Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech
Ole Miss currently holds a 3-2 lead in the all-time series, with the last meeting occurring in 2009, which ended in an Ole Miss win (47-34). Texas Tech won both meetings in 2002-03, and averaged 40.5 points per game in those wins.
Ole miss won an Independence Bowl over Texas Tech in 1998 (35-18), and won the first ever meeting between the schools in 1986, which was also an Independence Bowl win for the Rebels (20-17).
This will be the first neutral site game for Texas Tech since 1959, when Tech played in Dallas against Texas A&M. Texas Tech played Oklahoma State in 1958 in Oklahoma City.
Texas Tech has outscored their season opener opponents by 28.7 points per game dating back to 2000. This is the first season opener against the SEC for the Red Raiders since 1997, when they took on Tennessee. This is the first Power Five season opener for Tech since 2002.
Ole Miss is 18-3 in their last 21 openers, and has an overall record of 91-27-5 in season openers all-time. Ole Miss is 14-12 all-time against current Big 12 members.
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