Missouri vs. Texas Tech

Missouri and Texas Tech have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1995; Missouri leads the series 6–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Missouri 6–⁠3.

Missouri wins
6
Texas Tech wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1995
Longest streak
3 Missouri
Current streak
1 Missouri
Last 10 meetings
Missouri 6–⁠3
Most recent
2011

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s2–⁠1
2000s3–⁠1
2010s1–⁠1
Both ranked
1 meeting: Missouri 1, Texas Tech 0
Average margin
17.8 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Missouri
4–⁠0 Missouri’s record at home
At Texas Tech
3–⁠2 Texas Tech’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Missouri’s biggest win2007: Missouri 41, Texas Tech 10by 31 points
  2. Texas Tech’s biggest win1995: Texas Tech 41, Missouri 14by 27 points
  3. Ranked showdown2007: Missouri 41, Texas Tech 10No. 22 Texas Tech at No. 15 Missouri

Coach against coach

YearsMissouriSeriesTexas Tech
1995–⁠1999Larry Smith2–⁠1Spike Dykes
2002–⁠2007Gary Pinkel3–⁠1Mike Leach

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Missouri’s side (Smith 2–⁠1 against Dykes). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Missouri and Texas Tech, 1995 on1300150017001995200020052010201520202025

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

Nov 19, 2011Missouri 31, Texas Tech 27at Missouri
Nov 6, 2010Texas Tech 24, 14Missouri 17at Texas Tech
Oct 20, 200715Missouri 41, 22Texas Tech 10at Missouri
Oct 7, 200623Missouri 38, Texas Tech 21at Texas Tech
Oct 25, 2003Missouri 62, Texas Tech 31at Missouri
Oct 19, 2002Texas Tech 52, Missouri 38at Texas Tech
Oct 30, 1999Missouri 34, Texas Tech 7at Missouri
Oct 31, 199818Missouri 28, Texas Tech 26at Texas Tech
Sep 16, 1995Texas Tech 41, Missouri 14at Texas Tech

Every game is listed as played on the field.