TCU vs. Texas–Arlington

TCU and Texas–Arlington first met in 1970 and have played 8 times; TCU leads the series 6–⁠2. Over the last 8 meetings it’s TCU 6–⁠2.

TCU wins
6
Texas–Arlington wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1970
Longest streak
5 TCU
Current streak
1 TCU
Last 10 meetings
TCU 6–⁠2
Most recent
1981

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s5–⁠2
1980s1–⁠0
Average margin
22.6 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At TCU
6–⁠2 TCU’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

  1. TCU’s biggest win1971: TCU 42, Texas–Arlington 0by 42 points
  2. Texas–Arlington’s biggest win1975: Texas–Arlington 24, TCU 7by 17 points
  3. Upset1975: Texas–Arlington 24, TCU 7Texas–Arlington had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of TCU and Texas–Arlington, 1970 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Sep 19, 1981TCU 38, Texas–Arlington 16at TCU
Sep 29, 1979Texas–Arlington 21, TCU 14at TCU
Sep 13, 1975Texas–Arlington 24, TCU 7at TCU
Sep 14, 1974TCU 12, Texas–Arlington 3at TCU
Sep 22, 1973TCU 49, Texas–Arlington 13at TCU
Sep 30, 1972TCU 38, Texas–Arlington 14at TCU
Sep 18, 1971TCU 42, Texas–Arlington 0at TCU
Sep 12, 1970TCU 31, Texas–Arlington 7at TCU

Every game is listed as played on the field.