Texas A&M–Texas Tech football rivalry
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The Texas A&M–Texas Tech football rivalry is an American college football rivalry[citation needed] between the Texas A&M Aggies football team of Texas A&M University and Texas Tech Red Raiders football team of Texas Tech University. The series began in 1927. The rivalry had continued uninterrupted since 1957 when the two schools became conference rivals.[lower-alpha 1] Texas A&M leads the series 37–32–1. Texas A&M started the series with a 12–3 advantage while the two teams played each other as non-conference opponents from 1927–1955. Texas Tech led with a 2–1 record during its probationary membership in the Southwest Conference from 1957–59. Texas A&M led the series during the Southwest Conference years (1960–95) with an 18–17–1 record. Texas Tech led the series during the Big 12 Conference years (1996–2011) with a 10–6 record. In summary, Texas A&M dominated the series during the early years (1927–1955) with a 12–3 advantage, while Texas Tech leads the series in the modern era (1957–2011) with a 29–25–1 advantage. Both teams are tied with six games each for the longest winning streak. Texas Tech holds the longest uninterrupted winning streak of the series, six games between 1968 and 1973, while Texas A&M has the longest nonconsecutive winning streak, six games in 1927, 1932 and 1942 through 1945. Texas A&M currently holds a three-game winning streak but with their departure from the Big 12 Conference in 2012, it is uncertain if the rivalry will continue in the future.
First meeting | October 27, 1927 Texas A&M 47, Texas Tech 6 |
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Latest meeting | October 8, 2011 Texas A&M 45, Texas Tech 40 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 70 |
All-time series | Texas A&M leads, 37–32–1[1] |
Largest victory | 1. Texas A&M, 47–6 (1927) 2. Texas Tech, 56–17 (2005) |
Longest win streak | Texas A&M, 6 (1927–1945) Texas Tech, 6 (1968–1973) |
Current win streak | Texas A&M, 3 (2009–present) |