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North Texas Mean Green vs SMU Mustangs Recap - Mustangs Win 35-12
Tanner Mordecai led the way with 311 passing yards on Saturday as the Mustangs picked up a 35-12 victory over the Mean Green at Gerald J. Ford Stadium.
SMU was a favorite by -22.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 76.0.
Tanner Mordecai completed 21 of 33 pass attempts for 311 yards for the Mustangs in the win.
DeAndre Torrey rushed for 71 yards for North Texas, while Loronzo Thompson added 31 yards. Jace Ruder threw for 366 yards for the Mean Green, while receivers Roderic Burns and Jyaire Shorter had 141 and 107 yards respectively.
North Texas lost the offensive yardage battle to SMU 536-506 yards in Saturday's game. North Texas had more first downs as that total ended up 23-20.
The time of possession battle favored North Texas as their offense was on the field for 36:06, longer than the 23:54 of their opponents.
SMU looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against LA Tech. North Texas will aim to get back on the winning track vs. UAB.