38 BOWL APPEARANCES 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 563 ALL-TIME VICTORIES
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Overall: 1-1 | Big 12: 0-0 | H: 1-0 | A: 0-0 | N: 0-1 SEPTEMBER • (1-1) 1 vs. Ole Miss (Houston) 8 LAMAR 15 HOUSTON 22 at Oklahoma State* 29 WEST VIRGINIA* OCTOBER • (0-0) 11 at TCU* 20 KANSAS* 27 at Iowa State* NOVEMBER • (0-0) 3 OKLAHOMA* 10 TEXAS* 17 at Kansas State* 24 vs. Baylor* (Arlington) DECEMBER • (0-0) 1 Big 12 Championship
SERIES HISTORY Overall In Lubbock In Houston Neutral Site Under Kingsbury Current Streak Last Meeting
L, 27-47 W, 77-0 3:15 p.m. 6 p.m. TBD
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HOUSTON COUGARS
GAME 3
1-1 0-0 Big 12
VS 2-0 0-0 AAC
Sept. 15 • 3:15 p.m. • Lubbock, Texas • Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454) • FOX • Texas Tech Sports Network TEXAS TECH Record 1-1 Overall; 0-0 Big 12 Rankings AP: NR | Coaches: NR Last Game Def. Lamar, 77-0 Streak Won 1 Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury Career Record 31-34 (6th Season) Record at Texas Tech Same Record vs. Houston 1-0
SATURDAY STORYLINES UH leads 18-12-1 UH leads 8-6 UH leads 10-4-1 Tech leads 2-0 Tech leads 1-0 Won 2 Tech 27, UH 24 (2017)
HOUSTON Record 2-0 Overall; 0-0 AAC Rankings AP: RV | Coaches: RV Last Game Def. Arizona, 45-18 Streak Won 2 Head Coach Major Applewhite Career Record 9-5 (2nd Season) Record at Houston Same Record vs. Texas Tech 0-1
MEETING OF FORMER SWC FOES Texas Tech and Houston will turn the clocks back Saturday when the two former Southwest Conference foes meet at Jones AT&T Stadium. It will be the fourth meeting between the two schools since the SWC disbanded following the 1995 campaign as the Red Raiders are 2-1 in those games during that stretch. n The Red Raiders opened the first of a four-game agreement with Houston last year with a 27-24 victory at TDECU Stadium. The two schools will complete the agreement with another home-and-home series during the 2021-22 seasons. n
TV: FOX SPORTS NET n Play-by-Play: Joe Davis n Analyst: Brady Quinn n Sideline Reporter: Bruce Feldman
NO PLACE LIKE HOME Texas Tech opened its home slate in style this past weekend as the Red Raiders routed Lamar, 77-0, marking their largest margin of victory since topping Trinity, 79-0, in 1932. The shutout marked Tech’s first since blanking Southeastern Louisiana in 2006. n The Lamar victory marked the 13th time since 2015 the Red Raiders have scored at least 50 points inside Jones AT&T Stadium. Texas Tech leads all schools nationally in most home games of 50 or more points at home during that span as Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Oregon are all tied for second with nine games. n
RADIO: TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK n Play-by-Play: Brian Jensen n Analyst: John Harris n Sideline Reporter: Chris Level n Engineer: Steve Pitts n Satellite Radio: Sirius 83 / XM 83 n National Radio: None n Mobile App: TuneIn (search Texas Tech)
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Texas Tech enters this weekend having won each of its last eight non-conference games at home and 33 of its last 34 dating back to the 2002 season. The Red Raiders are an impressive 40-2 overall in non-conference home games since moving to a spread offense in 2000. n Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury is 10-1 against non-conference opponents at home with the one loss coming to Arkansas during the 2014 campaign. n Overall, Kingsbury is 14-3 overall in regular season non-conference games since taking over the reins of his alma mater in 2013. n
HONORING SEÑOR SACK Texas Tech will honor the memory of the Red Raider great Gabe Rivera throughout the 2018 season. Rivera, one of five members of the prestigious Texas Tech Ring of Honor, passed away in his hometown of San Antonio on July 16.
Known by fans as “Señor Sack” throughout his career, Rivera compiled 321 career tackles, including 34 that went for a loss, over his four-year career from 1979-82. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Texas Tech Ring of Honor in 2014.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
16
Texas Tech has forced a turnover in 16-consecutive games, which ranks fourth nationally behind Oklahoma State (29), UCF (21) and Memphis (18). It is the longest streak since Tech created a takeaway in 18-straight games from 2008-10. #WreckEm
9
Number of rushing touchdowns Texas Tech has totaled so far this season, which is tied with Oklahoma for the most in the country. The Red Raiders rushed for seven touchdowns against Lamar alone, their most in a game dating back to 1950.
5
Number of turnovers Texas Tech created a year ago against Houston, its most in a game at the time since 2008. Six different Red Raiders contributed to the five turnovers, all of which are still on the Tech roster.