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Houston vs Tennessee Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Houston and Tennessee.
PROGRAM ONEHouston1 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD1–2WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOTennessee2 recorded wins
3Recorded meetings
1953Earliest documented
1998Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME
Head-to-head timeline
Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.
- 1953Houston33 — 19Tennessee
- 1965Houston8 — 17Tennessee
- 1998Houston7 — 42Tennessee
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Houston vs Tennessee | 7–42 | Tennessee won |
| 1965 | Houston vs Tennessee | 8–17 | Tennessee won |
| 1953 | Houston vs Tennessee | 33–19 | Houston won |
OUR DATA STANDARD
Sources and historical coverage
These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.
Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.