North Texas and Rice meet in AAC action

Rice (1-7) at North Texas (6-2), Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. EST.

Opening Line: North Texas by 16.5. Against the spread: North Texas 5-3, Rice 4-4.

How to watch: ESPNU

Key stats

North Texas Offense

Overall: 540.5 yards per game (1st in FBS)

Passing: 348.9 yards per game (2nd)

Rushing: 191.6 yards per game (32nd)

Scoring: 43.8 points per game (2nd)

North Texas Defense

Overall: 395.5 yards per game (109th in FBS)

Passing: 234.3 yards per game (100th)

Rushing: 161.3 yards per game (97th)

Scoring: 31.9 points per game (123rd)

Rice Offense

Overall: 354.8 yards per game (98th in FBS)

Passing: 83.4 yards per game (136th)

Rushing: 271.4 yards per game (4th)

Scoring: 21 points per game (117th)

Rice Defense

Overall: 382.5 yards per game (96th in FBS)

Passing: 207.5 yards per game (58th)

Rushing: 175 yards per game (109th)

Scoring: 31.8 points per game (122nd)

Rice is 117th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 43.1% of the time. North Texas ranks 17th on offense, converting on 49.5% of third downs.

Rice ranks 125th in the FBS with a -6 turnover margin, compared to North Texas' 45th-ranked +2 margin.

North Texas ranks 116th in the FBS averaging 70.1 penalty yards per game, compared to Rice's 29th-ranked 45.9 per-game average.

North Texas is 15th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 92.9% of trips.

Team leaders

North Texas

Passing: Tayven Jackson, 2,577 yards, 22 TDs, 5 INTs, 72.3 completion percentage

Rushing: Jahiem White, 1,054 yards on 142 carries, 13 TDs

Receiving: Justin Stevenson, 781 yards on 50 catches, 8 TDs

Rice

Passing: Jacurri Brown, 478 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs, 48.2 completion percentage

Rushing: Brown, 668 yards on 118 carries, 6 TDs

Receiving: Jordan Clark, 257 yards on 20 catches, 0 TDs

Last game

North Texas won 48-41 over Florida Atlantic on Oct. 29. Jackson led North Texas with 404 yards on 33-of-46 passing (71.7%) for four touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball five times for 41 yards. White carried the ball 26 times for 193 yards and scored two touchdowns, adding two receptions for 27 yards. Stevenson put up 119 yards on nine catches with one touchdown.

Rice lost 51-49 to Florida Atlantic on Oct. 24. Gael Ochoa led Rice with 80 yards on 2-of-5 passing (40.0%) for one touchdown and no interceptions. He also carried the ball 12 times for 259 yards and four rushing touchdowns. Tyvonn Byars carried the ball 16 times for 93 yards. Braylen Walker put up 71 yards on one catch with one touchdown.

Next game

North Texas plays at UTSA on Nov. 14. Rice hosts Tulane on Nov. 14.