Houston at Texas Tech

Saturday, November 20, 1954

Texas Tech beat Houston 61–⁠14. It was their fourth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–⁠2.

AwayHouston5–⁠5 in 1954
14
HomeTexas Tech7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1954
61

FinalHigh 70°F, low 31°FAttendance 14,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: 20 Houston Players Sick, Texas Tech Scores 67-74 Win

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 21, 1954, page 67

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    20 Houston Players Sick, Texas Tech Scores 67–⁠74 Win LUBBOCK, Tex. Nov. 90 The University of Houston, 90 of its football players i’ll from possible food poisoning. offered only token resistance to Texas Tech today as the Red Raiders ran rampant in the first three quarters for a ella victory. Ten other University Of Houston students were reported suffering from upset stomachs and chills. The food at the Houston cafeteria was being examined. ! Hssss HeassoR Reea g 4o9 a io5f ido-55ff Houston scoring: Touchdowns Banghman. Bales Conversions Gray. Tech scoring: Touchdovns- Bryan q Schmidt t2l. Bradshaw. Herr. Kirk patfsck, White, johnson. Conversions kpatrick (5l. johnson, Spinkss

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Texas Tech 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Tied 18–⁠18–⁠1 in 37 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Texas Tech 28, Houston 26
2025Texas Tech 35, Houston 11
2023Texas Tech 49, Houston 28
2022Texas Tech 33, Houston 30
2021Texas Tech 38, Houston 21
2018Texas Tech 63, Houston 49

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