North Texas Beats Florida Atlantic 48-41 on Thursday Night, and UTSA's Race Just Got Tighter
Tayven Jackson threw for 404 yards and four touchdowns and Jahiem White ran for 193 yards and two scores as North Texas held off Florida Atlantic 48-41 in Denton — joining UTSA at 4-0 in the American, the Associated Press reported.
North Texas held off Florida Atlantic 48-41 on Thursday night in Denton, in the American Conference game UTSA fans had circled. Tayven Jackson passed for 404 yards and four touchdowns, completing 33 of 46 passes, and Jahiem White rushed for 193 yards and two scores, the Associated Press reported.
North Texas improved to 6-2 overall and 4-0 in the American Conference, extending its winning streak to five, AP reported. Florida Atlantic fell to 5-3. The Owls led 10-3 after the first quarter and the game was tied 24-24 at halftime before North Texas outscored Florida Atlantic 17-7 in the third quarter, according to the scoring summary.
For San Antonio, the result sharpens the next two weeks. UTSA, 7-1 and 4-0 in the league on its bye week, travels to Florida Atlantic next — Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN or ESPN2 — to face the team North Texas just beat. The Mean Green then come to the Alamodome for UTSA's Homecoming on Nov. 14. Two teams are now unbeaten in conference play, and they meet in San Antonio in two weeks.
