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NORTH TEXAS DAILY
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Sports
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 Page 5
Swimming season opens
Catch the Green and White Meet
results, Tuesday.
North Texas 13, Florida Intl. 10
A
Saturday, Oct. 15
FIU Stadium, Miami
Attendance: 14,433
NT
0
6
7
0--13
FIU
10
0
0
0--10
Scoring high ghts
FIRST QUARTER
FIU - Adam Moss 25-yard field goal, 6:13. Drive: IB plays, 79 yards.
Time: 6:32. Key play: Josh Padrick 30-yard pass to Samuel Smith on 2-
and-10 to NT 13.
FIU 3, NT 0
FIU - Smith 2-yard pass from Josh Padrick (Moss kick), 1:13. Drive: 6 plays, 31
yards. Time: 2:28. Key play: Juliu Eppinger 27-yard punt return to NT
31.
FIU 10, NT 0
SECOND QUARTER
NT - Nick Bazaldua 20-yard field goal, 6:47. Drive 14 plays, 66 yards.
Time:6:02. Key play: Patrick Cobbs 12-yard rush on 1-and-10to FIU 3.
FIU 10, NT 3
NT - Bazaldua 41-yard field goal, 1:22. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards. Time 1:19. Key
play: Phillip Graves intercepts Padrick pass, returns 12 yards to FIU 27.
FIU 10, NT 6
THIRD QUARTER
NT - Johnny Quinn 7-yard pass from Daniel Meager (Bazaldua kick), 1:59.
Drive 3 plays, 23 yards. Time 1:15. Key play: Maurice Holman recovers
fumble at FIU 23.
NT 13, FIU 10
FOURTH QUARTER
None
ndividual leaders
NORTH TEXAS
FLORIDA INT'L
RUSHING
Att.
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
RUSHING
Att.
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
Patrick Cobbs
27
112
4.1
20
0
Patrick Cobbs
27
112
4.1
20
0
Jamario Thomas
7
24
3.4
23
0
Jamario Thomas
7
24
3.4
23
0
Daniel Meager
11
13
1.2
9
0
Daniel Meager
11
13
1.2
9
0
PASSING
Att-Cmp Yds
Lg
Int
TD
PASSING
Att-Cmp Yds
Lg
Int
TD
Daniel Meager
15-10
79
16
0
1
Daniel Meager
15-10
79
16
0
1
RECEIVING
Att.
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
RECEIVING
Att.
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
Patrick Cobbs
27
112
4.1
20
0
Patrick Cobbs
27
112
4.1
20
0
Jamario Thomas
7
24
3.4
23
0
Jamario Thomas
7
24
3.4
23
0
Daniel Meager
11
13
1.2
9
0
Daniel Meager
11
13
1.2
9
0
PUNTING
No.
Yds
Avg
Lg
120
PUNTING
No.
Yds
Avg
Lg
I20
Truman Spencer
9
331
36.8
46
3
Chris Patullo
3
123
41.0
48
1
PUNT RETURNS
No.
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
PUNT RETURNS
No.
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
JohnnyQuinn
1
7
7.0
7
0
Juliu Eppinger
3
22
7.3
27
0
KICK RETURNS
No.
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
KICK RETURNS
No.
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
Patrick Cobbs
2
31
15.5
17
0
Juliu Eppinger
3
61
20.3
29
0
Zach Muzzy
1
18
18.0
18
0
Sanch Anderson
1
13
13.0
13
0
FIELD GOALS 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
FIELD GOALS
3-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
Nick Bazaldua
0-0 1-
0-0
1-2
0-0
Nick Bazaldua
0-0 1-
0-0
1-2
0-0
Team statistics
322
226
NET YARDS GAINED
243
147
79
I
79
NT FIU
NT FIU
Total
Rushing
Yards
Yards
TEAM STATS
NT
FIIJ
TOTAL PLAYS
63
59
AVG GAIN
3.6
5.5
RUSHES
48
27
AVG PER
3.1
2.9
PASS ATT
15
32
AVG PER ATT
5.3
7.6
INT-YDS
2-19
0-0
FUM/LOST
2-1
6-6
TURNOVERS
1
8
NT FIU
Passing
Yards
FIRST DOWNS
18
i
II ■
to h
11
NT FIU
TIME OF POSSESSION
25:45
FIU
By the numbers
8
Turnovers by
Florida Intl.:
six fumbles,
two intercep-
tions.
Drives for the
NT offense
that started
in Florida Intl.
territory.
1
Third-down
conversion
for NT in 14
attempts.
Times NT was
inside FIU's
36 yard line
and did not
score.
Phillip
Graves
NT linebacker Phillips Graves' production
2 Sacks
1 Forced Fumble
J Fumble Recovery
1 Interception
iirnovers lend N a victory
Eight takeaways
by the Mean
Green key Sun
Belt victory
Rian Johnson
Staff Writer
NT's offense may not have
been perfect in its 13-10 win
over Florida International,
but this week, it got the job
done.
For the second consecutive
game, the Mean Green (2-3, 2-
1) defense has all but scored
touchdowns for its offense,
providing NT with a short
field several times throughout
the last two games.
Against Troy, the NT offense
was not able to capitalize,
but 10 days later, the offense
managed to take advantage of
some of the turnovers created
by the defense.
All 13 points Saturday night
came off of Golden Panthers
(1-4, 0-2) turnovers.
The Mean Green's lone
touchdown came after NT
linebacker Phillip Graves
sacked the FIU quarterback
resulting in a fumble, giving
the Mean Green the ball at
the Golden Panthers 23-yard
line.
"We gave our offense some
good field position and they
made a couple of key plays
at key times that enabled us
to win," Graves said. "We are
starting to get to where we
can rely on one another more
... we don't have to worry
about anything else except
for our specific alignment,
assignment, and technique. If
you can do that stuff without
having to think about it you
can play so much better and
faster."
Graves' forced fumble was
one of eight turnovers created
by the Mean Green defense,
six of which resulted in the
Mean Green starting drives in
Golden Panthers territory.
NT coach Darrell Dickey
said the key to defensive
success for the Mean Green
was the unit's ability to cut
down on assignment errors.
"Saturday, we did not have
as many busted assignments,"
Dickey said. "We played with
great effort and great inten-
sity and when you do that and
you're in the right place at the
right time, you are going to be
able to create turnovers."
In addition to capitalizing
on turnovers, the Mean Green
offense showed another
important feature Saturday
ei
Photos by Jessica Marshall / The Beacon
Above: North Texas linebacker Brandon Monroe (4) tackels Florida International's Samuel Smith
(87) in Saturday's 13-10 Mean Green victory. Below: NT defenders swarm FIU's Robert Brown
night, the ability to play from
behind.
NT was down 10-0 in the
second quarter, but managed
to rally 13 unanswered
points.
"We showed a lot of char-
acter and a lot of heart
Saturday," Dickey said. "To
fall behind 10-0, then fight,
scratch and claw to get back
into the game, then make
some plays to win it just
shows the character of our
team."
Dickey said he was pleased
with the team going on the
road, coming from behind
and getting the win, but said
the Mean Green still has some
improving to do.
"We are still not playing
the way we think we can play
when all of our guys develop,
but to go on the road against
a team that it was their first
home game in the Sun Belt
conference and they were
ready to play," Dickey said.
The win moves the Mean
Green to .500 in Sun Belt
play.
Moreover, Troy's loss to
Louisiana-Monroe Saturday
has the Mean Green control-
ling its own destiny as it vies
for another Sun Belt champi-
onship, but Dickey said the
Mean Green does not get into
the conference standings.
"I don't think you can
really focus on conference
standings other than to
realize that you are still in
it," Dickey said. "We have
got to take these games one
at a time."
The Mean Green's next
game is in Ruston, La. against
Louisiana Tech. Game time is
set for 3 pm. Saturday.
NT Schedule
Date Opponent Result
Sept. 10
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Oct. 4
Oct. 15
Date
at MiddleTenn
Tulsa
at Kansas State
Troy
at Florida Int.
Opponent
W,14-7
L, 54-2
L, 54-7
L, 13-10
W, 13-10
Result
On Tap
Conference standings
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 5
Nov. 12
Nov. 19
Nov. 26
at La.Tech
at LSU
La.-Lafayette
at Fla. Atlantic
La.-Monroe
Arkansas State
3:00
7:00
6:00
3:00
6:00
1:00
Su.
FIU Schedule
Date Opponent Result
North Texas (2-3) at Louisiana Tech (2-3)
3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22
Joe Aillet Stadium,
Ruston, La.
or
CONFERENCE >
La.-Monroe
Arkansas St.
North Texas
MiddleTenn.
troy
Florida Atl.
Florida Int.
Sun Belt
W L
3 0
3 1
2 1
1 1
1 1
1 2
0 2
Overall
W L PF PA
3 4 131 204
4 3 254 198
2 3 46 138
2 3 73 86
2 4 91 171
1 6 102 233
1 4 81 176
La.-Lafayette 0 3 1 6 165 249
Sept. 3
Sept. 10
Sept. 24
Oct. 1
Oct. 15
Date
at Kansas State
at Texas Tech
at Arkansas St.
Florida A&M
North Texas
Opponent
L,21-35
L, 3-56
L, 24-66
W, 23-3
L, 10-13
Time
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 5
Nov. 12
Nov. 19
Nov. 26
at Troy
MiddleTenn.
at La.-Monroe
at La.-Lafayette
W. Kentucky
Fla. Atlantic
6:30
5:00
3:00
6:00
5:00
5:00
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