Aune's 4 touchdown passes help UNT beat Texas Southern 52-17
DENTON, Texas (AP) Austin Aune threw four touchdown passes, Ayo Adeyi had 10 carries for 135 yards - including a 59-yard touchdown - and North Texas never trailed Saturday night in the Mean Green's 52-29 win over Texas Southern.
Andrew Body threw a 18-yard TD pass to AJ Bennett that trimmed Texas Southern's deficit to 24-17 with 9:34 left in the second quarter but North Texas (2-1) responded when Aune connected with Roderic Burns for a 70-yard touchdown 46 seconds later, Oscar Adaway III added scoring runs of 3 and 1 yard before halftime and Var'Keyes Gumms caught a 17-yard TD pass from Aune early in the third quarter to make it 52-17.
Body finished 19-of-29 passing for 239 yards and a touchdown. Derek Morton had seven receptions for 115 yards and LaDarius Owens added 10 carries for 94 yards and a TD for Texas Southern (0-2).
The Mean Green ran for 348 yards and four touchdowns on 48 carries and finished with 608 total yards and 32 first downs.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
A. Body
1 QB
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A. Body | 19/29 | 239 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
L. Owens
22 RB
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L. Owens | 10 | 94 | 1 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Body
1 QB
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A. Body | 14 | 45 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Howard
23 RB
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J. Howard | 9 | 36 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Franklin
30 RB
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D. Franklin | 4 | 13 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Harris
5 RB
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K. Harris | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Mallory
17 QB
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B. Mallory | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Morton
86 WR
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D. Morton | 10 | 8 | 116 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Leary
12 WR
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T. Leary | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Bennett
4 WR
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A. Bennett | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Achane
49 WR
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T. Achane | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Howard
88 WR
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R. Howard | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Franklin
30 RB
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D. Franklin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
D. Tucker
4 S
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D. Tucker | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
R. Garcia III
59 K
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R. Garcia III | 2/2 | 39 | 3/3 | 9 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
R. Garcia III
59 K
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R. Garcia III | 5 | 36.8 | 0 | 45 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
A. Aune
2 QB
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A. Aune | 11/19 | 218 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Gunnell
17 QB
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G. Gunnell | 2/3 | 41 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
A. Adeyi
39 RB
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A. Adeyi | 10 | 135 | 1 | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||
O. Adaway III
27 RB
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O. Adaway III | 17 | 85 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Landis
40 RB
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P. Landis | 8 | 60 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Jackson
21 RB
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B. Jackson | 5 | 28 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q. Farrar
20 RB
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Q. Farrar | 5 | 25 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Aune
2 QB
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A. Aune | 3 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Maclin
9 WR
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J. Maclin | 4 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Burns
14 WR
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R. Burns | 1 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Ward
8 WR
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D. Ward | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Shorter
16 WR
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J. Shorter | 5 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
V. Gumms
30 TE
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V. Gumms | 4 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Jackson
0 WR
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B. Jackson | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Bush
5 WR
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T. Bush | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
M. Richards
44 LB
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M. Richards | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Gaddie
2 DB
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D. Gaddie | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Leota
42 LB
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S. Leota | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Nixon III
3 LB
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L. Nixon III | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
E. Mooney
0 K
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E. Mooney | 1/1 | 43 | 8/8 | 11 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
B. Rodriguez
32 P
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B. Rodriguez | 2 | 40.0 | 2 | 44 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
K. Horton
19 WR
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K. Horton | 3 | 22.3 | 38 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
R. Burns 14 WR
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R. Burns | 3 | 8.7 | 10 | 0 |