North Texas routs Charlotte 50-10
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We had North Texas favored. It won.
Next: Charlotte beat Temple 38-31, Sat Oct 17
Next: North Texas at Navy, Sat Oct 24 · 3:30 PM ET · North Texas favored by 2.5
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave North Texas a 93% chance, and the closing betting line (North Texas was a 27.5-point favorite) put it at 99%.
North Texas led by 7 after the first quarter and by 30 at the half.
North Texas · Q2 6:42North Texas 50-10 Charlotte
North Texas wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Charlotte 10-50 North TexasCharlotte lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (North Texas -27.5), at 97% for North Texas (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays.Every drive
North Texas scored on 8 of its 13 drives; Charlotte on 2 of its 13.
North Texas’s drives are teal, Charlotte’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
What it cost
North Texas’s chance to win the conference rose from 13% to 14%.
Win the conference
Before the game (October 9, 2026) → after this result, in our model.
North Texas plays at Navy on Sat Oct 24 with a 14% chance to win the conference.
Box score
North Texas 50, Charlotte 10
North Texas covered −27.5 by 12.5. The total, 60, went over 58.5.
| Team totals | Charlotte | North Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 274 | 580 |
| Passing | 15 of 23, 218 yds | 28 of 39, 382 yds |
| Rushing | 33 for 56 yds | 31 for 198 yds |
| First downs | 11 | 24 |
| Third down | 3 of 13 | 5 of 14 |
| Fourth down | 0 of 2 | 2 of 3 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Penalties | 5 for 33 yds | 7 for 50 yds |
| Time of possession | 29:46 | 30:14 |
Charlotte leaders
- Passing Conner Harrell 15 of 22, 218 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Rushing Henry Rutledge 12 for 38 yds; D'Mariun Perteet 8 for 21 yds
- Receiving Jaden Barnes 9 for 94 yds; Derrick Eley 2 for 79 yds, 1 TD
North Texas leaders
- Passing Tayven Jackson 24 of 31, 349 yds, 5 TD
- Rushing Jahiem White 12 for 105 yds, 1 TD; Brendon Haygood 7 for 35 yds
- Receiving Justin Stevenson 9 for 122 yds, 2 TD; Baron Tipton 3 for 93 yds, 1 TD
No rain and calm
89° at kickoff · no rain recorded · wind 12 mph from the south-southeast, mostly along the field, gusts to 21
The usual here around this date is 73°, with about 7 in 10 games between 60° and 83°.
October game-day temperatures at DATCU Stadium
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Where this weather comes from
Measured at Denton airport, 2.4 miles away. Wind and rain are airport readings near the stadium, not on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last three games
Charlotte · 0-5
Rated 166th in our preseason ratings, 204th now.
Three straight losses.
L 41-43 vs The Citadel #210 of 668
lost by 2 as a 20.5-point favorite
Last three games
North Texas · 3-2
Rated 135th in our preseason ratings, 76th now, up 59 spots.
2-1 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
Week by week
North Texas
- Wk 1Lat Indiana16-52
- Wk 2Wvs UNLV44-6
- Wk 3Lat Texas State35-49
- Wk 4Wvs Houston Christian63-14
- Wk 5Wat Tulsa45-44
Charlotte
- Wk 1Lvs The Citadel41-43
- Wk 2Lat Ole Miss9-41
- Wk 3Lat App State21-26
- Wk 4Lvs Louisiana7-34
- Wk 5Lvs Memphis8-59
Power rating by week
North Texas is rated 8.7 points ahead as of week 5. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
Matchups
Biggest mismatch: North Texas’s EPA/play against Charlotte, 84 points
Each row ranks the two sides among all teams. The longer the line, the bigger the mismatch.
North Texas’s EPA/play against Charlotte’s defense
North Texas offense, 92nd percentile · Charlotte defense, 8th
North Texas’s passing EPA against Charlotte’s defense
North Texas offense, 95th percentile · Charlotte defense, 11th
North Texas’s explosive plays against Charlotte’s defense
North Texas offense, 84th percentile · Charlotte defense, 37th
Season profile, all the rows
Season profile
The series
Charlotte leads the series 2-1
3 meetings since 2019 · North Texas won the last meeting
- 2025North Texas 54-20
- 2020Charlotte 49-21
- 2019Charlotte 39-38
Each line is North Texas’s chance to win through that meeting.
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
North Texas fans are feeling it more than most fanbases this week (77th among FBS fanbases), in line with the numbers.
North Texas favored by 27.5 · Total 58.5
How games like this usually go
North Texas by 27.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
The market
The spread moved 1 point toward Charlotte.
The total rose 1 point.
Spread: −28.5 → −27.5 · Total: 57.5 → 58.5
The books’ cut: 3.4%, the margin built into the odds
Home field
North Texas is worth +3.8 points (±4.6) more at home than on the road since 2018 — middle of FBS, 43rd percentile.
58% at home, 45% on the road against FBS opponents (25-18 home, 22-27 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +3.7 at home vs. away over 101 games — inside the ±6.7 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
The visitors travel about 948 miles to get here.
Last meeting in our History pages
- Charlotte 39, North Texas 38Oct 26, 2019
Where next
Conference standings
Place in the conference, then conference record.
- North Texas5th1-0
- Charlotte12th0-1