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TCU-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: 55/100
Overtime: 2

Series context

Completed meetings: 67
Series record: TCU 31-33-3 Texas Tech
Tracked years: 1926-2024
Trophy: Saddle Trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

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

2015Week 4
TCU at Texas Tech
TCU 55, Texas Tech 52
Winner: TCU
No. 3 TCU vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
2012Week 83OT
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 56, TCU 53
Winner: Texas Tech
No. 18 Texas Tech vs. Unranked TCU · 3-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 13/15
53
Game score
1976Week 10
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 14, TCU 10
Winner: Texas Tech
No. 5 Texas Tech vs. Unranked TCU · 4-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
2022Week 10
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 24, TCU 34
Winner: TCU
Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 7 TCU · 10-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
2016Week 92OT
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 27, TCU 24
Winner: Texas Tech
Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked TCU · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 11/15
43
Game score
1984Week 12
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 16, TCU 27
Winner: TCU
Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 12 TCU · 11-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
1973Week 11
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 24, TCU 10
Winner: Texas Tech
No. 12 Texas Tech vs. Unranked TCU · 14-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1983Week 11
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 10, TCU 10
Result: Tie
Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked TCU · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1981Week 10
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 39, TCU 39
Result: Tie
Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked TCU · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1979Week 11
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 3, TCU 3
Result: Tie
Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked TCU · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
2006Week 3
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 3, TCU 12
Winner: TCU
No. 24 Texas Tech vs. No. 20 TCU · 9-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1970Week 11
TCU at Texas Tech
TCU 14, Texas Tech 22
Winner: Texas Tech
Unranked TCU vs. No. 19 Texas Tech · 8-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
2024Week 9
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 34, TCU 35
Winner: TCU
Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked TCU · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1987Week 11
TCU at Texas Tech
TCU 35, Texas Tech 36
Winner: Texas Tech
Unranked TCU vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
2019Week 12
TCU at Texas Tech
TCU 33, Texas Tech 31
Winner: TCU
Unranked TCU vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
1982Week 10
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 16, TCU 14
Winner: Texas Tech
Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked TCU · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
2018Week 7
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 17, TCU 14
Winner: Texas Tech
Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked TCU · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
1992Week 12
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 31, TCU 28
Winner: Texas Tech
Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked TCU · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
1966Week 5
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 3, TCU 6
Winner: TCU
Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked TCU · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
1965Week 5
TCU at Texas Tech
TCU 24, Texas Tech 28
Winner: Texas Tech
Unranked TCU vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
1959Week 5
TCU at Texas Tech
TCU 14, Texas Tech 8
Winner: TCU
Unranked TCU vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 6-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
29
Game score
2023Week 10
TCU at Texas Tech
TCU 28, Texas Tech 35
Winner: Texas Tech
Unranked TCU vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
1994Week 14
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 17, TCU 24
Winner: TCU
Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked TCU · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
1980Week 11
Texas Tech at TCU
Texas Tech 17, TCU 24
Winner: TCU
Unranked Texas Tech vs. Unranked TCU · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
1942Week 9
TCU at Texas Tech
TCU 6, Texas Tech 13
Winner: Texas Tech
Unranked TCU vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
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.