The 2018 season's largest margin: North Texas 58, Incarnate Word 16. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2018 — The Winning Chapter
North Texas's 2018 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Mason FineQB3,793 passing yards
- DeAndre TorreyRB977 rushing yards
- Loren EaslyRB386 rushing yards
- Nic SmithRB358 rushing yards
- Rico Bussey Jr.WR1,017 receiving yards
- Jalen GuytonWR805 receiving yards
- Jaelon DardenWR575 receiving yards
- E.J. EjiyaLB121 tackles
- Nate BrooksDB67 tackles
- Khairi MuhammadS67 tackles
- LaDarius HamiltonDE7.5 sacks
- Brandon GarnerLB6.5 sacks
- Roderick YoungDL3 sacks
Season leaders, 2018.
The season's deepest loss: North Texas 13, Utah State 52. A 39-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: North Texas fell to Utah State 13-52 in the postseason.
"GMG"
2018 is a middle chapter for North Texas — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.