Division II State Champions ... Winner of the Schutt Sports National High School Coach of the Year Award ... American Football Quarterly National Coach of the Year ... Chase Daniel earns second consecutive 5A Player of the Year honors. 2003: Carroll High School (15-1) Fell in Texas 5A Division II state title game, 16-15, in program’s only loss since advancing to Texas’ largest classification ... Quarterback Chase Daniel named 5A Player of the Year. 2002: Carroll High School (16-0) Guided Dragons to Texas 5A Division II State Championship ... Team became the first to ever win a the state title in its first year in Class 5A ... Quarterback Chase Wasson named 5A Player of the Year award while setting state records in both passing yards (4,822) and touchdowns (54). OVERALL RECORD: 79-1 STATE TITLES: 4 NATIONAL TITLES: 3 STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS:5 WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT TODD DODGE ... “I would say he is a coach who knows how to put together a successful operation and compete at a high level for an extended period of time. He has built a team and a philosophy that has staying power. In my personal dealings with him, I was impressed with his knowledge of the game, his dedication to the profession and his desire to succeed.” -- Bill Parcells, Former NFL Head Coach “This is a great hire for North Texas. Todd Dodge is obviously a proven winner and a great motivator of young men. His offensive knowledge and his development of young quarterbacks is as good as anyone I’ve ever seen.” -- Gary Pinkel, Head Football Coach, University of Missouri “Todd is a great coach and an even better person. A coach is a coach at any level, and Todd understands the role of the coach. He’s had a lot of success and touched a lot of lives, and he is going to continue to do that. -- Mack Brown, Head Football Coach, University of Texas MeanGreenSports.com Team Stat Comparisons UL-Lafayette Last Game NT 68 17.0 ULL 104 20.8 91 25 59 7 94 62 26 6 332 495 163 114 2.9 83.0 3 1190 1299 109 229 5.2 238.0 7 PASSING YARDAGE 1323 Att-Comp 204-118 Average Per Pass 6.5 Average Per Catch 11.2 Average Per Game 330.8 TDs Passing 5 795 141-75 5.6 10.6 159.0 6 SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game 1655 318 5.2 413.8 1985 370 5.4 397.0 KICK RET: #-YARDS 31-581 KICK RET AVERAGE 18.7 PUNT RET: #-YARDS 3-5 PUNT RET AVERAGE 1.7 INT RET: #-YARDS 1-12 INT RET AVERAGE 12.0 FUMBLES-LOST 5-1 PENALTIES-YARDS 35-239 Average Per Game 59.8 PUNTS-YARDS 30-1164 Average Per Punt 38.8 Net punt average 34.5 TIME OF POSS./GAME 29:44 3RD-DOWN CONV. 20/64 3rd-Down Pct 31% 4TH-DOWN CONV. 2/6 4th-Down Pct 33% SACKS BY-YARDS 2-18 MISC YARDS 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 8 FIELD GOALS-ATT. 4-6 PAT-ATTEMPTS 8-8 23-487 21.2 8-77 9.6 5-37 7.4 6-3 32-205 41.0 29-972 33.5 31.2 28:29 28/81 35% 5/13 38% 6-27 0 13 5-7 11-12 Sept. 29, 2007 UL-Lafayette 19 vs. UCF 37 ORLANDO, Fla. – Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns were defeated by the UCF Knights on Saturday evening by a final score of 37-19. It marked the first ever night game at Bright House Networks Stadium. UCF (3-1) scored twice late in the second quarter to open-up a close game and take a 30-6 lead at the half. Kevin Smith’s third rushing touchdown capped a nine-play, 70-yard drive with 1:20 remaining. Augustus Ashley blocked a Cajuns punt and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown with nine seconds left in the half. In the second stanza, Louisiana (0-5) outscored UCF 13-7, but the Knights first half cushion provided too great a margin. Desormeaux led the Cajuns with 92 yards rushing and added 154 yards passing. Derrick Smith finished with three receptions for a game-high 88 yards and added four kickoff returns for 135 yards. Kevin Smith paced the Knights with 223 yards rushing on 33 carries. Israel finished with 153 yards passing. Rocky Ross had six receptions for 83 yards. Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 Score UL-Lafayette 3 3 7 6 19 UCF 10 20 7 0 29 ULL UCF First Downs 15 23 Rushes - Yards (Net) 39-160 50-300 Passing - Yards (Net) 154 166 Passes Att-Comp-Int 29-14-0 24-13-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 6-36 8-84 Possession Time 28:58 31:02 RUSHING: Louisiana-LafayetteDesormeaux, Mic 19-92; Wallace, Deon 10-51; Levier, Abdule 5-13; Smith, Derrick 1-6; Miller, Marlin 1-3. UCF-SMITH, Kevin 33-223; FRANCIS, Curtis 9-71; SMITH, Phillip 3-20; GRECO, Michael 1minus 3; ISRAEL, Kyle 4-minus 11. PASSING: Louisiana-LafayetteDesormeaux, Mic 14-29-0-154. UCFISRAEL, Kyle 11-20-0-153; GRECO, Michael 2-4-0-13. RECEIVING: Louisiana-Lafayette-Smith, Derrick 3-88; Chery, Jason 2-36; Nevels, Phillip 2-11. UCF-ROSS, Rocky 6-83; GUYTON, A.J. 3-19; AIKEN, Kamar 1-31; SMITH, Kevin 1-22; MERRITT, Mike 1-10; RABAZINSKI, C. 1-1. 2007 Mean Green Football 10 Last Meeting Nov. 11, 2006 North Texas 16 vs. UL-Lafayette 7 LAFAYETTE, La. – North Texas held Louisiana-Lafayette scoreless in the second half as the Mean Green snapped a threegame losing streak with a 16-7 victory on Saturday night at Cajun Field. North Texas now holds an 8-3 lead in the series against Louisiana-Lafayette and has won the last four meetings at Cajun Field. The Mean Green used two offensive units and strong showings from the defense and special teams to come up with the victory. After the Ragin’ Cajuns tied the score at 7-7 in the second quarter, the Mean Green scored a touchdown and recorded a safety to gain the win. Louisiana-Lafayette had one last attempt to score in the final three minutes of the game, but Steve Warren came up with a big hit to dislodge the ball from the UL Lafayette receiver on fourth down to seal the victory for the Mean Green. The defense held Ragin’ Cajuns running back Tyrell Fenroy to 60 yards rushing. The North Texas defense held Louisiana-Lafayette to the fewest total yards of offense that it has had in the last seven games. Only LSU and Texas A&M held the Ragin Cajuns to fewer yards this year. Deavin Cox blocked a punt in the first quarter to set North Texas up with starting field position at the LouisianaLafayette 31-yard line. Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 Score North Texas 0 7 9 0 16 UL-Lafayette 0 7 0 0 7 NT ULL First Downs 14 13 Rushes - Yards (Net) 49-119 32-40 Passing - Yards (Net) 128 168 Passes Att-Comp-Int 16-9-1 29-17-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 4-1 Penalties-Yards 3-30 2-20 Possession Time 33:50 26:10 RUSHING: NT-Cox, Deavin 28-98; Robertson, Evan 8-17. ULL-Fenroy 15-60; Wallace 3-6. PASSING: NT-Phillips. Matt 9-5-1-91; Meager, Daniel 7-4-0-37. ULL-Babb 2717-0-168. RECEIVING: NT-Fitzgerald, Casey 2-51; Quinn, Johnny 2-23; Davenport, Ryan 2-22. ULL-Smith 7-102; Desourmeaux 2-18; Fenroy 2-16. MeanGreenSports.com 2007 Game Recaps Game 1 Game 2 North Texas 10 at Oklahoma 79 Sept. 1, 2007 North Texas 31 at SMU 44 Sept. 8, 2007 Norman, Okla. (9/1/07) – DeMarco Murray rushed for five touchdowns to lead No. 8 Oklahoma football team to a 79-10 victory against North Texas in front of 84,472 at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday night. The Mean Green (0-1) lost its first game in the era of head coach Todd Dodge. North Texas is now 36-53-3 in season openers and 0-7 in the series versus Oklahoma. The Sooners start off their season, 1-0. Meager started the game at quarterback and went 15-for-27 for 108 yards. Vizza relieved Meager in the third quarter and went 4-for-11 for 124 yards and one touchdown. Oklahoma passed for 403 yards in the game, compared to NT’s 232. North Texas’ first scoring drive of the game came midway through the third quarter. After the Mean Green recovered a fumble on the North Texas 41-yard line, Vizza led North Texas on a 47-yard drive. Thomas Moreland connected on his first-ever field-goal attempt, a 29-yard kick. Vizza connected with Casey Fitzgerald for a 69-yard touchdown reception at the start of the fourth quarter. Fitzgerald caught a career-high seven catches for 126 yards. The Oklahoma Sooners needed only 32 seconds to get on the scoreboard. The eighth-ranked football team went four plays for 68 yards on its very first drive of the game, culminating with a 15-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Sam Bradford to wide receiver Jermaine Gresham. DALLAS, Texas (9/8/07) – Despite school-record performances by Daniel Meager and Casey Fitzgerald, the SMU football team scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to take a 45-31 victory against North Texas on Saturday night at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. The Mustangs (1-1) won its first game of the season and avenges last season’s loss to the Mean Green. North Texas is still winless at 0-2 and trails in the series vs. SMU, 28-4-1. The Mustangs lead the series in Dallas against NT, 22-1-1. Meager broke Steve Ramsey’s 38-year old single-game passing record with a 601-yard performance. The junior had a career night, completing 46-of-64 passes, both school records. He also had three touchdown passes. Meager also had a career-high long pass of 66 yards to Fitzgerald, which set up a third-quarter field goal. Fitzgerald set the North Texas single-game receiving record with 327 yards. He caught a career-high eight passes, including two touchdown passes. The 327 receiving yards is also the fourth-best single-game performance in NCAA Division I history. Score by Quarters North Texas Oklahoma Team Qtr Time OU 1st 14:28 OU 1st 11:44 OU 1st 03:49 OU 2nd 11:39 OU 2nd 07:49 OU 2nd 03:04 OU 2nd 01:00 OU 3rd 13:44 NT 3rd 05:09 OU 3rd 00:59 NT 4th 14:30 OU 4th 13:03 OU 4th 10:46 OU 4th 09:32 1 0 21 2 0 28 3 3 14 4 7 16 Score 10 79 Scoring play Plays-Yds Gresham, 15-yard reception 4-68 Murray, 44-yard run 5-67 Murray, 1-yard run 6-74 Murray, 3-yard run 12-71 Kelly, 65-yard reception 3-76 Murray, 1-yard run 8-69 Kelly, 24-yard reception 3-42 Murray, 3-yard run 2-20 Moreland, 29-yard field goal 8-47 Harris, 25-yard interception --- Fitzgerald, 69-yard reception 5-80 Madu, 1-yard run 4-66 Gutierrez, 1-yard run 4-18 Davis, safety --- Team Statistics NT FIRST DOWNS 13 NET YARDS RUSHING 15 NET YARDS PASSING 232 Passes Att-Comp.-Int 38-19-3 TOTAL NET YARDS 247 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 9-48 Possession Time 27:58 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 16 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2007 Mean Green Football TOP 0:32 1:42 2:35 4:43 1:11 3:01 0:39 0:26 2:16 --- 1:29 1:19 1:35 --- OU 26 265 403 28-25-0 668 2-2 9-74 32:02 7 of 12 6-59 Score by Quarters North Texas SMU Team Qtr Time NT 1st 05:18 SMU 1st 01:22 NT 1st 00:00 SMU 2nd 06:50 SMU 2nd 00:00 SMU 3rd 13:22 NT 3rd 04:37 SMU 3rd 00:00 NT 4th 12:38 NT 4th 08:53 SMU 4th 04:19 SMU 4th 03:39 2 0 14 3 3 14 4 14 14 Score 31 45 Scoring play Plays-Yds TOP Jackson, 5-yd reception 10-80 4:04 Morstead, 29-yd FG 10-65 3:56 Fitzgerald, 25-yd reception 4-71 1:22 Mapps, 5-yd run 8-81 2:56 Martin, 1-yd run 6-70 0:47 Sanders, 1-yd reception 4-71 1:38 Moreland, 29-yd FG 7-75 2:02 Mapps, 29-yd run 11-82 4:37 Fitzgerald, 26-yd reception 8-80 2:22 Mosley, 2-yd run 9-99 1:44 Sledge, 13-yd reception 7-53 2:53 Hudman, 49-yd interception --- --- FIRST DOWNS NET YARDS RUSHING NET YARDS PASSING Passes Att-Comp.-Int TOTAL NET YARDS Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards 11 1 14 3 Team Statistics NT 31 12 601 64-46-3 613 2-1 11-61 29:00 7 of 14 1-7 SMU 28 181 353 42-40-1 534 2-1 9-65 31:00 5 of 11 3-20 MeanGreenSports.com 2007 Game Recaps Game 3 Florida Atlantic 30 at North Texas 20 Sept. 22, 2007 DENTON, Texas (9/22/07) – Florida Atlantic scored two fourthquarter touchdowns to take a 30-20 victory from the North Texas football team on Saturday night in front of a crowd of 20,479 at Fouts Field. The Mean Green (0-3, 0-1) remains winless in the season at 0-3 and is now 0-4 in the series against the Owls (3-1, 2-0). The Owls go up 2-0 in conference play. North Texas held a 17-10 halftime lead before giving up 20 points in the second half. Thomas Moreland’s field goal in the third quarter was the only points the Mean Green would score in the second half. Moreland missed a 25yard field-goal attempt at the end of the game, ending his streak of four consecutive field goals. He nailed a pair of 37-yard field goals in tonight’s game, which are season-long makes. FAU blocked two North Texas punts in the game. The first one led to the Owls’ first touchdown of the game at the end of the second quarter. North Texas quarterback Daniel Meager completed 38 of 61 passes for 301 yards. He found Kory Washington for the first score of the day, a 15-yard reception. The touchdown was the first of Washington’s career. The 38 completions ranks fifth in school history, while the 61 attempts ties for second. Senior running back Jamario Thomas looked back to form with his 11th career 100-yard rushing performance with 117 yards on 14 carries. He had a 42-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, which gave the Mean Green a 17-3 lead. The 42-yard run was the senior’s longest since he got loose against Idaho for 47 yards in a 2004. Score by Quarters Florida Atlantic North Texas Team Qtr Time NT 1st 05:58 FAU 1st 00:32 NT 2nd 12:49 NT 2nd 11:31 FAU 2nd 04:59 NT 3rd 08:23 FAU 3rd 02:51 FAU 4th 11:27 FAU 4th 08:04 FAU 4th 03:36 1 3 7 2 7 10 3 3 3 4 17 0 Score 30 20 Scoring play Plays-Yds Washington, 15-yard reception 10-91 Leroy, 20-yard FG 15-66 Moreland, 37-yard FG 10-60 Thomas, 42-yard run 2-57 Pierre, 9-yard run 4-18 Moreland, 37-yard FG 10-55 Leroy, 27-yard FG 7-38 Leroy, 29-yard FG 9-68 Gent, 74-yard reception 1-74 Edgecomb, 7-yard run 5-17 Team Statistics FAU FIRST DOWNS 17 NET YARDS RUSHING 84 NET YARDS PASSING 322 Passes Att-Comp.-Int 45-21-0 TOTAL NET YARDS 406 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-68 Possession Time 27:47 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 18 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-20 2007 Mean Green Football TOP 4:31 5:20 2:43 0:23 1:02 3:35 2:18 2:36 0:05 2:45 NT 29 165 301 61-38-3 466 0-0 7-55 32:13 7 of 17 1-11 Game 4 North Texas 7 at Arkansas 66 Sept. 29, 2007 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (9/29/07) – The Arkansas Razorbacks scored on its first five possessions on its way to a 66-7 victory over the University of North Texas Saturday night in front of 66,343 at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The Arkansas backs combined to rush for 446 yards and five touchdowns. Heisman Trophy hopeful Darren McFadden rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns to lead the way for Arkansas. Two other Arkansas backs broke the 100-yard mark against the Mean Green. Felix Jones finished with 132 yards and two scores, while Brandon Barnett rushed for a career-high 105 yards. The Razorbacks (2-2, 0-2 SEC) racked up 507 yards of total offense during the first half on their way to a 45-7 lead at the half. It was the most first half yards allowed by the Mean Green all season. Arkansas finished the game with 713 total yards of offense. The Mean Green defense allowed six scoring drives that were under two minutes in time of possession. North Texas has now allowed 17 scores on the season in which the drive took less than two minutes. Daniel Meager got the start for the Mean Green, completing seven-of-15 passes on the night for 71 yards. True freshman Giovanni Vizza entered midway through the first half and finished the game eight-of-25 for 118 yards. Meager and Vizza both threw interceptions in the 59-point loss. It’s the first time on the season in which the Mean Green has not committed three or more turnovers in a game. Score by Quarters North Texas Arkansas Team Qtr Time Ark 1st 13:08 Ark 1st 09:51 Ark 1st 06:12 Ark 1st 02:30 Ark 2nd 14:10 Ark 2nd 07:06 Ark 2nd 04:42 NT 2nd 01:24 Ark 3rd 12:45 Ark 4th 05:36 Ark 4th 00:31 1 0 24 2 7 21 3 0 7 4 0 14 Scoring play Plays-Yds Jones, 35-yard run 6-69 Crawford, 61-yard reception 4-81 Tejada, 39-yard FG 7-30 McFadden, 2-yard run 8-56 Johnson, 37-yard reception 8-80 Jones, 71-yard run 3-79 McFadden. 4-yard run 3-62 Vizza, 1-yard run 9-80 Miller, 5-yard reception 4-19 Barnett, 5-yard run 2-41 Norton, 100-yard interception --- Team Statistics NT FIRST DOWNS 18 NET YARDS RUSHING 140 NET YARDS PASSING 189 Passes Att-Comp.-Int 41-15-2 TOTAL NET YARDS 329 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 8-75 Possession Time 29:43 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 17 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 12 Score 7 66 TOP 1:52 1:30 2:16 2:36 1:23 1:28 1:12 3:18 1:23 0:21 --- Ark 31 446 267 25-15-0 713 2-2 4-38 30:17 6 of 13 2-17 MeanGreenSports.com 2007 Mean Green Game-by-Game Results at Oklahoma at SMU Florida Atlantic at Arkansas at UL-Lafayette UL-Monroe at Troy Middle Tennessee Navy at Arkansas State Western Kentucky at Florida International Tm. Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs) NT Opp 31-15-0 45-265-7 12-39-0 32-181-3 27-165-1 28-84-2 35-140-1 55-446-5 Tm. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Yds.-Int-TDs) Tm. Total Offense Tm. First Downs Fumbles-Lost NT Opp NT Opp NT Opp NT Opp 38-19-232-1-1 28-25-403-0-3 247 668 13 26 2-0 2-2 64-46-601-3-3 42-30-353-1-2 613 534 31 28 2-1 2-1 61-38-301-3-1 45-21-322-0-1 466 406 29 17 0-0 0-0 41-15-189-2-1 25-15-267-0-3 329 713 18 31 1-0 2-2 Individual Rushing Individual Passing (Att.-Yds.-TD) at Oklahoma at SMU Florida Atlantic at Arkansas at UL-Lafayette UL-Monroe at Troy Middle Tennessee Navy at Arkansas State Western Kentucky at Florida International J.Thomas 5-10-0 --- 14-117 11-48 (Att.-Comp.-Yds.-Int.-TD) M. Mosley 5-16-0 12-39-1 2-17 11-68 at Oklahoma at SMU Florida Atlantic at Arkansas at UL-Lafayette UL-Monroe at Troy Middle Tennessee Navy at Arkansas State Western Kentucky at Florida International D. Meager 27-15-108-1-0 64-46-601-3-3 61-38-301-3-1 15-7-71-1-0 G. Vizza 11-4-124-2-1 ----26-8-118-2-0 Individual Receiving B. Jackson at Oklahoma 7-84-0 at SMU 10-133-1 Florida Atlantic 10-88-0 at Arkansas 6-84-0 at UL-Lafayette UL-Monroe at Troy Middle Tennessee Navy at Arkansas State Western Kentucky at Florida International 2007 Mean Green Football C. Fitzgerald 7-126-1 18-327-2 10-89-0 3-54-0 (Rec.-Yds.-TD) B. Stickler 1-15-0 3-48-0 2-11-0 --- 13 K. Washington 1-12-0 8-70-0 6-48-1 3-34-0 J. Thomas 1-2-0 --5-12-0 1-(-1)-0 MeanGreenSports.com North Texas Individual Leaders by Game Game at Oklahoma at SMU Florida Atlantic at Arkansas at UL-Lafayette UL-Monroe at Troy Middle Tennessee Navy at Arkansas State Western Kentucky at Florida International Rushing (att-yds-td) M. Mosley (5-16-0) M. Mosley (12-39-1) J. Thomas (14-117-1) M. Mosley (11-71-0) Passing (comp-att-yds-td) G. Vizza (11-4-124-0) D. Meager (64-46-601-3) D. Meager (61-38-301-1) G. Vizza (26-8-118-0) Receiving (rec-yds-td) C. Fitzgerald (7-126-0) C. Fitzgerald (18-327-2) C. Fitzgerald (10-89-0) B. Jackson (6-84-0) Tackles A. Weathers (9) K. Agbottah (8) A. Weathers (9) R. Cotton (10) Opponent Individual Leaders by Game Game Rushing (att-yds-td) at Oklahoma D. Murray (9-87-5) at SMU J. Willis (10-89-0) Florida Atlantic D. Edgecomb (5-29-1) at Arkansas D. McFadden (19-138-2) at UL-Lafayette UL-Monroe at Troy Middle Tennessee Navy at Arkansas State Western Kentucky at Florida International Passing (comp-att-yds-td) S. Bradford (23-21-363-3) J. Willie (43-30-353-2) R. Smith (45-21-322-1) C. Dick (21-12-210-3) Receiving (rec-yds-td) J. Iglesisas (7-128-0) D. Lowery (7-160-0) C. Gent (4-96-1) R. Johnson (4-71-1) Tackles C. Lofton (11) J. Lindley (9) C. Sincere (15) D. Ambrose (7) Sun Belt Conference Players of the Week Week Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Offense Defense Special Teams Corey Leonard (Ark. State) Casey Fitzgerald (North Texas) Rusty Smith (Fla. Atlantic) Kenny Cattouse (Troy) Corey Leonard (Ark. State) Tyrell Johnson (Ark. State) Jarrett Jones (UL-Lafayette) Tavious Polo (Fla. Atlantic) Cergile Sincere (Fla. Atlantic) Boris Lee (Troy) Jason Chery (UL-Lafayette) Cole Wilson (UL-Monroe) Leodis McKelvin (Troy) Brandon Thompkins (Ark. State) Kevin Jones (Ark. State) 2007 Mean Green Football 14 MeanGreenSports.com Scoring Drives 2007 Mean Green Scoring Drives Opponent Qtr. Plys-Yds Time How Oklahoma 3rd 8-47 2:16 23-yd, Moreland field goal Oklahoma 4th 5-80 1:29 69-yd, Fitzgerald from Vizza SMU SMU SMU SMU SMU 1st 1st 3rd 4th 4th 10-80 4-71 7-75 8-80 9-99 4:04 1:22 2:02 2:22 1:44 4-yd, Jackson from Meager 25-yd, Fitzgerald from Meager 29-yd, Moreland field goal 26-yd, Fitzgerald from Meager 2-yd, Mosley run FAU FAU FAU FAU 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 10-91 10-60 2-57 10-55 4:31 2:43 0:23 3:35 15-yd, Washington reception 37-yd, Moreland FG 42-yd, Thomas run 37-yd, Moreland FG Arkansas 2nd 9-80 3:18 1-yd, Vizza run 2007 Mean Green Football 2007 Opponent Scoring Drives Opponent Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Qtr. 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th Plys-Yds 4-68 5-67 6-74 12-71 3-76 8-69 3-42 2-20 --- 4-66 4-18 --- Time 0:32 1:42 2:35 4:43 1:11 3:01 0:39 0:26 --- 1:19 1:35 --- How 15-yd, Gresham from Bradford 44-yd, Murray run 1-yd, Murray run 3-yd, Murray run 65-yd, Kelly from Bradford 1-yd, Murray run 24-yd, Kelly from Bradford 3-yd, Murray run 25-yd, Harris interception ret. 1-yd, Madu run 1-yd, Gutierrez run Davis safety SMU SMU SMU SMU SMU SMU SMU 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 10-64 8-81 6-70 4-71 11-82 7-53 --- 3:56 2:56 0:47 1:38 4:37 2:53 --- 29-yd, Morestead field goal 5-yd, Mapps run 1-yd, Martin run 1-yd, Sanders from Willis 29-yd, Mapps run 13-yd, Sledge from Willis 49-yd, Hudman interception FAU FAU FAU FAU FAU FAU 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 15-66 4-18 7-38 9-68 1-74 5-17 5:20 1:02 2:18 2:36 0:05 2:45 20-yd, Leroy FG 9-yd, Pierre run 37-yd, Moreland FG 29-yd, Leroy FG 74-yd, Gent reception 7-yd, Edgecomb run Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 6-69 4-81 7-30 8-56 8-80 3-79 3-62 4-19 2-41 --- 1:52 1:30 2:16 2:36 1:23 1:28 1:12 1:23 0:21 --- 35-yd, Jones run 61-yd, Crawford from Dick 39-yd, Tejada FG 2-yd, McFadden run 37-yd, Johnson from Dick 71-yd, Jones run 4-yd, McFadden run 5-yd, Miller from Dick 5-yd, Barnett run 100-yd, Norton interception 15 MeanGreenSports.com 2007 Long Plays North Texas Pass (30 yards or greater) 69 - Giovanni Vizza to Casey Fitzgerald - Oklahoma* 66 - Daniel Meager to Casey Fitzgerald - SMU 51 - Daniel Meager to Casey Fitzgerald - SMU 38 - Giovanni Vizza to Casey Fitzgerald - Arkansas 38 - Daniel Meager to Brandon Jackson - SMU 34 - Daniel Meager to Casey Fitzgerald - SMU 33 - Daniel Meager to Brock Stickler - SMU 31 - Daniel Meager to Brandon Jackson - SMU 30 - Daniel Meager to Brandon Jackson - Arkansas Rush (20 yards or greater) 42 - Jamario Thomas - FAU* 33 - Jamario Thomas - Arkansas 32 - Micah Mosley - Arkansas 24 - Daniel Meager - Arkansas Punt (50 yards or greater) 73 - Truman Spencer - SMU 54 - Truman Spencer - FAU 53 - Truman Spencer - Oklahoma 50 - Truman Spencer - Arkansas Kick Return (30 yards or greater) 35 - Antoine Bush - Arkansas 32 - Evyn Roman - FAU Punt Return (20 yards or greater) NA Field Goals (40 yards or greater) NA Interceptions (20 yards or greater) NA * Touchdown Opponents Pass (30 yards or greater) 74 - Rusty Smith to Cortez Gent - FAU 65 - Sam Bradford to Malcolm Kelly - Oklahoma* 61 - Casey Dick to London Crawford - Arkansas* 55 - Justin Willie to Devin Lowery - SMU 51 - Sam Bradford to Juaquin Iglesias - Oklahoma 42 - Sam Bradford to Jermaine Gresham - Oklahoma 37 - Casey Dick to Robert Johnson - Arkansas Rush (20 yards or greater) 71 - Felix Jones - Arkansas* 55 - Mossis Madu - Oklahoma 51 - Darren McFadden - Arkansas 44 - DeMarco Murray - Oklahoma* 41 - Juaquin Iglesias - Oklahoma* 36 - Brandon Barnett - Arkansas 35 - Felix Jones - Arkansas* 29 - James Mapps - SMU* 23 - Mossis Madu - Oklahoma 23 - Brandon Barnett - Arkansas 22 - Justing Willis - SMU 22 - DeMyron Martin - SMU Punt (50 yards or greater) 72 - Thomas Morestead - SMU 60 - Thomas Morestead - SMU 57 - Thomas Morestead - SMU Kick Return (30 yards or greater) 37 - Dominque Franks - Oklahoma 30 - J. Henderson - SMU Punt Return (20 yards or greater) 25 - Reggie Smith - Oklahoma Field Goals (40 yards or greater) NA Interceptions (20 yards or greater) 100 - Jerell Norton - Arkansas* 49 - Bryce Hudman - SMU* 26 - Lamon Robinson - Oklahoma 25 - Nic Harris - Oklahoma* * Touchdown 2007 Mean Green Football 16 MeanGreenSports.com 2007 Mean Green Starting Lineups Offense Game at Oklahoma at SMU Florida Atlantic at Arkansas at UL-Lafayette UL-Monroe at Troy Middle Tennessee Navy at Arkansas State Western Kentucky at Florida Intern. LT Menard Menard Menard Menard LG Bailey Bailey Bailey Bailey OC Drake Drake Drake Drake RG Santiago Santiago Santiago Santiago RT Venegas Venegas Venegas Venegas WR(X) Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Fitzgerald WR(Z) WR(A) WR(Y) RB QB Jackson Washington Stickler Thomas Meager Jackson Lewis Stickler Mosley Meager Jackson Washington Stickler Thomas Meager Jackson Washington Stickler Thomas Meager Defense Game DT DT DE DE at Oklahoma Thomas Stevenson Chapman Buruss at SMU Thomas Stevenson Chapman Buruss Florida Atlantic Thomas Stevenson Chapman Buruss at Arkansas Miller Stevenson Chapman Buruss at UL-Lafayette UL-Monroe at Troy Middle Tennessee Navy at Arkansas State Western Kentucky at Florida Intern. MLB Mendoza Mendoza Mendoza Mendoza LOLB Monroe Monroe Monroe Monroe ROLB Holman Holman Holman Holman CB CB S Bush Nurudeen Agbottah Bush Nurudeen Agbottah Bush Green Agbottah Bush Green Robertson S Weathers Weathers Weathers Weathers North Texas 2007 Opponents Overview Opponent at Oklahoma at SMU Florida Atlantic at Arkansas at UL-Lafayette UL-Monroe at Troy Middle Tennessee Navy at Arkansas State Western Kentucky at Florida Intern. vs. North Texas W 79-10 W 45-31 W 30-20 W 66-10 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 10 Nov. 15 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 2007 Mean Green Football Overall Record 4-1 1-4 3-2 2-2 0-5 0-4 3-2 1-4 3-2 2-2 3-2 0-5 Last Game L 27-24 at Colorado L 48-45 (OT) vs. UTEP L 45-17 at Kentucky W 66-10 vs. North Texas L 37-19 at UCF L 24-7 at Troy W 24-7 vs. UL-Monroe W 47-6 vs. Florida International W 31-20 vs. Air Force W 35-31 vs. Memphis L 41-21 at Bowling Green L 47-6 at Middle Tennessee 17 Next Game Oct. 6 vs. Texas Oct. 13 at Southern Miss. Oct. 6 vs. USF Oct. 6 vs. Tenn.-Chattanooga Oct. 6 vs. North Texas Oct. 6 vs. Ark. State Oct. 6 at Florida International Oct.6 vs. Virginia Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh Oct. 6 at UL-Monroe Oct. 13 at Ball State Oct. 6 vs. Troy MeanGreenSports.com Last Time it Happened... Individual Rushing For Over 150 Yards NT: Evan Robertson, 201 yards, vs. FAU, 11-18-06 Opp: Parrish Fisher, 169 yards, Kansas State, 9-24-05 Rushing For Over 200 Yards NT: Evan Robertson, 201 yards vs. FAU 11-18-06 Opp: Irving Spikes, 254 yards, NE Louisiana, 11-20-93 Rushed For Two Touchdowns In A Game NT: Patrick Cobbs (3), vs. UL-Lafayette, 11-5-05 Opp: Reggie Arnold (3), Arkansas State, 10-21-06 Rushed For Three Touchdowns In A Game NT: Patrick Cobbs (3), vs. UL-Lafayette, 11-5-05 Opp: DeMarco Murray (5), Oklahoma, 9-1-07 Two Runners Over 100 Yards In A Game NT: Patrick Cobbs (131) & Roy Bishop (107) vs. Baylor, 9-06-03 Opp: Darren McFadden (138), Felix Jones (132), Brandon Barnett (107), Arkansas, 9-29-07 Passing For Over 300 Yards NT: Daniel Meager, 301 yards, vs. FAU, 9-22-07 Opp: Rusty Smith, 322 yards, FAU, 9-22-07 Passing For Over 400 Yards NT: Daniel Meager, 601 yards, SMU, 9-8-07 Opp: Brian Lindgren, 402 yards, Idaho, 10-11-03 Passing For Three Touchdowns In A Game NT: Daniel Meager (3), vs. SMU, 9-8-07 Opp: Casey Dick (3), Arkansasa, 9-29-07 Passing For Four Touchdowns In A Game NT: Jason Mills vs. Utah State, 11-22-97 Opp: Zach Champion (4), Louisiana Tech, 11-4-06 Receiving Yards Over 150 NT: Casey Fitzgerald, 327 yards,vs. SMU, 9-8-07 Opp: Devin Lowry, 160 yards, SMU, 9-8-07 2007 Mean Green Football Receiving Yards Over 200 NT: Casey Fitzgerald, 327 yards, vs. SMU, 9-8-07 Opp: Trevor Insley, 263 yards, Nevada, 10-30-99 Three Touchdowns Receiving NT: Johnny Quinn vs. UL Lafayette, 9-27-03 Opp: Keith Poole, Arizona State, 9-14-96 Two Receivers Over 100 Yards In A Game NT: Casey Fitzgerald (327) & Brandon Jackson (133), vs. SMU, 9-8-07 Opp: Juaquin Iglesias (128) & Malcolm Kelly (118), Oklahoma, 9-1-07 Three Touchdowns Scored In A Game NT: Patrick Cobbs (3), vs. UL-Lafayette, 11-5-05 Opp: Reggie Arnold (3), Arkansas State, 10-21-06 Four Touchdowns Scored In A Game NT: Patrick Cobbs vs. Arkansas State, 11-15-03 Opp: DeMarco Murray (5), Oklahoma, 9-1-07 Four Field Goals In A Game NT: Denis Hopovac, 5 field goals vs. FIU,10-7-06 Opp: Nick Browne, TCU, 9-1-01 Punt Return for a Touchdown NT: Johnny Quinn, 85 yards vs. Louisiana-Monroe 10-30-04 Opp: Kevin Robinson, 71 yards, Utah State 10-9-04 Kickoff Return for a Touchdown NT: Broderick McGrew, 100 yards vs. Utah State, 11-14-98 Opp: Jason Hickenbotham, 98 yards, Arkansas St., 11-11-00 Interception Return for a Touchdown NT: Maurice Holman, 99 yards vs. Middle Tennessee, 9-10-05 Opp: Jerrell Norton, 100 yards, Arkansas, 9-22-07 Fumble Return for a Touchdown NT: T.J. Covington, 100 yards, vs. Utah State 10-9-04 Opp: Aaron Lewis, 0 yards,Texas, 9-2-06 Blocked Punt Return for a Touchdown NT: Evan Robertson, 0 yards, vs. SMU, 9-9-06 Opp: Braelon Davis, Baylor, 0 yards, 9/25/04 18 Safety Scored NT: Team vs. UL-Lafayette, 11-4-06 Opp: Alan Davis, Oklahoma, 9-1-07 Blocked Field Goal Return For a TD NT: Phillip Littlejohn, 66 yards, vs. Idaho, 10-4-97 Opp: Gary Love, Arizona, 60 yards, 9-28-02 Team 300 Yards Rushing In A Game NT: 334 yards vs. Idaho, 11-13-04 Opp: 446 yards, Arkansas, 9-29-07 400 Yards Passing In A Game NT: 601 yards vs. SMU 9-8-07 Opp: 402 yards, Idaho, 10-11-03 500 Yards In Total Offense NT: 613 yards vs. SMU, 9-8-07 Opp: 713, Arkansas, 9-29-07 50 Rushing Attempts NT: 55 vs. Florida Int’l, 10-7-06 Opp: 55, Arkansas, 9-29-07 80 Offensive Plays NT: 88 vs, FAU, 9-22-07 Opp: 80, Arkansas, 9-29-07 50 Points In A Game NT: 51 vs. Idaho 11-13-04 Opp: 66, Arkansas, 9-29-07 60 Points In A Game NT: 63 vs. Nicholls State, 11-13-93 Opp: 66, Arkansas, 9-29-07 30 First Downs NT: 31 vs. SMU, 9-8-07 Opp: 30, Arkansas, 9-29-07 Shutout Recorded NT: 21-0 vs. Troy State, 10-30-03 Opp: 35-0, Middle Tennessee, 9-30-06 Less Than 200 Yards Total Offense Allowed NT: 190 vs. Arkansas State, 11-15-03 Opp: 137, UL-Monroe, 11-18-06 Less Than 100 Yards Rushing Allowed NT: 12 vs. SMU, 9-8-07 Opp: 84, FAU, 9-22-07 Less Than 100 Yards Passing Allowed NT: 40 vs. Troy, 10-04-05 Opp: 63, UL-Monroe, 11-18-06 MeanGreenSports.com Mean Green Career Highs #20 Jamario Thomas, RB, Sr.. Rushes 41 vs. UL-Monroe (10-30-04) Rushing Yards 291 vs. Idaho (11-13-04) Longest Rush 77 vs. New Mexico State (10-23-05) Touchdowns 4 vs. Idaho (11-13-04) Receptions 5 vs. FAU (9-22-07) Receiving Yards 12 vs. FAU (9-22-07) #7 Daniel Meager, QB, Jr. Attempts Completions Passing Yards Long Pass Touchdowns 64 vs. SMU (9-8-07) 46 vs. SMU (9-8-07) 601 vs. SMU (9-8-07) 66 vs. SMU (9-8-07) 3 vs. SMU (9-8-07) #49 Brandon Jackson, WR, Sr. Receptions 10 vs. FAU (9-22-07) Receiving Yards 133 vs. SMU (9-8-07) Touchdowns 1 vs. Texas (9-2-06) Long Reception 44 vs. UL-Monroe (11-19-05) #87 Casey Fitzgerald, WR, Jr. Receptions 18 vs. SMU (9-8-07) Receiving Yards 327 vs. SMU (9-8-07) Touchdowns 2 vs. SMU (9-8-07) Long Reception 69 vs. Oklahoma (9-1-07) #10 Korey Washington, WR, So. Receptions 8 vs. SMU (9-8-07) Receiving Yards 70 vs. SMU (9-8-07) Touchdowns 1 vs. FAU (9-22-07) Long Reception 18 vs. Arkansas (9-29-07) #82 Brock Stickler, WR, Jr. Receptions 3 vs. SMU (9-8-07) Receiving Yards 48 vs. SMU (9-8-07) Long Reception 33 vs. SMU (9-8-07) #32 Micah Mosley, RB, Fr. Rushes 12 vs. SMU (9-8-07) Rushing Yards 68 vs. Arkansas (9-29-07) Longest Rush 32 vs. Arkansas (9-29-07) #15 Giovanni Vizza, QB, Fr. Attempts 26 vs. Arkansas (9-29-07) Completions 8 vs. Arkansas (9-29-07) Passing Yards 124 vs. Oklahoma (9-1-07) Long Pass 69 vs. Oklahoma (9-1-07) #23 Thomas Moreland, K, Fr. Long Field Goal 37 vs. FAU (9-22-07) Most Field Goals 2 vs. FAU (9-22-07) Most Made PATs 4 vs. SMU (9-8-07) #90 Jeremiah Chapman, DE, Sr. Tackles 12 vs. MTSU (9-30-06) Sacks 2 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (10-11-06) Tackles For Loss 3 vs. Florida Atlantic (11-12-05) Fumble Recoveries 1 vs. Middle Tennessee (9-10-05) Interceptions 1 vs. Tulsa (9-16-06) #51 Derek Mendoza, LB, Sr. Tackles 11 vs. Middle Tennessee (10-2-04) Tackles For Loss 1 vs. Middle Tennessee (9-10-05) Interception 1 vs. SMU (9-8-07) #41 Maurice Holman, LB, Sr. Tackles 15 vs. Troy (10-4-05) Tackles For Loss 2.5 vs. FIU (10-7-06) Sacks 1.5 vs. UL-Lafayette (11-5-05) Interception 1 vs. Middle Tennessee (9-10-05) Forced Fumble 1 vs. Arkansas (9-29-07) Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Florida International (10-15-05) #4 Brandon Monroe, LB, Sr. Tackles 11 vs. Florida Atlantic (9-11-04) Tackles For Loss 2 vs. SMU (9-8-07) Sacks 1 vs. Tulsa (9-17-05) Interception 1 vs. UL-Monroe (11-19-05) Forced Fumble 1 vs. Arkansas State (11-18-04) Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Arkansas (9-29-07) #38 Aaron Weathers, S, Sr. Tackles Tackles For Loss Interceptions Blocked Kick Pass Break Up Forced Fumble Fumble Recoveries 15 vs. UL-Lafayette (11-5-05) 1 vs. UL-Monroe (11-19-05) 1 vs. Troy (10-28-06) 1 vs. Arkansas State (10-21-06) 3 vs. Louisiana Tech (10-22-05) 1 vs. SMU (9-9-06) 1 vs. Arkansas (9-29-07) #99 Isaac Thomas, DT, Sr. Tackles 5 vs. Texas (9-2-06) #39 Germaine Dawson, DB, Sr. Tackles 8 vs. Texas (9-2-06) Tackles For Loss 1.5 vs. SMU (9-9-06) Sacks 1 vs. SMU (9-9-06) Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (10-11-06) Pass Break Up 3 vs. Texas (9-02-06) #2 Dominique Green, CB, Sr. Tackles 10 vs. FIU (10-7-06) Forced Fumble 1 vs. Tulsa (9-16-06) Pass Break Up 1 vs. Arkansas State (11-26-05) #35 Antoine Bush, CB, So. Tackles 8 vs. MTSU (9-30-06) Tackles For Loss 1 vs. SMU (9-9-06) Interceptions 1 vs. Texas (9-2-06) #25 Truman Spencer, P, Jr. Longest Punt 73 vs. SMU (9-8-07) 2007 Mean Green Football 19 MeanGreenSports.com 20 30 40 50 40 30 20 Mean Green Depth Chart vs. UL-Lafayette Specialists PK #23 Thomas Moreland PH #18 Matt Phillips P #25 Truman Spencer KR #37 Evyn Roman PR #37 Evyn Roman DS #86 Christian Davidson O Running Back #20 Jamario Thomas #32 Micah Mosley O O O O O Wide Receiver (Z) Wide Receiver (Y) #49 Brandon Jackson #82 Brock Stickler #19 Sam Dibrell #88 Roderick Johnson Quarterback #7 Daniel Meager #15 Giovanni Vizza Wide Receiver (A) Wide Receiver (X) #10 Korey Washington #87 Casey Fitzgerald #9 B.J. Lewis #17 Breece Johnson O O O O O Right Tackle #74 Adam Venegas #69 Robert Peachey X Defensive End #89 Blake Buruss #94 Eddrick Gilmore X Outside Linebacker #4 Brandon Monroe #42 Craig Robertson X Cornerback #2 Dominique Green #31 Latif Nurudeen Right Guard #77 Esteban Santiago #74 Adam Venegas Center #68 Kelvin Drake #73 Brian Glass X Defensive Tackle #99 Isaac Thomas #65 Joseph Miller Left Guard #57 Tyler Bailey #67 Chad Rose X Defensive Tackle #79 Montey Stevenson #61 Jonathan Stewart X Middle Linebacker #51 Derek Mendoza #44 Tobe Nwigwe X Safety #13 Kartey Agbottah #24 Roderick Cotton X Safety #38 Aaron Weathers #45 Cliff Higgs Left Tackle #71 Matt Menard #64 Victor Gill X Defensive End #90 Jeremiah Chapman #52 Sam Owusu-Hemeng X Outside Linebacker #41 Maurice Holman #40 Colt Mahan X Cornerback #35 Antoine Bush #37 Evyn Roman University of North Texas Roster vs. UL-Lafayette - Numerical 1 Oubre, Gary DB 5-9 160 Sr. Plano, TX (Coffeyville CC) 49 Jackson, Brandon*** WR 6-1 208 Sr. Fort Bend, TX (Austin HS) 2 Green, Dominique** DB 5-11 188 Jr. Lawton, OK (Eisenhower HS) 50 Brown, Lawrence* LB 6-3 213 Sr. Houston, TX (North Shore HS) 4 Monroe, Brandon*** LB 6-2 234 Sr. Electra, TX (Electra HS) 51 Mendoza, Derek*** LB 6-1 242 Sr. Hereford, TX (Hereford HS) 5 King, Marcus WR 6-3 200 Fr. Euless, TX (Trinity HS) 52 Owusu-Hemeng, Sam LB 6-1 230 RFr. Arlington, TX (Seguin HS) 6 Tune, Nathan QB 6-3 203 RFr, Celina, TX (Celina HS) 56 Johnson, J.J. OL 6-2 278 Fr. Plano, TX (Plano West HS) 7 Meager, Daniel** QB 6-1 198 Jr. Richardson, TX (Pearce HS) 57 Bailey, Tyler* OL 6-2 275 So. Lexington, KY (Paul Dunbar HS) 8 Roberson, Sam WR 6-4 210 Fr. Somerville, TX (Somerville HS) 58 Taveras, Tony LB 5-11 225 RFr. Groesbeck, TX (Groesbeck HS) 9 Lewis, B.J. WR 6-1 190 Fr. Waco, TX (Robinson HS) 59 Penson, A.J. LB 6-1 220 Fr. Lufkin, TX (Lufkin HS) 10 Washington, Korey* WR 5-10 186 So. Cedar Park, TX (Cedar Park HS) 61 Stewart, Jonathan DL 6-2 260 So. Arlington, TX (Seguin HS) 11 Cox, Deavin*** RB 5-9 191 Sr. Dallas, TX (Bishop Lynch HS) 64 Gill, Victor OL 6-5 235 RFr. Argyle, TX (Argyle HS) 13 Agbottah, Kartey* DB 6-2 190 So. Irving, TX (MacArthur HS) 65 Miller, Joseph** DL 6-3 275 Jr. Pflugerville, TX (Pflugerville HS) 14 Walker, Evan WR 5-11 185 Fr. Colleyville, TX (Heritage HS) 66 Kaiser, Jacob OL 6-7 291 Fr. Greensburg, PA (Central Catholic HS) 15 Vizza, Giovanni QB 6-1 195 Fr. San Antonio, TX (Alamo Heights) 67 Rose, Chad** OL 6-3 285 Jr. Round Rock, TX (Westwood HS) 17 Johnson, Breece WR 6-1 175 Fr. Colleyville, TX (Heritage HS) 68 Drake, Kelvin* OL 6-2 300 So. Galveston, TX (Ball HS) 17 Nelson, Brian DB 6-0 189 Jr. Arlington, TX (Summit HS) 70 Carlson, Brian* OL 6-5 280 Sr. Spring, TX (Kilgore College) 18 Phillips, Matt** QB 6-1 224 Jr. San Angelo, TX (Lakeview HS) 71 Menard, Matthew OL 6-5 275 RFr. Spring, TX (Westfield HS) 19 Dibrell, Sam WR 6-2 205 Fr. San Antonio, TX (Alamo Heights) 72 Tomlinson, Matt OL 6-5 270 Fr. Klein, TX (Klein HS) 20 Thomas, Jamario*** RB 5-11 210 Sr. Longview, TX (Spring Hill HS) 73 Glass, Bryan OL 6-0 280 So. Paris, TX (Paris HS) 22 Ealey, Kevin DB 5-9 185 Fr. Brenham, TX (Brenham HS) 74 Venegas, Adam** OL 6-3 293 Sr. Olathe, KS (Olathe North HS) 76 Davidson, Bradley OL 6-0 238 Fr. Justin, TX (Northwest HS) 77 Santiago, Esteban OL 6-5 302 RFr. El Paso, TX (Coronado HS) 78 Kokjohn, Troy OL 6-2 258 Fr. Carrollton, TX (Hebron HS) 23 Moreland, Thomas 24 Cotton, Roderick*** 25 Spencer, Truman** K 5-10 193 Fr. Forney, TX (Forney HS) DB 5-10 200 Sr. Nacogdoches, TX (Nacogdoches) P 6-3 206 Jr. Mesquite, TX (Horn HS) 26 Montgomery, Cam RB 6-2 208 Jr. The Woodlands, TX (NE Miss. JC) 79 Stevenson, Montey*** DL 6-2 290 Sr. Alvarado, TX (Alvarado HS) 29 Deans, Trent K 81 Lichty, Erik WR 6-1 175 Fr, McKinney, TX (Prestonwood Christian) 30 Henderson, Keronna** RB 6-0 237 Jr. Carthage, TX (Carthage HS) 82 Stickler, Brock** WR 6-3 219 Jr. Lampasas, TX (Lampasas HS) 31 Nurudeen, Latif DB 6-1 200 Jr. Houston, TX (Baylor) 83 Seidle, Bryant* LB 6-3 230 So. Cypress, TX (Cy-Fair HS) 32 Mosley, Micah RB 6-1 205 Fr. Nederland, TX (Nederland HS) 84 Brown, Charlie* DE 6-4 239 So. Muskogee, OK (Hilldale HS) 35 Bush, Antoine* DB 5-11 176 So. Tyler, TX (John Tyler HS) 86 Davidson, Christian* LB 6-3 220 So. Spring, TX (Klein Oak HS) 36 Davis, Marquese LB 6-1 230 Fr. Atlanta, TX (Atlanta HS) 87 Fitzgerald, Casey* WR 5-11 186 Jr. Red Oak, TX (Red Oak HS) 37 Roman, Evyn DB 5-10 161 Jr. Hughson, CA (College of San Mateo) 88 Johnson, Roderick WR 6-2 190 Jr. Garland, TX (Naaman Forest HS) 38 Weathers, Aaron** DB 6-0 203 Sr. Bonner Springs, KS (Coffeyville CC) 89 Burruss, Blake*** DE 6-7 275 Sr. Oklahoma City, OK (Westmoore HS) 39 Dawson, Germaine** DB 6-1 213 Jr. Rockdale, TX (Rockdale HS) 90 Chapman, Jeremiah*** DE 6-4 243 Sr. China Spring, TX (China Spring HS) 40 Mahan, Colt** LB 6-1 220 Jr. Keller, TX (Keller HS) 92 Ross, Draylen* DL 6-3 280 So. Fort Worth, TX (Diamond Hill HS) 41 Holman, Maurice*** LB 6-1 224 Sr. Mt. Vernon, TX (Mt. Vernon HS) 94 Gilmore, Eddrick* DE 6-5 240 So. Houston, TX (Alief Hastings HS) 42 Robertson, Craig LB 6-0 210 RFr. Stafford, TX (Stafford HS) 95 Desoto, Jesse DL 6-2 275 Fr. San Antonio, TX (Lee HS) 43 Sykes, Marquis LB 6-3 253 RFr. Coppell, TX (Coppell HS) 96 Okonkwo, Kenneth DL 6-2 230 RFr. Richardson, TX (Berkner HS) 44 Nwigwe, Tobe* LB 6-2 237 So. Houston, TX (Alief Elsik HS) 97 Durodoye, Raifu** LB 6-1 237 Sr. Denton, TX (Denton HS) 45 Higgs, Cliff*** DB 6-1 218 Sr. Sanger, TX (Sanger HS) 98 Krider, Kail DE 6-3 245 RFr. Leonard, TX (Leonard HS) 48 Davenport, Ryan** DE 6-2 228 Jr. Fredricksburg, TX (Air Force Prep) 99 Thomas, Isaac** DL 5-11 289 Jr. Mansfield, TX (Summit HS) 6-0 178 Fr. Sherman, TX, (Sherman HS) 2007 Mean Green Football 21 MeanGreenSports.com University of North Texas Roster vs. UL-Lafayette - Alphabetical 13 Agbottah, Kartey* DB 6-2 190 So. Irving, TX (MacArthur HS) 40 Mahan, Colt** LB 6-1 220 Jr. Keller, TX (Keller HS) 57 Bailey, Tyler* OL 6-2 275 So. Lexington, KY (Paul Dunbar HS) 7 Meager, Daniel** QB 6-1 198 Jr. Richardson, TX (Pearce HS) 84 Brown, Charlie* DE 6-4 239 So. Muskogee, OK (Hilldale HS) 71 Menard, Matthew OL 6-5 275 RFr. Spring, TX (Westfield HS) 50 Brown, Lawrence* LB 6-3 213 Sr. Houston, TX (North Shore HS) 51 Mendoza, Derek*** LB 6-1 242 Sr. Hereford, TX (Hereford HS) 89 Burruss, Blake*** DE 6-7 275 Sr. Oklahoma City, OK (Westmoore HS) 65 Miller, Joseph** DL 6-3 275 Jr. Pflugerville, TX (Pflugerville HS) 35 Bush, Antoine* DB 5-11 176 So. Tyler, TX (John Tyler HS) 4 Monroe, Brandon*** LB 6-2 234 Sr. Electra, TX (Electra HS) 70 Carlson, Brian* OL 6-5 280 Sr. Spring, TX (Kilgore College) 26 Montgomery, Cam RB 6-2 208 Jr. The Woodlands, TX (NE Miss. JC) 90 Chapman, Jeremiah*** DE 6-4 243 Sr. China Spring, TX (China Spring HS) 23 Moreland, Thomas K 5-10 193 Fr. Forney, TX (Forney HS) 24 Cotton, Roderick*** DB 5-10 200 Sr. Nacogdoches, TX (Nacogdoches) 32 Mosley, Micah RB 6-1 205 Fr. Nederland, TX (Nederland HS) 11 Cox, Deavin*** RB 5-9 191 Sr. Dallas, TX (Bishop Lynch HS) 17 Nelson, Brian DB 6-0 189 Jr. Arlington, TX (Summit HS) 48 Davenport, Ryan** DE 6-2 228 Jr. Fredricksburg, TX (Air Force Prep) 31 Nurudeen, Latif DB 6-1 200 Jr. Houston, TX (Baylor) 76 Davidson, Bradley OL 6-0 238 Fr. Justin, TX (Northwest HS) 44 Nwigwe, Tobe* LB 6-2 237 So. Houston, TX (Alief Elsik HS) 86 Davidson, Christian* LB 6-3 220 So. Spring, TX (Klein Oak HS) 18 Phillips, Matt** QB 6-1 224 Jr. San Angelo, TX (Lakeview HS) 36 Davis, Marquese LB 6-1 230 Fr. Atlanta, TX (Atlanta HS) 96 Okonkwo, Kenneth DL 6-2 230 RFr. Richardson, TX (Berkner HS) 39 Dawson, Germaine** DB 6-1 213 Jr. Rockdale, TX (Rockdale HS) 1 Oubre, Gary DB 5-9 160 Sr. Plano, TX (Coffeyville CC) 52 Owusu-Hemeng, Sam LB 6-1 230 RFr. Arlington, TX (Seguin HS) 29 Deans, Trent K 6-0 178 Fr. Sherman, TX, (Sherman HS) 95 DeSoto, Jesse DL 6-2 275 Fr. San Antonio, TX (Lee HS) 59 Penson, A.J. LB 6-1 220 Fr. Lufkin, TX (Lufkin HS) 19 Dibrell, Sam WR 6-2 205 Fr. San Antonio, TX (Alamo Heights) 8 Roberson, Sam WR 6-4 210 Fr. Somerville, TX (Somerville HS) 68 Drake, Kelvin* OL 6-2 300 So. Galveston, TX (Ball HS) 42 Robertson, Craig LB 6-0 210 RFr. Stafford, TX (Stafford HS) 97 Durodoye, Raifu** LB 6-1 237 Sr. Denton, TX (Denton HS) 37 Roman, Evyn DB 5-10 161 Jr. Hughson, CA (College of San Mateo) 22 Ealey, Kevin DB 5-9 185 Fr. Brenham, TX (Brenham HS) 67 Rose, Chad** OL 6-3 285 Jr. Round Rock, TX (Westwood HS) 87 Fitzgerald, Casey* WR 5-11 186 Jr. Red Oak, TX (Red Oak HS) 92 Ross, Draylen* DL 6-3 280 So. Fort Worth, TX (Diamond Hill HS) 64 Gill, Victor OL 6-5 235 RFr. Argyle, TX (Argyle HS) 77 Santiago, Esteban OL 6-5 302 RFr. El Paso, TX (Coronado HS) 94 Gilmore, Eddrick* DE 6-5 240 So. Houston, TX (Alief Hastings HS) 83 Seidle, Bryant* LB 6-3 230 So. Cypress, TX (Cy-Fair HS) 73 Glass, Bryan OL 6-0 280 So. Paris, TX (Paris HS) 25 Spencer, Truman** 2 Green, Dominique** DB 5-11 188 Jr. Lawton, OK (Eisenhower HS) 79 Stevenson, Montey*** DL 6-2 290 Sr. Alvarado, TX (Alvarado HS) P 6-3 206 Jr. Mesquite, TX (Horn HS) 30 Henderson, Keronna** RB 6-0 237 Jr. Carthage, TX (Carthage HS) 61 Stewart, Jonathan DL 6-2 260 So. Arlington, TX (Seguin HS) 45 Higgs, Cliff*** DB 6-1 218 Sr. Sanger, TX (Sanger HS) 82 Stickler, Brock** WR 6-3 219 Jr. Lampasas, TX (Lampasas HS) 41 Holman, Maurice*** LB 6-1 224 Sr. Mt. Vernon, TX (Mt. Vernon HS) 43 Sykes, Marquis LB 6-3 253 RFr. Coppell, TX (Coppell HS) 49 Jackson, Brandon*** WR 6-1 208 Sr. Fort Bend, TX (Austin HS) 58 Taveras, Tony LB 5-11 225 RFr. Groesbeck, TX (Groesbeck HS) 17 Johnson, Breece WR 6-1 175 Fr. Colleyville, TX (Heritage HS) 99 Thomas, Isaac** DL 5-11 289 Jr. Mansfield, TX (Summit HS) 56 Johnson, J.J. OL 6-2 278 Fr. Plano, TX (Plano West HS) 20 Thomas, Jamario*** RB 5-11 210 Sr. Longview, TX (Spring Hill HS) 88 Johnson, Roderick WR 6-2 190 Jr. Garland, TX (Naaman Forest HS) 72 Tomlinson, Matt OL 6-5 270 Fr. Klein, TX (Klein HS) 66 Kaiser, Jacob OL 6-7 291 Fr. Greensburg, PA (Central Catholic HS) 6 Tune, Nathan QB 6-3 203 RFr, Celina, TX (Celina HS) 5 King, Marcus WR 6-3 200 Fr. Euless, TX (Trinity HS) 74 Venegas, Adam** OL 6-3 293 Sr. Olathe, KS (Olathe North HS) 78 Kokjohn, Troy OL 6-2 258 Fr. Carrollton, TX (Hebron HS) 15 Vizza, Giovanni QB 6-1 195 Fr. San Antonio, TX (Alamo Heights) 98 Krider, Kail DE 6-3 245 RFr. Leonard, TX (Leonard HS) 14 Walker, Evan WR 5-11 185 Fr. Colleyville, TX (Heritage HS) 81 Lichty, Erik WR 6-1 175 Fr, McKinney, TX (Prestonwood Christian) 10 Washington, Korey* WR 5-10 186 So. Cedar Park, TX (Cedar Park HS) 9 Lewis, B.J. WR 6-1 190 Fr. Waco, TX (Robinson HS) 38 Weathers, Aaron** DB 6-0 203 Sr. Bonner Springs, KS (Coffeyville CC) 2007 Mean Green Football 22 MeanGreenSports.com The Automated ScoreBook North Texas Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2007) All games North Texas Combined Team Statistics RECORD: ALL GAMES........... CONFERENCE.......... NON-CONFERENCE...... OVERALL (0-4-0) (0-1-0) (0-3-0) DATE OPPONENT W/L ----------------------------------- --Sep 01, 2007 at Oklahoma L Sep 08, 2007 at SMU L *Sep 22, 2007 FLORIDA ATLANTIC L Sept 29,2007 at Arkansas L SCORE ----10-79 31-45 20-30 7-66 ATTEND -----84472 20517 20479 66343 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G ----------------------------------------------------------Thomas, Jamario 3 30 183 14 169 5.6 1 42 56.3 Mosley, Micah 4 30 143 4 139 4.6 1 32 34.8 Vizza, Giovanni 2 13 34 12 22 1.7 1 9 11.0 Meager, Daniel 4 36 127 110 17 0.5 0 24 4.2 Montgomery, Cam 2 3 7 0 7 2.3 0 3 3.5 Cox, Deavin 4 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.2 TEAM 3 1 0 23 -23 -23.0 0 0 -7.7 Total.......... 4 114 495 163 332 2.9 3 42 83.0 Opponents...... 4 160 1036 60 976 6.1 17 71 244.0 PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G --------------------------------------------------------------Meager, Daniel 4 116.17 106-167-8 63.5 1081 4 66 270.2 Vizza, Giovanni 2 80.08 12-37-3 32.4 242 1 69 121.0 Total.......... 4 109.62 118-204-11 57.8 1323 5 69 330.8 Opponents...... 4 165.49 91-140-1 65.0 1345 9 74 336.2 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G ------------------------------------------------Fitzgerald, Cas 4 38 596 15.7 3 69 149.0 Jackson, Brando 4 33 389 11.8 1 38 97.2 Washington, Kor 4 18 164 9.1 1 18 41.0 Lewis, B.J. 4 8 71 8.9 0 23 17.8 Thomas, Jamario 3 7 13 1.9 0 10 4.3 Mosley, Micah 4 7 11 1.6 0 12 2.8 Stickler, Brock 4 6 74 12.3 0 33 18.5 Montgomery, Cam 2 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5 Total.......... 4 118 1323 11.2 5 69 330.8 Opponents...... 4 91 1345 14.8 9 74 336.2 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ----------------------------------------------------------------Moreland, Thoma 4-6 66.7 0-0 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-0 37 0 |------- PATs -------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points --------------------------------------------------------------Moreland, Thoma 0 4-6 8-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 20 Fitzgerald, Cas 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Mosley, Micah 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Jackson, Brando 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Thomas, Jamario 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Vizza, Giovanni 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Washington, Kor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total.......... 8 4-6 8-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 68 Opponents...... 29 5-6 29-29 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 220 SCORE BY QUARTERS -------------------North Texas......... Opponents........... 1st --21 51 2nd --17 70 3rd --9 38 4th --21 61 Total --68 220 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ---------------------------------------------Meager, Daniel 4 203 17 1081 1098 274.5 Vizza, Giovanni 2 50 22 242 264 132.0 Thomas, Jamario 3 30 169 0 169 56.3 Mosley, Micah 4 30 139 0 139 34.8 Montgomery, Cam 2 3 7 0 7 3.5 Total.......... 4 318 332 1323 1655 413.8 Opponents...... 4 300 976 1345 2321 580.2 2007 HOME (0-1-0) (0-1-0) (0-0-0) AWAY (0-3-0) (0-0-0) (0-3-0) NEUTRAL (0-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) TEAM STATISTICS NT OPP --------------------------------------------------FIRST DOWNS.............. 91 102 Rushing................ 25 36 Passing................ 59 60 Penalty................ 7 6 RUSHING YARDAGE.......... 332 976 Yards gained rushing... 495 1036 Yards lost rushing..... 163 60 Rushing Attempts....... 114 160 Average Per Rush....... 2.9 6.1 Average Per Game....... 83.0 244.0 TDs Rushing............ 3 17 PASSING YARDAGE.......... 1323 1345 Att-Comp-Int........... 204-118-11 140-91-1 Average Per Pass....... 6.5 9.6 Average Per Catch...... 11.2 14.8 Average Per Game....... 330.8 336.2 TDs Passing............ 5 9 TOTAL OFFENSE............ 1655 2321 Total Plays............ 318 300 Average Per Play....... 5.2 7.7 Average Per Game....... 413.8 580.2 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 31-581 17-346 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 3-5 14-109 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS..... 1-12 11-202 FUMBLES-LOST............. 5-1 6-5 PENALTIES-YARDS.......... 35-239 29-245 PUNTS-AVG................ 30-38.8 16-45.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.. 29:44 30:16 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 20/64 23/54 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 2/6 5/8 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long --------------------------------------Mendoza, Derek 1 12 12.0 0 12 Total.......... 1 12 12.0 0 12 Opponents...... 11 202 18.4 3 100 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd ----------------------------------------------------Spencer, Truman 28 1157 41.3 73 1 7 3 2 TEAM 2 7 3.5 7 0 0 0 0 Total.......... 30 1164 38.8 73 1 7 3 2 Opponents...... 16 720 45.0 72 1 4 8 0 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long --------------------------------------Roman, Evyn 3 5 1.7 0 7 Total.......... 3 5 1.7 0 7 Opponents...... 14 109 7.8 0 25 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long --------------------------------------Roman, Evyn 15 320 21.3 0 32 Bush, Antoine 7 142 20.3 0 35 Ealey, Kevin 5 71 14.2 0 20 Washington, Kor 4 48 12.0 0 15 Total.......... 31 581 18.7 0 35 Opponents...... 17 346 20.4 0 37 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G -----------------------------------------------------Fitzgerald, Cas 4 0 596 0 0 0 596 149.0 Jackson, Brando 4 0 389 0 0 0 389 97.2 Roman, Evyn 4 0 0 5 320 0 325 81.2 Washington, Kor 4 0 164 0 48 0 212 53.0 Thomas, Jamario 3 169 13 0 0 0 182 60.7 Total.......... 4 332 1323 5 581 12 2253 563.2 Opponents...... 4 976 1345 109 346 202 2978 744.5 |--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23. Mean Green Football 38 Weathers, Aaron 4 24 9 33 . . 1 . 1-0 1 . . 51 Mendoza, Derek 4 15 10 25 . . 1-12 1 . . . . . MeanGreenSports.com The Automated ScoreBook Texas Overall Team NorthNorth Texas Overall Team Statistics (as Statistics of Oct 01, 2007) All games TEAM STATISTICS NT OPP -------------------------------------------------------SCORING....................... 68 220 Points Per Game............. 17.0 55.0 FIRST DOWNS................... 91 102 Rushing..................... 25 36 Passing..................... 59 60 Penalty..................... 7 6 RUSHING YARDAGE............... 332 976 Yards gained rushing........ 495 1036 Yards lost rushing.......... 163 60 Rushing Attempts............ 114 160 Average Per Rush............ 2.9 6.1 Average Per Game............ 83.0 244.0 TDs Rushing................. 3 17 PASSING YARDAGE............... 1323 1345 Att-Comp-Int................ 204-118-11 140-91-1 Average Per Pass............ 6.5 9.6 Average Per Catch........... 11.2 14.8 Average Per Game............ 330.8 336.2 TDs Passing................. 5 9 TOTAL OFFENSE................. 1655 2321 Total Plays................. 318 300 Average Per Play............ 5.2 7.7 Average Per Game............ 413.8 580.2 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 31-581 17-346 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 3-5 14-109 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 1-12 11-202 KICK RETURN AVERAGE........... 18.7 20.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE........... 1.7 7.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE............ 12.0 18.4 FUMBLES-LOST.................. 5-1 6-5 PENALTIES-YARDS............... 35-239 29-245 Average Per Game............ 59.8 61.2 PUNTS-YARDS................... 30-1164 16-720 Average Per Punt............ 38.8 45.0 Net punt average............ 34.5 43.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 29:44 30:16 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 20/64 23/54 3rd-Down Pct................ 31% 43% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 2/6 5/8 4th-Down Pct................ 33% 62% SACKS BY-YARDS................ 2-18 14-116 MISC YARDS.................... 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED............. 8 29 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 4-6 5-6 ON-SIDE KICKS................. 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES............... 8-13 62% 21-25 84% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS........... 4-13 31% 17-25 68% PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 8-8 100% 29-29 100% ATTENDANCE.................... 20479 171332 Games/Avg Per Game.......... 1/20479 3/57111 Neutral Site Games.......... 0/0 SCORE BY QUARTERS -------------------North Texas......... Opponents........... 2007 Mean Green Football 1st --21 51 2nd --17 70 24 3rd --9 38 4th --21 61 Total --68 220 MeanGreenSports.com The Automated ScoreBook North TexasNorth Overall Individual Statistics Texas Individual Statistics(as of Oct 01, 2007) All games RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS ---------------------------------------------------------------Thomas, Jamario 3 30 183 14 169 5.6 1 42 56.3 Vizza, Giovanni 2 13 34 12 22 1.7 1 9 11.0 Mosley, Micah 4 Meager, Daniel 30 4 Montgomery, Cam 2 Cox, Deavin 3 Total.......... 4 Opponents...... 4 PASSING 4 36 127 110 1 1 0 3 4 TEAM 143 1 7 495 0.5 7 2.3 1 1.0 23 -23 -23.0 60 976 163 1 32 0 24 0 1 0 0 332 2.9 6.1 17 Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds 160 1036 GP 4.6 17 0 0 114 139 3 0 42 4.2 Opponents...... 11 202 18.4 3 100 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Roman, Evyn 15 320 21.3 0 32 Ealey, Kevin 5 71 14.2 0 20 57.8 1323 5 69 330.8 RECEIVING 69 121.0 74 336.2 TD Long Avg/G Washington, Kor 581 No. Yds 0 0 4 38 596 15.7 3 69 149.0 FUMBLE RETURNS Washington, Kor 4 18 164 9.1 1 18 Total.......... Lewis, B.J. 4 Thomas, Jamario 8 3 Mosley, Micah 7 4 Stickler, Brock 2 11 6 74 1 5 1 8.9 0 1.9 0 1.6 0 12.3 0 5.0 0 38 97.2 23 17.8 10 12 33 5 4 Opponents...... North Opponents...... 41.0 4.3 118 1323 0 12.0 35 0 18.7 15 0 20.4 35 0 37 Avg TD Long 1 0.0 7 0 7.0 0 0 7 2.5 |------- PATs -------| 4-6 8-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 20 Washington, Kor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 3 Thomas, Jamario Kick 0-0 1 Mosley, Micah Rush Rcv Pass 8 FGM-FGA 0 0-0 8-8 5-6 0 0-0 0-0 4-6 29 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 Vizza, Giovanni 0-0 0-0 1 Jackson, Brando DXP Saf Points 29-29 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 18 0 6 0 0 0 1 4-6 0-0 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-0 37 Meager, Daniel 4 203 Thomas, Jamario 3 30 169 3 7 Montgomery, Cam 6 Cox, Deavin 6 TEAM 68 Total.......... 220 Opponents...... PUNTING Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk 66.7 G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G --------------------------------------------------- Mosley, Micah 6 0 TOTAL OFFENSE Vizza, Giovanni 0 139 0 30 2 4 1 3 4 318 4 0 7 3.5 -23 34.8 0.2 -7.7 1655 413.8 976 1345 Yds 56.3 1 332 1323 300 No. 0 -23 169 139 0 1 1 264 132.0 0 2321 580.2 Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd 41.3 73 1 7 3 2 Total.......... 30 1164 38.8 73 1 7 3 2 OPPONENTS Opponents...... Oklahoma (29) - KICKOFFS Florida Atlantic (37),(37),25 (20),(27),(29) ---------------------------------------------------(29) 2 7 16 720 3.5 45.0 7 72 0 1 No. Yds Avg TB OB Spencer, Truman 17 1033 60.8 0 0 Opponents...... 37 2485 67.2 6 0 0 4 Retn 0 0 8 0 Net YdLn ------------------------------------------------------------- (39),44 Total.......... Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2007 Mean Green Football 4 242 1098 274.5 22 28 1157 TEAM North Texas 38 17 1081 50 Spencer, Truman FG SEQUENCE (29) 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Arkansas 346 20.3 11.2 The 5 69 330.8 Automated 0 Fitzgerald, Cas SMU Avg TD Long 2.8 Moreland, Thoma Moreland, Thoma 12 18.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FIELD GOALS 17 Opponents...... FGs Opponents...... 0 -------------------------------------------- TD Total.......... 12.0 ScoreBook 4 91Overall 1345 14.8 Individual 9 74 336.2 Texas Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2007) All games Total.......... SCORING 13 7 4 Montgomery, Cam 71 11.8 48 31 Fitzgerald, Cas 389 4 142 Total.......... Avg ------------------------------------------------------ 12 7 Yds 33 1 Bush, Antoine No. 4 Avg TD Long -------------------------------------------- GP Jackson, Brando Yds 12 TD Lng Avg/G 9 No. 7 0 109.62 118-204-11 65.0 1345 25 12.0 4 91-140-1 0 12 Total.......... 165.49 7.8 1 66 270.2 4 109 Total.......... 4 Opponents...... 14 Mendoza, Derek 83.0 71 244.0 1 7 0 -7.7 63.5 1081 242 0 1.7 -------------------------------------------- 106-167-8 32.4 1.7 5 INTERCEPTIONS 0.2 116.17 12-37-3 Avg TD Long 3.5 4 80.08 5 3 Opponents...... Meager, Daniel 2 3 Total.......... -------------------------------------------------------------------Vizza, Giovanni Yds Roman, Evyn 34.8 3 No. -------------------------------------------- 25 17 1033 60.8 0 0 346 40.4 581 48.2 29 21 MeanGreenSports.com The Automated ScoreBook Statistics (as of Oct 01, 20 All games North Texas Overall Individual North Texas Individual Statistics ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Fitzgerald, Cas 4 0 596 0 0 0 596 149.0 Roman, Evyn 4 0 0 5 320 0 325 0 0 ----------------------------------------------------------Jackson, Brando Washington, Kor Thomas, Jamario Mosley, Micah Bush, Antoine Stickler, Brock Lewis, B.J. Ealey, Kevin Vizza, Giovanni Meager, Daniel Montgomery, Cam Mendoza, Derek Cox, Deavin TEAM Total.......... Opponents...... 2007 Mean Green Football 4 4 0 0 164 139 11 3 169 4 0 4 4 4 3 0 0 0 2 7 4 0 74 22 4 13 0 2 4 389 71 0 17 0 5 0 0 1 0 3 -23 4 976 1345 4 0 332 1323 26 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 0 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 581 346 0 389 97.2 212 53.0 182 150 142 74 71 71 22 17 12 12 1 -23 81.2 60.7 37.5 35.5 18.5 17.8 23.7 11.0 4.2 6.0 3.0 0.2 -7.7 12 2253 563.2 202 2978 744.5 MeanGreenSports.com The Automated ScoreBook North Texas Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2007) All games North Texas Defensive Statistics |--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------38 Weathers, Aaron 4 24 9 33 . . . 1 . 1-0 1 . . 51 Mendoza, Derek 4 15 10 25 . . 1-12 1 . . . . . 41 Holman, Maurice 4 15 9 24 1.0-2 . . 2 . . 2 . . 4 Monroe, Brandon 4 9 11 20 1.0-3 . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 24 Cotton, Roderic 4 7 10 17 . . . . . . . . . 13 Agbottah, Karte 4 6 10 16 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 35 Bush, Antoine 4 11 5 16 1.0-4 . . 4 . . . . . 2 Green, Dominiqu 2 10 5 15 . . . 1 . . . . . 65 Miller, Joseph 4 9 4 13 . . . . . . . . . 31 Nurudeen, Latif 4 10 2 12 1.0-4 . . 1 . . . . . 79 Stevenson, Mont 4 6 6 12 . . . . . . . . . 37 Roman, Evyn 4 10 1 11 . . . . . . . . . 90 Chapman, Jeremi 4 10 1 11 3.0-20 2.0-18 . . . . . . . 40 Mahan, Colt 4 6 4 10 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . 42 Robertson, Crai 4 4 5 9 . . . . . . . . . 44 Nwigwe, Tobe 4 5 3 8 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 89 Burruss, Blake 4 4 3 7 2.0-3 . . . 1 . . . . 22 Ealey, Kevin 3 6 1 7 . . . . . . . . . 99 Thomas, Isaac 4 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . . 48 Davenport, Ryan 4 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . . 61 Stewart, Jonath 4 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . . 11 Cox, Deavin 4 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . 52 Owusu-Hemeng, S 4 2 1 3 1.0-2 . . . . . . . . 95 DeSoto, Jesse 2 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 50 Brown, Lawrence 4 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . . 83 Seidle, Bryant 1 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 39 Dawson, Germain 4 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 84 Brown, Charlie 3 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 45 Higgs, Cliff 4 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . 17 Nelson, Brian 4 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 59 Penson, A.J. 4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 1 Oubre, Gary 1 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . 82 Stickler, Brock 4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 49 Jackson, Brando 4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . TM TEAM 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 94 Gillmore, Eddri 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 25 Spencer, Truman 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 87 Fitzgerald, Cas 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 32 Mosley, Micah 4 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . 86 Davidson, Chris 4 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . Total.......... 4 197 123 320 11-39 2-18 1-12 12 1 5-0 4 . . Opponents...... 4 191 110 301 30-158 14-116 11-202 26 8 1-7 3 2 1 2007 Mean Green Football 27 MeanGreenSports.com Automated ScoreBook NorthThe Texas Red-Zone Results North Texas Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 01, 2007) All games North Texas Inside Opponent Red-Zone Times Times Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Sep 01 at Oklahoma............ L 10-79 2 1 *Sep 22 Florida Atlantic....... L 20-30 5 3 Total Pts TDs 3 0 13 1 Rush TDs Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ---- TDs Made FGA Downs 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 Int Fumb Half Game 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Sept 29 at SMU................. L at Arkansas............ L 31-45 7-66 4 2 3 17 1 7 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Totals 13 8 of 13 (61.5%) 8 40 4 2 2 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 Opponents Inside North Texas Red-Zone Times Date Opponent Score Sep 01 at Oklahoma............ L 10-79 8 *Sep 22 Florida Atlantic....... L 20-30 6 Times In RZ Scored Total Pts TDs 7 49 7 5 23 2 Rush TDs Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ---- TDs Made FGA Downs 6 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 Int Fumb Half Game 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sep 08 Sept 29 at SMU................. L at Arkansas............ L 31-45 7-66 5 6 5 4 31 4 28 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Totals 21 of 25 (84.0%) 2007 Mean Green Football 25 21 131 17 28 13 4 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 MeanGreenSports.com The Automated ScoreBook North Texas Game Superlatives (as of Oct 01, 2007) All games North Texas Game Superlatives INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Individual Game Highs Rushes.............. Yards Rushing....... TD Rushes........... 14 117 1 Thomas, Jamario vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, Thomas, Jamario vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, Mosley, Micah at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Thomas, Jamario vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, Vizza, Giovanni at Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Long Rush........... 42 Thomas, Jamario vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, Pass attempts....... 64 Meager, Daniel at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Pass completions.... 46 Meager, Daniel at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Yards Passing....... 601 Meager, Daniel at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) TD Passes........... 3 Meager, Daniel at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Long Pass........... 69 Vizza, Giovanni at Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) Receptions.......... 18 Fitzgerald, Cas at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Yards Receiving..... 327 Fitzgerald, Cas at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) TD Receptions....... 2 Fitzgerald, Cas at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Long Reception...... 69 Fitzgerald, Cas at Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) Field Goals......... 2 Moreland, Thoma vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, Long Field Goal..... 37 Moreland, Thoma vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, Punts............... 10 Spencer, Truman at Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) Spencer, Truman at Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Punting Avg......... 44.0 Spencer, Truman at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Long Punt........... 73 Spencer, Truman at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Long Punt Return.... 7 Roman, Evyn at Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) Long Kickoff Return. 35 Bush, Antoine at Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Tackles............. 10 Cotton, Roderic at Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Sacks............... 1.0 Chapman, Jeremi at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) The Automated ScoreBook Chapman, Jeremi vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, North Texas Game Superlatives of Oct 01, 2007) (Sep 22, Tackles For Loss.... 2.0 Chapman, Jeremi (as vs Florida Atlantic All games Interceptions....... 1 Mendoza, Derek at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) 2007) 2007) 2007) 2007) 2007) 2007) 2007) 2007) TEAM GAME HIGHS Team Game Highs Rushes.............. Yards Rushing....... Yards Per Rush...... TD Rushes........... 35 165 6.1 1 Pass attempts....... Pass completions.... Yards Passing....... Yards Per Pass...... TD Passes........... Total Plays......... Total Offense....... Yards Per Play...... Points.............. Sacks By............ 64 46 601 9.4 3 88 613 7.2 31 1 First Downs......... Penalties........... Penalty Yards....... Turnovers........... Interceptions By.... 31 11 75 4 1 2007 Mean Green Football at vs vs at vs at at at at at at vs at at at at vs at at at at at Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) SMU (Sep 08, 2007) SMU (Sep 08, 2007) SMU (Sep 08, 2007) SMU (Sep 08, 2007) SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, SMU (Sep 08, 2007) SMU (Sep 08, 2007) SMU (Sep 08, 2007) SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, SMU (Sep 08, 2007) SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) SMU (Sep 08, 2007) SMU (Sep 08, 2007) 29 2007) 2007) 2007) 2007) 2007) MeanGreenSports.com The Automated ScoreBook North Texas Game Superlatives (as of Oct 01, 2007) All games Opponent Game Superlatives OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Opponent Individual Game Highs Rushes.............. Yards Rushing....... TD Rushes........... Long Rush........... Pass attempts....... Pass completions.... Yards Passing....... TD Passes........... Long Pass........... Receptions.......... Yards Receiving..... TD Receptions....... Long Reception...... Field Goals......... Long Field Goal..... Punts............... Punting Avg......... Long Punt........... Long Punt Return.... Long Kickoff Return. Tackles............. Sacks............... Tackles For Loss.... Interceptions....... 19 138 5 71 45 30 363 3 Darren McFadden, at Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Darren McFadden, at Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Murray, DeMarco, at Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) Felix Jones, at Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Smith, R., vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, 2007) WILLIS, Justin, at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Bradford, Sam, at Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) Bradford, Sam, at Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) Casey Dick, at Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) 74 Smith, R., vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, 2007) 10 SANDERS, E., at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) 160 LOWERY, Devin, at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) 2 Kelly, Malcolm, at Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) 74 Gent, C., vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, 2007) 3 Leroy, W., vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, 2007) 39 Alex Tejada, at Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) 6 Peterson, K., vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, 2007) 55.6 MORSTEAD, T., at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) 72 MORSTEAD, T., at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) 25 Smith, Reggie, at Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) 37 Franks, Dominqu, at Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) 15 Sincere, C., vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, 2007) 2.0 MCCRAY, Wilton, at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) 3.0 MCCRAY, Wilton, at SMU (Sep 08, 2007) 2ThePolo, T., vsScoreBook Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, 2007) Automated North Texas Game Superlatives (as of Oct 01, 2007) All games OPPONENTTeam TEAMGame GAME Highs HIGHS Opponent Rushes.............. Yards Rushing....... Yards Per Rush...... TD Rushes........... Pass attempts....... Pass completions.... Yards Passing....... Yards Per Pass...... TD Passes........... 55 446 8.1 7 45 30 403 14.4 3 Total Plays......... Total Offense....... Yards Per Play...... Points.............. Sacks By............ First Downs......... Penalties........... 80 713 9.2 79 6 31 9 Penalty Yards....... Turnovers........... 74 2 Interceptions By.... 3 2007 Mean Green Football at at at at vs at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at vs 30 Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, 2007) SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Arkansas (Sept 29,2007) Oklahoma (Sep 01, 2007) SMU (Sep 08, 2007) Florida Atlantic (Sep 22, 2007) MeanGreenSports.com