North Texas vs. Southern Miss
North Texas and Southern Miss have 16 meetings on file, the first in 1954; the series is tied 8–8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5. Share
- North Texas wins
- 8
- Southern Miss wins
- 8
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1954
- Longest streak
- 3 Southern Miss
- Current streak
- 1 North Texas
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 2021
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 4–3 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–1 |
- Average margin
- 19.1 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At North Texas
- 4–3 North Texas’s record at home
- At Southern Miss
- 4–4 Southern Miss’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 North Texas first
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- North Texas’s biggest win2013: North Texas 55, Southern Miss 14by 41 points
- Southern Miss’s biggest win2015: Southern Miss 49, North Texas 14by 35 points
- Upset2014: Southern Miss 30, North Texas 20Southern Miss had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2017: North Texas 43, Southern Miss 28North Texas had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | North Texas | Series | Southern Miss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2015 | Dan McCarney | 1–2 | Todd Monken |
| 2016–2019 | Seth Littrell | 3–1 | Jay Hopson |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from North Texas’s side (McCarney 1–2 against Monken). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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
| Jack Abraham Southern Miss | 29 of 36, 421 yards, 3 TD | 2019 Passing | |
| Jalen Guyton North Texas | 14 catches, 211 yards, 1 TD | 2017 Receiving | |
| Michael Thomas Southern Miss | 7 catches, 155 yards, 3 TD | 2015 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| Southern Miss LB Michael Boley | 2004 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Nov 6, 2021 | North Texas 38, Southern Miss 14 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Oct 3, 2020 | Southern Miss 41, North Texas 31 | at North Texas | ||
| Oct 12, 2019 | Southern Miss 45, North Texas 27 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Oct 13, 2018 | North Texas 30, Southern Miss 7 | at North Texas | ||
| Sep 30, 2017 | North Texas 43, Southern Miss 28 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Nov 19, 2016 | North Texas 29, Southern Miss 23 | at North Texas | ||
| Oct 3, 2015 | Southern Miss 49, North Texas 14 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Oct 18, 2014 | Southern Miss 30, North Texas 20 | at North Texas | ||
| Oct 26, 2013 | North Texas 55, Southern Miss 14 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Dec 14, 2004 | Southern Miss 31, North Texas 10 | Caesars Superdome | New Orleans Bowl | |
| Oct 31, 1981 | Southern Miss 22, North Texas 0 | at North Texas | ||
| Oct 6, 1979 | Southern Miss 30, North Texas 10 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Nov 4, 1978 | North Texas 25, Southern Miss 12 | at North Texas | ||
| Oct 8, 1977 | North Texas 27, Southern Miss 14 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Oct 8, 1955 | Southern Miss 26, North Texas 0 | at Southern Miss | ||
| Oct 2, 1954 | North Texas 15, Southern Miss 7 | at North Texas |
Every game is listed as played on the field.