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2023 North Texas

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 American Athletic Conference), coached by Eric Morris.

Schedule and results

North Texas in 2023, game by game: lost vs. California 21–58; lost at Florida International 39–46; won at Louisiana Tech 40–37; won vs. Abilene Christian 45–31; lost at Navy 24–27; won vs. Temple 45–14; lost at No. 23 Tulane 28–35; lost vs. Memphis 42–45; lost vs. UTSA 29–37; lost at SMU 21–45; won at Tulsa 35–28; won vs. UAB 45–42+31−37Lost 21–58 vs. California-37CaliforniaLost 39–46 at Florida International-7Florida Interna…Won 40–37 at Louisiana Tech+3Louisiana TechWon 45–31 vs. Abilene Christian+14Abilene Christi…Lost 24–27 at Navy-3NavyWon 45–14 vs. Temple+31TempleLost 28–35 at No. 23 Tulane-7No. 23 TulaneLost 42–45 vs. Memphis-3MemphisLost 29–37 vs. UTSA-8UTSALost 21–45 at SMU-24SMUWon 35–28 at Tulsa+7TulsaWon 45–42 vs. UAB+3UAB
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsCaliforniaL 21–⁠5864%
Sep 9atFlorida InternationalL 39–⁠4658%
Sep 16atLouisiana TechW 40–⁠3744%
Sep 30vsAbilene ChristianW 45–⁠3171%
Oct 7atNavyL 24–⁠2749%
Oct 14vsTempleW 45–⁠1473%
Oct 21at23TulaneL 28–⁠3520%
Oct 28vsMemphisL 42–⁠4541%
Nov 4vsUTSAL 29–⁠3733%
Nov 10atSMUL 21–⁠4519%
Nov 18atTulsaW 35–⁠2849%
Nov 25vsUABW 45–⁠4258%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UAB 45–⁠42; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The tied 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
414–⁠445
Coach
Eric Morris
Elo
1445 −50 this season
SP+ rating
-6.7 No. 86 of 133; offense No. 27, defense No. 133, special teams No. 9
SRS
−9.7 No. 108 of 133 in FBS
Returning
42% of last season’s EPA, No. 88 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 99 roster talent No. 97 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jordan Davis
Defensive coordinator
Matt Caponi
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense40th of 133
  • Defense127th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted55th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted134th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1744%1.4440th of 133
Defense0.2749%1.27127th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.26 def		43% off
49% def		—55th off
134th 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
Offense4.4own 2817% allowed
Defense4.8own 3011% caused

CORE rating -11.2, 104th of 133 (offense 5.8, defense 16.9).

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 yardsChandler Rogers QB3,383 yds
Passing touchdownsChandler Rogers QB29 TD
Rushing yardsAyo Adeyi RB1,017 yds
Rushing touchdownsAyo Adeyi RB6 TD
Receiving yardsJay Maclin WR1,004 yds
Receiving touchdownsJay Maclin WR11 TD
TacklesJordan Brown LB77 tkl
SacksJordan Brown LB3.5 sacks
InterceptionsPhillip Hill S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Jayven Anderson LB★★★No. 786
Taylor Starling CB★★★No. 853
Evan Jackson S★★★No. 1327
Brian Nelson II CB★★★No. 1664
Keith Smith Jr. DL★★★No. 1704

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers23.00.829
Offensive line23.00.828
Defensive line13.00.840
Linebackers33.00.841
Defensive backs33.00.855
Whole class113.00.840

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 120

The 2023 roster

120 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 10

The 2023 portal
Blair Conwright WR★★★from TCU
Damon Youngblood S★★★from Louisiana
Larry Moore III OT★★★from Texas Tech
Paula Vaipulu OL★★★from Georgia Tech
Phillip Hill S★★★from UNLV
Trey Cleveland WR★★★from Texas Tech
Ethan Miner OL★★from Arkansas State
Noah Rauschenberg K★★from Baylor
Viczaril Alobwede DE★★from Massachusetts
Chandler Rogers QBfrom UL Monroe

Transfers out 15

Jyaire Shorter WR★★★★to Auburn
Var’Keyes Gumms TE★★★★to Arkansas
DeShawn Gaddie CB★★★to Ole Miss
Jake Roberts TE★★★to Baylor
Larry Nixon III LB★★★to Auburn
Cam Robertson DE★★★to SMU
Asher Alberding TE★★★to California
Austin Aune QB★★★no new school on file
Dane Jackson OL★★★to Ohio
Dayton LeBlanc DL★★★no new school on file
Grant Gunnell QB★★★no new school on file
Khatib Lyles WR★★★to Austin Peay

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2023 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU8–⁠011–⁠322
Tulane8–⁠011–⁠3
UTSA7–⁠19–⁠4
Memphis6–⁠210–⁠3
South Florida4–⁠47–⁠6
Rice4–⁠46–⁠7
Navy4–⁠45–⁠7
North Texas3–⁠55–⁠7
UAB3–⁠54–⁠8
Florida Atlantic3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠8
Charlotte2–⁠63–⁠9
Temple1–⁠73–⁠9
East Carolina1–⁠72–⁠10

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