Baylor–Texas Tech football rivalry

Baylor–Texas Tech football rivalry
First meetingNovember 2, 1929
Baylor, 34–0
Latest meetingOctober 19, 2024
Baylor, 59–35
Next meeting2026
Statistics
Meetings total83
All-time seriesBaylor leads 42–40–1
Largest victoryTexas Tech, 62–11 (2002)
Longest win streakTexas Tech, 15 (1996–2010)
Current win streakBaylor, 1 (2024–present)
250km
155miles
Texas Tech
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Locations of Baylor and Texas Tech

The Baylor–Texas Tech football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Baylor Bears and Texas Tech Red Raiders. Each school is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The rivalry began in 1929. The game has been played every year since 1956 despite the fact that Texas Tech was a member of the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. In 1960, Texas Tech joined the Southwest Conference, ensuring the rivalry would continue. In 1996, the Southwest Conference dissolved, and both teams were invited, along with the Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies, with former members of the Big Eight Conference to form the Big 12 Conference. From 1947–64, Baylor won 14 of the 15 games. From 1996–2010, Texas Tech won 15 straight games. Baylor then won 5 straight meetings.

This rivalry has been nicknamed the "Texas Shootout" or some call it the "Butt Bowl" because whenever Baylor plays on the road or at a neutral site, the teams' abbreviated names read BU-TT.