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North Texas Mean Green

0โ€“0 ยท 0โ€“0 AMERICAN ATHLETIC
In the books
WEEK 1 ยท 2026
Week 1 pregame guide

Three games to find the new North Texas

Bloomington begins a compressed three-game search for a dependable identity from Neal Brown's reconstructed North Texas offense.

Read the rooting guide โ†’
North Texas runs the ball against Rice in 2025.
North Texas faces Rice in 2025.
CreditPhoto credit2C2K PhotographyWikimedia Commons ยท CC BY 4.0Cropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP by Fan Watch.

Your game

North Texas at Indiana
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Final
North Texas
Final ยท North Texas 16โ€“52 IndianaWent the other way โœ—
Indiana

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result North Texas wanted
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Impact 1
Tulane
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Rooted for
Duke
Final ยท Tulane 3โ€“17 DukeWish granted โœ“
Projected 2.0-point title-game boost

Tulane lost, improving North Texas's place in the American Athletic standings.

Entering-week projection34% if Duke won32% with the other result2-point differenceNorth Texas American title-game chance
41 other games had little impact
Arkansas State at Memphis ยท ESPN+
Massachusetts at Rutgers ยท BTN
Akron at Wake Forest ยท ACC Network
Colorado at Georgia Tech ยท ESPN
UAB at Illinois ยท BTN
San Josรฉ State at Eastern Michigan ยท ESPN+
UTEP at Oklahoma ยท SECN+
Toledo at Michigan State ยท FS1
Miami at Stanford ยท ESPN
Fresno State at USC ยท FOX
East Carolina at Alabama ยท ABC
Oregon State at Houston ยท ESPN
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia ยท TNT
Ohio at Nebraska ยท FS1
Liberty at James Madison ยท ESPNU
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh ยท The CW Network
Ball State at Ohio State ยท BTN
Kent State at South Carolina ยท SEC Network
Baylor at Auburn ยท ABC
Texas State at Texas ยท ESPN
Boston College at Cincinnati ยท FOX
Boise State at Oregon ยท CBS
Marshall at Penn State ยท FS1
Oklahoma State at Tulsa ยท ESPNU
Northern Illinois at Iowa ยท BTN
Wyoming at Colorado State ยท USA Network
Missouri State at Texas A&M ยท ESPN
Florida International at South Florida ยท ESPN+
Sam Houston at Troy ยท ESPN+
Clemson at LSU ยท ABC
UL Monroe at Mississippi State ยท ESPNU
Western Michigan at Michigan ยท NBC
Florida Atlantic at Florida ยท SEC Network
UNLV at Hawai'i ยท The CW Network
Central Michigan at New Mexico ยท FS1
UCLA at California ยท ESPN
Western Kentucky at Nevada ยท CBSSN
Washington State at Washington ยท NBC
Louisville at Ole Miss ยท ABC
Wisconsin at Notre Dame ยท NBC
SMU at Florida State ยท ESPN
The rooting list was:North Texas, then Duke.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, anchored to the AP Top 25 (preseason). How the model works.