University of North Texas Athletics
North Texas Football at Ball State -- Game Notes
9/4/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
North Texas Game Notes vs. Ball State
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
Scheumann Stadium - Muncie, Ind.
- North Texas defense had a three-and-out in the first series of the game.
- Michael Outlaw caught a 19-yard pass on the first offensive play of the game for North Texas. It was his first career catch for North Texas.
- Jeremi Mathis received his first career rush for the Mean Green when he went for six yards on the second play of the game.
- Lance Dunbar rushed for the first Mean Green touchdown of the year and his second of his career.
- North Texas scored a touchdown on its first offensive possession of the game. Last year North Texas scored a touchdown on the first possession of the game only twice.
- The North Texas defense forced punts on the first two Ball State possessions. In all of last year North Texas only forced three opponents to punt on the first possession of the game and didn't force any of those three opponents to punt on the first two possessions.
- North Texas led 7-0 at the end of the first quarter. The Mean Green didn't shut out any opponent in the first quarter last season and the only time North Texas led after the first quarter last year was against Western Kentucky - the only game it won.
- North Texas led 10-0 at the end of the first half which was the first time since the Louisiana-Monroe game of 2007 that the Mean Green shut out an opponent in the first half. The only game that North Texas led at the half last year was also the only game it won - against Western Kentucky.
- North Texas was not forced to punt in the first half.
- North Texas first punt of the game came at 4:53 of the third quarter by true freshman Will Atterberry.
- North Texas led Ball State 10-3 at the end of the third quarter. The Mean Green did not lead any of its 12 opponents after three quarters last year.
- Running back Cam Montgomery rushed for over 100 yards in the first three quarters. Montgomery went over 100 yards three times last season with a career-high 130 yards in the win over Western Kentucky.
- Wide receiver Michael Outlaw recorded his first touchdown reception for the Mean green on a 4-yard fourth-quarter score.
- North Texas won its season-opener for just the second time in the last 13 years with the only other time being at Middle Tennessee in 2005.
- North Texas had 512 yards of total offense which was more than it had in all but one game last year (528 vs. UL-Lafayette).
- North Texas allowed 309 yards of total offense which was fewer yards than it allowed against any opponent last season.
- This was the first non-conference road win for North Texas since its 21-14 win at Texas Tech in 1999.
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
Scheumann Stadium - Muncie, Ind.
- North Texas defense had a three-and-out in the first series of the game.
- Michael Outlaw caught a 19-yard pass on the first offensive play of the game for North Texas. It was his first career catch for North Texas.
- Jeremi Mathis received his first career rush for the Mean Green when he went for six yards on the second play of the game.
- Lance Dunbar rushed for the first Mean Green touchdown of the year and his second of his career.
- North Texas scored a touchdown on its first offensive possession of the game. Last year North Texas scored a touchdown on the first possession of the game only twice.
- The North Texas defense forced punts on the first two Ball State possessions. In all of last year North Texas only forced three opponents to punt on the first possession of the game and didn't force any of those three opponents to punt on the first two possessions.
- North Texas led 7-0 at the end of the first quarter. The Mean Green didn't shut out any opponent in the first quarter last season and the only time North Texas led after the first quarter last year was against Western Kentucky - the only game it won.
- North Texas led 10-0 at the end of the first half which was the first time since the Louisiana-Monroe game of 2007 that the Mean Green shut out an opponent in the first half. The only game that North Texas led at the half last year was also the only game it won - against Western Kentucky.
- North Texas was not forced to punt in the first half.
- North Texas first punt of the game came at 4:53 of the third quarter by true freshman Will Atterberry.
- North Texas led Ball State 10-3 at the end of the third quarter. The Mean Green did not lead any of its 12 opponents after three quarters last year.
- Running back Cam Montgomery rushed for over 100 yards in the first three quarters. Montgomery went over 100 yards three times last season with a career-high 130 yards in the win over Western Kentucky.
- Wide receiver Michael Outlaw recorded his first touchdown reception for the Mean green on a 4-yard fourth-quarter score.
- North Texas won its season-opener for just the second time in the last 13 years with the only other time being at Middle Tennessee in 2005.
- North Texas had 512 yards of total offense which was more than it had in all but one game last year (528 vs. UL-Lafayette).
- North Texas allowed 309 yards of total offense which was fewer yards than it allowed against any opponent last season.
- This was the first non-conference road win for North Texas since its 21-14 win at Texas Tech in 1999.
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