Safeway Bowl
| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | October 7, 1922 SMU 66, North Texas State Normal 0 |
| Latest meeting | November 10, 2023 SMU 45, North Texas 21 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 43 |
| All-time series | SMU leads 36–6–1 (.849) |
| Largest victory | SMU, 68–0 (1927) |
| Longest win streak | SMU, 11 (1934–1976) |
| Current win streak | SMU, 5 (2019–present) |
Locations of North Texas and SMU
The Safeway Bowl is the name given to the North Texas–SMU football rivalry. It is a college football rivalry game between the Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team and the University of North Texas Mean Green football team. The two universities are in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.