Texas Tech vs. West Virginia

Saturday, January 1, 1938, Sun Bowl

West Virginia beat Texas Tech 7–⁠6. It was their first meeting; after it, West Virginia led the series 1–⁠0.

Neutral siteTexas Tech8–⁠4 in 1937
6
Neutral siteWest Virginia8–⁠1–⁠1 in 1937
7

FinalAttendance 12,000Referee: Cooper KinneyThe game on Wikipedia

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Texas Tech 54% to win. West Virginia won as Elo’s underdog.

Texas Tech leads 8–⁠7 in 15 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Texas Tech 49, West Virginia 0
2024Texas Tech 52, West Virginia 15
2023West Virginia 20, Texas Tech 13
2022Texas Tech 48, West Virginia 10
2021Texas Tech 23, West Virginia 20
2020Texas Tech 34, West Virginia 27

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