North Texas–UTSA football rivalry
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| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | November 23, 2013 UTSA 21, North Texas 13 |
| Latest meeting | November 4, 2023 UTSA 37, North Texas 29 |
| Next meeting | 2024 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 12 |
| All-time series | UTSA leads 7–5 (.583)[1] |
| Largest victory | North Texas, 45–3 (2019) |
| Longest win streak | North Texas, 3 (2017–2019); UTSA, 3 (2022–present) |
| Current win streak | UTSA, 3 (2022–present) |
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| Locations of North Texas and UTSA |
The North Texas–UTSA football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the University of North Texas Mean Green and University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners. The rivalry dates to the first game between the teams in 2013 when UTSA and North Texas both joined the Conference USA. The match up has continued as both schools began to play in the American Athletic Conference in 2023.
History[edit]
The two teams joined the Conference USA in 2013 and were both placed in the West Division, guaranteeing a yearly match up. Before this time, the two schools had never played each other, on account of the UTSA football program only being founded in 2011. Due to the schools' close proximity, lack of other rivals, and frequency of close and consequential games, the annual contest developed into a rivalry.[2]
Notable games include the 2017 match up, when North Texas quarterback Mason Fine led a game winning touchdown drive that started on the 2 yard line with 1:07 left in the game.[3]
The most consequential contest occurred in 2021. Ranked No. 22, UTSA was 11–0 and one game away from a perfect regular season. Meanwhile, North Texas was middling at 5–6, and was the heavy underdog. But, on a rainy day at Apogee Stadium, the Mean Green blew out the Roadrunners to the tune of 45–23 by capitalizing on the running game and UTSA turnovers.[3][4][5] The win was only the second win over a ranked opponent in Mean Green history, and the loss for UTSA pushed them out of the AP poll.
The very next year, UTSA got their revenge in a close contest. Before the game, the two teams were tied for the best record in the West Division.[6] With 1:38 remaining, Frank Harris led the Roadrunners on a game-winning touchdown drive to seal the win, 31–27.[7]
Later that season, both teams met for the first time in the postseason in the 2022 CUSA Championship game.[8] UTSA went in as the heavy favorite, ranked at #23 in the AP poll, and blew out North Texas at home, 48–27.
As of 2023, UTSA holds a slim lead in the series at 7–5, with both teams having a winning record (4–2 for North Texas, 5–1 for UTSA) in games played at home.
Game results[edit]
| North Texas victories | UTSA victories |
| No. | Date | Location | Winning team | Losing team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 23, 2013 | Denton | UTSA | 21 | North Texas | 13 | ||
| 2 | November 29, 2014 | San Antonio | UTSA | 34 | North Texas | 27 | ||
| 3 | October 31, 2015 | Denton | North Texas | 30 | UTSA | 23 | ||
| 4 | October 29, 2016 | San Antonio | UTSA | 31 | North Texas | 17 | ||
| 5 | October 14, 2017 | Denton | North Texas | 29 | UTSA | 26 | ||
| 6 | November 24, 2018 | San Antonio | North Texas | 24 | UTSA | 21 | ||
| 7 | September 21, 2019 | Denton | North Texas | 45 | UTSA | 3 | ||
| 8 | November 28, 2020 | San Antonio | UTSA | 49 | North Texas | 17 | ||
| 9 | November 27, 2021 | Denton | North Texas | 45 | No. 22 UTSA | 23 | ||
| 10 | October 22, 2022 | San Antonio | UTSA | 31 | North Texas | 27 | ||
| 11 | December 2, 2022 | San Antonio | UTSA | 48 | North Texas | 27 | ||
| 12 | November 4, 2023 | Denton | UTSA | 37 | North Texas | 29 | ||
| 13 | 2024 | San Antonio | ||||||
| Series: UTSA leads 7–5[1] | ||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Winsipedia - North Texas Mean Green vs. UTSA Roadrunners football series history". Winsipedia.
- ↑ Vito, Brett (19 October 2022). "From rant to rivalry: How the UNT-UTSA feud started ahead of their 10th showdown". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Smith, Reed. "From 'The Drive' to ending a perfect season, UTSA is now North Texas' biggest rival". 247 Sports. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ "UTSA's perfect season ends in blowout at North Texas". KSAT.com. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ Macdaniel, Sumner (27 November 2021). "North Texas Upsets #22 UTSA 45-23, Earns Bowl Eligibility". Underdog Dynasty. SBNation. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ Whitaker, Stephen (20 October 2022). "Rivalry renewed: UTSA welcomes North Texas to the Alamodome with first place in the conference on the line". BirdsUp.com. Rivals.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ "UTSA's TD with 15 seconds left beats North Texas 31–27". KSAT.com. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ Dominguez, Raul (1 December 2022). "No. 23 UTSA to host rival North Texas for C-USA title". Associated Press. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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