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Caleb Hawkins ran for four touchdowns and North Texas beat Navy 31-17 on Saturday, handing the Midshipmen their first loss this season and ending their 10-game winning streak. Hawkins, a true freshman, rushed for a season-high 197 yards on 33 carries - the rest of the team netted minus-21. Freshman Drew Mestemaker, who threw for a program-record 608 yards and four touchdowns in a 54-20 win over Charlotte last week, was 19-of-24 passing for 234 yards.

Hawkins' 7-and 3-yard scores finished a pair of long North Texas (8-1, 4-1 American Conference) drives. After a failed Navy (7-1, 5-1) onside kick, Hawkins added a 14-yard score for a 21-3 lead. Hawkins' 6-yard score at the end of the third quarter came after a Quinton Hammonds interception and made it 31-17. Navy's next drive went over five minutes but ended on downs at the North Texas 9 and its final possession ended on another Hammonds interception. Blake Horvath was 8 of 14 for 80 yards with two interceptions. He rushed for 112 on 19 carries with a TD. Brandon Chatman rushed for the other Navy TD. Navy is at Notre Dame next Saturday. North Texas has won three straight and plays at UAB on Nov. 15. - North Texas/AP College Football

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RB Caleb Hawkins, North Texas
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10/24/25 - Drew Mestemaker, rFr/2029, North Texas, 6-4, 211 (DS#9 QB) + More +

Redshirt freshman Drew Mestemaker passed for a school-record 608 yards with four touchdowns and North Texas scored 37 unanswered points to beat Charlotte 54-20 on Friday night. Mestemaker completed 37 of 49 passes with one interception in breaking the record. Mestemaker covered 80 yards with three passes - the final one a 41-yard scoring strike to Cameron Dorner - on the game's first possession to put North Texas (7-1, 3-1 American Conference) up 7-0. Charlotte (1-7, 0-5) answered with Liam Boyd's 24-yard field goal and Grayson Loftis' 33-yard touchdown pass to Javen Nicholas to take a 10-7 lead into the second quarter. Loftis and Nicholas teamed up for a 64-yard score in a one-play drive and Charlotte led 17-7.

Kali Nguma followed with a 29-yard field goal and Mestemaker hit Caleb Hawkins for a 6-yard score to tie it 17-all at halftime. Charlotte had a drive stall at the North Texas 3-yard line to begin the third quarter and settled for Boyd's field goal and a 20-17 lead. It was all Mean Green from there. Mestemaker passed to Tre Williams III for a 30-yard gain to the Charlotte 1 and Kiefer Sibley ran it in on the next play to put North Texas ahead and Nguma added a 41-yard field goal for a 27-20 advantage after three quarters. Mestemaker connected with Hawkins for a 7-yard touchdown and Wyatt Young turned a short pass into a 70-yard score and a 20-point lead after the two-point run failed. Sibley added a 45-yard touchdown run and Ashton Gray scored on a 32-yard run to polish off the rout. Young finished with nine receptions for 190 yards. Dorner caught seven passes for 117 yards and Sides hauled in five for 114. Loftis totaled 295 yards on 20-for-36 passing for the 49ers. Nicholas had seven catches for 187 yards. - North Texas/AP College Football

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QB Drew Mestemaker, North Texas
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10/21/25 - Caleb Hawkins, Fr/2029, North Texas, 6-2, 200 (DS#31 RB) + More +

WEEK 8 AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Caleb Hawkins, Fr., RB, North Texas,...Rushed for 133 yards on 18 carries in a 55-17 win against UTSA. - American Conference Football

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RB Caleb Hawkins, North Texas
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10/18/25 - Drew Mestemaker, rFr/2029, North Texas, 6-4, 211 (DS#9 QB) + More +

Drew Mestemaker threw for 277 yards and four touchdowns, with three scores and 102 yards going to Wyatt Young, and North Texas beat UTSA 55-17 on Saturday. North Texas (6-1, 2-1 American) is off to its first 6-1 start since 2018. It was North Texas' third game this season scoring 50-plus points. After UTSA opened the game with a three-play, 75-yard scoring drive, North Texas answered with 17 straight fourth-quarter points. Kiefer Sibley capped the first-half scoring with nine seconds left to give North Texas a 24-14 lead following a 13-play, 76-yard drive.

North Texas started the second half with a touchdown drive and after a UTSA fumble deep in its own territory, Mestemaker ran in a short touchdown for a 38-14 lead. Mestemaker added a 42-yard scoring pass to Young with 55 seconds left in the third. Caleb Hawkins rushed for 133 yards on 18 carries, and he also had eight catches for 90 yards for North Texas (6-1, 2-1 American). Cameron Dorner added 63 yards receiving and a touchdown. Owen McCown was 11 of 20 for 84 yards and a touchdown for UTSA (3-4, 1-2). Robert Henry Jr. rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown. - North Texas/AP College Football

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QB Drew Mestemaker, North Texas
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09/29/25 - Caleb Hawkins, Fr/2029, North Texas, 6-2, 200 (DS#31 RB) + More +

WEEK 5 AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Caleb Hawkins, Fr., RB, North Texas,...Rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns (6, 27) and had two receptions for 78 yards and a 68-yard TD in a 36-22 win against South Alabama. - American Conference Football

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RB Caleb Hawkins, North Texas
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09/27/25 - Caleb Hawkins, Fr/2029, North Texas, 6-2, 200 (DS#31 RB) + More +

Caleb Hawkins' third touchdown of the game ensured North Texas' 36-22 win over South Alabama on Saturday. The Mean Green are 5-0 on the field for the first time since 1959. That's not including 1977 when North Texas began 5-0 but only after a season-opening loss to Mississippi State was later forfeited by the Bulldogs. Hawkins had 140 yards rushing on 16 carries with two scores and 78 yards receiving with a touchdown. Hawkins has seven touchdowns in two weeks after scoring four times in a 45-38 overtime win over Army last week.

His final score was a 27-yard run with two minutes remaining during which he broke multiple tackles. That came after the Jaguars (1-4) closed to within six when Kentrel Bullock scored on a 2-yard run to cap an 10-play, 87-yard drive with 6:11 remaining. Hawkins scored on a 6-yard run to give North Texas a 14-7 halftime lead then took a screen pass 68 yards early in the third quarter for a score. Drew Mestemaker was 14-of-26 passing for 234 yards and a score for the Mean Green and also ran for a touchdown. Miles Coleman also ran for a TD. Bishop Davenport was 17-of-34 passing for 195 yards, a touchdown and an interception for the Jaguars. He also ran for a score. Devin Voisin had 97 yards receiving on five catches and Rod Gibbs also had a TD catch for South Alabama, which has lost four straight. - North Texas/AP College Football

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RB Caleb Hawkins, North Texas
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09/22/25 - Caleb Hawkins, Fr/2029, North Texas, 6-2, 200 (DS#31 RB) + More +

WEEK 4 AMERICAN CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Caleb Hawkins, Fr., RB, North Texas,...Hawkins rushed for 99 yards and tied a program record with four touchdowns, including the gamewinner in overtime, as North Texas remained unbeaten with a 45-38 win at Army. Hawkins had touchdown runs of 4, 7 and 21 yards in regulation before his 3-yard score in overtime gave the Mean Green the deciding points. The win improved North Texas to 4-0 for the first time since 2018 and ended Army's eight-game winning streak in regular-season American Conference games. - American Conference Football

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RB Caleb Hawkins, North Texas
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09/20/25 - Caleb Hawkins, Fr/2029, North Texas, 6-2, 200 (DS#31 RB) + More +

Caleb Hawkins rushed for four touchdowns including the game-winner in overtime and North Texas beat Army 45-38 on Saturday in an American Conference opener. Hawkins' 3-yard score put the Mean Green in front and Army (1-2, 0-2) failed to counter after Dewayne Coleman, who took over at quarterback in the second quarter after Cale Hellums had three turnovers, left with an apparent leg injury on the Black Knights' second OT play. Hellums reentered the game and reached the UNT 9 before an incomplete fourth-down pass.

Army had a chance to win in regulation after Coleman threw a 68-yard TD pass to Brady Anderson with three minutes left and the Black Knights' recovered a fumble on the first play after a failed onside kick. Army reached the UNT 6 with a first down but had to settle for a tying field goal with nine seconds remaining. Hellums lost two fumbles and was intercepted in the first half before Coleman took over with the Black Knights trailing 21-7 midway through the second quarter. Hawkins' third TD run was a 21-yarder with nine minutes left for a 38-28 lead. He finished with 99 yards on 14 carries. Makenzie McGill II added 101 yards on 19 carries with a TD. Drew Mestemaker was 26-of-36 passing for 249 yards and a TD. Coleman was 6-of-11 passing for 101 yards and two scores and rushed for 117 yards on 23 carries and another touchdown. Hayden Reed rushed for 113 yards and a score on 23 carries and Briggs Bartosh had 99 yards including a 75-yard score. UNT is 4-0 for the first time since 2018. Army won all eight of its conference games last season. - North Texas/AP College Football

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RB Caleb Hawkins, North Texas
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09/15/25 - Shane Whitter, rSr/2026, North Texas, 6-0, 222 (DS#50 OLB) + More +

WEEK 3 AMERICAN CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Shane Whitter, Sr., LB, North Texas,...Whitter led a North Texas defense that limited Washington State to 275 total yards and 10 points in a 59-10 win, improving the Mean Green to 3-0. Whitter had a game-high eight tackles and had a hand in two key turnovers in the first half, helping North Texas build a 42-3 halftime lead. Whitter had a quarterback hurry that forced an interception in the first quarter and he added a 43-yard interception return in the second quarter. - American Conference Football

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OLB Shane Whitter, North Texas
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09/15/25 - Drew Mestemaker, rFr/2029, North Texas, 6-4, 211 (DS#9 QB) + More +

WEEK 3 AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Drew Mestemaker, RFr., QB, North Texas,...Completed 24 of 29 passes for 211 yards and four touchdowns in a 59-10 win against Washington State. - American Conference Football

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QB Drew Mestemaker, North Texas
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09/13/25 - Drew Mestemaker, rFr/2029, North Texas, 6-4, 211 (DS#9 QB) + More +

Drew Mestemaker threw for 211 yards and four touchdowns and North Texas smashed Washington State 59-10 on Saturday. In just the first half, Mestemaker completed 14 of 17 with three touchdowns. Jayden Becks ran for two scores and Mackenzie McGill II added another as North Texas (3-0) built a 42-3 lead. North Texas went on a scoring spree midway through the second quarter as Washington State (2-1) turned it over on four of their last six possessions before halftime.

McGill capped the game-starting drive for North Texas with a 7-yard touchdown run at the end of 10-play, 75-yard drive. Evan Jackson intercepted Jaxon Potter on Washington State's first drive, and immediately after Becks ran it in from the 12. After a Washington State field goal before the end of the first quarter, Mestemaker threw a 2-yard touchdown to Brandon Young Jr. with 7:07 left before halftime. With 3:24 before the break, Mestemaker threw a 6-yard touchdown to Tre Williams III and with 1:39 left he tossed a 12-yard score to Landon Sides. With 54 seconds before the break, Becks ran it in from the 14 for the insurmountable lead. Washington State reached the end zone with a 2-yard run by Zevi Eckhaus. In relief of Potter, Eckhaus went 7-for-10 passing for 72 yards. Potter threw for 139 yards and three interceptions. - North Texas/AP College Football

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QB Drew Mestemaker, North Texas
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09/08/25 - Makenzie McGill II, rSo/2028, North Texas, 5-09, 202 (DS#49 RB) + More +

WEEK 2 AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Makenzie McGill II, So., RB, North Texas,...Rushed for 102 yards on 16 carries, including the game-winning touchdown in overtime, in a 33-30 win at Western Michigan. - American Conference Football

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RB Makenzie McGill II, North Texas
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09/06/25 - Makenzie McGill II, rSo/2028, North Texas, 5-09, 202 (DS#49 RB) + More +

Makenzie McGill II scored on a 3-yard run in overtime, giving him 102 yards and North Texas a 33-30 win over Western Michigan on Saturday. After the Broncos kicked a long field goal to start overtime, the Mean Green took advantage of two penalties that set up the winning first-and-goal run for McGill. That was the only time North Texas, despite gaining 100 yards more than Western Michigan, was in the lead. Both penalties, pass interference and unsportsmanlike conduct, were on Jarvarius Sims.

Drew Mestemaker was 18-of-33 passing for 224 yards for North Texas (2-0). He guided a pair of nine-play drives in the fourth quarter to force overtime. His 4-yard pass to Cameron Dormer ended a 65-yard drive that cut the deficit to 27-24 with 10:03 left in regulation. The Mean Green then went 68 yards for the tying field goal with 1:35 remaining. Brock Lowry passed for one touchdown and ran for two for the Broncos (0-2). Jalen Buckley ran for 112 yards and added a 17-yard scoring reception from Lowry. North Texas finished with 406 total yards and Western Michigan had 303, 216 on the ground. - North Texas/AP College Football

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RB Makenzie McGill II, North Texas
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08/30/25 - Drew Mestemaker, rFr/2029, North Texas, 6-4, 211 (DS#9 QB) + More +

Drew Mestemaker threw for 329 yards and three touchdowns in his second career start as North Texas cruised past Lamar 51-0 on Saturday night. Mestemaker completed 24 of 32 passes and added 30 yards and one score on the ground. The redshirt freshman was a walk-on last season after never starting in high school, but officially earned the starting job last week. He connected with Cameron Dorner on a 25-yard touchdown, and added another with a 32-yard pass to Wyatt Young.

Dorner had seven receptions for 98 yards, while Young hauled in four passes for 97. The Mean Green held Lamar to just 119 yards of total offense and had three sacks and eight tackles for loss. Ethan Wesloski led with seven tackles and 0.5 sacks. Kali Nguma was 6-for-6 on PATs and connected on his only field goal, a 28-yarder. Kyndon Fuselier led the Cardinals with four receptions for 45 yards. North Texas improves to 6-2 all-time against Lamar, who was a conference foe in the Southland Conference from 1983-86. - North Texas/AP College Football

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QB Drew Mestemaker, North Texas
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09/03/24 - Damon Ward Jr., rSr/2025, North Texas, 5-11, 204 (DS#151 WR) + More +

WEEK 1 AAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORABLE MENTION: Damon Ward Jr., Sr., WR, North Texas,...Had 12 receptions for 230 yards and two touchdowns in a 52-38 win at South Alabama. - AAC Football

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WR Damon Ward Jr., North Texas
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