University of North Texas Athletics
Live At Fouts Field On Tuesday Night
10/3/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
DENTON (10/3/05) - The North Texas football team plays conference opponent Troy on Tuesday night at 6:30 pm in Fouts Field. The game will be televised live on ESPN2 with Dave Barnett handling play-by-play duties.
The Mean Green is currently tied with Boise State for the nation’s longest conference winning streak at 26. North Texas has won four straight conference titles and has played in four consecutive bowl games. The Trojans are coming off their first bowl appearance in the program’s inaugural year of action in the Sun Belt. Troy opened the season with a win against Cal Poly, but has since dropped three straight to Alabama-Birmingham, Missouri and South Carolina.
Patrick Cobbs has rushed for over 100 yards in every Sun Belt Conference game where he was the starting running back, including this year’s season-opener at Middle Tennessee. Cobbs has now started seven times against Sun Belt foes and has averaged and 13 yards. Thomas has been nursing the hamstring throughout fall practice which has slowed his ability to recapture the form that helped him lead the nation in rushing last year while averaging 180.1 yards per game.177.3 yards rushing in those games. He has gone over 200 yards rushing in four of those seven games. Cobbs started six Sun Belt games in 2003 before being injured for the entire conference season in 2004.
Throughout the night, the North Texas Athletic Department will be giving away prizes for students, including t-shirts, parking passes and gift packs. In addition to 3,000 free t-shirts, there will be four quarters of student giveways. Student-athletes are not eligible for awards. All night is dollar hot dogs.
First quarter
free premium parking pass
Second quarter
free premium parking pass and a $250 gift certificate for books
Third quarter
free premium parking pass and a $500 gift certificate for books
Fourth quarter
free premium parking pass and a $5,000 gift pack including in-state tuition, fees, books and housing.
