Texas Tech vs. West Virginia
Texas Tech and West Virginia have 15 meetings on file, the first in 1937; Texas Tech leads the series 8–7 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Texas Tech 6–4, and Texas Tech has won the last 2. Share
- Texas Tech wins
- 8
- West Virginia wins
- 7
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1937
- Longest streak
- 5 West Virginia
- Current streak
- 2 Texas Tech
- Last 10 meetings
- Texas Tech 6–4
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Texas Tech 0, West Virginia 1
- Average margin
- 17.7 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Texas Tech
- 4–3 Texas Tech’s record at home
- At West Virginia
- 3–4 West Virginia’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Texas Tech first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Texas Tech’s biggest win2025: Texas Tech 49, West Virginia 0by 49 points
- West Virginia’s biggest win2016: West Virginia 48, Texas Tech 17by 31 points
- Ranked showdown2018: West Virginia 42, Texas Tech 34No. 12 West Virginia at No. 25 Texas Tech
Coach against coach
| Years | Texas Tech | Series | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2018 | Kliff Kingsbury | 1–5 | Dana Holgorsen |
| 2019–2021 | Matt Wells | 3–0 | Neal Brown |
| 2022–2024 | Joey McGuire | 2–1 | Neal Brown |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Texas Tech’s side (Kingsbury 1–5 against Holgorsen). 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
| Seth Doege Texas Tech | 32 of 42, 499 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT | 2012 Passing | |
| Tahj Brooks Texas Tech | 23 carries, 188 yards, 3 TD | 2024 Rushing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
On television
| 2025 | ESPN | 0.9 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Nov 7, 2026 | West Virginia at Texas Tech upcoming | at Texas Tech | ||
| Nov 29, 2025 | 7Texas Tech 49, West Virginia 0 | at West Virginia | ||
| Nov 30, 2024 | Texas Tech 52, West Virginia 15 | at Texas Tech | ||
| Sep 23, 2023 | West Virginia 20, Texas Tech 13 | at West Virginia | ||
| Oct 22, 2022 | Texas Tech 48, West Virginia 10 | at Texas Tech | ||
| Oct 2, 2021 | Texas Tech 23, West Virginia 20 | at West Virginia | ||
| Oct 24, 2020 | Texas Tech 34, West Virginia 27 | at Texas Tech | ||
| Nov 9, 2019 | Texas Tech 38, West Virginia 17 | at West Virginia | ||
| Sep 29, 2018 | 12West Virginia 42, 25Texas Tech 34 | at Texas Tech | ||
| Oct 14, 2017 | West Virginia 46, 24Texas Tech 35 | at West Virginia | ||
| Oct 15, 2016 | 20West Virginia 48, Texas Tech 17 | at Texas Tech | ||
| Nov 7, 2015 | West Virginia 31, Texas Tech 26 | at West Virginia | ||
| Oct 11, 2014 | West Virginia 37, Texas Tech 34 | at Texas Tech | ||
| Oct 19, 2013 | 16Texas Tech 37, West Virginia 27 | at West Virginia | ||
| Oct 13, 2012 | Texas Tech 49, 5West Virginia 14 | at Texas Tech | ||
| Jan 1, 1938 | West Virginia 7, Texas Tech 6 | Neutral site | Sun Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.