| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | 14 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
| UNT | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Doughty, Western Kentucky ease by North Texas 55-28
Mean Green WR makes leaping TD grab
North Texas WR Tee Goree makes a leaping touchdown catch over a defender in the second quarter against Western Kentucky.
DENTON, Texas -- Brandon Doughty passed for 350 yards and four touchdowns, and Anthony Wales had 259 total yards and three touchdowns to help Western Kentucky beat North Texas 55-28 on Thursday night for its seventh straight Conference USA victory.
Doughty found Wales out of the backfield for a 5-yard touchdown to open the scoring and connected with Jared Dangerfield on a short TD to make it 14-0. In the second quarter, Doughty threw a deep ball to Taywan Taylor for a 56-yard score and later found Taylor in the end zone for 31 yards.
Taylor finished with 134 yards receiving for Western Kentucky (6-1, 4-0), which is off to its best start since joining the FBS in 2008.
DaMarcus Smith threw four touchdown passes in his first career start for North Texas (0-6, 0-3).
Mike Canales was named interim coach for North Texas on Sunday, after Dan McCarney was fired following a blowout loss to FCS Portland State.
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2023 Conference USA Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 1-0 | 3-0 |
| Jacksonville State | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Louisiana Tech | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Western Kentucky | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Sam Houston | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Florida International | 0-1 | 3-1 |
| New Mexico State | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| UTEP | 0-1 | 1-3 |
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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