Houston vs. Tennessee

Houston and Tennessee first met in 1953 and have played 3 times; Tennessee leads the series 2–⁠1. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Tennessee 2–⁠1, and Tennessee has won the last 2.

Houston wins
1
Tennessee wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1953
Longest streak
2 Tennessee
Current streak
2 Tennessee
Last 10 meetings
Tennessee 2–⁠1
Most recent
1998

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s1–⁠0
1960s0–⁠1
1990s0–⁠1
Average margin
19.3 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Houston
1–⁠0 Houston’s record at home
At Tennessee
2–⁠0 Tennessee’s record at home

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Houston and Tennessee, 1953 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Sep 26, 19984Tennessee 42, Houston 7at Tennessee
Oct 23, 1965Tennessee 17, Houston 8at Tennessee
Dec 5, 1953Houston 33, Tennessee 19at Houston

Every game is listed as played on the field.