Game notes: West Virginia at Texas Tech
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The matchup
- West Virginia (4–3, 1–3 in conference) at Texas Tech (6–0, 3–0 in conference), Saturday, November 7, 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 16th meeting; Texas Tech leads the series 8–7.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 29, 2025: Texas Tech 49, West Virginia 0.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1937: West Virginia 7, Texas Tech 6.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Texas Tech is 4–3 at home against West Virginia.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Texas Tech 49–0 (at West Virginia); 2024: Texas Tech 52–15 (at Texas Tech); 2023: West Virginia 20–13 (at West Virginia); 2022: Texas Tech 48–10 (at Texas Tech); 2021: Texas Tech 23–20 (at West Virginia).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
West Virginia
- West Virginia is 4–3 (1–3 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 31–24 vs. Coastal Carolina; W 52–7 vs. UT Martin; W 38–27 vs. No. 25 Virginia; L 24–41 vs. Oklahoma State; L 42–45 at Iowa State; L 31–52 vs. Arizona; W 45–42 vs. Cincinnati.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- West Virginia is No. 88 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Rich Rodriguez is 68–37 in his 26th season at West Virginia and 144–102 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Rich Rodriguez is 0–1 against Texas Tech.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Michael Hawkins Jr. (QB): 1,519 passing yards, 10 TD, No. 1 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cam Cook (RB): 833 rushing yards, 7 TD, No. 5 in FBS in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Patterson (LB): 44 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, West Virginia lost to No. 22 Texas 17–13.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 3–1 against West Virginia.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 TCU 34–18.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 Rich Rodriguez’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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