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North Texas at Arkansas

Sep 15, 2018 • Completed

Season 2018RegularWeek 3

Away

North Texas

American Athletic

Final Score

44 - 17

NTA

Home

Arkansas

SEC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Arkansas336
North Texas376

Passing Yards

Arkansas210
North Texas281

Rushing Yards

Arkansas126
North Texas95

Turnovers

Arkansas6
North Texas1

Game Conditions

Temperature89°F
Wind6 mph NE

Humidity

42%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Mason Fine

North Texas

YDS: 281

Rushing

Maleek Williams

Arkansas

YDS: 74

Receiving

Jaelon Darden

North Texas

YDS: 87

Tackles

E.J. Ejiya

North Texas

TOT: 12

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Arkansas29:56
North Texas30:04

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

North Texas pulls away from Arkansas 44-17

Standard

North Texas defeated Arkansas 44-17 in Week 3 of the 2018 regular slate, finishing with a 376-336 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

North Texas set the terms early in a game that finished 44-17. Blake Johnson punt for 27 yds , Keegan Brewer returns for 90 yds for a TD (Cole Hedlund KICK) came with {'seconds': 49, 'minutes': 6} left in the first quarter, giving Arkansas the first major swing.

North Texas's box score carried the story: 376 total yards, 95 rushing yards, and 281 passing yards. Arkansas finished with 336 total yards, including 126 on the ground and 210 through the air.

North Texas converted 3-16 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-6, North Texas led 34-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Cole Hedlund 26 yd FG GOOD ARKANSAS Penalty, OF ( Yards) declined.

Key Moments

  • Punt

    Blake Johnson punt for 27 yds , Keegan Brewer returns for 90 yds for a TD (Cole Hedlund KICK) (Arkansas led 0-14 over North Texas).

  • Field Goal Good

    Cole Hedlund 24 yd FG GOOD (North Texas led 17-0 over Arkansas).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Mason Fine run for 2 yds for a TD (Cole Hedlund KICK) (North Texas led 7-0 over Arkansas).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Cole Kelley run for 5 yds for a TD (Connor Limpert KICK) (Arkansas led 7-17 over North Texas).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Mason Fine pass complete to Rico Bussey Jr. for 7 yds for a TD (Cole Hedlund KICK) (North Texas led 31-10 over Arkansas).

  • Field Goal Good

    Connor Limpert 54 yd FG GOOD (Arkansas led 10-17 over North Texas).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    44-17

    North Texas defeated Arkansas.

  • Total yards

    376-336

    North Texas held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    95

    North Texas averaged 3.3 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    281

    North Texas averaged 6.1 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    3-16

    North Texas's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    4-16

    Arkansas's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-6

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticArkansasNorth Texas
Total Yards336376
Passing Yards210281
Rushing Yards12695
First Downs2018
Third Down Efficiency4-163-16
Fourth Down Efficiency0-00-1
Total Penalties (Yards)10-709-102
Turnovers61
Completions / Attempts20-4524-46
Rushing Attempts3229
Passing TDs01
Rushing TDs22
Kicking Points514
Possession Time29:5630:04
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)