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North Texas Beat Tulsa 45-44 as Tayven Jackson Throws 4 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Friday, October 2, 2026

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The North Texas Mean Green edged the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 45-44 at H. A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, OK on Thursday, October 1, 2026 in FBS college football Week 5 action.

Tulsa led 17-10 at halftime. North Texas came back after the break to take the win. The third quarter swung it: North Texas outscored its opponent 21-7.

North Texas moves to 3-2, while Tulsa falls to 3-2.

Top performers

• Tayven Jackson (UNT, QB): 24/39, 332 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT
• Jahiem White (UNT, RB): 32 CAR, 219 YDS, 1 TD
• Max Reese (UNT, TE): 5 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TD
• Baylor Hayes (TLSA, QB): 25/43, 211 YDS, 3 TD
• Damari Alston (TLSA, RB): 23 CAR, 79 YDS, 1 TD
• Oran Singleton Jr. (TLSA, WR): 11 REC, 104 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 3:06UNTDominic De Freitas 26 Yd Field Goal3-0
2. Q2 13:15TLSABaylor Hayes 4 Yd Run3-7
3. Q2 11:55TLSAJavon Ross 18 Yd pass from Baylor Hayes3-14
4. Q2 4:18UNTMax Reese 11 Yd pass from Tayven Jackson10-14
5. Q2 0:09TLSAOwen Carey 45 Yd Field Goal10-17
6. Q3 12:23UNTJustin Stevenson 14 Yd pass from Tayven Jackson17-17
7. Q3 8:39UNTKyle Koch 5 Yd pass from Tayven Jackson24-17
8. Q3 6:13UNTJahiem White 14 Yd Run31-17
9. Q3 4:14TLSADavid Wells Jr. 5 Yd pass from Baylor Hayes31-24
10. Q4 8:17TLSADavid Wells Jr. 4 Yd pass from Baylor Hayes31-31
11. Q4 6:45UNTJustin Stevenson 13 Yd pass from Tayven Jackson38-31
12. Q4 0:31TLSABaylor Hayes 10 Yd Run38-38
13. Q5 0:00UNTTayven Jackson 1 Yd Run45-38
14. Q5 0:00TLSADamari Alston 2 Yd Run45-44

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