Sam Houston vs. Texas Tech
Sam Houston and Texas Tech have 3 meetings on file, the first in 2005; Texas Tech leads the series 3–0 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Texas Tech 3–0, and Texas Tech has won the last 3. Share
- Sam Houston wins
- 0
- Texas Tech wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 2005
- Longest streak
- 3 Texas Tech
- Current streak
- 3 Texas Tech
- Last 10 meetings
- Texas Tech 3–0
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 36 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Texas Tech
- 3–0 Texas Tech’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
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 | 26 of 37, 436 yards, 5 TD | 2005 Passing | |
| Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech | 33 of 53, 425 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT | 2015 Passing | |
| Austin Romaine Texas Tech | 8 tackles, 2 INT, 2 TD | 2026 Defense | |
| Robert Johnson Texas Tech | 8 catches, 209 yards | 2005 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
On television
| 2026 | TNT | 0.2 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Sep 26, 2026 | 11Texas Tech 49, Sam Houston 14 | at Texas Tech | ||
| Sep 5, 2015 | Texas Tech 59, Sam Houston 45 | at Texas Tech | ||
| Sep 17, 2005 | 19Texas Tech 80, Sam Houston 21 | at Texas Tech |
Every game is listed as played on the field.