Arkansas–Texas Tech football rivalry

{{Infobox sports rivalry

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| name = Arkansas–Texas Tech football rivalry

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| team1 = Arkansas Razorbacks

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| team2 = Texas Tech Red Raiders

| team2logo = Texas Tech Red Raiders Logo.svg

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| firstmeeting = November 23, 1957
Arkansas, 47–26

| mostrecent = December 27, 2024
Arkansas, 39–26

| nextmeeting = September 14, 2030

| total = 38

| series = Arkansas leads, 30–8

| largestvictory = Arkansas, 49–7 (1978)

| longeststreak = Arkansas, 9 (1957–1965, 1977–1985)

| longestunbeatenstreak =

| currentstreak = Arkansas, 1 (2024–present)

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| caption = Locations of Arkansas and Texas Tech

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| label1 = Arkansas

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| label2 = Texas Tech

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The Arkansas–Texas Tech football rivalry is a college football rivalry{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/article/20140912/SPORTS/309129773|title=It's about time: Texas Tech-Arkansas rivalry a casualty of this era|first=Don|last=Williams|website=lubbockonline.com}} game between the Razorbacks of the University of Arkansas and the Red Raiders of Texas Tech University.{{cite news |author1=Bob Holt |title=Rivalry's nostalgia palpable |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/sep/13/rivalrys-nostalgia-palpable/ |access-date=December 13, 2023 |work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |date=September 13, 2014}}

History

The two schools first met in 1957, with Arkansas defeating Texas Tech by a score of 47–26 in Little Rock, Arkansas.{{cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/fayetteville-northwest-arkansas-times-oct-07-1981-p-16/|title=Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times Archives, Oct 7, 1981, p. 16|date=October 7, 1981|website=newspaperarchive.com}} Arkansas won the first nine games in the rivalry before Texas Tech broke through with a 21–16 victory in 1966.{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/393773-top-ten-games-in-texas-tech-red-raider-football-history|title=Top Ten Games in Texas Tech Red Raider Football History|first=Amy|last=Daughters|website=bleacherreport.com}} The Red Raiders also defeated the Razorbacks the following year, winning 31–27.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/11/26/archives/texas-tech-tops-arkansas-3127-matulich-leads-raiders-to-17point.html|title=TEXAS TECH TOPS ARKANSAS, 31–27; Matulich Leads Raiders to 17-Point Half-Time Margin STATISTICS OF THE GAME|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 26, 1967}} After a 30–7 Texas Tech victory in 1976,{{cite web|url=https://theraiderland.com/the-most-bitter-loss-in-texas-tech-history-raiderland-looks-back-on-texas-tech-vs-houston-1976/|title=The Most Bitter Loss In Texas Tech History – Raiderland Looks Back On Texas Tech Vs Houston 1976|date=September 22, 2017|website=theraiderland.com|access-date=August 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829000620/https://theraiderland.com/the-most-bitter-loss-in-texas-tech-history-raiderland-looks-back-on-texas-tech-vs-houston-1976/|archive-date=August 29, 2018|url-status=dead}} Arkansas embarked on another nine-game winning streak, winning every year until 1986.{{cite web|url=https://wreckemred.com/2014/09/11/look-rivalry-texas-tech-arkansas/|title=A look at the rivalry between Texas Tech and Arkansas|date=September 11, 2014|website=wreckemred.com}} Arkansas and Texas Tech played every year from 1957–1991, when the teams were members of the Southwest Conference.{{cite web|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/the-decline-and-fall-of-the-southwest-conference/|title=The Decline and Fall of the Southwest Conference|date=August 31, 1974|website=texasmonthly.com}} In 1992, Arkansas joined the Southeastern Conference,{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-02-sp-1412-story.html|title=Arkansas Joins SEC; There May Be More : Colleges: Miami, Texas, Florida State, South Carolina, Texas A&M also might wind up in Southeastern Conference.|first=GENE|last=WOJCIECHOWSKI|date=August 2, 1990|via=LA Times}} and the two schools have only played twice since: a 49–28 Arkansas victory in 2014{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400547851|title=Arkansas vs. Texas Tech – Game Recap – September 13, 2014 – ESPN|website=ESPN.com}} and a 35–24 Texas Tech victory in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400603851|title=Texas Tech vs. Arkansas – Game Recap – September 19, 2015 – ESPN|website=ESPN.com}} The teams met in the 2024 Liberty Bowl; Arkansas won the contest 39–26. The teams are scheduled to meet in a home-and-home series for 2030 and 2031.{{Cite web|last=Kelley|first=Kevin|date=September 29, 2021|title=Texas Tech, Arkansas schedule 2030, 2031 home-and-home football series|url=https://fbschedules.com/texas-tech-arkansas-schedule-2030-2031-home-and-home-football-series/|access-date=September 30, 2021|website=FBSchedules.com|language=en-US}}

Game results

{{sports rivalry series table

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| team1 = Arkansas

| team1style = {{NCAA color cell|Arkansas Razorbacks}}

| team2 = Texas Tech

| team2style = {{NCAA secondary color cell|Texas Tech Red Raiders}}

| footnote = {{Cite web|url=http://www.winsipedia.com/arkansas/vs/texas-tech|title=Winsipedia – Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders football series history|website=Winsipedia}}

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References

Category:College football rivalries in the United States

Category:Arkansas Razorbacks football

Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders football

Arkansas–Texas Tech football rivalry

History

Game results

See also

References