Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech Adds Arkansas to Future Non-Conference Slate
September 29, 2021 | Football
Red Raiders will face their former Southwest Conference foe during the 2030-31 seasons
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt announced Wednesday the addition of Arkansas to the Red Raiders' future non-conference slate as the two former Southwest Conference rivals will face each other during the 2030-31 seasons.
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As part of the home-and-home agreement, Arkansas will travel to Jones AT&T Stadium on Sept. 14, 2030, followed by a return trip to Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville on Sept. 13, 2031. It is the second home-and-home agreement between the two schools since Arkansas departed the Southwest Conference following the 1991 season.
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The two schools traded road wins in the only other non-conference series since as Arkansas used a dominant running game to top the Red Raiders, 49-28, early in the 2014 season. The Red Raiders, behind 243 passing yards from Patrick Mahomes II and two touchdown grabs from Reginald Davis, responded the following year, handing Arkansas a 35-24 loss in Fayetteville.
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The Red Raiders have won three of the last four meetings with the Razorbacks after closing their time as SWC members with wins during the 1990-91 seasons and then their road victory in 2015. The two schools have met 37 times in history, with 32 of those coming during the SWC era.
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The home-and-home agreement with Arkansas guarantees Texas Tech a fellow power-five opponent as part of its non-conference slate for the next 10 years as the Red Raiders are also slated to face N.C. State (2022, 2027), Oregon (2023-24), Oregon State (2025-26) and Mississippi State (2028-29).
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Texas Tech Future Non-Conference Schedules
2022 – Murray State (Sept. 3), Houston (Sept. 10), at N.C. State (Sept. 17)
2023 – at Wyoming (Sept. 2), Oregon (Sept. 9), Tarleton State (Sept. 16)
2024 – Abilene Christian (Aug. 31), at Oregon (Sept. 7), North Texas (Sept. 14)
2025 – Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Aug. 30), at Colorado State (Sept. 6), Oregon State (Sept. 13)
2026 – Abilene Christian (Sept. 5), at Oregon State (Sept. 12), Colorado State (Sept. 19)
2027 – Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sept. 4), at North Texas (Sept. 11), N.C. State (Sept. 18)
2028 – at Mississippi State (Sept. 9), Wyoming (Sept. 16)
2029 – Mississippi State (Sept. 8), Fresno State (Sept. 15)
2030 – Fresno State (Sept. 7), Arkansas (Sept. 14)
2031 – Arkansas (Sept. 13)
2032 – Fresno State (Sept. 11)
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As part of the home-and-home agreement, Arkansas will travel to Jones AT&T Stadium on Sept. 14, 2030, followed by a return trip to Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville on Sept. 13, 2031. It is the second home-and-home agreement between the two schools since Arkansas departed the Southwest Conference following the 1991 season.
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The two schools traded road wins in the only other non-conference series since as Arkansas used a dominant running game to top the Red Raiders, 49-28, early in the 2014 season. The Red Raiders, behind 243 passing yards from Patrick Mahomes II and two touchdown grabs from Reginald Davis, responded the following year, handing Arkansas a 35-24 loss in Fayetteville.
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The Red Raiders have won three of the last four meetings with the Razorbacks after closing their time as SWC members with wins during the 1990-91 seasons and then their road victory in 2015. The two schools have met 37 times in history, with 32 of those coming during the SWC era.
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The home-and-home agreement with Arkansas guarantees Texas Tech a fellow power-five opponent as part of its non-conference slate for the next 10 years as the Red Raiders are also slated to face N.C. State (2022, 2027), Oregon (2023-24), Oregon State (2025-26) and Mississippi State (2028-29).
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Texas Tech Future Non-Conference Schedules
2022 – Murray State (Sept. 3), Houston (Sept. 10), at N.C. State (Sept. 17)
2023 – at Wyoming (Sept. 2), Oregon (Sept. 9), Tarleton State (Sept. 16)
2024 – Abilene Christian (Aug. 31), at Oregon (Sept. 7), North Texas (Sept. 14)
2025 – Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Aug. 30), at Colorado State (Sept. 6), Oregon State (Sept. 13)
2026 – Abilene Christian (Sept. 5), at Oregon State (Sept. 12), Colorado State (Sept. 19)
2027 – Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sept. 4), at North Texas (Sept. 11), N.C. State (Sept. 18)
2028 – at Mississippi State (Sept. 9), Wyoming (Sept. 16)
2029 – Mississippi State (Sept. 8), Fresno State (Sept. 15)
2030 – Fresno State (Sept. 7), Arkansas (Sept. 14)
2031 – Arkansas (Sept. 13)
2032 – Fresno State (Sept. 11)
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