2019 Texas Tech Football Game Notes - TCU

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TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL 38 BOWL APPEARANCES | 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 569 ALL-TIME VICTORIES

GAME

10

TCU

Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454) Lubbock, Texas

vs Nov. 16, 2019

2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Overall: 4-5 | Big 12: 2-4 | H: 3-1 | A: 1-4 | N: 0-0 AUGUST • (1-0) 31 MONTANA STATE SEPTEMBER • (1-2) 7 UTEP 14 at Arizona 28 at #6 Oklahoma* OCTOBER • (1-3) 5 #21 OKLAHOMA STATE* 12 at #22 Baylor* 19 IOWA STATE* 26 at Kansas* NOVEMBER • (1-0) 9 at West Virginia* 16 TCU* 23 KANSAS STATE* 29 at Texas* DECEMBER • (0-0) 7 Big 12 Championship

SERIES HISTORY Overall In Lubbock In Fort Worth Neutral Site Current Streak Last Meeting

W, 45-10

FSN

W, 38-3 L, 14-28 L, 16-55

FSN ESPN FOX

W, 45-35 L, 30-33 (2OT) L, 24-34 L, 34-37 W, 38-17 11 a.m. TBA 11 a.m. 11 a.m.

FS1 FS1 FS1 FS1 ESPN2 ESPN2 TBA FOX ABC

TEXAS TECH Record Rankings Last Game Streak Head Coach Career Record Record at Texas Tech Record vs. West Virginia

4-5 Overall; 2-4 Big 12 AP: NR | Coaches: NR | CFP: NR Def. West Virginia, 38-17 Won 1 Matt Wells 48-39 (7th Season) 4-5 (1st Season) First Meeting

11 a.m. CT ESPN2 TTU Sports Network

TCU Record 4-5 Overall; 2-4 Big 12 Rankings AP: NR | Coaches: NR | CFP: NR Last Game Lost to #12 Baylor, 29-23 (3OT) Streak Lost 2 Head Coach Gary Patterson Career Record 171-68 (19th Season) Record at TCU Same Record vs. Texas Tech 4-5

TALE OF THE TAPE

31.6 (53/8) Points/Game (48/7) 32.2 28.0 (71/6) Points Allowed/Game (58/5) 26.4 167.9 (64/7) Rush Yards/Game (25/3) 214.4 310.7 (14/3) Pass Yards/Game (85/9) 212.4 478.6 (18/4) Total Offense/Game (49/7) 426.9 470.3 (121/9) Total Defense/Game (23/1) 320.7

SATURDAY STORYLINES

(National Ranking/Big 12 Ranking)

BATTLE FOR THE SADDLE TROPHY Texas Tech ignited its month of November with an impressive 38-17 road victory last weekend at West Virginia and will look to do the same Saturday when the Red Raiders host TCU in the Battle for the Saddle Trophy at Jones AT&T Stadium. n This is the third year since Texas Tech and TCU renewed the Battle for the Saddle Trophy, which was originally presented to the winning team from 1961-70 before it suddenly disappeared. The two schools created a replica trophy prior to the 2017 meeting, which was a 27-3 TCU victory in Lubbock. Tech regained the trophy a year ago with a 17-14 victory in Fort Worth. n

Tech leads 32-26-3 Tech leads 19-8-3 TCU leads 18-13 None Won 1 Tech 17, TCU 14 (2018)

TV: ESPN2 n Play-by-Play: Dave Neal n Analyst: DJ Shockley n Sideline Reporter: Dawn Davenport

BACKS AGAINST THE WALL MINDSET The Red Raiders will once again have a “backs against a wall” mindset this weekend, an area Matt Wells has stressed to his team after Texas Tech entered the month of November needing three wins to reach its 39th bowl in school history. With one November win already achieved, Tech will turn its attention to back-to-back home games against TCU and Kansas State. n Matt Wells has stressed the importance of not only playing well at home but also winning during the month of November. Wells, who is 15-10 now over his career during November, is looking to lead the Red Raiders to their fourth home win this season, which would be their most since 2015. 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 137 / XM 200 n National Radio: None n Mobile App: TuneIn (search Texas Tech)

TWO OF NATION'S BEST ON DISPLAY

SOCIAL MEDIA: #WreckEm n Twitter: @TexasTechFB n Hashtag: #WreckEm / #WeUsOurProgram n Instagram: @TexasTech_FB n Facebook: TexasTechFootball

Jordyn Brooks and Douglas Coleman III once again proved why they are two of the top defensive players in the country this season at West Virginia as Coleman picked off his FBS-leading eighth pass of the season, while Brooks recovered a fumble and totaled 11 tackles, including 2.5 for a loss. n Brooks enters this weekend ranked second in the FBS for tackles for loss per game (2.0), fourth in solo tackles per game (6.7) and seventh in total tackles per game (10.9), while Coleman is the national leader in interceptions. His eight interceptions place Coleman in a tie for second all-time on both the Texas Tech and Big 12 single-season charts. n

HONORING TWO LEGENDS

Texas Tech will honor the memory of two of its all-time greats the remainder this season in College Football Hall of Famers and Ring of Honor members Dave Parks and E.J. Holub. Parks passed away Aug. 8 at the age of 77, while Holub passed Sept. 21 at the age of 81. Texas Tech will wear two special helmet decals for both legends throughout the remainder of the 2019 football season.

WE, US & OUR PROGRAM Since his hire last November, Matt Wells has emphasized that the Red Raider football program will be a “We, Us and Our Program.” “This is a We, Us and Our Program. I’ve said it from day one it’s not about me, it’s not about the starting linebacker, running back or one coordinator or one fan. It’s the power of what we can do together. We’re not an offensive unit. We’re not a defensive unit. We’re a team. We’re Red Raiders. It’s the culture we are creating in this program. We need the passion of Red Raider Nation to make Jones AT&T Stadium the toughest place to play in the Big 12 Conference. We have to do it together.” - Matt Wells #WreckEm


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