Darden catches 4 TDs, North Texas beats UTEP 45-43 | |
DENTON, Texas (AP) Jaelon Darden had eight catches for 173 yards and a career-high four touchdowns to help North Texas beat UTEP 45-43 on Friday night. On Darden's fourth TD reception, the 2020 Biletnikoff Award semifinalist tied Casey Fitzgerald (2005-08) for the North Texas program record with 229 career receptions as he gave the Mean Green (4-5, 3-4 Conference USA) a 45-28 lead with 9:58 to go in the fourth quarter. He broke Fitzgerald's record with a minus-2-yard grab with 3:33 to go. Darden has 19 touchdown receptions - four more than any other player in the nation - in nine games this season. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | G. Hardison | 1419 | |||
| Passing TDs: | G. Hardison | 5 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | D. Hankins | 592 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | D. Hankins | 9 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | J. Cowing | 691 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | J. Cowing | 3 | |||
| Interceptions: | D. Lowe | 2 | |||
| Schedule 2020 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/5 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 24 - 14 | ||
| 9/12 | at 14 Texas | L 3 - 59 | ||
| 9/19 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 17 - 13 | ||
| 9/26 | at Louisiana-Monroe | W 31 - 6 | ||
| 10/10 | at Louisiana Tech | L 17 - 21 | ||
| 10/24 | at Charlotte | L 28 - 38 | ||
| 11/7 | vs. FIU | Postponed | ||
| 11/14 | at UTSA | L 21 - 52 | ||
| 11/20 | vs. UAB | Postponed | ||
| 11/28 | at Rice | Postponed | ||
| 12/4 | vs. Southern Miss | Postponed | ||
| 12/11 | at North Texas | L 43 - 45 | ||
| Conference USA | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| Marshall | 4-1 | 7-3 | ||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 4-2 | 5-4 | ||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4-3 | 5-7 | ||||||||||
| Charlotte | 2-2 | 2-4 | ||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2-4 | 3-6 | ||||||||||
| Florida International | 0-3 | 0-5 | ||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| UAB | 3-1 | 6-3 | ||||||||||
| Texas-San Antonio | 5-2 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 4-2 | 5-5 | ||||||||||
| North Texas | 3-4 | 4-6 | ||||||||||
| Rice | 2-3 | 2-3 | ||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 2-4 | 3-7 | ||||||||||
| UTEP | 0-4 | 3-5 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 2785 (90) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1674 (83) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1111 (88) | ||||
| Points per game: | 23.0 (103) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 348.1 (101) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 23 (88) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 5 (108) | ||||
| Defense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3050 (51) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1922 (60) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1128 (37) | ||||
| Points per game: | 31.0 (76) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 381.3 (46) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 33 (82) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 6 (28) | ||||
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