Game notes: Arizona at Texas Tech
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The matchup
- Arizona (5–1, 2–1 in conference) at Texas Tech (6–0, 3–0 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Jones AT&T Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 35th meeting; Texas Tech leads the series 27–5–2.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 5, 2024: Texas Tech 28, Arizona 22.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1932: Texas Tech 21, Arizona 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Texas Tech is 13–1 at home against Arizona.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Texas Tech 28–22 (at Arizona); 2019: Arizona 28–14 (at Arizona); 1989: Texas Tech 24–14 (at Texas Tech); 1988: Arizona 35–19 (at Arizona); 1979: Arizona 14–14 (at Arizona).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Arizona
- Arizona is 5–1 (2–1 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 35–7 vs. Northern Arizona; L 17–28 at No. 15 BYU; W 42–17 vs. Northern Illinois; W 34–24 at Washington State; W 34–7 vs. Cincinnati; W 52–31 at West Virginia.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Arizona has won four straight, since losing 28–17 to BYU (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Arizona is No. 19 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Brent Brennan is 18–13 in his third season at Arizona and 52–61 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Brent Brennan is 0–1 against Texas Tech.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Noah Fifita (QB): 1,739 passing yards, 16 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Mizell (WR): 19 catches, 359 yards, 4 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Taye Brown (LB): 39 tackles, 0.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Noah Fifita holds Arizona’s career record in passing yards with 10,922 and counting, past Nick Foles’s 10,011 (2009–11).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Noah Fifita holds Arizona’s career record in touchdown passes with 89 and counting, past Willie Tuitama’s 67 (2005–08).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Noah Fifita holds Arizona’s career record in total offense with 11,232 and counting, past Nick Foles’s 9,712 (2009–11).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1998, Arizona beat No. 12 Oregon 38–3.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Texas Tech
- Texas Tech is 6–0 (3–0 in conference games), 1–0 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 33–10 vs. Abilene Christian; W 35–24 at Oregon State; W 28–26 vs. No. 22 Houston; W 49–14 vs. Sam Houston; W 29–7 at Colorado; W 53–25 vs. Arizona State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Texas Tech has won six straight, since losing 23–0 to Oregon (Jan. 1, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Texas Tech is No. 9 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Texas Tech is one of six FBS teams that are unbeaten this season, with BYU, James Madison, Miami, UCLA and Utah.resultsFBS teams with no losses this season (four games or more).
- Joey McGuire is 41–18 in his fifth season at Texas Tech.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Joey McGuire is 1–0 against Arizona.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Will Hammond (QB): 1,334 passing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- J’Koby Williams (RB): 538 rushing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Austin Romaine (LB): 41 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Texas Tech lost to No. 24 Oklahoma 62–28.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Joey McGuire is 1–0 against Brent Brennan’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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