Fine passes for 320 yards, 2 TDs; UNT beats UTSA 24-21

SAN ANTONIO -- Mason Fine passed for 320 yards and two touchdowns and DeAndre Torrey had 155 yards rushing and a score to help North Texas hold on for a 24-21 win over UTSA on Saturday night. Fine completed passes to 11 different players and finished 26 of 36 with one interception. UNT (9-3, 5-3 Conference USA) has won nine games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1977-78 seasons -- under College Football Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry. Torrey gave the Mean Green a 24-14 lead when he scored on a 3-yard run late in the third quarter. Bryce Rivers hit Tariq Woolen for an 8-yard TD with 8:01 left to pull the Roadrunners within three points. On its ensuing drive, UNT chewed more than 5 1/2 minutes off the clock but, on fourth-and-1 from the UTSA 32, Torrey was dropped by Kevin Strong Jr . for a 2-yard loss. Rivers, on fourth-and-16, hit Greg Campbell Jr .