North Texas at SMU Game Matchup

Friday, November 10th 2023 (9:00 PM EST)
SMU -21.5 (67.5) (0) Open: 0.0
SMU 45 - North Texas: 21 (American Athletic)

Highland Park Weather
Current: Smoke
Temp: 67°
Wind: 12 mph

Mean Green (5 - 7) (6 - 5 - 1)
Coach Eric Morris (1 - 2)
Avg Score : 34 - 34 (35 - 43 on Road)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Our Line: -2 (SP+ -18)
PPG only: UNT: 28 - SMU: 35 (63)
SMU Win prob: 95% | Cover: 49%
UNT Travel: 33 miles

Mustangs (11 - 3) (8 - 6 - 0)
Coach Rhett Lashlee (9 - 7)
Avg Score : 37 - 22 (44 - 20 @ Home)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

North Texas's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 9/2	North Texas vs California	+5.0	53.5	L 21 - 58
Sat 9/9	North Texas at Florida International	-10.5	51.5	L 39 - 46
Sat 9/16	North Texas at Louisiana Tech	+4.5	66.5	W 40 - 37
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/30	North Texas vs Abilene Christian	-15.5	70.5	W 45 - 31
Sat 10/7	North Texas at Navy	+6.5	60.5	L 24 - 27
Sat 10/14	North Texas vs Temple	-8.0	65.5	W 45 - 14
Sat 10/21	North Texas at Tulane	+20.0	63.5	L 28 - 35
Sat 10/28	North Texas vs Memphis	+6.5	70.0	L 42 - 45
Sat 11/4	North Texas vs UTSA	+7.5	71.0	L 29 - 37
Fri 11/10	North Texas at SMU	+21.5	67.5	L 21 - 45
Sat 11/18	North Texas at Tulsa	-1.5	69.5	W 35 - 28
Sat 11/25	North Texas vs UAB	-3.0	72.5	W 45 - 42

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SMU's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 9/2	SMU vs Louisiana Tech	-21.0	66.0	W 38 - 14
Sat 9/9	SMU at Oklahoma	+16.5	68.5	L 11 - 28
Sat 9/16	SMU vs Prairie View A&M	-42.5	63.5	W 69 - 0
Sat 9/23	SMU at TCU	+7.0	63.5	L 17 - 34
Sat 9/30	SMU vs Charlotte	-22.5	53.0	W 34 - 16
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/12	SMU at East Carolina	-11.5	48.5	W 31 - 10
Fri 10/20	SMU at Temple	-24.0	53.0	W 55 - 0
Sat 10/28	SMU vs Tulsa	-20.5	55.0	W 69 - 10
Sat 11/4	SMU at Rice	-12.0	59.5	W 36 - 31
Fri 11/10	SMU vs North Texas	-21.5	67.5	W 45 - 21
Sat 11/18	SMU at Memphis	-9.5	64.5	W 38 - 34
Sat 11/25	SMU vs Navy	-20.0	46.0	W 59 - 14
Sat 12/2	SMU at Tulane	+4.0	50.5	W 26 - 14
Thu 12/28	SMU vs Boston College	-13.5	49.0	L 14 - 23

UNT's OC Jordan Davis vs SMU's DC Scott Symons SMU's OC Casey Woods vs UNT's DC Matt Caponi

Important Stats (2022)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
UNT	.23	41%	33.5	40%	2.97	198	42%	262	4.46	.28	47%	34.2	50%	44%	4.24	41.4	1.6	1.4
SMU	.26	45%	36.5	45%	3.13	156	45%	317	4.58	.26	43%	22.1	46%	40%	4.32	41.7	1.5	1.7

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
UNT		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
SMU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2022

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
UNT Offense	14	33.5	34.8	40.6%	4.46	1.6	22	460	198	262	5.2	53%	46%	40%	42%	14%	.23
SMU Defense	13	22.1	20.3	43%	4.32	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	54%	45%	46%	40%	13%	.26

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
UNT Defense	14	34.2	43	47.2%	4.24	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	51%	48%	50%	44%	13%	.28
SMU Offense	13	36.5	43.7	44.8%	4.58	1.5	25	473	156	317	4.1	47%	52%	45%	45%	13%	.26

Additional Stats 2022

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
North Texas	14	27:21	21.7	43%	61%	5.2	41.4	1.6	1.4	3.9	1.9	2	26.3
SMU	13	27:42	25.5	48%	59%	4.2	41.7	1.5	1.7	4.8	2.1	0	29.7

Run Game Stats (2023)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
UNT Offense	14	53%	40%	38.3	197.9	5.2	24	.17	2.97	69%	6%	1.11
SMU Defense	13	54%	46%	-	-	-	-	.29	3.23	74%	8%	1.16

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
UNT Defense	14	51%	50%	-	-	-	-	.28	3.64	71%	8%	0.97
SMU Offense	13	47%	45%	37.8	156.2	4.1	26	.17	3.13	72%	9%	0.93

Pass Game Stats (2023)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
UNT Offense	14	46%	42%	17.2	30.7	261.9	8.5	15.2	34	16	.36	1.9	30%	36%	.53	8%	2.3
SMU Defense	13	45%	40%	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	.31	1.7	32%	30%	.37	5%	2.2

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
UNT Defense	14	48%	44%	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	.29	1.6	27%	33%	.4	6%	1.9
SMU Offense	13	52%	45%	25.6	39.5	316.7	8	12.4	36	11	.37	1.7	31%	35%	.48	5%	2.2

North Texas's Power Ratings
North Texas's Power Rating: #NR
North Texas's Offense Rating: #NR
North Texas's Defense Rating: #NR
2023 Talent Rating: 446.00 #102
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
North Texas's 2023 Expected Record: -
North Texas's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -7.2 #88
North Texas's Offense SP+ Rating: 32.7 #30
North Texas's Defense SP+ Rating: 41.6 #133

North Texas's SP+ Ratings
North Texas's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -7.2 #88
North Texas's Offense SP+ Rating: 32.7 #30
North Texas's Defense SP+ Rating: 41.6 #133

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 492.43
Average Power Five Talent: 811.88
Average FBS Talent: 636.78

Power Ratings Matchup
North Texas: SMU: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
North Texas: -7.2 SMU: 10.5

SMU's Power Ratings
SMU's Power Rating: 2 #NR
SMU's Offense Rating: #NR
SMU's Defense Rating: #NR
2023 Talent Rating: 496.00 #91
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
SMU's 2023 Expected Record: -

SMU's SP+ Ratings
SMU's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 10.5 #25
SMU's Offense SP+ Rating: 35.0 #18
SMU's Defense SP+ Rating: 23.6 #41

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 758.94
Average Power Five Talent: 811.88
Average FBS Talent: 636.78

North Texas Scoring
Offense: 33.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 34.8
Defense: 34.2 PPG
Defense on Road: 43

North Texas's 2023 Record
Record: 5 - 7
Record vs Spread: 6 - 5 - 1
Record on Road: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 3 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
SMU 35
North Texas 28

Projected Total Points: 63

SMU Scoring
Offense: 36.5 PPG
Offense at Home: 43.7
Defense: 22.1 PPG
Defense at Home: 20.3

SMU's 2023 Record
Record: 11 - 3
Record vs Spread: 8 - 6 - 0
Record at home: 6 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 5 - 1 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 7 - 4 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 5 - 1 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2023	11/10	SMU	45	North Texas	21	SMU	SMU -21.5	SMU	67.5	Under
2022	09/03	North Texas	10	SMU	48	SMU	SMU -9.5	SMU	67.5	Under
2021	09/11	SMU	35	North Texas	12	SMU	SMU -22.5	SMU	75.5	Under
2020	09/19	North Texas	35	SMU	65	SMU	SMU -15	SMU	71.5	Over
2019	09/07	SMU	49	North Texas	27	SMU	SMU -3.5	SMU	72.5	Over
2018	09/01	North Texas	46	SMU	23	North Texas	North Texas -3.5	North Texas	70.5	Under
2017	09/09	SMU	54	North Texas	32	SMU	SMU -13	SMU	64.5	Over
2016	09/03	North Texas	21	SMU	34	SMU	SMU -12	SMU	68.0	Under
2015	09/12	SMU	31	North Texas	13	SMU	SMU -6	SMU	60.0	Under
2014	09/06	North Texas	43	SMU	6	North Texas	North Texas -4	North Texas	0
2007	09/08	SMU	45	North Texas	31	SMU
2006	09/09	North Texas	24	SMU	6	North Texas

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
SMU	9	8	3 Overs
North Texas	3	2	6 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	9 - 3	7 - 3	7 - 0	0 - 3
Road Teams	3 - 9	3 - 7	3 - 0	0 - 7

(#NR) North Texas Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: -7.2 #88
Offense SP+ Rating: 32.7 #30
Defense SP+ Rating: 41.6 #133
Talent Rating: 446.00 #102
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Expected Record: -

North Texas Ratings Matchup SMU

Power #NR

#NR

Off #NR

#NR

Def #NR

#NR

Talent #102

#91

SP+ #88

#25

SP+ Off #30

#18

SP+ Def #133

#41

Rematch from Week 11
SMU -21.5 (67.5)
SMU won vs North Texas this year (45-21)

Previous Matchups
SMU beat North Texas in 2023 (45-21)
SMU beat North Texas in 2022 (48-10)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Conditions: Cloudy
Temp: 59°

Team Information
Injuries: UNT | SMU
Depth Chart: UNT | SMU
Rosters: UNT | SMU

(#NR) SMU Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: 2 #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: 10.5 #25
Offense SP+ Rating: 35.0 #18
Defense SP+ Rating: 23.6 #41
Talent Rating: 496.00 #91
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Expected Record: -