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Recap - Mean Green Defeat WKU 40-13

Austin Aune was good for 317 yards through the air on Saturday as the Mean Green got past the Hilltoppers by a score of 40-13 at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.

North Texas was an underdog by +10.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 70.0.

Austin Aune completed 19 of 28 pass attempts for 317 yards for the Mean Green in the win.

L.T. Sanders rushed for 76 yards for WKU, while Davion Ervin-Poindexter added 63 yards. Austin Reed threw for 320 yards for the Hilltoppers, while receivers Malachi Corley and Jaylen Hall had 97 and 96 yards respectively.

WKU lost the offensive yardage battle to North Texas 536-466 yards in Saturday's game. North Texas had more first downs as that total ended up 25-23.

The time of possession battle favored WKU as their offense was on the field for 30:55, longer than the 29:05 of their opponents.

Next game, North Texas takes its act home to face FIU looking for another win. For WKU, they head on the road to face Charlotte.