2021 North Texas Mean Green football team

2021 North Texas Mean Green football
2021 North Texas Mean Green football
Frisco Football Classic, L 14–27 vs. Miami (OH)
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	6–7 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Seth Littrell (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bloesch (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tommy Mainord (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Apogee Stadium

2021 Conference USA football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Western Kentucky xy	7	–	1	9	–	5
Marshall	5	–	3	7	–	6
Old Dominion	5	–	3	6	–	7
Middle Tennessee	4	–	4	7	–	6
Florida Atlantic	3	–	5	5	–	7
Charlotte	3	–	5	5	–	7
FIU	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
UTSA xy$	7	–	1	12	–	2
UAB	6	–	2	9	–	4
	5	–	3	6	–	7
UTEP	4	–	4	7	–	6
Rice	3	–	5	4	–	8
Southern Miss	2	–	6	3	–	9
Louisiana Tech	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2021 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green played their home games at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA).

The Mean Green started the season 1–6 before winning five games in a row, including upset victories over UTEP and then-undefeated #22 UTSA, to finish the regular season at 6–6, 5–3 in C-USA play. The team was invited to the inaugural Frisco Football Classic, losing 14–27 to the Miami RedHawks.

Preseason

C-USA media days

The Mean Green were predicted to finish in sixth place in the West Division in the Conference USA preseason poll.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll (West Division)
1	UAB
2	UTSA
3	Louisiana Tech
4	Southern Miss
5	Rice
6	North Texas
7	UTEP

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:30 p.m.	Northwestern State*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN3	W 44–14	18,716
September 11	6:00 p.m.	at SMU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX (Safeway Bowl)	ESPN+	L 12–35	29,121
September 18	6:30 p.m.	UAB	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	Stadium	L 6–40	17,731
September 25	6:30 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	Stadium	L 17–24	15,488
October 9	3:00 p.m.	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 35–48	46,985
October 15	6:00 p.m.	Marshall	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	CBSSN	L 21–49	13,123
October 23	3:00 p.m.	Liberty*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	L 26–35	13,454
October 30	1:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 30–24 ^OT	17,354
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	W 38–14	22,478
November 13	3:00 p.m.	UTEP	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	W 20–17	20,056
November 20	6:00 p.m.	at FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	W 49–7	0
November 27	1:00 p.m.	No. 22 UTSA	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	W 45–23	16,933
December 23	2:30 p.m.	vs. Miami (OH)*	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (Frisco Football Classic)	ESPN	L 14–27	11,721
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

2021 North Texas Mean Green football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`27`	Oscar Adaway III	Fr
RB	`39`	Ayo Adeyi	Fr
TE	`89`	Asher Alberding	Fr
QB	`2`	Austin Aune	So
TE	`40`	Edward Bautista	Fr
OL	`65`	Gabe Blair	Fr
OL	`70`	Kade Bond	Fr
OL	`56`	Jacob Brammer	Jr
OL	`73`	Cole Brown	So
WR	`11`	Detraveon Brown	Fr
OL	`79`	John Brunner	Fr
WR	`14`	Roderick Burns	So
WR	`5`	Tommy Bush	So
OL	`68`	Daxton Byers	Fr
OL	`78`	Daizion Carroll	So
OL	`60`	Chris Cassiday	Fr
QB	`15`	Bryce Drummond	Fr
OL	`64`	Jett Duncan	Fr
OL	`74`	Nick Gallo	So
QB	`8`	Amani Gilmore	Fr
WR	`20`	Evan Greene	Fr
TE	`30`	Var'Keyes Gumms	Fr
WR	`0`	Bryson Jackson	So
OL	`52`	Dane Jackson	Fr
RB	`21`	Keith Jackson	Fr
WR	`19`	Caleb Johnson	Fr
RB	`23`	Isaiah Johnson	Fr
TE	`46`	Xzavier Kauti	Fr
TE	`84`	Christian Lee	Fr
WR	`13`	Khatib Lyles	Fr
QB	`17`	Kason Martin	So
WR	`80`	Zhighlil McMillan	Fr
OL	`77`	Kaci Moreka	So
WR	`18`	Dorian Morris	Fr
OL	`72`	Manase Mose	Jr
RB	`44`	Dawson Nobriga	So
OL	`66`	Febechi Nwaiwu	Fr
TE	`88`	Jason Pirtle	Sr
RB	`25`	Ikaika Ragsdale	Fr
OL	`62`	Caden Reeves	Fr
TE	`87`	Jake Roberts	Fr
QB	`10`	Jace Ruder	So
WR	`16`	Jyaire Shorter	So
WR	`6`	Loronzo Thompson	Fr
RB	`3`	DeAndre Torrey	Sr
OL	`58`	Teeshaun Turpin	Jr
WR	`83`	Damon Ward	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`46`	Grady Brewer	Fr
LB	`19`	Jordan Brown	Fr
DT	`93`	Roderick Brown	Fr
DL	`3`	Caleb Colvin	Sr
DB	`22`	Keelan Crosby	So
LB	`47`	Jacob Daulong	Jr
DB	`8`	John Davis	Jr
LB	`1`	K. D. Davis	Jr
LB	`5`	Tyrele Davis	Sr
DL	`99`	Kenneth Dotson	Fr
LB	`25`	Sean-Thomas Faulkner	Jr
DB	`2`	Deshawn Gaddie	So
DL	`54`	Kevin Greene	Fr
DB	`41`	Alphie Guillory	Fr
DB	`29`	Braelon Hill	Jr
DE	`42`	Kameron Hill	Sr
LB	`34`	Kyleb Howell	Sr
DL	`94`	Kalvin Hutchings	So
DL	`96`	Enoch Jackson	Fr
LB	`37`	Taylor Jacobs	Fr
LB	`40`	Jacobi Johnson	Fr
DB	`31`	Robert Johnson	Fr
DL	`90`	Ta'Shoyn Johnson	Fr
LB	`15`	Carson Kropp	So
DL	`91`	Dayton LeBlanc	So
LB	`59`	Sifa Leota	Fr
LB	`45`	Landon Maston	Jr
DL	`98`	Davontae McCrae	Jr
LB	`20`	Cole McCrary	So
DE	`11`	Gabriel Murphy	Fr
DE	`9`	Grayson Murphy	Fr
DB	`38`	Jordan Nichols	Fr
LB	`30`	Larry Nixon III	So
DL	`97`	Dion Novil	Sr
DB	`43`	Trey Perdue	Fr
DL	`16`	Jonathan Pickett	Fr
DL	`95`	Kortlin Rausaw	Fr
DB	`13`	Jordan Rucker	So
DB	`10`	Makyle Sanders	Sr
LB	`44`	Blake Slaughter	Fr
DB	`36`	Jaylen Smith	Fr
DB	`7`	Upton Stout	Fr
DB	`26`	Ridge Texada	Fr
DL	`51`	Fatafehi Vailea	Fr
DL	`50`	Trent Ward	Fr
DB	`27`	Harold West	Fr
DB	`24`	Quinn Whitlock	Jr
DB	`17`	Cinque Williams	Fr
DB	`4`	Dillion Williams	Fr
LB	`21`	Kevin Wood	So
LB	`35`	Chris Wright	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`49`	Aaron Beckham	Fr
DS	`29`	Nate Durham	Jr
K	`48`	Caden Gilmore	Fr
P	`47`	Caden McNeese	Fr
K	`0`	Ethan Mooney	Jr
DS	`57`	Brandon Oldham	Fr
P	`32`	Bernardo Rodriguez	Jr

Head coach

Seth Littrell

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tommy Mainord
Associate head coach/co-offensive coordinator/Receivers
Mike Bloesch
Offensive coordinator/offensive line
Phil Bennett
Defensive coordinator/safeties
Patrick Cobbs
Running backs
Jim Gush
Linebackers
Jarred Holley
Cornerbacks
Blake Joseph
Quarterbacks
Adrian Mayes
Tight ends
Matt Passwaters
Defensive line
Chris Petrilli
Outside linebackers/Special teams
Steven Haunga
Offensive quality control
Zack Womack
Strength and conditioning
Ethan Gold
Assistant strength and conditioning

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	14	0	0	14
Mean Green	7	17	17	3	44

Statistics	NWST	UNT
First downs	21	29
Total yards	418	527
Rushing yards	261	345
Passing yards	157	182
Turnovers	4	2
Time of possession	32:49	27:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing	Kaleb Fletcher	13/22, 134 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Scooter Adams	12 rushes, 92 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kendrick Price	1 reception, 65 yards, TD
North Texas	Passing	Jace Rudder	10/21, 131 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	25 rushes, 244 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Roderic Burns	6 receptions, 114 yards, TD

At SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	3	3	6	0	12
Mustangs	0	7	14	14	35

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU –22.5	75^[3]

Statistics	UNT	SMU
First downs	23	20
Total yards	506	536
Rushing yards	122	225
Passing yards	384	311
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	36:06	23:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Jace Rudder	32/51, 366 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	16 rushes, 71 yards
	Receiving	Roderic Burns	12 receptions, 141 yards
SMU	Passing	Tanner Mordecai	21/33, 311 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ulysses Bentley IV	10 rushes, 141 yards, TD
	Receiving	Rashee Rice	4 receptions, 99 yards, TD

UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	17	13	3	7	40
Mean Green	0	0	0	6	6

Statistics	UAB	UNT
First downs	17	18
Total yards	407	220
Rushing yards	173	121
Passing yards	234	99
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	32:06	27:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing	Dylan Hopkins	6/7, 202 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jermaine Brown Jr.	16 rushes, 58 yards
	Receiving	Gerrit Prince	3 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	8/21, 65 yards
	Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	24 rushes, 82 yards
	Receiving	Roderic Burns	2 receptions, 21 yards

At Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	7	0	10	17
Bulldogs	14	10	0	0	24

Statistics	UNT	LT
First downs	24	20
Total yards	333	286
Rushing yards	241	79
Passing yards	92	207
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:25	30:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	12/27, 79 yards, TD
	Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	26 rushes, 119 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jason Pirtle	4 receptions, 26 yards
Louisiana Tech	Passing	Aaron Allen	14/18, 137 yards
	Rushing	Marcus Williams Jr.	17 rushes, 73 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Samuel Emilus	2 receptions, 69 yards, TD

At Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	7	7	21	35
Tigers	14	17	0	17	48

Statistics	UNT	MIZ
First downs	21	22
Total yards	493	474
Rushing yards	188	306
Passing yards	305	168
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	28:12	31:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	16/26, 305 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	24 rushes, 85 yards
	Receiving	Damon Ward Jr.	2 receptions, 81 yards, TD
Missouri	Passing	Connor Bazelak	22/33, 168 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Tyler Badie	17 rushes, 209 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	J. J. Hester	1 reception, 41 yards, TD

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	14	28	0	7	49
Mean Green	0	7	0	14	21

Statistics	MRSH	UNT
First downs	24	18
Total yards	477	411
Rushing yards	154	277
Passing yards	323	134
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	32:14	27:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing	Grant Wells	24/32, 323 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Rasheen Ali	20 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Xavier Gaines	5 receptions, 77 yards, TD
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	16/31, 121 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	20 rushes, 179 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jason Pirtle	5 receptions, 35 yards

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	14	14	7	35
Mean Green	7	13	6	0	26

Statistics	LIB	UNT
First downs	21	29
Total yards	350	454
Rushing yards	45	242
Passing yards	305	212
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	24:10	35:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing	Malik Willis	12/18, 217 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	T. J. Green	5 rushes, 25 yards
	Receiving	C. J. Daniels	7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	22/35, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ayo Adeyi	16 rushes, 99 yards, TD
	Receiving	Damon Ward Jr.	4 receptions, 57 yards

At Rice

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mean Green	3	7	7	7	6	30
Owls	0	3	7	14	0	24

Statistics	UNT	RICE
First downs	20	25
Total yards	314	368
Rushing yards	193	97
Passing yards	121	271
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	21:21	38:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	11/22, 121 yards
	Rushing	Austin Aune	6 rushes, 65 yards
	Receiving	Bryson Jackson	3 receptions, 50 yards
Rice	Passing	Jake Constantin	16/30, 242 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Khalan Griffin	14 rushes, 47 yards
	Receiving	Jake Bailey	10 receptions, 143 yards, TD

At Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	7	21	10	38
Golden Eagles	14	0	0	0	14

Statistics	UNT	USM
First downs	25	11
Total yards	537	229
Rushing yards	321	113
Passing yards	216	116
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	34:14	25:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	16/30, 216 yards, INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Johnson	17 rushes, 119 yards, TD
	Receiving	Detraveon Brown	4 receptions, 85 yards
Southern Miss	Passing	Jake Lange	17/25, 116 yards, TD
	Rushing	Frank Gore Jr.	12 rushes, 82 yards
	Receiving	Jason Brownlee	4 receptions, 53 yards, TD

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	7	0	10	17
Mean Green	0	3	14	3	20

Statistics	UTEP	UNT
First downs	14	22
Total yards	382	423
Rushing yards	109	183
Passing yards	273	240
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	29:45	30:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing	Gavin Hardison	15/29, 273 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Ronald Awatt	17 rushes, 85 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jacob Cowing	5 receptions, 174 yards, TD
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	15/33, 240 yards, TD
	Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	18 rushes, 81 yards
	Receiving	Roderic Burns	5 receptions, 93 yards, TD

At FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	28	14	0	49
Panthers	0	0	7	0	7

Statistics	UNT	FIU
First downs	25	12
Total yards	611	245
Rushing yards	378	58
Passing yards	233	187
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:11	28:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	6/12, 219 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	18 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Roderic Burns	3 receptions, 106 yards, TD
FIU	Passing	Max Bortenschlager	15/32, 167 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Shaun Peterson Jr.	5 rushes, 30 yards
	Receiving	Tyrese Chambers	3 receptions, 79 yards, TD

No. 22 UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Roadrunners	3	10	0	10	23
Mean Green	17	14	14	0	45

Statistics	UTSA	UNT
First downs	16	27
Total yards	366	456
Rushing yards	205	340
Passing yards	161	116
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	23:16	36:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing	Eddie Lee Marburger	2/4, 74 yards, TD
	Rushing	Frank Harris	10 rushes, 97 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tre'Von Bradley	1 reception, 67 yards, TD
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	10/17, 116 yards
	Rushing	Ikaika Ragsdale	20 rushes, 146 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Khatib Lyles	3 receptions, 50 yards

Vs. Miami (OH) (Frisco Football Classic)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	7	0	0	14
RedHawks	10	10	7	0	27

Statistics	UNT	MIA
First downs	18	26
Total yards	317	431
Rushing yards	89	203
Passing yards	228	228
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	21:39	38:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Austin Aune	15/32, 228 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Austin Aune	9 rushes, 28 yards, TD
	Receiving	Roderic Burns	4 receptions, 87 yards
Miami	Passing	Brett Gabbert	22/31, 228 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kenny Tracy	14 rushes, 92 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jack Sorenson	7 receptions, 116 yards

References

^ "C-USA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish For 2021". Conference USA. July 19, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
^ "2021 North Texas Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ "North Texas Mean Green vs SMU Mustangs". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

[1] "C-USA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish For 2021". Conference USA. July 19, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

[2] "2021 North Texas Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[3] "North Texas Mean Green vs SMU Mustangs". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

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