Rivalry leaderboard
Baylor-Houston 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
- 51/100
- Overtime
- 1
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 30
- Series record
- Baylor 15-14-1 Houston
- Tracked years
- 1950-2024
- Trophy
- No named trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
10 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1979Week 6
Baylor at Houston
Baylor 10, Houston 13
Winner: Houston
Unranked Baylor vs. No. 7 Houston · 3-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1957Week 3
Houston at Baylor
Houston 6, Baylor 14
Winner: Baylor
Unranked Houston vs. No. 11 Baylor · 8-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
- 1978Week 6
Houston at Baylor
Houston 20, Baylor 18
Winner: Houston
No. 17 Houston vs. Unranked Baylor · 2-point margin
Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
- 1985Week 6
Baylor at Houston
Baylor 24, Houston 21
Winner: Baylor
No. 19 Baylor vs. Unranked Houston · 3-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
- 1982Week 5
Baylor at Houston
Baylor 21, Houston 21
Result: Tie
Unranked Baylor vs. Unranked Houston · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1986Week 6
Houston at Baylor
Houston 13, Baylor 27
Winner: Baylor
Unranked Houston vs. No. 13 Baylor · 14-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1991Week 6
Baylor at Houston
Baylor 38, Houston 21
Winner: Baylor
No. 11 Baylor vs. Unranked Houston · 17-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1990Week 7
Houston at Baylor
Houston 31, Baylor 15
Winner: Houston
No. 12 Houston vs. Unranked Baylor · 16-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1988Week 6
Houston at Baylor
Houston 27, Baylor 24
Winner: Houston
Unranked Houston vs. Unranked Baylor · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1980Week 6
Houston at Baylor
Houston 12, Baylor 24
Winner: Baylor
Unranked Houston vs. No. 18 Baylor · 12-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1977Week 5
Baylor at Houston
Baylor 24, Houston 28
Winner: Houston
Unranked Baylor vs. Unranked Houston · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1992Week 8
Houston at Baylor
Houston 23, Baylor 29
Winner: Baylor
Unranked Houston vs. Unranked Baylor · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
- 1984Week 7
Houston at Baylor
Houston 27, Baylor 17
Winner: Houston
Unranked Houston vs. Unranked Baylor · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
- 1951Week 2
Baylor at Houston
Baylor 19, Houston 0
Winner: Baylor
No. 19 Baylor vs. Unranked Houston · 19-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
23
Game score
- 1987Week 6
Baylor at Houston
Baylor 30, Houston 18
Winner: Baylor
Unranked Baylor vs. Unranked Houston · 12-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
23
Game score
- 1976Week 2
Houston at Baylor
Houston 23, Baylor 5
Winner: Houston
Unranked Houston vs. Unranked Baylor · 18-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
17
Game score
- 1962Week 2
Baylor at Houston
Baylor 0, Houston 19
Winner: Houston
Unranked Baylor vs. Unranked Houston · 19-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
16
Game score
- 1989Week 6
Baylor at Houston
Baylor 10, Houston 66
Winner: Houston
Unranked Baylor vs. No. 12 Houston · 56-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
14
Game score
- 1993Week 6
Baylor at Houston
Baylor 3, Houston 24
Winner: Houston
Unranked Baylor vs. Unranked Houston · 21-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
14
Game score
- 1983Week 6
Baylor at Houston
Baylor 42, Houston 21
Winner: Baylor
Unranked Baylor vs. Unranked Houston · 21-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
14
Game score
- 1981Week 5
Baylor at Houston
Baylor 3, Houston 24
Winner: Houston
Unranked Baylor vs. Unranked Houston · 21-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
14
Game score
- 1952Week 10
Baylor at Houston
Baylor 6, Houston 28
Winner: Houston
Unranked Baylor vs. Unranked Houston · 22-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 13/35 · Overtime 0/15
13
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.