Louisville vs. North Texas

Louisville and North Texas have 17 meetings on file, the first in 1958; North Texas leads the series 10–⁠7 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s North Texas 6–⁠4, and Louisville has won the last 2.

Louisville wins
7
North Texas wins
10
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1958
Longest streak
4 North Texas
Current streak
2 Louisville
Last 10 meetings
North Texas 6–⁠4
Most recent
1995

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s0–⁠2
1960s3–⁠6
1970s3–⁠2
1990s1–⁠0
Average margin
16.6 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Louisville
4–⁠4 Louisville’s record at home
At North Texas
6–⁠3 North Texas’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Louisville’s biggest win1972: Louisville 56, North Texas 6by 50 points
  2. North Texas’s biggest win1959: North Texas 39, Louisville 7by 32 points
  3. Upset1971: North Texas 20, Louisville 17North Texas had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1973: North Texas 7, Louisville 6North Texas had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1966: North Texas 20, Louisville 19North Texas had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsLouisvilleSeriesNorth Texas
1958–⁠1966Frank Camp3–⁠5Odus Mitchell
1969–⁠1972Lee Corso2–⁠2Rod Rust

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Louisville’s side (Camp 3–⁠5 against Mitchell). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Louisville and North Texas, 1958 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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 18, 1995Louisville 57, North Texas 14at Louisville
Oct 12, 1974Louisville 24, North Texas 10at North Texas
Oct 13, 1973North Texas 7, Louisville 6at North Texas
Oct 14, 1972Louisville 56, North Texas 6at Louisville
Oct 16, 1971North Texas 20, Louisville 17at North Texas
Sep 26, 1970Louisville 13, North Texas 2at Louisville
Oct 25, 1969North Texas 31, Louisville 13at North Texas
Nov 16, 1968North Texas 36, Louisville 14at Louisville
Sep 30, 1967North Texas 30, Louisville 28at North Texas
Oct 1, 1966North Texas 20, Louisville 19at Louisville
Oct 2, 1965Louisville 29, North Texas 21at North Texas
Oct 3, 1964North Texas 22, Louisville 0at Louisville
Sep 28, 1963North Texas 26, Louisville 6at North Texas
Nov 17, 1962Louisville 14, North Texas 10at Louisville
Nov 18, 1961Louisville 20, North Texas 0at North Texas
Nov 7, 195920North Texas 39, Louisville 7at North Texas
Nov 22, 1958North Texas 21, Louisville 10at Louisville

Every game is listed as played on the field.