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UTEP Miners
Hardison
Ivan Pierre Aguirre
17
UTEP UTE 6-4 , 3-3
20
Winner North Texas UNT 4-6 , 3-3
UTEP UTE
6-4 , 3-3
17
Final
20
North Texas UNT
4-6 , 3-3
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UTE UTEP 0 7 0 10 17
UNT North Texas 0 3 14 3 20

Game Recap: Football |

North Texas Rallies Past UTEP in Second Half, 20-17


Game Book | Post Game Notes

DENTON, TEXAS – Ethan Mooney kicked a 27-yard field goal with seven seconds left, sending North Texas past UTEP, 20-17, on Saturday at Apogee Stadium.
 
The game-winner came following a 58-yard completion from Austin Aune to Detraveon Brown on third and eight deep in Mean Green territory.
 
The Mean Green (4-6, 3-3 C-USA) has outscored opponents 152-114 in the second half this season.  UTEP led 7-3 at halftime.  North Texas scored 17 straight points after the Miners went ahead 7-0 early in the second quarter.
 
"This was a really tough loss," fourth-year UTEP Head Coach Dana Dimel said. "We're not used to losing now and we're not accepting that as a football team. We're not happy. It's not a happy locker room right now, but I love the way our guys don't accept losing anymore and that's a big step for us. We need to make more plays in all three segments of the ball to win a football game."
 
The Miners (6-4, 3-3 C-USA) were sluggish offensively before a torrid late-game surge threatened to steal a victory.  With seven minutes to go, they trailed 17-7 and had nine first downs and 235 yards.
 
But Gavin Hardison engineered a seven-play, 98-yard scoring drive, capped by a four-yard rushing touchdown by Ronald Awatt that made the score 17-14 with 4:26 remaining.
 
The Miners got a quick three and out and took over on offense with 2:47 to play.  A 12-yard run by Awatt and 32-yard pass from Hardison to Justin Garrett gave UTEP a first down at the UNT 25-yard line.  The drive stalled from there, although Gavin Baechle was able to nail a 37-yard field goal to knot it at 17 with 55 seconds left.
 
Fifty-five seconds, however, proved to be enough for the Mean Green to pull out the victory.
 
Aune completed 15-of-33 passes for 240 yards.  North Texas also accumulated 183 yards rushing, finishing with 423 yards to the Miners' 382.
 
Hardison finished 15-of-29 passing for 273 yards for UTEP.  Jacob Cowing recorded his 12th career 100-yard receiving game, one shy of the school record, and Awatt rushed for 85 yards.  Cowing tied his career-high with 174 receiving yards.
 
The Miners had three players with double-figure tackles – Breon Hayward (14), Tyrice Knight (11) and Tyson Wilson (11).
 
UTEP's final home game of the season is next Saturday (Nov. 20) versus Rice at 2 p.m. MT.  UTEP's senior class will be honored.  Fans can win up to $1,000 every time the Miners score courtesy of the Speaking Rock Cash Giveaway.  The Speaking Rock Pregame Party, which opens at 11 a.m., will feature music by a Selena tribute band.  Game tickets are available by calling (915) 747-UTEP or by visiting www.utepminers.com/tickets.
 
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