Texas Tech vs. UTEP

Texas Tech and UTEP have 22 meetings on file, the first in 1933; Texas Tech leads the series 17–⁠4–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Texas Tech 8–⁠2, and Texas Tech has won the last 8.

Scheduled 2032 at UTEP. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Texas Tech wins
17
UTEP wins
4
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1933
Longest streak
8 Texas Tech
Current streak
8 Texas Tech
Last 10 meetings
Texas Tech 8–⁠2
Most recent
2019

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s3–⁠1
1940s2–⁠0
1950s4–⁠3–⁠1
1960s1–⁠0
1980s1–⁠0
1990s1–⁠0
2000s2–⁠0
2010s3–⁠0
Average margin
19 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Texas Tech
9–⁠2 Texas Tech’s record at home
At UTEP
2–⁠8–⁠1 UTEP’s record at home
Shutouts
3

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Texas Tech’s biggest win1950: Texas Tech 61, UTEP 7by 54 points
  2. UTEP’s biggest win1957: UTEP 26, Texas Tech 14by 12 points
  3. Upset1952: UTEP 20, Texas Tech 14UTEP had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1949: Texas Tech 13, UTEP 0Texas Tech had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsTexas TechSeriesUTEP
1933–⁠1939Pete Cawthon3–⁠1Mack Saxon
1951–⁠1956DeWitt Weaver3–⁠2–⁠1Mike Brumbelow

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Texas Tech’s side (Cawthon 3–⁠1 against Saxon). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Texas Tech and UTEP, 1933 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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 7, 2019Texas Tech 38, UTEP 3at Texas Tech
Sep 12, 2015Texas Tech 69, UTEP 20at Texas Tech
Sep 6, 2014Texas Tech 30, UTEP 26at UTEP
Sep 8, 2007Texas Tech 45, UTEP 31at Texas Tech
Sep 9, 200624Texas Tech 38, UTEP 35at UTEP
Sep 5, 1998Texas Tech 35, UTEP 3at Texas Tech
Sep 6, 1980Texas Tech 35, UTEP 7at Texas Tech
Nov 16, 1963Texas Tech 7, UTEP 3at UTEP
Oct 12, 1957UTEP 26, Texas Tech 14at UTEP
Sep 22, 1956UTEP 17, Texas Tech 13at Texas Tech
Oct 8, 1955UTEP 27, Texas Tech 27at UTEP
Oct 9, 1954Texas Tech 55, UTEP 28at Texas Tech
Sep 26, 1953Texas Tech 27, UTEP 6at UTEP
Oct 11, 1952UTEP 20, Texas Tech 14at Texas Tech
Nov 3, 1951Texas Tech 27, UTEP 7at UTEP
Oct 28, 1950Texas Tech 61, UTEP 7at Texas Tech
Nov 5, 1949Texas Tech 13, UTEP 0at UTEP
Nov 6, 1948Texas Tech 46, UTEP 6at Texas Tech
Sep 23, 1939UTEP 7, Texas Tech 2at UTEP
Oct 22, 1938Texas Tech 14, UTEP 7at UTEP
Nov 2, 1934Texas Tech 27, UTEP 0at Texas Tech
Oct 28, 1933Texas Tech 12, UTEP 0at UTEP

Every game is listed as played on the field.