Game Preview: TCU

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

36 BOWL APPEARANCES | 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 547 ALL-TIME VICTORIES GAME

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TCU

GAME BREAKDOWN

Sept. 26, 2015 3:45 p.m. CT | FOX Sports Lubbock, Texas | Jones AT&T Stadium

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS

GAME COVERAGE FOX SPORTS

Joe Davis (Play-by-Play) Brady Quinn (Analyst) Kris Budden (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 3:45 p.m.

FSN FSN ESPN2 FOX

TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

TBA TBA 6:30 p.m.

TBA TBA FS1

W, 23-17 W, 70-7 W, 56-37 3:45 p.m.

ESPN FS1 FSN FOX

TBA TBA TBA 6:30 p.m.

TBA TBA TBA FS1

TBA TBA TBA 6:30 p.m.

TBA TBA TBA ESPN

TCU (3-0; 0-0 BIG 12) SEPTEMBER • (3-0) 3 at Minnesota 12 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 19 SMU 26 at Texas Tech* OCTOBER • (0-0) 3 TEXAS* 10 at Kansas State* 17 at Iowa State* 29 WEST VIRGINIA* NOVEMBER • (0-0) 7 at Oklahoma State* 14 KANSAS* 21 at Oklahoma* 27 BAYLOR*

#3/2 TCU HORNED FROGS

Record 3-0; 0-0 Big 12 Ranking No. 3 in Associated Press No. 2 in Amway Coaches Last Game Def. SMU, 56-37 Head Coach Gary Patterson Career Record 135-45 (15th Season) TCU Record 135-45 (15th Season) Patterson vs. TTU 2-3 vs. Kingsbury 1-1 STATISTICAL LEADERS

A TEXAS TECH WIN WOULD...

TEXAS TECH (3-0; 0-0 BIG 12) SEPTEMBER • (3-0) 5 SAM HOUSTON STATE 12 UTEP 19 at Arkansas 26 TCU* OCTOBER • (0-0) 3 vs. 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*

Record 3-0; 0-0 Big 12 Ranking Receiving Votes in Associated Press Receiving Votes in Amway Coaches Last Game Def. Arkansas, 35-24 Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury Career Record 15-13 (3rd Season) Texas Tech Record 15-13 (3rd Season) Kingsbury vs. TCU 1-1 vs. Patterson 1-1 Texas Tech vs. TCU 30-24-3

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

• Mark the fourth time in past five seasons where Texas Tech has opened its season 4-0 overall. • Mark Texas Tech’s third victory in its last four meetings with TCU, all of which that have come in Big 12 play. • Improve Texas Tech to 31-24-3 all-time against TCU, including a 20-6-3 mark in home games. • Improve Texas Tech to 13-7 all-time in Big 12 openers. • Mark the fourth time in the past five years where Texas Tech has opened Big 12 play with a victory. • Match Texas Tech’s win total from the 2014 season. UNDER KLIFF KINGSBURY • Improve Texas Tech to 16-13 overall under Kliff Kingsbury. • Improve Kliff Kingsbury to 2-1 in Big 12 openers. • Improve Kliff Kingsbury to 2-1 all-time against TCU. TOP GAMEDAY STORYLINES

• Texas Tech and TCU meet for the 58th time in series history with the Red Raiders owning a 30-24-3 all-time advantage in the series which began on Oct. 30, 1926. • Texas Tech and TCU meet for fourth straight season as members of the Big 12 Conference. Tech has claimed two of the first three meetings. • Texas Tech is opening Big 12 Conference play at home for the first time since 2013 when the Red Raiders also hosted TCU. The Red Raiders went on to hand the No. 24 Horned Frogs a 20-10 loss. • The Red Raiders enter the TCU game having won three of their last four Big 12 openers. Texas Tech is 12-7 all-time in Big 12 openers, including a 1-1 mark under head coach Kliff Kingsbury. • Texas Tech will be looking for its first victory over a top-five team since Oct. 13, 2012, when the Red Raiders downed No. 4 West Virginia, 49-14, at Jones AT&T Stadium. • Texas Tech enters its fourth game of the year averaging 54.3 points per game, a mark that ranks No. 3 nationally and No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference. • Texas Tech boasts one of the top offensive lines in the country as the Red Raiders are one of five teams nationally to not allow a sack this season. • The Texas Tech defense has already forced eight turnovers this season, which is tied with Oklahoma State for the Big 12 lead. The Red Raiders have forced at least two turnovers in all three games this season, marking the first time the Red Raiders have done so since the first four games of the 2013 season.

TEXAS TECH CATEGORY TCU DeAndre Washington Rushing Aaron Green 36 att., 288 yds., 1 TD 45 att., 281 yds., 4 TD Patrick Mahomes II Passing Trevone Boykin 77-116, 1029 yds., 9 TD 65-99, 985 yds., 10 TD Jakeem Grant Receiving Josh Doctson 21 rec., 287 yds., 1 TD 17 rec., 326 yds., 3 TD Johnson, Jah./Allen Tackles Derrick Kindred 25 tackles 20 tackles (12 solo) Jackson/Robertson Sacks Josh Carraway 1.0 sacks 2.5 sacks Three Players Interceptions Johnson/Downing 1 interception 1 interception Michael Barden Field Goals Jaden Oberkrom 19-19 PATs, 2-3 FGs 19-19 PATs, 3-4 FGs Taylor Symmank Punting Ethan Perry 8 att., 383 yds., 47.9 avg. 11 att., 417 yds., 37.9 avg. Jakeem Grant Kickoff Returns KaVontae Turpin 9 att., 236 yds., 26.2 avg. 4 att., 105 yds., 26.2 yds. Cameron Batson Punt Returns KaVontae Turpin 6 att., 56 yds., 9.3 avg. 7 att., 92 yds., 13.1 avg. STATISTICAL COMPARISON

TEXAS TECH 54.3 82 574 1197 1771 18-138 3-4 23:41 21/37 1/2

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

TCU 49.7 83 693 1103 1796 21-208 3-4 31:35 23/42 0/2


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