38 BOWL APPEARANCES 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 567 ALL-TIME VICTORIES
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Overall: 5-3 | Big 12: 3-2 | H: 3-1 | A: 2-0 | N: 0-1 SEPTEMBER • (3-2) 1 vs. Ole Miss (Houston) 8 LAMAR 15 HOUSTON 22 at #15 Oklahoma State* 29 #12 WEST VIRGINIA* OCTOBER • (2-1) 11 at TCU* 20 KANSAS* 27 at Iowa State* NOVEMBER • (0-0) 3 #7 OKLAHOMA* 10 TEXAS* 17 at Kansas State* 24 vs. Baylor* (Arlington) DECEMBER • (0-0) 1 Big 12 Championship
SERIES HISTORY Overall In Lubbock In Norman Neutral Site Under Kingsbury Current Streak Last Meeting
L, 27-47 W, 77-0 W, 63-49 W, 41-17 L, 34-42
ESPN FSN FOX FS1 ESPN2
W, 17-14 W, 48-16 L, 31-40
ESPN FS1 ESPN2
7 p.m. TBD TBD TBD
ABC TBD TBD TBD
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#7 OKLAHOMA SOONERS
GAME 9
5-3 3-2 Big 12
VS 7-1 4-1 Big 12
Nov. 3 • 7 p.m. • Lubbock, Texas • Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454) • ABC • Texas Tech Sports Network TEXAS TECH Record 5-3 Overall; 3-2 Big 12 Rankings AP: NR | Coaches: NR Last Game Lost at Iowa State, 31-40 Streak Lost 1 Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury Career Record 35-36 (6th Season) Record at Texas Tech Same Record vs. Oklahoma 0-5
SATURDAY STORYLINES OU leads 19-6 OU leads 7-4 OU leads 11-2 OU leads 1-0 OU leads 5-0 Lost 6 OU 49, Tech 27 (2017)
#7 OKLAHOMA Record 7-1 Overall; 4-1 Big 12 Rankings AP: 7 | Coaches: 7 Last Game Def. Kansas State, 51-14 Streak Won 2 Head Coach Lincoln Riley Career Record 19-3 (2nd Season) Record at Oklahoma Same Record vs. Texas Tech 1-0
RED RAIDERS HEAD TO NOVEMBER Texas Tech enters the month of November looking for a strong start as the Red Raiders will be searching for their first win over a top-10 team since routing No. 4 West Virginia, 49-14, in 2012. n A victory over the Sooners would push Texas Tech to its 39th bowl appearance in school history as the Red Raiders are currently 5-3 on the season and 3-2 in Big 12 play. Tech ranks 20th nationally and third among Big 12 programs, trailing only Texas and Oklahoma in all-time bowl appearances. The Red Raiders are aiming to clinch their 16th bowl appearance since the start of the 2000 season alone and their fourth under Kliff Kingsbury. n
TV: ABC n Play-by-Play: Steve Levy n Analyst: Brian Griese n Field Analyst: Todd McShay
BLACKOUT UNDER THE LIGHTS Oklahoma will enter a sea of black Saturday night as Texas Tech is calling for a blackout of Jones AT&T Stadium. The annual tradition signals an upcoming big game and usually results in several of the largest crowds in program history. It is also part of Texas Tech’s Celebrate Energy promotion to recognize the oil, gas and wind energy industries that are vital to West Texas. n Dating back to the start of the 2002 season, Texas Tech is 39-12 in night games at Jones AT&T Stadium, a 76.5 winning percentage. Under Kilff Kingsbury, Tech is 8-4 in home night games with wins in four of its last six games under the lights. 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 111 / XM 199 n National Radio: Compass Radio n Mobile App: TuneIn (search Texas Tech)
#806D STELLAR TO START BIG 12 PLAY
SOCIAL MEDIA: #WreckEm n Twitter: @TexasTechFB n Hashtag: #WreckEm / #TexasTech n Instagram: @TexasTech_FB n Facebook: TexasTechFootball n SnapChat: TexasTech_FB
The Texas Tech defense has been among the Big 12’s best through the first half of league play as the Red Raiders have allowed 129 points, the second-fewest among conference teams during that span. The Red Raiders have surrendered 20 or fewer points in three of their five conference games thus far, all victories. n The Red Raiders currently rank 19th nationally and second in the Big 12 in red zone defense as opponents are scoring in 74.1 percent of their appearances inside the 20 this season. Texas Tech has created three red zone turnovers the past three weeks in addition to a blocked punt for a touchdown and fumble recovery in the end zone versus Iowa State. 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
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Number of receiving yards Antoine Wesley needs this weekend to reach 1,000 for the season. Wesley leads all power-five receivers with 977 yards through the air. He needs only 188 yards to tie Michael Crabtree for 10th on the Tech single-season chart. #WreckEm
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Number of punts returned against Dominic Panazzolo this season out of his 40 attempts. Texas Tech ranks 13th nationally and second in the Big 12 as opponents are averaging only 3.3 yards per return under new special teams coordinator Adam Scheier.
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Consecutive weeks that Dakota Allen has recovered a fumble for the #806D. Allen fell on a loose ball in the end zone last weekend versus Iowa State following a Riko Jeffers sack. His touchdown was part of a career-high 16 tackles against the Cyclones.