Houston–Texas Tech football rivalry
The Houston–Texas Tech football rivalry is a college football rivalry between the Cougars from Houston and The Red Raiders from Texas Tech. The rivalry dates back to 1951 from the old Southwest Conference.[2][3]
| First meeting | October 6, 1951 Houston, 6–0 |
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| Latest meeting | September 30, 2023 Texas Tech, 49–28 |
| Next meeting | TBD |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 35 |
| All-time series | Houston leads, 18–16–1[1] |
| Largest victory | Texas Tech, 58–7 (1993) |
| Longest win streak | Houston, 7 (1979–1985) |
| Current win streak | Texas Tech, 6 (2010–present) |
Series history
Historically, Texas Tech University was one of Houston's original rivals, playing every year from 1976 to 1995 when both schools were part of the now-defunct Southwest Conference. The two teams have had some very close games over their history that came down to the wire, with 16 out of the first 34 matchups being decided by single digits and a tie game in 1987.[4] On September 4, 2021, the two met again to play the Texas Kickoff game at NRG Stadium.[5] After the game, several fans broke out into a fight in the stands.[6]
After having received an invitation in September 2021, Houston announced that they would join the Big 12 Conference on July 1, 2023, which meant that the rivalry would resume as a conference game for the first time since the breakup of the Southwest Conference.[7]
Game results
Rankings are from the AP Poll released prior to the game.
| Houston victories | Texas Tech victories |
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Notes
References
- "Houston Cougars vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders football series history". Winsipedia.
- "University of Houston will join Big 12 in 2023 after agreeing to exit fee with AAC". houstonchronicle.com. 10 June 2022.
- "Football History vs University of Houston". texastech.com.
- "Texas Tech football: Red Raiders have dominated UH series since 90's". wreckemred.com. September 14, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- "Texas Tech football: What to know about the Houston Cougars". wreckemred.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- "Video: Wild Fight At Saturday Night College Football Game". thespun.com. September 5, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- Barron, David (2022-06-10). "UH to join Big 12 sooner than expected after AAC exit fee agreement". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-10-16.