McGill, Morris lead North Texas to 44-17 trouncing over Wyoming
Tyler King takes kickoff 100-yards for touchdown
Tyler King takes kickoff 100-yards for touchdown
DENTON, Texas -- — Chandler Morris threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns and Makenzie McGill ran for three touchdowns to lead North Texas past Wyoming 44-17 on Saturday.
McGill scored on runs of 24, 4 and 2 yards on six carries for just 38 yards. Meanwhile, Shane Porter ran for 120 yards on 13 caries for a 9.2 yards per carry average.
McGill's 4-yard score with 1:17 before halftime made it 24-10 for North Texas (3-1). On the kickoff, Tyler King ran it back 100 yards to bring Wyoming within a touchdown but the Cowboys never scored again.
Wyoming's Evan Svoboda threw for 155 yards and a 41-yard touchdown to Sam Scott.
It was the first meeting between the two teams. The Cowboys (0-4) are off to their worst start since 2015 when they dropped their first six and finished 2-10.
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Game Information
2024 Mountain West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Fresno State | 1-0 | 3-1 |
San José State | 1-0 | 3-1 |
UNLV | 0-0 | 3-0 |
Boise State | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Colorado State | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Hawai'i | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Nevada | 0-0 | 2-3 |
San Diego State | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Utah State | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Wyoming | 0-0 | 0-4 |
Air Force | 0-1 | 1-2 |
New Mexico | 0-1 | 0-4 |
2024 American Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Army | 3-0 | 4-0 |
Navy | 2-0 | 3-0 |
North Texas | 0-0 | 3-1 |
East Carolina | 0-0 | 2-2 |
South Florida | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Tulane | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Tulsa | 0-0 | 2-2 |
UTSA | 0-0 | 2-2 |
UAB | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Charlotte | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Memphis | 0-1 | 3-1 |
Florida Atlantic | 0-1 | 1-3 |
Rice | 0-1 | 1-3 |
Temple | 0-2 | 1-4 |