FBS

North Texas

Mean Green · American Athletic

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#40

Among 138 teams · ▲3 since Week 7

Record

5-2

4-2 vs. FBS

Power rating

+9.46

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+3.09

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

North Texas is 5-2 and ranks No. 40 of 138 FBS teams, up 3 spots from Week 7. Its +9.5 power rating is 12.9 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 85th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.0 wins against it; North Texas is even with that, 38th in résumé rank.

Best win: 45–44 over Tulsa. Worst loss: 35–49 to Texas State as a 73% favorite.

Next: at home against Florida Atlantic on Thu, Oct 29. North Texas is a 16.4-point favorite with an 80% chance to win.

Next game

North Texas by 16.4

North Texas 80% · Florida Atlantic 20%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 125 after Week 1 to No. 40 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#40
Week 8: No. 40 · +9.46 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 1125−8.07
Week 271+3.67
Week 3104−1.42
Week 477+4.17
Week 560+6.01
Week 650+7.56
Week 743+9.02
Week 840+9.46

Game results

7 games · 2026
North Texas results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Navy #92
W49–3963%+0.74
W50–1094%−8.84
at Tulsa #78
W45–4439%+3.55
W63–1465%−3.01
L35–49Upset73%+6.98
UNLV #85
W44–6—+2.63
at Indiana #6
L16–52—+19.38
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

American Athletic
American Athletic power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
40up 35-2
+9.46
#38+3.09+12.6
42up 177-1
+9.15
#16+3.13+7.5
51unchanged5-2
+8.14
#53+2.07+13.1
53down 86-2
+7.72
#46+0.41+12.4
57up 35-2
+6.92
#56+0.41+11.4
78down 74-4
+3.55
#100+2.29+5.4
92down 62-5
+0.74
#121+3.48+0.6
94down 123-4
+0.57
#95+4.91-4.3
95down 45-2
+0.51
#54−0.09+3.3
99up 44-3
−0.58
#82+1.12-1.3
102up 53-4
−0.75
#103+1.47-1.3
111up 12-5
−2.11
#122+3.57-2.3
126down 11-7
−5.30
#135+5.37-10.8
132down 11-6
−8.84
#128+4.76-21.4