CFB Schedule college football
Wk 9 · 2026

Florida Atlantic Owls at North Texas Mean Green — Thu, Oct 29

Thu, Oct 29 · DATCU Stadium, Denton
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What is at stake

A American game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

-8.8#115
Efficiency margin
+11.1#17
26.1
Offense (pts/100)
39.1
34.9
Defense (pts/100)
28.0
77.1
Pace (plays/g)
70.0
5.57
Yards / play
7.44
6.06
Yards / play allowed
5.46
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.

Team stats · 2025 per game

29.5
Points / game
44.8
36.3
Points allowed
24.9
445
Yards / game
504
436
Yards allowed
370
235
Pass yds allowed
163
200
Rush yds allowed
207
2.42
Turnovers / game
1.31
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

FAU form

L 3-42vs ECUL 45-48vs CONNL 24-35at TULNW 40-21vs TLSAL 32-42at NAVY
2025 season

North Texas form

L 21-34at TULNW 52-25vs TEMW 56-24at RICEW 53-24at UABW 31-17vs NAVY
2025 season

FAU this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

North Texas this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.

Common opponents · 4

OpponentFAUNorth Texas
Navy
American
vs Wk 2 · scheduled previewat Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Rice
American
vs Wk 8 · scheduled previewvs Wk 10 · scheduled preview
UTSA
American
vs Wk 10 · scheduled previewat Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Tulsa
American
at Wk 11 · scheduled previewat Wk 5 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

North Texas leads the series 7–6 · North Texas has won the last 3
13 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 3.2 points toward FAU
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20242024-10-12North Texas 4137 FAUat FAUNorth Texas
20222022-10-01FAU 2845 North Texasat UNTNorth Texas
20182018-11-15FAU 3841 North Texasat UNTNorth Texas
20172017-12-02North Texas 1741 FAUat FAUFAU
20172017-10-21North Texas 3169 FAUat FAUFAU
20142014-11-08FAU 1031 North Texasat UNTNorth Texas
20122012-09-29North Texas 2014 FAUat FAUNorth Texas
20112011-10-08FAU 1731 North Texasat UNTNorth Texas
20102010-09-25North Texas 2117 FAUat FAUNorth Texas
20092009-10-17FAU 4440 North Texasat UNTFAU
20082008-11-08North Texas 1346 FAUat FAUFAU
20072007-09-22FAU 3020 North Texasat UNTFAU
20062006-11-18FAU 1716 North Texasat UNTFAU

FAU leaders 2025 season

PassingCaden Veltkamp QB #10346/516, 3648 YDS, 24 TD, 17 INT
Zach Gibson QB #731/53, 323 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT
RushingGemari Sands RB #22105 CAR, 465 YDS
Kaden Shields-Dutton RB #2883 CAR, 460 YDS, 6 TD
Xavier Terrell RB #2554 CAR, 161 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingEaston Messer WR #8104 REC, 1052 YDS, 6 TD
Jayshon Platt WR #146 REC, 720 YDS, 5 TD
Asaad Waseem WR #1966 REC, 699 YDS, 5 TD
Dominique Henry WR #940 REC, 575 YDS, 4 TD
Defense
TacklesLeon Hart Jr. LB #693
Tyler Stolsky LB #1486
Dillion Williams S #1962
SacksDeshaun Batiste DB #54
CJ Doggette Jr. DL #13.5
Wilky Denaud DL #23
InterceptionsChris Keys Jr. S #201
Josh Roberts DB #101
Terez Reid DB #271

North Texas leaders 2025 season

PassingDrew Mestemaker QB #17292/416, 4129 YDS, 31 TD, 7 INT
Chris Jimerson Jr. QB #121/2, 37 YDS, 1 TD
RushingCaleb Hawkins RB #24200 CAR, 1236 YDS, 23 TD
Makenzie McGill II RB #075 CAR, 389 YDS, 5 TD
Kiefer Sibley RB #2145 CAR, 274 YDS, 5 TD
ReceivingWyatt Young WR #1063 REC, 1209 YDS, 10 TD
Cameron Dorner WR #450 REC, 845 YDS, 6 TD
Miles Coleman WR #146 REC, 536 YDS, 2 TD
Landon Sides WR #729 REC, 400 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesEthan Wesloski LB #32104
Trey Fields LB #6100
Patrick Smith-Young S #271
SacksKeviyan Huddleston DE #115
Ethan Day DE #84.5
Joshua Pierce LB #152
InterceptionsWill Jones II S #02
Da'Veawn Armstead CB #22
Kollin Lewis CB #82
Player production is per game from the 2025 season, for players on the current roster.