Texas Tech Upsets and Scares 1980-2019

Total upset score over 40 years is 3426. Average per year is 85.65

Total Upset Score	Result	Upset Value	Away Bonus	Blowout Bonus
294	On Oct 13, 2012, unranked Texas Tech defeated 5th ranked West Virginia by 35 points at home.	210	0	84
276	On Oct 22, 2011, unranked Texas Tech defeated 3rd ranked Oklahoma by 3 points away.	230	46	0
230	On Nov 17, 2007, unranked Texas Tech defeated 3rd ranked Oklahoma by 7 points at home.	230	0	0
220	On Nov 16, 2002, unranked Texas Tech defeated 4th ranked Texas by 4 points at home.	220	0	0
216	On Oct 11, 1986, unranked Texas Tech defeated 8th ranked Arkansas by 10 points away.	180	36	0
210	On Oct 2, 1999, unranked Texas Tech defeated 5th ranked Texas A&M by 2 points at home.	210	0	0
190	On Dec 30, 2004, 23rd ranked Texas Tech defeated 4th ranked California by 14 points at a neutral site.	190	0	0
180	On Oct 7, 1995, unranked Texas Tech defeated 8th ranked Texas A&M by 7 points at home.	180	0	0
176	On Oct 17, 2009, unranked Texas Tech defeated 15th ranked Nebraska by 21 points away.	110	22	44
176	On Sep 22, 2018, unranked Texas Tech defeated 15th ranked Oklahoma State by 24 points away.	110	22	44
140	On Nov 1, 1980, unranked Texas Tech defeated 12th ranked Texas by 4 points at home.	140	0	0
132	On Sep 9, 1995, unranked Texas Tech narrowly lost to 4th ranked Penn State by 1 points away.	110	22	0
126	On Oct 3, 1992, unranked Texas Tech narrowly lost to 5th ranked Texas A&M by 2 points away.	105	21	0
120	On Nov 3, 1984, unranked Texas Tech narrowly lost to 2nd ranked Texas by 3 points at home.	120	0	0
120	On Nov 15, 2003, unranked Texas Tech narrowly lost to 6th ranked Texas by 3 points away.	100	20	0
120	On Nov 6, 2010, unranked Texas Tech defeated 14th ranked Missouri by 7 points at home.	120	0	0
115	On Sep 26, 2015, unranked Texas Tech narrowly lost to 3rd ranked Texas Christian by 3 points at home.	115	0	0
110	On Oct 3, 1987, unranked Texas Tech defeated 15th ranked Texas A&M by 6 points at home.	110	0	0
105	On Nov 29, 2014, unranked Texas Tech narrowly lost to 5th ranked Baylor by 2 points at a neutral site.	105	0	0
100	On Dec 30, 2013, unranked Texas Tech defeated 16th ranked Arizona State by 14 points at a neutral site.	100	0	0
70	On Dec 3, 1988, unranked Texas Tech narrowly lost to 12th ranked Oklahoma State by 3 points at a neutral site.	70	0	0

For this table an upset is a win over an opponent ranked 10 or more slots better. Unranked teams are considered ranked 26th. The upset score is 10 points multiplied by the difference in ranking, thus a 21st ranked team beating a 1st ranked team is a better upset (200 points) than a 21st ranked team beating an 11th ranked team (100 points). Winning away grants a 20% bonus. Winning by 21 points or more is a blowout and grants a 40% bonus. A scare is a tie or a loss within 3 points of a better ranked team. Scares are worth 50% of upsets, and can get an away bonus. Leave a comment if you would like to see another school, other years, or different criteria for determining an upset or scare.