North Texas vs. UNLV
North Texas and UNLV have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1986; UNLV leads the series 5–2 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s UNLV 5–2. Share
- North Texas wins
- 2
- UNLV wins
- 5
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1986
- Longest streak
- 4 UNLV
- Current streak
- 1 North Texas
- Last 10 meetings
- UNLV 5–2
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–1 |
- Average margin
- 23.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At North Texas
- 1–1 North Texas’s record at home
- At UNLV
- 4–0 UNLV’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 North Texas first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- North Texas’s biggest win2026: North Texas 44, UNLV 6by 38 points
- UNLV’s biggest win2000: UNLV 38, North Texas 0by 38 points
- Upset1999: UNLV 26, North Texas 3UNLV had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
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
| Aidan Robbins UNLV | 29 carries, 227 yards, 3 TD | 2022 Rushing |
Named most valuable
| Derek Thompson North Texas | 2013 |
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).
On television
| 2026 | ESPNU | 0.1 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Sep 12, 2026 | North Texas 44, UNLV 6 | at North Texas | ||
| Sep 17, 2022 | UNLV 58, North Texas 27 | at UNLV | ||
| Jan 1, 2014 | North Texas 36, UNLV 14 | Neutral site | Heart of Dallas Bowl | |
| Sep 16, 2000 | UNLV 38, North Texas 0 | at UNLV | ||
| Sep 2, 1999 | UNLV 26, North Texas 3 | at North Texas | ||
| Nov 4, 1995 | UNLV 34, North Texas 24 | at UNLV | ||
| Nov 1, 1986 | UNLV 27, North Texas 26 | at UNLV |
Every game is listed as played on the field.