North Texas vs. UTEP

North Texas and UTEP have 31 meetings on file, the first in 1951; North Texas leads the series 20–⁠8–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s North Texas 7–⁠3, and North Texas has won the last 6.

Scheduled 2028 at North Texas; 2031 at UTEP. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

North Texas wins
20
UTEP wins
8
Ties
3
Earliest on file
1951
Longest streak
7 North Texas
Current streak
6 North Texas
Last 10 meetings
North Texas 7–⁠3
Most recent
2022

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s5–⁠3–⁠1
1960s4–⁠2–⁠2
1970s3–⁠0
1980s1–⁠0
2010s4–⁠3
2020s3–⁠0
Average margin
16.6 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At North Texas
10–⁠2–⁠2 North Texas’s record at home
At UTEP
6–⁠9–⁠1 UTEP’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 North Texas first
Shutouts
4

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

Games that tell the story

  1. North Texas’s biggest win1978: North Texas 49, UTEP 0by 49 points
  2. UTEP’s biggest win1965: UTEP 61, North Texas 15by 46 points
  3. Upset1951: North Texas 33, UTEP 0North Texas had a 12% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1956: North Texas 13, UTEP 6North Texas had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1952: North Texas 27, UTEP 14North Texas had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsNorth TexasSeriesUTEP
1953–⁠1956Odus Mitchell1–⁠2–⁠1Mike Brumbelow
1957–⁠1961Odus Mitchell3–⁠1–⁠1Ben Collins
2018–⁠2022Seth Littrell5–⁠0Dana Dimel

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from North Texas’s side (Mitchell 1–⁠2–⁠1 against Brumbelow). 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 UTEP, 1951 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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

Aaron Jones UTEP24 carries, 301 yards, 4 TD2016 Rushing
Jaelon Darden North Texas8 catches, 173 yards, 4 TD2020 Receiving

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

Every game

Aug 27, 2022North Texas 31, UTEP 13at UTEP
Nov 13, 2021North Texas 20, UTEP 17at North Texas
Dec 11, 2020North Texas 45, UTEP 43at UTEP
Nov 2, 2019North Texas 52, UTEP 26at North Texas
Oct 6, 2018North Texas 27, UTEP 24at UTEP
Nov 11, 2017North Texas 45, UTEP 10at North Texas
Nov 26, 2016UTEP 52, North Texas 24at UTEP
Nov 28, 2015UTEP 20, North Texas 17at North Texas
Nov 15, 2014UTEP 35, North Texas 17at UTEP
Nov 9, 2013North Texas 41, UTEP 7at North Texas
Sep 20, 1980North Texas 35, UTEP 15at UTEP
Sep 1, 1979North Texas 35, UTEP 0at North Texas
Sep 2, 1978North Texas 49, UTEP 0at North Texas
Sep 10, 1977North Texas 41, UTEP 10at UTEP
Nov 9, 1968North Texas 34, UTEP 31at UTEP
Sep 24, 1966North Texas 12, UTEP 9at North Texas
Sep 18, 1965UTEP 61, North Texas 15at UTEP
Sep 19, 1964North Texas 0, UTEP 0at North Texas
Sep 21, 1963UTEP 34, North Texas 7at UTEP
Sep 22, 1962North Texas 19, UTEP 6at North Texas
Nov 25, 1961North Texas 24, UTEP 14at UTEP
Sep 24, 1960North Texas 16, UTEP 16at North Texas
Sep 26, 1959North Texas 31, UTEP 7at UTEP
Sep 20, 1958North Texas 26, UTEP 8at North Texas
Sep 21, 1957UTEP 14, North Texas 13at UTEP
Oct 20, 1956North Texas 13, UTEP 6at North Texas
Sep 24, 1955UTEP 7, North Texas 7at UTEP
Oct 23, 1954UTEP 6, North Texas 0at North Texas
Oct 24, 1953UTEP 26, North Texas 21at UTEP
Sep 20, 1952North Texas 27, UTEP 14Neutral site
Sep 22, 1951North Texas 33, UTEP 0at UTEP

Every game is listed as played on the field.