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Rivalry History

Houston-Texas Tech

Houston and Texas Tech have met 36 times since 1951. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
18-17-1
Current streak
Texas Tech 7 games
Longest streak
Houston 7 games (1979-1985)
Avg. margin / points
14.5 / 50.5

Series overview

Houston 18-17-1 Texas Tech. Current streak: Texas Tech 7 games.

Last five meetings

Houston 0 | Texas Tech 5

Largest margin

51 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1951 through 2025.
  • 36 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Oct 4, 2025.

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What this rivalry is

Houston and Texas Tech have a tracked series that starts in 1951 and spans 36 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Active series
Years
1951-2025
Busiest era
1980s, 10 games
Longest pause
16 years (1959-1976)
  • 1980s10 games
  • 1950s8 games
  • 1990s6 games
  • 1970s4 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2025 - Oct 4, 2025

Houston 11, Texas Tech 35. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1987 - Nov 21, 1987

Houston 10, Texas Tech 10. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2018 - Sep 15, 2018

Houston 49, Texas Tech 63. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1993 - Nov 20, 1993

Houston 7, Texas Tech 58. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Houston 0, Texas Tech 5 across 5 games
Last ten
Houston 1, Texas Tech 9 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 50.5, average margin 14.5.
Current streak
Texas Tech 7 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Amare Thomas

    Houston, 2025

    Receiving Yards: 966

  • Conner Weigman

    Houston, 2025

    Passing Yards: 2705

  • Dean Connors

    Houston, 2025

    Rushing Yards: 977

  • Behren Morton

    Texas Tech, 2025

    Passing Yards: 2780

  • Caleb Douglas

    Texas Tech, 2025

    Receiving Yards: 830

  • Cameron Dickey

    Texas Tech, 2025

    Rushing Yards: 1138

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Dana Holgorsen

    Houston - 2021-2023 - 24-15

  • Joey McGuire

    Texas Tech - 2022-2025 - 15-11

  • Willie Fritz

    Houston - 2025 - 0-0

  • Major Applewhite

    Houston - 2018 - 8-5

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 86F, 2 windy.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 1 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

Houston team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Texas Tech team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Houston season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Texas Tech season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Houston weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Texas Tech weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Oct 4, 2025Texas Tech at HoustonHouston 11, Texas Tech 35TDECU StadiumTexas Tech
Sep 30, 2023Houston at Texas TechHouston 28, Texas Tech 49Venue unavailableTexas Tech
Sep 10, 2022Houston at Texas TechHouston 30, Texas Tech 33Venue unavailableTexas Tech
Sep 4, 2021Texas Tech at HoustonHouston 21, Texas Tech 38Neutral siteTexas Tech
Sep 15, 2018Houston at Texas TechHouston 49, Texas Tech 63Venue unavailableTexas Tech
Sep 23, 2017Texas Tech at HoustonHouston 24, Texas Tech 27Venue unavailableTexas Tech
Nov 28, 2010Houston at Texas TechHouston 20, Texas Tech 35Venue unavailableTexas Tech
Sep 27, 2009Texas Tech at HoustonHouston 29, Texas Tech 28Venue unavailableHouston
Nov 25, 1995Texas Tech at HoustonHouston 26, Texas Tech 38Venue unavailableTexas Tech
Nov 19, 1994Houston at Texas TechHouston 0, Texas Tech 34Venue unavailableTexas Tech

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