Game notes: North Texas at UTSA
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The matchup
- North Texas (4–2, 2–0 in conference) at UTSA (6–1, 3–0 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Alamodome.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 15th meeting; UTSA leads the series 8–6.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 18, 2025: North Texas 55, UTSA 17.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2013: UTSA 21, North Texas 13.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- UTSA is 6–1 at home against North Texas.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: North Texas 55–17 (at North Texas); 2024: UTSA 48–27 (at UTSA); 2023: UTSA 37–29 (at North Texas); 2022: UTSA 48–27 (at UTSA); 2022: UTSA 31–27 (at UTSA).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
North Texas
- North Texas is 4–2 (2–0 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 16–52 at No. 6 Indiana; W 44–6 vs. UNLV; L 35–49 at Texas State; W 63–14 vs. Houston Christian; W 45–44 at Tulsa; W 50–10 vs. Charlotte.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- North Texas has won three straight, since losing 49–35 to Texas State (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- North Texas is No. 35 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Neal Brown is 4–2 in his first season at North Texas and 76–53 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Neal Brown faces UTSA as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Tayven Jackson (QB): 1,859 passing yards, 15 TD, No. 9 in FBS in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jahiem White (RB): 676 rushing yards, 9 TD, No. 10 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Zakye Barker (LB): 43 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, North Texas lost to Tennessee 24–0.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
UTSA
- UTSA is 6–1 (3–0 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 45–16 vs. UT Rio Grande Valley; W 31–26 at Texas State; L 6–30 at No. 1 Texas; W 59–45 vs. Colorado State; W 16–14 at Rice; W 31–24 vs. South Florida; W 38–34 vs. Navy.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UTSA has won four straight, since losing 30–6 to Texas (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- UTSA is No. 26 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jeff Traylor is 59–27 in his seventh season at UTSA.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jeff Traylor is 5–2 against North Texas.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Owen McCown (QB): 1,578 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Will Henderson III (RB): 560 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Brandon Tucker Jr. (LB): 53 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- David Amador needs 6 catches to pass Kerry Thomas Jr. (127, 2014–17) for fourth on UTSA’s career receptions list. He has 122 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- David Amador needs 150 yards to pass Tykee Ogle-Kellogg (1,358, 2018–23) for seventh on UTSA’s career receiving yards list. He has 1,209 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- David Amador needs 2 touchdown catches to pass Patrick Overmyer (8, 2024–25) for ninth on UTSA’s career touchdown catches list. He has 7 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- David Amador needs 2 touchdown passes to pass Jared Johnson (4, 2016) for 10th on UTSA’s career touchdown passes list. He has 3 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Brandon Tennison needs 3 touchdown passes to pass Jared Johnson (4, 2016) for 10th on UTSA’s career touchdown passes list. He has 2 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, UTSA beat UTEP 52–21.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Neal Brown and Jeff Traylor as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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