AAC matchup features North Texas squaring off against Florida Atlantic

Florida Atlantic (5-2) at North Texas (5-2), Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. CST.

Opening Line: North Texas by 10.5. Against the spread: North Texas 5-2, Florida Atlantic 4-3.

How to watch: ESPN

Key stats

North Texas Offense

• Overall: 525.7 yards per game (4th in FBS)
• Passing: 341.0 yards per game (2nd)
• Rushing: 184.7 yards per game (42nd)
• Scoring: 43.1 points per game (2nd)

North Texas Defense

• Overall: 377.3 yards per game (91st in FBS)
• Passing: 203.1 yards per game (53rd)
• Rushing: 174.1 yards per game (106th)
• Scoring: 30.6 points per game (116th)

Florida Atlantic Offense

• Overall: 427.9 yards per game (38th in FBS)
• Passing: 311.9 yards per game (8th)
• Rushing: 116.0 yards per game (117th)
• Scoring: 37.3 points per game (17th)

Florida Atlantic Defense

• Overall: 443.9 yards per game (134th in FBS)
• Passing: 185.6 yards per game (34th)
• Rushing: 258.3 yards per game (137th)
• Scoring: 34.0 points per game (129th)

Both teams perform well on third down. North Texas is 19th in the FBS, converting 48.4% of the time. Florida Atlantic ranks 10th, converting 52.3%.

North Texas ranks 117th in the FBS with 71.6 penalty yards per game.

Florida Atlantic is 87th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 86.4% of trips. North Texas’ red zone offense ranks 23rd, scoring on 91.7% of red zone opportunities.

Florida Atlantic ranks 119th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 27:58, compared to North Texas’ 37th-ranked average of 31:30.

Team leaders

North Texas

• Passing: Tayven Jackson, 2,173 yards, 18 TDs, 5 INTs, 72.4 completion percentage
• Rushing: Jahiem White, 861 yards on 116 carries, 11 TDs
• Receiving: Justin Stevenson, 662 yards on 41 catches, 7 TDs

Florida Atlantic

• Passing: Caden Veltkamp, 2,082 yards, 18 TDs, 4 INTs, 73.0 completion percentage
• Rushing: Ethan Ervin, 368 yards on 87 carries, 2 TDs
• Receiving: Easton Messer, 702 yards on 56 catches, 6 TDs

Last game

North Texas won 49-39 over Navy on Oct. 24. Jackson led North Texas with 305 yards on 17-of-23 passing (73.9%) for three touchdowns and one interception. White carried the ball 20 times for 174 yards and scored two touchdowns, adding four receptions for 58 yards. Stevenson recorded 209 yards on eight catches with two touchdowns.

Florida Atlantic defeated Rice 51-49 on Oct. 24. Veltkamp passed for 339 yards on 29-of-37 attempts (78.4%) with three touchdowns and one interception. He also carried the ball 11 times for 5 yards and one rushing touchdown. Leonard Farrow had 86 rushing yards on 17 carries, adding four receptions for 28 yards. Messer had 12 receptions for 162 yards and two touchdowns. He also had three carries for 18 yards and two touchdowns.

Next game

North Texas hosts Rice on Nov. 7. Florida Atlantic hosts UTSA on Nov. 5.