1996 North Texas
5–6 (3–2 Big West), coached by Matt Simon. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico State 13–0Oct 19
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs Illinois State | W 20–14 | 62% |
| Sep 14 | at 18Arizona State | L 7–52 | 17% |
| Sep 21 | at Texas A&M | L 0–55 | 13% |
| Sep 28 | vs Army | L 10–27 | 24% |
| Oct 5 | at Northern Illinois | W 24–21 | 45% |
| Oct 12 | vs Vanderbilt | L 7–19 | 49% |
| Oct 19 | vs New Mexico State | W 13–0 | 62% |
| Oct 26 | vs Nevada | L 13–40 | 29% |
| Nov 2 | at Utah State | L 13–21 | 21% |
| Nov 9 | at Boise State | W 30–27 | 49% |
| Nov 16 | vs Idaho | W 24–17 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Idaho 24–17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big West.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 3rd in Big West
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 161–293
- Coach
- Matt Simon
- Elo
- 1314 +3 this season
- SP+ rating
- -17.7 No. 99 of 111; offense No. 106, defense No. 70
- SRS
- −17.6 No. 99 of 111 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Fred Bleil
1996 Big West standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 4–1 | 9–3 | |
| Utah State | 4–1 | 6–5 | |
| Idaho | 3–2 | 6–5 | |
 North Texas | 3–2 | 5–6 | |
| Boise State | 1–4 | 2–10 | |
| New Mexico State | 0–5 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.