Tulane Green Wave at North Texas Mean Green
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Mensah, Hughes carry the offense and Tulane outlasts North Texas 45-37
Hughes' previous career high was 166 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette in September. With 939 yards, the sophomore is closing in on his second 1,000-yard season. He had 30 carries on Saturday.
Yulkeith Brown's 11-yard run plus a two-point conversion gave the Green Wave (6-2, 4-0 American Athletic Conference) their biggest lead, 45-24 late in the third quarter. The touchdown came on the first play after Sam Howard recovered a fumble by North Texas quarterback Chandler Morris.
After an exchange of punts, the Mean Green got within 45-30 on a 2-yard run by Makenzie McGill II but their 19-play, 80-yard drive took nearly 7 1/2 minutes off the clock. North Texas got the ball back with 2 1/2 minutes remaining and drove 90 yards to Morris' 10-yard touchdown pass to Damon Ward Jr. with 41 seconds left.
Tulane recovered the onside kick.
Morris was 38-of-57 passing for 449 yards. He had two TD passes to Ward, who had 111 yards on six receptions. DT Sheffield caught Morris' third TD pass of the game and had 125 yards on nine receptions on homecoming day for North Texas (5-3, 2-2).
Mensah completed 10 of 13 passes for 175 yards.
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- TV Channel: Green Wave at Mean Green 2021 College Football, week 9, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 7:50 | Mario Williams 9 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Jacob Barnes Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 4:12 | Kali Nguma 43 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 2:07 | Yulkeith Brown 30 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Jacob Barnes Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 1:16 | Ty Thompson 17 Yd Run (Jacob Barnes Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 10:01 | Damon Ward Jr. 26 Yd pass from Chandler Morris (Kali Nguma Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:50 | Makhi Hughes 2 Yd Run (Jacob Barnes Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:22 | DT Sheffield 30 Yd pass from Chandler Morris (Kali Nguma Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:28 | Jacob Barnes 47 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 8:06 | Alex Bauman 14 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Jacob Barnes PAT failed) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:55 | Chandler Morris 20 Yd Run (Kali Nguma Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:02 | Yulkeith Brown 11 Yd Run (Darian Mensah Pass to Yulkeith Brown for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:23 | Makenzie McGill II 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:41 | Damon Ward Jr. 10 Yd pass from Chandler Morris (Kali Nguma Kick) |
Statistics
 TULN |
 UNT |
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|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1st Downs | 28 |
| 4-10 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-13 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 3-5 |
| 472 | Total Yards | 525 |
| 175 | Passing | 449 |
| 10/13 | Comp/Att | 38/55 |
| 13.5 | Yards per pass | 8.2 |
| 297 | Rushing | 76 |
| 47 | Rushing Attempts | 25 |
| 6.3 | Yards per rush | 3.0 |
| 7-51 | Penalties | 8-40 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 2 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 31:06 | Possession | 28:54 |
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