North Texas vs. Texas–Arlington

North Texas and Texas–Arlington first met in 1973 and have played 9 times; North Texas leads the series 7–⁠2. Over the last 9 meetings it’s North Texas 7–⁠2.

North Texas wins
7
Texas–Arlington wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1973
Longest streak
6 North Texas
Current streak
1 North Texas
Last 10 meetings
North Texas 7–⁠2
Most recent
1982

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s5–⁠1
1980s2–⁠1
Average margin
11.7 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At North Texas
3–⁠0 North Texas’s record at home
At Texas–Arlington
1–⁠2 Texas–Arlington’s record at home
Neutral sites
2–⁠1 North Texas first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. North Texas’s biggest win1980: North Texas 31, Texas–Arlington 14by 17 points
  2. Texas–Arlington’s biggest win1973: Texas–Arlington 31, North Texas 7by 24 points
  3. Upset1982: North Texas 17, Texas–Arlington 3North Texas had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1980: North Texas 31, Texas–Arlington 14North Texas had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of North Texas and Texas–Arlington, 1973 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.

Every game

Oct 9, 1982North Texas 17, Texas–Arlington 3at Texas–Arlington
Oct 24, 1981Texas–Arlington 7, North Texas 6Neutral site
Sep 6, 1980North Texas 31, Texas–Arlington 14at Texas–Arlington
Sep 15, 1979North Texas 19, Texas–Arlington 14Neutral site
Sep 16, 1978North Texas 28, Texas–Arlington 23Neutral site
Oct 15, 1977North Texas 15, Texas–Arlington 6at North Texas
Sep 11, 1976North Texas 24, Texas–Arlington 7at North Texas
Sep 4, 1975North Texas 27, Texas–Arlington 14at North Texas
Sep 8, 1973Texas–Arlington 31, North Texas 7at Texas–Arlington

Every game is listed as played on the field.