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2025 North Texas

12–⁠2 (7–⁠1 American Athletic Conference), coached by Eric Morris, then Drew Svoboda (interim, bowl game), finished No. 24 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

North Texas in 2025, game by game: won vs. Lamar 51–0; won at Western Michigan 33–30; won vs. Washington State 59–10; won at Army 45–38; won vs. South Alabama 36–22; lost vs. No. 24 South Florida 36–63; won vs. UTSA 55–17; won at Charlotte 54–20; won vs. Navy 31–17; won at UAB 53–24; won at Rice 56–24; won vs. Temple 52–25; lost at No. 21 Tulane 21–34; won vs. San Diego State 49–47+51−27Won 51–0 vs. Lamar+51LamarWon 33–30 at Western Michigan+3Western MichiganWon 59–10 vs. Washington State+49Washington StateWon 45–38 at Army+7ArmyWon 36–22 vs. South Alabama+14South AlabamaLost 36–63 vs. No. 24 South Florida-27No. 24 South FloridaWon 55–17 vs. UTSA+38UTSAWon 54–20 at Charlotte+34CharlotteWon 31–17 vs. Navy+14NavyWon 53–24 at UAB+29UABWon 56–24 at Rice+32RiceWon 52–25 vs. Temple+27TempleLost 21–34 at No. 21 Tulane-13No. 21 TulaneWon 49–47 vs. San Diego State+2San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsLamarW 51–⁠078%
Sep 6atWestern MichiganW 33–⁠3050%
Sep 13vsWashington StateW 59–⁠1051%
Sep 20atArmyW 45–⁠3835%
Sep 27vsSouth AlabamaW 36–⁠2270%
Oct 10vs24South FloridaL 36–⁠6361%
Oct 18vsUTSAW 55–⁠1758%
Oct 24atCharlotteW 54–⁠2077%
Nov 1vsNavyW 31–⁠1751%
Nov 15atUABW 53–⁠2473%
Nov 22atRiceW 56–⁠2471%
Nov 28vsTempleW 52–⁠2585%
Dec 5at21TulaneAmerican ChampionshipL 21–⁠3442%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsSan Diego StateNew Mexico BowlW 49–⁠4760%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San Diego State 49–⁠47 in the New Mexico Bowl; No. 24 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 13: 22
  2. Wk 14: 21
  3. Wk 15: 20
  4. Wk 16: 23
  5. Final: 24

Led the nationDrew Mestemaker: passing yards (4,379 yds), total offense (4,468 yds); Caleb Hawkins: rushing touchdowns (25 TD), points (174 pts), points per game (13.38)

Burlsworth TrophyDrew Mestemaker, QB

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 tied for 2nd in American Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 24 peak No. 20
Points
631–⁠371
Coach
Eric Morris, then Drew Svoboda (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1634 +171 this season
SP+ rating
13.8 No. 22 of 136; offense No. 1, defense No. 78, special teams No. 84
SRS
10.6 No. 26 of 136 in FBS
Returning
24% of last season’s EPA, No. 88 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 112 roster talent No. 96 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jordan Davis
Defensive coordinator
Skyler Cassity
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense2nd of 136
  • Defense62nd of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted4th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted69th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.3152%1.292nd of 136
Defense0.0843%1.2462nd of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.28 off
0.10 def		51% off
44% def		—4th off
69th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense55%7.4 yds9%3.6012%
Defense37%9.9 yds14%3.3011%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense5.0own 3412% allowed
Defense4.0own 2914% caused

CORE rating 14.6, 23rd of 136 (offense 16.9, defense 2.3).

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 yardsDrew Mestemaker QB4,369 yds
Passing touchdownsDrew Mestemaker QB34 TD
Rushing yardsCaleb Hawkins RB1,424 yds
Rushing touchdownsCaleb Hawkins RB25 TD
Receiving yardsWyatt Young WR1,264 yds
Receiving touchdownsWyatt Young WR10 TD
TacklesEthan Wesloski LB113 tkl
SacksKeviyan Huddleston DE5 sacks
InterceptionsWill Jones II S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Jordan Reasonover OT★★★No. 1122
Chris Jimerson Jr. QB★★★No. 1225
Jaden Manning LB★★★No. 1560
Terrence Lewis WR★★★No. 1850
Brayden Knox LB★★★No. 1874

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.863
Running backs13.00.843
Receivers23.00.843
Offensive line23.00.846
Defensive line13.00.820
Linebackers33.00.841
Defensive backs13.00.826
Whole class113.00.841

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 115

The 2025 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 67 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 33

The 2025 portal
Briceon Hayes DE★★★from Sam Houston
Julian Knox S★★★from TCU
Reese Poffenbarger QB★★★from Miami
Connor Vaughn TE★★★from Tulsa
Da’Veawn Armstead CB★★★from Sam Houston
Isaiah Collins CB★★★from Texas Tech
Jayden Becks RB★★★from Missouri State
Jaymon Lamb OT★★★from Stephen F. Austin
Tay Yanta OL★★★from Abilene Christian
Avion Carter DL★★★from TCU
Chase Canada CB★★★from Illinois
Jackson Lataimua S★★★from Washington State

And 21 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 48

D.T. Sheffield WR★★★to Rutgers
Brian Nelson II CB★★★to NC State
Breylon Charles DL★★★to Purdue
Chandler Morris QB★★★to Virginia
Chavez Brown LB★★★to South Florida
Damashja Harris RB★★★to Wyoming
Tyler Mercer OL★★★to Kansas
Isheem Young S★★★to Memphis
Chris Gant Jr. S★★★to New Mexico
D.J. Warnell S★★★to Nevada
Ma’Kyi Lee OT★★★to New Mexico State
Mason Ferguson WR★★★to UTEP

And 36 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Navy8–⁠111–⁠223
North Texas7–⁠112–⁠224
Tulane7–⁠111–⁠318
South Florida6–⁠29–⁠4
East Carolina6–⁠29–⁠4
Memphis4–⁠48–⁠5
UTSA4–⁠47–⁠6
Army4–⁠57–⁠6
Temple3–⁠55–⁠7
Florida Atlantic3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice2–⁠65–⁠8
UAB2–⁠64–⁠8
Tulsa1–⁠74–⁠8
Charlotte0–⁠81–⁠11

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