Guyton Ignites Mean Green Rally In 43-28 Win

Harry · October 1, 2017

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas (3-2)	7	10	16	10	43
Southern Miss (2-2)	14	7	7	0	28

First Quarter				NT	USM
USM	11:44	TD	STAGGERS, A. 7 yd PASS (SHAUNFIELD, P. KICK)	0	7
USM	5:38	TD	GRIGGS, Kwadra 4 yd RUSH (SHAUNFIELD, P. KICK)	0	14
NT	:47	TD	WILSON, Jeffery 46 yd RUSH (MOORE, Trevor KICK)	7	14
Second Quarter				NT	USM
USM	10:00	TD	SMITH, Ito 65 yd RUSH (SHAUNFIELD, P. KICK)	7	21
NT	2:42	TD	GUYTON, Jalen 2 yd PASS (MOORE, Trevor KICK)	14	21
NT	:00	FG	MOORE, Trevor 48 yd	17	21
Third Quarter				NT	USM
NT	9:01	FG	MOORE, Trevor 20 yd	20	21
NT	4:08	TD	BUSSEY, Rico 16 yd PASS (MOORE, Trevor KICK)	27	21
NT	2:49	TD	WILSON, Jeffery 43 yd RUSH	33	21
USM	:00	TD	SMITH, Ito 4 yd RUSH (SHAUNFIELD, P. KICK)	33	28
Fourth Quarter				NT	USM
NT	11:29	TD	WILSON, Jeffery 6 yd RUSH (MOORE, Trevor KICK)	40	28
NT	4:30	FG	MOORE, Trevor 44 yd	43	28

Passing

Name	Comp-Att-Int	Yards	TD
#6 FINE, Mason	24-40-1	366	2
#TM TEAM	0-1-0	0	0
Total	24-41-1	366	2

Rushing

Name	Att-Yards	Avg	TD
#3 WILSON, Jeffery	30-148	4.9	3
#21 SMITH, Nic	7-19	2.7	0
#26 JOHNSON, Evan	2-6	3.0	0
#6 FINE, Mason	5-4	0.8	0
#TM TEAM	2-(-3)	-1.5	0
Total	46-174	3.8	3

Receiving

Name	Att-Yards	Avg	TD
#0I GUYTON, Jalen	14-211	15.1	1
#1E CHUMLEY, Caleb	1-43	43.0	0
#1 SMILEY, Turner	1-41	41.0	0
#8 BUSSEY, Rico	4-33	8.3	1
#3 WILSON, Jeffery	1-(18)	18.0	0
#32 LAWRENCE, M.	1-11	11.0	0
#21 SMITH, Nic	1-6	6.0	0
#87 SMITH, Kelvin	1-3	3.0	0
Total	24-366	15.3	2

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - North Texas wide receiver Jalen Guyton demonstrated why he was so highly touted coming out of Allen High School, catching 14 passes for 211 yards and igniting a Mean Green rally from two 14-point deficits in a 43-28 victory over Southern Miss Saturday night.

The Mean Green trailed 14-0 and 21-7 before the defense stiffened and the offense went high octane, racking up eight plays of 20 yards or more, including four by Guyton, as North Texas scored 26 unanswered points.

Running back Jeffery Wilson followed up his 211-yard performance of a week ago by rushing for 148 yards and three touchdowns, including a 43-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, capping a streak of 26 unanswered points, overturning a 21-7 deficit and pushing the Mean Green to a 33-21 lead. Wilson's most impressive running, however, may have come on a two-yard carry on fourth and one at the midfield and a six-yard touchdown run that responded to a Southern Miss TD that cut the North Texas lead to 33-28.

North Texas becomes the first team this season to score more than 24 points against Southern Miss, which came into the game with the eighth-ranked defense in the nation, and the first to score in the first and fourth quarters against the Golden Eagles.

"I was really proud of the way we bounced back after some things went against us in the first half," North Texas coach Seth Littrell said. "It took a little bit for us to get settled in, but once we did we had some positive plays and got some momentum.

"They wanted it," he added said. "They've been itching to finish off games.

The critical road win over the Golden Eagles, considered one of the top contenders in Conference USA, pushes North Texas to the top of C-USA's West Division at 2-0 in league play and 3-2 on the season. Its North Texas' first 2-0 start in league play since 2004. This was the conference opener for Southern Miss, which is 2-2 on the year.

Read more: http://www.meangreensports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/093017aaa.html

UNT 90 Grad · October 1, 2017

55 minutes ago, Harry said:

"I was really proud of the way we bounced back after some things went against us in the first half," North Texas coach Seth Littrell said. "It took a little bit for us to get settled in, but once we did we had some positive plays and got some momentum.