Arkansas-Texas Tech history

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Arkansas-Texas Tech Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
57/100
Overtime
0

Series context

Completed meetings
38
Series record
Arkansas 30-8 Texas Tech
Tracked years
1957-2024
Trophy
No named trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

16 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1965Week 11

    Texas Tech at Arkansas

    Texas Tech 24, Arkansas 42

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 10 Texas Tech vs. No. 2 Arkansas · 18-point margin

    Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15

    57

    Game score

  2. 1977Week 13

    Arkansas at Texas Tech

    Arkansas 17, Texas Tech 14

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 6 Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 3-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    52

    Game score

  3. 1970Week 13

    Arkansas at Texas Tech

    Arkansas 24, Texas Tech 10

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 4 Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 14-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    43

    Game score

  4. 1973Week 13

    Texas Tech at Arkansas

    Texas Tech 24, Arkansas 17

    Winner: Texas Tech

    No. 12 Texas Tech vs. Unranked Arkansas · 7-point margin

    Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    42

    Game score

  5. 1979Week 7

    Arkansas at Texas Tech

    Arkansas 20, Texas Tech 6

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 10 Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 14-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    37

    Game score

  6. 1986Week 7

    Texas Tech at Arkansas

    Texas Tech 17, Arkansas 7

    Winner: Texas Tech

    Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 14 Arkansas · 10-point margin

    Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    37

    Game score

  7. 1982Week 6

    Texas Tech at Arkansas

    Texas Tech 3, Arkansas 21

    Winner: Arkansas

    Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Arkansas · 18-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15

    34

    Game score

  8. 1985Week 7

    Arkansas at Texas Tech

    Arkansas 30, Texas Tech 7

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 6 Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 23-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

  9. 1959Week 11

    Texas Tech at Arkansas

    Texas Tech 8, Arkansas 27

    Winner: Arkansas

    Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 10 Arkansas · 19-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

  10. 1983Week 14

    Arkansas at Texas Tech

    Arkansas 16, Texas Tech 13

    Winner: Arkansas

    Unranked Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 3-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

  11. 1972Week 12

    Arkansas at Texas Tech

    Arkansas 24, Texas Tech 14

    Winner: Arkansas

    Unranked Arkansas vs. No. 20 Texas Tech · 10-point margin

    Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    31

    Game score

  12. 1967Week 12

    Texas Tech at Arkansas

    Texas Tech 31, Arkansas 27

    Winner: Texas Tech

    Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked Arkansas · 4-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15

    31

    Game score

  13. 1990Week 8

    Texas Tech at Arkansas

    Texas Tech 49, Arkansas 44

    Winner: Texas Tech

    Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked Arkansas · 5-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    30

    Game score

  14. 1966Week 11

    Arkansas at Texas Tech

    Arkansas 16, Texas Tech 21

    Winner: Texas Tech

    Unranked Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 5-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15

    30

    Game score

  15. 1976Week 13

    Texas Tech at Arkansas

    Texas Tech 30, Arkansas 7

    Winner: Texas Tech

    No. 9 Texas Tech vs. Unranked Arkansas · 23-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15

    29

    Game score

  16. 1971Week 11

    Texas Tech at Arkansas

    Texas Tech 0, Arkansas 15

    Winner: Arkansas

    Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 17 Arkansas · 15-point margin

    Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15

    29

    Game score

  17. 1980Week 14

    Texas Tech at Arkansas

    Texas Tech 16, Arkansas 22

    Winner: Arkansas

    Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked Arkansas · 6-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    29

    Game score

  18. 1958Week 11

    Arkansas at Texas Tech

    Arkansas 14, Texas Tech 8

    Winner: Arkansas

    Unranked Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 6-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    29

    Game score

  19. 1963Week 11

    Texas Tech at Arkansas

    Texas Tech 20, Arkansas 27

    Winner: Arkansas

    Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked Arkansas · 7-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    28

    Game score

  20. 1960Week 11

    Arkansas at Texas Tech

    Arkansas 34, Texas Tech 6

    Winner: Arkansas

    No. 6 Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 28-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 7/35 · Overtime 0/15

    27

    Game score

  21. 1974Week 12

    Arkansas at Texas Tech

    Arkansas 21, Texas Tech 13

    Winner: Arkansas

    Unranked Arkansas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 8-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15

    27

    Game score

  22. 1969Week 12

    Texas Tech at Arkansas

    Texas Tech 0, Arkansas 33

    Winner: Arkansas

    Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 2 Arkansas · 33-point margin

    Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 2/35 · Overtime 0/15

    26

    Game score

  23. 1975Week 12

    Texas Tech at Arkansas

    Texas Tech 14, Arkansas 31

    Winner: Arkansas

    Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 19 Arkansas · 17-point margin

    Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15

    25

    Game score

  24. 1961Week 11

    Texas Tech at Arkansas

    Texas Tech 0, Arkansas 28

    Winner: Arkansas

    Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Arkansas · 28-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 7/35 · Overtime 0/15

    24

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.