2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Texas Bowl champion
Texas Bowl, W 42–25 vs. Ole Miss
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record8–5 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZach Kittley (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorTim DeRuyter (1st season)
Base defense3–4/3–3–5 hybrid[1]
Home stadiumJones AT&T Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 TCU y^   9 0     13 2  
No. 14 Kansas State y$   7 2     10 4  
No. 25 Texas   6 3     8 5  
Texas Tech   5 4     8 5  
Oklahoma State   4 5     7 6  
Baylor   4 5     6 7  
Oklahoma   3 6     6 7  
Kansas   3 6     6 7  
West Virginia   3 6     5 7  
Iowa State   1 8     4 8  
Championship: Kansas State 31, TCU 28OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Joey McGuire.[2][3]

The Red Raiders finished the regular season 7–5, 5–4 in Big 12 play, for the program's first winning conference record since 2009. Additionally, Texas Tech defeated Texas and Oklahoma in the same season for the first time in program history.[4] The Red Raiders were invited to the Texas Bowl, defeating Ole Miss 42–25. Defensive lineman Tyree Wilson was named All-Big 12 First Team and defensive back Malik Dunlap was named All-Big 12 Second Team.[5]

Offseason[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

Following a 24–25 loss to Kansas State in the eighth week of the 2021 season, head coach Matt Wells was fired on October 25.[6] Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Sonny Cumbie was named interim head coach for the rest of the 2021 season. On November 8, Joey McGuire was hired as the Red Raider’s new head coach, having previously been the associate head coach and outside linebackers coach for the Baylor Bears.[7] On November 24, McGuire announced that he would be retaining Cumbie as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.[8] However, Cumbie was hired as the head coach at Louisiana Tech University on November 30.[9] Running backs coach DeAndre Smith, father of quarterback Donovan Smith, was retained by McGuire.[10] On December 5, Virginia Tech announced that it had hired co-defensive coordinator Derek Jones.[11] The following day it was announced that head defensive coordinator Keith Patterson had been hired as the head coach at Abilene Christian.[12] DeAndre Smith was later hired as the New York Giants' running backs coach on February 11, 2022.[13][14]

Recruiting class[edit]

References:[15]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joseph Adedire
Defensive line
Mansfield, TX Mansfield Summit HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Bryson Donnell
Running back
Tyler, TX Tyler Legacy HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Harvey Dyson
Defensive line
Cedar Hill, TX Cedar Hill HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tavares Elston
Linebacker
Gulf Shores, AL Gulf Shores HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Coy Eakin
Wide receiver
Stephenville, TX Stephenville HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 29, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Hut Graham
Safety
Gunter, TX Gunter HS 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Maurion Horn
Running back
Broken Arrow, OK Broken Arrow HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Landon Hullaby
Safety
Mansfield, TX Mansfield Timberview HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tyler King
Wide receiver
Houston, TX Alief Taylor HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Seth Martin
Offensive line
Fort Worth, TX Everman HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Syncere Massey
Defensive line
Cedar Hill, TX Cedar Hill HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Trevon McAlpine
Defensive line
Saraland, AL Saraland HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Sammy Morris IV
Defensive back
Prosper, TX Prosper HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 2, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jalon Peoples
Cornerback
Cedar Hill, TX Cedar Hill HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ben Roberts
Linebacker
Haslet, TX Eaton HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Sheridan Wilson
Offensive line
Argyle, TX Argyle HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars

Transfers[edit]

Outgoing

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New school
Henry Colombi 6 QB 6'2" 205 Senior Hollywood, FL Marshall
Nelson Mbanasor 91 DL 6'3 275 Senior Lufkin, TX Louisiana Tech
Sterling Galban 22 WR 5'11 180 Junior Burnet, TX Jacksonville State

Incoming

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school
Blake Bedwell 28 RB 5'10" 194 RS Freshman Amarillo, TX SMU
Brady Boyd 14 WR 6'1" 185 Freshman Southlake, TX Minnesota
Jordan Brown 18 WR 5'11" 185 Freshman DeSoto, TX Kansas
Cade Briggs 73 OL 6'3" 295 Sophomore Las Vegas, NV New Mexico
Ty Buchanan 75 OL 6'6 285 Freshman Corpus Christi, TX USC
Myles Cole 5 DE 6'6" 280 Senior Shreveport, LA Louisiana–Monroe
Baylor Cupp 88 TE 6'7 245 Sophomore Brock, TX Texas A&M
James Grando 11 LB 6'2" 205 Sophomore Arlington, TX Cisco J. C.
Drew Hocutt 83 WR 6'0" 190 RS Freshman Lubbock, TX Angelo State
Monroe Mills 71 OL 6'6" 300 RS Freshman Columbia, MO Oklahoma State
Dimitri Moore 3 LB 6'3" 208 Senior Cedar Hill, TX Missouri State
Joshua Moore 6 WR 6'1" 169 Sophomore Yoakum, TX Texas
Tyler Owens 44 S 6'2" 204 Junior Plano, TX Texas
Jacob Rodriguez 98 LB 6'1" 200 Freshman Wichita Falls, TX Virginia
Michael Shanahan 66 OT 6'5" 310 Sophomore Orlando, FL UT Martin
Haydon Wiginton 83 WR 5'11" 180 Freshman Midloathian, TX Oklahoma State
Dennis Wilburn 56 OL 6'3" 320 Sophomore Humble, TX Hutchinson C. C.

Preseason[edit]

Big 12 media poll[edit]

The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022.[16]

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Baylor 365 (17)
2 Oklahoma 354 (12)
3 Oklahoma State 342 (9)
4 Texas 289 (2)
5 Kansas State 261
6 Iowa State 180 (1)
7 TCU 149
8 West Virginia 147
9 Texas Tech 119
10 Kansas 48

Award watch lists[edit]

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
John Mackey Award[17] Baylor Cupp TE JR
Outland Trophy[18] Cole Spencer OT SR
Ray Guy Award[19] Austin McNamara P SR
Paul Hornung Award[20] Myles Price WR JR
Wuerffel Trophy[21] Tony Bradford Jr. DL SR
Bednarik Award[22] Tyree Wilson LB SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[23] Tahj Brooks RB JR
Myles Price WR
SaRodorick Thompson RB SR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[24] Tyler Shough QB SR
Rotary Lombardi Award[25] Tyree Wilson OLB SR

Schedule[edit]

Texas Tech and the Big 12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 1, 2021.[26][27]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.Murray State*ESPN+W 63–1060,201
September 103:00 p.m.No. 25 Houston*
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
FS1W 33–30 2OT56,271
September 176:00 p.m.at No. 16 NC State*ESPN2L 14–2756,919
September 242:30 p.m.No. 22 Texas
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
ESPNW 37–34 OT60,975
October 111:00 a.m.at No. 25 Kansas StateESPN+L 28–3750,782
October 82:30 p.m.at No. 7 Oklahoma StateFS1L 31–4155,509
October 222:00 p.m.West Virginiadagger
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
FS1W 48–1056,530
October 296:30 p.m.Baylor
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
ESPN2L 17–4560,705
November 511:00 a.m.at No. 7 TCUFoxL 24–3444,760
November 126:00 p.m.Kansas
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
ESPN+W 43–2855,613
November 196:00 p.m.at Iowa StateFS1W 14–1052,676
November 266:30 p.m.Oklahoma
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
FS1W 51–48 OT51,126
December 288:00 p.m.vs. Ole Miss*ESPNW 42–2553,251
Schedule Source:[28]

Personnel[edit]

2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 47 Tanner Allen Fr
RB 25 Blake Bedwell So
WR 13 Brady Boyd So
WR 9 Jerand Bradley  Fr
OL 73 Cade Briggs Sr
RB 28 Tahj Brooks (C) Jr
WR 86 Jordan Brown So
OL 79 Ty Buchanan  Fr
WR 15 Cameron Cantrell Injured Jr
OL 77 Ethan Carde Sr
WR 10 Trey Cleveland Jr
TE 88 Baylor Cupp Jr
RB 22 Bryson Donnell Fr
WR 85 Coy Eakin Fr
WR 83 Jack Esparza Fr
WR 17 Nate Floyd So
WR 19 Loic Fouonji Jr
OL 63 Erik Gray Fr
WR 82 Drew Hocutt So
OL 75 Jacoby Jackson  Fr
OL 66 Matt Keeler So
WR 21 Tyler King Fr
TE 26 Jason Lloyd Jr
OL 64 Jurrien Loftin Fr
OL 68 Seth Martin Fr
WR 20 Nehemiah Martinez So
TE 84 Zack McCown Fr
OL 71 Monroe Mills So
OL 78 Larry Moore So
QB 16 Jaden Morris Fr
QB 2 Behren Morton  Fr
OL 72 Landon Peterson Jr
WR 1 Myles Price (C) Jr
TE 39 Charles Robinson  Fr
OL 69 Caleb Rodkey  Fr
OL 76 Caleb Rogers (C) Jr
OL 50 Michael Shanahan Jr
QB 12 Tyler Shough (C) Sr
QB 7 Donovan Smith (C) So
WR 6 J. J. Sparkman So
OL 74 Cole Spencer Injured  Sr
TE 43 Henry Teeter (C) Sr
TE 80 Mason Tharp So
RB 4 SaRodorick Thompson Sr
WR 5 Chadarius Townsend  Sr
OL 58 Jack Tucker  Fr
RB 0 Cam'Ron Valdez  Fr
OL 62 Kaden Weatherby Fr
WR 14 Xavier White Sr
WR 87 Haydon Wiginton  Fr
OL 56 Dennis Wilburn Sr
OL 65 Sheridan Wilson Fr
OL 70 Weston Wright (C) Sr
TE 41 Jayden York So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 43 Joseph Adedire Fr
OLB 56 Jackson Baggett Jr
DL 98 E'Maurion Banks  Fr
DB 16 Keyon Blankenbaker  Sr
DL 96 Philip Blidi Jr
DB 15 Cole Boyd Jr
DL 97 Tony Bradford Jr. (C) Sr
DL 91 Blake Burris  Fr
DL 99 Sam Carrell  Fr
DL 5 Myles Cole Sr
DB 29 Chief Collins  Fr
LB 35 Patrick Curley Sr
DB 27 Jon-Jon Davis So
LB 45 Drew Dearman Fr
DB 24 Malik Dunlap (C) Sr
DL 52 Harvey Dyson III Fr
LB 20 Gage Elder  Fr
DB 6 Kosi Eldridge (C)  Sr
LB 17 Taveras Elston Jr. Fr
OLB 49 Charles Esters III  Fr
DB 7 Adrian Frye (C)  Sr
DB 14 Hut Graham Fr
OLB 36 James Grando Jr
DB 22 Maurian Horn Fr
DB 23 Landon Hullaby Fr
DL 95 Jaylon Hutchings (C) Sr
LB 41 Ty Kana Fr
LB 48 Derrick Lewis II Injured So
LB 50 Trent Low So
DL 90 Syncere Massey Fr
LB 32 Tyrique Matthews Sr
DL 93 Trevon McAlpine Injured Fr
LB 1 Krishon Merriweather (C)  Sr
DB 3 Kobee Minor So
LB 11 Dimitri Moore  Sr
OLB 92 L. B. Moore Injured So
DB 26 Sammy Morris IV  Fr
DB 18 Tyler Owens Sr
DB 2 Reggie Pearson Jr. Sr
DB 12 Jalon Peoples Fr
OLB 8 Jesiah Pierre (C) Jr
DB 31 Joseph Plunk So
OLB 54 Bryce Ramirez Injured Jr
LB 46 Ben Roberts Fr
LB 34 Bryce Robinson Injured Jr
LB 13 Jacob Rodriguez So
DL 42 Vidal Scott  Sr
OLB 59 Isaac Smith  Fr
LB 40 Wesley Smith Fr
DB 25 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (C) Sr
DB 9 Marquis Waters (C)  Sr
DB 21 Cameron Watts Injured Sr
DB 10 Cam White Sr
DB 38 Jett Whitfield Jr
DB 0 Rayshad Williams (C) Sr
OLB 19 Tyree Wilson Injured (C) Sr
OLB 51 Robert Wooten So
LB 33 Matthew Young  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 99 Gino Garcia Jr
K 48 Stone Harrington Fr
P 37 Brook Honore' Fr
LS 30 Jackson Knotts So
LS 61 Jacob Mauch So
P 31 Austin McNamara (C) Sr
K 36 Trey Wolff Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2022

Game summaries[edit]

Murray State[edit]

Murray State Racers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Racers 3 7 0010
Red Raiders 14 28 14763

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 60,201
  • Referee: Dan Scanlan
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Reed and Taylor McHargue
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

Tyler Shough started at quarterback for the Red Raiders but exited the game at the end of the first quarter due to a possible injury.[29] Donovan Smith then came in at quarterback and quickly scored with a 30-yard pass to Jerand Bradley. Murray State's starting quarterback, D. J. Williams, would also be injured, as his right leg gave out on a sack on the last play of the first half. With the Red Raiders up 56–10, Smith exited the game midway through the third quarter and was relieved by Behren Morton. The three Texas Tech quarterbacks went for a combined 27/36 for 472 yards, 6 touchdowns, and one interception.

No. 25 Houston[edit]

No. 25 Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
No. 25 Cougars 0 3 7107330
Red Raiders 3 14 037633

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Game information

This was the Red Raiders' first win over a ranked opponent since 2019 and first win over a ranked non-conference opponent since 1989.[30][31]

At No. 16 NC State[edit]

Texas Tech Red Raiders at No. 16 NC State Wolfpack – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 0 7 0714
No. 16 Wolfpack 6 14 0727

at Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina

Game information

No. 22 Texas[edit]

No. 22 Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
No. 22 Longhorns 10 14 73034
Red Raiders 7 7 1010337

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

Game information

This was Texas Tech's first win over Texas in Lubbock since 2008.[32] Texas Tech narrowed the Longhorns' lead in the all-time series to 16 wins against 52 losses in the 68-game in-state rivalry.[33]

Although the Red Raiders held a 14-10 lead early in the second quarter, they trailed 24-14 at halftime. Trailing 31-24 after three quarters, Texas Tech tied the game on a Donavan Smith pass to Baylor Cupp, and then took a 34-31 lead late in the 4th quarter on a Trey Wolff 45-yard field goal. The Red Raiders appeared to have the game in hand as the Longhorns got the ball with just 21 seconds left in the 4th quarter at the Tech 29-yard line. But the Longhorns drove 46 yards in three plays and got a long field goal as time ran out to force overtime.[34] In overtime, the Red Raiders won the coin toss and elected to play on defense first. The strategy paid off when linebacker Krishon Merriweather's hard hit on all-conference tailback Bijon Robinson forced a fumble that was recovered by defensive back Reggie Pierson Jr. Texas Tech's SaRodorick Thompson gained 17 yards on Tech's first offensive play in overtime, setting up Trey Wolff's game-winning field goal.[35]

At No. 25 Kansas State[edit]

Texas Tech Red Raiders at No. 25 Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 0 10 10828
No. 25 Wildcats 13 0 71737

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

Game information

At No. 7 Oklahoma State[edit]

Texas Tech Red Raiders at No. 7 Oklahoma State Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 14 10 7031
No. 7 Cowboys 17 3 14741

at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 55,509
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins and Devin Gardner
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

West Virginia[edit]

West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 3 0 7010
Red Raiders 14 3 141748

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,530
  • Referee: Steve Baron
  • TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle and Mark Helfrich
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

Baylor[edit]

Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 3 14 72145
Red Raiders 0 3 14017

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,705
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman and Dawn Davenport
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

At No. 7 TCU[edit]

Texas Tech Red Raiders at No. 7 TCU Horned Frogs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 10 0 7724
No. 7 Horned Frogs 7 6 02134

at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas

Game information

The Horned Frogs entered the game with an 8-0 record and a top-10 ranking. TCU took an early 7-0 lead on a long punt return, but starting quarterback Behren Morton pulled Tech even at 7-7 with a 47-yard touchdown pass to Jerand Bradley. Trey Wolff added a short field goal to put Texas Tech up 10-7, but Morton suffered a lower body injury in the second quarter. He was replaced by Tyler Shough.[36]

Tech's defense held the Horned Frogs scoreless in the third, with Jaylon Hutchings making a key sack against TCU's Max Duggan on a 4th-down play deep in Tech territory. Shough's 33-yard touchdown pass to J.J. Sparkman gave the Red Raiders a 17-13 lead going into the 4th quarter, but the Horned Frogs were able to drive 81 yards to retake the lead. Texas Tech, which committed just 6 penalties in the game, was flagged three times on TCU's go-ahead drive. The drive was extended in part by a blown call on a facemask penalty when Tech's Tyree Wilson sacked TCU's Max Duggan early in the drive deep in TCU territory. The Horned Frogs added two more Max Duggan touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to put the game away. Shough scored on a touchdown run late in the fourth quarter with the game out of reach as Tech fell to 4-5 for the season.[37]

Kansas[edit]

Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jayhawks 7 14 0728
Red Raiders 17 10 01643

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 55,613
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle, Ryan Leaf and Tori Petry
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

At Iowa State[edit]

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 0 7 0714
Cyclones 0 3 0710

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 22 °F (−6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,676
  • Referee: Steve Baron
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins and Devin Gardner
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

Oklahoma[edit]

Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Sooners 14 10 717048
Red Raiders 0 23 1510351

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,126
  • Referee: Derek Anderson
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins and Devin Gardner
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

This was Texas Tech's first win over Oklahoma since 2011.

Vs. Ole Miss (Texas Bowl)[edit]

Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Ole Miss Rebels (Texas Bowl) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 10 16 01642
Rebels 7 0 61225

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: December 28
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 53,251
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott, Andre Ware and Ian Fitzsimmons
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

Statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

Scores against non-conference opponents
1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Opponents 16 24 13 2973 92
Texas Tech 27 65 14 3376 152
Scores against the Big 12
1 2 3 4OT Total
Opponents 74 64 49 960 283
Texas Tech 62 73 77 756 293
Scores against all opponents
1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Opponents 90 88 62 12573 375
Texas Tech 89 138 91 104136 441

Offense[edit]

Special teams[edit]

Weekly awards[edit]

  • Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
Donovan Smith (week 2 vs. Houston)[38]
  • Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Reggie Pearson (week 4 vs. Texas)[39]
  • Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Trey Wolff (week 4 vs. Texas)[39]
Trey Wolff (week 11 vs. Kansas)[40]
Trey Wolff (week 13 vs. Oklahoma)[41]
  • Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
Behren Morton (week 8 vs. West Virginia)[42]
  • Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
Donovan Smith (week 4 vs. Texas)[43]

Players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 7 Tyree Wilson DE Las Vegas Raiders

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