DENTON, Texas (AP) - Brandin Byrd rushed 85-yards for a touchdown to help North Texas beat South Alabama 24-14 on Saturday.
Byrd had 15 carries for 109 yards, including the touchdown in the third quarter.
Jeremy Brown had 11 carries for 61 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown run. Derek Thompson hit Drew Miller with a 2-yard pass for a score. Zach Olen, in addition to his points after touchdown, also had a field goal. Thompson was 12 of 28 for 106 yards for the Mean Green (4-6, 3-3 Sun Belt).
The game was 14-14 at halftime, but South Alabama (2-8, 1-5) was unable to put any points on the board in the second half.
Ross Metheny was 23 of 45 for 233 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown pass. Kendall Houston scored on a 1-yard run. He had 11 carries for 42 yards.
The Jaguars are in their first season in the Sun Belt Conference.
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| Scoring Summary |
| SALA | Kendall Houston 1 yd run (Michel Chapuseaux kick) |
| NTEXAS | Jeremy Brown 51 yd run (Zach Olen kick) |
| SALA | Jereme Jones 13 yd pass from Ross Metheny (Michel Chapuseaux kick) |
| NTEXAS | Drew Miller 2 yd pass from Derek Thompson (Zach Olen kick) |
| NTEXAS | Brandin Byrd 85 yd run (Zach Olen kick) |
| NTEXAS | Zach Olen 33 yd FG |
| Team Stats | ||
| SALA | NTEXAS | |
| First Downs | 24 | 12 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 8-20 | 2-15 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 85-366 | 60-303 |
| Rushes-Yds | 40-133 | 32-197 |
| Passing Yds | 233 | 106 |
| Kick Return Yds | 72 | 11 |
| Punt Return Yds | 1 | -2 |
| Passes | 23-45-0 | 12-28-1 |
| Punts | 7-255 | 9-356 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 11-92 | 6-48 |
| Time of Poss. | 33:8 | 26:52 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| SALA: Kendall Houston 11-42, Demetre Baker 6-39, T.J. Glover 8-36, Ross Metheny 8-17, Trey Fetner 2-1, Terrance Timmons 4-0, Team 1--2 |
| NTEXAS: Brandin Byrd 15-109, Jeremy Brown 11-61, Antoinne Jimmerson 3-22, Carlos Harris 1-10, Team 1--2, Derek Thompson 1--3 |
| PASSING |
| SALA: Ross Metheny 23-45-233-0 |
| NTEXAS: Derek Thompson 12-28-106-1 |
| RECEIVING |
| SALA: Bryant Lavender 6-36, Jereme Jones 5-72, Wes Saxton 3-38, T.J. Glover 3-2, Corey Besteda 2-31, Gabe Loper 2-26, Corey Waldon 1-14, Greg Hollinger 1-14 |
| NTEXAS: Carlos Harris 3-35, Darnell Smith 2-23, Antoinne Jimmerson 2-18, Brandin Byrd 2-14, Ivan Delgado 1-10, Christopher Bynes 1-4, Drew Miller 1-2 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| South Alabama | 10th Sun Belt | 1-7 | 2-11 |
| North Texas | 6th Sun Belt | 3-5 | 4-8 |
