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2019 North Texas

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Seth Littrell.

Schedule and results

North Texas in 2019, game by game: won vs. Abilene Christian 51–31; lost at SMU 27–49; lost at California 17–23; won vs. UTSA 45–3; lost vs. Houston 25–46; lost at Southern Miss 27–45; won vs. Middle Tennessee 33–30; lost at Charlotte 38–39; won vs. UTEP 52–26; lost at Louisiana Tech 17–52; lost at Rice 14–20; lost vs. UAB 21–26+42−35Won 51–31 vs. Abilene Christian+20Abilene Christi…Lost 27–49 at SMU-22SMULost 17–23 at California-6CaliforniaWon 45–3 vs. UTSA+42UTSALost 25–46 vs. Houston-21HoustonLost 27–45 at Southern Miss-18Southern MissWon 33–30 vs. Middle Tennessee+3Middle TennesseeLost 38–39 at Charlotte-1CharlotteWon 52–26 vs. UTEP+26UTEPLost 17–52 at Louisiana Tech-35Louisiana TechLost 14–20 at Rice-6RiceLost 21–26 vs. UAB-5UAB
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsAbilene ChristianW 51–⁠3183%
Sep 7atSMUL 27–⁠4947%
Sep 14atCaliforniaL 17–⁠2340%
Sep 21vsUTSAW 45–⁠372%
Sep 28vsHoustonL 25–⁠4659%
Oct 12atSouthern MissL 27–⁠4535%
Oct 19vsMiddle TennesseeW 33–⁠3055%
Oct 26atCharlotteL 38–⁠3956%
Nov 2vsUTEPW 52–⁠2683%
Nov 9atLouisiana TechL 17–⁠5226%
Nov 23atRiceL 14–⁠2066%
Nov 30vsUABL 21–⁠2640%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UAB 26–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 on file).

Led the nationDeion Hair-Griffin: kickoff return average (40.8)

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
367–⁠390
Coach
Seth Littrell
Elo
1402 −116 this season
SP+ rating
-6.1 No. 93 of 130; offense No. 85, defense No. 91, special teams No. 24
SRS
−12.0 No. 114 of 130 in FBS
Returning
84% of last season’s EPA, No. 14 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 75 roster talent No. 88 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Bodie Reeder and Tommy Mainord
Defensive coordinator
Troy Reffett
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense99th of 130
  • Defense81st of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted109th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted91st of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0442%1.2499th of 130
Defense0.1443%1.2481st of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.14 def		41% off
44% def		—109th off
91st def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.5own 3222% allowed
Defense3.9own 2918% caused

CORE rating -8.1, 103rd of 130 (offense -4.7, defense 3.4).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsMason Fine QB3,088 yds
Passing touchdownsMason Fine QB29 TD
Rushing yardsTre Siggers RB856 yds
Rushing touchdownsTre Siggers RB6 TD
Receiving yardsJaelon Darden WR736 yds
Receiving touchdownsJaelon Darden WR12 TD
TacklesK.D. Davis LB88 tkl
SacksLaDarius Hamilton DE8.5 sacks
InterceptionsKhairi Muhammad S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Deonte Simpson WR★★★No. 1109
Grayson Murphy OLB★★★No. 1221
DeShawn Gaddie CB★★★No. 1284
Asher Alberding TE★★★No. 1321
Gabriel Murphy OLB★★★No. 1321

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.825
Running backs13.00.840
Receivers53.00.842
Offensive line33.00.819
Defensive line33.00.827
Linebackers52.80.829
Defensive backs43.00.827
Whole class223.00.830

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 107

The 2019 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida Atlantic7–⁠111–⁠3
Louisiana Tech6–⁠210–⁠3
Western Kentucky6–⁠29–⁠4
UAB6–⁠29–⁠5
Marshall6–⁠28–⁠5
Charlotte5–⁠37–⁠6
Southern Miss5–⁠37–⁠6
Florida International3–⁠56–⁠7
North Texas3–⁠54–⁠8
UTSA3–⁠54–⁠8
Middle Tennessee3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice3–⁠53–⁠9
Old Dominion0–⁠81–⁠11
UTEP0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.