Texas Tech vs. USC

Texas Tech and USC have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1978; USC leads the series 3–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s USC 3–⁠0, and USC has won the last 3.

Texas Tech wins
0
USC wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1978
Longest streak
3 USC
Current streak
3 USC
Last 10 meetings
USC 3–⁠0
Most recent
1994

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠2
1990s0–⁠1
Average margin
21 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Texas Tech
0–⁠1 Texas Tech’s record at home
At USC
1–⁠0 USC’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Texas Tech first

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Texas Tech and USC, 1978 on130015001700190019801990200020102020

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

Named most valuable

Keyshawn Johnson USC1994
John Herpin USC1994

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Jan 2, 199521USC 55, Texas Tech 14Neutral siteCotton Bowl
Sep 8, 19791USC 21, Texas Tech 7at Texas Tech
Sep 9, 19789USC 17, Texas Tech 9at USC

Every game is listed as played on the field.