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Game Recap: Football | 9\/26\/2026 10:18:00 PM <\/p>\n


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\n FB: HCU Downed by North Texas in Final Non-Conference Game of 2026
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\n Maddox Kopp rushed for a score and Cutter Stewart tosses a touchdown to Jett Runion in the loss
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DENTON, Texas \u2013 Non-conference play for the 2026 season came to an end on Saturday night at DATCU Stadium for HCU football with North Texas defeating the Huskies, 63-14.

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\nNorth Texas (2-2) began the game with the ball and the Mean Green proceeded to score on each of their first two drives for an early 14-0 lead. The Huskies (2-3) responded, however, on their next drive. HCU started at its own 25-yard line and put together a 10-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that included a successful fourth-down conversion, 49-yard completion from Cutter Stewart<\/a> to Trayjen Llanas-Wilcox<\/a> and a two-yard touchdown pass to Jett Runion<\/a>.

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\nThe Huskies forced a punt on the next UNT possession that resulted in a touchback and gave HCU the ball at the 20. It took six plays for HCU to find the end zone with Maddox Kopp<\/a> scrambling 26 yards to earn the six points and Lukasz Smolen<\/a> booted the PAT through the uprights to even things up, 14-14, with 11:58 on the clock in the second quarter.

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\nIt was all UNT from there, however, as the hosts kept the HCU offense at bay.

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\nEjike Brown<\/a> finished the night with four tackles, including a sack that gives him two on the season, while Jayven Anderson<\/a> and Brenden Bradshaw<\/a> led the Huskies with six tackles each. Offensively, Stewart finished the game 9-of-15 passing for 123 yards with a touchdown. Kopp led HCU with 29 yards on the ground, rushing for the one touchdown, while also completing 4-of-6 passing for 24 yards.

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\nNorth Texas finished the game with 648 yards of total offense while limiting the Huskies to 222. HCU totaled 148 yards through the air and 74 on the ground.

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\nThe Huskies, after playing four of their first four games of the season on the road, return home next weekend to host Nicholls on Saturday, Oct. 3, for a 6:00 p.m. matchup at Husky Stadium.<\/p>\n