Houston at Texas Tech
Saturday, November 20, 1954 Share
Texas Tech beat Houston 61–14. It was their fourth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–2.
FinalHigh 70°F, low 31°FAttendance 14,000
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Houston–Texas Tech gameTied 18–18–1 in 37 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.
| 2026 | Texas Tech 28, Houston 26 | |
| 2025 | Texas Tech 35, Houston 11 | |
| 2023 | Texas Tech 49, Houston 28 | |
| 2022 | Texas Tech 33, Houston 30 | |
| 2021 | Texas Tech 38, Houston 21 | |
| 2018 | Texas Tech 63, Houston 49 |
Around this game
Houston
- Next gamevs. ArkansasNov. 27, 1954
- SeasonHouston in 1954
- ProgramHouston history and records
Texas Tech
- Next gameat Hardin SimmonsNov. 27, 1954
- SeasonTexas Tech in 1954
- ProgramTexas Tech history and records

