Game Preview: Kansas

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TEXAS TECH 2015 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL @TechAthletics | @TechGameday | #WreckEm

36 BOWL APPEARANCES | 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 548 ALL-TIME VICTORIES GAME

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KANSAS

Oct. 17, 2015 11 a.m. CT | FOX Sports 1 Lawrence, Kan. | Memorial Stadium (50,071) GAME COVERAGE FOX SPORTS 1

TBA (Play-by-Play) TBA (Analyst) TBA (Sideline) TTU SPORTS NETWORK

Brian Jensen (Play-by-Play) John Harris (Analyst) Chris Level (Sideline) 2015 SCHEDULES

W, 59-45 W, 69-20 W, 35-24 L, 52-55

FSN FSN ESPN2 FOX

L, 35-63 ABC/ESPN2 W, 66-31 FSN 11 a.m. FS1 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 6:30 p.m.

TBA TBA FS1

L, 38-41 L, 23-55 L, 14-27

FSN JTV BTN

L, 13-38 L, 7-66 11 a.m. TBA TBA

FSN FS1 FS1 TBA TBA

7 p.m. TBA TBA TBA

LHN TBA TBA TBA

KANSAS (0-5; 0-2 BIG 12) SEPTEMBER • (0-3) 5 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 12 MEMPHIS 26 at Rutgers OCTOBER • (0-2) 3 at Iowa State* 10 #3 BAYLOR* 17 TEXAS TECH* 24 at Oklahoma State* 31 OKLAHOMA* NOVEMBER • (0-0) 7 at Texas* 14 at TCU* 21 WEST VIRGINIA* 28 KANSAS STATE*

Record 4-2; 1-2 Big 12 Ranking Receiving Votes in Associated Press Receiving Votes in Amway Coaches Last Game Def. Iowa State, 66-31 Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury Career Record 16-15 (3rd Season) Texas Tech Record 16-15 (3rd Season) Kingsbury vs. ISU 2-0 vs. Beaty First Meeting Texas Tech vs. KU Tech leads 15-1

KANSAS JAYHAWKS

Record Ranking Last Game Head Coach Career Record Kansas Record Beaty vs. TTU vs. Kingsbury

COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS

Greg Hotchkiss - Associate A.D./Communications Email_________________ Greg.Hotchkiss@ttu.edu Matt Dowdy - Associate Director/Communications Email________________Matthew.Dowdy@ttu.edu Blake Zimmerman - Associate Director/Communications Email_______________Blake.Zimmerman@ttu.edu

• Improve Texas Tech to at least a 5-2 start for the fourth time in the past five seasons. • Improve Texas Tech to 16-1 all-time against Kansas. • Improve Texas Tech to a 7-0 all-time in road games at Kansas. • Give Texas Tech back-to-back Big 12 victories for the first time since Oct. 5-19, 2013. • Place Texas Tech one win shy of being bowl eligible. UNDER KLIFF KINGSBURY • Improve Texas Tech to 17-15 overall under Kliff Kingsbury. • Improve Kliff Kingsbury to 3-0 all-time against Kansas. TOP GAMEDAY STORYLINES

• Texas Tech enters its meeting with Kansas averaging 52.7 points per game which ranks second nationally behind only fellow Big 12 Conference member Baylor. • Texas Tech is 15-1 all-time against Kansas, including a perfect 8-0 in games played in Lawrence. • Texas Tech owns a current eight-game win streak against Kansas. The eight-game win streak marks the longest win streak in the series. During that eight-game win streak, Texas Tech has won by an average 18.3 points per victory. • The Red Raiders are coming off a school-record 776 yards of total offense (515 passing, 261 rushing) last weekend against Iowa State. Texas Tech broke the previous mark of 775 total yards that was set against Iowa State in 2003. • Texas Tech’s 66 points against Iowa State were tied for second-most during a conference game in program history (66 vs. Kansas State in 2009 and 70 vs. Nebraska in 2004). • Texas Tech has scored 316 points through six games this season, second-most in school history. The Red Raiders are just 50 points shy of their total from the entire 2014 season. • Through three games in Big 12 Conference play, Texas Tech has already scored 50 or more points twice, marking just the fifth time in program history where the Red Raiders have had multiple 50-plus point performances against conference opponents (2002, 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2015). • Texas Tech is averaging 51.0 points per game in Big 12 play despite already facing two top-five ranked opponents. • Behind the arm of Patrick Mahomes II, Texas Tech boasts the nation’s top passing offense as the Red Raiders are averaging 439 yards per game through the air. • Mahomes ranks among the top quarterbacks in the country through six games as he ranks second nationally in total offense and third for passing yards as well as points responsible per game.

0-5; 0-2 Big 12 Not Ranked in Associated Press Not Ranked in Amway Coaches Lost to #3 Baylor, 66-7 David Beaty 0-5 (First Season) 0-5 (First Season) First Meeting First Meeting

STATISTICAL LEADERS

A TEXAS TECH WIN WOULD...

TEXAS TECH (4-2; 1-2 BIG 12) SEPTEMBER • (3-1) 5 SAM HOUSTON STATE 12 UTEP 19 at Arkansas 26 #3 TCU* OCTOBER • (1-1) 3 vs. #5 Baylor* (Arlington) 10 IOWA STATE* 17 at Kansas* 24 at Oklahoma* 31 OKLAHOMA STATE* NOVEMBER • (0-0) 7 at West Virginia* 14 KANSAS STATE* 26 at Texas*

GAME BREAKDOWN

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS

TEXAS TECH CATEGORY KANSAS DeAndre Washington Rushing Ke’aun Kinner 83 att., 589 yds., 6 TD 72 att., 347 yds., 5 TD Patrick Mahomes II Passing Montell Cozart 167-257, 2264 yds., 19 TD 66-105, 752 yds., 2 TD Jakeem Grant Receiving Tre’ Parmalee 44 rec., 648 yds., 4 TD 15 rec., 242 yds., 1 TD Dakota Allen Tackles Fish Smithson 58 tackles (34 solo) 45 tackles (34 solo) Gary Moore Sacks Ben Goodman 2.0 sacks 3.5 sacks J.J. Gaines Interceptions Greg Allen 4 interceptions 2 interceptions Clayton Hatfield Field Goals Nick Bartolotta 24-24 PATs, 3-3 FGs 11-12 PATs, 3-4 FGs Taylor Symmank Punting Eric Kahn 17 att., 807 yds., 47.5 avg. 28 att., 963 yds., 34.4 avg. Jakeem Grant Kickoff Returns Ryan Schadler 15 att., 395 yds., 26.3 avg. 7 att., 184 yds., 26.3 avg. Cameron Batson Punt Returns Tre’ Parmalee 11 att., 55 yds., 5.0 avg. 4 att., 22 yds., 5.5 avg. STATISTICAL COMPARISON

TEXAS TECH 52.7 174 1156 2634 3790 45-362 5-6 25:34 47/85 5/10

CATEGORY Points Per Game First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Offense Penalties-Yards Field Goals-Attempts Time of Possession/Game 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions

KANSAS 19.0 99 650 1142 1792 27-276 4-5 29:29 36/87 4/13


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