UNLV at North Texas
Fan take
UNLV fans
North Texas fans
How they got here
Last two games
UNLV · 1-1
Picked #91 in the preseason · now #90 — about right.
1-1 in its last two — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
Last three games · 2025 season
North Texas · 12-2
Picked #134 in the preseason · now #80 — better than expected.
2-1 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
W 49–47 @ San Diego State #61 of 668
won by 2 as a 3-point favorite
L 21–34 @ TulaneTop 25 #45 of 668
lost by 13 as a 2.5-point favorite
W 52–25 vs Temple #137 of 668
won by 27 as a 20.5-point favorite
W 56–24 @ Rice #172 of 668
won by 32 as a 18.5-point favorite
W 53–24 @ UAB #162 of 668
won by 29 as a 17.5-point favorite
W 31–17 vs NavyTop 25 #59 of 668
won by 14 as a 6.5-point favorite
W 54–20 @ Charlotte #243 of 668
won by 34 as a 25.5-point favorite
W 55–17 vs UTSA #49 of 668
won by 38 as a 3.5-point favorite
L 36–63 vs South FloridaTop 25 #16 of 668
lost by 27 as a 2.5-point favorite
W 36–22 vs South Alabama #111 of 668
won by 14 as a 11.5-point favorite
W 45–38 @ Army #70 of 668
won by 7 as a 2.5-point favorite
W 59–10 vs Washington State #176 of 668
won by 49 as a 6.5-point favorite
W 33–30 @ Western Michigan #85 of 668
won by 3 as a 12.5-point favorite
W 51–0 vs Lamar #191 of 668
won by 51 as a 27.5-point favorite
What’s at stake
Make the CFP field
Win the conference
Win it all
CFP odds as of September 13, 2026
The series
UNLV leads the series 5-2
7 meetings since 1986 · North Texas won the last meeting
- 2026North Texas 44–6
- 2022UNLV 58–27
- 2013 · neutral siteNorth Texas 36–14
- 2000UNLV 38–0
- 1999UNLV 26–3
Best players
UNLV
- Jake Pope (S) · 23 tackles
- Tre Fulton (DB) · 21 tackles
- Kamuela Ka'aihue (LB) · 17 tackles
North Texas
- CJ Coombes (S) · 16 tackles
- Zakye Barker (LB) · 13 tackles
- Jahiem White (RB) · 185 rushing yards
The line, and the room
UNLV fans are feeling it more than most fanbases this week (48th percentile) — the mood matches the numbers.
Home +3 · O/U 58.5
Conditions
98°F · 9 mph wind · Clear
North Texas is worth +3.3 points (±4.6) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 35th percentile.
57% at home, 45% on the road against FBS opponents (24–18 home, 21–26 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +6.2 at home vs. away over 76 games — inside the ±7.9 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
The visitors travel about 1,042 miles to get here.
UNLV 6 – North Texas 44
Missed — picked UNLV, North Texas won.
Recent games
North Texas
- Wk 1Lat Indiana16-52
UNLV
- Wk 1Lvs Memphis21-27
- Wk 1Wat Hawai'i21-6
Trajectory
North Texas upset the pregame pick, beating UNLV 44-6.