Houston–Texas Tech football rivalry
American college football rivalry
Houston–Texas Tech football rivalry First meeting October 6, 1951 Houston, 6–0 Latest meeting September 30, 2023 Texas Tech, 49–28 Next meeting 2025 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)
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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]
Series history
Historically, Texas Tech and Houston are 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 numerous close games over their history, with 16 of the first 34 matchups being decided by single digits and a tie 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
No. Date Location Winning team Losing team 1 October 6, 1951 Houston Houston 6 Texas Tech 0 2 November 1, 1952 Lubbock Houston 20 Texas Tech 7 3 November 21, 1953 Houston # 17 Texas Tech 41 Houston 21 4 November 20, 1954 Lubbock Texas Tech 61 Houston 14 5 October 22, 1955 Houston Houston 7 Texas Tech 0 6 November 24, 1956 Lubbock Houston 20 Texas Tech 7 7 November 29, 1958 Houston Houston 22 Texas Tech 17 8 November 14, 1959 Lubbock Texas Tech 27 Houston 0 9 November 20, 1976 Lubbock # 9 Houston 27 # 5 Texas Tech 19 10 November 19, 1977 Houston Houston 45 # 16 Texas Tech 7 11 November 25, 1978 Lubbock Texas Tech 22 # 5 Houston 21 12 November 24, 1979 Houston # 9 Houston 14 Texas Tech 10 13 November 22, 1980 Lubbock Houston 34 Texas Tech 7 14 November 21, 1981 Houston Houston 15 Texas Tech 7 15 November 20, 1982 Lubbock Houston 24 Texas Tech 7 16 November 19, 1983 Houston Houston 43 Texas Tech 41 17 November 24, 1984 Lubbock Houston 24 Texas Tech 17 18 November 23, 1985 Houston Houston 17 Texas Tech 16
No. Date Location Winning team Losing team 19 November 25, 1986 Lubbock Texas Tech 34 Houston 7 20 November 21, 1987 Houston Tie 10 Tie 10 21 November 19, 1988 Lubbock # 17 Houston 30 Texas Tech 29 22 November 25, 1989 Houston # 13 Houston 40 # 18 Texas Tech 24 23 September 13, 1990 Lubbock # 18 Houston 51 Texas Tech 35 24 November 30, 1991 Houston Texas Tech 52 Houston 46 25 November 21, 1992 Lubbock Texas Tech 44 Houston 35 26 November 20, 1993 San Antonio Texas Tech 58 Houston 7 27 November 19, 1994 San Antonio Texas Tech 34 Houston 0 28 November 25, 1995 Houston Texas Tech 38 Houston 26 29 September 9, 2009 Houston # 17 Houston 29 Texas Tech 28 30 November 27, 2010 Lubbock Texas Tech 35 Houston 20 31 September 23, 2017 Houston Texas Tech 27 Houston 24 32 September 15, 2018 Lubbock Texas Tech 63 Houston 49 33 September 4, 2021 A Houston Texas Tech 38 Houston 21 34 September 10, 2022 Lubbock Texas Tech 33 # 25 Houston 302OT 35 September 30, 2023 Lubbock Texas Tech 49 Houston 28 Series: Houston leads 18–16–1[1]
Notes
A 2021 Texas Kickoff
See also
References
^ a b "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 . June 10, 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 (June 10, 2022). "UH to join Big 12 sooner than expected after AAC exit fee agreement" . Houston Chronicle . Retrieved October 16, 2022 .
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