Texas–Texas_Tech_football_rivalry
Texas–Texas Tech football rivalry
American college football rivalry
The Texas–Texas Tech football rivalry is an American college football rivalry[2] between the Texas Longhorns and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The winner of this gauntlet receives the other university's chancellor's sterling silver boot spurs which is what the name of the rivalry is named after. The Battle For The Chancellor's Spurs has been played uninterrupted since the 1960 college football season. After Texas has joined the SEC, the future of this game remains uncertain.[3]
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| First meeting | October 6, 1928 Texas 12, Texas Tech 0 |
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| Latest meeting | November 24, 2023 Texas 57, Texas Tech 7 |
| Stadiums | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Texas) Jones AT&T Stadium (Texas Tech) |
| Trophy | Chancellor's Spurs |
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| Meetings total | 73 |
| All-time series | Texas leads, 55–18[1] |
| Trophy series | Texas leads, 21–6 |
| Largest victory | Texas, 58–7 (1999) |
| Longest win streak | Texas, 8 (1958–1966) |
| Current win streak | Texas, 1 (2023–present) |
The Chancellor's Spurs is the trophy awarded to the winner of the game. The trophy is a set of spurs exchanged between the chancellors of the University of Texas System and Texas Tech University System. The teams first played during the 1928 season and have played annually since 1960 when Texas Tech began participating in the Southwest Conference. The tradition of a "traveling trophy" between the two universities began during the 1996 season when, for the first time, both universities' administration included a chancellor position; the Texas Tech University System was established and the system's first chancellor, John T. Montford, started the exchange of the Chancellor's Spurs between the two universities.[4][5] The 46th meeting between the teams marked the first game the winner would receive the Chancellor's Spurs. The spurs are gold and silver and engraved with Texas Tech's Double T and Texas' interlocking UT logo.[5]
The first meeting took place in 1928, which Texas won 12–0. The Longhorns and Red Raiders only faced each other nine times until 1960.[6] Since 1960, both teams have played annually as members of the Southwest Conference through 1995 and from 1996 as charter members of the Big 12 Conference.[7] The 2008 game was one of three games that led to a 3-way tie controversy in the Big 12 Conference South Division. Texas leads the series 52–17; the Longhorns are 19–7 against the Red Raiders since 1994. Texas Tech's 48–45 victory in 2015 was their first in Austin since 1997. It also ended the Longhorns' six-game winning streak. The Red Raiders' 37–34 victory in overtime on September 24, 2022, is their first victory in Lubbock since 2008.[8] The rivalry ended with Texas' departure to the SEC conference, and a 57–7 victory in their favor.
| Texas victories | Texas Tech victories |
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- Soliz, Brandon (June 28, 2017). "College Sports: Who are the five biggest rivals in Texas Tech sports?". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- "Lobbyist to become Texas Tech University System chancellor – Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. October 18, 2006. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- Marlena Hartz (December 14, 2008). "Texas Tech chancellor reclaims spurs from Texas | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal". Lubbock Online. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- "Texas Tech Game by Game against Opponents". Cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- "Texas Tech Historical Data". Cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- Collier, David (September 24, 2022). "Texas Tech knocks off No. 22 Texas in OT". KAMC. Retrieved September 24, 2022.