North Texas vs. Western Kentucky

North Texas and Western Kentucky have 9 meetings on file, the first in 2007; North Texas leads the series 5–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s North Texas 5–⁠4.

North Texas wins
5
Western Kentucky wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2007
Longest streak
4 North Texas
Current streak
1 North Texas
Last 10 meetings
North Texas 5–⁠4
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
2000s3–⁠0
2010s1–⁠4
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
17.9 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At North Texas
2–⁠2 North Texas’s record at home
At Western Kentucky
2–⁠3 Western Kentucky’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. North Texas’s biggest win2022: North Texas 40, Western Kentucky 13by 27 points
  2. Western Kentucky’s biggest win2016: Western Kentucky 45, North Texas 7by 38 points
  3. Upset2008: North Texas 51, Western Kentucky 40North Texas had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2022: North Texas 40, Western Kentucky 13North Texas had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsNorth TexasSeriesWestern Kentucky
2007–⁠2009Todd Dodge3–⁠0David Elson

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from North Texas’s side (Dodge 3–⁠0 against Elson). 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 Western Kentucky, 2007 on1300150017002010201520202025

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

Lance Dunbar North Texas30 carries, 215 yards, 3 TD2010 Rushing
Lance Dunbar North Texas23 carries, 227 yards, 1 TD2009 Rushing
Taywan Taylor Western Kentucky6 catches, 166 yards, 3 TD2016 Receiving

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

Every game

Oct 29, 2022North Texas 40, Western Kentucky 13at Western Kentucky
Nov 12, 2016Western Kentucky 45, North Texas 7at Western Kentucky
Oct 15, 2015Western Kentucky 55, North Texas 28at North Texas
Nov 24, 2012Western Kentucky 25, North Texas 24at Western Kentucky
Nov 19, 2011Western Kentucky 31, North Texas 21at North Texas
Oct 30, 2010North Texas 33, Western Kentucky 6at Western Kentucky
Oct 31, 2009North Texas 68, Western Kentucky 49at North Texas
Nov 1, 2008North Texas 51, Western Kentucky 40at Western Kentucky
Nov 24, 2007North Texas 27, Western Kentucky 26at North Texas

Every game is listed as played on the field.