SOUTH ALABAMA at NORTH TEXAS
Saturday, September 27 | Noon ET
DATCU Stadium (30,100/FieldTurf)
Denton, Texas
Television
ESPNU
Matt Schumacker and Dustin Fox
Radio
KEGL-FM 97.1
SiriusXM 383
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the third meeting between South Alabama and North Texas … The Mean Green has taken each of the first two matchups, including a 52-38 decision in Mobile, Alabama, in last year’s season-opener … North Texas was a 24-14 winner in 2012, which was the only previous meeting to be played in Denton.
SOUTH ALABAMA
1-3, 0-1 Sun Belt
Head Coach
Major Applewhite (Texas ’02)
8-9, second season at South Alabama
23-20, fifth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
South Alabama opened the 2025 season with a win against Morgan State, but looks to snap a three-game slide following losses to Tulane, Auburn and Coastal Carolina … Head coach Major Applewhite previously coached for two full seasons in the American (2016-18) at Houston, going 15-11 with the Cougars … Saturday’s game at North Texas will mark the first time that the Jaguars leave the state of Alabama this year … QB Bishop Davenport has passed for 764 yards and six touchdowns against three interceptions this season … RB Kentrel Bullock is the leading rusher with 346 yards and four TDs … WR Devin Voisin has 27 receptions for 360 yards and four touchdowns … LB Blayne Myrick, the preseason Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year, has 17 tackles in three games..
rv/rv NORTH TEXAS
4-0, 1-0 American
Head Coach
Eric Morris (Texas Tech ’08)
15-14, third season at North Texas
39-32, seventh season as collegiate head coach
Notes
North Texas sits at 4-0 for the first time since 2018 after the Mean Green took a 45-38 overtime win at Army last Saturday … A win against South Alabama would make North Texas 5-0 on the field for the first time since 1959 … The keys to the early success have been an offense that ranks ninth nationally in scoring (47.0 ppg) and a defense that leads the nation with 10 forced turnovers and a +2.0 turnover margin … QB Drew Mestemaker has completed 92 of 130 passes for 1,013 yards and 10 touchdowns without an interception and is averaging 253.3 passing yards per game … RB Makenzie McGill II is the leading rusher with 271 yards and four touchdowns … Twelve players have scored at least one touchdown … LB Shane Whitter leads the defense with 36 tackles and an interception.