North Texas at Florida International

North Texas at Florida International - 2021 Matchup Preview

North Texas Mean Green at Florida International Golden Panthers

Saturday, November 20th 2021 (7:00 PM EST)
North Texas -10 (57.0)
North Texas 49 - Florida International: 7 (Conference USA)

Mean Green (6 - 7) (9 - 4 - 0)
Coach Seth Littrell (32 - 33)
Avg Score : 45 - 27 (44 - 28 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

FIU is playing their 5th straight game
UNT is playing their 7th straight game
Our Line: -5 (SP+ UNT -15)
Projected Score: UNT: 37 - FIU: 29 (66)
UNT Win prob: 77% | Cover: 50%
UNT Travel: 1131 miles, 1 hrs behind

Golden Panthers (1 - 11) (3 - 9 - 0)
Coach Butch Davis (24 - 23)
Avg Score : 29 - 30 (31 - 28 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
UNT Players
FIU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

North Texas's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/4	North Texas vs Northwestern State	-20.0	66.0	W 44 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/11	North Texas at SMU	+22.5	75.5	L 12 - 35	U	N
Sat 9/18	North Texas vs UAB	+12.5	58.5	L 6 - 40	U	N
Sat 9/25	North Texas at Louisiana Tech	+9.5	65.0	L 17 - 24	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/9	North Texas at Missouri	+18.5	69.0	L 35 - 48	O	Y
Fri 10/15	North Texas vs Marshall	+11.0	66.5	L 21 - 49	O	N
Sat 10/23	North Texas vs Liberty	+21.0	61.0	L 26 - 35	U	Y
Sat 10/30	North Texas at Rice	+1.5	55.0	W 30 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/6	North Texas at Southern Miss	-5.5	49.0	W 38 - 14	O	Y
Sat 11/13	North Texas vs UTEP	-1.0	55.5	W 20 - 17	U	Y
Sat 11/20	North Texas at Florida International	-10.0	57.0	W 49 - 7	U	Y
Sat 11/27	North Texas vs UTSA	+8.5	60.0	W 45 - 23	O	Y
Thu 12/23	North Texas vs Miami (OH)	+2.0	56.5	L 14 - 27	U	N

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Predictions for North Texas's Schedule

Florida International's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 9/2	Florida International vs Long Island University	-35.0	49.0	W 48 - 10	O	Y
Sat 9/11	Florida International vs Texas State	-2.0	55.5	L 17 - 23	U	N
Sat 9/18	Florida International at Texas Tech	+20.5	54.0	L 21 - 54	O	N
Sat 9/25	Florida International at Central Michigan	+12.0	55.0	L 27 - 31	O	Y
Sat 10/2	Florida International at Florida Atlantic	+10.5	52.0	L 21 - 58	O	N
Fri 10/8	Florida International vs Charlotte	+3.5	61.0	L 33 - 45	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/23	Florida International vs Western Kentucky	+16.5	78.0	L 19 - 34	U	Y
Sat 10/30	Florida International at Marshall	+21.5	64.0	L 0 - 38	U	N
Sat 11/6	Florida International vs Old Dominion	+3.0	50.0	L 24 - 47	O	N
Sat 11/13	Florida International at Middle Tennessee	+10.5	54.0	L 10 - 50	O	N
Sat 11/20	Florida International vs North Texas	+10.0	57.0	L 7 - 49	U	N
Sat 11/27	Florida International at Southern Miss	+14.5	45.5	L 17 - 37	O	N

Important Stats (2020)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
UNT	.29	46%	45.1	49%	3.27	230	42%	283	4.03	.33	47%	26.5	48%	44%	4.67	53.6	1.5	0.9
FIU	.02	32%	28.5	38%	3.21	156	26%	110	3.22	.19	43%	30	45%	40%	4.03	45	0.8	0.6

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
UNT		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
FIU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2020

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
UNT Offense	10	45.1	43.7	46.1%	4.03	1.5	25	513	230	283	5.2	54%	46%	49%	42%	12%	.29
FIU Defense	5	30	28	42.8%	4.03	0.6	-	-	-	-	-	59%	41%	45%	40%	17%	.19

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
UNT Defense	10	26.5	28.3	46.6%	4.67	0.9	-	-	-	-	-	55%	45%	48%	44%	13%	.33
FIU Offense	5	28.5	30.5	32.2%	3.22	0.8	14	266	156	110	4.4	53%	47%	38%	26%	21%	.02

Additional Stats 2020

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
North Texas	10	25:00	24.8	47%	46%	6.8	53.6	1.5	0.9	5.1	2.2	0	28.3
Florida International	5	26:00	13.6	35%	42%	6	45	0.8	0.6	7.2	2	2	29.7

Run Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
UNT Offense	10	54%	49%	44.3	230.2	5.2	18	.21	3.27	70%	6%	0.99
FIU Defense	5	59%	45%	-	-	-	-	.17	2.72	72%	12%	1.01

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
UNT Defense	10	55%	48%	-	-	-	-	.31	3.42	80%	8%	1.19
FIU Offense	5	53%	38%	35.2	156.4	4.4	8	.18	3.21	92%	13%	1.17

Pass Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
UNT Offense	10	46%	42%	18.5	33.6	283	8.4	15.3	28	9	.38	1.9	31%	37%	.49	6%	2.2
FIU Defense	5	41%	40%	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	.23	1.4	30%	33%	.51	6%	2.2

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
UNT Defense	10	45%	44%	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	.34	1.6	29%	32%	.43	4%	2.2
FIU Offense	5	47%	26%	11.4	25.4	110	4.3	9.7	4	2	-.17	1.5	36%	23%	.04	8%	1.3

North Texas's Power Ratings
North Texas's Power Rating: NR
North Texas's Offense Rating: NR
North Texas's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #79
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
North Texas's 2021 Expected Record: -
North Texas's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -6.5 #95
North Texas's Offense SP+ Rating: 23.1 #100
North Texas's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.5 #87

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
North Texas: Florida International: -8.3

SP+ Ratings Matchup
North Texas: -6.5 Florida International: -21.6

Florida International's Power Ratings
Florida International's Power Rating: -8.3 NR
Florida International's Offense Rating: NR
Florida International's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #83
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Florida International's 2021 Expected Record: -
Florida International's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -21.6 #126
Florida International's Offense SP+ Rating: 19.9 #117
Florida International's Defense SP+ Rating: 40.2 #126

Average Talent
Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

North Texas Scoring
Offense: 45.1 PPG
Offense on Road: 43.7
Defense: 26.5 PPG
Defense on Road: 28.3

North Texas's 2021 Record
Record: 6 - 7
Record vs Spread: 9 - 4 - 0
Over/Under Record: 4 - 9
Record on Road: 3 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 5 - 1 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 4 - 0 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
North Texas 37
Florida International 29

Projected Total Points: 66

Florida International Scoring
Offense: 28.5 PPG
Offense at Home: 30.5
Defense: 30 PPG
Defense at Home: 28

Florida International's 2021 Record
Record: 1 - 11
Record vs Spread: 3 - 9 - 0
Over/Under Record: 8 - 4
Record at home: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 8 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 1 - 3 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2023	09/09	Florida International	46	North Texas	39	North Texas -10.5	Florida International	51.5	Over
2022	11/05	North Texas	52	Florida International	14	North Texas -21	North Texas	63.5	Over
2021	11/20	Florida International	7	North Texas	49	North Texas -10	North Texas	57.0	Under
2014	11/22	North Texas	17	Florida International	14	North Texas -2	North Texas	0
2011	09/01	Florida International	41	North Texas	16
2010	10/16	North Texas	10	Florida International	34
2009	11/14	Florida International	35	North Texas	28
2008	10/04	North Texas	10	Florida International	42
2007	12/01	Florida International	38	North Texas	19
2006	10/07	North Texas	25	Florida International	22
2005	10/15	Florida International	10	North Texas	13

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Florida International	6	1	2 Overs
North Texas	5	3	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	7 - 4	3 - 1	2 - 0	1 - 1
Road Teams	4 - 7	1 - 3	1 - 1	0 - 2

(#) UNT at (#) FIU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	UNT	FIU
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#95	#126
Perf GradeGrade	#83	#111
OffenseOff	#104	#104
DefenseDef	#36	#100
Spec TeamsST	#25	#90
TalentTal	#79	#83
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

North Texas Injury Report

Florida International Injury Report

North Texas on Offense


CategoryCat	UNT Off	FIU Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#104	#100
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#100	#126
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

North Texas Run Game


CategoryCat	UNT Off	FIU Def
Run GameRun	#32	#77
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#116	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#39

North Texas Pass Game


CategoryCat	UNT Off	FIU Def
Pass GamePass	#94	#100
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#117	#134
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Florida International on Offense


CategoryCat	FIU Off	UNT Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#104	#36
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#117	#87
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Florida International Run Game


CategoryCat	FIU Off	UNT Def
Run GameRun	#55	#31
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#120	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#89

Florida International Pass Game


CategoryCat	FIU Off	UNT Def
Pass GamePass	#117	#102
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#90	#1
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
FIU 5 Year Profile: Declining Below Avg G5
'21 Profile: Up to Poor G5

UNT 5 Year Profile: Consistent Average G5
'21 Profile: Remains Average G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in FIU Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 12
North Texas 10.0 (57.0)
North Texas won at Florida International this year (49-7)

Previous Matchups
Florida International beat North Texas in 2023 (46-39)

UNT's OC Mike Bloesch (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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UNT's DC Phil Bennett (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

FIU's OC Andrew Breiner (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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FIU's DC Everett Withers (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD