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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

American · 4-2 · 2-0 CONF · ATS 4-2 · O/U 5-1

North Texas Mean Green

HC Neal Brown (1st yr) · OC — · DC Matt Powledge

STARTS IN 12 PERSONNEL (5 OF 6) · BASE D 4-2-5 · SHOTGUN 96%

Power rating6.333rd
CFP odds8%—
PLAYOFFNEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins8.4of 12
Fan pulse—22 of 30 scored

American · 4-2 · 2-0 CONF · ATS 4-2 · O/U 5-1

North Texas

Mean Green · HC Neal Brown (1st yr) · starts in 12 (5 of 6) · base D 4-2-5

Power rating6.333rd
CFP odds · outlook8%—NEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins8.4of 12
Fan pulse—22 of 30 scored

North Texas

4-2 · 2-0 American

POWER RATING6.333rd in FBS
CFP ODDS8%no change
PROJ. WINS8.4of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKNEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT

2 losses now · CFP 8% in sims · CCG 73% · title 46%

FAN PULSE—22 of 30 scored

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

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North Texas schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1at Indianaat IndianaL16–52+40+40W−0.4438%50%1%6734.7
2UNLVUNLVW44–6+3+3W+0.6447%33%99%6628.5
3at Texas Stateat Texas StateL35–49+3+3L−0.2752%59%25%8523.8
4Houston ChristianHouston ChristianW63–14−38.5−38.5W+1.0281%41%100%6428.2
5at Tulsaat TulsaW45–44−2−2L+0.0841%42%50%8327.6
6CharlotteCharlotteW50–10−27.5−27.5W+0.9153%32%99%7027.9
7BYE
8at Navyat NavyNEXTSAT 3:30 CBSSNSAT 3:30−3−3————59%137—
9Florida AtlanticFlorida AtlanticOCT 29OCT 29−13.3 proj−13.379%
10RiceRiceNOV 7NOV 7−21.9 proj−21.991%
11at UTSAat UTSANOV 14NOV 14−4.9 proj−4.962%
12at Tulaneat TulaneNOV 21NOV 21−6 proj−664%
13UABUABNOV 28NOV 28−17.2 proj−17.285%

Success rate by down & distance

1st100%n 350%n 253%n 14927%n 11
2nd69%n 1367%n 2135%n 4315%n 20
3rd73%n 1543%n 1462%n 2114%n 14
4th75%n 833%n 3—n 00%n 1

Formation & personnelFormation

PBP TAGS · 333 OF 338 PLAYS333 OF 338 PLAYS TAGGED

Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun96%96%56%+0.2848%
Under center4%4%42%+0.8767%
No-huddle63%63%55%+0.3454%
Huddle37%37%57%+0.2239%
StartersSTARTERS
125 of 6 games111 of 6BASE D4-2-54 of 5
125 of 64-2-5base D · 4 of 5

In shotgun on 96 % of tagged snaps, passing 56 % of the time (+0.28 EPA a play; +0.87 under center). No-huddle on 63 %. Starts in 12 personnel in 5 of 6 games. Base defense 4-2-5 (4 of 5).

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Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
American crews−0.8 to +0.1 · 36 games−0.4−0.8 to +0.136NOISE
C-USA crews−0.5 to +0.7 · 13 games+0.1−0.5 to +0.713NOISE
MAC crews— · 3 games+2.7—3NOISE
Sun Belt crews— · 2 games+1.2—2NOISE
Big 12 crews— · 1 game−1.6—1NOISE
Big Ten crews— · 1 game+2.3—1NOISE
Mountain West crews— · 1 game−0.3—1NOISE
Pac-12 crews— · 1 game+3.5—1NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTEd Ardito−2.0 / g · 3 games · noise−2.0 / g · 3 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTRodney Burnette+2.4 / g · 3 games · noise+2.4 / g · 3 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on North Texas than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 6 of 7 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 6 of 7 games · + = more on North Texas than expected · no lean before 8 games

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Unit statsEfficiency

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North Texas offense statistics
MetricStat
North TexasUNT
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play+0.256th+0.06
Success rate46.6%22nd42.3%
Explosiveness1.441st1.30
Rush EPA / play+0.1237th+0.07
Pass EPA / play+0.354th+0.11
Passing downs SR32.2%45th31.1%
Line yards3.2564th3.21
Sack rate allowed1.1%5th5.3%
3rd-down conversion50%18th41%
Points / opportunity4.9726th4.27
Red zone TD rate72%28th63%
Seconds / play26.946th28.0