Kansas State vs. North Texas

Kansas State and North Texas have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1985; Kansas State leads the series 6–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Kansas State 6–⁠1, and Kansas State has won the last 6.

Kansas State wins
6
North Texas wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1985
Longest streak
6 Kansas State
Current streak
6 Kansas State
Last 10 meetings
Kansas State 6–⁠1
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
1980s1–⁠1
2000s3–⁠0
2010s2–⁠0
Average margin
24 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Kansas State
5–⁠1 Kansas State’s record at home
At North Texas
0–⁠1 North Texas’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Kansas State’s biggest win2005: Kansas State 54, North Texas 7by 47 points
  2. North Texas’s biggest win1985: North Texas 22, Kansas State 10by 12 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Kansas State and North Texas, 1985 on1300150017001990200020102020

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Lance Dunbar North Texas22 carries, 270 yards, 3 TD2010 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Sep 15, 201215Kansas State 35, North Texas 21at Kansas State
Nov 27, 2010Kansas State 49, North Texas 41at North Texas
Aug 30, 2008Kansas State 45, North Texas 6at Kansas State
Sep 24, 2005Kansas State 54, North Texas 7at Kansas State
Sep 23, 20004Kansas State 55, North Texas 10at Kansas State
Sep 30, 1989Kansas State 20, North Texas 17at Kansas State
Sep 28, 1985North Texas 22, Kansas State 10at Kansas State

Every game is listed as played on the field.