CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Redshirt freshman Drew Mestemaker passed for an American Conference and North Texas record 608 yards with four touchdowns and North Texas scored 37 unanswered points to beat Charlotte 54-20 on Friday night.
Mestemaker completed 37 of 49 passes with one interception in breaking the previous conference record of 601, set by Dillon Gabirel for UCF against Memphis on Oct. 17, 2020.
Mestemaker covered 80 yards with three passes — the final one a 41-yard scoring strike to Cameron Dorner — on the game's first possession to put North Texas (7-1, 3-1 American Conference) up 7-0.