UTEP Game: Postgame Notes

cousin oliver · August 28, 2022

Postgame Notes
North Texas at UTEP
Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022

• The Mean Green win their lead in the all-time series with UTEP to 20-8-3, and is their sixth
straight win over UTEP, dating back to 2017.

• The season opener against C-USA foe UTEP marked the first in-conference opener for the Mean
Green since 2005, when they faced Middle Tennessee and pulled off a road victory.

• The win marked the first time since 2009 the Mean Green have opened the season on the road
with a double-digit win (won 20-10 at Ball State).

• When the Mean Green went to the halftime break up 14-13, it marked the first time UNT has
led UTEP at halftime in El Paso since 1980.

• The Mean Green win marked the sixth straight season-opening victory.

• The win gave UNT its sixth straight win over a Conference USA opponent after winning its final
five regular season games in 2021.

• The win puts head coach Seth Littrell at 38-38 in his Mean Green tenure, and he is in sixth place
on the program’s all-time wins list – behind fifth-place Hayden Fry (40). He improves to 6-1 in his
career against UTEP.

• The Mean Green captains for the season opener were senior LB KD Davis, senior OL Manase
Mose, junior LB Kevin Wood and junior WR Roderic Burns.

• UNT had three scoring drives of at least nine plays that covered at least 75 yards – the first time
it’s had three such touchdown drives since Nov. 28, 2017 vs. Army.

• Junior QB Austin Aune (Argyle, Texas) made his first career opening-game start and finished 16-
for-29 for 236 yards and three touchdowns.

o Aune completed passes to eight different receivers, the most receivers to catch a pass
since nine different receivers had catches vs. UAB on Sept. 18, 2021.

o Aune continued his stellar career against the Miners in his third start against them, as he
now has 778 passing yards, nine touchdown passes and no interceptions with a 3-0
record.

o Aune’s 236 passing yards gives him 4,013 in his career to move past Jason Mills (1995-
97) into eighth place on the program’s all-time passing list.

o Aune’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Jake Roberts with 4:32 left in the third quarter was
the 26th touchdown pass of his career, moving him alone into ninth place on the
program’s career touchdown pass list ahead of Vidal Carlin (1965-66).

o Aune’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Johnson with 10:27 left in the third quarter was
the 25th touchdown pass of his career.

o Aune’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Tommy Bush with 10:02 left in the second quarter was
the 24th touchdown pass of his career.

o That touchdown pass was the first passing touchdown for the Mean Green since the
4:45 mark of the second quarter in last season’s game against FIU on Nov. 20, 2021 –
more than 11 quarters of football.

• Sophomore RB Ayo Adeyi (Mansfield, Texas) had 17 carries for 80 yards.

o Adeyi’s 17 carries was a new career high, breaking his previous mark of 16 last season

vs. Liberty.

• Sophomore RB Oscar Adaway (North Little Rock, Ark.) had six carries for 23 yards and a
touchdown.

o Adaway’s 8-yard touchdown run with 1:52 left in the first half gave the Mean Green a
14-10 lead and was his first touchdown since the Myrtle Beach Bowl loss to Appalachian
State to close the 2020 season.

• Sophomore RB Isaiah Johnson (Lubbock, Texas) had seven carries for 37 yards and a receiving
touchdown.

o Johnson’s 9-yard touchdown reception with 10:27 left in the third quarter was his
second career receiving touchdown and eighth touchdown overall.

• Sophomore TE Jake Roberts (Norman, Okla.) had a team-high and career-high four catches for
54 yards.

o His 11-yard touchdown reception with 4:32 left in the third quarter was the first of his
career and put the Mean Green up 28-13.

o His 23-yard reception on the Mean Green’s first offensive play was the longest of his
career.

o Roberts’ 54 receiving yards is a new single-game career high.

• Junior WR Tommy Bush (Schertz, Texas) had a catch for 7 yards and a touchdown.

o His 7-yard touchdown reception with 10:02 left in the second quarter was the first
touchdown of his career and fifth career reception.

• Sophomore WR Damon Ward, Jr., had three catches for 45 yards.

• Junior WR Roderic Burns (Houston) had three catches for a team-high 72 yards.

o His 10-yard reception in the first quarter marked the 17th consecutive game Burns has
recorded at least one reception

• Redshirt freshman WR Ja’Mori Maclin (Kirkwood, Mo.) had two catches for 25 yards.

o His 15-yard reception late in the second quarter was his first with the Mean Green and
second of his career after notching one reception at Missouri.

o Maclin made his first career start.

• Senior OL Manase Mose (Euless, Texas) made his 49th straight start. The center has started
every game of his career and is in his fifth season with the Mean Green.

o The program record for most consecutive starts is believed to belong to Andy Brewster
(2001-04).

• The Mean Green defense held UTEP scoreless in the second half – the first time to accomplish
that feat since 38-14 win at Southern Miss on Nov. 6, 2021.

• The 13 points allowed by the UNT defense was the fewest points allowed in a season opener
since a 40-6 season-opening win over Idaho in 2013.

• First-time starters on offense: Jett Duncan and Ja’Mori Maclin

• Senior LB KD Davis (Ennis, Texas) finished the day tying for a team-high five tackles, including a
solo stop, a half-sack, a half-tackle for-loss and a QB hurry.

• Junior LB Larry Nixon III (North Richland Hills, Texas) finished the day tying for a team-high five
tackles, including two solo stops, a sack, a tackle for-loss and a QB hurry.

• First-time starters on defense: Enoch Jackson, Rod Brown and Mazin Richards, Trieb

• Senior kicker Ethan Mooney (Fort Worth) went 1-for-1 on field goal attempts and 4-for-4 on
extra points.

o Mooney’s 28-yard field goal in the fourth quarter was the 35th career made field goal.

o Mooney’s four made extra points gives him 105 consecutive made extra points, dating
back to Oct. 12, 2019 at Southern Miss when he had a kick blocked

Edited August 28, 2022 by cousin oliver

golfingomez · August 28, 2022

33 minutes ago, cousin oliver said:

Postgame Notes
North Texas at UTEP
Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022

• The Mean Green win their lead in the all-time series with UTEP to 20-8-3, and is their sixth
straight win over UTEP, dating back to 2017.

• The season opener against C-USA foe UTEP marked the first in-conference opener for the Mean
Green since 2005, when they faced Middle Tennessee and pulled off a road victory.

• The win marked the first time since 2009 the Mean Green have opened the season on the road
with a double-digit win (won 20-10 at Ball State).

• When the Mean Green went to the halftime break up 14-13, it marked the first time UNT has
led UTEP at halftime in El Paso since 1980.

• The Mean Green win marked the sixth straight season-opening victory.

• The win gave UNT its sixth straight win over a Conference USA opponent after winning its final
five regular season games in 2021.

• The win puts head coach Seth Littrell at 38-38 in his Mean Green tenure, and he is in sixth place
on the program’s all-time wins list – behind fifth-place Hayden Fry (40). He improves to 6-1 in his
career against UTEP.

• The Mean Green captains for the season opener were senior LB KD Davis, senior OL Manase
Mose, junior LB Kevin Wood and junior WR Roderic Burns.

• UNT had three scoring drives of at least nine plays that covered at least 75 yards – the first time
it’s had three such touchdown drives since Nov. 28, 2017 vs. Army.

• Junior QB Austin Aune (Argyle, Texas) made his first career opening-game start and finished 16-
for-29 for 236 yards and three touchdowns.

o Aune completed passes to eight different receivers, the most receivers to catch a pass
since nine different receivers had catches vs. UAB on Sept. 18, 2021.

o Aune continued his stellar career against the Miners in his third start against them, as he
now has 778 passing yards, nine touchdown passes and no interceptions with a 3-0
record.

o Aune’s 236 passing yards gives him 4,013 in his career to move past Jason Mills (1995-
97) into eighth place on the program’s all-time passing list.

o Aune’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Jake Roberts with 4:32 left in the third quarter was
the 26th touchdown pass of his career, moving him alone into ninth place on the
program’s career touchdown pass list ahead of Vidal Carlin (1965-66).

o Aune’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Johnson with 10:27 left in the third quarter was
the 25th touchdown pass of his career.

o Aune’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Tommy Bush with 10:02 left in the second quarter was
the 24th touchdown pass of his career.

o That touchdown pass was the first passing touchdown for the Mean Green since the
4:45 mark of the second quarter in last season’s game against FIU on Nov. 20, 2021 –
more than 11 quarters of football.

• Sophomore RB Ayo Adeyi (Mansfield, Texas) had 17 carries for 80 yards.

o Adeyi’s 17 carries was a new career high, breaking his previous mark of 16 last season

vs. Liberty.

• Sophomore RB Oscar Adaway (North Little Rock, Ark.) had six carries for 23 yards and a
touchdown.

o Adaway’s 8-yard touchdown run with 1:52 left in the first half gave the Mean Green a
14-10 lead and was his first touchdown since the Myrtle Beach Bowl loss to Appalachian
State to close the 2020 season.

• Sophomore RB Isaiah Johnson (Lubbock, Texas) had seven carries for 37 yards and a receiving
touchdown.

o Johnson’s 9-yard touchdown reception with 10:27 left in the third quarter was his
second career receiving touchdown and eighth touchdown overall.

• Sophomore TE Jake Roberts (Norman, Okla.) had a team-high and career-high four catches for
54 yards.

o His 11-yard touchdown reception with 4:32 left in the third quarter was the first of his
career and put the Mean Green up 28-13.

o His 23-yard reception on the Mean Green’s first offensive play was the longest of his
career.

o Roberts’ 54 receiving yards is a new single-game career high.

• Junior WR Tommy Bush (Schertz, Texas) had a catch for 7 yards and a touchdown.

o His 7-yard touchdown reception with 10:02 left in the second quarter was the first
touchdown of his career and fifth career reception.

• Sophomore WR Damon Ward, Jr., had three catches for 45 yards.

• Junior WR Roderic Burns (Houston) had three catches for a team-high 72 yards.

o His 10-yard reception in the first quarter marked the 17th consecutive game Burns has
recorded at least one reception

• Redshirt freshman WR Ja’Mori Maclin (Kirkwood, Mo.) had two catches for 25 yards.

o His 15-yard reception late in the second quarter was his first with the Mean Green and
second of his career after notching one reception at Missouri.

o Maclin made his first career start.

• Senior OL Manase Mose (Euless, Texas) made his 49th straight start. The center has started
every game of his career and is in his fifth season with the Mean Green.

o The program record for most consecutive starts is believed to belong to Andy Brewster
(2001-04).

• The Mean Green defense held UTEP scoreless in the second half – the first time to accomplish
that feat since 38-14 win at Southern Miss on Nov. 6, 2021.

• The 13 points allowed by the UNT defense was the fewest points allowed in a season opener
since a 40-6 season-opening win over Idaho in 2013.

• First-time starters on offense: Jett Duncan and Ja’Mori Maclin

• Senior LB KD Davis (Ennis, Texas) finished the day tying for a team-high five tackles, including a
solo stop, a half-sack, a half-tackle for-loss and a QB hurry.

• Junior LB Larry Nixon III (North Richland Hills, Texas) finished the day tying for a team-high five
tackles, including two solo stops, a sack, a tackle for-loss and a QB hurry.

• First-time starters on defense: Enoch Jackson, Rod Brown and Mazin Richards, Trieb

• Senior kicker Ethan Mooney (Fort Worth) went 1-for-1 on field goal attempts and 4-for-4 on
extra points.

o Mooney’s 28-yard field goal in the fourth quarter was the 35th career made field goal.

o Mooney’s four made extra points gives him 105 consecutive made extra points, dating
back to Oct. 12, 2019 at Southern Miss when he had a kick blocked