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Texas Tech opens its 92nd season of football Saturday when the Red Raiders host Stephen F. Austin inside Jones AT&T Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. on FOX Sports Net and the Texas Tech Sports Network.
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The Red Raiders enter Saturday riding a 13-game winning streak in season openers which is the fifth-longest active streak currently in the country. It is also the longest streak among Big 12 Conference programs.
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Texas Tech has not dropped a season opener played at home since the 1992 campaign. The Red Raiders have won each of its last 15 home season openers since falling to No. 15 Oklahoma in 1992.
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Since converting to the spread offense at the start of the 2000 season, Texas Tech is averaging 41.9 points per game in season openers. The Red Raiders have scored at least 40 points in each of their past five season openers, including a school-record 59 from their 2015 victory over Sam Houston State.
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Texas Tech has not dropped a season opener since the Red Raiders fell at No. 12 Ohio State to open the 2002 campaign.
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Saturday will mark the third all-time meeting between Texas Tech and Stephen F. Austin. The Red Raiders previously defeated SFA twice with 58-3 thrashing in 2001 and then a 61-13 victory in 2013.
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The Red Raiders are 19-1 all-time against FCS opponents with wins each of their last 15 meetings dating back to the 1988 season. This is the third-con- WIN STREAKS IN SEASON OPENERS secutive year where Texas Tech has opened its season against a FCS oppo- (National Rankings) Streak School 2016 Opponent nent.
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Jones AT&T Stadium will be near capacity throughout the 2016 season thanks in part to the second-largest purchase of season tickets in school history. Texas Tech has officially sold over 34,500 season tickets for the 2016 season as of Aug. 26.
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Texas Tech boasted one of the nation’s most high-powered offenses a year ago as the Red Raiders averaged a school-record 45.1 points per game. Tech concluded the season ranked second nationally for both total offense (579.5 yards per game) and scoring offense (45.1 points per game).
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Texas Tech was the only team in a power-five conference in 2015 to score at least 25 points in all 13 games of the season. The Red Raiders enter the 2016 season having scored 25 or more points in 16-consecutive games, the longest active streak in the country.
2016 SCHEDULE STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Sept. 3 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 7 p.m. | FSN ARIZONA STATE Sept. 10 | Sun Devil Stadium | 9 p.m. | FS1 LOUISIANA TECH Sept. 17 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 6 p.m. | FSN KANSAS Sept. 29 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 7:30 p.m. | FS1 KANSAS STATE Oct. 8 | Bill Snyder Family Stadium | TBA | TBA WEST VIRGINIA Oct. 15 | Jones AT&T Stadium | TBA | TBA OKLAHOMA Oct. 22 | Jones AT&T Stadium | TBA | TBA
Sept. 3 • 7 p.m. • Lubbock, Texas • Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454) • FOX Sports Net • Texas Tech Sports Network • Tickets: TexasTech.com TEXAS TECH STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Record: 0-0 Overall; 0-0 in Big 12 Record: 0-0 Overall; 0-0 in Southland Rankings: AP: NR | Coaches: NR Rankings: AP: NR | Coaches: NR Last Game: Season Opener Last Game: Season Opener Head Coach: Kliff Kingsbury Head Coach: Clint Conque Career Record: 19-19 (4th Season) Career Record: 117-71 (16th Season) Record at Texas Tech: Same Record at SFA: 12-12 (3rd Season)
GAMEDAY STORYLINES
SERIES HISTORY Overall....................................................... Texas Tech leads 2-0 In Lubbock................................................. Texas Tech leads 2-0 In Opposing Location........................................................ None Under Kingsbury........................................ Texas Tech leads 1-0 Current Streak................................................................. Won 2 Last Meeting.................................Texas Tech 61, SFA 13 (2013)
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TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (0-0) VS. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN LUMBERJACKS (0-0)
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GAME COVERAGE TELEVISION FOX SPORTS NET Ron Thulin (Play-by-Play) Gary Reasons (Analyst) Abby Hornacek (Sideline) RADIO TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK Brian Jensen (Play-by-Play) John Harris (Analyst) Chris Level (Sideline) SATELLITE RADIO SIRIUS Radio Channel 136 XM Radio Channel 202
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Patrick Mahomes II returns as the country’s leading passer after throwing for 4,653 yards as a sophomore in 2015. He is the youngest quarterback in NCAA FBS history to surpass 500 yards of total offense and one of 13 signal callers to ever reach the mark.
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TCU Oct. 29 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | TBA | TBA TEXAS Nov. 5 | Jones AT&T Stadium | TBA | TBA OKLAHOMA STATE Nov. 12 | Boone Pickens Stadium | TBA | TBA IOWA STATE Nov. 19 | Jack Trice Stadium | TBA | TBA BAYLOR Nov. 25 | AT&T Stadium | 5 p.m. | ESPN
STICE ONE OF FOUR CAPTAINS FOR 2016
RED RAIDERS UNDER THE LIGHTS
Houston transfer Luke Stice has been elected one of four team captains for the 2016 season, joining the likes of junior quarterback Patrick Mahomes II, senior offensive lineman Baylen Brown and senior defensive back Justis Nelson. Stice, a native of Midland, Texas, joined the Red Raiders this offseason as a walkon transfer from the University of Houston where he appeared in 35 games from 2012-14.
Texas Tech will play under the Jones AT&T Stadium lights for the first time since Nov. 1, 2014, on Saturday when the Red Raiders host Stephen F. Austin. The Red Raiders are 35-10 in night games at home since 2002 (.778 winning percentage), which includes a 2-1 mark against top-five ranked opponents. Tech will also play night contests in its next two home games against Louisiana Tech and Kansas.
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