OSM{North Texas} 51, Western Kentucky 40

It was a wild game at Western Kentucky, but the be-Shame-Masked North Texas managed to finally get rid of that dreaded mask with their first win of the season.

WKU drew first blood with a 5-yard TD run from QB David Wolke two minutes into the game. Wolke would lead the Hilltoppers with 178 yards on the ground and 2 TDs. I would throw for 190 yards and 2 TDs, but he did throw 3 INTs.

It took North Texas two minutes to respond with a 38 yard TD run from QB Giovanni Vizza. Vizza unfortunately totalled only 34 yards on his seven carries, but he did through four TD passes against only one interception.

But, WKU struck back 28 seconds later with a 62-yard TD pass. North Texas however scored two touchdowns in the span of a 1:42 to take a 21-14 lead with six minutes left in the first quarter.

However, in the third quarter, WKU scored three touchdowns, including two in the span of only 18 seconds, to take a 34-31 lead into the wild fourth quarter.

North Texas began the fourth with an 18-yard TD pass, but the PAT was blocked, and so their lead was only 37-34. Five minutes later, WKU's David Wolke scored his second rushing TD, but their PAT was also blocked, and North Texas managed to return it for a defensive two-point conversion so that WKU's lead was only 40-39. With two minutes remaining, North Texas scored a 27-yard TD pass to go up 45-40, and then in one final display of craziness, North Texas returned an interception 97 yards for a touchdown on the game's final play.

This ends North Texas's 9 game losing streak, which was tied for the longest in the nation.

Western Kentucky, the newest I-A team, is still technically "reclassifying" and is only 2-7 this season with both wins over I-AA schools. This was their eleventh straight loss to a I-A opponent. They play at Troy next week.