BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Caleb Hawkins set a program record with five rushing touchdowns for North Texas in a 53-24 drubbing of UAB on Saturday.

The true freshman had four scores in the first half alone, tying the North Texas program record on runs of 1, 4, 11 and 9 by the 11:07 mark of the second quarter. He added a fifth from 5 yards out with 3:26 remaining to give him 16 rushing scores on the season, and 19 total.

Hawkins finished with 189 yards on 27 attempts, including a 51-yard scamper midway through the fourth quarter.

Drew Mestemaker was 18-of-25 passing for 298 yards and two touchdowns for the Mean Green (9-1, 5-1 American Conference), who came off a crucial win over Navy last week at the top of the American standings.

Mestemaker's favorite target was Wyatt Young, who caught eight p

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