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Rivalry History

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North Texas and SMU have met 43 times since 1922. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
6-36-1
Current streak
SMU 5 games
Longest streak
SMU 11 games (1934-1976)
Avg. margin / points
23.9 / 42.0

Series overview

North Texas 6-36-1 SMU. Current streak: SMU 5 games.

Last five meetings

North Texas 0 | SMU 5

Largest margin

68 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1922 through 2023.
  • 43 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Nov 11, 2023.

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Rivalry guide

What this rivalry is

North Texas and SMU have a tracked series that starts in 1922 and spans 43 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1922-2023
Busiest era
1930s, 9 games
Longest pause
31 years (1942-1974)
  • 1930s9 games
  • 1920s8 games
  • 2010s6 games
  • 1980s5 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2023 - Nov 11, 2023

North Texas 21, SMU 45. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1932 - Sep 24, 1932

North Texas 0, SMU 0. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2020 - Sep 19, 2020

North Texas 35, SMU 65. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1927 - Sep 24, 1927

North Texas 0, SMU 68. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
North Texas 0, SMU 5 across 5 games
Last ten
North Texas 2, SMU 8 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 42.0, average margin 23.9.
Current streak
SMU 5 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Ayo Adeyi

    North Texas, 2023

    Rushing Yards: 1017

  • Chandler Rogers

    North Texas, 2023

    Passing Yards: 3383

  • Jay Maclin

    North Texas, 2023

    Receiving Yards: 1004

  • Jake Bailey

    SMU, 2023

    Receiving Yards: 528

  • Jaylan Knighton

    SMU, 2023

    Rushing Yards: 745

  • Preston Stone

    SMU, 2023

    Passing Yards: 3197

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Seth Littrell

    North Texas - 2019-2022 - 21-27

  • Sonny Dykes

    SMU - 2019-2021 - 25-10

  • Rhett Lashlee

    SMU - 2022-2023 - 18-9

  • Eric Morris

    North Texas - 2023 - 5-7

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 84F.

Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.

North Texas team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

SMU team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

North Texas season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

SMU season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

North Texas weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

SMU weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Nov 11, 2023North Texas at SMUNorth Texas 21, SMU 45Venue unavailableSMU
Sep 3, 2022SMU at North TexasNorth Texas 10, SMU 48Venue unavailableSMU
Sep 11, 2021North Texas at SMUNorth Texas 12, SMU 35Venue unavailableSMU
Sep 19, 2020SMU at North TexasNorth Texas 35, SMU 65Venue unavailableSMU
Sep 7, 2019North Texas at SMUNorth Texas 27, SMU 49Venue unavailableSMU
Sep 1, 2018SMU at North TexasNorth Texas 46, SMU 23Venue unavailableNorth Texas
Sep 9, 2017North Texas at SMUNorth Texas 32, SMU 54Venue unavailableSMU
Sep 3, 2016SMU at North TexasNorth Texas 21, SMU 34Venue unavailableSMU
Sep 12, 2015North Texas at SMUNorth Texas 13, SMU 31Venue unavailableSMU
Sep 6, 2014SMU at North TexasNorth Texas 43, SMU 6Venue unavailableNorth Texas

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