Wk 2 · 2026
UNLV Rebels at North Texas Mean Green — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
DATCU Stadium, Denton, TX
· ESPNU FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. 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.
at
3:45pET
UNLV -3 · total 57.5 DraftKings opened +6.5 · 3.5 toward UNT
Ratings differential UNT by 7.6
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference 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.
UNLV form
W 13-7vs NDSUW 39-31vs CALW 38-10at AKRL 6-44at UNTW 21-6at HAW
2026 season
North Texas form
W 50-10vs CLTW 45-44at TLSAW 63-14vs HCUL 35-49at TXSTW 44-6vs UNLV
2026 season
UNLV this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 games)
North Texas this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)
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 · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, North Texas leads 2–1 · North Texas won the last one
3 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
9.7 points toward North Texas
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-12 | UNLV 6 — 44 North Texas | at UNT | North Texas |
| 2022 | 2022-09-17 | North Texas 27 — 58 UNLV | at UNLV | UNLV |
| 2013 | 2014-01-01 | UNLV 14 — 36 North Texas | neutral | North Texas bowl/CFP |
UNLV leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jackson Arnold QB #11 | 79/133, 1063 YDS, 8 TD |
| Alex Orji QB #1 | 1/5, 9 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Jai'Den Thomas RB #9 | 73 CAR, 383 YDS, 2 TD |
| Jackson Arnold QB #11 | 73 CAR, 270 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Jaylon Glover RB #0 | 16 CAR, 89 YDS | |
| Receiving | Taz Reddicks WR #2 | 14 REC, 272 YDS, 2 TD |
| Kayden McGee WR #6 | 8 REC, 188 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Taeshaun Lyons WR #8 | 11 REC, 120 YDS | |
| Jai'Den Thomas RB #9 | 12 REC, 108 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Cam Santee LB #23 | 37 |
| Jake Pope S #7 | 36 | |
| Tre Fulton DB #10 | 36 | |
| Sacks | Tre Fulton DB #10 | 3.5 |
| Kal-El Togafau DL #44 | 3 | |
| Elias Rudolph LB #91 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Quandarius Keyes DB #5 | 2 |
| Mumu Bin-Wahad DB #1 | 1 | |
| Tre Fulton DB #10 | 1 |
North Texas leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Tayven Jackson QB #2 | 119/167, 1519 YDS, 10 TD, 4 INT |
| Chaston Ditta QB #9 | 10/11, 126 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Jahiem White RB #1 | 84 CAR, 582 YDS, 8 TD |
| Brendon Haygood RB #29 | 29 CAR, 114 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Chris Jimerson Jr. QB #12 | 11 CAR, 57 YDS | |
| Receiving | Justin Stevenson WR #13 | 24 REC, 331 YDS, 3 TD |
| Corri Milliner WR #0 | 20 REC, 325 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Max Reese TE #7 | 14 REC, 211 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Josiah Martin WR #6 | 11 REC, 161 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | CJ Coombes S #4 | 45 |
| Zakye Barker LB #3 | 41 | |
| Brandon Jones S #0 | 29 | |
| Sacks | Davion Rhodes DL #91 | 2 |
| Zakye Barker LB #3 | 2 | |
| David Onuoha DL #10 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jaden Allen CB #19 | 1 |
| Bryce Garza S #14 | 1 | |
| Keshawn Davila CB #1 | 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.