2025 North Texas Mean Green football team

2025 North Texas Mean Green football
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Ranking
APNo. 23
CFPNo. 25
Record11–2 (7–1 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJordan Davis (3rd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorSkyler Cassity (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumDATCU Stadium
2025 American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Tulane y$^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 25 North Texas y   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Navy   7 – 1     10 – 2  
South Florida   6 – 2     9 – 4  
East Carolina   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Memphis   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Army   4 – 4     6 – 6  
UTSA   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Temple   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     5 – 7  
UAB   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tulsa   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Charlotte   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Tulane 34, North Texas 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 21, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 North Texas Mean Green football team represents the University of North Texas as member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Eric Morris, the Mean Green play their home games at the DATCU Stadium, located in Denton, Texas. On November 16, the Mean Green were ranked in the AP Poll for the first time since 1959, ending the longest drought for an FBS team.[1] Additionally, on December 2, North Texas was ranked by the College Football Playoff selection committee for the first time.[2]

Schedule

The American Athletic Conference announced the 2025 football conference opponents for the Mean Green on August 15, 2024.[3][4]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.Lamar*
ESPN+W 51–020,594
September 62:30 p.m.at Western Michigan*
ESPN+W 33–30 OT20,051
September 132:30 p.m.Washington State*
  • DATCU Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ESPNUW 59–1026,837
September 2011:00 a.m.at Army
CBSSNW 45–38 OT28,446
September 2711:00 a.m.South Alabama*
  • DATCU Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ESPNUW 36–2216,575
October 106:30 p.m.No. 24 South Florida
  • DATCU Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ESPN2L 36–6331,386‡
October 182:30 p.m.UTSA
  • DATCU Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ESPN+W 55–1725,053
October 246:00 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPN2W 54–209,626
November 111:00 a.m.Navy
  • DATCU Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ESPN2W 31–1726,516
November 151:00 p.m.at UAB
ESPN+W 53–2416,190
November 226:30 p.m.at Rice
ESPNUW 56–2424,598
November 282:30 p.m.Temple
  • DATCU Stadium
  • Denton, TX
ESPNW 52–2524,492
December 57:00 p.m.at No. 20 TulaneNo. 24
ABCL 21–3423,986
December 274:45 p.m.vs. San Diego State*No. 25
ESPN
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP (and CFP Rankings, after November 4) - Released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

‡New DATCU Stadium attendance record.[5]

[6][7][8]

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP————RVRVRV——RVRVRV22212023
Coaches————RVRVRV—RVRVRVRV232220RV
CFPNot released————2425Not released

Game summaries

Lamar (FCS)

See also: 2025 Lamar Cardinals football team
Lamar Cardinals (FCS) (0–0) at North Texas Mean Green (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals (FCS) 0 0 000
Mean Green 13 24 14051

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 20,594
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:21) UNT – Drew Mestemaker 2-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; North Texas 6–0)
  • (5:46) UNT – Makenzie McGill II 1-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:43; North Texas 13–0)
Second quarter
  • (6:35) UNT – Wyatt Young 5-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:03; North Texas 20–0)
  • (1:53) UNT – Cameron Dorner 25-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:46; North Texas 27–0)
  • (0:57) UNT – Kali Nguma 28-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:49; North Texas 30–0)
  • (0:27) UNT – Ethan Wesloski 0-yard fumble recovery, Kali Nguma kick (North Texas 37–0)
Third quarter
  • (11:16) UNT – Kiefer Sibley 1-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:04; North Texas 44–0)
  • (8:41) UNT – Wyatt Young 32-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:36; North Texas 51–0)
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays
Statistics LAM UNT
First downs 8 25
Plays–yards 54–119 73–467
Rushes–yards 27–31 39–138
Passing yards 88 329
Passing: comp–att–int 13–27–1 24–34–0
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 26:32 33:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Lamar Passing Robert Coleman 13/24, 88 yards, INT
Rushing Major Bowden 6 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Kyndon Fuselier 4 receptions, 45 yards
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 24/32, 329 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Kiefer Sibley 6 carries, 38 yards, TD
Receiving Cameron Dorner 7 receptions, 98 yards, TD

at Western Michigan

See also: 2025 Western Michigan Broncos football team
North Texas Mean Green (1–0) at Western Michigan Broncos (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Mean Green 0 7 1010633
Broncos 0 17 73330

at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: E at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 20,051
  • Referee: Rick Warne
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Evan Stockton (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • (13:33) WMU – Broc Lowry 25-yard run, Palmer Domschke kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:34; Western Michigan 7–0)
  • (10:48) UNT – Kiefer Sibley 10-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:45; Tied 7–7)
  • (8:08) WMU – Jalen Buckley 17-yard pass from Broc Lowry, Palmer Domschke kick (Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:40; Western Michigan 14–7)
  • (0:00) WMU – Palmer Domschke 40-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 30 yards, 2:54; Western Michigan 17–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:37) UNT – Kali Nguma 22-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 4:18; Western Michigan 17–10)
  • (6:33) WMU – Broc Lowry 8-yard run, Palmer Domschke kick (Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:54; Western Michigan 24–10)
  • (4:40) UNT – Tre Williams III 18-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:48; Western Michigan 24–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:13) WMU – Palmer Domschke 43-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 5:19; Western Michigan 27–17)
  • (10:03) UNT – Cameron Dorner 4-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:10; Western Michigan 27–24)
  • (1:34) UNT – Kali Nguma 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 1:49; Tied 27–27)
Overtime
  • WMU – Palmer Domschke 48-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards; Western Michigan 30–27)
  • UNT – Makenzie McGill II 3-yard run (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards; North Texas 33–30)
Statistics UNT WMU
First downs 25 18
Plays–yards 63–406 71–303
Rushes–yards 30–182 57–216
Passing yards 224 87
Passing: comp–att–int 18–33–0 7–14–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 23:22 36:38
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 18/33, 224 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Makenzie McGill II 16 carries, 102 yards, TD
Receiving Wyatt Young 4 receptions, 59 yards
Western Michigan Passing Broc Lowry 5/10, 75 yards, TD
Rushing Jalen Buckley 30 carries, 112 yards
Receiving Jalen Buckley 2 receptions, 51 yards, TD

Washington State

See also: 2025 Washington State Cougars football team
Washington State Cougars (2–0) at North Texas Mean Green (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 3 0 0710
Mean Green 14 28 10759

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: N at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 26,837
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:33) UNT – Makenzie McGill II 7-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:27; North Texas 7–0)
  • (7:33) UNT – Jayden Becks 12-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:08; North Texas 14–0)
  • (1:27) WSU – Jack Stevens 26-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:01; North Texas 14–3)
Second quarter
  • (7:07) UNT – Brandon Young Jr. 2-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:18; North Texas 21–3)
  • (3:24) UNT – Tre Williams III 6-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 1:39; North Texas 28–3)
  • (1:39) UNT – Landon Sides 12-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:15; North Texas 35–3)
  • (0:54) UNT – Jayden Becks 14-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:36; North Texas 42–3)
Third quarter
  • (9:46) UNT – Kali Nguma 26-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:48; North Texas 45–3)
  • (2:30) UNT – Ethan Day 2-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:53; North Texas 52–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:54) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 3-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:57; North Texas 59–3)
  • (1:57) WSU – Zevi Eckhaus 2-yard run, Jack Stevens kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:57; North Texas 59–10)
Statistics WSU UNT
First downs 17 25
Plays–yards 63–275 63–410
Rushes–yards 28–64 29–163
Passing yards 211 247
Passing: comp–att–int 23–35–3 29–34–0
Turnovers 5 0
Time of possession 31:26 28:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington State Passing Jaxon Potter 16/23, 139 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Kirby Vorhees 6 rushes, 33 yards
Receiving Carter Pabst 3 receptions, 65 yards
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 24/29, 211 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Makenzie McGill II 9 rushes, 67 yards, TD
Receiving Miles Coleman 4 receptions, 44 yards

at Army

See also: 2025 Army Black Knights football team
North Texas Mean Green (3–0) at Army Black Knights (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Mean Green 21 7 37745
Black Knights 7 7 717038

at Michie Stadium • West Point, NY

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 28,446
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Adam Breneman (analyst), and Tina Cervasio (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:22) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 4-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:38; North Texas 7–0)
  • (3:21) UNT – Makenzie McGill II 6-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:45; North Texas 14–0)
  • (1:24) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 7-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:39; North Texas 21–0)
  • (1:14) ARMY – Briggs Bartosh 75-yard run, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10; North Texas 21–7)
Second quarter
  • (6:35) UNT – Wyatt Young 6-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 1:00; North Texas 28–7)
  • (0:37) ARMY – Samari Howard 17-yard pass from Dewayne Coleman, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:58; North Texas 28–14)
Third quarter
  • (11:07) ARMY – Hayden Reed 37-yard run, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:53; North Texas 28–21)
  • (6:25) UNT – Kali Nguma 23-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:35; North Texas 31–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:27) ARMY – Dewayne Coleman 5-yard run, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 9:58; North Texas 31–28)
  • (9:03) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 21-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:22; North Texas 38–28)
  • (2:56) ARMY – Brady Anderson 68-yard pass from Dewayne Coleman, Dawson Jones kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:39; North Texas 38–35)
  • (0:09) ARMY – Dawson Jones 23-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 50 yards, 2:40; Tied 38–38)
Overtime
  • UNT – Caleb Hawkins 3-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards; North Texas 45–38)
Statistics UNT ARMY
First downs 26 26
Plays–yards 78–478 82–488
Rushes–yards 42–229 68–387
Passing yards 249 101
Passing: comp–att–int 26–36–0 6–14–1
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 27:59 32:01
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 26/36, 249 yards, TD
Rushing Makenzie McGill II 19 carries, 101 yards, TD
Receiving Miles Coleman 8 receptions, 74 yards
Army Passing Dewayne Coleman 6/11, 101 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Dewayne Coleman 23 carries, 117 yards, TD
Receiving Brady Anderson 1 reception, 68 yards, TD

South Alabama

See also: 2025 South Alabama Jaguars football team
South Alabama Jaguars (1–3) at North Texas Mean Green (4–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 0 7822
Mean Green 7 7 14836

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: E at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 16,575
  • Referee: Steven Robinson
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:40) USA – Bishop Davenport 2-yard run, Hamilton DiBoyan kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:20; South Alabama 7–0)
  • (7:04) UNT – Miles Coleman 18-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:36; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (7:19) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 6-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:10; North Texas 14–7)
Third Quarter
  • (10:25) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 68-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:35; North Texas 21–7)
  • (6:00) USA – Rod Gibbs 1-yard pass from Bishop Davenport, Hamilton DiBoyan kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:25; North Texas 21–14)
  • (2:08) UNT – Drew Mestemaker 4-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:43; North Texas 28–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:11) USA – Kentrel Bullock 2-yard run, Bishop Davenport run (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:04; North Texas 28–22)
  • (1:59) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 27-yard run, Wyatt Young pass (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:12; North Texas 36–22)
Statistics USA UNT
First downs 19 20
Plays–yards 80–396 65–429
Rushes–yards 45–204 39–195
Passing yards 192 234
Passing: comp–att–int 18–35–0 14–26–1
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 32:28 27:32
Team Category Player Statistics
South Alabama Passing Bishop Davenport 17/34, 195 yards, TD, INT
Rushing PJ Martin 10 carries, 60 yards
Receiving Devin Voisin 5 receptions, 97 yards
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 14/26, 234 yards, TD
Rushing Caleb Hawkins 16 carries, 140 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Caleb Hawkins 2 receptions, 78 yards, TD

With the win, the Mean Green improved to 5–0, the program's first 5–0 start to a season since 1959.[9]

No. 24 South Florida

See also: 2025 South Florida Bulls football team
No. 24 South Florida Bulls (4–1) at North Texas Mean Green (5–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Bulls 7 14 281463
Mean Green 14 7 7836

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 31,386
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:42) UNT – Drew Mestemaker 2-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:00; North Texas 7–0)
  • (2:41) USF – Byrum Brown 7-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:09; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:12) UNT – Makenzie McGill II 23-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:26; North Texas 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (9:37) USF – Jeremiah Koger 14-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 3:54; Tied 14–14)
  • (6:12) UNT – Wyatt Young 11-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:25; North Texas 21–14)
  • (0:02) USF – Jonathan Echols 2-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 0:41; Tied 21–21)
Third quarter
  • (13:51) USF – Keshaun Singleton 29-yard pass from Christian Neptune, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:09; South Florida 28–21)
  • (12:35) USF – Sam Franklin 11-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:24; South Florida 35–21)
  • (11:35) USF – Jhalyn Shuler 34-yard fumble recovery, Nico Gramatica kick (South Florida 42–21)
  • (9:35) UNT – Miles Coleman 54-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:55; South Florida 42–28)
  • (8:14) USF – Jeremiah Koger 63-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 1:16; South Florida 49–28)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:49) USF – Cole Skinner 1-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 2:53; South Florida 56–28)
  • (8:15) UNT – Tre Williams III 10-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Dalton Carnes pass (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:34; South Florida 56–36)
  • (5:51) USF – Byrum Brown 9-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 2:01; South Florida 63–36)
Statistics USF UNT
First downs 32 26
Plays–yards 86–580 78–423
Rushes–yards 57–306 29–97
Passing yards 274 326
Passing: comp–att–int 23–29–1 30–49–3
Turnovers 3 5
Time of possession 29:05 30:55
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 22/28, 245 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Byrum Brown 21 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jeremiah Koger 4 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 30/48, 326 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Caleb Hawkins 15 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Miles Coleman 7 receptions, 101 yards, TD

UTSA

See also: 2025 UTSA Roadrunners football team
UTSA Roadrunners (3–3) at North Texas Mean Green (5–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Roadrunners 7 7 3017
Mean Green 17 7 211055

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 25,053
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst) and Maria Trivelpiece (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:30) UTSA – Houston Thomas 3-yard pass from Owen McOwen, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:30; UTSA 7–0)
  • (7:31) UNT – Kali Nguma 28-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 5:53; UTSA 7–3)
  • (3:11) UNT – Wyatt Young 20-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:45; North Texas 10–7)
  • (0:00) UNT – Wyatt Young 11-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:42; North Texas 17–7)
Second quarter
  • (5:22) UTSA – Robert Henry 3-yard run, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:14; North Texas 17–14)
  • (0:09) UNT – Kiefer Sibley 18-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 2:03; North Texas 24–14)
Third quarter
  • (11:30) UNT – Cameron Dorner 15-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:30; North Texas 31–14)
  • (9:58) UNT – Drew Mestemaker 1-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:21; North Texas 38–14)
  • (2:57) UTSA – Michael Petro 29-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 4:31; North Texas 38–17)
  • (0:55) UNT – Wyatt Young 42-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:58; North Texas 45–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:24) UNT – Kali Nguma 19-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:21; North Texas 48–17)
  • (6:01) UNT – Terrence Lewis 37-yard pass from Chris Jimerson Jr., Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 3:12; North Texas 55–17)
Statistics UTSA UNT
First downs 14 34
Plays–yards 57–329 81–584
Rushes–yards 32–214 44–270
Passing yards 115 314
Passing: comp–att–int 15–25–0 23–37–0
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 26:21 33:39
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Owen McCown 11/20, 84 yards, TD
Rushing Robert Henry Jr. 12 carries, 138 yards, TD
Receiving AJ Wilson 4 catches, 35 yards
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 22/35, 227 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Caleb Hawkins 18 carries, 133 yards
Receiving Wyatt Young 6 catches, 102 yards, 3 TD

at Charlotte

See also: 2025 Charlotte 49ers football team
North Texas Mean Green (6–1) at Charlotte 49ers (1–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 7 10 102754
49ers 10 7 3020

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: S at 0 miles per hour (0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 9,626
  • Referee: Matt Overton
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:25) UNT – Cameron Dorner 41-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:50; North Texas 7–0)
  • (7:53) CLT – Liam Boyd 24-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:26; North Texas 7–3)
  • (1:15) CLT – Javen Nicholas 33-yard pass from Grayson Loftis, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:42; Charlotte 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (11:27) CLT – Javen Nicholas 64-yard pass from Grayson Loftis, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:07; Charlotte 17–7)
  • (8:30) UNT – Kali Nguma 29-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 2:49; Charlotte 17–10)
  • (4:14) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 6-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 2:18; Tied 17–17)
Third quarter
  • (8:17) CLT – Liam Boyd 20-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:06; Charlotte 20–17)
  • (5:53) UNT – Kiefer Sibley 1-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; North Texas 24–20)
  • (0:17) UNT – Kali Nguma 41-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:37; North Texas 27–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:26) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 7-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:31; North Texas 34–20)
  • (9:03) UNT – Wyatt Young 70-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:30; North Texas 40–20)
  • (7:04) UNT – Kiefer Sibley 45-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:53; North Texas 47–20)
  • (1:06) UNT – Ashton Gray 32-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:50; North Texas 54–20)
Statistics UNT CLT
First downs 32 13
Plays–yards 78–754 63–399
Rushes–yards 29–146 27–104
Passing yards 608 295
Passing: comp–att–int 37–49–1 20–36–0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 30:38 29:22
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 37/49, 608 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Kiefer Sibley 7 carries, 71 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Wyatt Young 9 receptions, 190 yards, TD
Charlotte Passing Grayson Loftis 20/36, 295 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jariel Cobb 13 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Javen Nicholas 7 receptions, 187 yards, 2 TD
See also: 2025 Navy Midshipmen football team
Navy Midshipmen (7–0) at North Texas Mean Green (7–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 10 7017
Mean Green 14 10 7031

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 26,516
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:57) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 7-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:59; North Texas 7–0)
  • (3:32) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 3-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 3:31; North Texas 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (7:14) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 26-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 6:48; North Texas 14–3)
  • (5:46) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 14-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:28; North Texas 21–3)
  • (1:59) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 31-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:39; North Texas 21–10)
  • (0:03) UNT – Kali Nguma 21-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 1:52; North Texas 24–10)
Third quarter
  • (9:48) NAVY – Blake Horvath 13-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 5:12; North Texas 24–17)
  • (0:46) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 6-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:13; North Texas 31–17)
Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics NAVY UNT
First downs 22 22
Plays–yards 58–391 69–424
Rushes–yards 44–311 45–190
Passing yards 80 234
Passing: comp–att–int 8–14–2 19–24–0
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 32:13 27:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 8/14, 80 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Blake Horvath 19 carries, 112 yards, TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 6 receptions, 68 yards
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 19/24, 234 yards
Rushing Caleb Hawkins 33 carries, 197 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Cameron Dorner 3 receptions, 78 yards

at UAB

See also: 2025 UAB Blazers football team
North Texas Mean Green (8–1) at UAB Blazers (3–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 21 10 15753
Blazers 0 7 11624

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: SW at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 16,190
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst) and Savanna Collins (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:48) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 1-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:12; North Texas 7–0)
  • (4:15) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 4-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:38; North Texas 14–0)
  • (3:11) UNT - Caleb Hawkins 11-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 0:29; North Texas 21-0)
Second quarter
  • (11:07) UNT – Caleb Hawkins 9-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:34; North Texas 28–0)
  • (5:34) UAB – Brandon Hawkins Jr. 32-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:33; North Texas 28-7)
  • (3:23) UNT – Kali Nguma 46-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 1:59; North Texas 31–7)
Third quarter
  • (11:55) UAB - Ryder Burton 1-yard run, Jalen Kitna pass to Brandon Hawkins Jr. for two-point conversion (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:05; North Texas 31-15)
  • (9:37) UNT - Wyatt Young 7-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:08; North Texas 38-15)
  • (6:37) UAB - Jonah Delange 46-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:00; North Texas 38-18)
  • (3:26) UNT - Caleb Hawkins 5-yard run, Drew Mestemaker pass to Wyatt Young for two-point conversion (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:11; North Texas 46-18)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:00) UAB - Isaiah Jacobs 6-yard run, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:26; North Texas 46-24)
  • (3:00) UNT - Cameron Dorner 30-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 5:23; North Texas 53-24)
Statistics UNT UAB
First downs 22 26
Plays–yards 60–506 85–478
Rushes–yards 34–208 35–190
Passing yards 298 288
Passing: comp–att–int 18–25–0 26–45–2
Turnovers 0 4
Time of possession 24:51 35:09
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 18/25, 298 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Caleb Hawkins 27 carries, 189 yards, 5 TD
Receiving Wyatt Young 8 receptions, 143 yards, TD
UAB Passing Jalen Kitna 26/45, 281 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jevon Jackson 16 carries, 159 yards
Receiving Brandon Hawkins Jr. 6 receptions, 127 yards, TD

at Rice

See also: 2025 Rice Owls football team
North Texas Mean Green (9–1) at Rice Owls (5–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 7 21 141456
Owls 14 0 7324

at Rice Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 24,598
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:56) RICE - Chase Jenkins 18-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 6:00; Rice 7-0)
  • (1:42) RICE - Aaron Turner 12-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:56; Rice 14-0)
  • (0:52) UNT - Wyatt Young 74-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 2 plays, 76 yards, 0:42; Rice 14-7)
Second quarter
  • (10:26) UNT - Caleb Hawkins 4-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:29; Tied 14-14)
  • (6:34) UNT - Tre Williams III 56-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:25; North Texas 21-14)
  • (3:05) UNT - Wyatt Young 84-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 1 play, 84 yards, 0:16; North Texas 28-14)
Third quarter
  • (12:55) UNT - Drew Mestemaker 1-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:00; North Texas 35-14)
  • (3:14) UNT - Caleb Hawkins 7-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 3:58; North Texas 42-14)
  • (0:04) RICE - Aaron Turner 15-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:10; North Texas 42-21)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:10) UNT - Caleb Hawkins 8-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; North Texas 49-21)
  • (5:38) RICE - Enock Gota 27-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:30; North Texas 49-24)
  • (3:46) UNT - Ashton Gray 11-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:51; North Texas 56-24)
Statistics UNT RICE
First downs 25 24
Plays–yards 55–640 74–397
Rushes–yards 32–171 53–296
Passing yards 469 101
Passing: comp–att–int 19–23–0 14–21–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 22:15 37:45
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 19/23, 469 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Caleb Hawkins 20 carries, 97 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Wyatt Young 8 receptions, 295 yards, 2 TD
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 14/21, 101 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Aaron Turner 9 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Aaron Turner 8 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD

Temple

See also: 2025 Temple Owls football team
Temple Owls (5–6) at North Texas Mean Green (10–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 7 0 71125
Mean Green 14 21 10752

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 24,492
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Chase Daniel (analyst) and Tori Petry (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:18) UNT - Cameron Dorner 77-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 99 yards, 1:58; North Texas 7-0)
  • (2:42) TEM - Ryder Kusch 2-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:36; Tied 7-7)
  • (1:08) UNT - Caleb Hawkins 5-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:24; North Texas 14-7)
Second quarter
  • (10:09) UNT - Caleb Hawkins 31-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 99 yards, 1:46; North Texas 21-7)
  • (6:22) UNT - Terrence Lewis 5-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 2:19; North Texas 28-7)
  • (1:25) UNT - Caleb Hawkins 6-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:25; North Texas 35-7)
Third quarter
  • (11:39) TEM - Peter Clarke 16-yard pass from Jay Ducker, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:13; North Texas 35-14)
  • (7:07) UNT - Kali Nguma 27-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:32; North Texas 38-14)
  • (0:40) UNT - Terrence Lewis 13-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:25; North Texas 45-14)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:14) TEM - Jay Ducker 5-yard run, Gevani McCoy pass to Ryder Kusch for two-point conversion (Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:10; North Texas 45-22)
  • (8:25) UNT - Caleb Hawkins 1-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 2:48; North Texas 52-22)
  • (4:16) TEM - Carl Hardin 26-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:09; North Texas 52-25)
Statistics TEM UNT
First downs 18 26
Plays–yards 70–316 64–605
Rushes–yards 37–172 40–239
Passing yards 144 366
Passing: comp–att–int 13–33–1 20–24–0
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 31:02 28:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Evan Simon 10/27, 82 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Hunter Smith 10 carries, 66 yards
Receiving Colin Chase 3 receptions, 55 yards
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 20/24, 366 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Caleb Hawkins 25 carries, 186 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Wyatt Young 6 receptions, 127 yards

at No. 20 Tulane (American Conference Championship Game)

See also: 2025 Tulane Green Wave football team and 2025 American Conference Football Championship Game
No. 24 North Texas Mean Green (11–1) at No. 20 Tulane Green Wave (10–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Mean Green 7 0 6821
No. 20 Green Wave 7 17 7334

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA

  • Date: December 5
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NNW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 23,986
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • UNT – Tre Williams III 10-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker (Kali Nguma kick), 8:32. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:28.
  • TULN – Jake Retzlaff 2-yard run (Patrick Durkin kick), 0:30. Tied 7–7. Drive: 16 plays, 81 yards, 7:57.
Second quarter
  • TULN – Jamauri McClure 7-yard run (Patrick Durkin kick), 12:29. Green Wave 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:55.
  • TULN – Patrick Durkin 30-yard field goal, 5:46. Green Wave 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:39.
  • TULN – Jake Retzlaff 1-yard run (Patrick Durkin kick), 0:03. Green Wave 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 0:47.
Third quarter
  • TULN – Chris Rodgers 35-yard interception return (Patrick Durkin kick), 7:32. Green Wave 31–7.
  • UNT – Miles Coleman 59-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker (pass failed), 0:16. Green Wave 31–13. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:03.
Fourth quarter
  • UNT – Ashton Gray 9-yard run (Ashton Gray run), 9:26. Green Wave 31–21. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 2:54.
  • TULN – Patrick Durkin 30-yard field goal, 2:51. Green Wave 34–21. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:29.
Statistics UNT TULN
First downs 25 22
Plays–yards 68–415 74–344
Rushes–yards 34–121 52–199
Passing yards 294 145
Passing: comp–att–int 21–34–3 13–22–0
Turnovers 5 0
Time of possession 24:52 35:08
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 21/34, 294 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Ashton Gray 8 carries, 47 yards, TD
Receiving Miles Coleman 7 receptions, 125 yards, TD
Tulane Passing Jake Retzlaff 13/22, 145 yards
Rushing Jamauri McClure 22 carries, 121 yards, TD
Receiving Garrett Mmahat 3 receptions, 39 yards

vs. San Diego State (New Mexico Bowl)

See also: 2025 San Diego State Aztecs football team and 2025 New Mexico Bowl
2025 Isleta New Mexico Bowl
No. 25 North Texas Mean Green (11-2) vs. San Diego State Aztecs (9-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Mean Green 0 0 000
Aztecs 0 0 000

at University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM

  • Date: December 27
  • Game time: 4:45 p.m. CDT
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UNT SDSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing
Rushing
San Diego State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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