The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
08.30.2014 | Football
The 94 total yards alllowed by the Horns was the 12th-best performance in school history.
NR/24 Texas 38, North Texas 7
Aug. 30, 2014
Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
TEAM NOTES
• Series: Texas now leads the all-time series with North Texas, 10-0. This was the first meeting since 2006. Over the last four meetings, the Longhorns have outscored the Mean Green 186-14.
• Season Openers: UT is now 102-17-3 (.848) in season-opening games. The Longhorns are 80-7-2 (.910) when opening the year at home. The Horns have won their last 15 season openers and played the season opener at home in 19 of the last 20 years (2010 vs. Rice).
• Game Captains: C Dominic Espinosa and CB Quandre Diggs served as game captains.
• First Time Starters: On offense, RT Marcus Hutchins and WR John Harris started for the first time. On defense, DE Shiro Davis and S Adrian Colbert earned their first career starts.
• Dominant Defense: The Longhorns had one of their best defensive efforts in school history. The 94 total yards surrendered ranks No. 13 on the single-game school list and the 15 passing yards allowed are No. 9. The last time Texas yielded less than 100 yards of total offense was on Oct. 29, 2011 vs. Kansas (46).
• Fast Start on Defense: The Mean Green offense was not able to register a first down until its fourth series. The Longhorns defense held UNT to 0 total yards in its first nine plays and just 31 (on 27 plays) in the first half. The Longhorns did not allow a play longer than 8 yards in the game.
• Air Raided: The Texas defense forced four interceptions, which is the most since the 2009 Oklahoma State game (Oct. 31). The Longhorns totaled 10 interceptions during the 2013 season. Dylan Haines, Jordan Hicks, Adrian Colbert and Demarco Cobbs each recorded his first career interception.
• Third-Down Conversions: The UNT offense did not convert a third-down opportunity until early in the fourth quarter. The Mean Green were unable to convert their first nine attempts and ended the game 3-for-15.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
David Ash, QB
• Made his 22nd career start (15-7 record).
• Completed 19 of 34 passes for 190 yards and scored the fifth rushing touchdown of his career. He ranks No. 8 in school history with 4,728 career passing yards. He'll move into seventh with 7 more yards (4735 by Bret Stafford, 1984-87).
Malcolm Brown, RB
• Rushed for 65 yards on 13 carries.
• He scored multiple rushing TDs for the 10th time. He now has 20 career rushing touchdowns.
• Moved from No. 17 to No. 16 on the UT career rushing list (2,035), passing Marty Atkins (1973-75; 2,020).
• Made his first career start, opening the game at safety. Posted his first career interception in the second quarter.
• Made his 40-consecutive start at center, though he left the game in the third quarter with a right ankle injury.
Johnathan Gray, RB
• Rushed for 82 yards on 16 carries. His 42-yard second-quarter rush to set up David Ash's 1-yard TD run was the third-longest of his career. Recorded his
• Moved from No. 28 to No. 26 on the UT career rushing list (1,563), passing Richard Ochoa (1950-52; 1,494) and James Saxton (1959-61; 1,524).
Dylan Haines, S
• Saw his first ever action as a Longhorn, playing as a reserve safety. Posted his first career interception in the first half.
John Harris, WR
• Posted a career-high seven receptions for 110 yards and one touchdown. He had five receptions all of 2013.
Jordan Hicks, LB
• Posted his first career interception in the second quarter which set up David Ash's 1-yard TD run.
M.J. McFarland, TE
• Posted two receptions for 7 yards. Had his first reception since the 2012 TCU game on Thanksgiving Day.
Hassan Ridgeway, DT
• Seeing the first significant action, posted a pair of sacks, the first of his career.
Jaxon Shipley, WR
• Recorded six receptions for 43 receiving yards. This marked the 15th time in the last 19 games he has posted five or more receptions.
Demarco Cobbs, LB
• Posted his first career interception in the fourth quarter and returned it 28 yards for his first career touchdown. Chris Whaley had UT's last interception return for a score in last year's Oklahoma game (31 yards).
