Hardin Simmons vs. Texas Tech
Hardin Simmons and Texas Tech first met in 1932 and have played 18 times; Texas Tech leads the series 12–4–2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Texas Tech 7–2. Share
- Hardin Simmons wins
- 4
- Texas Tech wins
- 12
- Ties
- 2
- First meeting
- 1932
- Longest streak
- 4 Texas Tech
- Current streak
- 1 Texas Tech
- Last 10 meetings
- Texas Tech 7–2
- Most recent
- 1957
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 1–4–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 2–5–1 |
- Average margin
- 11.7 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Hardin Simmons
- 3–3–1 Hardin Simmons’s record at home
- At Texas Tech
- 9–1–1 Texas Tech’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 4
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Hardin Simmons’s biggest win1956: Hardin Simmons 41, Texas Tech 14by 27 points
- Texas Tech’s biggest win1954: Texas Tech 61, Hardin Simmons 19by 42 points
- Upset1932: Hardin Simmons 13, Texas Tech 12Hardin Simmons had a 6% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Hardin Simmons | Series | Texas Tech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941–1950 | Warren Woodson | 2–4–1 | Dell Morgan |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Hardin Simmons’s side (Woodson 2–4–1 against Morgan). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers

1946 · The Daily Alaska empire, Dec 2, 1946

1953 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 29, 1953

1954 · Evening star, Nov 28, 1954
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.