Kansas State vs. Texas Tech
Kansas State and Texas Tech have 25 meetings on file, the first in 1933; Kansas State leads the series 15–10 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Kansas State 8–2. Share
2027 at Texas Tech. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Kansas State wins
- 15
- Texas Tech wins
- 10
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1933
- Longest streak
- 8 Kansas State
- Current streak
- 1 Texas Tech
- Last 10 meetings
- Kansas State 8–2
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–5 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 8–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 4–1 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Kansas State 1, Texas Tech 0
- Average margin
- 18 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Kansas State
- 8–3 Kansas State’s record at home
- At Texas Tech
- 7–7 Texas Tech’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Kansas State’s biggest win2014: Kansas State 45, Texas Tech 13by 32 points
- Texas Tech’s biggest win2009: Texas Tech 66, Kansas State 14by 52 points
- Ranked showdown2012: Kansas State 55, Texas Tech 24No. 15 Texas Tech at No. 4 Kansas State
Coach against coach
| Years | Kansas State | Series | Texas Tech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2009 | Bill Snyder | 1–4 | Mike Leach |
| 2013–2018 | Bill Snyder | 5–1 | Kliff Kingsbury |
| 2019–2021 | Chris Klieman | 3–0 | Matt Wells |
| 2022–2025 | Chris Klieman | 2–1 | Joey McGuire |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Kansas State’s side (Snyder 1–4 against Leach). 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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Cody Hodges Texas Tech | 44 of 65, 643 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT | 2005 Passing | |
| Steven Sheffield Texas Tech | 33 of 41, 490 yards, 7 TD, 1 INT | 2009 Passing | |
| Graham Harrell Texas Tech | 38 of 51, 454 yards, 6 TD | 2008 Passing | |
| Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech | 45 of 62, 504 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT | 2016 Passing | |
| Seth Doege Texas Tech | 43 of 63, 461 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT | 2011 Passing | |
| DeAndre Washington Texas Tech | 27 carries, 248 yards, 3 TD | 2015 Rushing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
On television
| 2025 | FOX | 3.1 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.