Middle Tennessee vs. North Texas

Middle Tennessee and North Texas have 17 meetings on file, the first in 2001; North Texas leads the series 10–⁠7 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and North Texas has won the last 2.

Middle Tennessee wins
7
North Texas wins
10
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2001
Longest streak
5 North Texas
Current streak
2 North Texas
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2020

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s4–⁠5
2010s3–⁠4
2020s0–⁠1
Average margin
18.6 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Middle Tennessee
3–⁠5 Middle Tennessee’s record at home
At North Texas
5–⁠4 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. Middle Tennessee’s biggest win2008: Middle Tennessee 52, North Texas 13by 39 points
  2. North Texas’s biggest win2011: North Texas 59, Middle Tennessee 7by 52 points
  3. Upset2010: North Texas 23, Middle Tennessee 17North Texas had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2001: North Texas 24, Middle Tennessee 21North Texas had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsMiddle TennesseeSeriesNorth Texas
2001–⁠2005Andy McCollum0–⁠5Darrell Dickey
2007–⁠2009Rick Stockstill3–⁠0Todd Dodge
2011–⁠2013Rick Stockstill1–⁠2Dan McCarney
2016–⁠2020Rick Stockstill1–⁠2Seth Littrell

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Middle Tennessee’s side (McCollum 0–⁠5 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 Middle Tennessee and North Texas, 2001 on13001500170020052010201520202025

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 Texas40 carries, 313 yards, 4 TD2011 Rushing
Lance Dunbar North Texas36 carries, 226 yards, 1 TD2010 Rushing
Jason Bean North Texas10 carries, 169 yards, 3 TD2020 Rushing
Jaelon Darden North Texas10 catches, 204 yards, 1 TD2020 Receiving
Gregory Grate Jr. Middle Tennessee11 tackles, 1 sack, 2 for loss, 1 TD2020 Defense

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

Every game

Oct 17, 2020North Texas 52, Middle Tennessee 35at Middle Tennessee
Oct 19, 2019North Texas 33, Middle Tennessee 30at North Texas
Oct 1, 2016Middle Tennessee 30, North Texas 13at North Texas
Nov 21, 2015Middle Tennessee 41, North Texas 7at Middle Tennessee
Oct 12, 2013North Texas 34, Middle Tennessee 7at North Texas
Oct 27, 2012Middle Tennessee 38, North Texas 21at Middle Tennessee
Dec 3, 2011North Texas 59, Middle Tennessee 7at North Texas
Nov 13, 2010North Texas 23, Middle Tennessee 17at Middle Tennessee
Sep 26, 2009Middle Tennessee 37, North Texas 21at North Texas
Nov 22, 2008Middle Tennessee 52, North Texas 13at Middle Tennessee
Oct 27, 2007Middle Tennessee 48, North Texas 28at North Texas
Sep 30, 2006Middle Tennessee 35, North Texas 0at North Texas
Sep 10, 2005North Texas 14, Middle Tennessee 7at Middle Tennessee
Oct 2, 2004North Texas 30, Middle Tennessee 21at North Texas
Oct 25, 2003North Texas 33, Middle Tennessee 28at Middle Tennessee
Nov 23, 2002North Texas 30, Middle Tennessee 20at Middle Tennessee
Oct 13, 2001North Texas 24, Middle Tennessee 21at North Texas

Every game is listed as played on the field.