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Program · last held it 2012

Texas Tech

3Reigns
327Days held
3Defenses

Texas Tech last held the belt October 27, 2012. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Texas Tech belt badge →

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Texas Tech and the belt

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Belt-game record6–12

3–3 defending it · 3–9 challenging for it · 18 belt games since 1965

Biggest belt winby 36

56–20 vs. Oklahoma State, November 8, 2008

Worst belt lossby 44

21–65 at Oklahoma, November 22, 2008

Most belt games againstBaylor

Baylor (3) · Texas (2) · Oklahoma (2)

Took the belt3

times · 3 reigns in all · first belt game September 25, 1965

All-time rank of 106 programs53rd

in days held (327) · 35th in reigns · 61st in defenses (3) · records

Without it for5,116 days

since October 27, 2012, lost to Kansas State · longest droughts

This season

The belt and Texas Tech right now

Every path →
If the belt moves

If Baylor beats UCF on October 30 and holds on, Texas Tech plays them on the road on November 20 — that’s the game.

Season outlook

7% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.

Every reign

Texas Tech’s belt history

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October 13, 2012 – October 27, 2012 14 days
Won from West Virginia, 49–14 Lost to Kansas State, 55–24 1 defense
November 1, 2008 – November 22, 2008 21 days
Won from Texas, 39–33 Lost to Oklahoma, 65–21 1 defense
November 16, 1991 – September 3, 1992 292 days
Won from Baylor, 31–24 Lost to Oklahoma, 34–9 1 defense
Every belt game 18 games, newest first
September 26, 2015 · Texas Tech vs. TCU 52–55 as challengerlostNovember 17, 2013 · Texas Tech vs. Baylor 34–63 as challengerlostNovember 24, 2012 · Texas Tech vs. Baylor 45–52 as challengerlostOctober 27, 2012 · Texas Tech at Kansas State 24–55 as holderlost the beltOctober 20, 2012 · Texas Tech at TCU 56–53 as holderdefendedOctober 13, 2012 · Texas Tech vs. West Virginia 49–14 as challengertook the beltNovember 22, 2008 · Texas Tech at Oklahoma 21–65 as holderlost the beltNovember 8, 2008 · Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State 56–20 as holderdefendedNovember 1, 2008 · Texas Tech vs. Texas 39–33 as challengertook the beltOctober 24, 1998 · Texas Tech at Texas A&M 10–17 as challengerlostOctober 18, 1997 · Texas Tech at Nebraska 0–29 as challengerlostSeptember 3, 1992 · Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma 9–34 as holderlost the beltNovember 30, 1991 · Texas Tech at Houston 52–46 as holderdefendedNovember 16, 1991 · Texas Tech at Baylor 31–24 as challengertook the beltSeptember 8, 1979 · Texas Tech vs. USC 7–21 as challengerlostSeptember 11, 1971 · Texas Tech at Tulane 9–15 as challengerlostNovember 20, 1965 · Texas Tech at Arkansas 24–42 as challengerlostSeptember 25, 1965 · Texas Tech at Texas 7–33 as challengerlost
The belt network

Same school, other belts

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