Wk 5 · 2026
North Texas Mean Green at Tulsa Golden Hurricane — Thu, Oct 1
Thu, Oct 1 ·
H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK
· ESPN
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 32 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
American · no games yet
at
9:00pET
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Ratings differential UNT by 17.8
American · no games yet
What is at stake
A American game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
North Texas form
No completed games on record.
Tulsa form
No completed games on record.
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.
Tulsa 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 at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 6
| Opponent | North Texas | Tulsa |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte American | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Navy American | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| FAU American | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Rice American | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| UTSA American | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Tulane American | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 3–3 · North Texas has won the last 3
6 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
0.2 points toward Tulsa
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-09-28 | Tulsa 20 — 52 North Texas | at UNT | North Texas |
| 2023 | 2023-11-18 | North Texas 35 — 28 Tulsa | at TLSA | North Texas |
| 2013 | 2013-11-30 | North Texas 42 — 10 Tulsa | at TLSA | North Texas |
| 2011 | 2011-10-01 | North Texas 24 — 41 Tulsa | at TLSA | Tulsa |
| 2008 | 2008-09-06 | Tulsa 56 — 26 North Texas | at UNT | Tulsa |
| 2006 | 2006-09-16 | North Texas 3 — 28 Tulsa | at TLSA | Tulsa |
North Texas leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Drew Mestemaker QB #17 | 292/416, 4129 YDS, 31 TD, 7 INT |
| Chris Jimerson Jr. QB #12 | 1/2, 37 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Caleb Hawkins RB #24 | 200 CAR, 1236 YDS, 23 TD |
| Makenzie McGill II RB #0 | 75 CAR, 389 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Kiefer Sibley RB #21 | 45 CAR, 274 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Wyatt Young WR #10 | 63 REC, 1209 YDS, 10 TD |
| Cameron Dorner WR #4 | 50 REC, 845 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Miles Coleman WR #1 | 46 REC, 536 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Landon Sides WR #7 | 29 REC, 400 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Ethan Wesloski LB #32 | 104 |
| Trey Fields LB #6 | 100 | |
| Patrick Smith-Young S #2 | 71 | |
| Sacks | Keviyan Huddleston DE #11 | 5 |
| Ethan Day DE #8 | 4.5 | |
| Joshua Pierce LB #15 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Will Jones II S #0 | 2 |
| Da'Veawn Armstead CB #2 | 2 | |
| Kollin Lewis CB #8 | 2 |
Tulsa leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Baylor Hayes QB #10 | 186/316, 2158 YDS, 12 TD, 6 INT |
| Kirk Francis QB #18 | 53/88, 493 YDS, 3 TD, 4 INT | |
| Rushing | Dominic Richardson RB #21 | 212 CAR, 1065 YDS, 5 TD |
| Ajay Allen RB #3 | 97 CAR, 497 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Braylin Presley RB #1 | 32 CAR, 215 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Brody Foley TE #80 | 37 REC, 528 YDS, 7 TD |
| Zion Booker WR #4 | 46 REC, 418 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Grayson Tempest WR #19 | 22 REC, 272 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Zion Steptoe WR #25 | 21 REC, 272 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Ray Coney LB #21 | 128 |
| Lento Smith Jr. S #21 | 79 | |
| Zach Williams S #1 | 73 | |
| Sacks | J'Dan Burnett DL #94 | 6.5 |
| Byron Turner Jr. DL #54 | 4.5 | |
| Nahki Johnson DL #88 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Elijah Green CB #7 | 5 |
| Devin Robinson DB #2 | 1 | |
| Lento Smith Jr. S #21 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.