Arkansas–Texas Tech football rivalry
First meetingNovember 23, 1957
Arkansas, 47–26
Latest meetingSeptember 19, 2015
Texas Tech, 35–24
Next meetingSeptember 14, 2030
Statistics
Meetings total37
All-time seriesArkansas leads, 29–8[1]
Largest victoryArkansas, 49–7 (1978)
Longest win streakArkansas, 9 (1957–1965, 1977–1985)
Current win streakTexas Tech, 1 (2015–present)
Locations of Arkansas and Texas Tech

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

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

Arkansas victoriesTexas Tech victories

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Winsipedia - Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. Williams, Don. "It's about time: Texas Tech-Arkansas rivalry a casualty of this era". lubbockonline.com.
  3. Bob Holt (13 September 2014). "Rivalry's nostalgia palpable". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. "Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times Archives, Oct 7, 1981, p. 16". newspaperarchive.com. 7 October 1981.
  5. Daughters, Amy. "Top Ten Games in Texas Tech Red Raider Football History". bleacherreport.com.
  6. "TEXAS TECH TOPS ARKANSAS, 31-27; Matulich Leads Raiders to 17-Point Half-Time Margin STATISTICS OF THE GAME". The New York Times. 26 November 1967.
  7. "The Most Bitter Loss In Texas Tech History – Raiderland Looks Back On Texas Tech Vs Houston 1976". theraiderland.com. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  8. "A look at the rivalry between Texas Tech and Arkansas". wreckemred.com. 11 September 2014.
  9. "The Decline and Fall of the Southwest Conference". texasmonthly.com. 31 August 1974.
  10. WOJCIECHOWSKI, GENE (2 August 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.
  11. "Arkansas vs. Texas Tech - Game Recap - September 13, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  12. "Texas Tech vs. Arkansas - Game Recap - September 19, 2015 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  13. Kelley, Kevin (2021-09-29). "Texas Tech, Arkansas schedule 2030, 2031 home-and-home football series". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
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