TCU–Texas Tech football rivalry
The TCU–Texas Tech football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the TCU Horned Frogs football team of Texas Christian University (TCU), and the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team of Texas Tech University. The winner of the annual game is presented with the Saddle Trophy, a traveling icon which bears plaques marking the score of each meeting between the rival schools. The teams have met on the gridiron in 66 games since 1926. The "West Texas Championship - Saddle Trophy" was first awarded, from 1961 through 1970. During this ten-year stretch, the schools split the series 5–5. The trophy was lost and the rivalry name disappeared for decades until the moniker and trophy were reintroduced in 2017. This football game is known as the West Texas Championship - Battle for the Saddle Trophy.
| First meeting | October 30, 1926 TCU 28, Texas Tech 16 |
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| Latest meeting | November 2, 2023 Texas Tech 35, TCU 28 |
| Next meeting | October 26, 2024 |
| Trophy | "West Texas Championship" Saddle Trophy (1961–c. 1970; 2017–present) |
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| Meetings total | 66 |
| All-time series | Texas Tech leads, 33–30–3 |
| Largest victory | Texas Tech, 63–7 (1985) |
| Largest goal scoring | October 25, 2014 TCU 82, Texas Tech 27 |
| Longest win streak | Texas Tech, 6 (1973–1978, 1985–1990) |
| Current win streak | Texas Tech, 1 (2023–present) |