SMU and North Texas are longtime non-conference rivals. This is the programs’ 43rd meetings in history, and they’ve duked it out every season since 2014.
But finally, the Mustangs and Mean Green share a conference for the first time ever. SMU has controlled the series definitively in the past four seasons, winning the last four matchups by 38, 23, 30, and 22. Another blowout would be beneficial to the Mustangs, which are aiming to secure a ranking en route to their last-ever AAC title quest. But the stakes are high for North Texas as well, as the Mean Green miss out on bowl eligibility if they lose their fourth-straight AAC contest.