Houston vs. Louisiana Tech

Houston and Louisiana Tech first met in 1988 and have played 6 times; the series is tied 3–⁠3. Over the last 6 meetings it’s even at 3–⁠3.

Houston wins
3
Louisiana Tech wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1988
Longest streak
2 Houston
Current streak
1 Louisiana Tech
Last 10 meetings
even at 3–⁠3
Most recent
2012

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s1–⁠0
1990s1–⁠2
2010s1–⁠1
Average margin
29.2 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Houston
1–⁠2 Houston’s record at home
At Louisiana Tech
1–⁠1 Louisiana Tech’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Houston first
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Houston’s biggest win1991: Houston 73, Louisiana Tech 3by 70 points
  2. Louisiana Tech’s biggest win1994: Louisiana Tech 32, Houston 7by 25 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Houston and Louisiana Tech, 1988 on13001500170019901995200020052010201520202025

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

David Piland Houston53 of 77, 580 yards, 4 TD2012 Passing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Sep 8, 2012Louisiana Tech 56, Houston 49at Houston
Sep 17, 2011Houston 35, Louisiana Tech 34at Louisiana Tech
Sep 9, 1995Louisiana Tech 19, Houston 7at Houston
Sep 10, 1994Louisiana Tech 32, Houston 7at Louisiana Tech
Aug 31, 199112Houston 73, Louisiana Tech 3at Houston
Sep 10, 1988Houston 60, Louisiana Tech 0Neutral site

Every game is listed as played on the field.