North Texas vs. Utah State

North Texas and Utah State have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1996; Utah State leads the series 5–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Utah State 5–⁠3.

North Texas wins
3
Utah State wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1996
Longest streak
3 Utah State
Current streak
1 Utah State
Last 10 meetings
Utah State 5–⁠3
Most recent
2018

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s1–⁠3
2000s2–⁠1
2010s0–⁠1
Average margin
12.6 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At North Texas
2–⁠2 North Texas’s record at home
At Utah State
2–⁠1 Utah State’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 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 win2003: North Texas 37, Utah State 27by 10 points
  2. Utah State’s biggest win2018: Utah State 52, North Texas 13by 39 points
  3. Upset1997: North Texas 51, Utah State 48North Texas had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsNorth TexasSeriesUtah State
2000–⁠2004Darrell Dickey2–⁠1Mick Dennehy

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from North Texas’s side (Dickey 2–⁠1 against Dennehy). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of North Texas and Utah State, 1996 on130015001700200020052010201520202025

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

Jamario Thomas North Texas38 carries, 256 yards, 2 TD2004 Rushing

Named most valuable

Jordan Love Utah State2018

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

Dec 15, 2018Utah State 52, North Texas 13University Stadium (NM)New Mexico Bowl
Oct 9, 2004North Texas 31, Utah State 23at Utah State
Oct 18, 2003North Texas 37, Utah State 27at North Texas
Oct 14, 2000Utah State 17, North Texas 12at North Texas
Nov 27, 1999Utah State 34, North Texas 7at North Texas
Nov 14, 1998Utah State 28, North Texas 27at Utah State
Nov 22, 1997North Texas 51, Utah State 48at North Texas
Nov 2, 1996Utah State 21, North Texas 13at Utah State

Every game is listed as played on the field.