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North Texas Falls 23-17 to Golden Bears - Recap

The Mean Green came up short against the Golden Bears in Week 3 action on Saturday, falling 23-17 at California Memorial Stadium.

Bettors who backed the Golden Bears were disappointed, as they failed to cover the closing number of -14.0. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 50.5.

Chase Garbers rushed for 70 yards, while Christopher Brown Jr. added 47 yards in the win. Nikko Remigio and Jordan Duncan added 53 and 27 receiving yards respectively.

Tre Siggers rushed for 88 yards for North Texas, while DeAndre Torrey added 23 yards. Mason Fine threw for 210 yards for the Mean Green, while receivers Jaelon Darden and Jyaire Shorter had 75 and 68 yards respectively.

California was outgained by North Texas 329-278 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 18-17 by the Mean Green.

The time of possession battle favored California as their offense was on the field for 33:01, longer than the 26:59 of their opponents.

California heads into a Week 4 battle against Mississippi. North Texas, meanwhile, will have their next action against Texas-San Antonio.