North Texas Mean Green at Florida Atlantic Owls
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Chandler Morris, DT Sheffield lift North Texas to 41-37 victory over Florida Atlantic
North Texas (5-1, 2-0 American Athletic Conference) trailed 37-27 when Morris capped an eight-play, 75-yard drive with an 8-yard scoring toss to Sheffield. North Texas got the ball back with 1:43 remaining and Morris hit Sheffield for a 3-yard touchdown at the end of a five-play drive for the lead. Shane Porter had a 34-yard run to set up a first-and-goal at the 5-yard line.
Morris completed 27 of 45 passes for 336 yards with one interception for the Mean Green. Sheffield finished with 11 catches for 126 yards.
Morris threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Dalton Carnes for the game's first score and connected with Nick Rempert for a 25-yard touchdown and a 14-7 lead after one quarter.
Cam Fancher followed a 14-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to Omari Hayes with scoring tosses covering 28 yards to Wyatt Sullivan and five yards to Jabari Smith in the second. Morgan Suarez added two field goals and Florida Atlantic (2-4, 0-2) took a 27-17 lead into halftime. The Owls led 34-27 heading to the final quarter.
Fancher totaled 351 yards on 22-for-30 passing with one interception for FAU. CJ Campbell Jr. carried 18 times for 89 yards and a score.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Mean Green at Owls 2021 College Football, week 7, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 10:29 | Dalton Carnes 19 Yd pass from Chandler Morris (Kali Nguma Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 6:38 | Omari Hayes 14 Yd pass from Cam Fancher (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 5:11 | Nick Rempert 25 Yd pass from Chandler Morris (Kali Nguma Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 14:19 | Morgan Suarez 26 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:34 | Wyatt Sullivan 28 Yd pass from Cam Fancher (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 4:40 | Kali Nguma 46 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:20 | Jabari Smith 5 Yd pass from Cam Fancher (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:02 | Morgan Suarez 32 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:21 | Makenzie McGill 3 Yd Run (Kali Nguma Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:06 | CJ Campbell Jr. 12 Yd Run (Morgan Suarez Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 0:25 | Kali Nguma 40 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 4:21 | Morgan Suarez 32 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 2:38 | DT Sheffield 8 Yd pass from Chandler Morris (Kali Nguma Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:58 | DT Sheffield 3 Yd pass from Chandler Morris (Kali Nguma Kick) |
Statistics
 UNT |
 FAU |
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|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1st Downs | 26 |
| 4-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-15 |
| 2-4 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 484 | Total Yards | 519 |
| 336 | Passing | 351 |
| 27/45 | Comp/Att | 22/31 |
| 7.5 | Yards per pass | 11.3 |
| 148 | Rushing | 168 |
| 26 | Rushing Attempts | 43 |
| 5.7 | Yards per rush | 3.9 |
| 5-30 | Penalties | 7-42 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 23:50 | Possession | 36:10 |
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