Arkansas State vs. North Texas

Arkansas State and North Texas have 15 meetings on file, the first in 1990; officially, Arkansas State leads 8–⁠5; as played, 10–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Arkansas State 8–⁠2, and Arkansas State has won the last 8. The NCAA vacated Arkansas State’s two wins (2005 and 2006); they don’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
Arkansas State leads 8–⁠5
Arkansas State wins on file
10
North Texas wins on file
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1990
Longest streak
8 Arkansas State
Current streak
8 Arkansas State
Last 10 meetings
Arkansas State 8–⁠2
Most recent
2012

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s1–⁠1
2000s6–⁠4
2010s3–⁠0
Average margin
15.9 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arkansas State
5–⁠2 Arkansas State’s record at home
At North Texas
3–⁠5 North Texas’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Arkansas State’s biggest win2000: Arkansas State 53, North Texas 28by 25 points
  2. North Texas’s biggest win2001: North Texas 45, Arkansas State 0by 45 points
  3. Upset1999: Arkansas State 14, North Texas 10Arkansas State had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsArkansas StateSeriesNorth Texas
1999–⁠2001Joe Hollis2–⁠1Darrell Dickey
2002–⁠2006Steve Roberts2–⁠3Darrell Dickey
2007–⁠2010Steve Roberts4–⁠0Todd Dodge

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arkansas State’s side (Hollis 2–⁠1 against Dickey). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arkansas State and North Texas, 1990 on13001500170019901995200020052010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 3, 2012Arkansas State 37, North Texas 19at North Texas
Oct 29, 2011Arkansas State 37, North Texas 14at Arkansas State
Oct 9, 2010Arkansas State 24, North Texas 19at North Texas
Nov 28, 2009Arkansas State 30, North Texas 26at Arkansas State
Nov 29, 2008Arkansas State 33, North Texas 28at North Texas
Nov 15, 2007Arkansas State 31, North Texas 27at Arkansas State
Oct 21, 2006Arkansas State 29, North Texas 10vacatedat Arkansas State
Nov 26, 2005Arkansas State 31, North Texas 24vacatedat North Texas
Nov 18, 2004North Texas 31, Arkansas State 7at Arkansas State
Nov 15, 2003North Texas 58, Arkansas State 14at North Texas
Oct 19, 2002North Texas 13, Arkansas State 10at Arkansas State
Oct 20, 2001North Texas 45, Arkansas State 0at North Texas
Nov 11, 2000Arkansas State 53, North Texas 28at Arkansas State
Oct 23, 1999Arkansas State 14, North Texas 10at North Texas
Nov 2, 1990North Texas 35, Arkansas State 26at North Texas

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.