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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mean Green |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
• Tigers |
14 |
10 | 3 | 14 |
41 |
- Date: September 1
- Location: Tiger Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA - Game start: 6:02 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3:30
- Game attendance: 92,059
- Game weather: 82°, possible thunderstorms, winds S 4–7 mph
- Referee: Tom Ritter
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick, Matt Stinchcomb, and Allison Williams
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 12:30 | LSU | Kenny Hilliard 38-yd run (Drew Alleman kick) | LSU 7–0 |
| 1 | 6:36 | LSU | Odell Beckham 70 yd punt return (Drew Alleman kick) | LSU 14-0 |
| 2 | 14:56 | LSU | Kenny Hilliard 5 yd run (Drew Alleman kick) | LSU 21-0 |
| 2 | 2:26 | LSU | Drew Alleman 44-yd field goal | LSU 24-0 |
| 2 | 1:55 | North Texas | Brelan Chancellor 80-yd pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Olen kick) | LSU 24-7 |
| 3 | 2:10 | LSU | Drew Alleman 44-yd field goal | LSU 27-7 |
| 4 | 14:51 | LSU | Kadron Boone 34-yd pass from Zach Mettenberger (Drew Alleman kick) | LSU 34-7 |
| 4 | 7:28 | North Texas | Brelan Chancellor 15-yd pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Olen kick) | LSU 34-14 |
| 4 | 2:20 | LSU | J.C. Copeland 5 yd run (Drew Alleman kick) (Drew Alleman kick) | LSU 34-7 |
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The first game for the Mean Green's season was scheduled against the LSU Tigers football team, who had last played in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game against the 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team at the end of the 2011 season, losing 21–0. In the week before the game, concerns over the path and effects of Tropical Storm Isaac forced local officials in Louisiana to consider contingency plans for the game.[11] Although the Tigers were forced to alter their practice schedule leading up to the game, the contest was held as scheduled in Tiger Stadium. The Mean Green's two scoring drives were capped by touchdown passes of 80 and 15 yards from quarterback Derek Thompson to wide receiver Brelan Chancellor. The Tigers' 508 yards of total offense led the team to a 41–14 victory over the Mean Green in the season opener.[12]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
• Mean Green |
7 |
10 | 3 | 14 |
34 |
- Date: September 8
- Location: Apogee Stadium
Denton, TX - Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3:18
- Game attendance: 22,259
- Game weather: 85°, clear, winds NE 13 mph
- Referee: Perry Havener
- TV announcers (TXA21): Dave Barnett and Doug Anderson
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For their first home game of the 2012 season, the Mean Green defeated the Texas Southern University Tigers, a member of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) 34–7. The Tigers, who finished the 2011 season with a 4–7 record, were limited to 185 yards of total offense, while the Mean Green totaled 497 yards, most of which came from rushing.[13] The game was the first home opening win for the Mean Green since the team defeated the SMU Mustangs football team during the 2006 season.
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mean Green |
7 |
0 | 6 | 8 |
21 |
• Wildcats |
7 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
35 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 4:00 | North Texas | Brelan Chancellor 6-yd run (Zach Olen kick) | North Texas 7–0 |
| 1 | 3:47 | Kansas State | Tyler Lockett Tyler 96-yd kickoff return (A. Cantele kick) | 7-7 |
| 2 | 2:24 | Kansas State | T. Thompson 38-yd pass from Collin Klein (A. Cantele kick) | Kansas State 14-7 |
| 3 | 7:03 | North Texas | A. Jimmerson 1-yd run (Zach Olen kick failed) | Kansas State 14-13 |
| 3 | 3:15 | Kansas State | T. Thompson 21-yd pass from Collin Klein (A. Cantele kick) | Kansas State 21-13 |
| 4 | 13:20 | Kansas State | John Hubert 6-yd run (A. Cantele kick) | Kansas State 28-13 |
| 4 | 6:44 | Kansas State | Collin Klein 1-yd run (A. Cantele kick) | Kansas State 35-13 |
| 4 | 2:31 | North Texas | Brelan Chancellor 19-yd pass from Derek Thompson (Brandin Byrd pass from Derek Thompson) | Kansas State 35-21 |
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For their next road game, the Mean Green played the Kansas State Wildcats, led by potential Heisman Trophy candidate Collin Klein. The two teams had last met during the 2010 season, when the Wildcats defeated the Mean Green 41–49 in the final game at Fouts Field. This time playing at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, the Wildcats were favored to win by 28 points by spread bettors prior to the game. Each team scored two touchdowns by midway through the third quarter, but a blocked extra point attempt after North Texas' second score made the score 14–13. Kansas State answered with three unanswered touchdowns in the third and fourth quarter, bringing the score to 35-13 before North Texas scored its final touchdown with 2:31 left in the game. The final score was 35–13 in favor of the Wildcats. Mean Green quarterback Derek Thompson completed 25 of 28 passes in the game.[15]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Trojans |
0 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
Mean Green |
7 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
- Location: Apogee Stadium
Denton, TX - Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3:05
- Game attendance: 21,823
- Game weather: 96°, clear, winds SW 6 mph
- Referee: Jeff Hilyer
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Jonathan Yardley and Stan Lewter
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 5:24 | North Texas | Brelan Chancellor 50-yd pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Olen kick) | North Texas 7–0 |
| 2 | 1:00 | Troy | Jaquon Robinson 15-yard pass from Corey Robinson (Will Scott kick) | 7-7 |
| 3 | 6:53 | Troy | Chip Reeves 76-yard pass from Corey Robinson (Will Scott kick) | Troy 14–7 |
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For their first conference game of the season, the Mean Green faced the Troy Trojans, whom they had defeated the previous year 38–33. North Texas' defensive squad showed significant improvement, slowing a Troy offense led by Corey Robinson that had averaged over 500 yards a game to only two touchdowns.[17] On offense, however, the team struggled to score points despite moving the ball. The Mean Green gained 422 yards of total offense, but kicker Zach Olen missed three field goals and quarterback Derek Thompson completed only 12 of 28 passes for 238 yards and one touchdown. The loss brought the Mean Green's season record to 1–3.[18]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Mean Green |
7 |
3 | 7 | 3 |
20 |
Owls |
0 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
14 |
- Date: September 29
- Location: FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, FL - Game start: 5:00 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 3:04
- Game attendance: 13,888
- Game weather: Sunny, winds 83° SE 9MPH
- Referee: Riley Johnson
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Shawn Kenney and John Bunting
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 6:20 | North Texas | Brelan Chancellor 68-yd pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Olen kick) | North Texas 7–0 |
| 2 | 12:15 | North Texas | Zach Olen 48-yd field goal | North Texas 10–0 |
| 3 | 5:24 | North Texas | Drew Miller 14-yd pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Olen kick) | North Texas 17–0 |
| 3 | :59 | FAU | Damian Fortner 11-yd run (Mitch Anderson kick) | North Texas 17–7 |
| 4 | 14:47 | FAU | Graham Wilbert 11-yd run (Mitch Anderson kick) | North Texas 17–14 |
| 4 | 7:29 | North Texas | Zach Olen 28-yd field goal | North Texas 20–14 |
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The Mean Green eked out a victory against first-year head coach Carl Pelini and the Florida Atlantic Owls at FAU Stadium, giving the team a 2–3 record through five games, its best start since the 2005 season.[20] After North Texas gained a 17–0 lead midway through the third quarter, Florida Atlantic scored two straight touchdowns in less than two minutes of game time to bring the score to 17–14. Midway through the fourth quarter, Mean Green kicker Zach Olen made a 28-yard field goal to bring the score to 20–14. North Texas held on to the lead, which was one point short of the points spread predicted prior to the beginning of the game.[21] The Mean Green gained 56 rushing yards against an Owl defense that had allowed an average of 255 yards per game coming into the contest.[22]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mean Green |
0 |
14 | 7 | 0 |
21 |
• Cougars |
17 |
14 | 10 | 3 |
44 |
- Date: October 6
- Location: Robertson Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 6:06 pm CST
- Elapsed time: 3:07
- Game attendance: 25,476
- Game weather: 83°, partly cloudy, humid, winds NE 9MPH
- Referee: Tony Backert
- Television network: CSS
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The Mean Green faced the Cougars for the second time in as many years when they traveled to Houston for their final nonconference game of the season. Although Cougars lost their first game of the season to the Texas State Bobcats, the team's prolific offensive unit had recovered somewhat by the time they played the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on September 8. In that game, the teams combined for a total of 209 plays, breaking an NCAA FBS record held by the Mean Green and the San Jose State Spartans since 1971.[24] The Cougars scored two touchdowns and a field goal to earn a 17-point lead before the Mean Green scored its first points in the second quarter. Houston running back Charles Sims ran for a career-high 210 yards, and the Cougars won the contest with a score of 44–21.[25]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rajin' Cajuns |
6 |
7 | 7 | 3 |
23 |
• Mean Green |
0 |
6 | 14 | 10 |
30 |
- Date: October 16
- Location: Apogee Stadium
Denton, TX - Game start: 8:00 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3:36
- Game attendance: 17,055
- Game weather: 72°, clear, winds SE 13 mph
- Referee: Riley Johnson
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Andre Ware and Dave Neal
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 5:37 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Effrem Reed 1-yd run (extra point missed) | Louisiana–Lafayette 6–0 |
| 2 | 7:08 | North Texas | Zach Olen 25-yd field goal | Louisiana–Lafayette 6–3 |
| 2 | 6:53 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Terra Broadway 75-yd run (Brett Baer kick) | Louisiana–Lafayette 13–3 |
| 2 | :52 | North Texas | Zach Olen 24-yd field goal | Louisiana–Lafayette 13–6 |
| 3 | 12:35 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Harry Peoples 10-yd pass from Terra Broadway (Brett Baer kick) | Louisiana–Lafayette 20–6 |
| 3 | 5:04 | North Texas | A. Jimmerson 28-yd pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Olen kick) | Louisiana–Lafayette 20–13 |
| 3 | 3:42 | North Texas | B. Chancellor 34-yd run (Zach Olen kick) | 20–20 |
| 4 | 11:44 | North Texas | Zach Olen 22-yd field goal | North Texas 20–23 |
| 4 | 3:01 | Louisiana–Lafayette | Brett Baer 47-yd field goal | 23–23 |
| 4 | 1:54 | North Texas | A. Jimmerson 78-yd pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Olen kick) | North Texas 30–23 |
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The Mean Green's Tuesday evening home game against the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns began at 8:00 p.m. in Denton. Louisiana scored first, and had gained a 20–6 lead by the middle of the third quarter. After North Texas scored two touchdowns and a field goal, followed by a field goal from the Ragin' Cajuns, the score was tied at 23–23. With 1:54 remaining in the game at their own 22-yard line, North Texas quarterback Derek Thompson threw a screen pass to running back Antoinne Jimmerson, who ran 78 yards for the game-winning touchdown.[27] On the ensuing drive, Ragin' Cajun running back Effrem Reed fumbled the ball, which was recovered by North Texas. The Mean Green ran out the clock to win the contest. The game was televised on ESPN2.[28] The broadcast had an estimated 366,000 viewers, earning a Nielsen rating of 0.3.[29]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mean Green |
0 |
0 | 14 | 7 |
21 |
• Blue Raiders |
17 |
7 | 14 | 0 |
38 |
- Date: October 27
- Location: Floyd Stadium
Murfreesboro, Tennessee - Game start: 2:32 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 2:44
- Game attendance: 14,102
- Game weather: 49°, Gray and dreary, winds N 14 mph
- Referee: Tony Backert
- Television network: ESPN3
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 9:18 | Middle Tennessee | Anthony Amos 18-yd pass from Logan Kilgore (Carlos Lopez kick) | Middle Tennessee 7–0 |
| 1 | 6:38 | Middle Tennessee | Kyle Griswould 72-yd pass from Logan Kilgore (Carlos Lopez kick) | Middle Tennessee 14–0 |
| 1 | 1:13 | Middle Tennessee | Carlos Lopez 21-yd field goal | Middle Tennessee 17–0 |
| 2 | 2:42 | Middle Tennessee | Kyle Griswould 49-yd pass from Logan Kilgore (Carlos Lopez kick) | Middle Tennessee 24–0 |
| 3 | 13:48 | Middle Tennessee | Jordan Parker 4-yd run (Carlos Lopez kick) | Middle Tennessee 31–0 |
| 3 | 10:20 | North Texas | Antoinne Jimmerson 2-yd run (Zach Olen kick) | Middle Tennessee 31–7 |
| 3 | 9:27 | Middle Tennessee | Logan Kilgore 45-yd run (Carlos Lopez kick) | Middle Tennessee 38–7 |
| 3 | 1:26 | North Texas | Carlos Harris 13-yd pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Olen kick) | Middle Tennessee 38–14 |
| 4 | 6:38 | North Texas | Antoinne Jimmerson 15-yd run (Zach Olen kick) | Middle Tennessee 38–21 |
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The Mean Green struggled on both sides of the ball against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. Although the Mean Green gained 432 total yards with a balanced running and passing offense, it did not score any points until running back Antoinne Jimmerson ran two yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. By that time, the Blue Raiders had already scored 31 points, making the game out of reach for the Mean Green.[31] Wide receiver Brelan Chancellor broke a collar bone in the first quarter of the game, and would miss the rest of the season.[32]
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Red Wolves |
10 |
20 | 7 | 0 |
37 |
Mean Green |
9 |
3 | 7 | 0 |
19 |
- Date: November 3
- Location: Apogee Stadium
Denton, TX - Game start: 4:00 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3:02
- Game attendance: 17,534
- Game weather: 79°, clear, winds N 7 mph
- Referee: Kevin Stine
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Jaguars |
7 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
• Mean Green |
0 |
14 | 10 | 0 |
24 |
- Date: November 10
- Location: Apogee Stadium
Denton, TX - Game start: 4:05 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3:09
- Game attendance: 15,963
- Game weather: 80°, partly cloudy, winds S 26 mph
- Referee: Tony Backert
- TV announcers (TXA 21): Dave Barnett
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 5:18 | South Alabama | Kendall Houston 1-yd run (Michel Chapuseaux kick) | South Alabama 7–0 |
| 2 | 14:41 | North Texas | Jeremy Brown 51-yd run (Zach Olen kick) | 7–7 |
| 2 | 5:18 | South Alabama | Jereme Jones 13-yd pass from Ross Metheny (Michel Chapuseaux kick) | South Alabama 14–7 |
| 2 | :17 | North Texas | Drew Miller 2-yd pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Olen kick) | 14–14 |
| 3 | 9:32 | North Texas | Brandin Byrd 82-yd run (Zach Olen kick) | North Texas 21–14 |
| 3 | 5:37 | North Texas | Zach Olen 33-yd field goal | North Texas 24–14 |
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mean Green |
0 |
3 | 7 | 6 |
16 |
• Warhawks |
7 |
7 | 7 | 21 |
42 |
- Date: November 17
- Location: Malone Stadium
Monroe, LA - Game start: 3:00 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3:02
- Game attendance: 14,079
- Game weather: 67°, clear, winds NE 8 mph
- Referee: Kevin Stine
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 5:59 | ULM | Kolton Browning 1-yd run (Justin Manton kick) | ULM 7–0 |
| 2 | 7:30 | North Texas | Zach Olen 29-yd field goal | ULM 7–3 |
| 2 | 1:19 | ULM | Brent Leonard 7-yd pass from Kolton Browning (Justin Manton kick) | ULM 14–3 |
| 3 | 8:28 | ULM | Mitchell Bailey 7-yd run (Justin Manton kick) | ULM 21–3 |
| 3 | 5:09 | North Texas | Andrew Power 4-yd pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Olen kick) | ULM 21–10 |
| 4 | 13:36 | ULM | Je'Ron Hamm 24-yd pass from Kolton Browning (Justin Manton kick) | ULM 28–10 |
| 4 | 6:57 | ULM | Je'Ron Hamm 61-yd pass from Kolton Browning (Justin Manton kick) | ULM 35–10 |
| 4 | 3:01 | North Texas | Darnell Smith 15-yd pass from Derek Thompson (2-pt pass conversion failed) | ULM 35–16 |
| 4 | 2:45 | ULM | Darrell McNeal 54-yd run (Justin Manton kick) | ULM 42–16 |
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mean Green |
7 |
10 | 7 | 0 |
24 |
• Hilltoppers |
7 |
3 | 0 | 15 |
25 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 5:03 | WKU | Jack Doyle 4-yd pass from Kawaun Jakes (Garrett Schwettman kick) | WKU 7–0 |
| 1 | 3:37 | North Texas | Brandin Byrd 61-yd run (Zach Olen kick) | 7–7 |
| 2 | 10:16 | North Texas | Jeremy Brown 20-yd run (Zach Olen kick) | North Texas 14–7 |
| 2 | 7:09 | North Texas | Zach Olen 22-yd field goal | North Texas 17–7 |
| 2 | :45 | WKU | Garrett Schwettman 39-yd field goal | North Texas 17–10 |
| 3 | :24 | North Texas | Darnell Smith 12-yd pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Olen kick) | North Texas 24–10 |
| 4 | 12:44 | WKU | Jonathan Dowling 39-yd interception return (Two-point pass conversion failed) | North Texas 24–16 |
| 4 | 7:10 | WKU | Garrett Schwettman 27-yd field goal | North Texas 24–19 |
| 4 | 3:30 | WKU | Antonio Andrews 21-yd run (Two-point conversion failed) | WKU 25–24 |
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