Defensive line, North Texas, 2017–21
Dion Novil
- Number
- No. 97
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 330 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Abilene, TX
Dion Novil played defensive line at North Texas (2017–21).
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. UAB, 2019Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Texas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | North Texas | 33 | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | North Texas | 61 | 28 | 13 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | North Texas | 37 | 22 | 8 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | North Texas | 51 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Career | 185 | 90 | 38 | 11.5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | North Texas | 97 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | North Texas | 97 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | North Texas | 97 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | North Texas | 97 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | North Texas | 97 | DL | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 330 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 North Texas 13 games, 51 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Northwestern State | W 44–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at SMU | L 12–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. UAB | L 6–40 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Louisiana Tech | L 17–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Missouri | L 35–48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Marshall | L 21–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Liberty | L 26–35 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Rice | W 30–24 | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | at Southern Miss | W 38–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. UTEP | W 20–17 | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | at Florida International | W 49–7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. UTSA | W 45–23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Miami (OH) | L 14–27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
2020 North Texas 8 games, 37 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Houston Christian | W 57–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs.SMU | L 35–65 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Southern Miss | L 31–41 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Charlotte | L 21–49 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Middle Tennessee | W 52–35 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Rice | W 27–17 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atUTSA | L 17–49 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Louisiana Tech | L 31–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 North Texas 12 games, 61 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 51–31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | atSMU | L 27–49 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at California | L 17–23 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs.UTSA | W 45–3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Houston | L 25–46 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atSouthern Miss | L 27–45 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 33–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atCharlotte | L 38–39 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.UTEP | W 52–26 | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atLouisiana Tech | L 17–52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atRice | L 14–20 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.UAB | L 21–26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 North Texas 12 games, 33 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. Incarnate Word | W 58–16 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Arkansas | W 44–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atLiberty | W 47–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Louisiana Tech | L 27–29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atUTEP | W 27–24 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Southern Miss | W 30–7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atUAB | L 21–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Rice | W 41–17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | at Old Dominion | L 31–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 41–38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atUTSA | W 24–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 15 ✦ | vs. Utah State | L 13–52 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 North Texas 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 | atRice | W 30–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | atFlorida Atlantic | L 17–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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