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Arkansas–Texas Tech football rivalry

Arkansas Razorbacks Texas Tech Red Raiders
First meeting	November 23, 1957 Arkansas, 47–26
Latest meeting	December 27, 2024 Arkansas, 39–26
Next meeting	September 14, 2030
Statistics
Meetings total	38
All-time series	Arkansas leads, 30–8
Largest victory	Arkansas, 49–7 (1978)
Longest win streak	Arkansas, 9 (1957–1965, 1977–1985)
Current win streak	Arkansas, 1 (2024–present)

The Arkansas–Texas Tech football rivalry is a college football rivalry game between the Razorbacks of the University of Arkansas and the Red Raiders of Texas Tech University.

History

The two schools first met in 1957, with Arkansas defeating Texas Tech by a score of 47–26 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Arkansas won the first nine games in the rivalry before Texas Tech broke through with a 21–16 victory in 1966. The Red Raiders also defeated the Razorbacks the following year, winning 31–27. After a 30–7 Texas Tech victory in 1976, Arkansas embarked on another nine-game winning streak, winning every year until 1986. Arkansas and Texas Tech played every year from 1957–1991, when the teams were members of the Southwest Conference. In 1992, Arkansas joined the Southeastern Conference, and the two schools have only played twice since: a 49–28 Arkansas victory in 2014 and a 35–24 Texas Tech victory in 2015. 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.

Game results

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References

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2. Williams, Don. "It's about time: Texas Tech-Arkansas rivalry a casualty of this era". lubbockonline.com.
3. Bob Holt (September 13, 2014). "Rivalry's nostalgia palpable". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
4. "Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times Archives, Oct 7, 1981, p. 16". newspaperarchive.com. October 7, 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. November 26, 1967.
7. "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.
8. "A look at the rivalry between Texas Tech and Arkansas". wreckemred.com. September 11, 2014.
9. "The Decline and Fall of the Southwest Conference". texasmonthly.com. August 31, 1974.
10. 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.
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 (September 29, 2021). "Texas Tech, Arkansas schedule 2030, 2031 home-and-home football series". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

• College football rivalries in the United States
• Arkansas Razorbacks football
• Texas Tech Red Raiders football