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Texas-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: 74/100
Overtime: 2

Series context

Completed meetings: 73
Series record: Texas 55-18 Texas Tech
Tracked years: 1928-2023
Trophy: Chancellor's Spurs

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

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

2008Week 10
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 33, Texas Tech 39
Winner: Texas Tech
No. 1 Texas vs. No. 6 Texas Tech · 6-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
Full Game · Texas Tech vs. Texas (Full Game)
1976Week 9
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 28, Texas Tech 31
Winner: Texas Tech
No. 20 Texas vs. No. 5 Texas Tech · 3-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
1984Week 11
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 13, Texas Tech 10
Winner: Texas
No. 3 Texas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
2020Week 41OT
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 63, Texas Tech 56
Winner: Texas
No. 8 Texas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 7-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
55
Game score
2002Week 13
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 38, Texas Tech 42
Winner: Texas Tech
No. 4 Texas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 4-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
2006Week 9
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 35, Texas Tech 31
Winner: Texas
No. 5 Texas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 4-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
2003Week 13
Texas Tech at Texas
Texas Tech 40, Texas 43
Winner: Texas
Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 6 Texas · 3-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
2009Week 3
Texas Tech at Texas
Texas Tech 24, Texas 34
Winner: Texas
Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 2 Texas · 10-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
1968Week 3
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 22, Texas Tech 31
Winner: Texas Tech
No. 6 Texas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 9-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
2010Week 3
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 24, Texas Tech 14
Winner: Texas
No. 6 Texas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 10-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
1979Week 10
Texas Tech at Texas
Texas Tech 6, Texas 14
Winner: Texas
Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 8 Texas · 8-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
1967Week 4
Texas Tech at Texas
Texas Tech 19, Texas 13
Winner: Texas Tech
No. 10 Texas Tech vs. Unranked Texas · 6-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
2022Week 41OT
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 34, Texas Tech 37
Winner: Texas Tech
No. 22 Texas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 3-point margin
Ranking 4/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
45
Game score
1972Week 4
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 25, Texas Tech 20
Winner: Texas
No. 12 Texas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 5-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
44
Game score
1983Week 10
Texas Tech at Texas
Texas Tech 3, Texas 20
Winner: Texas
Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 2 Texas · 17-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
2005Week 8
Texas Tech at Texas
Texas Tech 17, Texas 52
Winner: Texas
No. 10 Texas Tech vs. No. 2 Texas · 35-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
1950Week 2
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 28, Texas Tech 14
Winner: Texas
No. 7 Texas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 14-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
1958Week 4
Texas Tech at Texas
Texas Tech 7, Texas 12
Winner: Texas
Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 16 Texas · 5-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
2018Week 11
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 41, Texas Tech 34
Winner: Texas
No. 15 Texas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 7-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
1981Week 9
Texas Tech at Texas
Texas Tech 9, Texas 26
Winner: Texas
Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 6 Texas · 17-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
1978Week 5
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 24, Texas Tech 7
Winner: Texas
No. 6 Texas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 17-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
1964Week 3
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 23, Texas Tech 0
Winner: Texas
No. 1 Texas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 23-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
1970Week 5
Texas at Texas Tech
Texas 35, Texas Tech 13
Winner: Texas
No. 2 Texas vs. Unranked Texas Tech · 22-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 13/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
1977Week 9
Texas Tech at Texas
Texas Tech 0, Texas 26
Winner: Texas
Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 1 Texas · 26-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 9/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1965Week 3
Texas Tech at Texas
Texas Tech 7, Texas 33
Winner: Texas
Unranked Texas Tech vs. No. 1 Texas · 26-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 9/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
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.