Louisiana Tech vs. North Texas

Louisiana Tech and North Texas have 17 meetings on file, the first in 1976; Louisiana Tech leads the series 9–⁠8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Louisiana Tech 7–⁠3, and North Texas has won the last 2.

Scheduled 2028 at North Texas Sept. 9. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Louisiana Tech wins
9
North Texas wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1976
Longest streak
4 North Texas
Current streak
2 North Texas
Last 10 meetings
Louisiana Tech 7–⁠3
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠4
2000s2–⁠0
2010s5–⁠2
2020s2–⁠2
Average margin
14.4 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Louisiana Tech
4–⁠6 Louisiana Tech’s record at home
At North Texas
1–⁠5 North Texas’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Louisiana Tech first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Louisiana Tech’s biggest win2015: Louisiana Tech 56, North Texas 13by 43 points
  2. North Texas’s biggest win1977: North Texas 41, Louisiana Tech 14by 27 points
  3. Upset2017: North Texas 24, Louisiana Tech 23North Texas had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2014: Louisiana Tech 42, North Texas 21Louisiana Tech had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsLouisiana TechSeriesNorth Texas
1976–⁠1978Maxie Lambright0–⁠3Hayden Fry
2016–⁠2021Skip Holtz5–⁠1Seth Littrell

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Louisiana Tech’s side (Lambright 0–⁠3 against Fry). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Louisiana Tech and North Texas, 1976 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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

Kenneth Dixon Louisiana Tech22 carries, 195 yards, 6 TD2015 Rushing
Jaylon Ferguson Louisiana Tech6 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 for loss2018 Defense
Mazin Richards North Texas9 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 for loss2022 Defense

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

Every game

Sep 16, 2023North Texas 40, Louisiana Tech 37at Louisiana Tech
Oct 15, 2022North Texas 47, Louisiana Tech 27at North Texas
Sep 25, 2021Louisiana Tech 24, North Texas 17at Louisiana Tech
Dec 3, 2020Louisiana Tech 42, North Texas 31at North Texas
Nov 9, 2019Louisiana Tech 52, North Texas 17at Louisiana Tech
Sep 29, 2018Louisiana Tech 29, North Texas 27at North Texas
Nov 4, 2017North Texas 24, Louisiana Tech 23at Louisiana Tech
Nov 5, 2016Louisiana Tech 45, North Texas 24at North Texas
Nov 7, 2015Louisiana Tech 56, North Texas 13at Louisiana Tech
Sep 11, 2014Louisiana Tech 42, North Texas 21at North Texas
Oct 19, 2013North Texas 28, Louisiana Tech 13at Louisiana Tech
Nov 4, 2006Louisiana Tech 34, North Texas 31at North Texas
Oct 22, 2005Louisiana Tech 40, North Texas 14at Louisiana Tech
Nov 3, 1979North Texas 19, Louisiana Tech 17at Louisiana Tech
Oct 28, 1978North Texas 16, Louisiana Tech 14at Louisiana Tech
Nov 19, 1977North Texas 41, Louisiana Tech 14at Louisiana Tech
Oct 30, 1976North Texas 14, Louisiana Tech 8Neutral site

Every game is listed as played on the field.