Kansas vs. Texas Tech
Kansas and Texas Tech have 26 meetings on file, the first in 1965; Texas Tech leads the series 24–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Texas Tech 9–1, and Texas Tech has won the last 5. Share
2027 at Kansas. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Kansas wins
- 2
- Texas Tech wins
- 24
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1965
- Longest streak
- 12 Texas Tech
- Current streak
- 5 Texas Tech
- Last 10 meetings
- Texas Tech 9–1
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–5 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–8 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–5 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Kansas 0, Texas Tech 1
- Average margin
- 17.4 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Kansas
- 1–12 Kansas’s record at home
- At Texas Tech
- 12–1 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’s biggest win2019: Kansas 37, Texas Tech 34by 3 points
- Texas Tech’s biggest win2017: Texas Tech 65, Kansas 19by 46 points
- Upset2001: Kansas 34, Texas Tech 31Kansas had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2008: Texas Tech 63, Kansas 21No. 8 Texas Tech at No. 19 Kansas
Coach against coach
| Years | Kansas | Series | Texas Tech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2009 | Mark Mangino | 0–4 | Mike Leach |
| 2015–2018 | David Beaty | 0–4 | Kliff Kingsbury |
| 2022–2025 | Lance Leipold | 0–3 | Joey McGuire |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Kansas’s side (Mangino 0–4 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
| Seth Doege Texas Tech | 45 of 59, 476 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT | 2012 Passing | |
| Graham Harrell Texas Tech | 34 of 42, 386 yards, 5 TD | 2008 Passing | |
| Alan Bowman Texas Tech | 36 of 46, 408 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT | 2018 Passing | |
| Cameron Dickey Texas Tech | 21 carries, 263 yards, 2 TD | 2025 Rushing | |
| Jonathan Giles Texas Tech | 12 catches, 219 yards, 2 TD | 2016 Receiving | |
| Stephon Robinson Jr. Kansas | 6 catches, 186 yards, 2 TD | 2019 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.