Arkansas–Texas Tech football rivalry
| First meeting | November 23, 1957 Arkansas, 47–26 |
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| Latest meeting | September 19, 2015 Texas Tech, 35–24 |
| Next meeting | September 14, 2030 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 37 |
| All-time series | Arkansas leads, 29–8[1] |
| Largest victory | Arkansas, 49–7 (1978) |
| Longest win streak | Arkansas, 9 (1957–1965, 1977–1985) |
| Current win streak | Texas Tech, 1 (2015–present) |
The Arkansas–Texas Tech football rivalry is a college football rivalry[2] game between the Razorbacks of the University of Arkansas and the Red Raiders of Texas Tech University.[3]
History[edit]
The two schools first met in 1957, with Arkansas defeating Texas Tech by a score of 47–26 in Little Rock, Arkansas.[4] Arkansas won the first nine games in the rivalry before Texas Tech broke through with a 21–16 victory in 1966.[5] The Red Raiders also defeated the Razorbacks the following year, winning 31–27.[6] After a 30–7 Texas Tech victory in 1976,[7] Arkansas embarked on another nine-game winning streak, winning every year until 1986.[8] Arkansas and Texas Tech played every year from 1957–1991, when the teams were members of the Southwest Conference.[9] In 1992, Arkansas joined the Southeastern Conference,[10] and the two schools have only played twice since: a 49–28 Arkansas victory in 2014[11] and a 35–24 Texas Tech victory in 2015.[12] The teams are scheduled to meet in a home-and-home series for 2030 and 2031.[13]
Game results[edit]
| Arkansas victories | Texas Tech victories |
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Winsipedia – Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders football series history". Winsipedia.
- ^ Williams, Don. "It's about time: Texas Tech-Arkansas rivalry a casualty of this era". lubbockonline.com.
- ^ Bob Holt (September 13, 2014). "Rivalry's nostalgia palpable". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times Archives, Oct 7, 1981, p. 16". newspaperarchive.com. October 7, 1981.
- ^ Daughters, Amy. "Top Ten Games in Texas Tech Red Raider Football History". bleacherreport.com.
- ^ "TEXAS TECH TOPS ARKANSAS, 31–27; Matulich Leads Raiders to 17-Point Half-Time Margin STATISTICS OF THE GAME". The New York Times. November 26, 1967.
- ^ "The Most Bitter Loss In Texas Tech History – Raiderland Looks Back On Texas Tech Vs Houston 1976". theraiderland.com. September 22, 2017. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "A look at the rivalry between Texas Tech and Arkansas". wreckemred.com. September 11, 2014.
- ^ "The Decline and Fall of the Southwest Conference". texasmonthly.com. August 31, 1974.
- ^ WOJCIECHOWSKI, GENE (August 2, 1990). "Arkansas Joins SEC; There May Be More : Colleges: Miami, Texas, Florida State, South Carolina, Texas A&M also might wind up in Southeastern Conference" – via LA Times.
- ^ "Arkansas vs. Texas Tech – Game Recap – September 13, 2014 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech vs. Arkansas – Game Recap – September 19, 2015 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ Kelley, Kevin (September 29, 2021). "Texas Tech, Arkansas schedule 2030, 2031 home-and-home football series". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.