Final
Dunbar leads North Texas past W. Kentucky 33-6
Oct 30, 2010 - 10:24 PM BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Lance Dunbar rushed for 215 yards and three touchdowns as North Texas defeated Western Kentucky 33-6 in a Sun Belt conference game Saturday.It was the Mean Green's first game under interim coach Mike Canales - 10 days after North Texas (2-6, 2-3) dismissed Todd Dodge, who compiled a 6-37 record in parts of four seasons.
Dunbar made Canales' debut successful, outperforming Western Kentucky's Bobby Rainey, who entered the game as the conference's leading rusher. Dunbar carried 30 times, while Rainey gained 100 yards on 23 carries.
Brandon Byrd also contributed to North Texas' ground game, which accounted for 311 of the Mean Green's 400 total yards. Byrd rushed five times for 83 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown run with 4:14 left.
The Hilltoppers (1-7, 1-3) have lost 27 of 28 games, after breaking a 26-game losing streak last week.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NORTH TEXAS 0 10 6 17 33
WKU 0 3 0 3 6 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
2ND QUARTER: WKU - FG, MONTE MERRICK 37 YD, 3:38.
WKU 3-0
NORTH TEXA - TD, LANCE DUNBAR 8 YD RUN (ZACH
OLEN KICK), 8:14. NORTH TEXAS
7-3
NORTH TEXA - FG, ZACH OLEN 48 YD, 14:09. NORTH
TEXAS 10-3
Oct 30 5:41 PM - NCAAF
NORTH TEXAS 33
WKU 6 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 30 5:41 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS LANCE DUNBAR 10 YD RUN (ZACH OLEN KICK)
North Texas 33, Western Kentucky 6 4th - 0:48Oct 30 5:38 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS LANCE DUNBAR 10 YD RUN (ZACH OLEN KICK)
North Texas 33, Western Kentucky 6 4th - 0:48Oct 30 5:38 PM- NCAAF
NORTH TEXAS 33
WKU 6 0:48 LEFT, 4TH QTR
North Texas 33, Western Kentucky 6 4th - 0:48Oct 30 5:38 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS BRANDIN BYRD 53 YD RUN (ZACH OLEN KICK)
North Texas 26, Western Kentucky 6 4th - 4:14Oct 30 5:32 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS BRANDIN BYRD 53 YD RUN (ZACH OLEN KICK)
North Texas 26, Western Kentucky 6 4th - 4:14Oct 30 5:32 PM- NCAAF
NORTH TEXAS 26
WKU 6 4:14 LEFT, 4TH QTR
North Texas 26, Western Kentucky 6 4th - 4:14Oct 30 5:32 PM - NCAAF
NORTH TEXAS 19
WKU 6 8:07 LEFT, 4TH QTR
North Texas 19, Western Kentucky 6 4th - 8:07Oct 30 5:20 PM - NCAAF
NORTH TEXAS 16
WKU 6 14:03 LEFT, 4TH QTR
North Texas 16, Western Kentucky 6 4th - 14:03Oct 30 5:07 PM - NCAAF
NORTH TEXAS 16
WKU 3 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 30 5:04 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS LANCE DUNBAR 3 YD RUN (PAT FAILED)
North Texas 16, Western Kentucky 3 3rd - 12:42Oct 30 4:42 PM- NCAAF
NORTH TEXAS 16
WKU 3 12:42 LEFT, 3RD QTR
North Texas 16, Western Kentucky 3 3rd - 12:42Oct 30 4:42 PM - NCAAF
NORTH TEXAS 10
WKU 3 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 30 4:05 PM - NCAAF
NORTH TEXAS 10
WKU 3 0:51 LEFT, 2ND QTR
North Texas 10, Western Kentucky 3 2nd - 0:51Oct 30 4:00 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS LANCE DUNBAR 8 YD RUN (ZACH OLEN KICK)
North Texas 7, Western Kentucky 3 2nd - 6:46Oct 30 3:45 PM
TD NORTH TEXAS LANCE DUNBAR 8 YD RUN (ZACH OLEN KICK)
North Texas 7, Western Kentucky 3 2nd - 6:46Oct 30 3:45 PM- NCAAF
NORTH TEXAS 7
WKU 3 6:46 LEFT, 2ND QTR
North Texas 7, Western Kentucky 3 2nd - 6:46Oct 30 3:45 PM - NCAAF
NORTH TEXAS 0
WKU 3 11:22 LEFT, 2ND QTR
North Texas 0, Western Kentucky 3 2nd - 11:22Oct 30 3:35 PM - NCAAF
NORTH TEXAS 0
WKU 0 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 30 3:28 PM
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