West Texas at Houston

Saturday, September 29, 1979

No. 8 Houston beat West Texas 49–⁠10. It was their fifth meeting; Houston leads the series 4–⁠1.

AwayWest Texas5–⁠5–⁠1 in 1979
10
Home8Houston11–⁠1 in 1979
49

FinalHigh 90°F, low 74°FAttendance 27,080

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Houston 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Houston leads 4–⁠1 in five meetings.

Recent meetings
1979Houston 49, West Texas 10
1976Houston 50, West Texas 7
1949Houston 14, West Texas 13
1948West Texas 28, Houston 13
1946Houston 14, West Texas 12

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