CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Redshirt freshman Drew Mestemaker passed for a school-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 record.

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.

Charlotte (1-7, 0-5) answered with Liam Boyd 's 24-yard field goal and Grayson Loftis ' 33-yard touchdown pass to Javen Nicholas to take a 10-7 lead into the second quarter.

Loftis and Nicholas teamed up for a 64-yard score in a one-play drive and Charlotte led 17-7.

Kali Nguma followed with a 29-yar

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