Nebraska vs. Texas Tech
Nebraska and Texas Tech have 11 meetings on file, the first in 1976; Nebraska leads the series 7–4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Nebraska 6–4, and Texas Tech has won the last 4. Share
- Nebraska wins
- 7
- Texas Tech wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1976
- Longest streak
- 7 Nebraska
- Current streak
- 4 Texas Tech
- Last 10 meetings
- Nebraska 6–4
- Most recent
- 2009
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Nebraska 1, Texas Tech 0
- Average margin
- 22.5 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Nebraska
- 3–2 Nebraska’s record at home
- At Texas Tech
- 2–3 Texas Tech’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Nebraska first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Nebraska’s biggest win2000: Nebraska 56, Texas Tech 3by 53 points
- Texas Tech’s biggest win2004: Texas Tech 70, Nebraska 10by 60 points
- Ranked showdown1976: Nebraska 27, Texas Tech 24No. 9 Texas Tech at No. 13 Nebraska
Coach against coach
| Years | Nebraska | Series | Texas Tech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1997 | Tom Osborne | 4–0 | Spike Dykes |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Nebraska’s side (Osborne 4–0 against Dykes). 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
| Sonny Cumbie Texas Tech | 44 of 56, 436 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT | 2004 Passing | |
| Cody Hodges Texas Tech | 34 of 45, 368 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT | 2005 Passing |
Named most valuable
| Rodney Allison Texas Tech | 1976 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Oct 17, 2009 | Texas Tech 31, 15Nebraska 10 | at Nebraska | ||
| Oct 11, 2008 | 7Texas Tech 37, Nebraska 31 | at Texas Tech | ||
| Oct 8, 2005 | 15Texas Tech 34, Nebraska 31 | at Nebraska | ||
| Oct 9, 2004 | Texas Tech 70, Nebraska 10 | at Texas Tech | ||
| Oct 20, 2001 | Nebraska 41, Texas Tech 31 | at Nebraska | ||
| Oct 14, 2000 | 1Nebraska 56, Texas Tech 3 | at Texas Tech | ||
| Oct 18, 1997 | 2Nebraska 29, Texas Tech 0 | at Nebraska | ||
| Oct 19, 1996 | 5Nebraska 24, Texas Tech 10 | at Texas Tech | ||
| Sep 8, 1994 | 1Nebraska 42, Texas Tech 16 | at Texas Tech | ||
| Sep 11, 1993 | 9Nebraska 50, Texas Tech 27 | at Nebraska | ||
| Dec 31, 1976 | 13Nebraska 27, 9Texas Tech 24 | Neutral site | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.