Rice at Texas Tech

Saturday, October 20, 1979

Texas Tech beat Rice 30–⁠7. It was their 30th meeting; after it, Rice led the series 15–⁠14–⁠1.

AwayRice1–⁠10 in 1979
7
HomeTexas Tech3–⁠6–⁠2 in 1979
30

FinalHigh 88°F, low 58°FAttendance 41,732

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Texas Tech 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Texas Tech leads 27–⁠20–⁠1 in 48 meetings, counting the 18 since this game.

Recent meetings
2009Texas Tech 55, Rice 10
2007Texas Tech 59, Rice 24
1995Texas Tech 31, Rice 26
1994Rice 24, Texas Tech 21
1993Texas Tech 45, Rice 16
1992Rice 34, Texas Tech 3

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