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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 48, North Texas 23
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 10, 2011
Where: Apogee Stadium, Denton, Texas
Temperature: 90°
Head Official: Steve LaMantia
Attendance: 28075

Case Keenum passed for 460 yards and five touchdowns, and Houston scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to blow out North Texas 48-23 on Saturday night in Denton, Texas.

Keenum, who is 2,717 yards away from becoming the NCAA’s all-time leading passer, threw touchdown passes of 33, 16, 46 and 21 yards in the second half as the Cougars pulled away from the Mean Green.

Patrick Edwards had 182 receiving yards and a touchdown for Houston, which spoiled North Texas’ first game in its new, $78 million Apogee Stadium.

Thirteen different players caught a pass for the Cougars, who haven’t lost to North Texas since 1975 but trail the all-time series 7-6.

It was Keenum’s 27th career 300-yard passing game as the sixth-year senior passed former Texas quarterback Colt McCoy for fourth all-time in total yardage.

Houston’s defense also held North Texas running back Lance Dunbar, who is third among active FBS players in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns, to 48 yards on 18 carries.

North Texas has started 0-2 in five of the last six years, and hasn’t won more than three games in a season since 2004.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Houston   North Texas
Michael Hayes Player Lance Dunbar
13 Attempts 18
76 Yards 62
5.8 Avg Yards 3.4
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Houston   North Texas
Patrick Edwards Player Brelan Chancellor
8 Receptions 3
187 Yards 49
23.4 Avg Yards 16.3
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Houston 690 127 563 6 2 1 0.0 0
North Texas 290 118 172 3 1 1 0.0 1