September 2, 2006 Week 1 · Regular Season Belt defended

Texas defends the belt, 56–7, at home over North Texas.

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Recap

Texas dominated North Texas from start to finish, with Colt McCoy orchestrating an offensive clinic that left the Mean Green defense helpless. After McCoy connected with Limas Sweed for a 60-yard touchdown on the game's opening drive, Texas never looked back, scoring on five of their first six possessions to build a commanding lead by halftime. North Texas managed only a single touchdown in the third quarter on a 13-yard pass from Woody Wilson to Brandon Jackson, but it proved merely a consolation in what became a rout. Texas added two more scores in the fourth quarter, including a defensive touchdown when Aaron Lewis recovered a fumble in the end zone, to cruise to a 56-7 victory and retain the belt.

Colt McCoy's 60-yard touchdown pass to Limas Sweed on the opening drive set the tone for Texas's dominance
Texas scored on four straight possessions in the first half to put the game completely out of reach
North Texas's lone touchdown to Brandon Jackson in the third quarter was too little, too late to threaten Texas's control of the game
Aaron Lewis's fumble recovery touchdown in the fourth quarter sealed the blowout victory and belt retention

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

TexasNorth Texas

Total yards41095

Rushing yards2128

Passing yards198130

First downs276

3rd down conv.6/122/12

Turnovers23

Penalties–yards4–2811–58

Time of possession18:4517:55

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 13:52	Texas	+60 yd	Colt Mccoy pass complete to Limas Sweed for 60 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 13:52	Texas	+0 yd	Greg Johnson extra point GOOD.
Q1 10:26	North Texas	+27 yd	Denis Hopovac 27 yard field goal BLOCKED.
Q1 1:04	Texas	+1 yd	Colt Mccoy rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 1:04	Texas	+0 yd	Greg Johnson extra point GOOD.
Q2 15:00	North Texas	+22 yd	Truman Spencer punt for 42 yards, returned by Aaron Ross for 22 yards to the NoTex 41.
Q2 11:19	Texas	+1 yd	Selvin Young rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 11:19	Texas	+0 yd	Greg Johnson extra point GOOD.
Q2 8:22	Texas	+6 yd	Jevan Snead pass intercepted by Antoine Bush at the NoTex 7, returned for 6 yards to the NoTex 13.
Q2 0:16	Texas	+5 yd	Colt Mccoy pass complete to Selvin Young for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 1:29	Texas	+30 yd	Colt Mccoy rush for 30 yards to the NoTex 15 for a 1ST down.
Q2 0:16	Texas	+0 yd	Greg Johnson extra point GOOD.
Q3 14:45	North Texas	+33 yd	Woody Wilson pass complete to Brandon Jackson for 33 yards to the Texas 26 for a 1ST down.
Q3 10:57	North Texas	+13 yd	Woody Wilson pass complete to Brandon Jackson for 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 10:57	North Texas	+0 yd	Denis Hopovac extra point GOOD.
Q3 7:44	Texas	+29 yd	Colt Mccoy pass complete to Limas Sweed for 29 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 7:44	Texas	+0 yd	Greg Johnson extra point GOOD.
Q3 7:33	Texas	+27 yd	Greg Johnson kickoff for 64 yards returned by Zach Muzzy for 27 yards to the NoTex 28.
Q3 4:52	North Texas	+32 yd	Truman Spencer punt for 54 yards, returned by Aaron Ross for 32 yards to the 50 yard line.
Q3 0:26	Texas	+10 yd	Jamaal Charles rush for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 0:26	Texas	+0 yd	Greg Johnson extra point GOOD.
Q4 7:26	Texas	+2 yd	Henry Melton rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 7:26	Texas	+0 yd	Greg Johnson extra point GOOD.
Q4 6:33	North Texas	+0 yd	Matt Phillips sacked by Team, fumbled in the endzone, recovered by Aaron Lewis for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 6:33	Texas	+0 yd	Greg Johnson extra point GOOD.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Colt McCoyTexas	12/19	178	9.4	3	0	90.2
Jevan SneadTexas	3/7	20	2.9	0	1	8.5
Woody WilsonNorth Texas	5/6	65	10.8	1	0	9.6
Matt PhillipsNorth Texas	4/13	22	1.7	0	0	4.2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jamaal CharlesTexas	14	77	5.5	1	13
Colt McCoyTexas	4	38	9.5	1	27
Antwaun HobbsTexas	5	20	4.0	0	8
Henry MeltonTexas	5	17	3.4	1	6
Jevan SneadTexas	3	11	3.7	0	7
Rashad BobinoTexas	1	5	5.0	0	5
Jamario ThomasNorth Texas	14	38	2.7	0	16
Evan RobertsonNorth Texas	5	-2	-0.4	0	1
Woody WilsonNorth Texas	7	-5	-0.7	0	7
Matt PhillipsNorth Texas	2	-23	-11.5	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Limas SweedTexas	5	111	22.2	2	60
Nate JonesTexas	2	20	10.0	0	12
Quan CosbyTexas	2	20	10.0	0	13
Myron HardyTexas	2	16	8.0	0	13
Jordan ShipleyTexas	1	5	5.0	0	5
Brandon JacksonNorth Texas	2	45	22.5	1	33
Johnny QuinnNorth Texas	3	16	5.3	0	8
Joel NwigweNorth Texas	2	12	6.0	0	7
Ross DraylenNorth Texas	1	8	8.0	0	8
Beau DavidsonNorth Texas	1	6	6.0	0	6

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Antoine BushNorth Texas	1	5	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Greg JohnsonTexas	0/0	0.0	0	8/8	8
Denis HopovacNorth Texas	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Aaron RossTexas	5	53	10.6	31
Quan CosbyTexas	1	9	9.0	9
Brandon JacksonNorth Texas	1	9	9.0	9
Zach MuzzyNorth Texas	1	0	0.0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Greg JohnsonTexas	2	87	43.5	0	0	46
Truman SpencerNorth Texas	8	330	41.3	0	0	53

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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