North Texas Dominates UTSA 55-17 in Week 8 Matchup
North Texas dominated UTSA 55-17 on Saturday in a decisive victory that saw the Mean Green control much of the contest. The home team jumped out to an early 17-point first quarter and never looked back, building a commanding lead by halftime at 24-14.
North Texas extended its advantage in the third quarter, outscoring UTSA 21-3 to put the game firmly out of reach. The Mean Green's offensive attack was led by receiver Caleb Hawkins, who accumulated 90 receiving yards, while running back Drew Mestemaker spearheaded the ground game. The North Texas defense made several crucial stops, highlighted by a defensive stand in the fourth quarter that resulted in a touchdown for the Mean Green.
UTSA's Owen McCown led the Roadrunners' passing attack with 84 yards, but the unit couldn't generate enough offensive momentum to keep pace with North Texas. Despite some early promise—including a 72-yard rushing play in the first quarter—UTSA managed just 3 points in the second half. The victory gave North Texas a convincing conference win as the Mean Green improved their season record.
AI-generated recap · Aug 7, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UTSA | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
 North Texas | 17 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 55 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | UTSA | North Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 15-25 | 23-37 |
| Pass Yards | 115 | 314 |
| Rush Yards | 214 | 270 |
| Total Yards | 329 | 584 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 4-11 | 5-14 |
| Penalties | 10-89 | 8-65 |
| Possession | 26:21 | 33:39 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Robert Henry Jr. run for 72 yds to the UNT 3 for a 1ST down
Robert Henry Jr. run for no gain to the UNT 3
Owen McCown pass complete to Houston Thomas for 3 yds for a TD (Michael Petro KICK)
Jaffer Murphy kickoff for 58 yds , Simeon Evans return for 20 yds to the UNT 27
Caleb Hawkins run for 1 yd to the UNT 28
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Tre Williams III for 6 yds to the UNT 34
Caleb Hawkins run for 3 yds to the UNT 37 for a 1ST down
Caleb Hawkins run for 4 yds to the UNT 41
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Caleb Hawkins for 8 yds to the UNT 49 for a 1ST down
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Dalton Carnes for 4 yds to the UTSA 47
Drew Mestemaker pass incomplete
No Huddle-Shotgun Mestemaker,Drew pass intercepted by Milton,Tyan at UTSA30 PENALTY UTSA Holding (Wyrick,Jimmy) 10 yards from UTSA47 to UTSA37, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Drew Mestemaker pass incomplete to Wyatt Young
Caleb Hawkins run for 20 yds to the UTSA 17 for a 1ST down
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Cameron Dorner for 10 yds to the UTSA 7 for a 1ST down
Caleb Hawkins run for a loss of 5 yards to the UTSA 12
Drew Mestemaker pass incomplete to Tre Williams III
Makenzie McGill II run for 2 yds to the UTSA 10
Kali Nguma 28 yd FG GOOD
Owen McCown pass complete to AJ Wilson for 7 yds to the UTSA 32
Shotgun Henderson III,Will rush left for 5 yards gain to the UTSA37 (Fields,Trey) PENALTY UTSA Illegal Block in Back (Wilson,AJ) 10 yards from UTSA32 to UTSA22. NO PLAY.
Will Henderson III run for 1 yd to the UTSA 23
Owen McCown pass incomplete to AJ Wilson
Caile Hogan punt for 50 yds , Landon Sides returns for 4 yds to the UNT 31
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Cameron Dorner for 13 yds to the UNT 44 for a 1ST down
Makenzie McGill II run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Caleb Hawkins for 13 yds to the UTSA 37 for a 1ST down UTSA Penalty, Defensive Holding (Jameian Buxton) to the UTSA 27 for a 1ST down
PENALTY UNT False Start (Dickson III,Johnny) 5 yards from UTSA27 to UTSA32. NO PLAY.
Caleb Hawkins run for 7 yds to the UTSA 25
Drew Mestemaker pass incomplete to Wyatt Young
Kiefer Sibley run for 5 yds to the UTSA 20
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Wyatt Young for 20 yds for a TD (Kali Nguma KICK)
PENALTY UTSA False Start (Jones,Darrell) 5 yards from UTSA25 to UTSA20. NO PLAY.
Robert Henry Jr. run for 6 yds to the UTSA 26
Owen McCown pass complete to Devin McCuin for 2 yds to the UTSA 24
Owen McCown pass incomplete to DJ Allen Jr.
Caile Hogan punt for 48 yds , Landon Sides returns for no gain to the UNT 27
Caleb Hawkins run for 12 yds to the UNT 39 for a 1ST down
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Caleb Hawkins for 14 yds to the UTSA 47 for a 1ST down
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Caleb Hawkins for 19 yds to the UTSA 28 for a 1ST down
Makenzie McGill II run for 17 yds to the UTSA 11 for a 1ST down
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Wyatt Young for 11 yds for a TD (Kali Nguma KICK)
Kali Nguma kickoff for 65 yds , Will Henderson III return for 17 yds to the UTSA 48 UTSA Penalty, Offensive Holding (9 Yards) to the UTSA 9
Robert Henry Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTSA 7
Owen McCown pass complete to Devin McCuin for 9 yds to the UTSA 16
Owen McCown pass complete to Devin McCuin for 7 yds to the UTSA 23 for a 1ST down North Texas Penalty, Defensive Offside (Yards) declined for a 1ST down
Owen McCown pass incomplete to Devin McCuin
Owen McCown pass complete to Devin McCuin for 9 yds to the UTSA 32
Patrick Overmyer run for 1 yd to the UTSA 33 for a 1ST down
Robert Henry Jr. run for 3 yds to the UTSA 36
Robert Henry Jr. run for 5 yds to the UTSA 41
Owen McCown pass complete to Patrick Overmyer for 6 yds to the UTSA 47 for a 1ST down
Owen McCown pass incomplete to Patrick Overmyer
Owen McCown pass complete to David Amador II for 12 yds to the UNT 41 for a 1ST down
David Amador II run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNT 43
Owen McCown pass incomplete to AJ Wilson
UTSA Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the 50 yard line
(08:50) Shotgun McCown,Owen pass incomplete short left to Amador II,David thrown to UNT35 PENALTY UNT Offside (Hayes,Briceon) 5 yards from UNT50 to UNT45. NO PLAY.
Owen McCown sacked by Ethan Day for a loss of 8 yards to the UTSA 47
Caile Hogan punt for 49 yds , Landon Sides returns for 23 yds to the UNT 5
Caleb Hawkins run for 4 yds to the UNT 9
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Cameron Dorner for 9 yds to the UNT 18 for a 1ST down
Drew Mestemaker pass incomplete to Tre Williams III
Drew Mestemaker pass incomplete to Wyatt Young
Drew Mestemaker pass incomplete to Cameron Dorner
Sawyer Evans punt for 32 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the 50 yard line
Will Henderson III run for 29 yds to the UNT 21 for a 1ST down
Owen McCown pass complete to Houston Thomas for 18 yds to the UNT 3 for a 1ST down
Robert Henry Jr. run for 3 yds for a TD (Michael Petro KICK)
Makenzie McGill II run for 4 yds to the UNT 29
Drew Mestemaker pass incomplete to Wyatt Young
No Huddle-Shotgun Mestemaker,Drew pass complete short left to Young,Wyatt caught at UNT30, for 7 yards to the UNT36 (Wilkerson,Marcellus) PENALTY UNT Pass Interference (Sides,Landon) 15 yards from UNT29 to UNT14. NO PLAY.
Makenzie McGill II run for 11 yds to the UNT 25
Sawyer Evans punt for 42 yds , David Amador II returns for no gain to the UTSA 31
Sawyer Evans punt for 42 yds , David Amador II returns for no gain to the UTSA 21
Robert Henry Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTSA 19
Owen McCown run for 6 yds to the UTSA 25
Owen McCown pass incomplete to Devin McCuin
Caile Hogan punt for 60 yds , Landon Sides returns for 9 yds to the UNT 24
Drew Mestemaker run for 8 yds to the UNT 32
Caleb Hawkins run for 1 yd to the UNT 33
Drew Mestemaker pass incomplete to Wyatt Young
Caleb Hawkins run for 2 yds to the UNT 35 for a 1ST down
Drew Mestemaker pass incomplete to Caleb Hawkins
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Caleb Hawkins for 2 yds to the UNT 33
Caleb Hawkins run for 37 yds to the UTSA 30 for a 1ST down
Kiefer Sibley run for 1 yd to the UTSA 29
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Caleb Hawkins for 4 yds to the UTSA 25
Caleb Hawkins run for 7 yds to the UTSA 18 for a 1ST down
Drew Mestemaker pass incomplete
Drew Mestemaker pass incomplete to Cameron Dorner
Kiefer Sibley run for 18 yds for a TD (Kali Nguma KICK)
Kali Nguma kickoff for 56 yds , Mekhi Anderson return for 20 yds to the UTSA 29
O. McCown takes a knee
End of 2nd Quarter
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Tre Williams III for 12 yds to the UNT 37 for a 1ST down
Caleb Hawkins run for 2 yds to the UNT 39
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Caleb Hawkins for 3 yds to the UNT 42
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Wyatt Young for 5 yds to the UNT 47 for a 1ST down
Kiefer Sibley run for 5 yds to the UTSA 48
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Wyatt Young for 17 yds to the UTSA 31 for a 1ST down
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Cameron Dorner for 16 yds to the UTSA 15 for a 1ST down
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Cameron Dorner for 15 yds for a TD (Kali Nguma KICK)
Kali Nguma kickoff for 65 yds , Mekhi Anderson return for 21 yds to the UTSA 21
Owen McCown sacked by Briceon Hayes for a loss of 2 yards to the UTSA 19 Owen McCown fumbled, recovered by UNT Trey Fields , return for 0 yards
Caleb Hawkins run for 11 yds to the UTSA 8 for a 1ST down
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Wyatt Young for 7 yds to the UTSA 1
Drew Mestemaker run for 1 yd for a TD UTSA Penalty, Illegal Substitution (Shad Banks Jr.) declined (Kali Nguma KICK)
Robert Henry Jr. run for 41 yds to the UNT 34 for a 1ST down
Robert Henry Jr. run for 6 yds to the UNT 28
PENALTY UTSA False Start (Jones,Darrell) 5 yards from UNT28 to UNT33. NO PLAY.
Robert Henry Jr. run for 5 yds to the UNT 28 Robert Henry Jr. fumbled, recovered by UNT Patrick Smith-Young
Robert Henry Jr. run for 5 yds to the UNT 28 Robert Henry Jr. fumbled, recovered by UNT Patrick Smith-Young
Caleb Hawkins run for 4 yds to the UNT 32
Drew Mestemaker pass incomplete to Tre Williams III
Drew Mestemaker run for 1 yd to the UNT 33
Sawyer Evans punt for 41 yds
Owen McCown pass complete to AJ Wilson for 7 yds to the UTSA 33
Owen McCown pass complete to AJ Wilson for 8 yds to the UTSA 41 for a 1ST down
Will Henderson III run for 2 yds to the UTSA 43
No Huddle-Shotgun McCown,Owen pass incomplete deep right to Wilson,AJ thrown to UNT20 PENALTY UNT Pass Interference (Lewis,Kollin) 15 yards from UTSA43 to UNT42, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Owen McCown sacked by Joshua Pierce for a loss of 4 yards to the UNT 46 Owen McCown fumbled, recovered by UTSA Owen McCown , return for 0 yards
Will Henderson III run for 26 yds to the UNT 20 for a 1ST down
Will Henderson III run for 7 yds to the UNT 13
Owen McCown pass incomplete to Jamel Hardy Jr.
Owen McCown run for 5 yds to the UNT 8 for a 1ST down
Robert Henry Jr. run for 1 yd to the UNT 7
Owen McCown pass incomplete to Patrick Overmyer
PENALTY UTSA False Start (Henry,Robert) 5 yards from UNT07 to UNT12. NO PLAY.
Owen McCown pass incomplete to Houston Thomas
Michael Petro 29 yd FG GOOD
Jaffer Murphy kickoff for 45 yds , Victor Aderungboye return for no gain to the UNT 20
Caleb Hawkins run for 16 yds to the UNT 36 for a 1ST down
Drew Mestemaker sacked by Nnanna Anyanwu for a loss of 9 yards to the UNT 27
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Caleb Hawkins for 31 yds to the UTSA 42 for a 1ST down
Drew Mestemaker pass complete to Wyatt Young for 42 yds for a TD (Kali Nguma KICK)
PENALTY UNT Delay Of Game 5 yards from UTSA03 to UTSA08. NO PLAY.
Kali Nguma kickoff for 65 yds , Mekhi Anderson return for 17 yds to the UTSA 17
Owen McCown run for a loss of 3 yards to the UTSA 14
Drew Mestemaker run for 5 yds to the UTSA 9
Caleb Hawkins run for 7 yds to the UTSA 2 for a 1ST down
Drew Mestemaker pass incomplete to Tre Williams III
Caleb Hawkins run for no gain to the UTSA 2
Drew Mestemaker run for 1 yd to the UTSA 1
Kali Nguma 19 yd FG GOOD
Brandon Tennison pass complete to Jamel Hardy Jr. for 6 yds to the UTSA 31
Brandon Tennison pass complete to AJ Wilson for 13 yds to the UTSA 44 for a 1ST down
Brandon Tennison run for 5 yds to the UTSA 49
A'Marion Peterson run for 13 yds to the UNT 38 for a 1ST down
A'Marion Peterson run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNT 40
Brandon Tennison sacked by Keviyan Huddleston for a loss of 3 yards to the UNT 43
A'Marion Peterson run for 7 yds to the UNT 36
Brandon Tennison pass complete to Elliott Brow for 7 yds to the UNT 29
Kiefer Sibley run for 27 yds to the UTSA 44 for a 1ST down
Kiefer Sibley run for 4 yds to the UTSA 40
Kiefer Sibley run for 2 yds to the UTSA 38
Kiefer Sibley run for 1 yd to the UTSA 37
Chris Jimerson Jr. pass complete to Terrence Lewis for 37 yds for a TD UTSA Penalty, Defensive Offside (Shad Banks Jr.) declined (Kali Nguma KICK)
Bryson Donnell run for no gain to the UTSA 25
Brandon Tennison pass complete to Mekhi Anderson for 5 yds to the UTSA 30
Brandon Tennison pass incomplete to Jaelen Smith
Caile Hogan punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Landon Sides at the UNT 24
Caile Hogan punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Landon Sides at the UNT 29 for a 1ST down
Ashton Gray run for 8 yds to the UNT 37
Ashton Gray run for 4 yds to the UNT 41 for a 1ST down
Ashton Gray run for 2 yds to the UNT 43
PENALTY UNT False Start (King,Shandon) 5 yards from UNT43 to UNT38. NO PLAY.
Ashton Gray run for 18 yds to the UTSA 44 for a 1ST down
Tom von Grote run for 2 yds to the UTSA 42
T. von Grote takes a knee
T. von Grote takes a knee