| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| PRST | 14 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 66 |
| UNT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Kuresa, Jones lead Portland St. in 66-7 rout of North Texas
DENTON, Texas -- Alex Kuresa threw three touchdown passes and Portland State routed North Texas 66-7 on Saturday night, a humiliating loss on cost Mean Green coach Dan McCarney his job.
McCarney was 22-32 in four-plus seasons with North Texas (0-5), and was fired about an hour after losing to Portland State (4-1) of the FCS in the Mean Green's homecoming game.
Kuresa threw for 269 yards and had scoring strikes of 34, 56 and 60 yards. David Jones ran for two touchdowns, including a 70-yarder, and finished with 134 yards on nine carries. Kuresa connected with Jones on the 60-yard touchdown pass two plays after the second-half kickoff.
Nate Tago ran for two touchdowns, and Steven Long ran for one. Darnell Adams and Thomas Carter III had touchdown catches.
With about a minute to play, DaMarcus Smith threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Carlos Harris for North Texas. The Mean Green finished with just 198 yards of offense.
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2023 Big Sky Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| Sacramento State | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| Cal Poly | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Idaho | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Montana State | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| UC Davis | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Weber State | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Eastern Washington | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Portland State | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Idaho State | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| Northern Arizona | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| Northern Colorado | 0-0 | 0-3 |
2023 American Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 1-0 | 3-0 |
| Rice | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| SMU | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Temple | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Tulane | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Charlotte | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| North Texas | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| South Florida | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tulsa | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| UAB | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| UTSA | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| East Carolina | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| Navy | 0-1 | 1-2 |
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