Texas Tech 35-24 Oregon State (Sep 12, 2026) Final Score

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No. 13 Texas Tech2-035

Oregon State0-224Final

Sat, Sep 12 · Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Ore. · Crowd 30,539

No. 13 Texas Tech beat Oregon State 35-24.

We had Texas Tech favored. It won.

Next: Texas Tech beat Houston 28-26, Fri Sep 18

Next: Oregon State beat Montana 52-17, Sat Sep 19

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Texas Tech an 80% chance, and the closing betting line (Texas Tech was a 25.5-point favorite) put it at 98%.

Favored the whole way: Texas Tech never fell below 63%.

Oregon State never had better than a 36% chance.

75-yard TD pass

Oregon State · Q2 7:25

FinalTexas Tech 35-24 Oregon StateTexas Tech wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.

The play that swung it

1Q4 6:31Hammond 32-yd TD pass to Eakin, Texas Tech goes ahead 28-24Texas Tech 73% → 87% (+14)

The play that swung it

1Q4 6:31Hammond 32-yd TD pass to Eakin, Texas Tech goes ahead 28-24Oregon State 27% → 13% (−14)

Texas Tech’s chance to win after every play.

How to read this chart

Starts from the pregame line (Texas Tech -25.5), at 94% for Texas Tech (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays. Under the scores, r/CFB comments per minute from fans with a Oregon State or Texas Tech flair (889 and 1,904); both sides share one scale, regulation only.

Every drive

Texas Tech scored on 5 of its 14 drives; Oregon State on 4 of its 14.

Texas Tech’s drives are teal, Oregon State’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

Two crowds, one game

The words each side’s fans used far more than the other side, from the game thread.

Texas Tech fans

hammond“Did Hammond just lose his job on live TV to a guy who’s been on the team for 2 weeks”

secondary“Big 12 teams watching our secondary in game film and licking their chops rn”

Oregon State fans

refs“Announcers working hard to act like the refs weren't the real winners tonight.”

atkinson““What is happening in Corvallis right now” ATKINSON TO LEGREE IS WHATS HAPPENING”

catch“If OSU WRs (Hampton) could only catch this game would be even more incredible.”

Both sets of fans kept coming back to: back, now, don, field.

What it cost

Texas Tech’s chance to make the playoff fell from 43% to 42%.

Make the playoff

Texas Tech · won43% → ▼42%

Oregon State · lost1% → ▼0%

Before the game (September 11, 2026) → after this result, in our model.

Box score

Texas Tech 35, Oregon State 24

Oregon State covered +25.5 by 14.5. The total, 59, went over 52.5.

Team totals	Texas Tech	Oregon State
Total yards	352	472
Passing	21 of 28, 197 yds	32 of 52, 417 yds
Rushing	46 for 155 yds	19 for 55 yds
First downs	22	20
Third down	8 of 16	4 of 15
Fourth down	1 of 1	1 of 3
Turnovers	1	1
Penalties	7 for 70 yds	7 for 60 yds
Time of possession	29:35	30:25

Texas Tech leaders

Passing Will Hammond 20 of 27, 189 yds, 1 TD
Rushing J'Koby Williams 20 for 116 yds, 1 TD; Quinten Joyner 5 for 25 yds
Receiving Coy Eakin 6 for 79 yds, 1 TD; Kenny Johnson 5 for 41 yds

Oregon State leaders

Passing Braden Atkinson 31 of 51, 413 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Aaron Butler 1 for 20 yds; Cornell Hatcher Jr. 4 for 17 yds
Receiving Jesse Legree 8 for 240 yds, 2 TD; Aeryn Hampton 4 for 50 yds

Rain through most of the game

59° at kickoff · 0.1 in of rain by radar over the stadium; the airport 4.3 miles away recorded 0.02 in

The usual here around this date is 67°, with about 7 in 10 games between 60° and 75°.

September game-day temperatures at Reser Stadium

Drag along the chart, or step through the game.

First quarter, 14:44 left4:44 p.m.

Texas Tech 0, Oregon State 0 · Oregon State 6% to win

no rain · 59°

Newberry run for a 7-yd loss

Where this weather comes from

Measured at Corvallis Muni airport, 4.3 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last three games · 2025 season

Texas Tech · 12-2

Rated 7th in our preseason ratings, 7th now.

2-1 in its last three, one over ranked or top-40 competition.

L 0-23 vs OregonTop 25 #3 of 667

lost by 23 as a 1.5-point favorite

W 34-7 vs BYUTop 25 #28 of 667

won by 27 as a 13.5-point favorite

W 49-0 @ West Virginia #104 of 667

won by 49 as a 24.5-point favorite

W 48-9 vs UCF #74 of 667

won by 39 as a 24.5-point favorite

W 29-7 vs BYUTop 25 #30 of 667

won by 22 as a 13.5-point favorite

W 43-20 @ Kansas StateTop 25 #35 of 667

won by 23 as a 7.5-point favorite

W 42-0 vs Oklahoma State #184 of 667

won by 42 as a 35.5-point favorite

L 22-26 @ Arizona StateTop 25 #39 of 667

lost by 4 as an 8.5-point favorite

W 42-17 vs Kansas #38 of 667

won by 25 as a 13.5-point favorite

W 35-11 @ HoustonTop 25 #73 of 667

won by 24 as an 11.5-point favorite

W 34-10 @ UtahTop 25 #37 of 667

won by 24 as a 3.5-point underdog

W 45-14 vs Oregon State #90 of 667

won by 31 as a 23.5-point favorite

W 62-14 vs Kent State #231 of 667

won by 48 as a 47.5-point favorite

W 67-7 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff #257 of 667

won by 60 as a 54.5-point favorite

Last three games · 2025 season

Oregon State · 2-10

Rated 69th in our preseason ratings, 67th now.

Three straight losses.

L 8-32 @ Washington State #55 of 667

lost by 24 as a 14.5-point underdog

L 14-31 @ Tulsa #147 of 667

lost by 17 as a 1.5-point underdog

L 17-21 vs Sam Houston #205 of 667

lost by 4 as a 21.5-point favorite

W 10-7 vs Washington State #71 of 667

won by 3 as a 3.5-point underdog

W 45-13 vs Lafayette #181 of 667

won by 32 as a 21.5-point favorite

L 14-39 vs Wake Forest #54 of 667

lost by 25 as a 1.5-point underdog

L 23-27 @ App State #124 of 667

lost by 4 as a 2.5-point underdog

L 24-27 vs HoustonTop 25 #62 of 667

lost by 3 as an 11.5-point underdog

L 7-41 @ OregonTop 25 #2 of 667

lost by 34 as a 34.5-point underdog

L 14-45 @ Texas TechTop 25 #34 of 667

lost by 31 as a 23.5-point underdog

L 27-36 vs Fresno State #87 of 667

lost by 9 as a 1.5-point favorite

L 15-34 vs California #47 of 667

lost by 19 as a 2.5-point underdog

Week by week

Oregon State

Wk 1Lat Houston20-33

Texas Tech

Wk 1Wvs Abilene Christian33-10

Matchups

Biggest mismatch: Oregon State’s explosive plays against Texas Tech, 71 points

Each row ranks the two sides among all teams. The longer the line, the bigger the mismatch.

Oregon State’s explosive plays against Texas Tech’s defense
Oregon State offense, 87th percentile · Texas Tech defense, 16th
Texas Tech’s rushing EPA against Oregon State’s defense
Texas Tech offense, 79th percentile · Oregon State defense, 42nd
Texas Tech’s success rate against Oregon State’s defense
Texas Tech offense, 86th percentile · Oregon State defense, 56th

Season profile, all the rows

Season profile

Texas TechOregon State

EPA/play, offense

EPA/play, defense

Success rate, offense

Success rate, defense

Explosive-play rate, offense

Explosive-play rate, defense

Rush EPA, offense

Rush EPA, defense

Pass EPA, offense

Pass EPA, defense

The series

Texas Tech leads the series 2-0

2 meetings since 1959 · Texas Tech has won the last 2

2025Texas Tech 45-14
1959Texas Tech 15-14

Each line is Oregon State’s chance to win through that meeting. Older meetings have no play by play, so no line.

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Oregon State fans are in a better mood than Texas Tech fans (57th vs 29th among FBS fanbases), even with Texas Tech favored.

Texas Tech favored by 25.5 · Total 52.5

How games like this usually go

Texas Tech by 25.5, and it went to form

Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.

The market

The spread moved 2 points toward Oregon State.

The total rose 3 points.

The books’ cut: 3.6%, the margin built into the odds

Weather at kickoff

Cool, with rain. Feels like 56° at kickoff.

Texas Tech at Oregon State · Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 · Reser Stadium, Corvallis

56°feels like at kickoff
0.02 inrain at kickoff
97weather score, Comfortable
Tiedfor the roughest of the day's 4 kickoff times

At kickoff, Sept. 12, 2026.

Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.

Kickoff times that Saturday

Games in this time zone used 4 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game, ringed, was tied for the roughest of the day's four kickoff times. At Reser Stadium that day, a 12:30 pm kickoff would have scored 100, against 97 at 4:15 pm.

The roughest kickoff time is the lowest of the day's times. It can still be Mixed or Comfortable.

12:30 pm: 100, Ideal
4:15 pm: 97, Comfortable (this game)
6 pm: 99, Comfortable
7:30 pm: 95, Comfortable

Weather score at each kickoff time.

Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.

At kickoff, Sept. 12, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.

Home field

Oregon State is worth +2.7 points (±4.0) more at home than on the road since 2018 — bottom third of FBS, 25th percentile.

50% at home, 32% on the road against FBS opponents (23-23 home, 14-30 away).

Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +0.6 at home vs. away over 97 games — inside the ±5.6 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.

The visitors travel about 1,369 miles to get here.

No. 13 Texas Tech beats Oregon State 35-24