Mean Green Defeats FIU In Seven Overtimes, 25-22
10/8/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
The seven-overtime game tied for the longest game in NCAA history and was the first overtime game for
The Mean Green (2-4) snapped a three-game losing streak with the win and take a 2-0 lead in the series against FIU. The game tied with a pair of seven overtime games
Down 13-5 with midway through the fourth quarter,
A 4-yard touchdown pass to Johnny Quinn by Daniel Meager with 2:00 minutes to play and a two-point conversion gave the Mean Green a 16-13 lead. FIU rallied and sent the game into overtime with a 28-yard field goal by Dustin Rivest in the final seconds of regulation.
The seven-overtimes featured a combined 13 field goal attempts between the two teams. The game came to an end when Hopovac connected on a 34-yard field-goal in the seventh overtime to win the game.
After being shutout in the first half, FIU went on a successful seven-play, 80-yard drive on its first possession of the second half.
North Texas’ 5-0 halftime lead marked the lowest scoring half in a Mean Green game since the Nov. 9, 2002 match-up against
The Mean Green did not get off to a good start at the first quarter, throwing an interception on its first offensive play.
After FIU kicked the ball back to
The Mean Green had a successful goal-line stand at the end of the second quarter to hold FIU scoreless in the first half. The Golden Panthers moved the ball 62 yards but were unable to convert a fourth and one on the one-yard line. Maurice Holman and a host of Mean Green defenders stopped running back Julian Reams from putting points on the scoreboard.
North Texas has the week off before returning to action on Saturday October 21, at Arkansas State.
