Kansas State 49, North Texas 41
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 27, 2010
Where: Fouts Field, Denton, Texas
Temperature:
62°
Head Official:
Randy Christal
Attendance:
21952
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Kansas State survived a major scare from North Texas and held on for a 49-41 win Saturday in Denton, Texas.
Daniel Thomas rushed for 267 yards and two touchdowns for the Wildcats (7-5, 3-5 Big 12).
Lance Dunbar rushed for 274 yards and three touchdowns for North Texas (3-9, 3-5 Sun Belt).
North Texas led 20-7 after the first quarter, but Kansas State scored 28 straight points to take a 35-20 lead midway through the third quarter.
The Green Eagles (3-9, 3-5 Sun Belt) got within one score on Dunbar's third touchdown run with 10 minutes to play, but Kansas State's defense closed things out down the stretch.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Kansas State |
|
North Texas |
|
Daniel Thomas
|
Player |
Lance Dunbar
|
|
36 |
Attempts |
22 |
|
269 |
Yards |
270 |
|
7.5 |
Avg Yards |
12.3 |
|
2 |
Touchdowns |
3 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
| Kansas State |
|
North Texas |
|
Chris Harper
| Player |
Darius Carey
|
|
2 |
Receptions |
3 |
|
26 |
Yards |
45 |
|
13.0 |
Avg Yards |
15.0 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Kansas State
|
450 |
373 |
77 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
3.0 |
1 |
| North Texas
|
459 |
298 |
161 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |