Texas A & M – Texas Tech football rivalry The Texas A & M – Texas Tech football rivalry was an American college football rivalry between the Texas A & M Aggies football team of Texas A & M University and the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team of Texas Tech University . The series began as a non - conference rivalry when the first game was played in 1927 . The rivalry had continued uninterrupted since 1957 when the two schools became conference rivals . Texas A & M leads the all - time series with a total record of 37 – 32 – 1 . Texas A & M started the series with a 12 – 3 advantage while the two teams played each other as non - conference opponents from 1927 – 1955 . Texas Tech took a 2 – 1 record during its probationary membership in the Southwest Conference from 1957 – 59 . Texas A & M led the series during the Southwest Conference years ( 1960 – 95 ) with a 18 – 17 – 1 record . Texas Tech led the series during the Big 12 Conference years ( 1996 – 2011 ) with a 10 – 6 record . Both teams are tied with six games each for the longest winning streak . Texas Tech holds the longest uninterrupted winning streak of the series , six games between 1968 and 1973 , while Texas A & M has the longest nonconsecutive winning streak , six games in 1927 , 1932 and 1942 through 1945 . Texas A & M currently holds a three game winning streak but with their departure from the Big 12 Conference in 2012 , it is uncertain if the rivalry will continue in the future . Venues . When both Texas A & M and Texas Tech were members of the Southwest Conference ( SWC ) from 1960 to 1995 , and the Big 12 Conference from 1996 to 2011 , the match - up was exclusively a home - and - home series in College Station and Lubbock . In all , 29 games were played in Lubbock and 28 in College Station . Both teams held a 3 game home field advantage as the Red Raiders record was 16 – 13 in Lubbock while the Aggies record in College Station was 15 – 12 – 1 . Prior to Texas Tech joining the SWC for football in 1960 , 13 games of the rivalry were held at a neutral site in Amarillo , Dallas , and San Antonio . Only one game was held in Amarillo , a 7 – 0 Texas A & M victory in 1932 . From 1943 – 50 , the series was held at second neutral site , Alamo Stadium in San Antonio . Texas A & M held a 6 – 2 record over Texas Tech at Alamo Stadium . The 1951 , 1955 , 1958 , and 1959 games were held at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and the series at Fair Park was split 2 – 2 . In the early 2000s , an effort was made to move the series back to the Cotton Bowl during the State Fair of Texas but ultimately the rivalry game remained a home - and - home series . Will Rogers & Soapsuds statue . One of the most well - known landmarks on the Texas Tech campus is the statue of Will Rogers on his horse Soapsuds : " Riding Into the Sunset " . A campus legend holds that the statue was originally intended to be positioned with Will Rogers facing due west , so that it would appear he was riding into the sunset . However , that position would cause Soapsuds ' posterior to face due east , towards downtown Lubbock , Texas , potentially insulting the Lubbock business community . To address this issue , the statue was turned 23 degrees to the east , causing Soapsuds ' rear to face in the direction of the Texas A & M campus in College Station , Texas . The campus legend led to " Riding Into the Sunset " becoming involved in rivalry off the field . In 1969 , the statue was vandalized after being covered in maroon paint , Texas A & M ' primary color , after the Aggies football team lost to the Red Raiders 9 – 13 . Following the vandalism in 1969 , the Saddle Tramps , a Texas Tech student organization , wrap the statue in red crepe paper prior to every home football game . Following the 1999 upset of a No . 5 - ranked Texas A & M Aggies team , a group of Texas Tech students tore down and carried a goal post from Jones Stadium to the base of the statue . Game results . " Texas A & M victories are colored ██ maroon . Texas Tech victories are colored ██ scarlet . Ties are white . "