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ULM Defense Dominates in 33-6 Victory at North Texas

ULM Defense Dominates in 33-6 Victory at North Texas

Football Nov 07
DENTON, Texas-ULM held the Sun Belt Conference's top scoring and rushing offense in check Saturday afternoon in a 33-6 victory over North Texas at Fouts Field.

North Texas entered the game leading the Sun Belt averaging 30.8 points and 197.9 yards rushing per game. The Warhawks (5-4, 4-1 Sun Belt) held the Mean Green to 79 yards on the ground and limited the nation's ninth-leading rusher, Lance Dunbar, to just 40 yards on 15 carries- 80 yards below his season average.

ULM safety Greg James made history picking off three Riley Dodge passes on Saturday. He became the Sun Belt Conference's and ULM's all-time interception leader and regained the lead among active players in the NCAA with 16 career interceptions.  James had gone 15 games without an interception before today's game.

The ULM defense sacked North Texas quarterback Riley Dodge three times after the Mean Green entered the game ranked fifth in the NCAA having allowed just five sacks all season long.

Frank Goodin scored a pair of rushing touchdowns to move into a tie for third on the ULM single-season rushing touchdown list with 12 and a tie for third on the ULM career rushing list with 21. He finished the game with 102 yards on 19 carries - his third 100-yard rushing game of the season.

Making his first start since breaking his thumb against Arkansas State on Oct. 13, ULM quarterback Trey Revell connected on 14-of-22 attempts for a career-high 282 yards and a pair of touchdown strikes. His favorite target was LaGregory Sapp who had seven catches for a career-high 187 yards and a pair of touchdowns - it was the most receiving yards by a Warhawk player since Mack Vincent had 166 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette in 2003.

Sapp has gone over the 100-yard mark in each of the Warhawks last three games and has 31 catches for 630 yards over ULM's past six games - 105 yards per game.

Revell led the Warhawks on an 11-play, 86-yard opening drive capped by a 1-yard touchdown run by Goodin. Revell was 2-for-3 through the air on the drive, including a 46-yard strike to Sapp on the second play of the game.

The Mean Green (2-7, 1-4) scored their lone points of the opening half on a 30-yard field goal by Jeremy Knott following a 9-play, 50-yard drive with 1:34 to play in the first quarter.

The three points scored by North Texas were the third fewest allowed by the Warhawks in an opening half this season - ULM held Arkansas State and Texas Southern scoreless.

The Warhawks ended the half with 10-unanswered points thanks to a 43-yard field goal by Radi Jabour - his second longest of the season - and a 12-yard touchdown pass from Revell to Sapp.

After a sack by Darius Prelow halted North Texas' opening drive of the second half, Revell and Sapp continued to pick apart the Mean Green defense.

On the first play of the ensuing drive they connected for a 52-yard pass and catch over the middle of the field. Four plays later Sapp hauled in his second touchdown reception of the game to give the Warhawks a 23-3 lead midway through the third quarter.

Knott booted his second field goal of the game, a 36-yard kick, to pull North Texas within 23-6 with 4:02 to play in the third quarter.

Luther Ambrose returned the ensuing kickoff 63 yards to the North Texas 28-yard line and the Warhawks cashed in a few plays later on Jabour's second 43-yard field goal of the game - he is now 6-for-7 in his career from 40-49 yards out.

Goodin scored his second touchdown of the contest with 2:38 remaining in the game after busting through the left side for a 25-yard score to give ULM the final 33-6 advantage.

The Warhawks return home for the first time since Oct. 13 when they host Western Kentucky (0-8, 0-4) next Saturday at 3 p.m. in Malone Stadium.

Scoring Summary
ULM - Goodin 1-yard run (Jabour kick failed), 9:29, 1st                                                 0-6
UNT - Knott 29-yard FG, 1:34, 1st                                                                              3-6
ULM - Jabour 43-yard FG, 8:39, 2nd                                                                          3-9
ULM - Sapp 12-yard pass from Revell (Jabour kick), 4:19, 2nd                                     3-16
ULM - Sapp 8-yard pass from Revell (Jabour kick), 8:31, 3rd                                       3-23
UNT - Knott 36-yard FG, 4:02, 3rd                                                                            6-23
ULM - Jabour 43-yard FG, 1:52, 3rd                                                                          6-26
ULM - Goodin 25-yard run (Jabour kick), 2:38, 4th                                                      6-33

ULM Game Notes

  • North Texas won the toss and deferred to the second half. ULM chose to receive and defend the north end zone.
  • Saturday's ULM game captains were junior quarterback Trey Revell, senior defensive back James Truxillo, senior punter Scott Love, and senior linebacker Josh Thomas.
  • Today's contest was the 26th meeting between the two programs. ULM now leads the series 14-12.
  • Trey Revell started at quarterback after four weeks removed from a broken thumb on his throwing hand, which suffered against Arkansas State on Oct. 13.
  • Greg James extended his team-high consecutive start streak to 42 games.
  • Greg James and Cardia Jackson have now started a team-high 42 career games.
  • ULM has scored in 85-of-88 games dating back to Sept. 14, 2002, against McNeese State.
  • It was the first time that ULM held a Sun Belt opponent without a touchdown since Nov. 11 when the Warhawks shutout FIU, 35-0.
  • North Texas' six points was the lowest a Sun Belt opponent has scored against ULM this season.
  • ULM is now 21-9 under Charlie Weatherbie when scoring 27 points or more. It was the fourth win this season in which the Warhawks have scored 27 or more points.
  • ULM held North Texas to three first half points, which was the third lowest first half total by an opponent this season. The Warhawks blanked Arkansas State and Texas Southern earlier in the season.
  • Wide receiver Darrell McNeal extended his consecutive games with a reception steak to 31 games.
  • ULM held North Texas to just 17 rushing yards on seven carries in the opening half and 79 yards on 28 carries for the game. North Texas entered the contest ranked eighth in the country in total rushing yards (197.9 yards per game).
  • North Texas entered the contest having given up just five sacks on the season. ULM finished the game with three sacks.
  • Frank Goodin finished the game with 102 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns. Goodin now has 2,188 career rushing yards, which is 142 yards shy of tying fourth place all-time in ULM history with Nathan Johnson (1977-80).
  • Frank Goodin's 102 yards rushing yards pushed his season rushing total to 809 yards. He is now 173 yards shy of tying 10th place on the ULM single-season rushing total with Bobby Craighead (1983).
  • Frank Goodin's two touchdowns on Saturday pushed his season total to 12, which ties him for third place on the ULM single-season rushing touchdown list with Calvin Dawson (2007).
  • Frank Goodin rushed for a pair of touchdowns (1, 25), which extended his season rushing total to 12 on the season. It also moved him into a tie for third place with Steven Jyles (2002-05) in ULM history with 21 career rushing scores. Goodin entered the contest ranked 13th in the country in rushing touchdowns this season.
  • Radi Jabour missed his third extra point of the season and fifth of his career in the opening quarter.
  • Radi Jabour's 43-yard field goal in the second quarter was his second longest field goal of the season.
  • Radi Jabour's 43-yard field goal in the third quarter was his second field goal make of the contest, and, ironically, second 43-yard field goal. It was also his ninth field goal of the season, 15th of his career, and fifth multi-field goal game of his career. Jabour has now made 6-of-7 field goal from 40-49 yards.
  • Cardia Jackson finished Saturday's game with seven tackles. He pushed his career total to 350, which is 13 shy of the all-time mark in Sun Belt history and two shy of tying seventh place all-time in ULM history.
  • Cardia Jackson's seven tackles snapped a streak of four-consecutive games with double-digit tackles.
  • Greg James made his first interception of the season in the second quarter, second and third interceptions of the season in the fourth quarter. James pushed his career interception total to 16 picks. He now owns the Sun Belt and ULM all-time interception records. James also has the most interceptions among all active NCAA players.
  • Scott Love finished the game with two punts for 103 yards, which was good for a 51.5 yard per punt average.
  • Darrell McNeal finished Saturday's contest with a pair of receptions, which give him 162 catches for his career. He is now six receptions shy of tying fourth place all-time in ULM history with Stepfret Williams (1992-95). McNeal is also five catches shy of tying fourth place all-time in Sun Belt history.
  • Darius Prelow recorded his first career sack in the third season. Prelow dropped North Texas quarterback Riley Dodge for a seven yard loss.
  • Trey Revell's 30-yard completion in the fourth quarter set a new career-high in passing yards. Revell finished the game 14-for-22 passing and 282 yards.
  • LaGregory Sapp's 52-yard reception in the third quarter put him over 100 yards receiving for the game. It was also his third-consecutive game with over 100 yards receiving.
  • LaGregory Sapp's 8-yard over-the-head one-handed touchdown catch gave him two for the contest in the third quarter. It was his first multi-touchdown game of his career. It was also the second-consecutive game in which a Warhawk receiver had caught two touchdown passes and the third game of the season.
  • LaGregory Sapp's 28-yard reception in the fourth quarter set a new career-high in receiving yards. He finished the contest with seven receptions for 187 yards.
  • LaGregory Sapp has made 31 receptions over the past six games for a total of 630 yards.
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