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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
-19.1 / 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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Recent rivalry results

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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