Game notes: TCU at Texas Tech
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The matchup
- TCU (3–3, 1–2 in conference) at Texas Tech (6–0, 3–0 in conference), Thursday, November 26, 8 p.m. ET, 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’).
- For the Saddle Trophy, which TCU holds.Wikipedia, resultsThe trophy from Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games; who holds it from our results since its first year.
The series
- It will be their 68th meeting; Texas Tech leads the series 33–31–3.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 26, 2024: TCU 35, Texas Tech 34.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1926: TCU 28, Texas Tech 16.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Texas Tech is 19–10–3 at home against TCU.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: TCU 35–34 (at TCU); 2023: Texas Tech 35–28 (at Texas Tech); 2022: TCU 34–24 (at TCU); 2021: TCU 52–31 (at Texas Tech); 2020: TCU 34–18 (at TCU).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
TCU
- TCU is 3–3 (1–2 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: L 10–15 vs. North Carolina; W 63–7 vs. Grambling; W 31–7 vs. Arkansas State; L 13–21 at UCF; L 10–17 vs. No. 10 BYU; W 17–6 at Baylor.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- TCU is No. 39 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Sonny Dykes is 39–20 in his fifth season at TCU and 110–83 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Sonny Dykes is 2–1 against Texas Tech.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jaden Craig (QB): 1,694 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jeremy Payne (RB): 429 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Hudson Hooper (LB): 33 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1955, TCU beat No. 16 SMU 20–13.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 1–2 against TCU.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 2011, Texas Tech lost to No. 21 Baylor 66–42.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 1–2 against Sonny Dykes’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).
- 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).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
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