College football bowl season takeaways: Analysis of every game
Our staff breaks down the entire bowl season with analysis from every game.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
6-7, 3rd in C-USA - West
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No. 15 UTSA's perfect season ends in blowout at North Texas
— An undefeated season slipped away from No. 15 UTSA on a rain-soaked Saturday in the Dallas area.
Ayo Adeyi scores 42-yard rushing touchdown vs. UTSA (0:31)
Aune, Torrey help North Texas beat FIU 49-7
— Austin Aune passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, DeAndre Torrey had 109 yards rushing and two TDs and North Texas beat Florida International 49-7 on Saturday night for its fourth consecutive win.
North Texas increases lead on 35-yard strike (0:18)
Aune, Mooney's late FG help North Texas beat UTEP 20-17
— Austin Aune threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score, Ethan Mooney made a 27-yard field goal with 7 seconds left and North Texas held on to beat UTEP 20-17 on Saturday.
Austin Aune connects with Roderic Burns for 24-yard TD (0:19)
Johnson, Ragsdale, North Texas run over Southern Miss 38-14
— Isaiah Johnson and Ikaika Ragsdale combined for over 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns and North Texas beat Southern Mississippi 38-14 on Saturday.
Ikaika Ragsdale runs 44 yards untouched for a North Texas TD (0:25)
Adeyi's TD run in OT lifts North Texas over Rice 30-24
— Ayo Adeyi had two touchdown runs from short yardage, including one in overtime to give North Texas a 30-24 victory over Rice on Saturday.
North Texas wins it in OT (0:22)
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Willis, Douglas propel Liberty past North Texas 35-26
— Malik Willis threw three touchdown passes and Demario Douglas returned a punt 72 yards for the go-ahead score as Liberty scored the final 21 points to upend North Texas 35-26 in nonconference play on Saturday.
Liberty's Demario Douglas takes punt 72 yards to the house (0:38)
Six schools accept invitations to join American
Six schools -- Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, North Texas, UTSA, Rice and UAB -- have accepted invitations to join the American Athletic Conference.
6 schools officially apply to join AAC, source says
The AAC is expected to send Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, North Texas, UTSA, Rice and UAB formal letters by the end of the week detailing the terms of expansion after the schools officially requested to join the conference, a source told ESPN.
Marshall scores on first 6 drives in 49-21 rout of N. Texas
— Grant Wells passed for 323 yards and two touchdowns, ran for three more and Marshall routed North Texas 49-21 on Friday night.
Under-the-radar Badie comes up big for Missouri
— Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz called running back Tyler Badie the “least-talked-about great player in the country.”
Louisiana Tech takes early lead, stops North Texas, 24-17
— Marcus Williams Jr. ran for two touchdowns in the first quarter, including a 42-yard dash to make it 14-0, and Louisiana Tech dashed to a 24-point first-half lead and made it stand up for a 24-17 win over North Texas in the Bulldogs' Conference USA...
Mordecai tosses 4 TDs, SMU cruises past North Texas 35-12
— Tanner Mordecai passed for 312 yards and four touchdowns and SMU dominated the second half for a 35-12 victory over North Texas in nonconference play on Saturday.
Tanner Mordecai airs it out for 58-yard touchdown pass (0:32)
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2021 C-USA Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky | 7-1 | 9-5 |
| Marshall | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Old Dominion | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| Middle Tennessee | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Charlotte | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Florida International | 0-8 | 1-11 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| UTSA | 7-1 | 12-2 |
| UAB | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| North Texas | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| UTEP | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Rice | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Southern Miss | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Louisiana Tech | 2-6 | 3-9 |
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2021 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards197.198th
Rushing Yards234.15th
Points For27.5Tied-157th
Points Against27.5Tied-52nd
2022 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Robertson | DE | Signed | 75 |
| Qualon Farrar | RB | Signed | 74 |
| Dameon Smallwood | OG | Signed | 71 |
| Jax Van Zandt | ILB | Signed | 69 |
| Ethan Wesloski | ILB | Signed | 43 |