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McGill runs for 2TDs and North Texas becomes bowl eligible by beating Temple 24-17
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Makenzie McGill II ran for 155 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns and North Texas ended a five-game losing streak beating Temple 24-17 on Saturday in a regular-season ender for both teams.
The win helped North Texas (6-6, 3-5 American Athletic Conference) reach bowl eligibility. Prior to Saturday, the Mean Green hadn't won since Oct. 12 when they beat Florida Atlantic 41-37.
The game's scoring outcome was settled by halftime.
Chandler Morris threw a 14-yard touchdown to DT Sheffield on the game's opening drive for a 7-0 UNT lead. Kali Nguma added a 36-yard field 19 seconds later following a Temple turnover.
The Owls (3-9, 2-6) got on the board with Maddux Trujillo's 44-yard field goal. McGill made it 17-3 with a 39-yard scoring run. Eight seconds into the second quarter, McGill ran 51 yards to the end zone for a 24-3 edge.
Temple got two touchdowns before the half ended when Joquez Smith and Evan Simon each ran it in from the 1 to reduce the deficit to 24-17.
North Texas clinched a bowl berth for the 15th time in program history and eighth time since 2013. It's the first time in the Eric Morris era North Texas has qualified for a bowl.
Temple hasn't posted a winning season since 2019 when it went 8-5 and ended the season with a 55-13 loss to North Carolina in the Northrop Grumman Military Bowl.
The Owls have ended the last four seasons with records of 3-9.
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M. McGill II
38 RB 159 RuYds, 2 RuTDs, 3 ReYds, REC |
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E. Simon
12 QB 269 PaYds, INT, -11 RuYds, RuTD |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 18 | 16 |
Rushing | 10 | 3 |
Passing | 8 | 11 |
Penalty | 0 | 2 |
3rd Down Conv | 7-19 | 1-16 |
4th Down Conv | 0-1 | 1-3 |
Total Net Yards | 436 | 344 |
Total Plays | 78 | 73 |
Avg Gain | 5.6 | 4.7 |
Net Yards Rushing | 256 | 75 |
Rush Attempts | 38 | 29 |
Avg Rush Yards | 6.7 | 2.6 |
Yards Passing | 180 | 269 |
Comp. - Att. | 21-40 | 27-44 |
Yards Per Pass | 4.5 | 5.3 |
Penalties - Yards | 4-35 | 2-10 |
Touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
Rushing TDs | 2 | 2 |
Passing TDs | 1 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2-2 | 1-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 9-36.6 | 9-41.3 |
Return Yards | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Returns | 2-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. Morris
4 QB
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C. Morris | 21/40 | 180 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
M. McGill II
38 RB
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M. McGill II | 13 | 159 | 2 | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Sibley
21 RB
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K. Sibley | 9 | 41 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Porter
31 RB
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S. Porter | 11 | 36 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Morris
4 QB
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C. Morris | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Coleman
13 WR
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M. Coleman | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Gray
30 RB
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A. Gray | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Sheffield
10 WR
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D. Sheffield | 4 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Conwright
0 WR
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B. Conwright | 3 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Coleman
13 WR
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M. Coleman | 10 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Sides
22 WR
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L. Sides | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Carnes
7 WR
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D. Carnes | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
X. Kautai
88 TE
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X. Kautai | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Ward Jr.
8 WR
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D. Ward Jr. | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Young Jr.
87 TE
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B. Young Jr. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. McGill II
38 RB
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M. McGill II | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Brown
8 LB
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J. Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Sibley
21 RB
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K. Sibley | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Q. Hammonds
39 S
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Q. Hammonds | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Brown
10 DL
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R. Brown | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Nelson II
4 CB
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B. Nelson II | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Brown
24 LB
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C. Brown | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
K. Nguma
40 K
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K. Nguma | 1/2 | 35 | 3/3 | 6 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
S. Evans
41 P
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S. Evans | 9 | 36.6 | 1 | 42 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
M. Coleman 13 WR
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M. Coleman | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
E. Simon
12 QB
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E. Simon | 27/44 | 269 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Smith
24 RB
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J. Smith | 8 | 38 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Stewart
89 WR
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T. Stewart | 3 | 28 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Douglas
14 QB
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T. Douglas | 7 | 17 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Worthy
25 RB
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T. Worthy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Evert
84 TE
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D. Evert | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Simon
12 QB
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E. Simon | 6 | -11 | 1 | 6 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Adams
17 WR
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J. Adams | 7 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Allen
28 WR
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A. Allen | 7 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Stewart
89 WR
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T. Stewart | 5 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Della Pesca
8 TE
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J. Della Pesca | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Evert
84 TE
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D. Evert | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Jones
19 WR
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A. Jones | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Taylor Jr.
13 WR
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J. Taylor Jr. | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Hollawayne
85 WR
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K. Hollawayne | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Worthy
25 RB
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T. Worthy | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Smith
24 RB
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J. Smith | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Douglas
14 QB
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T. Douglas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
M. Trujillo
91 K
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M. Trujillo | 1/2 | 43 | 2/2 | 5 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
D. Atton
37 P
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D. Atton | 9 | 41.3 | 3 | 54 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
S. Kamara
26 WR
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S. Kamara | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Smith-Marsette
26 S
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I. Smith-Marsette | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Stewart
89 WR
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T. Stewart | 1 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | NTEXAS 25 | 2:41 | 8 | 75 | TD |
12:19 | TEMPLE 18 | 0:23 | 4 | 0 | FG |
10:02 | NTEXAS 24 | 0:53 | 3 | 3 | Punt |
8:20 | NTEXAS 10 | 1:34 | 3 | 6 | Punt |
4:49 | NTEXAS 25 | 1:47 | 7 | 75 | TD |
1:13 | NTEXAS 40 | 1:21 | 3 | 60 | TD |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:57 | NTEXAS 19 | 2:00 | 6 | 26 | Punt |
7:44 | NTEXAS 7 | 0:34 | 2 | 30 | Fumble |
5:18 | NTEXAS 20 | 0:22 | 3 | 0 | Punt |
4:04 | NTEXAS 25 | 1:35 | 3 | 8 | Punt |
0:56 | NTEXAS 25 | 0:51 | 3 | 6 | Punt |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
10:39 | NTEXAS 3 | 3:43 | 8 | 38 | Punt |
3:56 | NTEXAS 33 | 1:54 | 6 | 15 | Punt |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
14:52 | NTEXAS 31 | 2:20 | 5 | 36 | Downs |
11:41 | NTEXAS 24 | 6:09 | 12 | 65 | FG Miss |
3:08 | TEMPLE 45 | 1:07 | 3 | -16 | Punt |
0:13 | NTEXAS 7 | 0:13 | 1 | -1 | Game |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT |