Arkansas–Texas Tech football rivalry

Arkansas–Texas Tech football rivalry
First meetingNovember 23, 1957
Arkansas, 47–26
Latest meetingSeptember 19, 2015
Texas Tech, 35–24
Next meetingSeptember 14, 2030
Statistics
Meetings total37
All-time seriesArkansas leads, 29–8[1]
Largest victoryArkansas, 49–7 (1978)
Longest win streakArkansas, 9 (1957–1965, 1977–1985)
Current win streakTexas Tech, 1 (2015–present)
Locations of Arkansas and Texas Tech

The Arkansas–Texas Tech football rivalry is a college football rivalry[2] game between the Razorbacks of the University of Arkansas and the Red Raiders of Texas Tech University.[3]

History

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The two schools first met in 1957, with Arkansas defeating Texas Tech by a score of 47–26 in Little Rock, Arkansas.[4] Arkansas won the first nine games in the rivalry before Texas Tech broke through with a 21–16 victory in 1966.[5] The Red Raiders also defeated the Razorbacks the following year, winning 31–27.[6] After a 30–7 Texas Tech victory in 1976,[7] Arkansas embarked on another nine-game winning streak, winning every year until 1986.[8] Arkansas and Texas Tech played every year from 1957–1991, when the teams were members of the Southwest Conference.[9] In 1992, Arkansas joined the Southeastern Conference,[10] and the two schools have only played twice since: a 49–28 Arkansas victory in 2014[11] and a 35–24 Texas Tech victory in 2015.[12] The teams are scheduled to meet in a home-and-home series for 2030 and 2031.[13]

Game results

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Arkansas victoriesTexas Tech victories
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
1 November 23, 1957 Little Rock, AR Arkansas 47 Texas Tech 26
2 November 22, 1958 Lubbock, TX Arkansas 14 Texas Tech 8
3 November 21, 1959 Little Rock, AR #13 Arkansas 27 Texas Tech 8
4 November 19, 1960 Lubbock, TX #7 Arkansas 34 Texas Tech 6
5 November 25, 1961 Little Rock, AR #9 Arkansas 28 Texas Tech 0
6 November 24, 1962 Lubbock, TX #7 Arkansas 34 Texas Tech 0
7 November 23, 1963 Fayetteville, AR Arkansas 27 Texas Tech 20
8 November 21, 1964 Lubbock, TX #3 Arkansas 17 Texas Tech 0
9 November 20, 1965 Fayetteville, AR #2 Arkansas 42 #9 Texas Tech 24
10 November 19, 1966 Lubbock, TX Texas Tech 21 #6 Arkansas 16
11 November 25, 1967 Little Rock, AR Texas Tech 31 Arkansas 27
12 November 23, 1968 Lubbock, TX #9 Arkansas 42 Texas Tech 7
13 November 27, 1969 Little Rock, AR #2 Arkansas 33 Texas Tech 0
14 November 21, 1970 Lubbock, TX #6 Arkansas 24 #19 Texas Tech 10
15 November 20, 1971 Fayetteville, AR #13 Arkansas 15 Texas Tech 0
16 November 25, 1972 Lubbock, TX Arkansas 24 #20 Texas Tech 14
17 November 24, 1973 Little Rock, AR #12 Texas Tech 24 Arkansas 17
18 November 21, 1974 Lubbock, TX Arkansas 21 Texas Tech 13
19 November 22, 1975 Fayetteville, AR #19 Arkansas 31 Texas Tech 14
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
20 November 27, 1976 Little Rock, AR #9 Texas Tech 30 Arkansas 7
21 November 24, 1977 Lubbock, TX #6 Arkansas 17 Texas Tech 14
22 December 2, 1978 Fayetteville, AR #8 Arkansas 49 Texas Tech 7
23 October 13, 1979 Lubbock, TX Arkansas 20 Texas Tech 6
24 November 29, 1980 Little Rock, AR Arkansas 22 Texas Tech 16
25 October 10, 1981 Lubbock, TX Arkansas 26 Texas Tech 14
26 October 9, 1982 Fayetteville, AR #9 Arkansas 21 Texas Tech 3
27 November 26, 1983 Lubbock, TX Arkansas 16 Texas Tech 13
28 October 13, 1984 Little Rock, AR Arkansas 24 Texas Tech 0
29 October 12, 1985 Lubbock, TX #6 Arkansas 30 Texas Tech 7
30 October 11, 1986 Fayetteville, AR Texas Tech 17 #8 Arkansas 7
31 October 10, 1987 Lubbock, TX #20 Arkansas 31 Texas Tech 0
32 October 8, 1988 Little Rock, AR #20 Arkansas 31 Texas Tech 10
33 October 14, 1989 Lubbock, TX #7 Arkansas 45 Texas Tech 13
34 October 13, 1990 Fayetteville, AR Texas Tech 49 Arkansas 44
35 November 9, 1991 Lubbock, TX Texas Tech 38 Arkansas 21
36 September 13, 2014 Lubbock, TX Arkansas 49 Texas Tech 28
37 September 19, 2015 Fayetteville, AR Texas Tech 35 Arkansas 24
Series: Arkansas leads 29–8[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Winsipedia – Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. ^ Williams, Don. "It's about time: Texas Tech-Arkansas rivalry a casualty of this era". lubbockonline.com.
  3. ^ Bob Holt (September 13, 2014). "Rivalry's nostalgia palpable". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times Archives, Oct 7, 1981, p. 16". newspaperarchive.com. October 7, 1981.
  5. ^ Daughters, Amy. "Top Ten Games in Texas Tech Red Raider Football History". bleacherreport.com.
  6. ^ "TEXAS TECH TOPS ARKANSAS, 31–27; Matulich Leads Raiders to 17-Point Half-Time Margin STATISTICS OF THE GAME". The New York Times. November 26, 1967.
  7. ^ "The Most Bitter Loss In Texas Tech History – Raiderland Looks Back On Texas Tech Vs Houston 1976". theraiderland.com. September 22, 2017. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  8. ^ "A look at the rivalry between Texas Tech and Arkansas". wreckemred.com. September 11, 2014.
  9. ^ "The Decline and Fall of the Southwest Conference". texasmonthly.com. August 31, 1974.
  10. ^ WOJCIECHOWSKI, GENE (August 2, 1990). "Arkansas Joins SEC; There May Be More : Colleges: Miami, Texas, Florida State, South Carolina, Texas A&M also might wind up in Southeastern Conference" – via LA Times.
  11. ^ "Arkansas vs. Texas Tech – Game Recap – September 13, 2014 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  12. ^ "Texas Tech vs. Arkansas – Game Recap – September 19, 2015 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  13. ^ Kelley, Kevin (September 29, 2021). "Texas Tech, Arkansas schedule 2030, 2031 home-and-home football series". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.