Louisiana Tech vs. UTEP

Louisiana Tech and UTEP have 22 meetings on file, the first in 1939; Louisiana Tech leads the series 18–⁠3–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Louisiana Tech 9–⁠1, and Louisiana Tech has won the last 4.

Louisiana Tech wins
18
UTEP wins
3
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1939
Longest streak
8 Louisiana Tech
Current streak
4 Louisiana Tech
Last 10 meetings
Louisiana Tech 9–⁠1
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s0–⁠1
1940s2–⁠0–⁠1
1990s1–⁠0
2000s3–⁠1
2010s7–⁠0
2020s5–⁠1
Average margin
14.3 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Louisiana Tech
9–⁠1 Louisiana Tech’s record at home
At UTEP
2–⁠9–⁠1 UTEP’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Louisiana Tech’s biggest win2014: Louisiana Tech 55, UTEP 3by 52 points
  2. UTEP’s biggest win1939: UTEP 27, Louisiana Tech 0by 27 points
  3. Upset1940: Louisiana Tech 19, UTEP 7Louisiana Tech had a 12% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1942: Louisiana Tech 20, UTEP 0Louisiana Tech had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2004: UTEP 44, Louisiana Tech 27UTEP had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsLouisiana TechSeriesUTEP
2001–⁠2003Jack Bicknell Jr.3–⁠0Gary Nord
2013–⁠2016Skip Holtz4–⁠0Sean Kugler
2018–⁠2021Skip Holtz3–⁠1Dana Dimel

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Louisiana Tech’s side (Bicknell 3–⁠0 against Nord). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Louisiana Tech and UTEP, 1939 on130015001700194019501960197019801990200020102020

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

Praise Amaewhule UTEP5 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3.5 for loss2020 Defense

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

Every game

Sep 27, 2025Louisiana Tech 30, UTEP 11at UTEP
Oct 22, 2024Louisiana Tech 14, UTEP 10at Louisiana Tech
Sep 29, 2023Louisiana Tech 24, UTEP 10at UTEP
Oct 8, 2022Louisiana Tech 41, UTEP 31at Louisiana Tech
Oct 16, 2021UTEP 19, Louisiana Tech 3at UTEP
Oct 10, 2020Louisiana Tech 21, UTEP 17at Louisiana Tech
Oct 26, 2019Louisiana Tech 42, UTEP 21at UTEP
Oct 20, 2018Louisiana Tech 31, UTEP 24at Louisiana Tech
Nov 18, 2017Louisiana Tech 42, UTEP 21at UTEP
Oct 1, 2016Louisiana Tech 28, UTEP 7at Louisiana Tech
Nov 21, 2015Louisiana Tech 17, UTEP 15at UTEP
Oct 4, 2014Louisiana Tech 55, UTEP 3at Louisiana Tech
Oct 5, 2013Louisiana Tech 38, UTEP 35at UTEP
Oct 23, 2004UTEP 44, Louisiana Tech 27at Louisiana Tech
Oct 11, 2003Louisiana Tech 38, UTEP 35at UTEP
Nov 23, 2002Louisiana Tech 38, UTEP 24at Louisiana Tech
Nov 10, 2001Louisiana Tech 53, UTEP 30at UTEP
Nov 23, 1991Louisiana Tech 21, UTEP 17at UTEP
Oct 10, 1942Louisiana Tech 20, UTEP 0at Louisiana Tech
Sep 27, 1941UTEP 0, Louisiana Tech 0at UTEP
Oct 5, 1940Louisiana Tech 19, UTEP 7at Louisiana Tech
Nov 18, 1939UTEP 27, Louisiana Tech 0at UTEP

Every game is listed as played on the field.