North Texas Mean Green
American Athletic
6-7 (3-5 conf)
SP+ #89
Ratings
2024
- SP+
- -4.5 (#89)
- SP+ Offense
- 33.3
- SP+ Defense
- 37.0
- SRS
- -5.5
- FPI
- -7.3
- Elo
- 1367
- Talent
- 595
- Recruiting
- 172 (#70)
Schedule
record 6–7
Schedule
91st
toughest of 134
Offenses faced
73rd
toughest of 134
Defenses faced
118th
toughest of 134
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 134 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @South Alabama | +2.8 | 52-38 | +14 | W |
| 2 | vsStephen F. Austin | FCS | 35-20 | +15 | W |
| 3 | @Texas Tech | +4.3 | 21-66 | -45 | L |
| 4 | vsWyoming | -13.6 | 44-17 | +27 | W |
| 5 | vsTulsa | -20.6 | 52-20 | +32 | W |
| 7 | @Florida Atlantic | -12.7 | 41-37 | +4 | W |
| 8 | @Memphis | +9.6 | 44-52 | -8 | L |
| 9 | vsTulane | +5.7 | 37-45 | -8 | L |
| 11 | vsArmy | +9.2 | 3-14 | -11 | L |
| 12 | @UTSA | +2.2 | 27-48 | -21 | L |
| 13 | vsEast Carolina | -1 | 28-40 | -12 | L |
| 14 | @Temple | -20.3 | 24-17 | +7 | W |
| 1 ·P | NTexas State | +5.4 | 28-30 | -2 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2024 · 87
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Chandler Morris | SR | 6'0" | 192 | ★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Drew Mestemaker | FR | 6'4" | 211 | — |
| QB | — | Carson Woods | SO | 6'0" | 184 | — |
Running Backs · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Shane Porter | SR | 5'10" | 200 | — |
| RB | 2nd | Makenzie McGill II | SO | 5'9" | 202 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Juwaun Price | SR | 5'10" | 201 | ★★ |
| RB | 4th | Kiefer Sibley | SO | 5'9" | 179 | — |
| RB | 5th | Damashja Harris | SR | 6'2" | 224 | — |
| RB | 6th | Ikaika Ragsdale | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 7th | Zach Evans | — | — | — | — |
| RB | — | Shawn Wara | JR | 5'8" | 200 | — |
Wide Receivers · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | DT Sheffield | SR | 5'10" | 175 | — |
| WR | 2nd | Damon Ward Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Blair Conwright | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Miles Coleman | SO | 5'6" | 159 | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Dalton Carnes | JR | 5'9" | 174 | — |
| WR | 6th | Wyatt Young | SO | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Landon Sides | JR | 5'11" | 190 | ★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Nick Rempert | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Jeremiah Aaron | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 10th | Kyle Koch | FR | 6'2" | 192 | ★★★ |
| WR | 11th | Dallas Dudley | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 12th | Baron Tipton | FR | 6'5" | 201 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Case Peacock | FR | 6'1" | 188 | — |
| WR | — | Lane Stewart | FR | 6'0" | 180 | — |
| WR | — | Zack Darkoch | FR | 5'10" | 171 | — |
| WR | — | Conner Dunphy | FR | 5'10" | 184 | — |
Tight Ends · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Oscar Hammond | SR | 6'3" | 235 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Brandon Young Jr. | SO | 6'5" | 239 | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Paul Gurrola | FR | 6'5" | 276 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Leke Asenuga | SR | 6'2" | 315 | — |
| OL | — | Jasper Lott | JR | 6'5" | 297 | — |
| OL | — | Layton Firestone | FR | 6'7" | 335 | — |
| OL | — | Jett Duncan | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 15
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Terrell Dawkins | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Roderick Brown | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Fatafehi Vailea II | SR | 6'1" | 292 | ★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Breylon Charles | SR | 6'3" | 272 | — |
| DL | 5th | Jake Shipley | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Treviance Bronson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 7th | Jayden Williams | SO | 6'2" | 298 | ★★★ |
| DL | 8th | Zhaiylen Scott | FR | 6'1" | 240 | ★★★ |
| DL | 9th | Nathan Laperi | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 10th | Jaedon Langley | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Tristan Bennett | FR | 6'0" | 271 | — |
| DL | — | Kaden Dees | FR | 6'2" | 223 | — |
| DL | — | Keith Smith Jr. | FR | 6'2" | 252 | — |
| DL | — | Matthew Reed | FR | 6'4" | 281 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Jheison Saunds | SR | — | 265 | — |
Linebackers · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Jaylen Smith | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Jordan Brown | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Ethan Wesloski | JR | 6'1" | 234 | ★★ |
| LB | 4th | Chavez Brown | SR | 6'1" | 230 | — |
| LB | 5th | Shane Whitter | SR | 6'0" | 222 | — |
| LB | 6th | Jace Ruder | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| LB | 7th | CJ Garnett | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 8th | Xzavior Kautai | SR | 6'0" | 218 | — |
| LB | 9th | JJ Jean-Louis | SO | 6'1" | 228 | ★★★ |
| LB | 10th | Matthew Moore | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 11th | Blake Fann | SO | 6'1" | 238 | — |
| LB | 12th | Kabriel Anderson-Dale | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Trent Ayers | SR | 6'1" | 223 | — |
| LB | — | Kade Sink | FR | 6'1" | 231 | — |
| LB | — | Hudson Emeterio | SO | 6'3" | 233 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Austin Williams | JR | 5'11" | 239 | — |
Defensive Backs · 18
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Brian Nelson II | SO | 6'0" | 191 | — |
| CB | 2nd | Ridge Texada | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 3rd | Taylor Starling | SO | 5'9" | 180 | ★★★ |
| CB | 4th | Kollin Lewis | SO | 5'11" | 185 | ★★★ |
| CB | 5th | Gabe Stroud | FR | 5'10" | 186 | ★★★ |
| CB | 6th | Kerry Williams II | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Kendahl Crowe | SO | 5'11" | 162 | — |
| DB | 1st | X'Avion Brice | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Jayden Hill | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Evan Jackson | JR | 5'11" | 183 | ★★★ |
| S | 3rd | Quinton Hammonds | SO | 6'1" | 219 | — |
| S | 4th | Jayven Anderson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 5th | Kamdon McFarland | SO | 6'0" | 212 | — |
| S | 6th | BJ Allen Jr. | JR | 6'0" | 193 | ★★★★ |
| S | 7th | Chris Gant Jr. | FR | 5'9" | 199 | ★★★ |
| S | 8th | Alphie Guillory | — | — | — | — |
| S | — | Jaden Pettway | FR | 6'2" | 201 | ★★★ |
| S | — | Sultan El-Amin | FR | 5'10" | 174 | — |
Special Teams · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Jenson Walker | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Sawyer Evans | SR | 6'3" | 204 | — |
| P | — | Seth Ford | JR | 6'1" | 257 | — |
| PK | 1st | Kali Nguma | SO | 5'10" | 186 | — |
2024 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
33.381
Off PPA
+0.2373
Pass PPA
+0.2660
Rush PPA
+0.1766
Success
42%40
Explosive
1.49100
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2024 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.23 | +0.22 |
| Passing | +0.26 | +0.28 |
| Rushing | +0.17 | +0.19 |
| 1st Down | +0.16 | +0.12 |
| 2nd Down | +0.14 | +0.24 |
| 3rd Down | +0.51 | +0.47 |
Scoring Trend
2024 · pts/game
PPG For
34.0
PPG Against
34.5
Differential
-0.5
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2024
- Overall
- 6-6
- Home
- 3-3
- Away
- 3-3
- Conference
- 3-5
- Non-Conference
- 3-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-2
- Avg Margin
- -0.5
Situational Splits
2024 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-3 | 33.2 | 26.0 |
| Away | 3-3 | 34.8 | 43.0 |
| Neutral | 0-1 | 28.0 | 30.0 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 3-5 | 32.0 | 34.1 |
| Non-conference | 3-2 | 36.0 | 34.2 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 8 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-2 | 7-1 | #22 | #20 | 1-0 |
| 2024 | 6-6 | 3-5 | #89 | — | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #86 | — | — |
| 2022 | 7-6 | 6-3 | #73 | — | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 6-6 | 5-3 | #94 | — | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 4-5 | 3-4 | #102 | — | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 4-8 | 3-5 | #93 | — | — |
| 2018 | 9-3 | 5-3 | #65 | — | 0-1 |
| 2017 | 9-4 | 7-2 | #85 | — | 0-1 |
| 2016 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #115 | — | 0-1 |
| 2015 | 1-11 | 1-7 | #128 | — | — |
| 2014 | 4-8 | 2-6 | #100 | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
1-4 SU · 0-4 ATS · O1/U3
Betting Profile
2024 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 6-7 |
| ATS | 4-833% |
| Over / Under | 8-4 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 2-4 |
| As underdog | 2-4 |
| Home | 2-4 |
| Away | 2-4 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #95 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★119 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #112 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | #70 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2023 | #99 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | #118 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | #80 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2020 | #68 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 | #75 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2018 | #101 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | #115 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | #102 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #79
Returning prod 20%Departed 80%
Portal in 25net -11Out 36
Talent composite595.4 #79 / 134
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 3.0
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)1 / 3 / 34
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Shane Whitter | LB | 4★ | ← Oklahoma |
| ▲ | Chandler Morris | QB | 3★ | ← TCU |
| ▲ | Jayden Hill | CB | 3★ | ← Ohio Dominican |
| ▲ | Zach Evans | RB | 3★ | ← Minnesota |
| ▼ | Tre Bradford | RB | 4★ | → — |
| ▼ | Chandler Rogers | QB | 3★ | → California |
| ▼ | Oscar Adaway III | RB | 3★ | → South Carolina |
| ▼ | Ethan Miner | IOL | 3★ | → Mississippi State |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2024
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
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