Safeway Bowl

North Texas and SMU have confirmed that they have extended their series through 2021, though unofficially they have dates set aside through 2025.  The two Dallas/Fort Worth schools have met 36 times (Mustangs lead 30-5-1) dating back to the 1920s.  The name of the series originated in 1994, when then North Texas coach, Matt Simon, said that he would play SMU in a Safeway parking lot just to get them on the schedule.