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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