38 BOWL APPEARANCES 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 562 ALL-TIME VICTORIES SPRING SCHEDULE MIDLAND SCRIMMAGE SATURDAY, MARCH 24 1 p.m. Start Time Grande Communications Stadium Midland, Texas
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SATURDAY, APRIL 7 3 p.m. Start Time Ford Center at The Star in Frisco Frisco, Texas
TEXAS TECH SPRING GAME SATURDAY, APRIL 14 6 p.m. Start Time Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, Texas
2018 SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER • (0-0) 1 vs. Ole Miss (Houston) 8 LAMAR 15 HOUSTON 22 at Oklahoma State* 29 WEST VIRGINIA* OCTOBER • (0-0) 11 at TCU* 20 KANSAS* 27 at Iowa State* NOVEMBER • (0-0) 3 OKLAHOMA* 10 TEXAS* 17 at Kansas State* 24 vs. Baylor* (Arlington)
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RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING #24 Tre King | RB | Sr-1L #32 Desmond Nisby | RB | Sr-1L 131 attempts, 623 yards, 5 TDs, 4.8 yards/carry 62 attempts, 273 yards, 7 TDs, 4.4 yards/carry PASSING #6 McLane Carter | QB | Jr-1L #7 Jett Duffey | QB | So-1L 23-of-46, 359 yards, 2 TDs, 2 Int., 50.0% 2-of-2, 16 yards, 0 TDs, 0 Int., 100.0% RECEIVING #9 T.J. Vasher | WR | So-1L #22 Antoine Wesley | WR | Jr-2L 29 receptions, 545 yards, 6 TD, 41.9 yards/game 10 receptions, 137 yards, 0 TDs, 13.7 yards/game DEFENSE #40 Dakota Allen | LB | Sr.-2L #7 Jah’Shawn Johnson | DB | Sr-3L 102 tackles (58 solo), 6.0 TFL, 2 INT, FF, RCV 97 tackles (68 solo), 4.0 TFL, 5 Breakups, FF
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2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS SEPTEMBER • (3-1) 2 EASTERN WASHINGTON 16 ARIZONA STATE 23 at Houston 30 #15/14 OKLAHOMA ST.* OCTOBER • (1-3) 7 at Kansas* 14 at West Virginia* 21 IOWA STATE* 28 at #10 Oklahoma* NOVEMBER • (2-2) 4 KANSAS STATE* 11 vs. Baylor* (Arlington) 18 #12 TCU* 24 at Texas* DECEMBER • (0-1) 23 vs. USF
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TEXAS TECH RETURNS TO MIDLAND, FRISCO n Fans will get three opportunities to catch the Red Raiders in action this spring as Texas Tech will return to the cities of Midland and Frisco before hosting its annual Spring Game on April 14 at Jones AT&T Stadium. n The Red Raiders will head to Midland for the eighth-consecutive year on March 24 as Texas Tech will scrimmage inside Grande Communications Stadium. n Texas Tech had a pre-announced sellout of the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco a year ago as Red Raider fans packed the 12,000 indoor facility. This year’s scrimmage is set for April 7.
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PLENTY OF FAMILIAR FACES RETURN IN 2018 n There are several familiar faces still roaming the Football Training Facility this spring as head coach Kliff Kingsbury and his staff return the bulk of last year’s Birmingham Bowl team. In total, Texas Tech brings back 17 starters from 2017, including 10 from one of the top turnover-causing defenses in the country. n The Red Raiders return their entire offensive line from a year ago as Texas Tech boasted one of the youngest units in the country in 2017. Jack Anderson headlines the list of returners after earning Freshman All-America honors by both ESPN and USA Today.
JOHNS AMONG FIVE NEW COACHES TO STAFF n Kliff Kingsbury has several new faces on his staff this spring with the hirings of offensive coordinator Kevin Johns, co-offensive coordinator/running backs coach Clay McGuire, defensive backs coach Clay Jennings, safeties coach Brett Dewhurst and special teams coordinator Adam Scheier. n David Gibbs, meanwhile, returns for his fourth season on Kingsbury’s staff, making Texas Tech one of just three Big 12 teams to have the same head coach and defensive coordinator since 2015. Gibbs’ defenses have ranked in the top 25 for takeaways in four of the past five seasons, including twice at Tech.
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TEXAS TECH SPRING COVERAGE MEDIA AVAILABILITY Texas Tech will provide a detailed availability during each week of spring practice. All practices are closed to media and fans unless otherwise noted. On days of media availabilities, please send requests to Matt Dowdy by 5 p.m. the day before. Texas Tech will utilize morning practices on Tuesday and Thursday of each week. CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Texas Tech will utilize a different credential for all three of its scrimmages this spring. Media members must have a credential issued through the Athletics Communications office in order to gain sideline or pressbox access at the Midland and Frisco scrimmages as well for the Spring Game at Jones AT&T Stadium. Credential requests can be made to Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office. He can be reached electronically at matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu. SPRING SCRIMMAGES FORMAT Texas Tech will not use a scoring format or a game clock for its two scrimmages in both Midland and Frisco. The Spring Game at Jones AT&T Stadium will use a scoring system between the offense and the defense.
2018 TEXAS TECH SPRING CALENDAR SUNDAY February 25
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TEXAS TECH PRO DAY 12 p.m. SPC
MIDLAND SCRIMMAGE Grande Comm. Stadium Midland, Texas 1 p.m. March 31
March 30 No practice
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April 7 FRISCO SCRIMMAGE The Star in Frisco Frisco, Texas 3 p.m. April 14 SPRING GAME Jones AT&T Stadium 6 p.m.
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#806D: RED RAIDERS RETURN BULK OF 2017 DEFENSE
n For as improved as the Texas Tech defense was in 2017, Kliff Kingsbury and defensive coordinator David Gibbs
expect the Red Raiders to be even better this season. Part of that belief is the number of returners coming back on the defensive side of the ball as 10 starters and 10 additional two-deep players are all expected to be back next fall. n Texas Tech lost just two defensive players from a year ago who were included on the Birmingham Bowl depth chart as both Zach Barnes and CAREER STARTS AMONG RETURNERS (Defensive Starters Only)
Mychealon Thomas departed due to graduation. Thomas started in all 13 Name (Pos) 2017 Career games at nose tackle. Jah’Shawn Johnson (DB) 12 37 n Texas Tech’s list of defensive returners account for 184 career starts Jordyn Brooks (LB) 11 22 9 20 among them, 154 of which come from the 10 defensive starters who will Kolin Hill (DL) Dakota Allen (LB) 13 18 be back in scarlet and black next fall. Broderick Washington Jr. (DL) 13 14 n Jah’Shawn Johnson leads all returning players with 37 starts over his Vaughnte Dorsey (DB) 12 12 career as the senior has started in every game the past three seasons DaMarcus Fields (DB) 11 11 outside the 2017 meeting against Kansas State. Johnson had to sit out Eli Howard (DL) 7 7 the first half of that game after being called for a targeting penalty late Justus Parker (DB) 7 7 Desmon Smith (DB)* 6 6 in the Oklahoma game. n Texas Tech has six additional defensive players with 10 or more starts * Split starts with Octavious Morgan in 2017. during their career as Jordyn Brooks leads the group with 22 over just two seasons followed by Kolin Hill (20), Dakota Allen (18), Broderick Washington Jr. (14), Vaughnte Dorsey (12) and DaMarcus Fields (11). n Johnson teams with both Allen and Justus Parker as returning Red Raiders who earned All-Big 12 accolades a year ago. The trio were all named to the All-Big 12 second team last season by the conference coaches, marking the first time since 2012 where Tech had three or more defensive players earn first or second team honors.
BIG MEN UP FRONT HIGHLIGHT LIST OF OFFENSIVE RETURNERS
n Second-year offensive line coach Brandon Jones will benefit from having several of the same faces in his position
room this spring as the big men up front return all five starters from 2017 as well as the bulk of backups. n Jones utilized the same starting lineup the final 11 games of last season with Travis Bruffy at left tackle, Madison Akamnonu at left guard, Paul Stawarz at center, Jack Anderson at right guard and Terence Steele at right tackle. Stawarz will be the only senior CAREER STARTS ON THE O-LINE in that group as Jones mentored one of the youngest offensive lines in (Offensive Linemen Only) Name 2017 Career the country a year ago. 13 25 n Among the offensive line alone, the group has accounted for 83 ca- Terence Steele 13 21 reer starts, led by Steele, who has made 25 starts over the last two years Paul Stawarz Madison Akamnonu 13 20 alone. He is followed by Stawarz with 21 starts and then Akamnonu with Jack Anderson 13 13 20 starts of his own. Travis Bruffy 11 11 n In addition to the offensive line, Texas Tech also returns senior run- Jacob Hines 2 2 ning back Tre King and sophomore wide receiver T.J. Vasher after the duo Bailey Smith 0 1 made five starts each in 2017.
KINGSBURY LOOKS FOR NEXT RED RAIDER SIGNAL CALLER
n Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury will be looking for the next leader of the Red Raiders’ high-octane offense
this spring following the graduation of senior Nic Shimonek. The three main candidates include junior McLane Carter, sophomore Jett Duffey and true freshman Alan Bowman. n Carter spent the 2017 season as the primary backup behind Shimonek as he appeared in four games, while making his first career start in the regular-season finale at Texas. Carter completed 23 of his 46 pass attempts on the year for 359 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing 15 times for 38 yards and a touchdown. He was 16-of-37 for 237 yards in the Texas game alone as the Red Raiders secured a 27-23 victory to become bowl eligible. n Duffey, meanwhile, appeared in one game as a redshirt freshman in 2017 as he completed each of his two pass attempts in the season-opening win over Eastern Washington. Duffey joined the Red Raiders in the spring of 2016 after earning the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Mr. Texas Award as a senior at Lake Ridge High School in Mansfield. He accumulated 4,444 yards of total offense and 48 total touchdowns his senior year alone as one of the top quarterbacks in the state of Texas. n Bowman is one of the newest signal callers to arrive on campus as he graduated a semester early from Grapevine High School in order to enroll at Texas Tech for the spring. Bowman threw for 11,393 yards and 119 touchdowns during his four-year prep career where he ranked among the top quarterbacks in Texas.
GIBBS SET FOR FOURTH SEASON AS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
n David Gibbs signed a new two-year contract with Texas Tech this past December that will keep the popular defen-
sive coordinator in Lubbock through the 2019 season. Texas Tech has not had the same defensive coordinator over four-consecutive seasons since John Goodner led the defense through the final five seasons (1995-99) of Spike Dykes’ tenure as head coach. GIBBS DEFENSES IN TAKEAWAYS (National Rankings) n Among its Big 12 counterparts, Texas Tech will enter 2018 as one of Year (School) Conference NCAA just three league schools to boast the same head coach and defensive 2013 (Houston) 1st 1st coordinator since the start of the 2015 season, joining both Kansas and 2014 (Houston) 2nd 11th West Virginia. 2015 (Texas Tech) 5th 24th 9th 112th n Following a career in the NFL, Gibbs returned to the college game in 2016 (Texas Tech) 1st 6th 2013 as the defensive coordinator at the University of Houston. Since 2017 (Texas Tech) that time, Gibbs has led defenses that have ranked among the top-25 teams in the country for forced turnovers in four of the past five seasons, including twice in his three years at Tech (2015, 2017). His units have caused 140 takeaways over the past five seasons alone.
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2017 BIG 12 STANDINGS Oklahoma TCU Oklahoma State Iowa State Kansas State West Virginia Texas Texas Tech Baylor Kansas
CONF PCT. OVERALL STK 8-1 .889 12-1 W8 7-2 .778 10-3 L1 6-3 .667 9-3 W1 5-4 .556 7-5 L1 5-4 .556 7-5 W2 5-4 .556 7-5 L2 5-4 .556 6-6 L1 3-6 .333 6-6 W1 1-8 .111 1-11 L3 0-9 .000 1-11 L11
FUTURE OPPONENTS 2018 Ole Miss (NRG Stadium - Houston) Lamar Houston 2019 Montana State UTEP at Arizona 2020 at UTEP Wyoming Arizona 2021 Lamar at Houston 2022 Houston at N.C. State 2023 at Wyoming Oregon Missouri State 2024 Abilene Christian at Oregon North Texas 2025 at Colorado State 2026 Abilene Christian Colorado State 2027 at North Texas N.C. State
TEXAS TECH BOWL HISTORY Texas Tech made its 38th postseason bowl appearance in its 93-year history in 2017, which ranks among the top-20 programs all-time in bowl games played. The Red Raiders rank third among current Big 12 Conference programs in bowl appearances. SCHOOL APPEARANCES 1. Alabama 65 2. Texas 54 USC 54 4. Nebraska 53 Georgia 53 6. Tennessee 52 7. Oklahoma 51 8. LSU 49 9. Penn State 48 Ohio State 48 11. Michigan 46 12. Georgia Tech 45 Florida State 45 14. Florida 44 15. Arkansas 42 Auburn 42 17. Miami (Fla.) 39 Texas A&M 39 Clemson 39 20. Texas Tech 38 21. Mississippi 37 Washington 37 23. UCLA 36 West Virginia 36 25. BYU 35 Notre Dame 35
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QUICK FACTS HEAD COACH KLIFF KINGSBURY Alma Mater Texas Tech ’01 Record at Texas Tech 30-33 (6th Season) Career Record Same Bowl Appearances Three (2013, 2015, 2017) ASSISTANT COACHES David Gibbs Defensive Coordinator Kevin Johns Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers Clay McGuire Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Zac Spavital Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Brett Dewhurst Safeties Terrance Jamison Defensive Line Clay Jennings Defensive Backs Brandon Jones Offensive Line Emmett Jones Outside Receivers Adam Scheier Special Teams Coordinator SUPPORT STAFF Rusty Whitt Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Jeffery Earls Assoc. Dir. of Strength & Conditioning Adam Hymel Director of Mobility & Agility Scott Salwasser Director of Speed & Power Kenny Bell Chief of Staff Tommy McVay Director of Football Operations Jason Reed Director of Player Personnel Manuel Ramirez Director of Player Development Skyler Cassity Defensive Graduate Assistant Stanton Keane Offensive Graduate Assistant Tevin Mims Defensive Graduate Assistant Drew Cunningham Defensive Quality Control Jared Kaster Offensive Quality Control TEAM INFORMATION 2017 Overall Record 6-7 Big 12 Record (Finish) 3-6 (8th) Home Record 2-4 Road Record 3-2 Neutral 1-1 Lettermen Returning/Lost 85/22 Starters Returning/Lost (Offense) 7/4 Starters Returning/Lost (Defense) 10/1 Newcomers 12 TEAM HISTORY First Season All-Time Record/Seasons All-Time Conference Record Conference Championships Bowl Appearances/Record
1925 562-443-32/93rd 267-232-10 11 38 (14-23-1)
STADIUM INFORMATION Name Jones AT&T Stadium Capacity 60,454 Stadium Luxury Suites 85 Stadium Club Seats 1,644 Stadium Surface FieldTurf (installed 2017) Band Goin’ Band from Raiderland (400 members) TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Founded 1923 Enrollment 37,010 Nickname Red Raiders Chancellor Robert Duncan President Dr. Lawrence Schovanec Faculty Athletics Representative Brian Shannon Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt Official Mascot Masked Rider (horse and rider) Unofficial Mascot Raider Red (cartoon figure)
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JOHNS ONE OF FIVE NEW FACES TO THE RED RAIDER COACHING STAFF n Kliff Kingsbury hired five new members to his coaching staff this off-
season, bringing in the likes of Kevin Johns (offensive coordinator/in- 2017 TEXAS TECH COACHING STAFF side receivers), Clay McGuire (co-offensive coordinator/running backs), Name Position Season 6th Brett Dewhurst (safeties), Clay Jennings (defensive backs) and Adam Kliff Kingsbury Head Coach David Gibbs Defensive Coordinator 4th Scheier (special teams). Kevin Johns Offensive Coordinator 1st n Johns arrives in Lubbock after spending the 2017 season in a simiClay McGuire* Co-OC/Running Backs 4th lar role at Western Michigan and the three seasons before that as the Zac Spavital Co-DC/Linebackers 4th offensive coordinator at Indiana where he helped the Hoosiers snap a Brett Dewhurst Safeties 1st total of 54 offensive records during his tenure. Indiana rewrote its re- Terrance Jamison Defensive Line 2nd 1st cord book under Johns, setting the single-season marks for points, total Clay Jennings Defensive Backs Brandon Jones Offensive Line 1st yards, passing yards and rushing yards. 2nd n Both Dewhurst and McGuire are familiar with Texas Tech and Lubbock Emmett Jones Outside Receivers Adam Scheier Special Teams 1st from their playing days as Red Raiders. McGuire played alongside Kings- Rusty Whitt Strength & Conditioning 2nd bury as a blocking back from 2000-04, while Dewhurst made 103 tackles * Previously on Tech staff from 2007-09 during his career as a Red Raider defensive back from 2008-11. n McGuire returned to Lubbock following six seasons as the offensive line coach at Washington State. This is McGuire’s second stint as a full-time member of the Texas Tech staff as he served nearly two years as special teams coordinator from 2007-08 and then running backs coach in 2009. He was also a graduate assistant at Tech in 2007. n Dewhurst’s transition back to the Red Raider staff was a simple one as he’s familiar with defensive coordinator David Gibbs’ system after four years as a quality control assistant at both Houston (2013-14) and Texas Tech (201516). He spent the 2017 season as the defensive backs coach at Southeastern Louisiana. n Jennings comes to Texas Tech following one season as the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at the University of Houston. He has an extensive history coaching in the state of Texas with previous stops at Houston (2005-06, 2017) as well as Texas (2016), TCU (2008-13), Baylor (2007) and Sam Houston State (2001-02). He has 21 years of experience coaching at the collegiate level. n Scheier joined the Texas Tech staff prior to the start of spring practice following one season as a quality control assistant at Ohio State. A 22-year coaching veteran, Scheier has spent the majority of his coaching career coordinating special teams with prior stops at Wake Forest (2014-16), Bowling Green (2009-13), Lehigh (2002-08) and Princeton (2000-01). He spent the 2017 season as a quality control assistant at Ohio State.
SIX FRESHMEN, SLEW OF TRANSFERS JOIN ROSTER FOR SPRING PRACTICES
n Texas Tech has five members of its 2018 signing class already on campus as freshmen Alan Bowman (QB), Troy
Bradshaw (OL), Myller Royals (WR), Sterling Galban (WR) and Jaylon Hutchings (DL) all arrived in January. In addition, Tech also added freshman walk-on Case Gatlin to its linebacker TEXAS TECH ROSTER ADDITIONS unit. Name Yr. Pos. Previous School n In addition, Texas Tech has added six transfers to the roster in soph- Alan Bowman Fr. QB Grapevine H.S. omore running back Andre Johnson (Cisco, J.C.), sophomore punter Reed Troy Bradshaw Fr. OL Mineral Wells H.S. Bowman (Blinn J.C.), sophomore quarterback Nick Gerber (Tyler J.C.), Sterling Galban Fr. WR Burnet H.S. Fr. LB IMG Academy H.S. sophomore wide receiver Quintin McGill (Abilene Christian), junior defen- Case Gatlin Forney H.S. sive lineman Malik Essilfie (Henderson State) and senior defensive back Jaylon Hutchings Fr. DL Myller Royals Fr. WR Cooper H.S. Andre Woods (Texas Southern). Reed Bowman So. P Blinn J.C. n Texas Tech will have the remainder of its signing class arrive on Nick Gerber So. QB Tyler J.C. campus this summer in preparation for the 2018 class. The remaining Andre Johnson So. RB Cisco J.C. signees include Xavier Benson (OLB), Patrick Curley (LB), KeSean Carter Quintin McGill So. WR Abilene Christian (WR), Erik Ezukanma (WR), Clayton Franks (OL), Corey Fulcher (WR), Malik Essilfie Jr. DL Henderson State Sr. DB Texas Southern Ta’Zhawn Henry (RB), Demarcus Marshall (OL), John Scott III (DL), Sa- Andre Woods Rodorick Thompson (RB), Hakeem White (OL) and Weston Wright (OL). n Kliff Kingsbury and his staff inked a total of 17 high school prospects as part of the 2018 signing class, the bulk of which signed during the first-ever early signing period last December.
ALLEN ENTERS 2018 AS ONE OF NATION'S TOP PLAYERS
n Dakota Allen will enter the 2018 campaign ranked among the top players in the country after the senior linebacker
led the Red Raiders with 102 tackles a year ago en route to earning All-Big 12 second team honors by the conference coaches. Allen also produced four of Texas Tech’s 29 total takeaways on the season as he had a pair of interceptions to go along with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. n In January, CBS Sports ranked Allen at No. 14 nationally among returning players for the 2018 season. The rankings were compiled using season-long grades from Pro Football Focus along with other stats and information. Allen was the highest-ranked linebacker in the poll and ranked No. 4 among Big 12 players. n In addition to Allen, Texas Tech also returns junior Jordyn Brooks and sophomore Riko Jeffers, giving the Red Raiders one of the deepest and talented linebacker cores in the country heading into 2018. Brooks has recorded 175 tackles the past two seasons, 86 of which came in 2016 when he became the first Red Raider freshman to lead the team in tackles during the Big 12 era. Jeffers had 22 tackles and a fumble recovery in 2017 as a true freshman.
ANDERSON RETURNS AFTER FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA SEASON
n Jack Anderson returns for his sophomore campaign after a stellar debut in 2017 where he was named a Freshman
All-American by both ESPN and USA Today. Anderson, a native of Frisco, Texas, started in all 13 games at right guard for the Red Raiders. n Anderson’s selection marked the first time a Red Raider had been named a Freshman All-American since the 2013 season. In addition, he joined current Indianapolis Colts standout Le’Raven Clark as the only Texas Tech offensive linemen in school history to garner Freshman All-America accolades. n Anderson along with teammate Dawson Deaton will return to the site of many of their high school games late this spring when the Red Raiders travel to The Star in Frisco on April 7. Anderson and Deaton both starred at Frisco High School in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, which plays its home contests inside the Ford Center at The Star. @TexasTechFB
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HIGH GRANTED EXTRA SEASON OF ELIGIBILITY
n Texas Tech received good news in late January as senior wide receiver Ja’Deion High was granted an extra year of
eligibility by the NCAA. High’s eligibility was extended due to a significant injury suffered early in the 2016 season. n High, a native of Hereford, Texas, has caught 21 passes over his career as a Red Raider, totaling 223 yards and a touchdown through the air during that time.
ALL FOUR SPECIALISTS SET TO RETURN
n New special teams coach Adam Scheier will benefit from the return
of all four of Texas Tech’s specialists from a year ago in deep snapper Kyle Heffron, punter Dominic Panazollo, place kicker Clayton Hatfield and kickoff specialist Michael Barden. n Heffron returns for an extra season as he was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA prior to the start of spring practice. Heffron has served as Texas Tech’s primary deep snapper during each of the last two seasons. n Hatfield heads into his senior season already among the prolific kickers in school history as he ranks ninth all-time with 33 career field goals. Hatfield will need to connect on 17 field goals in 2018 to match Ryan Bustin’s career record of 50 field goals from the 2012-14 seasons. n Hatfield is also among the career leaders for point-after-tries as he enters 2018 with 140 over the last three seasons. He needs just 14 PATs next season to pass Bustin for second all-time on the Tech career chart. Alex Trilica still has the Tech career record as he made 233 PATs during the 2004-07 seasons. n Hatfield has connected on 33-of-40 field goal attempts over his career, which is good for an .825 average that trails only Baylor’s Connor Martin (.833) among returning Big 12 kickers. Hatfield’s career clip ranks 11th nationally among returning kickers with a minimum of 15 career field goals.
TEXAS TECH CAREER FG LEADERS (Texas Tech All-Time Leaders)
Player (Years) 1. Ryan Bustin (2012-14) 2. Alex Trlica (2004-07) 3. Bill Adams (1977-79) 4. Ricky Gann (1981-84) Scott Segrist (1985-88) 6. Lin Elliott (1988-91) 7. Jon Davis (1991-94) Chris Birkholz (1998-00) 9. Clayton Hatfield (2015-) 10. Don Grimes (1971-73)
Field Goals 50 48 43 41 41 40 35 35 33 29
TEXAS TECH CAREER PAT LEADERS (Texas Tech All-Time Leaders)
layer (Years) P 1. Alex Trlica (2004-07) 2. Ryan Bustin (2012-14) 3. Matt Williams (2008-10) 4. Clayton Hatfield (2015-) 5. Jon Davis (1991-94) 6. Lin Elliott (1988-91) 7. Robert Treece (2001-02) 8. Scott Segrist (1985-88) 9. Chris Birkholz (1998-00) 10. Donnie Carona (2008-11)
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SEVERAL OPTIONS IN LINE AT RUNNING BACK
n Texas Tech will look to replace the production at running back from departed senior Justin Stockton this spring
as the candidates include seniors Tre King and Desmond Nisby, sophomore Da’Leon Ward and sophomore newcomer Andre Johnson. n The group will be looking to replace Stockton, who recorded 797 yards on the ground in 2017 and 1,714 over his four-year career. He had 1,032 all-purpose during his senior year alone and 2,870 over his four-year career which spanned 47 games. n King was second on the team this past season with 623 rushing yards and four touchdowns after emerging late in the season when Stockton missed two games due to injury. King rushed for 65 or more yards in six games, the largest of which came in a 113-yard performance at Oklahoma. n Like King, Nisby also had an impressive debut as he carried 62 times for 273 yards and a team-leading seven touchdowns. Four of those touchdowns came in Texas Tech’s road win at Kansas, earning him Big 12 Player of the Week honors that following Monday. n Ward redshirted the 2017 season after a strong true freshman campaign in 2016 where he led the Red Raiders with 428 yards on the ground, the majority of which came in the closing half of the season. Ward was the first Red Raider true freshman since Shaud Williams in 1999 to lead the team in rushing yards. n Johnson, meanwhile, is in his first semester as a Red Raider after transferring from Cisco Junior College where he rushed for 256 yards and eight touchdowns in 2017 off just 49 carries.
#THINGSHAVECHANGED: DEFENSE COMING OFF STRONG 2017 SEASON
2017 PLAYER HONORS MADISON AKAMNONU (OL) • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches) • All-Big 12 Second Team (AP) DAKOTA ALLEN (LB) • All-Big 12 Second Team (Coaches) • All-Big 12 First Team (Pro Football Focus) • Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25) • PFF National Team of the Week (Sept. 27) • PFF Big 12 Team of the Week (Sept. 26) • Bednarik Award Watch List JACK ANDERSON (OL) • PFF National Team of the Week (Oct. 17) • Freshman All-America Team (ESPN) • Freshman All-America Team (USA Today) JORDYN BROOKS (LB) • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches) • PFF Big 12 Team of the Week (Sept. 26) TRAVIS BRUFFY (OL) • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches) VAUGHNTE DORSEY (DB) • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches) DAMARCUS FIELDS (DB) • Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 2) CLAYTON HATFIELD (PK) • Preseason All-Big 12 (Media Vote) • Lou Groza Award Watch List JA’DEION HIGH (WR) • Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 18) KOLIN HILL (DL) • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches) ELI HOWARD (DL) • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches) JAH’SHAWN JOHNSON (DB) • All-Big 12 Second Team (Coaches) TONY JONES (DL) • PFF Big 12 Team of the Week (Sept. 26)
n The hashtag #ThingsHaveChanged has been a prominent message on David Gibbs’ Twitter feed this offseason
after the Red Raiders were one of the most improved defenses in the country a year ago. Texas Tech was among the top ball-hawking defenses in the country in 2017 as the Red Raiders forced 29 turnovers, which led the Big 12 and finished tied for sixth nationally. n Since the start of the 2000 campaign, Texas Tech had forced 29 turnovers in a season twice previously which came in both 2008 as well as 2000. n Texas Tech’s jump in takeaways helped the Red Raiders end the year at plus-11 in the turnover margin. It marked the highest turnover margin for Texas Tech since 1997 when the Red Raiders matched the school record with a plus12 rate. Tech closed the year as the Big 12 leader in turnover margin and 13th among teams nationally. n Texas Tech was also able to take takeaways and turn them into points as the Red Raiders recorded four defensive touchdowns in 2017, their most in a season since the 2001 campaign. Tech had interceptions returned to the opposite end zone by both DaMarcus Fields and Willie Sykes and then two fumble recoveries brought back for touchdowns by Justus Parker and Douglas Coleman III. n Texas Tech’s four defensive touchdowns ranked second in the Big 12 and eighth nationally, while its 15 fumble recoveries led the conference and finished fourth in the country. Tech was just one fumble recovery shy of matching the single-season school record of 16 that was set during both the 1989 and 1993 campaigns. n The Red Raiders closed 2017 having allowed 11.3 points and roughly 100 yards per game fewer than their totals at the end of the 2016 campaign. Texas Tech more than doubled its turnover total from 2016 as well. n One of the biggest improvements for the Red Raiders came in run defense as Texas Tech allowed 161.6 rushing yards per game, a drastic improvement on 2016. The Red Raiders surrendered approximately 77 more rushing yards per game in 2016 en route to finishing 116th nationally in the category. Tech concluded the 2017 season, meanwhile, ranked 62nd in the country and seventh among Big 12 programs. n Overall, opponents totaled 2,101 rushing yards, which marked the fewest the Red Raiders have allowed in a season since the 2009 campaign (1,891). TEXASTECH.COM
DESMOND NISBY (WR) • Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 9) DOMINIC PANAZZOLO (P) • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches) JUSTUS PARKER (DB) • All-Big 12 Second Team (Coaches) PAUL STAWARZ (OL) • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches) BRODERICK WASHINGTON JR. (DL) • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches) Note: List reflects returning players only.
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AMENDOLA, GRONK SURPRISE PARKER WITH SCHOLARSHIP
FINAL NCAA RANKINGS TEXAS TECH CATEGORY 3rd Down Conversion Pct. 3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense 4th Down Conversion Pct. 4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense Blocked Kicks Blocked Kicks Allowed Blocked Punts Blocked Punts Allowed Completion Percentage Defensive TDs Fewest Penalties Fewest Penalties per Game Fewest Penalty Yards Fewest Penalty Yards per Game First Downs Defense First Downs Offense Fumbles Lost Fumbles Recovered Kickoff Return Defense Kickoff Returns Net Punting Passes Intercepted Passes Had Intercepted Passing Offense Passing Yards Allowed Passing Yards per Completion Punt Return Defense Punt Returns Red Zone Defense Red Zone Offense Rushing Defense Rushing Offense Sacks Allowed Scoring Defense Scoring Offense Tackles for Loss Allowed Team Passing Efficiency Team Sacks Team Tackles for Loss Time of Possession Total Defense Total Offense Turnover Margin Turnovers Gained Turnovers Lost Winning Percentage
NCAA 25th 92nd 96th 106th 67th 70th 19th 109th 12th 8th 122nd 123rd 126th 126th 125th 13th 20th 4th 124th 27th 51st 32nd 78th 9th 122nd 73rd 37th 94th 58th 125th 62nd 93rd 75th 100th 23rd 77th 19th 111th 124th 78th 104th 16th 13th 6th 48th 78th
n In possibly the most-watched college football video during bowl season, Texas Tech junior Justus Parker received
BIG 12 3rd 10th 8th 8th 4th 9th 2nd 10th 3rd 2nd 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th 3rd 3rd 1st 10th 5th 4th 3rd 7th 3rd 8th 6th 2nd 7th 5th 10th 7th 6th 7th 8th 4th 5th 5th 10th 10th 7th 7th 3rd 1st 1st 5th 8th
FINAL NCAA RANKINGS PLAYER Dakota Allen Total Tackles
NCAA
BIG 12
88th
7th
Jordyn Brooks Total Tackles
123rd
11th
Jah’Shawn Johnson Solo Tackles Total Tackles
36th 120th
7th 9th
Justus Parker Forced Fumbles Interceptions Per Game
20th 43rd
1st 3rd
T.J. Vasher Yards Per Reception Receiving TDs
22nd 94th
7th 14th
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the surprise of a lifetime when he looked up from a team meeting to see Danny Amendola and Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots offering him a full scholarship. The video plus Parker’s reaction trended nationally as millions across the country saw the scholarship surprise not only via @TexasTechFB on Twitter but on ESPN, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated and Good Morning America among others. n Parker was able to meet Amendola prior to spring practice as the NFL star returned to his alma mater Feb. 24 for the Red Raider men’s basketball team’s home game against Kansas. Amendola also appeared on ESPN’s College Gameday that morning where he joined analyst Jay Williams in attempting a half-court shot. n Parker was one of the main sources for Texas Tech’s rise to one of the top turnover-causing defenses in the country as he forced four fumbles, recovered a fumble and picked off four passes. He led the team in both forced fumbles and four interceptions. n Parker closed the season as the Big 12 leader with 0.31 forced fumbles per game. He also ranked 20th nationally in the category. Parker was third in the Big 12 and 43rd nationally with 0.3 interceptions per game. n Parker joined an elusive club of Texas Tech’s most-memorable plays late in the season against Texas as he picked off Sam Ehlinger with just over two minutes remaining. Parker returned the interception 55 yards deep into Texas territory to set up the game-winning touchdown.
RED RAIDERS COMING OFF THIRD BOWL APPEARANCE UNDER KINGSBURY
n Texas Tech’s trip to the Birmingham Bowl last December marked the third postseason appearance for the Red
Raiders under head coach Kliff Kingsbury. Tech claimed the Holiday Bowl trophy in Kingsbury’s first season in 2013 and then played in the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl in 2015. n Over its history, Texas Tech has ranked among the top schools nationally in bowl appearances as the 2017 Birmingham Bowl marked the 38th in school history. The Red Raiders currently rank 20th nationally and third among Big 12 programs in all-time bowl appearances. n In addition, Texas Tech has been among the most consistent programs in the postseason since 2000 as the Red Raiders have made 15 bowl appearances during that span, which is tied for third among Big 12 programs.
FOOTBALL PRACTICE FIELDS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
n Texas Tech will practice primarily inside the newly-opened Sports Performance Center or at Jones AT&T Stadium
this spring while the practice fields at the Football Training Facility are under construction. Tech began a $2.4 million project in late February to replace both the FieldTurf and grass practice surfaces that are regularly used by the Red Raiders. n The noise of construction has been a familiar sound at Texas Tech in recent years as the university has already built the north end zone club area and colonnade at Jones AT&T Stadium to go along with a new high-definition video board. The list of facility upgrades also includes a new FieldTurf surface at Jones AT&T Stadium as well as the $48 million Sports Performance Center, which houses the Petersen Family Indoor Practice Facility. n Texas Tech received a significant monetary gift from alumnus Cody Campbell in January that will be used toward the renovation of both the Football Training Facility and the south end zone of Jones AT&T Stadium. Tech will use the funds to start architectural renderings and in-depth planning for the future of the two buildings.
VISITS TO HOMES OF COWBOYS, TEXANS ON TAP FOR 2018
n The Red Raiders will have the opportunity to play in both NFL stadiums in the state of Texas during the 2018 cam-
paign as Texas Tech opens the season Sept. 1 against Ole Miss in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff held at NRG Stadium in Houston. Tech will head to AT&T Stadium in Arlington for the eighth-consecutive season on Nov. 24 to face Baylor in the Texas Farm Bureau Shootout. n Dating back to Texas Tech’s inaugural football season in 1925, this will be the first time in school history the Red Raiders have taken part in multiple neutral-site contests during the regular season. n The Ole Miss game will mark the first time in program history the Red Raiders have opened a season with a neutral-site contest. Texas Tech will be playing in the city of Houston for the third time in the last four years as the Red Raiders previously faced LSU in the 2015 AdvoCare Texas Bowl and then traveled to defeat the University of Houston on the road last season. n The Red Raiders will play just a total of four true road games in 2018, which marks the fewest in a season since 2009. All four road games will take place during Big 12 play with trips to Oklahoma State (Sept. 22), TCU (Oct. 11), Iowa State (Oct. 27) and Kansas State (Nov. 17).
COUTEE, CANTRELL, SHIMONEK LOOK TO BECOME LATEST NFL SELECTIONS
n Texas Tech could potentially add to its list of NFL draft picks in April after three Red Raiders took part in the re-
cent NFL Combine held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Quarterback Nic Shimonek as well wide receivers Dylan Cantrell and Keke Coutee were among the hundreds of college standouts who participated in a series of drills and meetings with NFL scouts from all 32 teams. NFL DRAFT SELECTIONS SINCE 2013 n Texas Tech has had success in sending players to the professional Name Round Team ranks under Kliff Kingsbury as six Red Raiders have been selected since Jace Amaro 2nd New York Jets 2013 alone, including 2017 first rounder Patrick Mahomes II. Will Smith 7th Dallas Cowboys n Cantrell and Coutee are looking to add to the list of Red Raider wide Le’Raven Clark 3rd Indianapolis Colts receivers who have moved on to the next level, joining a list that includes DeAndre Washington 5th Oakland Raiders 6th Miami Dolphins NFL staples in Danny Amendola and Wes Welker along with recent se- Jakeem Grant Patrick Mahomes II 1st Kansas City Chiefs lections Jace Amaro (2014) and Jakeem Grant (2016). n If Shimonek is selected, meanwhile, it would mark the second-straight year a Red Raider quarterback had his named called during the NFL Draft after Mahomes was picked 10th overall last year by the Kansas City Chiefs. Shimonek will look to be the 12th quarterback to be drafted in school history, joining Don Williams (1957), Bob Witucki (1958), Floyd Dellinger (1958), Ken Talkington (1960), Joe Barnes (1974), Tommy Duniven (1977), Ron Reeves (1982), Billy Joe Tolliver (1989), Kliff Kingsbury (2002), B.J. Symons (2003) and Mahomes (2017). @TexasTechFB
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KINGSBURY FILE Hometown High School College Family
New Braunfels, Texas New Braunfels ‘98 Texas Tech ‘01 Tim & Sally Kingsbury (parents) Klint Kingsbury (brother)
COACHING HISTORY 2008-09: Houston Offensive Quality Control 2010: Houston Co-Offensive Coordinator (quarterbacks) 2011: Houston Co-Offensive Coordinator (quarterbacks) 2012: Texas A&M Offensive Coordinator (quarterbacks) 2013-Present: Texas Tech Head Coach
POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2008 2009 2013 2015 2017
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl National University Holiday Bowl AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl Birmingham Bowl
RECORD AGAINST OPPONENTS Arizona State 2-1 Arkansas 1-1 Baylor 2-3 Central Arkansas 1-0 Eastern Washington 1-0 Houston 1-0 Iowa State 3-2 Kansas 5-0 Kansas State 1-4 Lamar 0-0 Louisiana Tech 1-0 LSU 0-1 Oklahoma 0-5 Oklahoma State 0-5 Ole Miss 0-0 Sam Houston State 1-0 SMU 1-0 Stephen F. Austin 2-0 TCU 2-3 Texas 2-3 Texas State 1-0 USF 0-1 UTEP 2-0 West Virginia 1-4 BOLD indicates 2018 opponents.
RECORD AGAINST CONFERENCES American 2-1 Big 12 16-29 FCS Opponents 5-0 Pac-12 2-1 Conference USA 3-0 Southland 3-0 Sun Belt 1-0 Southeastern (SEC) 1-1
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1994-97 New Braunfels High School 1999-02 Texas Tech 2003-04 New England Patriots 2004-05 New Orleans Saints 2005 Denver Broncos / New York Jets 2006 Buffalo Bills / Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) 2007 Winnipeg Blue Bombers/Montreal Alouettes (CFL) 2008 Team Texas (All-American Football League)
HEAD COACH KLIFF KINGSBURY Kliff Kingsbury (@TTUKingsbury), the architect of one of the nation’s most high-powered offenses, enters his sixth season as head coach at Texas Tech. The 15th head coach in program history, Kingsbury was tabbed to lead his alma mater on Dec. 12, 2012. Under his watch, the Red Raiders have boasted an explosive offense that has annually ranked among the top units in the country. Tech has made three bowl appearances under Kingsbury, who is now 30-33 over his career. Tech concluded the 2016 season as the nation’s leader in total offense, marking the sixth-straight year where a Kingsbury-led offense finished 11th or higher in the category dating back to his time at both Houston and Texas A&M. The Red Raiders were also the nation’s leader in passing offense and ranked fifth for scoring offense. The Red Raiders ranked among the nation’s leaders during the 2015 campaign as well, finishing second in total offense, scoring offense as well as passing offense. Tech concluded the year averaging a school-record 45.1 points per game after scoring at least 25 points in all 13 games. The Red Raiders were one of just two teams nationally and the only school in a power-five conference to score 25 or more points in every game of the 2015 season. Kingsbury’s offense shined behind the play of his latest quarterback pupil – Patrick Mahomes II. The Red Raiders averaged over 40 points per game for the second-straight season behind Mahomes’ arm as he threw for 5,052 yards and 41 touchdowns while also rushing for 285 more yards and 12 touchdowns. Mahomes’ rise marked the latest in a string of Kingsbury pupils who have ranked among the nation’s elite quarterbacks, putting Mahomes in similar category as Case Keenum (Houston) and Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M). Like Manziel and Keenum, Mahomes caught the attention of NFL personnel as he was selected 10th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 NFL Draft, marking the highest a Tech quarterback had ever been picked. Mahomes joined Manziel as NFL first-round selections under Kingsbury after the former Heisman winner was picked 22nd overall in the 2014 draft
OFFENSES UNDER KINGSBURY Since earning his first coordinator position at Houston in 2010, Kliff Kingsbury has annually produced one of the nation’s top offenses. A two-time National Offensive Coordinator of the Year honoree, Kingsbury as produced an offense that has ranked 11th or better nationally in each of the past five seasons. Here is a listing of where Kingsbury’s offenses have ranked in the NCAA since 2010: SCHOOL (YEAR) TOTAL OFFENSE SCORING OFFENSE PASSING OFFENSE RUSHING OFFENSE Houston (2010) 11th 13th 5th 61st Houston (2011) 1st 1st 1st 68th Texas A&M (2012) 3rd 4th 14th 11th Texas Tech (2013) 8th 23rd 2nd 111th Texas Tech (2014) 10th 52nd 5th 80th Texas Tech (2015) 2nd 2nd 2nd 40th Texas Tech (2016) 1st 5th 1st 123rd Texas Tech (2017) 16th 23rd 9th 93rd
QUARTERBACKS UNDER KINGSBURY YEAR PLAYER COMP ATT PCT. YARDS TD INT RATE HEISMAN 2008 Case Keenum (Hou.) 397 589 67.4 5,020 44 11 159.9 N/A 2009 Case Keenum (Hou.) 492* 700* 70.3 5,671* 44* 15 154.8 N/A 2010 David Piland (Hou.)+ 201 345 58.3 2,641 24 14 137.4 N/A 2011 Case Keenum (Hou.) 428* 603* 71.0 5,631* 48* 5 174.0 7th 2012 Johnny Manziel (TAMU)^ 295 434 68.0 3,706 26 9 155.3 1st 2013 Davis Webb (TTU) 226 361 62.6 2,718 20 9 139.1 N/A 2013 Baker Mayfield (TTU) 218 340 64.1 2,315 12 9 127.7 N/A 2014 Davis Webb (TTU) 211 345 61.2 2,539 24 13 138.4 N/A 2014 Patrick Mahomes II (TTU) 105 185 56.8 1,547 16 4 151.2 N/A 2015 Patrick Mahomes II (TTU) 336 517 56.0 4,283 32 14 149.6 N/A 2016 Patrick Mahomes II (TTU) 388 591 65.7 5,052* 41 10 156.9 N/A 2017 Nic Shimonek (TTU) 328 493 66.5 3,963 33 10 152.1 N/A + -- David Piland was the backup to Case Keenum, whose 2010 season was cut short by injury. ^ -- Johnny Manziel also rushed for 1,410 yards and 21 TDs on his way to claiming the 2012 Heisman Trophy. * -- Indicates player led the nation in that category. TEXASTECH.COM
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TEXAS TECH COACHING STAFF David Gibbs • Defensive Coordinator • Fourth Season n Gibbs enters his fourth season as Texas Tech’s defensive coordinator, bringing a wealth of experience to the position which includes 24 years at either the NCAA FBS level or the NFL. n Since returning the collegiate level in 2013, Gibbs has coordinated defenses that have ranked among the top-25 units in the country for turnovers in four of those five years, including twice during his tenure at Tech (2015, 2017). n The Red Raiders finished with 29 takeaways in 2017, which ranked sixth nationally and led the Big 12 Conference. Tech also recorded a plus-11 turnover margin, its highest in a season since 1997.
Terrance Jamison • Defensive Line • Second Season n Jamison enters his second season as Texas Tech’s defensive line coach in 2018 after helping the Red Raiders create one of the biggest defensive improvements a year ago. n Jamison’s defensive line accounted for seven forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and a pair of interceptions in 2017 as the Red Raiders ended the season ranked sixth nationally with 29 takeaways. n A former defensive lineman at Wisconsin, Jamison arrived in Lubbock prior to the 2017 campaign following three seasons in a similar role at Florida Atlantic. He also has experience as a graduate assistant and quality control coach at both Wisconsin and California.
Kevin Johns • Offensive Coordinator • First Season n Johns joined the Texas Tech staff on Jan. 30 as offensive coordinator and inside receivers coach. n He arrived in Lubbock after spending the 2017 season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Western Michigan. He served the three seasons before that in a similar role at Indiana. n Indiana snapped a total of 54 school records over his six years in Bloomington, including the single-season marks for points, total yards, passing yards and rushing yards. Before being named the primary play caller in 2014, Johns served as co-offensive coordinator and assisted with both the wide receivers and quarterbacks.
Clay Jennings • Defensive Backs • First Season n Jennings enters his first season as the defensive backs coach at Texas Tech after spending the 2017 campaign as the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at the University of Houston. n Jennings has an extensive history coaching in the state of Texas with previous stops at Houston (2005-06, 2017) as well as Texas (2016), TCU (2008-13), Baylor (2007) and Sam Houston State (2001-02). He has 21 years of experience coaching at the collegiate level. n Jennings also spent the 2014-15 campaigns at Arkansas where the Razorbacks ranked 11th nationally in both scoring and total defense during his final season. Arkansas allowed just 19.2 points per game during that season.
Clay McGuire • Co-Offensive Coord./RBs • First Season n McGuire returned to his alma mater on Feb. 7 as co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach following six seasons as the offensive line coach at Washington State. n This is McGuire’s second stint as a full-time member of the Texas Tech staff as he served nearly two years as special teams coordinator from 2007-08 and then running backs coach in 2009. He was also a graduate assistant at Tech in 2007. n McGuire, a running back for the Red Raiders from 2000-04, previously mentored Baron Batson during his previous time in Lubbock. Batch ended the 2009 season with 884 rushing yards and 395 receiving yards to go along with 15 total touchdowns.
Brandon Jones • Offensive Line • Second Season n Jones enters his second year on the Texas Tech staff after he returned to his alma mater following stints at both East Carolina (2010-14) and California (2015-16). n Jones mentored a young unit in 2017 as the offensive line featured a true freshman in Jack Anderson as well as three sophomores in Madison Akamnonu, Travis Bruffy and Terence Steele as well as a junior in Paul Stawarz. n Anderson earned Freshman All-America accolades by the likes of ESPN and USA Today after starting in all 12 games at right guard. He joins current Indianapolis Colts standout Le’Raven Clark as the only Red Raider offensive linemen in school history to be recognized on a Freshman All-America team.
Zac Spavital • Co-Defensive Coord./LBs • Fourth Season n Spavital was promoted to co-defensive coordinator prior to the start of spring practices as the 2018 season will be his fourth on Kliff Kingsbury’s staff. n Spavital has played a pivotal role on the Texas Tech staff since he arrived in 2015 from Houston. The Red Raiders have ranked among the top-25 teams nationally in takeaways in two of the three seasons since Spavital’s arrival. n Spavital has tutored two of the Big 12’s top linebackers the past few seasons in senior Dakota Allen and junior Jordyn Brooks. Allen led the Red Raiders with 102 tackles in 2017, while Brooks had the team high with 86 tackles as just a true freshman in 2016.
Emmett Jones • Outside Receivers • Third Season n Jones heads into his third season as outside receivers coach and his fourth overall on the Texas Tech staff. n Jones, who previously served as Director of Player Development in 2015, has helped mentor the likes of Dylan Cantrell and T.J. Vasher during the previous two seasons. Cantrell caught a career-high 71 passes for 816 yards and seven touchdowns in 2017, while Vasher had 29 receptions for 545 yards and six touchdowns as just a redshirt freshman. n Prior to joining the collegiate ranks, Jones was the head coach at South Oak Cliff High School in the Dallas area where he was 30-8 overall during his three seasons.
Brett Dewhurst • Safeties • First Season n Dewhurst was tabbed the safeties coach at his alma mater on Jan. 12 following one season as the defensive backs coach at Southeastern Louisiana. n In his lone season at Southeastern Louisiana, Dewhurst helped tutor a defense that ranked 37th in the FCS and fourth in the Southland Conference with 12 interceptions. n Prior to his time at Southeastern Louisiana, Dewhurst spent four seasons working closely with defensive coordinator David Gibbs as a quality control assistant. Dewhurst served two seasons with Gibbs at the University of Houston from 2013-14 and then two more from 2015-16 at Tech. During that span, Dewhurst was part of programs that made three bowl appearances.
Adam Scheier • Special Teams • First Season n Scheier was hired at Texas Tech prior to the start of spring practice as the 2018 season will be his first in the role of special teams coordinator. n A 22-year coaching veteran, Scheier has spent the majority of his coaching career coordinating special teams with prior stops at Wake Forest (2014-16), Bowling Green (200913), Lehigh (2002-08) and Princeton (2000-01). He spent the 2017 season as a quality control assistant at Ohio State. n Scheier has coached a pair of Ray Guy Award semifinalists during his career as he mentored Alex Kinal at Wake Forest and Brian Schmiedebusch at Bowling Green.
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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO 65 12 58 40 27 56 19 49 10 17 38 67 1 79 45 41 6 39 25 63 17 73 37 15 7 43 74 27 23 20 42 87 12 15 66 94 96 48 43 88 13 77 53 46 95 11 25 7 8 9 92 40 24 28 16 3 57 91 98 67 89 89 26
NAME Zach Adams Quincy Addison Madison Akamnonu Dakota Allen Kisean Allen Jack Anderson Zach Austin Michael Barden Alan Bowman De’Quan Bowman Reed Bowman Troy Bradshaw Jordyn Brooks Travis Bruffy Aaron Calcote Tyler Carr McLane Carter Matthew Cluck Douglas Coleman III Nicholas Conner John Davis Jr. Dawson Deaton John DeLaGarza Vaughnte Dorsey Jett Duffey Malik Essilfie Will Farrar Demarcus Felton DaMarcus Fields Adrian Frye Case Gatlin Sterling Galban Colt Garrett Nick Gerber John Gerold Lonzell Gilmore Clayton Hatfield Kyle Heffron Noah Hess Ja’Deion High Kolin Hill Jacob Hines Eli Howard Henry Howard Jaylon Hutchings Riko Jeffers Andre Johnson Jah’Shawn Johnson Jamile Johnson Tony Jones Noah Jones Connor Killian Tre King Jaylon Lane Thomas Leggett Xavier Martin Michael Mays Nelson Mbanasor Nick McCann Jeremiah McCutcheon Quintin McGill Houston Miller Kevin Moore
POS OL DB OL LB DB OL WR PK QB WR P OL LB OL DL FB QB PK DB OL DB OL PK DB QB DL OL RB DB DB LB WR QB QB DL DL PK DS DS WR DL OL DL FB OL LB RB DB LB DL DL DS RB DB DB WR DL DL DL OL WR DL LB
NUMERICAL ROSTER NO 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 41 41 42 43 43 45 46 48 49 50 53 56 57 58 59 61 63 64 65 66 67 67 68 71
PLAYER Jordyn Brooks Quan Shorts Xavier Martin Desmon Smith Octavious Morgan McLane Carter Jett Duffey Jah’Shawn Johnson De’Quan Bowman Jamile Johnson Tony Jones T.J. Vasher Alan Bowman Riko Jeffers Quincy Addison Colt Garrett Kolin Hill Abraham Wallace Vaughnte Dorsey Nick Gerber Thomas Leggett John Davis, Jr. Donta Thompson Christian Taylor Zach Austin Adrian Frye JoJo Robinson Kisean Allen Da’Leon Ward Antoine Wesley DaMarcus Fields Tre King Douglas Coleman III Andre Johnson Kevin Moore Demarcus Felton Jaylon Lane Mason Reed Jax Welch Justus Parker Desmond Nisby Brayden Stringer John DeLaGarza Reed Bowman Jacob Schuster Matthew Cluck Michael Nelson Dakota Allen Connor Killian Tyler Carr Andre Woods Case Gatlin Malik Essilfie Noah Hess Aaron Calcote Henry Howard Kyle Heffron Michael Barden Landon O’Connor Eli Howard Jack Anderson Michael Mays Madison Akamnonu Zackery Semrak Colin Yang Nicholas Conner Peyton Steele Zach Adams John Gerold Troy Bradshaw Jeremiah McCutcheon Casey Verhulst Bailey Smith
POS HT LB 6-1 WR 6-2 WR 6-0 DB 6-2 DB 6-0 QB 6-3 QB 6-1 DB 5-10 WR 5-11 LB 6-1 DL 6-2 WR 6-6 QB 6-3 LB 6-2 DB 6-1 QB 6-1 DL 6-2 DB 6-0 DB 5-11 QB 6-1 DB 6-0 DB 6-1 TE 6-5 LB 6-1 WR 5-11 DB 6-0 WR 5-11 DB 5-11 RB 5-10 WR 6-5 DB 6-0 RB 5-11 DB 6-1 RB 5-11 LB 6-1 RB 5-7 DB 6-2 FB 6-2 DB 5-9 DB 6-0 RB 6-1 LB 6-2 PK 6-2 P 6-0 LB 5-11 PK 6-0 LB 5-11 LB 6-1 DS 6-2 FB 6-4 DB 5-10 LB 6-4 DL 6-3 DS 6-2 DL 6-0 FB 6-0 DS 6-0 PK 5-11 LS 6-2 DL 6-4 OL 6-5 DL 6-1 OL 6-5 DL 6-2 OL 6-3 OL 6-2 OL 6-2 OL 6-6 DL 6-4 OL 6-6 OL 6-1 OL 6-6 OL 6-5
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WT 240 195 185 190 205 225 200 185 190 230 225 190 210 245 190 195 245 200 200 175 185 185 225 220 195 190 195 180 180 200 200 190 190 195 210 205 190 225 180 205 235 225 200 205 210 210 205 235 235 260 175 230 265 200 230 210 215 180 185 270 320 230 320 20 280 285 300 320 285 275 295 305 305
YR-EX Jr-2L Jr-2L Fr-RS Jr-2L Sr-1L Jr-1L So-1L Sr-3L Sr-1L Jr-1L Sr-1L So-1L Fr-HS So-1L Fr-RS So-1L Sr-2L Sr-1L Sr-1L So-TR So-RS Fr-RS Jr-2L Jr-2L Sr-1L Fr-RS Sr-1L Sr-3L So-1L Jr-2L So-1L Sr-1L Jr-2L So-TR Jr-2L Sr-3L Sr-1L Sr-2L So-1L JR-1L Sr-1L Jr-2L So-1L So-TR Fr-RS Sr-1L Fr-RS Sr-2L So-SQ So-1L Sr-TR Fr-HS Jr-TR Jr-SQ Fr-RS Fr-RS Sr-2L Sr-3L Fr-RS So-1L So-1L Sr-SQ Jr-2L Fr-RS So-SQ Jr-SQ Fr-RS So-1L Jr-SQ Fr-HS Jr-TR Fr-RS Jr-2L
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL Houston, Texas/Stratford High School Humble, Texas/Atascocita Cibolo, Texas/Steele Odessa, Texas/Permian Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood/Butler C.C. Gilmer, Texas/Gilmer/Tyler J.C. Mansfield, Texas/Lake Ridge Ennis, Texas/Ennis Millville, N.J./Millville/Hutchinson C.C. Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff Casselberry, Fla./Lyman/Butler C.C. Wichita Falls, Texas/Rider Grapevine,Texas/Grapevine Garland, Texas/Sachse Angleton, Texas/Angleton Lubbock, Texas/Roosevelt Schertz, Texas/Samuel Clemens/Notre Dame Baton Rouge, La./Dunham/LSU Cleveland, Miss./Cleveland/Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C. Levelland, Texas/Levelland/Tyler J.C. Navarre, Fla./Allan Hancock College Euless, Texas/Trinity Ennis, Texas/Ennis Houston, Texas/Jersey Village Austin, Texas/Lake Travis Houston, Texas/Eisenhower Miami, Fla./Northwestern/Independence C.C. Mesquite, Texas/Poteet Dallas, Texas/Skyline Cibolo, Texas/Steele Taylor, Texas/Taylor Wichita, Kan./Heights/Hutchinson C.C. Zachary, La./Zachary Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie/Cisco J.C. Lafayette, La./Acadiana Houston, Texas/Dekaney Nacogdoches, Texas/Nacogdoches/Independence C.C. Cisco, Texas/Cisco Odessa, Texas/Permian La Vernia, Texas/La Vernia/Texas Lutheran Vallejo, Calif./Vallejo/Diablo Valley College Cypress, Texas/Cypress Ranch Allen, Texas/Allen Magnolia, Texas/Magnolia/Blinn J.C. Corinth, Texas/Lake Dallas Arlington, Texas/Martin San Antonio, Texas/Brandeis Humble, Texas/Summer Creek/East Mississippi C.C. Keller, Texas/Keller Amarillo, Texas/Canadian Garland, Texas/Naaman Forest/Texas Southern Boerne, Texas/IMG Academy Houston, Texas/Mayde Creek/Henderson State Houston, Texas/Cypress Fair Shreveport, La./Evangel Christian Academy San Angelo, Texas/Central San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Reagan Austin, Texas/Westlake Edna, Texas/Edna San Angelo, Texas/Central/North Texas Frisco, Texas/Frisco Houston, Texas/Cypress Ridge Arlington, Texas/Bowie Southlake, Texas/Carroll Frisco, Texas/Heritage Big Spring, Texas/Big Spring Buda, Texas/Hays Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend Houston, Texas/Cy-Fair/Colorado School of the Mines Mineral Wells, Texas/Mineral Wells San Antonio, Texas/Johnson/Wayland Baptist Plano, Texas/Plano East Wylie, Texas/Lovejoy 9
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NUMERICAL ROSTER NO 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 89 90 91 92 94 95 96 96 97 98
PLAYER Jack Reichel Dawson Deaton Will Farrar Giovanni Pancotti Paul Stawarz Jacob Hines Terence Steele Travis Bruffy Brandt Schilling Myller Royals Nate Shelton Dominic Panazzolo Dalton Rigdon Sterling Galban Ja’Deion High Quintin McGill Houston Miller Quentin Yontz Nelson Mbanasor Noah Jones Lonzell Gilmore Jaylon Hutchings Clayton Hatfield Broderick Washington, Jr. Joseph Wallace Nick McCann
POS HT OL 6-5 OL 6-6 OL 6-5 OL 6-6 OL 6-6 OL 6-5 OL 6-6 OL 6-6 WR 5-9 WR 6-5 WR 5-11 P 6-5 WR 5-11 WR 5-11 WR 5-11 WR 5-11 DL 6-4 DL 6-2 DL 6-3 DL 6-3 DL 6-3 DL 6-0 PK 5-10 DL 6-3 DL 6-1 DL 6-2
WT 290 305 320 310 295 320 320 305 175 180 195 210 170 170 190 175 265 270 280 260 280 295 185 305 315 310
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
YR-EX HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL Sr-2L Sacramento, Calif./West Campus/American River College Fr-RS Frisco, Texas/Frisco Fr-RS Richmond, Texas/Travis So-1L Houston, Texas/Bellaire Episcopal Sr-2L Glen Ellyn, Ill./Minooka/College of DuPage Sr-1L Long Beach, Calif./Cabrillo/Long Beach C.C. Jr-2L Cibolo, Texas/Steele Jr-2L Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point So-SQ Idalou, Texas/Idalou Fr-HS Abilene, Texas/Cooper Fr-RS Garland, Texas/Sachse Sr-1L Adelaide, Australia/Aberfoyle Park/Snow College Fr-RS Perryton, Texas/Perryton Fr-HS Burnet, Texas/Burnet Sr-3L Hereford, Texas/Hereford So-TR Coppell, Texas/Coppell/Abilene Christian So-1L Keller, Texas/Keller Sr-1L Corona, Calif./Fullerton College Fr-RS Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson So-1L Moore, Okla./Southmoore Jr-2L Spring, Texas/Spring Fr-HS Forney, Texas/Forney Sr-3L Boerne, Texas/Champion Jr-2L Longview, Texas/Longview So-1L Dallas, Texas/Skyline So-1L Texarkana, Ark./Arkansas
COACHING STAFF Head Coach/Quarterbacks Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Safeties Defensive Line Defensive Backs Offensive Line Outside Receivers Special Teams Coordinator Head Strength and Conditioning
Kliff Kingsbury (Sixth Season) David Gibbs (Fourth Season) Kevin Johns (First Season) Clay McGuire (First Season) Zac Spavital (Fourth Season) Brett Dewhurst (First Season) Terrance Jamison (Second Season) Clay Jennings (First Season) Brandon Jones (Second Season) Emmett Jones (Third Season) Adam Scheier (First Season) Rusty Whitt (Third Season)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Madison Akamnonu_________________ AH-kuh-MAH-no Kisean Allen___________________________ kee-SHAWN De’Quan Bowman_________________________Day-Quan Vaughnte Dorsey_________________________ Vahn-tay Will Farrar_________________________________ Fair-ah Adrian Frye___________________________________ Fry Ja’Deion High__________________________ JAY-dee-un Lonzell Gilmore__________________________ lon-ZELL Jah’Shawn Johnson_____________________ juh-SHAWN Jamile Johnson___________________________ juh-MILL Nelson Mbanasor_____________________ M-ban-ah-sor Octavious Morgan____________________Oct-tay-vi-ous Dominic Panazzolo__________________ Pan-ah-zo-low Jack Reichel_______________________________ Rike-ul Quan Shorts________________________________ Kwan Paul Stawarz___________________________ STAY-wars 10
Donta Thompson__________________________ DON-tay Da’Leon Ward____________________________ DAY-leon COACHES Jabbar Juluke_____________________ Jah-bar Juh-luke Zac Spavital____________________________ Spav-a-tal
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5 39 32 50 85 75 31 29 72 86 20 83 80 38 59 84 1 71 22 76 64 78 33 18 17 9 68 14 97 21 96 30 22 41 61 90 35 30 22 11 30 61 90
Octavious Morgan Michael Nelson Desmond Nisby Landon O’Connor Dominic Panazzolo Giovanni Pancotti Justus Parker Mason Reed Jack Reichel Dalton Rigdon JoJo Robinson Myller Royals Brandt Schilling Jacob Schuster Zackery Semrak Nate Shelton Quan Shorts Bailey Smith Desmon Smith Paul Stawarz Peyton Steele Terence Steele Brayden Stringer Christian Taylor Donta Thompson T.J. Vasher Casey Verhulst Abraham Wallace Joseph Wallace Da’Leon Ward Broderick Washington Jr. Jax Welch Antoine Wesley Andre Woods Colin Yang Quentin Yontz Jamarcus Washington Jax Welch Antoine Wesley Derrick Willies Caleb Woodward Colin Yang Quentin Yontz
DB LB RB LS P OL DB FB OL WR WR WR WR LB DL WR WR OL DB OL OL OL LB LB WR/TE WR OL DB DL RB DL DB WR DB OL DL LB DB WR WR RB OL DL
SPRING PROSPECTUS | 2018 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL
2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (6-7 Overall; 3-6 in Big 12)
Date TTU/OPP Rank Sept. 2 -/- Sept. 16 RV/- Sept. 23 RV/RV Sept. 30 RV/15 Oct. 7 -/- Oct. 14 -/- Oct. 21 -/- Oct. 28 -/10 Nov. 4 -/- Nov. 11 -/- Nov. 18 -/- Nov. 24 -/- Dec. 23 -/23
Opponent Eastern Washington Arizona State Houston Oklahoma State Kansas West Virginia Iowa State Oklahoma Kansas State vs. Baylor TCU Texas USF
Location Lubbock, Texas Lubbock, Texas Houston, Texas Lubbock, Texas Lawrence, Kan. Morgantown, W.Va. Lubbock, Texas Norman, Okla. Lubbock, Texas Arlington, Texas Lubbock, Texas Austin, Texas Birmingham, Ala.
Result W, 56-10 W, 52-45 W, 27-24 L, 34-41 W, 65-19 L, 35-46 L, 13-31 L, 27-49 L, 35-52 W, 38-24 L, 3-27 W, 27-23 L, 34-38
TV FSN FSN ABC/ESPN2 FOX FS1 ESPNU FS1 ABC/ESPN2 FS1 FSN FS1 FOX ESPN
Attendance 54,988 58,547 36,383 60,901 20,050 60,928 57,045 86,309 47,631 34,482 51,278 100,629 28,623
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING Stockton, Justin King, Tre Nisby, Desmond Felton, Demarcus Batson, Cameron Reed, Mason Shorts, Quan Coutee, Keke Panazzolo, Dominic Duffey, Jett Woodward, Caleb Cantrell, Dylan Carter, McLane Willies, Derrick Team Shimonek, Nic Total Opponents PASSING Shimonek, Nic Carter, McLane Duffey, Jett Total Opponents RECEIVING Coutee, Keke Cantrell, Dylan Batson, Cameron Vasher, T.J. Stockton, Justin Willies, Derrick King, Tre Wesley, Antoine Shorts, Quan High, Ja’Deion Reed, Mason Robinson, JoJo Carr, Tyler Felton, Demarcus Bowman, De’Quan Thompson, Donta Anderson, Jack Total Opponents
GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G 11 132 817 20 797 6.0 4 84 72.5 13 131 633 10 623 4.8 5 73 47.9 12 62 287 14 273 4.4 7 47 22.8 12 22 105 3 102 4.6 0 14 8.5 13 6 42 4 38 6.3 0 19 2.9 5 7 25 0 25 3.6 0 7 5.0 13 2 19 0 19 9.5 0 14 1.5 13 5 17 2 15 3.0 0 11 1.2 13 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 1.0 1 4 14 8 6 1.5 0 12 6.0 2 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 2.5 13 1 3 0 3 3.0 1 3 0.2 4 15 38 38 0 0.0 1 12 0.0 7 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 7 10 0 21 -21 -2.1 0 0 -3.0 13 59 146 212 -66 -1.1 1 16 -5.1 13 459 2164 332 1832 4.0 19 84 140.9 13 488 2356 255 2101 4.3 16 58 161.6
G Effic 13 152.09 4 121.21 1 167.20 13 149.52 13 139.22
Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds 328-493-10 66.5 3963 23-46-2 50.0 359 2-2-0 100.0 16 353-541-12 65.2 4338 321-510-14 62.9 3668
TD Lng Avg/G 33 77 304.8 2 51 89.8 0 13 16.0 35 77 333.7 33 64 282.2
G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 13 93 1429 15.4 10 77 109.9 13 71 816 11.5 7 42 62.8 13 59 487 8.3 5 30 37.5 13 29 545 18.8 6 60 41.9 11 27 235 8.7 1 26 21.4 7 18 304 16.9 3 75 43.4 13 17 104 6.1 0 17 8.0 13 10 137 13.7 0 35 10.5 13 9 109 12.1 2 37 8.4 13 7 58 8.3 0 38 4.5 5 3 28 9.3 1 16 5.6 4 2 26 13.0 0 19 6.5 6 2 14 7.0 0 13 2.3 12 2 13 6.5 0 12 1.1 11 2 11 5.5 0 8 1.0 13 1 20 20.0 0 20 1.5 13 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 13 353 4338 12.3 35 77 333.7 13 321 3668 11.4 33 64 282.2
PUNTING Panazzolo, Dominic Team Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd 60 2484 41.4 72 2 27 15 10 2 2 5 2.5 5 0 0 0 0 0 62 2489 40.1 72 2 27 15 10 2 58 2510 43.3 67 10 10 19 17 1
KICKOFFS Barden, Michael Cluck, Matthew Hatfield, Clayton Total Opponents
No. Yds 74 4697 7 447 1 64 82 5208 79 4855
Avg 63.5 63.9 64.0 63.5 61.5
TB OB Retn Net YdLn 40 5 2 2 0 0 42 7 831 40.6 24 45 3 713 38.2 26 TEXASTECH.COM
TEAM STATISTICS CATEGORY
TECH OPP
SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers
446 419 34.3 32.2 91 68
FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty
319 106 188 25
316 107 172 37
1832 2164 332 459 4.0 140.9 19
2101 2356 255 488 4.3 161.6 16
RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing
4338 3668 353-541-12 321-510-14 8.0 7.2 12.3 11.4 333.7 282.2 35 33
TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game
6170 1000 6.2 474.6
5769 998 5.8 443.8
KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST
31-713 32-831 18-102 12-67 14-284 12-286 23.0 26.0 5.7 5.6 20.3 23.8 14-6 25-15
PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game
104-996 76-745 76.6 57.3
PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average
62-2489 58-2510 40.1 43.3 38.4 38.1
TIME OF POSSESSION/Game
29:30
30:30
3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct
86/193 45%
83/197 42%
4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct
9/21 45%
15/24 62%
SACKS BY-Yards 18-136 29-238 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 59 52 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 12-23 18-22 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-3 RED-ZONE SCORES (43-62) 69% (50-61) 82% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (33-62) 53% (39-61) 64% PAT-ATTEMPTS (56-59) 95% (49-49) 100% ATTENDANCE 330,390 305,299 Games/Avg Per Game 6/55,065 5/61,060 Neutral Site Games 2/31,552 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Texas Tech 136 104 116 90 0 446 Opponents 68 133 99 112 7 419
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS SCORING Coutee, Keke Cantrell, Dylan Nisby, Desmond Hatfield, Clayton Vasher, T.J. Barden, Michael King, Tre Batson, Cameron Stockton, Justin Willies, Derrick Shorts, Quan Ewton, Michael Sykes, Willie Reed, Mason Carter, McLane Coleman, Douglas Shimonek, Nic Fields, DaMarcus Parker, Justus Cluck, Matthew Total Opponents
TOTAL OFFENSE Shimonek, Nic Stockton, Justin King, Tre Carter, McLane Nisby, Desmond Felton, Demarcus Batson, Cameron Reed, Mason Duffey, Jett Shorts, Quan Coutee, Keke Panazzolo, Dominic Woodward, Caleb Cantrell, Dylan Team Total Opponents ALL PURPOSE Coutee, Keke Stockton, Justin Batson, Cameron Cantrell, Dylan King, Tre Vasher, T.J. Willies, Derrick Nisby, Desmond Parker, Justus Wesley, Antoine Shorts, Quan Felton, Demarcus Fields, DaMarcus High, Ja’Deion Reed, Mason Allen, Dakota Coleman, Douglas Sykes, Willie Robinson, JoJo Yontz, Quentin Thompson, Donta Carr, Tyler Panazzolo, Dominic Bowman, De’Quan Duffey, Jett Hill, Kolin Woodward, Caleb Jones, Tony Anderson, Jack Brooks, Jordyn Team Shimonek, Nic Total Opponents 12
TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 0 6-10 22-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 40 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 0 4-8 23-24 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 35 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 0 1-3 9-10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0 1-2 2-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 5 59 12-23 56-59 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 446 52 18-22 49-49 0-1 2 2-2 0 0 419 G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G 13 552 -66 3963 3897 299.8 11 132 797 0 797 72.5 13 131 623 0 623 47.9 4 61 0 359 359 89.8 12 62 273 0 273 22.8 12 22 102 0 102 8.5 13 6 38 0 38 2.9 5 7 25 0 25 5.0 1 6 6 16 22 22.0 13 2 19 0 19 1.5 13 5 15 0 15 1.2 13 1 13 0 13 1.0 2 1 5 0 5 2.5 13 1 3 0 3 0.2 7 10 -21 0 -21 -3.0 13 1000 1832 4338 6170 474.6 13 998 2101 3668 5769 443.8 G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G 13 15 1429 0 315 0 1759 135.3 11 797 235 0 0 0 1032 93.8 13 38 487 91 308 0 924 71.1 13 3 816 0 0 0 819 63.0 13 623 104 0 0 0 727 55.9 13 0 545 0 0 0 545 41.9 7 0 304 0 0 0 304 43.4 12 273 0 0 0 0 273 22.8 13 0 0 0 30 114 144 11.1 13 0 137 0 0 0 137 10.5 13 19 109 0 0 0 128 9.8 12 102 13 0 0 0 115 9.6 13 0 0 0 0 95 95 7.3 13 0 58 11 0 0 69 5.3 5 25 28 0 0 0 53 10.6 13 0 0 0 0 36 36 2.8 12 0 0 0 33 2 35 2.9 8 0 0 0 0 33 33 4.1 4 0 26 0 0 0 26 6.5 13 0 0 0 22 0 22 1.7 13 0 20 0 0 0 20 1.5 6 0 14 0 0 0 14 2.3 13 13 0 0 0 0 13 1.0 11 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.0 1 6 0 0 0 0 6 6.0 13 0 0 0 5 0 5 0.4 2 5 0 0 0 0 5 2.5 13 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 13 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.2 12 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 7 -21 0 0 0 0 -21 -3.0 13 -66 0 0 0 0 -66 -5.1 13 1832 4338 102 713 284 7269 559.2 13 2101 3668 67 831 286 6953 534.8
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Barden, Michael 4-8 50.0 0-0 2-3 1-2 1-3 0-0 47 0 Ewton, Michael 1-3 33.3 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 32 0 Cluck, Matthew 1-2 50.0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 26 0 Hatfield, Clayton 6-10 60.0 0-0 2-3 4-5 0-2 0-0 39 0 PUNT RETURNS Batson, Cameron High, Ja’Deion Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg TD Long 17 91 5.4 0 17 1 11 11.0 0 0 18 102 5.7 0 17 12 67 5.6 0 12
INTERCEPTIONS Parker, Justus Allen, Dakota Dorsey, Vaughnte Thomas, Mychealon Fields, DaMarcus Coleman, Douglas Brooks, Jordyn Smith, Desmon Jones, Tony Sykes, Willie Total Opponents
No. Yds 4 114 2 36 1 0 1 0 1 95 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 33 14 284 12 286
Avg TD Long 28.5 0 55 18.0 0 26 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 95.0 1 95 2.0 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.0 0 0 2.0 0 2 33.0 1 33 20.3 2 95 23.8 3 94
KICK RETURNS Batson, Cameron Coutee, Keke Parker, Justus Coleman, Douglas Yontz, Quentin Hill, Kolin Total Opponents
No. Yds 14 308 10 315 3 30 2 33 1 22 1 5 31 713 32 831
Avg TD Long 22.0 0 49 31.5 1 92 10.0 0 11 16.5 0 25 22.0 0 22 5.0 0 5 23.0 1 92 26.0 0 59
FUMBLE RETURNS Jones, Tony Parker, Justus Brooks, Jordyn Coleman, Douglas Total Opponents
No. Yds Avg TD Long 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 20 20.0 1 20 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 1 31 31.0 1 31 4 49 12.2 2 31 0 0 0.0 0 0
TEAM STATISTICS CONVERSIONS Third Down 1 2 3 4 OT Total Texas Tech 27-49 19-49 22-49 18-45 0-1 86-193 Opponents 21-46 27-59 16-42 19-50 0-0 83-197 Fourth Down Texas Tech Opponents
1 2 3 4 OT Total 2-3 2-3 2-3 3-11 0-1 9-21 1-3 3-6 4-5 7-10 0-0 15-24
TURNOVERS Takeaways – 29 (14 INT, 15 Fumble Recovery) Turnovers – 18 (12 INT, 6 Fumble Lost) Points Off Turnovers – Tech: 91 Opponents: 68 Points Off Turnovers/Game – Texas Tech: 7.0 Opponents: 5.2 RED ZONE Texas Tech Red Zone Entries – 43 of 62 (69.4%) Scores – 43 (33 TDs, 15 Rush TDs, 18 Pass TDs, 10 FGs) Non-Scores – 19 (8 FGA, 4 Downs, 3 Fumbles, 1 Half, 3 INT) Opponent Red Zone Entries – 50 of 61 (82.0%) Scores – 50 (39 TDs, 15 Rush TDs, 24 Pass TD, 11 FG) Non-Scores – 11 (3 INT, 1 Fumble, 3 Downs, 3 FGA, 1 Half) KICKOFFS Kickoffs – 82, 5,208 yds, (63.5 avg.) Touchbacks – 40 Opponent Kickoff Returns – 32 - 831 yards (26.0 avg.)
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DEFENSIVE STATISTICS DEFENSE 40 Allen, Dakota 7 Johnson, Jah’Shawn 1A Brooks, Jordyn 15 Dorsey, Vaughnte 23 Fields, DaMarcus 96 Washington, Broderick 1E Hill, Kolin 31 Parker, Justus 5 Morgan, Octavious 99 Thomas, Mychealon 9A Jones, Tony 4A Smith, Desmon 53 Howard, Eli 28 Lane, Jaylon 25 Coleman, Douglas 1C Jeffers, Riko 2B Allen, Kisean 19 Sykes, Willie 94 Gilmore, Lonzell 90 Yontz, Quentin 52 Barnes, Zach 33 Stringer, Brayden 3 Polite-Bray, DJ 26 Moore, Kevin 18 Taylor, Christian 98 McCann, Nick 29 Reed, Mason 17 Thompson, Donta 88 High, Ja’Deion 24 King, Tre 49 Barden, Michael 13 Batson, Cameron 79 Bruffy, Travis 22 Wesley, Antoine 9 Vasher, T.J. 95 Nunez, Talor 48 Heffron, Kyle 78 Steele, Terence 2C Walker, Trevor 4C Wallace, Abraham Total Opponents
|-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd GP-GS UA AS Tot TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rv-Yds FF Kk Saf 13-13 58 44 102 6.0-28 2.0-11 2-36 4 3 1-0 1 . . 13-12 68 29 97 4.0-9 . . 5 . . 1 . . 12-11 50 39 89 0.5-1 . 1-2 2 7 1--2 . . . 13-12 40 19 59 1.5-2 . 1-0 3 . 1-0 1 . . 13-11 38 13 51 . . 1-95 7 . 2-0 1 . . 13-13 29 15 44 2.0-13 2.0-13 . . 3 . 1 . . 13-9 32 12 44 6.0-22 2.0-16 . 4 1 1-0 2 . . 13-7 34 8 42 2.5-24 . 4-114 4 3 1-20 4 . . 13-5 30 11 41 1.0-3 . . 8 . . . . . 13-13 25 16 41 3.0-15 1.0-11 1-0 . 1 2-0 . . . 13-3 21 12 33 7.0-25 4.0-20 1-2 1 4 2-0 . . . 12-7 24 6 30 1.0-1 . 1-0 3 . . . . . 13-7 20 7 27 8.5-47 5.5-36 . 3 6 . 3 . . 7-3 25 2 27 1.0-1 . . 3 . . . . . 12-4 19 3 22 1.0-2 . 1-2 1 1 2-31 1 . . 13-2 16 6 22 . . . . 1 1-0 . . . 13-0 12 6 18 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 8-2 10 4 14 2.0-15 1.0-14 1-33 2 . . . . . 7-3 7 3 10 2.0-3 . . . 1 . . . . 13-1 9 . 9 2.0-3 . . . . . . . . 13-5 6 3 9 1.5-16 1.5-16 . . 3 . 1 . . 13-0 6 2 8 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . 7-0 6 . 6 . . . 1 . . . . . 12-0 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . . 13-0 1 4 5 0.5-0 . . . . . . . . 10-0 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . . 5-1 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . 13-1 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . 13-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . . 1 . 13-5 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . 13-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 13-9 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 11-10 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 13-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 13-5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 10-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 12-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 13-13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 13-0 615 274 889 54-231 18-136 14-284 52 34 15-49 16 1 . 13-0 640 262 902 79.0-354 29-238 12-286 47 44 6-0 8 2 .
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TEXAS TECH GAME-BY-GAME STATS Date Opponent Sep 02, 2017 EASTERN WASHINGTON Sep 16, 2017 ARIZONA STATE Sep 23, 2017 at Houston Sep 30, 2017 OKLAHOMA STATE Oct 07, 2017 at Kansas Oct 14, 2017 at West Virginia Oct 21, 2017 IOWA STATE Oct 28, 2017 at Oklahoma Nov 04, 2017 KANSAS STATE Nov 11, 2017 vs Baylor Nov 18, 2017 TCU Nov 24, 2017 at Texas Dec 23, 2017 vs USF Totals Opponent
|---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg 40 177 3 25 31 449 4 75 31-35-0 449 4 75 29 72 1 15 37 543 6 47 37-50-0 543 6 47 33 200 1 84 29 321 2 77 29-45-1 321 2 77 26 54 2 14 29 330 1 56 29-46-1 330 1 56 52 313 5 55 22 290 3 40 22-27-1 290 3 40 33 190 1 30 24 323 4 60 24-39-1 323 4 60 41 129 2 14 31 207 0 20 31-41-1 207 0 20 34 115 0 13 22 322 4 70 22-36-1 322 4 70 31 122 1 25 34 405 4 75 34-53-1 405 4 75 30 91 1 15 24 246 2 30 24-29-0 246 2 30 41 174 0 32 18 153 0 35 18-36-1 153 0 35 34 62 1 22 20 333 2 52 20-45-2 333 2 52 35 133 1 24 32 416 3 37 32-59-2 416 3 37 459 1832 19 84 353 4338 35 77 353-541-12 4338 35 77 488 2101 16 58 321 3668 33 64 321-510-14 3668 33 64
Date Sep 02, 2017 Sep 16, 2017 Sep 23, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Oct 07, 2017 Oct 14, 2017 Oct 21, 2017 Oct 28, 2017 Nov 04, 2017 Nov 11, 2017 Nov 18, 2017 Nov 24, 2017 Dec 23, 2017
|---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds 42 22 64 7.0-19 1.0-10 1 1-0 53 28 81 4.0-36 3.0-35 0 1-0 46 30 76 5.0-19 2.0-11 3 3-0 56 16 72 3.0-6 2.0-5 0 0-0 52 12 64 7.0-19 1.0-7 2 2-20 52 13 65 5.0-43 4.0-39 0 0-0 39 24 63 2.0-4 0.0-0 0 0-0 42 40 82 2.0-8 1.0-4 1 0-0 43 22 65 5.0-20 2.0-6 0 0-0 47 20 67 2.0-10 1.0-8 2 3-31 38 10 48 3.0-30 1.0-10 4 1-0 49 27 76 6.0-12 1.0-2 1 2--2 56 10 66 3.0-5 0.0-0 2 2-0 615 274 889 54.0-231 19.0-137 16 15-49 640 262 902 79.0-354 29.0-238 8 6-0
Opponent EASTERN WASHINGTON ARIZONA STATE at Houston OKLAHOMA STATE at Kansas at West Virginia IOWA STATE at Oklahoma KANSAS STATE vs Baylor TCU at Texas vs USF Totals Opponent
Pass Int-Yds QBH 2-35 0 0-0 5 2-12 6 1-95 3 2-51 1 1-0 0 1-34 3 1-0 2 1-0 1 1-0 3 0-0 3 2-57 3 0-0 4 14-284 34 12-286 44
OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME STATS
Brk 4 2 5 4 8 5 4 3 5 4 3 2 3 52 47
Date Opponent Sep 02, 2017 EASTERN WASHINGTON Sep 16, 2017 ARIZONA STATE Sep 23, 2017 at Houston Sep 30, 2017 OKLAHOMA STATE Oct 07, 2017 at Kansas Oct 14, 2017 at West Virginia Oct 21, 2017 IOWA STATE Oct 28, 2017 at Oklahoma Nov 04, 2017 KANSAS STATE Nov 11, 2017 vs Baylor Nov 18, 2017 TCU Nov 24, 2017 at Texas Dec 23, 2017 vs USF Opponent totals Texas Tech
|---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg 36 81 0 23 23 220 1 28 23-36-2 220 1 28 44 168 3 21 27 326 3 54 27-41-0 326 3 54 31 110 1 20 32 317 2 29 32-52-2 317 2 29 44 221 2 24 27 376 3 37 27-38-1 376 3 37 33 112 1 45 23 256 1 41 23-43-2 256 1 41 29 44 1 19 32 352 5 32 32-41-1 352 5 32 36 208 0 58 22 192 3 30 22-32-1 192 3 30 47 336 3 35 22 281 4 30 22-34-1 281 4 30 36 145 2 42 18 263 2 54 18-28-1 263 2 54 29 106 0 13 43 417 3 40 43-63-1 417 3 40 42 204 1 41 6 85 1 28 6-17-0 85 1 28 33 116 1 25 29 272 1 27 29-51-2 272 1 27 48 250 1 30 17 311 4 64 17-34-0 311 4 64 488 2101 16 58 321 3668 33 64 321-510-14 3668 33 64 459 1832 19 84 353 4338 35 77 353-541-12 4338 35 77
Date Sep 02, 2017 Sep 16, 2017 Sep 23, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Oct 07, 2017 Oct 14, 2017 Oct 21, 2017 Oct 28, 2017 Nov 04, 2017 Nov 11, 2017 Nov 18, 2017 Nov 24, 2017 Dec 23, 2017
|---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds 57 14 71 7.0-36 2.0-19 45 18 63 4.0-26 3.0-25 35 56 91 6.0-24 2.0-15 49 12 61 6.0-24 1.0-12 51 30 81 5.0-25 3.0-23 50 14 64 4.0-22 2.0-19 54 32 86 10.0-38 2.0-18 43 24 67 3.0-22 2.0-19 56 10 66 4.0-9 1.0-3 40 18 58 8.0-25 2.0-13 52 12 64 5.0-20 3.0-16 45 12 57 10.0-51 3.0-29 63 10 73 7.0-32 3.0-27 640 262 902 79.0-354 29.0-238 615 274 889 54.0-231 19.0-137
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Opponent EASTERN WASHINGTON ARIZONA STATE at Houston OKLAHOMA STATE at Kansas at West Virginia IOWA STATE at Oklahoma KANSAS STATE vs Baylor TCU at Texas vs USF Opponent totals Texas Tech
|-FUMBLE-| FF FR-Yds 1 0-0 0 1-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 1 1-0 1 0-0 2 2-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 1-0 1 1-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 8 6-0 16 15-49
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Pass Int-Yds QBH 0-0 1 0-0 6 1-20 9 1-0 8 1-2 1 1-1 2 1-61 1 1-0 0 1-25 4 0-0 0 1-94 1 2-58 4 2-25 7 12-286 44 14-284 34
|--KICK RET--| No Yds TD Lg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 36 0 20 6 93 0 30 4 115 0 49 5 116 0 33 0 0 0 0 3 64 0 29 0 0 0 0 3 122 1 92 3 64 0 36 1 22 0 22 4 81 0 41 31 713 1 92 32 831 0 59 Blkd Kick 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
|-Kicks--XPTS-| Att-Mad Run Rcv 8-8 0 0 7-7 0 0 3-3 0 0 4-4 0 0 9-8 0 0 5-5 0 0 2-1 0 0 4-3 0 0 5-5 0 0 5-5 0 0 0-0 0 0 3-3 0 0 4-4 0 0 59-56 0 0 49-49 0 2
|--KICK RET--| No Yds TD Lg 3 60 0 25 4 92 0 27 2 53 0 47 1 31 0 31 5 119 0 30 2 42 0 22 0 0 0 0 2 50 0 29 5 181 0 59 2 39 0 20 2 61 0 33 1 37 0 37 3 66 0 24 32 831 0 59 31 713 1 92
Brk 1 2 3 7 1 3 2 3 5 2 5 10 3 47 52
Blkd Kick 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
|--PUNT RET--| tot No Yds TD Lg off 2 4 0 4 626 2 19 0 8 615 2 1 0 0 521 0 0 0 0 384 1 7 0 7 603 1 2 0 2 513 1 3 0 3 336 1 17 0 17 437 2 7 0 4 527 2 9 0 5 337 0 0 0 0 327 1 8 0 8 395 3 25 0 17 549 18 102 0 17 6170 12 67 0 12 5769 off Saf t/o Pts 0 7 56 0 7 52 0 3 27 0 7 34 0 23 65 0 0 35 0 6 13 0 0 27 0 0 35 0 17 38 0 0 3 0 7 27 0 14 34 0 91 446 0 68 419
|--PUNT RET--| tot No Yds TD Lg off 0 0 0 0 301 1 11 0 11 494 2 3 0 2 427 1 12 0 0 597 0 0 0 0 368 3 23 0 12 396 0 0 0 0 400 0 0 0 0 617 2 11 0 8 408 0 0 0 0 523 0 0 0 0 289 2 6 0 7 388 1 1 0 1 561 12 67 0 12 5769 18 102 0 17 6170
|-Kicks--XPTS-| Att-Mad Run Rcv 1-1 0 0 6-6 0 0 3-3 0 0 5-5 0 0 1-1 0 0 5-5 0 1 4-4 0 0 7-7 0 0 4-4 0 1 3-3 0 0 3-3 0 0 2-2 0 0 5-5 0 0 49-49 0 2 59-56 0 0
off Saf t/o 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 68 0 91
Pts 10 45 24 41 19 46 31 49 42 24 27 23 38 419 446
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GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSE GAME Eastern Washington Arizona State Houston Oklahoma State Kansas West Virginia Iowa State Oklahoma Kansas State Baylor TCU Texas USF
LT Akamnonu Akamnonu Bruffy Bruffy Bruffy Bruffy Bruffy Bruffy Bruffy Bruffy Bruffy Bruffy Bruffy
LG Hines Hines Akamnonu Akamnonu Akamnonu Akamnonu Akamnonu Akamnonu Akamnonu Akamnonu Akamnonu Akamnonu Akamnonu
C Stawarz Stawarz Stawarz Stawarz Stawarz Stawarz Stawarz Stawarz Stawarz Stawarz Stawarz Stawarz Stawarz
RG Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson
RT Steele, T. Steele, T. Steele, T. Steele, T. Steele, T. Steele, T. Steele, T. Steele, T. Steele, T. Steele, T. Steele, T. Steele, T. Steele, T.
QB Shimonek Shimonek Shimonek Shimonek Shimonek Shimonek Shimonek Shimonek Shimonek Shimonek Shimonek Carter Shimonek
RB FB/RB/WR X Stockton -- Willies Stockton -- Willies Stockton Reed Willies Stockton -- Willies Stockton -- Shorts Stockton King Shorts Nisby Carr Willies King Thompson Shorts King Cantrell King Carr Cantrell Stockton -- Cantrell Stockton -- Cantrell King -- Shorts
H Batson Batson Batson Batson Batson -- Batson -- Batson -- Batson Batson Cantrell
Y Coutee Coutee -- Coutee Coutee Coutee -- Coutee Coutee Coutee Coutee Coutee Coutee
Z Cantrell Cantrell Cantrell Cantrell Cantrell Cantrell Cantrell Cantrell Vasher Vasher Vasher Vasher Vasher
DEFENSE GAME Eastern Washington Arizona State Houston Oklahoma State Kansas West Virginia Iowa State Oklahoma Kansas State Baylor TCU Texas USF
DE Barnes Barnes Barnes Barnes Barnes Howard Howard Howard Howard Howard Howard Howard Yontz
NT Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas Thomas
DT Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington
RUSH Gilmore Gillmore Gillmore Jones Hill Hill Hill Hill Hill Hill Hill Hill Hill
WILL Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen
MIKE Brooks Brooks Brooks Brooks Brooks Brooks Brooks Brooks Jeffers Jeffers Brooks Brooks Brooks
SAM -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Jones Jones -- -- --
LS Dorsey Dorsey Coleman Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey Dorsey
RS Johnson, Jah. Johnson, Jah. Johnson, Jah. Johnson, Jah. Johnson, Jah. Johnson, Jah. Johnson, Jah. Johnson, Jah. Parker Johnson, Jah. Johnson, Jah. Johnson, Jah. Johnson, Jah.
RC Smith, D. Lane Lane Lane Fields Fields Fields Fields Smith, D. Smith, D. Morgan Morgan Fields
CAREER STARTS
OFFENSE PLAYER 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 TOTAL STREAK Terence Steele - - - RS 12 13 25 25 Paul Stawarz - - - - 8 13 21 21 Madison Akamnonu - - - RS 7 13 20 14 Jack Anderson - - - - - 13 13 13 Travis Bruffy - - - - - 11 11 11 Ja’Deion High - RS - 5 - - 5 0 Tre King - - - - - 5 5 1 T.J. Vasher - - - - - 5 5 5 Mason Reed - - - - 3 1 4 0 Quan Shorts - - - - - 4 4 1 Da’Leon Ward - - - - 4 - 4 0 Demarcus Felton - - - - 3 - 3 0 Tyler Carr - - - - - 2 2 0 Jacob Hines - - - - - 2 2 0 Zach Austin - RS - 1 - - 1 0 McLane Carter - - - - - 1 1 1 Desmond Nisby - - - - - 1 1 0 Bailey Smith - - - - 1 - 1 0 Donta Thompson - - - - - 1 1 0 Antoine Wesley - - - - 1 - 1 0
NB Coleman Coleman Sykes Coleman Sykes Parker Parker Parker -- -- Parker Parker Parker
LC Morgan Morgan Fields Fields Smith, D. Smith, D. Smith, D. Smith, D. Fields Fields Fields Fields Morgan
DEFENSE PLAYER 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 TOTAL STREAK Jah’Shawn Johnson - - RS 13 12 12 37 4 Jordyn Brooks - - - - 11 11 22 3 Kolin Hill - - - - 11 9 20 9 Dakota Allen - - - 5 - 13 18 13 Broderick Washington, Jr. - - - RS 1 13 14 14 Vaughnte Dorsey - - - - - 12 12 10 DaMarcus Fields - - - - - 11 11 11 Kisean Allen - - - - 9 - 9 0 Douglas Coleman III - - - - 3 4 7 0 Eli Howard - - - - - 7 7 7 Justus Parker - - - - - 7 7 3 Desmon Smith - - - - - 6 6 0 Octavious Morgan - - - - - 5 5 3 Lonzell Gilmore - - - - - 3 3 0 Jaylon Lane - - - - - 3 3 0 Riko Jeffers - - - - - 2 2 0 Quentin Yontz - - - - - 1 1 1
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GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATS PASSING Shimonek, Nic Eastern Washington Arizona State Houston Oklahoma State Kansas West Virginia Iowa State Oklahoma Kansas State Baylor TCU Texas USF TOTALS
Comp 30 50 45 46 19 24 41 36 53 29 33 8 59 493
Att INT Pct. Yards TD Long Sacked-Yards Effic. 26 0 86.7 384 3 75 2-19 227.2 37 0 74.0 543 6 47 3-25 204.8 29 1 64.4 321 2 77 2-15 134.6 29 1 63.0 330 1 56 1-12 126.1 24 1 79.2 233 2 40 3-23 179.8 39 1 61.5 323 4 60 2-19 159.8 31 1 75.6 207 0 20 2-18 113.1 22 1 61.1 322 4 70 2-19 167.4 34 1 64.2 405 4 75 1-3 149.5 24 0 82.8 246 2 30 2-13 176.8 17 1 51.5 137 0 35 3-16 80.3 4 0 50.0 96 2 52 1-2 233.3 32 2 54.2 416 3 37 3-27 123.5 328 10 66.5 3963 33 77 27-211 152.1
Carter, McLane Eastern Washington Kansas Texas TOTALS
Att Comp INT Pct. Yards TD Long Sacked-Yards Effic. 3 3 0 100.0 49 1 22 0-0 347.2 3 3 0 100.0 57 1 32 0-0 369.6 37 16 2 43.2 237 0 51 2-27 86.2 46 23 2 50.0 359 2 51 2-27 121.2
Duffey, Jett Eastern Washington TOTALS
Att Comp INT Pct. Yards TD 2 2 0 100.0 16 0 2 2 0 100.0 16 0
Long Sacked-Yards Effic. 13 0-0 167.20 13 0-0 167.20
RUSHING Rush-Yds/TD EWU ASU HOU OSU KU WVU ISU OU KSU BU TCU UT USF Stockton, Justin 8-47/2 12-47/0 10-102/0 12-28/1 15-161/1 15-96/0 4-14/0 DNP 10-30/0 DNP 21-124/0 7-45/0 18-103/0 King, Tre 4-17/1 1-4/0 9-98/0 4-12/0 10-40/0 8-67/1 20-82/0 24-113/0 16-71/1 20-67/1 2-4/0 3-13/0 10-35/1 Nisby, Desmond 6-57/0 9-45/0 4-2/1 5-0/1 11-93/4 2-1/0 8-17/1 4-12/0 DNP 4-18/0 3-13/0 5-16/0 1--1/0 Felton, Demarcus 6-30/0 - - DNP 4-31/0 - 2-6/0 - - 1-4/0 5-25/0 4-6/0 Batson, Cameron - - 1-7/0 - - 2-12/0 - 1-4/0 - - - 1--4/0 1-19/0 Reed, Mason 7-25/0 - - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Shorts, Quan - - - - 1-5/0 - - - - 1-14/0 - - Coutee, Keke - - 3-2/0 1-11/0 - - - - - - - - 1-2/0 Panazzolo, Dominic - - - - - 1-13/0 - - - - - - Duffey, Jett 4-6/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Woodward, Caleb 1-5/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Cantrell, Dylan - 1-3/1 - - - - - - - - - - Carter, McLane 1-9/0 DNP DNP DNP 4-14/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1--3/0 9--20/1 DNP Willies, Derrick 1-0/0 - - - - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Team - 2--3/0 1--2/0 - 3--11/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1--1/0 DNP 3--4/0 DNP Shimonek, Nic 2--19/0 4--24/0 5--9/0 4-3/0 4--20/0 5-1/0 7-10/1 5--14/0 5-21/0 3--11/0 9-11/0 2-10/0 4--25/0 RECEIVING No.-Yds/TD EWU ASU HOU OSU KU WVU ISU OU KSU BU TCU UT USF Coutee, Keke 5-99/2 12-186/1 11-161/1 3-53/0 8-87/1 6-86/1 8-72/0 4-93/1 12-189/2 2-38/0 2-10/0 9-168/0 11-187/1 Cantrell, Dylan 4-35/0 8-160/2 2-34/0 6-67/1 2-26/0 8-85/1 6-48/0 3-75/1 8-99/1 11-94/0 7-55/0 2-12/0 4-26/1 Vasher, T.J. 1-11/0 - 1-5/0 - - 2-113/2 - 5-98/0 5-58/1 4-42/1 1-7/0 5-127/1 5-84/1 Batson, Cameron 6-53/0 6-59/1 7-52/0 6-84/0 2-9/0 1--2/0 10-67/0 3-20/2 7-46/0 4-50/1 2-10/0 1-16/1 4-23/0 Willies, Derrick 4-126/1 4-56/1 4-41/0 3-30/0 1-32/1 - 2-19/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Stockton, Justin 1-1/0 5-56/0 2-22/1 7-52/0 2-33/0 3-18/0 1--2/0 DNP - DNP 2-13/0 2-10/0 2-32/0 Wesley, Antoine 1-13/0 - - 3-38/0 1-6/0 - - - - - 2-51/0 1-0/0 2-29/0 Shorts, Quan 2-30/1 - - - 4-76/1 1-4/0 1--7/0 - - - - - 1-6/0 King, Tre 2-16/0 - 1-0/0 - - 2-7/0 2-9/0 4-22/0 2-13/0 3-22/0 - - 1-15/0 High, Ja’Deion 2-35/0 - 1-6/0 1-6/0 - - - 1-4/0 - - 2-7/0 - Reed, Mason - 2-26/1 - - 1-2/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Robinson, JoJo 1-7/0 DNP DNP DNP 1-19/0 DNP DNP - - DNP DNP DNP DNP Thompson, Donta 1-20/0 - - - - - - - - - - - Carr, Tyler DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - - - - DNP 2-14/0 Felton, Demarcus - - - DNP - 1-12/0 1-1/0 - - - - - Bowman, De’Quan 1-3/0 - - DNP - - - 1-8/0 - - - DNP Anderson, Jack - - - - - - - 1-2/0 - - - - -
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GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES UT-AT-TT Allen, Dakota Johnson, Jah’Shawn Brooks, Jordyn Dorsey, Vaughnte Fields, DaMarcus Washington, Broderick Hill, Kolin Parker, Justus Thomas, Mychealon Morgan, Octavious Jones, Tony Smith, Desmon Howard, Eli Lane, Jaylon Jeffers, Riko Coleman, Douglas Allen, Kisean Sykes, Willie Gilmore, Lonzell Barnes, Zach Yontz, Quentin Stringer, Brayden Polite-Bray, DJ Moore, Kevin Taylor, Christian McCann, Nick Reed, Mason Thompson, Donta King, Tre High, Ja’Deion Barden, Michael Bruffy, Travis Batson, Cameron Vasher, T.J. Wallace, Abraham Steele, Terence Walker, Trevor Heffron, Kyle Nunez, Talor Wesley, Antoine
UA-A TOT EWU ASU HOU OSU KU WVU ISU OU KSU BU TCU UT USF 58-44 102 2-4 4-5 8-4 6-2 4-0 2-3 2-1 4-6 3-4 4-5 4-3 7-6 8-1 68-29 97 5-2 9-3 3-3 6-2 5-2 6-2 6-3 2-6 2-0 3-2 8-2 5-2 8-0 50-39 89 4-3 8-5 2-3 5-2 6-4 3-3 3-2 5-8 DNP 4-1 5-0 3-6 2-2 40-19 59 3-0 1-0 4-2 5-2 3-0 3-2 1-2 2-2 3-3 3-5 1-0 4-1 7-0 38-13 51 - 0-1 2-1 5-0 1-1 1-0 6-2 4-3 4-1 6-2 1-0 4-2 4-0 29-15 44 - 2-1 2-2 2-2 1-1 3-1 0-2 2-3 2-0 2-1 7-0 1-1 5-1 32-12 44 2-0 0-1 0-1 4-0 3-0 3-1 2-2 7-3 1-1 1-0 1-1 3-2 5-0 34-8 42 1-0 - 1-0 - 1-0 5-1 3-3 5-0 4-2 4-0 6-1 4-1 25-16 41 0-3 2-2 3-1 3-0 3-1 4-0 2-0 0-2 0-2 1-1 1-2 4-1 2-1 30-11 41 3-1 4-2 1-2 4-1 1-0 - 3-2 2-2 2-0 - 1-0 5-1 4-0 21-12 33 1-1 3-2 0-1 5-2 - - 1-1 0-1 3-0 2-2 1-1 3-1 2-0 24-6 30 2-0 DNP 4-1 - 5-1 3-0 3-1 3-1 2-1 1-0 - 1-1 20-7 27 0-1 2-2 3-1 1-1 1-0 4-0 1-1 2-0 3-1 1-0 1-0 - 1-0 25-2 27 1-0 4-0 5-1 2-0 DNP 4-0 DNP DNP 1-1 8-0 DNP DNP DNP 16-6 22 2-0 - 0-2 1-0 3-0 1-0 - 0-1 6-0 3-0 - - 0-3 19-3 22 1-0 4-0 1-1 3-0 DNP - - 3-1 2-1 2-0 - 1-0 2-0 12-6 18 1-1 2-1 2-0 - 1-0 - - - 4-1 1-1 - 0-1 1-1 10-4 14 0-2 1-0 0-1 - 2-0 4-0 3-1 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 7-3 10 3-0 - 2-1 1-1 1-1 DNP - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 6-3 9 - 3-1 1-1 1-0 0-1 - - - - 1-0 - - 9-0 9 1-0 - - - 1-0 2-0 1-0 - - - - 1-0 3-0 6-2 8 4-1 0-1 - - 2-0 - - - - - - - 6-0 6 3-0 1-0 - - 2-0 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 4-2 6 - 1-0 - - - 2-0 - 0-1 0-1 DNP - 1-0 1-4 5 0-1 - 1-0 - - - - - 0-3 - - - 3-2 5 - 0-1 - 1-0 1-0 - 1-1 DNP DNP - - - DNP 3-1 4 1-0 1-0 - 0-1 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 3-1 4 - - 1-1 - 1-0 - - - - - 1-0 - 3-0 3 1-0 - - - 1-0 1-0 - - - - - - 2-1 3 - 1-0 - - - - - 1-0 - - - - 0-1 2-1 3 - - - - 1-0 - - - 1-0 - - 0-1 2-0 2 DNP DNP - - - - - - - - - 2-0 2-0 2 - - - - - - 1-0 - - - - - 1-0 1-0 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-0 1-0 1 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - 1-0 1 - - - 1-0 - - - - - - - - 0-1 1 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 1 - - - - DNP 1-0 - - - - - - 0-1 1 0-1 DNP DNP - - - - DNP - - - - 1-0 1 - - - - 1-0 - - - - - - - -
FIELD GOALS Made, Missed, Blocked #39 Cluck #49 Barden #87 Ewton #96 Hatfield Eastern Washington -- -- -- -Arizona State -- 39 -- -Houston -- 47 32, 33, 31 -Oklahoma State -- 24,26 -- -Kansas 26 44 -- -West Virginia -- 43,23,37 -- -Iowa State 34 -- -- -Oklahoma -- -- -- -Kansas State -- -- -- 31 Baylor -- -- -- 39 TCU -- -- -- 22, 47, 20 Texas -- -- -- 32, 34, 47 USF -- -- -- 26, 33
PUNTING Number-Avg./I20/I10 #85 Panazzolo Eastern Washington 3-36.7/2/2 Arizona State 3-39.3/0/0 Houston 7-40.3/1/0 Oklahoma State 4-40.8/1/0 Kansas 2-43.5/1/0 West Virginia 4-41.2/0/0 Iowa State 3-49.7/0/0 Oklahoma 6-39.2/3/1 Kansas State 4-41.2/1/1 Baylor 4-41.5/1/0 TCU 6-45.0/3/0 Texas 9-44.4/0/0 USF 5-34.8/2/1
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TEXAS TECH SCORING DRIVES
No. of Total Drive Type of Score Scoring Opponent Plays Yards Time Score QTR/Time Play E. Washington 5 80 1:32 Rush TD 1/1:51 Stockton 25 yard run E. Washington 1 75 0:11 Pass TD 2/10:21 Willies 75 yard rec. E. Washington 3 68 1:39 Pass TD 2/5:45 Coutee 68 yard rec. E. Washington 9 75 3:38 Pass TD 2/0:29 Coutee 17 yard rec. E. Washington 10 81 4:15 Rush TD 3/7:17 King 1 yard run E. Washington 11 85 3:10 Rush TD 3/3:18 Stockton 4 yard run E. Washington 0 0 0:00 Pick-Six 3/3:09 Sykes 33 yard INT E. Washington 9 69 3:07 Pass TD 4/12:44 Shorts 22 yard rec. Arizona State 10 75 3:23 Pass TD 1/4:25 Coutee 12 yard rec. Arizona State 3 72 0:52 Pass TD 1/1:48 Batson 11 yard rec. Arizona State 3 22 1:05 Pass TD 1/0:04 Cantrell 29 yard rec. Arizona State 5 75 2:03 Pass TD 2/3:31 Reed 10 yard rec. Arizona State 4 27 0:37 Pass TD 2/0:30 Cantrell 14 yard rec. Arizona State 7 75 2:24 Pass TD 3/9:25 Willies 28 yard rec. Arizona State 10 54 3:25 FG 3/3:06 Barden 39 yard FG Arizona State 12 90 4:31 Rush TD 4/1:55 Cantrell 3 yard run Houston 8 17 4:10 FG 1/9:57 Ewton 32 yard FG Houston 12 39 3:17 FG 1/1:45 Barden 47 yard FG Houston 11 86 4:04 Rush TD 2/11:08 Nisby 3 yard run Houston 2 80 0:25 Pass TD 3/4:48 Coutee 77 yard rec. Houston 2 94 1:15 Pass TD 4/7:28 Stockton 20 yard reception Oklahoma State 0 0 0:00 Pick-Six 1/7:42 Fields 95 yard INT Oklahoma State 8 80 4:16 Pass TD 2/14:14 Cantrell 3 yard rec. Oklahoma State 11 56 3:49 FG 2/0:00 Barden 24 yard FG Oklahoma State 9 64 3:22 FG 3/6:18 Barden 26 yard FG Oklahoma State 8 70 3:02 Rush TD 4/14:53 Stockton 1 yard run Oklahoma State 7 51 2:53 Rush TD 4/9:56 Nisby 1 yard run Kansas 9 75 3:17 Rush TD 1/11:43 Stockton 13 yard run Kansas 3 55 0:50 Rush TD 1/8:34 Nisby 47 yard run Kansas 3 58 1:05 Pass TD 1/4:59 Shorts 37 yard rec. Kansas 3 21 0:38 Rush TD 2/13:06 Nisby 8 yard run Kansas 9 53 3:25 Rush TD 2/5:16 Nisby 1 yard run Kansas 0 0 0:00 FUM Return 3/3:44 Parker 20 yard recovery Kansas 5 58 2:00 Rush TD 4/12:23 Nisby 15 yard run Kansas 5 13 2:41 FG 4/8:37 Cluck 26 yard FG Kansas 7 68 3:13 Pass TD 4/3:52 Willies 32 yard rec. West Virginia 2 72 0:33 Pass TD 1/12:53 Vasher 60 yard rec. West Virginia 10 63 4:03 Pass TD 1/7:58 Cantrell 6 yard rec. West Virginia 6 45 2:31 Pass TD 2/10:58 Coutee 6 yard rec. West Virginia 5 75 2:09 Pass TD 2/5:35 Vasher 53 yard rec. West Virginia 5 80 2:05 Rush TD 3/9:11 King 30 yard run Iowa State 3 7 1:08 Rush TD 1/12:36 Nisby 4 yard run Iowa State 12 77 3:53 Rush TD 3/5:31 Shimonek 2 yard run Oklahoma 15 75 6:19 Pass TD 1/8:41 Batson 9 yard rec. Oklahoma 2 82 0:33 Pass TD 1/6:35 Coutee 70 yard rec. Oklahoma 4 69 1:50 Pass TD 1/2:41 Cantrell 42 yard rec. Oklahoma 6 75 1:38 Pass TD 3/12:10 Batson 9 yard rec. Kansas State 8 75 2:38 Rush TD 2/9:40 King 25 yard run Kansas State 1 75 0:10 Pass TD 2/7:26 Coutee 75 yard rec. Kansas State 10 75 2:01 Pass TD 3/12:59 Coutee 34 yard rec. Kansas State 15 75 6:32 Pass TD 3/5:00 Cantrell 1 yard rec. Kansas State 12 80 3:54 Pass TD 4/14:10 Vasher 22 yard rec. Baylor 0 0 0:00 Kick TD 1/14:46 Coutee 92 yard KR Baylor 7 53 2:14 Rush TD 1/8:14 King 1 yard run Baylor 16 89 6:27 Pass TD 2/12:11 Vasher 5 yard rec. Baylor 5 14 1:57 FG 3/4:42 Hatfield 39 yard FG Baylor 2 32 0:24 Pass TD 3/0:44 Batson 30 yard rec. Baylor 0 0 0:00 FUM Return 4/5:25 Coleman 31 yard return TCU 21 70 8:52 FG 1/6:08 Hatfield 22 yard FG Texas 7 81 2:17 Rush TD 1/3:20 Carter 1 yard run Texas 8 74 2:08 FG 2/14:49 Hatfield 32 yard FG Texas 11 59 4:54 FG 3/10:06 Hatfield 34 yard FG Texas 6 75 2:54 Pass TD 4/11:29 Vasher 13 yard rec. Texas 2 14 0:19 Pass TD 4/1:47 Batson 16 yard rec. USF 12 67 4:13 FG 1/10:47 Hatfield 26 yard FG USF 11 66 3:48 Pass TD 1/0:34 Coutee 5 yard rec. USF 6 28 2:57 Pass TD 3/11:25 Cantrell 3 yard rec. USF 4 40 1:45 Rush TD 3/5:55 King 4 yard run USF 13 60 4:28 FG 4/5:02 Hatfield 33 yard FG USF 8 85 2:47 Pass TD 4/1:31 Vasher 25 yard rec. 18
OPPONENT SCORING DRIVES
No. of Total Drive Type of Score Scoring Opponent Plays Yards Time Score QTR/Time Play E. Washington 16 71 6:19 FG 2/10:32 Alcobendas 22 yard FG E. Washington 5 75 1:38 Pass TD 2/4:07 Grady 22 yard rec. Arizona State 8 46 3:14 FG 1/7:48 Ruiz 44 yard FG Arizona State 8 75 3:22 Pass TD 2/11:42 Williams 3 yard rec. Arizona State 9 80 3:50 Rush TD 2/5:34 Richard 1 yard run Arizona State 5 73 1:27 Rush TD 3/11:49 Ballage 1 yard run Arizona State 9 74 2:54 Rush TD 3/6:31 Darby 21 yard run Arizona State 9 79 2:29 Pass TD 3/0:37 Williams 9 yard rec. Arizona State 9 62 4:10 Pass TD 4/9:52 Harry 21 yard rec. Houston 7 26 2:42 FG 2/8:26 Novikoff 45 yard FG Houston 2 19 0:29 Pass TD 2/4:41 King 18 yard rec. Houston 10 73 2:57 Rush TD 4/4:29 Postma 9 yard run Houston 8 76 1:27 Pass TD 4/0:15 Bonner 4 yard rec. Oklahoma State 7 68 1:53 Pass TD 1/11:15 Washington 14 yard rec. Oklahoma State 11 75 4:33 Pass TD 2/9:41 Hill 5 yard rec. Oklahoma State 10 88 3:13 Pass TD 2/3:49 McCleskey 4 yard rec. Oklahoma State 8 75 2:10 Rush TD 3/12:50 Rudolph 8 yard run Oklahoma State 4 4 1:32 FG 3/9:40 Ammendola 22 yard FG Oklahoma State 8 65 3:23 FG 3/2:55 Ammendola 27 yard FG Oklahoma State 6 79 2:09 Rush TD 4/1:12 Rudolph 16 yard run Kansas 6 28 1:53 Pass TD 1/0:19 Booker 18 yard rec. Kansas 5 42 0:31 FG 2/0:14 Rui 21 yard FG Kansas 10 42 3:53 FG 3/11:07 Rui 41 yard FG Kansas 7 74 2:39 Rush TD 3/5:49 Martin 2 yard run West Virginia 3 75 0:46 Pass TD 1/12:07 Sills 31 yard rec. West Virginia 11 50 4:03 FG 1/3:55 Molina 43 yard FG West Virginia 9 68 3:07 Rush TD 2/7:44 Crawford 5 yard run West Virginia 8 75 4:04 Pass TD 3/5:07 Sills 8 yard rec. West Virginia 5 66 1:37 Pass TD 4/13:03 White 32 yard rec. West Virginia 6 58 2:52 Pass TD 4/9:14 White 17 yard rec. West Virginia 7 45 3:31 Pass TD 4/3:23 Sills 11 yard rec. Iowa State 14 75 6:10 Pass TD 1/6:26 Lazard 13 yard rec. Iowa State 6 30 2:18 FG 2/12:22 Owens 22 yard FG Iowa State 4 25 1:34 Pass TD 2:10:40 Eaton 4 yard rec. Iowa State 10 80 3:52 Pass TD 2/0:26 Eaton 3 yard rec. Iowa State 0 0 0:00 INT Return 4/9:07 Spears 61 yard INT Oklahoma 6 76 1:33 Pass TD 1/7:08 Lamb 24 yard rec. Oklahoma 6 75 2:04 Rush TD 1/4:31 Flowers 1 yard run Oklahoma 10 75 3:56 Pass TD 2/13:45 Brown 3 yard rec. Oklahoma 4 54 1:42 Rush TD 2/7:04 Anderson 5 yard run Oklahoma 6 75 1:12 Rush TD 3/13:48 Mayfield 1 yard run Oklahoma 8 67 1:46 Pass TD 3/10:24 Andrews 7 yard rec. Oklahoma 9 77 3:40 Pass TD 3/1:41 Lamb 14 yard rec. Kansas State 11 51 5:38 FG 1/9:22 McCrane 45 yard FG Kansas State 7 98 4:00 Rush TD 2/12:18 Warmack 15 yard run Kansas State 4 59 2:04 Pass TD 2/7:36 Pringle 19 yard rec. Kansas State 0 0 0:00 Pick-Six 3/11:32 Shelley 25 yard INT Kansas State 10 53 5:00 FG 4/9:10 McCrane 30 yard FG Kansas State 5 80 2:58 Rush TD 4/0:42 Thompson 1 yard run Kansas State 4 25 0:00 Pass TD OT Pringle 8 yard rec. Baylor 12 75 4:18 Pass TD 1/10:28 Holmes 4 yard rec. Baylor 10 75 3:34 Pass TD 3/1:08 Stricklin 8 yard rec. Baylor 10 64 2:42 FG 4/7:57 Martin 34 yard FG Baylor 13 80 3:52 Pass TD 4/1:33 Mims 3 yard rec. TCU 10 63 6:14 Rush TD 2/14:54 Turpin 2 yard run TCU 6 18 2:40 FG 2/1:14 Bunce 43 yard FG TCU 8 80 4:00 Pass TD 3/1:55 Reagor 12 yard rec. TCU 12 78 6:49 FG 4/7:01 Bunce 25 yard FG TCU 0 0 0:00 Def TD 4/4:39 Gladney fumble recovery Texas 4 75 1:31 Pass TD 1/13:29 Foreman 27 yard rec. Texas 14 37 4:36 FG 2/8:07 Rowland 20 yard FG Texas 1 9 0:06 Rush TD 2/6:41 Young 9 yard run Texas 5 18 0:39 FG 2/0:09 Rowland 19 yard FG Texas 13 48 3:50 FG 4/14:23 Rowland 40 yard FG USF 11 58 3:35 FG 1/7:12 Nadelman 25 yard FG USF 2 25 0:24 Pass TD 2/0:51 McCants 21 yard rec. USF 9 91 2:45 Pass TD 3/8:34 Salomon 17 yard rec. USF 9 43 3:07 Rush TD 4/9:30 Flowers 5 yard run USF 2 65 0:36 Pass TD 4/4:26 Scantling 64 yard rec. USF 7 75 1:07 Pass TD 4/0:16 McCants 26 yard rec.
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OPENING DRIVE - OFFENSE
OPENING DRIVE - DEFENSE
RED RAIDERS ON COIN FLIPS
GIVEAWAYS/TAKEAWAYS
GAME-OPENING DRIVES
SECOND HALF OPENING DRIVES
OPPONENT Eastern Wash. Arizona State Houston Oklahoma State Kansas West Virginia Iowa State Oklahoma Kansas State Baylor TCU Texas USF
1st 2nd Half Half Punt Touchdown Punt Downs FG Punt Punt Punt Touchdown Missed FG Touchdown Punt Touchdown Punt Touchdown Touchdown Punt Touchdown Touchdown Touchdown FG Punt Punt Field Goal FG Punt
GIVEAWAY TAKEAWAY OPPONENT Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Dif. Eastern Wash. 0 0 0 1 2 3 +3 Arizona State 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Houston 0 1 1 3 2 5 +4 Oklahoma State 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Kansas 1 1 2 2 2 4 +2 West Virginia 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Iowa State 2 1 3 0 1 1 -2 Oklahoma 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Kansas State 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Baylor 1 0 1 3 1 4 +3 TCU 1 1 2 1 0 1 -1 Texas 0 2 2 2 2 4 +2 USF 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 TOTALS 8 10 18 15 14 29 +11
SCORING DRIVE ANALYSIS YARDAGE No Drive Negative Yards 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 TOTALS
TEXAS TECH TD FG 5 -- -- -- 1 -- 1 3 4 -- 1 1 2 -- 6 3 7 3 18 2 12 -- 2 -- 59 12
OPPONENTS TD FG 3 --- -1 -1 2 4 1 -- 2 4 2 3 5 7 2 23 2 6 -2 -53 16
1st 2nd OPPONENT Half Half Eastern Wash. Fumble Punt Arizona State Missed FG Touchdown Houston Interception Interception Oklahoma State Touchdown Touchdown Kansas Downs Made FG West Virginia Punt Punt Iowa State Interception Missed FG Oklahoma Touchdown Touchdown Kansas State FG Punt Baylor Fumble Punt TCU Touchdown Punt Texas Touchdown Punt USF FG Fumble OPPONENT Eastern Wash. Arizona State Houston Oklahoma State Kansas West Virginia Iowa State Oklahoma Kansas State Baylor TCU Texas USF
TEXAS TECH OPPONENTS PTS PLAYS YDS PTS PLAYS YDS 0 3 -7 0 1 2 0 3 9 0 8 42 3 8 17 0 3 12 0 3 8 7 7 68 7 9 75 0 6 26 7 2 72 0 3 6 7 3 7 0 4 15 7 15 75 7 6 76 0 4 14 3 11 51 7 7 53 7 12 75 3 21 70 7 10 63 0 6 20 7 4 75 3 12 67 3 11 58
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TEXAS TECH OPPONENTS OPPONENT 3-&-Outs/Drives 3-&-Outs/Drives Eastern Washington 2/12 4/14 Arizona State 3/13 3/14 Houston 5/17 2/17 Oklahoma State 2/13 1/12 Kansas 2/16 5/17 West Virginia 4/13 3/13 iowa State 2/12 2/12 Oklahoma 2/12 1/12 Kansas State 2/12 1/12 Baylor 3/10 2/12 TCU 4/12 3/11 Texas 6/17 7/18 USF 3/15 2/14 TOTALS 40/174 36/168
Coin OPPONENT Flip Decision Result Eastern Wash. Lost EWU Deferred W, 56-10 Arizona State Lost ASU Received W, 52-45 Houston Won Deferred W, 27-24 Oklahoma State Lost OKST Deferred L, 34-41 Kansas Lost KU Deferred W, 65-19 West Virginia Lost WVU Received L, 35-46 Iowa State Won Deferred L, 13-31 Oklahoma Lost OU Deferred L, 27-49 Kansas State Won Deferred L, 35-42 Baylor Lost BU Deferred W, 38-24 TCU Lost TCU Deferred L, 3-27 Texas Won Deferred W, 27-23 USF Lost USF Deferred L, 34-38
OPPONENT Eastern Wash. Arizona State Houston Oklahoma State Kansas West Virginia Iowa State Oklahoma Kansas State Baylor TCU Texas USF
TEXAS TECH OPPONENTS PTS PLAYS YDS PTS PLAYS YDS 7 10 81 0 8 28 0 7 48 7 5 73 0 3 4 0 10 59 0 3 -6 7 8 75 0 7 23 3 10 42 0 3 -3 0 3 8 0 3 -11 0 9 23 7 6 75 7 6 75 7 10 75 0 3 -1 0 7 78 0 3 4 0 3 5 - 3 -2 3 11 59 0 6 40 7 6 28 0 2 3
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES Player Jeffers, Riko Moore, Kevin Allen, Kisean Barden, Michael Fields, DaMarcus High, Ja’Deion King, Tre Reed, Mason Thompson, Donta Dakota, Allen Dorsey, Vaughnte Parker, Justus Johnson, Jah’Shawn Coleman, Douglas Stringer, Brayden Heffron, Kyle Totals
Total KO Punt 8 7 1 6 4 2 5 5 0 3 3 0 3 2 1 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 2 1 3 3 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 47 39 8
DRIVE SUPERLATIVES Most Plays/Result Most Yards/Result Most Time/Result Shortest Touchdown Drive (Yards) Shortest Touchdown Drive (Time) Quickest Touchdown to Start Game Quickest Touchdown to Start a Half
TEXAS TECH (Game) 21/Field Goal (TCU) 90 yards/Touchdown (Arizona State) 8:52/Field Goal (TCU) 7 yards (Iowa State) 0:10 (Kansas State) 14:45 - 1st (Baylor) 14:45 - 1st (Baylor) TEXASTECH.COM
OPPONENTS (Game) 16/Field Goal (Eastern Washington) 98 yards/Touchdown (Kansas State) 11:16/End of Game (Oklahoma) 9 yards (Texas) 0:29 (Houston) 13:29 - 1st (Texas) 13:48 - 3rd Quarter (Oklahoma) 19
2018 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL | SPRING PROSPECTUS
LONGEST PLAYS - 25-PLUS YARDS YARDS TYPE PLAYER(S) *95 INT Fields, DaMarcus *92 KR Coutee, Keke 84 Rush Stockton, Justin *77 Pass Coutee, Keke from Shimonek, Nic *75 Pass Coutee, Keke from Shimonek, Nic *75 Pass Willies, Derrick from Shimonek, Nic 73 Rush King, Tre *70 Pass Coutee, Keke from Shimonek, Nic *68 Pass Coutee, Keke from Shimonek, Nic *60 Pass Vasher, T.J. from Shimonek, Nic 56 Pass Coutee, Keke from Shimonek, Nic 55 INT Parker, Justus 55 Rush Stockton, Justin *53 Pass Vasher, T.J. from Shimonek, Nic 52 Pass Coutee, Keke from Shimonek, Nic 51 Pass Vasher, T.J. from Carter, McLane 49 KR Batson, Cameron *47 Rush Nisby, Desmond 47 Pass Coutee, Keke from Shimonek, Nic *42 Pass Cantrell, Dylan from Shimonek, Nic 41 KR Coutee, Keke 41 Pass Coutee, Keke from Carter, McLane 40 Pass Vasher, T.J. from Carter, McLane *40 Pass Coutee, Keke from Shimonek, Nic 38 Pass High, Ja’Deion from Shimonek, Nic 37 Pass Coutee, Keke from Shimonek, Nic *37 Pass Shorts, Quan from Shimonek, Nic 37 KR Batson, Cameron 36 KR Coutee, Keke 36 Rush Stockton, Justin 35 Pass Cantrell, Dylan from Shimonek, Nic 35 Pass Wesley, Antoine from Shimonek, Nic 34 INT Parker, Justus 34 Pass Vasher, T.J. from Shimonek, Nic 34 Pass Vasher, T.J. from Shimonek, Nic *34 Pass Coutee, Keke from Shimonek, Nic *33 INT Sykes, Willie 33 KR Batson, Cameron 33 Pass Coutee, Keke from Shimonek, Nic *32 Pass Willies, Derrick from Carter, McLane 32 Rush Stockton, Justin *31 FR Coleman, Douglas *30 Rush King, Tre *30 Pass Batson, Cameron from Shimonek, Nic 30 KR Coutee, Keke 29 Pass Willies, Derrick from Shimonek, Nic *29 Pass Cantrell, Dylan from Shimonek, Nic 29 KR Batson, Cameron 29 Pass Cantrell, Dylan from Shimonek, Nic 29 Rush Stockton, Justin *28 Pass Willies, Derrick from Shimonek, Nic 28 Pass Coutee, Keke from Shimonek, Nic 28 Pass Cantrell, Dylan from Shimonek, Nic 27 Pass Vasher, T.J. from Shimonek, Nic 26 Pass Cantrell, Dylan from Shimonek, Nic 26 Pass Stockton, Justin from Shimonek, Nic 26 Pass Wesley, Antoine from Shimonek, Nic 26 KR Batson, Cameron 26 Pass Batson, Cameron from Shimonek, Nic 26 INT Allen, Dakota 25 Pass Wesley, Antoine from Shimonek, Nic *25 Rush King, Tre 25 KR Coleman, Douglas *25 Pass Vasher, T.J. from Shimonek, Nic 25 INT Parker, Justus *25 Rush Stockton, Justin * touchdown scored on play
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OPPONENT Oklahoma State Baylor Houston Houston Kansas State Eastern Washington Houston Oklahoma Eastern Washington West Virginia Oklahoma State Texas Kansas West Virginia Texas Texas Kansas Kansas Arizona State Oklahoma USF Texas Texas Kansas Eastern Washington USF Kansas Kansas TCU Kansas Arizona State TCU Iowa State USF Oklahoma Kansas State Eastern Washington West Virginia USF Kansas TCU Baylor West Virginia Baylor Oklahoma State Eastern Washington Arizona State Oklahoma Arizona State West Virginia Arizona State USF Houston Oklahoma Oklahoma Arizona State USF West Virginia Oklahoma State Kansas Oklahoma State Kansas State Oklahoma State USF Kansas Eastern Washington
LONGEST PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS
Long Plays by Yards 100+ 90-99 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39 20-29
NO. TD 0 0 2 2 1 0 5 4 2 2 6 1 8 3 21 7 21 5
LONGEST PLAYS BY TYPE Long Plays by Type Rushing Passing Punt returns Kick returns Interceptions Fumble returns Other TOTAL
NO. TD 10 4 39 16 0 0 10 1 6 2 1 1 0 0 66 24
LONGEST PLAYS BY PLAYER Player NO. TD R P KR PR IR FR Coutee, Keke 17 7 0 13 4 0 0 0 Vasher, T.J. 8 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 Batson, Cameron 7 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 Stockton, Justin 7 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 Cantrell, Dylan 6 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 Willies, Derrick 4 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 King, Tre 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 Wesley, Antoine 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 Parker, Justus 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Coleman, Douglas 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Sykes, Willie 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Shorts, Quan 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Nisby, Desmond 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Fields, DaMarcus 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 High, Ja’Deion 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Allen, Dakota 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOTAL 66 24 10 39 10 0 6 1
LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR
Rushing 84 Justin Stockton at Houston Rushing Touchdown 47 Desmond Nisby vs Kansas Passing 77 Keke Coutee from Nic Shimonek at Houston Passing Touchdown 77 Keke Coutee from Nic Shimonek at Houston Punt Return 17 Cameron Batson vs Oklahoma 17 Batson, Cameron vs USF Kick Return 92 Keke Coutee vs. Baylor Fumble Return 31 Douglas Coleman III vs. Baylor Interception Return 33 Willie Sykes vs Eastern Washington Punt 72 Panazzolo, Dominic vs Iowa State Field Goal 47 Michael Barden at Houston
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SUPERLATIVES INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 24 Yards Rushing 161 TD Rushes 4 Long Rush 84 Pass attempts 59 Pass completions 37 Yards Passing 543 TD Passes 6 Long Pass 77 Receptions 12 Yards Receiving 189 TD Receptions 2 Long Reception 77 Field Goals 2 Long Field Goal 47 Punts 9 Punting Avg 49.7 Long Punt 72 Punts inside 20 3 Long Punt Return 17 Long Kickoff Return 92 Tackles 13 Sacks 2.0 Tackles For Loss 3.0 Interceptions 1
King, Tre at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) Stockton, Justin at Kansas (Oct 07, 2017) Nisby, Desmond at Kansas (Oct 07, 2017) Stockton, Justin at Houston (Sep 23, 2017) Shimonek, Nic vs USF (Dec 23, 2017) Shimonek, Nic vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) Shimonek, Nic vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) Shimonek, Nic vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) Shimonek, Nic at Houston (Sep 23, 2017) Coutee, Keke vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) Coutee, Keke vs Kansas State (Nov 04, 2017) Coutee, Keke vs Kansas State (Nov 04, 2017) Coutee, Keke vs Eastern Washington (Sep 02, 2017) Cantrell, Dylan vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) Vasher, T.J. at West Virginia (Oct 14, 2017) Batson, Cameron at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) Coutee, Keke vs Kansas State (Nov 04, 2017) Coutee, Keke at Houston (Sep 23, 2017) Barden, Michael vs Oklahoma State (Sep 30, 2017) Hatfield, Clayton at Texas (Nov 24, 2017) Hatfield, Clayton vs USF (Dec 23, 2017) Barden, Michael at Houston (Sep 23, 2017) Panazzolo, Dominic at Texas (Nov 24, 2017) Panazzolo, Dominic vs Iowa State (Oct 21, 2017) Panazzolo, Dominic vs Iowa State (Oct 21, 2017) Panazzolo, Dominic at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) Panazzolo, Dominic vs TCU (Nov 18, 2017) Batson, Cameron at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) Batson, Cameron vs USF (Dec 23, 2017) Coutee, Keke vs Baylor (Nov 11, 2017) Brooks, Jordyn vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) Brooks, Jordyn at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) Allen, Dakota at Texas (Nov 24, 2017) Jones, Tony vs Kansas State (Nov 04, 2017) Jones, Tony vs Kansas State (Nov 04, 2017) 14 Times
TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 52 Yards Rushing 313 Yards Per Rush 6.1 TD Rushes 5 Pass attempts 59 Pass completions 37 Yards Passing 543 Yards Per Pass 12.8 TD Passes 6 Total Plays 94 Total Offense 626 Yards Per Play 8.3 Points 65 Sacks By 4 First Downs 33 Penalties 16 Penalty Yards 159 Turnovers 3 Interceptions By 2 Punts 9 Punting Avg 49.7 Long Punt 72 Punts inside 20 3 Long Punt Return 17
at Kansas (Oct 07, 2017) at Kansas (Oct 07, 2017) at Houston (Sep 23, 2017) at Kansas (Oct 07, 2017) vs USF (Dec 23, 2017) vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) vs Eastern Washington (Sep 02, 2017) vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) vs USF (Dec 23, 2017) vs Eastern Washington (Sep 02, 2017) vs Eastern Washington (Sep 02, 2017) at Kansas (Oct 07, 2017) at West Virginia (Oct 14, 2017) vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) at West Virginia (Oct 14, 2017) at West Virginia (Oct 14, 2017) vs Iowa State (Oct 21, 2017) vs Eastern Washington (Sep 02, 2017) at Houston (Sep 23, 2017) at Kansas (Oct 07, 2017) at Texas (Nov 24, 2017) at Texas (Nov 24, 2017) vs Iowa State (Oct 21, 2017) vs Iowa State (Oct 21, 2017) at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) vs TCU (Nov 18, 2017) at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) vs USF (Dec 23, 2017)
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 30 Hill, Justice, vs Oklahoma State (Sep 30, 2017) Yards Rushing 181 Anderson, R., at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) TD Rushes 2 Rudolph, Mason, vs Oklahoma State (Sep 30, 2017) Long Rush 58 Montgomery, Da., vs Iowa State (Oct 21, 2017) Pass attempts 63 Brewer,Charlie, vs Baylor (Nov 11, 2017) Pass completions 43 Brewer,Charlie, vs Baylor (Nov 11, 2017) Yards Passing 417 Brewer,Charlie, vs Baylor (Nov 11, 2017) TD Passes 5 Grier, Will, at West Virginia (Oct 14, 2017) Long Pass 54 Wilkins, Manny, vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) Thompson, S., vs Kansas State (Nov 04, 2017) Receptions 13 Harry, N’Keal, vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) Yards Receiving 152 Mims,Denzel, vs Baylor (Nov 11, 2017) TD Receptions 3 Sills V, David, at West Virginia (Oct 14, 2017) Long Reception 54 Williams, Kyle, vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) Schoen, Dalton, vs Kansas State (Nov 04, 2017) Field Goals 3 Rowland, Joshua, at Texas (Nov 24, 2017) Long Field Goal 45 NOVIKOFF, Caden, at Houston (Sep 23, 2017) McCrane, M., vs Kansas State (Nov 04, 2017) Punts 9 Dickson, Michae, at Texas (Nov 24, 2017) Punting Avg 51.0 Martin,Connor, vs Baylor (Nov 11, 2017) Long Punt 67 Dickson, Michae, at Texas (Nov 24, 2017) Punts inside 20 7 Dickson, Michae, at Texas (Nov 24, 2017) Long Punt Return 12 Simms, Marcus, at West Virginia (Oct 14, 2017) Long Kickoff Return 59 Reed, D.J., vs Kansas State (Nov 04, 2017) Tackles 15 ADAMS, Matthew, at Houston (Sep 23, 2017) Sacks 2.0 Wicker, JoJo, vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) Summers, Ty, vs TCU (Nov 18, 2017) Tackles For Loss 2.5 Johnson, Gary, at Texas (Nov 24, 2017) Interceptions 1 10 Times OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 47 Yards Rushing 336 Yards Per Rush 7.1 TD Rushes 3 Pass attempts 63 Pass completions 43 Yards Passing 417 Yards Per Pass 9.9 TD Passes 5 Total Plays 92 Total Offense 617 Yards Per Play 7.6 Points 49 Sacks By 3 First Downs 32 Penalties 9 Penalty Yards 94 Turnovers 5 Interceptions By 2 Punts 9 Punting Avg 51.0 Long Punt 67 Punts inside 20 7 Long Punt Return 12
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at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) vs Baylor (Nov 11, 2017) vs Baylor (Nov 11, 2017) vs Baylor (Nov 11, 2017) vs Oklahoma State (Sep 30, 2017) at West Virginia (Oct 14, 2017) vs Baylor (Nov 11, 2017) at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) vs Arizona State (Sep 16, 2017) at Kansas (Oct 07, 2017) vs TCU (Nov 18, 2017) at Texas (Nov 24, 2017) vs Oklahoma State (Sep 30, 2017) at West Virginia (Oct 14, 2017) at Oklahoma (Oct 28, 2017) at Houston (Sep 23, 2017) at Texas (Nov 24, 2017) at Texas (Nov 24, 2017) vs Baylor (Nov 11, 2017) at Texas (Nov 24, 2017) at Texas (Nov 24, 2017) at West Virginia (Oct 14, 2017)
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GAME RECAPS - GAME 1 E. WASHINGTON TEXAS TECH
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n Nic Shimonek finished 26-of-30 for 384 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start. The senior left the game late in the third quarter with the Red Raiders leading handily.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Nic Shimonek threw for 384 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start and Texas Tech opened the 2017 season with a 56-10 win over Eastern Washington on Saturday. Shimonek completed his first 14 passes and finished 26-of-30 as the Red Raiders pulled away with three touchdowns each in the second and third quarters, capped by Willie Sykes’ 33-yard interception return for a 49-10 lead the first play after Justin Stockton’s second TD run. Gage Gubrud threw for 207 yards and a touchdown for Eastern Washington, which upset Washington State in last year’s opener on the way to the semifinals of the FCS playoffs. Texas Tech led 7-3 when Shimonek threw the first of three second-quarter touchdowns, a 75-yarder to Derrick Willies. Keke Coutee caught the other two from 68 and 17 yards, finishing with 99 yards receiving. Willies had 126 yards receiving. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury improved to 5-0 in openers at his alma mater. Aaron Best lost his coaching debut at his alma mater to the same school that beat former coach Beau Baldwin 49-24 in his debut in 2008. Best went to the same high school as Baldwin in Tacoma, Washington, and was Baldwin’s offensive line coach all nine seasons at EWU before Baldwin left to become offensive coordinator at California. Tech backup McLane Carter threw a 22-yard pass to Quan Shorts to complete the scoring early in the fourth quarter as the Red Raiders outgained Eastern Washington 626-301. Terence Grady had 93 yards receiving and EWU’s only touchdown, a 22-yarder in the second quarter. THE TAKEAWAY Texas Tech: The Red Raiders didn’t get off to the kind of hot start Kingsbury would have preferred, but EWU hasn’t been a pushover against the higher division. The Eagles have three FBS wins in the past five seasons. POSTGAME NOTES n The win marked the 15th-consecutive year Texas Tech has opened its season with a win, which is now the tied for the second-longest active streak in the FBS after Florida lost to Michigan. Tech trails Ohio State’s FBS-leading 17-consecutive years of opening with a win after the Buckeyes defeated Indiana to open their season. Alabama has also won 16-straight season openers after topping No. 3 Florida State. n With its 56 points, Texas Tech Athletics will donate $5,600 to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts as part of its #ScoreOnHarvey campaign. Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury will match that amount in a donation of his own for a total $11,200. Several Texas Tech Athletics staff members have also committed donations based on today’s game as well. n Texas Tech forced three turnovers in the win, while failing to give up one of its own. The Red Raiders are now 10-3 under Kliff Kingsbury when leading the turnover battle and have forced at least two turnovers in back-to-back games for the first time since the UTEP and Arkansas games on Sept. 12 and Sept. 19, 2015. Tech forced Baylor into three fumbles in the final game of last season. n Eastern Washington’s 10 points in today’s game marked the fewest allowed by the Red Raiders since Texas Tech topped Texas State, 33-7, on Sept. 21, 2013. n Nic Shimonek was down-right accurate in his first career start as Texas Tech’s signal caller as he completed his first 14 passes to start the game. His streak was only one completion shy of tying the Texas Tech single-game record fo 15 that was set by Seth Doege at New Mexico on Sept. 17, 2011 and Taylor Potts versus Baylor on Oct. 9, 2010. 22
SCORING SUMMARY QTR Time Team 1st 01:51 TTU 2nd 10:32 EWU 10:21 TTU 05:45 TTU 04:07 EWU 00:29 TTU 3rd 07:17 TTU 03:18 TTU 03:09 TTU 4th 12:44 TTU
Scoring Play Drive / Time Stockton 25 yd run (Ewton kick) 5-80 / 1:32 ALCOBENDAS 22 yd field goal 16-71 / 6:19 Willies 75 yd pass from Shimonek (Ewton kick) 1-75 / 0:11 Coutee 68 yd pass from Shimonek (Ewton kick) 3-68 / 1:39 GRADY 22 yd pass from GUBRUD (ALCOBENDAS kick) 5-75 / 1:38 Coutee. 17 yd pass from Shimonek (Ewton kick) 9-75 / 3:38 King 1 yd run (Ewton kick) 10-81 / 4:15 Stockton 4 yd run (Ewton kick) 11-85 / 3:10 Sykes 33 yd interception return (Ewton kick) Shorts 22 yd pass from Carter (Ewton kick) 9-69 / 3:07
RUSHING: Eastern Washington - McPHERSON, Sam 13-57; CUSTER Jr., A. 12-26; GUBRUD, Gage 5-10; SBLENDORIO, Nic 2-6; BARRIERE, Eric 2-minus 3; Team 2-minus 15. Texas Tech - Nisby, Desmond 6-57; Stockton, Justin 8-47; Felton, Demarcus 6-30; Reed, Mason 7-25; King, Tre 4-17; Carter, McLane 1-9; Duffey, Jett 4-6; Woodward, Caleb 1-5; Willies, Derrick 1-0; Shimonek, Nic 2-minus 19. PASSING: Eastern Washington - GUBRUD, Gage 22-34-1-207; BARRIERE, Eric 1-2-113. Texas Tech - Shimonek, Nic 26-30-0-384; Carter, McLane 3-3-0-49; Duffey, Jett 2-2-0-16. RECEIVING: Eastern Washington - GRADY, Terence 8-93; WEBSTER, Nsimba 6-57; SBLENDORIO, Nic 4-30; WILLIAMS, J. 2-21; STILES, Stu 2-12; CUSTER Jr., A. 1-7. Texas Tech - Batson, Cameron 6-53; Coutee, Keke 5-99; Willies, Derrick 4-126; Cantrell, Dylan 4-35; High, Ja’Deion 2-35; Shorts, Quan 2-30; King, Tre 2-16; Thompson, Donta 1-20; Wesley, Antoine 1-13; Vasher, T.J. 1-11; Robinson, JoJo 1-7; Bowman, De’Quan 1-3; Stockton, Justin 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: Eastern Washington - None. Texas Tech - Sykes, Willie 1-33; Jones, Tony 1-2. TACKLES (UA-A): Eastern Washington - FETTIG, Mitch 6-2; CALHOUN, Kurt 5-1; WEBSTER, Nzuzi 5-1; HOFFMAN, Jake 4-2; HAYES, Dehonta 4-0; SENDELBACH, J. 3-1; TUCKER, D’londo 3-0; HOGAN, Darnell 2-1; GURLEY, A. 1-2; KARSTETTER, C. 2-0; MONTGOMERY, B. 2-0; HAVILI, Albert 2-0; TIULI, Jay-Tee 2-0; CRINER, Calin 2-0; LEWIS, Josh 2-0; PRUNTY, Tysen 1-1; KATZENBERGER A. 1-1; MOORE, Keith 1-1; WILLIAMS, K. 1-1; MATAIA Jr., R. 1-0; LEDBETTER, D. 1-0; BAUMANN, Conner 1-0; OJOH, Chris 1-0; LEVAO, Kaleb 1-0; KREIFELS, John 1-0; LINO, Andre 1-0; SAUGEN, Marcus 1-0. Texas Tech - Johnson, Jah’Shawn 5-2; Brooks, Jordyn 4-3; Allen, Dakota 2-4; Stringer, Brayden 4-1; Morgan, Octavious 3-1; Polite-Bray, DJ 3-0; Dorsey, Vaughnte 3-0; Gilmore, Lonzell 3-0; Thomas, Mychealon 0-3; Smith, Desmon 2-0; Hill, Kolin 2-0; Jeffers, Riko 2-0; Allen, Kisean 1-1; Jones, Tony 1-1; Sykes, Willie 0-2; Lane, Jaylon 1-0; Parker, Justus 1-0; Yontz, Quentin 1-0; King, Tre 1-0; Coleman, Douglas 1-0; Wallace, Abraham 1-0; Reed, Mason 1-0; Howard, Eli 0-1; Taylor, Christian 0-1; Walker, Trevor 0-1; Nunez, Talor 0-1. TEAM STATISTICS EWU TTU FIRST DOWNS...........................................................19 32 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..........................................36-81 40-177 PASSING YDS (NET)................................................220 449 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................36-23-2 35-31-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.........................72-301 75-626 Fumble Returns-Yards.........................................0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...............................................0-0 2-4 Kickoff Returns-Yards..........................................3-60 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards...............................0-0 2-35 Punts (Number-Avg).............................................6-46.8 3-36.7 Fumbles-Lost...........................................................1-1 2-0 Penalties-Yards.......................................................5-55 11-120 Possession Time.....................................................27:21 32:39 Third-Down Conversions.....................................6 of 15 5 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions..................................1 of 2 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances................................1-1 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards.....................................2-19 1-10
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GAME RECAPS - GAME 2 ARIZONA STATE TEXAS TECH
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n Mychealon Thomas recovered a fumble while adding a career-high four tackles in Texas Tech’s 52-45 victory over Arizona State.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Nic Shimonek threw for six touchdowns, receiver Dylan Cantrell had the go-ahead score on a 3-yard run in the final two minutes and Texas Tech beat Arizona State 52-45 in another high-scoring duel Saturday night. Manny Wilkins’ deep pass on fourth-and-30 was overthrown on the final Arizona State possession as the Sun Devils (1-2) fell short after rallying from 18 points down at halftime and 14 behind late in the third quarter. The Red Raiders started 2-0 for the fourth time in five seasons under coach Kliff Kingsbury. Cantrell already had two touchdown catches, a one-armed grab for a first down and a leaping catch on the 90-yard go-ahead drive when he took a handoff from Shimonek on a sweep and stretched the ball over the goal line just inside the pylon with 1:55 remaining. Shimonek, who finished with 543 yards passing, had five scores at halftime after a one-hour weather delay before kickoff. Cantrell had a career-high 160 yards receiving and Keke Coutee set career marks with 12 catches for 186 yards. Coutee had one score. Wilkins threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns. N’Keal Harry had 13 catches for 148 yards and a tying 21-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Ballage, who finished with 56 yards in 16 carries, got the ASU rally going with a 1-yard plunge early in the second half. Shimonek was 37 of 50 and has nine touchdowns with no interceptions in 80 attempts in the first two starts of his career. POSTGAME NOTES n Texas Tech won its second game in three seasons against a Power 5 non-conference opponent. The Red Raiders have defeated 10 Power 5 opponents in non-conference action since 2004. n Nic Shimonek was once again accurate in his second career start leading the Red Raiders as he finished 37-of-50 for a career-high 543 yards and six touchdowns. Through two games this season, Shimonek is completing 78.8 percent of his passes with nine touchdowns and zero interceptions. n Shimonek’s 543 passing yards ranks ninth all-time on the Texas Tech single-game chart. It marked the most passing yards by a Red Raider since Patrick Mahomes III threw for 586 yards during the Baylor game last season. n Shimonek is the seventh quarterback in program history to throw for 500-plus yards in a game. It marked the 16th time in school history that a Texas Tech quarterback has reached the 500-yard plateau. n Texas Tech set up its final touchdown of the first half via a Ja’Deion High blocked punt with just over a minute remaining. It marked Tech’s first blocked punt since current Detroit Lions standout Kerry Hyder got his hand on an Oklahoma State punt in 2013. n Keke Coutee and Dylan Cantrell both went over 100 receiving yards in tonight’s win, marking the first time since the 2016 season finale against Baylor that the Red Raiders had multiple wideouts reach the 100-yard mark. Ironically, both Coutee and Cantrell were those two receivers in last year’s meeting with Baylor. n Keke Coutee found the endzone for the third time already this season as he scampered in on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Nic Shimonek with 4:25 remaining in the first quarter. Coutee put together another outstanding performance for the Red Raiders, totaling a career-best 186 yards through the air on a career-high 12 catches. He now has four 100-yard receiving performances during his career. n Jordyn Brooks led the Red Raider defense with 13 tackles in tonight’s win. It was the fourth time in Brooks’ career where he has totaled 10 or more tackles in a game.
SCORING SUMMARY QTR Time Team 1st 07:48 ASU 04:25 TTU 01:48 TTU 00:04 TTU 2nd 11:42 ASU 05:34 ASU 03:31 TTU 00:30 TTU 3rd 11:49 ASU 09:25 TTU 06:31 ASU 03:06 TTU 00:37 ASU 4th 09:52 ASU 01:55 TTU
Scoring Play Ruiz 44 yd field goal Coutee 12 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick) Batson 11 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick) Cantrell 29 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick) Williams 3 yd pass from Wilkins (Ruiz kick) Richard 1 yd run (Ruiz kick) Reed 10 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick) Cantrell 14 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick) Ballage 1 yd run (Ruiz kick) Willies 28 yd pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) Darby 21 yd run (Ruiz kick) Barden 39 yd field goal Williams 9 yd pass from Wilkins (Ruiz kick) Harry 21 yd pass from Wilkins (Ruiz kick) Cantrell 3 yd run (Barden kick)
Drive / Time 8-46 / 3:14 10-75 / 3:23 3-72 / 0:52 3-22 / 1:05 8-75 / 3:22 -80 / 3:50 5-75 / 2:03 4-27 / 0:37 5-73 / 1:27 7-75 / 2:24 9-74 / 2:54 10-54 / 3:25 9-79 / 2:29 9-62 / 4:10 12-90 / 4:31
RUSHING: Arizona State - Ballage, Kalen 16-56; Richard,Demario 15-53; Wilkins, Manny 10-25; Darby, Frank 1-21; Harry, N’Keal 1-17; TEAM 1-minus 4. Texas Tech - Stockton, Justin 12-47; Nisby, Desmond 9-45; King, Tre 1-4; Cantrell, Dylan 1-3; Team 2-minus 3; Shimonek, Nic 4-minus 24. PASSING: Arizona State - Wilkins, Manny 27-41-0-326. Texas Tech - Shimonek, Nic 37-50-0-543. RECEIVING: Arizona State - Harry, N’Keal 13-148; Williams, Kyle 7-111; Harvey, Jalen 3-48; Chatman, T. 1-8; Ballage, Kalen 1-8; Newsome, Ryan 1-2; Jenkins, Ryan 1-1. Texas Tech - Coutee, Keke 12-186; Cantrell, Dylan 8-160; Batson, Cameron 6-59; Stockton, Justin 5-56; Willies, Derrick 4-56; Reed, Mason 2-26. INTERCEPTIONS: Arizona State - None. Texas Tech - None. TACKLES (UA-A): Arizona State - Sam, Christian 9-2; Calhoun, DJ 6-4; Adams, Chad 4-3; Bryant, Joey 4-1; Rhodes, J. 3-2; King, Demonte 3-1; Tautalatasi, D. 3-0; Wicker, JoJo 3-0; Williams, Kobe 2-1; Latu, Alani 2-1; Thompson, Abe 2-0; Lucas, Chase 2-0; Smallwood, T. 1-1; Lawal, Malik 1-0; Crump, Koron 0-1; Jenkins, Ryan 0-1. Texas Tech Brooks, Jordyn 8-5; Johnson, Jah’Shawn 9-3; Allen, Dakota 4-5; Morgan, Octavious 4-2; Jones, Tony 3-2; Coleman, Douglas 4-0; Lane, Jaylon 4-0; Barnes, Zach 3-1; Howard, Eli 2-2; Thomas, Mychealon 2-2; Allen, Kisean 2-1; Washington, B. 2-1; High, Ja’Deion 1-0; Dorsey, Vaughnte 1-0; Sykes, Willie 1-0; Moore, Kevin 1-0; Polite-Bray, DJ 1-0; Reed, Mason 1-0; Fields, DaMarcus 0-1; Stringer, Brayden 0-1; Hill, Kolin 0-1; McCann, Nick 0-1. TEAM STATISTICS ASU TTU FIRST DOWNS...........................................................27 33 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..........................................44-168 29-72 PASSING YDS (NET)................................................326 543 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................41-27-0 50-37-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.........................85-494 79-615 Fumble Returns-Yards.........................................0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...............................................1-11 2-19 Kickoff Returns-Yards..........................................4-92 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards...............................0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg).............................................3-30.3 3-39.3 Fumbles-Lost...........................................................2-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards.......................................................4-37 6-67 Possession Time.....................................................32:29 27:31 Third-Down Conversions.....................................7 of 15 6 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions..................................2 of 3 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances................................4-4 6-8 Sacks By: Number-Yards.....................................3-25 3-35
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GAME RECAPS - GAME 3 TEXAS TECH HOUSTON
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n Dakota Allen led the Red Raiders with 12 tackles and added an interception in Texas Tech’s 27-24 victory over Houston, which snapped the Cougars’ 16-game home winning streak.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Nic Shimonek passed for 321 yards and two scores and Texas Tech defeated Houston 27-24 on Saturday, snapping the Cougars’ 16-game home winning streak. Shimonek’s favorite target was Keke Coutee, who made 11 catches for 161 yards and a score, which came on a 77-yard pass in the third quarter. Houston (2-1) owned the nation’s longest active home winning streak entering Saturday. The last home loss for Houston was Nov. 8, 2014, against Tulane, 31-24. This is the first win for the Red Raiders (3-0) against the Cougars in Houston since a 38-26 Southwest Conference game in the Astrodome on Nov. 25, 1995. The loss snaps a seven-game winning streak for the Cougars against teams from Power 5 conferences. The last loss to Vanderbilt 41-24 in the BBVA Compass Bowl on Jan. 4, 2014. Houston quarterback Kyle Allen struggled, finishing 24 of 39 for 217 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Kyle Postma replaced Allen midway through the fourth quarter. Postma was 8 of 13 for 100 yards and a score. Postma also had four carries for 52 yards, including a nineyard touchdown run. THE TAKEAWAY Texas Tech: The Red Raiders have started 3-0 for the fifth time in the last seven seasons and are 13-2 against non-conference opponents under Kliff Kingsbury. Houston: The Cougars offense struggled mightily against Texas Tech. Allen has turned the ball over six times in his first three games as the Cougars’ starting quarterback. Allen has thrown four interceptions and fumbled twice. POSTGAME NOTES n Texas Tech is the first power-five conference opponent to defeat Houston since Vanderbilt topped the Cougars in the BBVA Compass Bowl to close the 2013 season. n Texas Tech defensive coordinator David Gibbs returned to Houston with one of his unit’s best performances of his tenure. The Red Raiders held Houston to 427 yards of total offense (133 in the first half) while forcing five turnovers in today’s win. Gibbs was previously Houston’s defensive coordinator and eventually interim head coach from 2013-14 before arriving at Tech prior to the 2015 season. n Texas Tech’s five turnovers marked its most since the Red Raiders forced five at Kansas in 2008. n Texas Tech forced three turnovers alone in the opening half. The Red Raiders had not previously forced three turnovers in a half since recording three in the second half of the 2015 season opener against Sam Houston State. n Keke Coutee, the nation’s leader in receiving yards per game heading into today, had another big game for the high-octane Red Raider offense as he caught 11 passes for 161 yards. It marked the fifth 100-yard game of his career (second this season) and the third time he has totaled 150 or more yards through the air. n Justin Stockton became the first Red Raider this season to rush for over 100 yards as he finished with 102 yards on the ground off just 10 carries. His total was boosted by a 84-yard run up the middle midway through the fourth quarter that marked the longest play from scrimmage for a Red Raider this year. He is the first Red Raider to rush for 100 yards in a game since Demarcus Felton against Louisiana Tech last season. n Dakota Allen’s interception on Houston’s opening drive of the game marked the third of his career and first since the 2015 AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl against LSU. Allen led the Red Raiders with 12 tackles, which marked his second-straight game in double digits and the sixth time in his career where he has done so. n Tony Jones recovered a pair of fumbles in the win, marking the first time a Red Raider recovered two fumbles since Sylvester Brinkley did so against Kansas State in 2005. 24
SCORING SUMMARY QTR Time Team 1st 09:57 TTU 01:45 TTU 2nd 11:08 TTU 08:26 HOU 04:41 HOU 3rd 04:48 TTU 4th 07:28 TTU 04:29 HOU 00:15 HOU
Scoring Play Ewton 32 yd field goal Barden 47 yd field goal Nisby 3 yd run (Ewton kick) NOVIKOFF 45 yd field goal KING 18 yd pass from ALLEN (NOVIKOFF kick) Coutee 77 yd pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) Stockton 20 yd pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) POSTMA 9 yd run (NOVIKOFF kick) BONNER 4 yd pass from POSTMA (NOVIKOFF kick)
Drive / Time 8-17 / 4:10 12-39 / 3:17 11-86 / 4:04 7-26 / 2:42 2-19 / 0:29 2-80 / 0:25 2-94 / 1:15 10-73 / 2:57 8-76 / 1:27
RUSHING: Texas Tech - Stockton, Justin 10-102; King, Tre 9-98; Batson, Cameron 1-7; Nisby, Desmond 4-2; Coutee, Keke 3-2; Team 1-minus 2; Shimonek, Nic 5-minus 9. Houston - POSTMA, Kyle 4-52; CATALON, Duke 13-41; BIRDEN, Dillon 4-16; KING, D’Eriq 4-6; CAR, Mulbah 1-1; ALLEN, Kyle 4-minus 1; Team 1-minus 5. PASSING: Texas Tech - Shimonek, Nic 29-45-1-321. Houston - ALLEN, Kyle 24-39-2217; POSTMA, Kyle 8-13-0-100. RECEIVING: Texas Tech - Coutee, Keke 11-161; Batson, Cameron 7-52; Willies, Derrick 4-41; Cantrell, Dylan 2-34; Stockton, Justin 2-22; High, Ja’Deion 1-6; Vasher, T.J. 1-5; King, Tre 1-0. Houston - BONNER, Linell 7-66; DUNBAR, Steven 6-83; LEDAY, John 6-25; KING, D’Eriq 5-50; LESLIE, Alex 2-36; CATALON, Duke 2-15; BROOKER, R. 2-10; CORBIN, Keith 1-19; BIRDEN, Dillon 1-13. INTERCEPTIONS: Texas Tech - Allen, Dakota 1-10; Brooks, Jordyn 1-2. Houston - WILLIAMS, Terre 1-20. TACKLES (UA-A): Texas Tech - Allen, Dakota 8-4; Lane, Jaylon 5-1; Dorsey, Vaughnte 4-2; Johnson, Jah’Shawn 3-3; Smith, Desmon 4-1; Brooks, Jordyn 2-3; Thomas, Mychealon 3-1; Howard, Eli 3-1; Fields, DaMarcus 2-1; Gilmore, Lonzell 2-1; Morgan, Octavious 1-2; Washington, B. 1-2; Allen, Kisean 2-0; Thompson, Donta 1-1; Coleman, Douglas 1-1; Barnes, Zach 1-1; Jeffers, Riko 0-2; Parker, Justus 1-0; Yontz, Quentin 1-0; Taylor, Christian 1-0; Hill, Kolin 0-1; Sykes, Willie 0-1; Jones, Tony 0-1. Houston ADAMS, Matthew 4-11; HINES, D’Juan 4-9; JOHNSON, Isaiah 4-4; EGBULE, Emeke 4-4; WILLIAMS, Kh. 7-0; WILLIAMS, Terre 1-6; WINCHESTER, J. 1-5; OLIVER, Ed 2-3; CHEVIS, Reggie 0-4; THURMAN, Nick 2-1; DAVIS, Garrett 1-1; TURNER, Payton 1-1; MARK, Terry 1-0; DUNBAR, Steven 1-0; NOBLE, Will 1-0; FLEMING, Aymiel 1-0; ROBINSON, Austi 0-1; LEDAY, John 0-1; JONES, Braylon 0-1; BONNER, Linell 0-1; BIRDEN, Dillon 0-1; GOODEN, Elijah 0-1; WILLIAMS, Joeal 0-1. TEAM STATISTICS TTU HOU FIRST DOWNS...........................................................17 25 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..........................................33-200 31-110 PASSING YDS (NET)................................................321 317 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................45-29-1 52-32-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.........................78-521 83-427 Fumble Returns-Yards.........................................1-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...............................................2-1 2-3 Kickoff Returns-Yards..........................................2-36 2-53 Interception Returns-Yards...............................2-12 1-20 Punts (Number-Avg).............................................7-40.3 7-40.4 Fumbles-Lost...........................................................3-0 4-3 Penalties-Yards.......................................................15-117 6-50 Possession Time.....................................................30:50 29:10 Third-Down Conversions.....................................4 of 16 6 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions..................................1 of 2 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances................................3-5 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards.....................................2-11 2-15
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SPRING PROSPECTUS | 2018 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL
GAME RECAPS - GAME 4 #15/14 OKLAHOMA STATE TEXAS TECH
n Texas Tech’s 384 yards of total offense marked a season low. The Red Raiders had
7 14 13 7 - 41 7 10 3 14 - 34
Jones AT&T Stadium | Lubbock, Texas | 7 p.m. | FOX | Attendance: 60,901
n DaMarcus Fields put the Red Raiders on the board in the first quarter with a 95-yard interception returned for a touchdown. He was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week the following Monday.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Quarterback Mason Rudolph ran 16 yards for the go-ahead touchdown in the final two minutes and No. 15 Oklahoma State held off a valiant Texas Tech effort, 41-34, on Saturday night. Rudolph’s second rushing score came after three TD tosses as the Cowboys (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) bounced back from a home loss to ninth-ranked TCU and avoided a second early conference loss in their pursuit of the revived Big 12 championship game. Tech (3-1, 0-1 Big 12) trailed 34-20 entering the fourth quarter, but one-yard touchdown plunges from Justin Stockton and Desmond Nisby tied the game with 9:56 to go. From there, Oklahoma State’s Matt Ammendola clanked an 18-yard field goal off the right upright with 5:30 remaining, keeping the game at a 34-34 deadlock. However, Tech was not able to take advantage, being forced to punt two minutes later. Tech wide receiver Keke Coutee, who entered the weekend in the nation’s top five in a variety of receiving categories, compiled 114 all-purpose yards before leaving the game due to injury in the third quarter. The Red Raiders got the ball to midfield with less than a minute to go, but stalled out there, turning the ball over on downs. DaMarcus Fields returned an interception 95 yards for Texas Tech’s first points, and Justin Stockton and Desmond Nisby had consecutive 1-yard runs to get the Red Raiders even at 34. Fields’ play was Tech’s longest interception return for a touchdown since 1962. Justice Hill had a career-high 164 yards rushing for the Cowboys along with a 5-yard scoring catch. James Washington had nine catches for 127 yards and a score. Rudolph was 27 of 38 for 376 yards, with first-half TD tosses to Washington, Hill and Jalen McCleskey. His first rushing score was an 8-yarder on the opening drive of the third quarter. Shimonek was 29 of 46 for 330 yards with one touchdown and just his second interception of the season. THE TAKEAWAY Texas Tech: The Red Raiders twice settled for field goals with first downs inside the Oklahoma State 5. Those eight lost points loomed large in a seven-point loss. POSTGAME NOTES n DaMarcus Fields’ 95 interception return for a touchdown marked Texas Tech’s second pick-six already this season. Dating back to the start of the 2000 season, Texas Tech had not previously returned two interceptions for a touchdown over its first four games. The two interceptions for a touchdown mark Texas Tech’s most in a season since the Red Raiders had three in 2008. n Field’s interception return marked the second-longest defensive play for Texas Tech under head coach Kliff Kingsbury. Douglas Coleman III previously returned a fumble 100 yards to the endzone in the 2016 meeting between the two in-state rivals. n The interception was Texas Tech’s 10th turnover forced this season. The Red Raiders reached the 10-turnover mark during the Baylor game on Nov. 25, 2016 last season. n Justin Stockton’s six receptions tonight marked a new career high, snapping his previous mark of five that was most recently set just a few weeks ago against Arizona State. He closed the night with a team-leading seven receptions for 52 yards. Stockton added a 1-yard touchdown rush at the 14:53 mark of the fourth quarter. He finished with a team-high 12 carries for 28 yards. n Tony Jones got in the backfield for his second sack of the season with roughly 10:39 remaining in the third quarter. He had another solid game for the Red Raider defense, finishing with seven tackles highlighted by five solo stops and his one sack. Jones has two sacks this season.
previously recorded at least 500 yards of total offense in each of their previous three games this season. SCORING SUMMARY QTR Time Team 1st 11:15 OSU 07:42 TTU 2nd 14:14 TTU 09:41 OSU 03:49 OSU 00:00 TTU 3rd 12:50 OSU 09:40 OSU 06:18 TTU 02:55 OSU 4th 14:53 TTU 09:56 TTU 01:12 OSU
Scoring Play Drive / Time Washington 14 yd pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) 7-68 / 1:53 Fields 95 yd interception return (Barden kick) Cantrell 3 yd pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) 8-80 / 4:16 Hill 5 yd pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) 11-75 / 4:33 McCleskey 4 yd pass from Rudolph (Ammendola kick) 10-88 / 3:13 Barden 24 yd field goal 11-56 / 3:49 Rudolph 8 yd run (Ammendola kick) 8-75 / 2:10 Ammendola 22 yd field goal 4-4 / 1:32 Barden 26 yd field goal 9-64 / 3:22 Ammendola 27 yd field goal 8-65 / 3:23 Stockton 1 yd run (Barden kick) 8-70 / 3:02 Nisby 1 yd run (Barden kick) 7-51 / 2:53 Rudolph 16 yd run (Ammendola kick) 6-79 / 2:09
RUSHING: Oklahoma State - Hill, Justice 30-164; Rudolph, Mason 11-50; King, J.D.2-12; TEAM 1-minus 5. Texas Tech - Stockton, Justin 12-28; King, Tre 4-12; Coutee, Keke 1-11; Shimonek, Nic 4-3; Nisby, Desmond 5-0. PASSING: Oklahoma State - Rudolph, Mason 27-38-1-376. Texas Tech - Shimonek, Nic 29-46-1-330. RECEIVING: Oklahoma State - Washington, J. 9-127; Ateman, Marcell 6-114; McCleskey,Jalen 5-48; Brown, Keenen 2-40; Hill, Justice 2-7; Stoner, Dillon 1-21; Johnson, Tyron 1-12; Lacy, Chris 1-7. Texas Tech - Stockton, Justin 7-52; Batson, Cameron 6-84; Cantrell, Dylan 6-67; Coutee, Keke 3-53; Wesley, Antoine 3-38; Willies, Derrick 3-30; High, Ja’Deion 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: Oklahoma State - Brailford, J. 1-0. Texas Tech - Fields, DaMarcus 1-95. .TACKLES (UA-A): Oklahoma State - Richards, Ramon 7-2; Phillips,Justin 4-2; Flowers, Tre 4-1; Daniels,Darrion 4-1; Green, A.J. 3-2; Edison-McGruder 4-0; Brailford, J. 3-0; Williams, R. 3-0; Whitener, Chad 2-1; Bundage, Calvin 2-0; Walterscheid 2-0; Leveni, Vili 2-0; Rodriguez, M. 1-1; Baker, Adrian 1-0; Cook, Chance 1-0; Ammendola, Matt 1-0; Mwaniki, Thabo 1-0; Webber, Tralund 1-0; Bakari, Taaj 1-0; Balous, Bryce 1-0; Osborne, D. 1-0; Akem, Gyasi 0-1; Smith, Enoch 0-1. Texas Tech - Johnson, Jah’Shawn 6-2; Allen, Dakota 6-2; Dorsey, Vaughnte 5-2; Brooks, Jordyn 5-2; Jones, Tony 5-2; Fields, DaMarcus 5-0; Morgan, Octavious 4-1; Hill, Kolin 4-0; Washington, B. 2-2; Coleman, Douglas 3-0; Thomas, Mychealon 3-0; Lane, Jaylon 2-0; Howard, Eli 1-1; Gilmore, Lonzell 1-1; Steele, Terence 1-0; McCann, Nick 1-0; Barnes, Zach 1-0; Jeffers, Riko 1-0; Reed, Mason 0-1. TEAM STATISTICS OSU TTU FIRST DOWNS...........................................................32 25 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..........................................44-221 26-54 PASSING YDS (NET)................................................376 330 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................38-27-1 46-29-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.........................82-597 72-384 Fumble Returns-Yards.........................................0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...............................................1-12 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards..........................................1-31 6-93 Interception Returns-Yards...............................1-0 1-95 Punts (Number-Avg).............................................1-35.0 5-32.6 Fumbles-Lost...........................................................0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards.......................................................8-78 8-63 Possession Time.....................................................30:39 29:21 Third-Down Conversions.....................................6 of 11 5 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions..................................0 of 0 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances................................7-10 5-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards.....................................1-12 1-4
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2018 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL | SPRING PROSPECTUS
GAME RECAPS - GAME 5 TEXAS TECH KANSAS
21 14 13 17 - 65 7 3 9 0 - 19
Memorial Stadium | Lawrence, Kan. | 11 a.m. | FOX Sports 1 | Attendance: 21,050
n Justin Stockton rushed for a career-high 161 yards to lead a Texas Tech offense that totaled 313 yards on the ground against the Jayhawks, its most in a game since facing New Mexico in 2012.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Desmond Nisby had four touchdowns rushing, Justin Stockton ran for 161 yards with a score and Texas Tech’s high-flying offense pummeled Kansas on the ground in a 65-19 blowout Saturday. Nic Shimonek still threw for 233 yards and two scores, and Justus Parker picked a pass and returned his own forced fumble for a score, as the Red Raiders (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) beat Kansas for the 11th straight time. Texas Tech has never lost to the Jayhawks (1-4, 0-2) in 10 tries in Lawrence. Kansas trailed 35-7 midway through the second quarter before slowly clawing its way back, spurred on by a change in quarterback from Peyton Bender to Carter Stanley. The two had shared snaps early in the game, but Bender was ineffective and Stanley’s moxie seemed to energize the offense. But after getting within 35-19 on Taylor Martin’s touchdown run in late in the third quarter, and forcing a quick fumble, the Jayhawks gave the momentum right back. Stanley’s pass was tipped and picked, and Shimonek hit Keke Coutee with a quick touchdown pass to restore order. Coutee had eight catches for 87 yards, while Quan Shorts and Derrick Willies also had TD grabs. Stanley finished with 110 yards passing, while Bender -- who had beaten out last year’s starter in fall camp -- was 12 of 24 for 146 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The Red Raiders’ win streak against Kansas is their longest against a Big 12 foe, and very few of the meetings have been close. Their average margin of victory is more than 21 points. THE TAKEAWAY Texas Tech: Texas Tech has always been known for offense, but coach Kliff Kingsbury showed off the balanced of his Red Raiders this year. Nisby finished with 93 yards rushing. Tre King added 40 and Texas Tech piled up 313 yards while averaging 6 per carry. It was the most rushing yards in a game for the Red Raiders since Sept. 15, 2012, against New Mexico (325). POSTGAME NOTES n Texas Tech’s 65 points marked its most ever against Kansas, breaking the previous mark of 63 that was set in 2008. n Texas Tech pounded the ground today to a tune of 313 rushing yards, its most in a game since recording 325 against New Mexico in 2012. Texas Tech’s five rushing touchdowns were its most since recording the same total against Texas in 2015. n Texas Tech once again won the turnover margin as the Red Raiders had two interceptions and two fumble recoveries while Kansas forced a fumble and an interception. Tech now has 14 takeaways this season with only five turnovers of its own for a plus-9 margin that continues to rank among the nation’s leaders. n Desmond Nisby and Justin Stockton paced the Red Raiders on the ground in the win as Nisby rushed for four rushing touchdowns while Stockton carried 15 times for a career-high 161 yards. Nisby finished with career highs of his own with 93 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. n Nisby found the endzone three times on the ground in the first half alone, the most for a Red Raider in a half since Baron Batch similarly had three in the 2009 meeting against Kansas. It marked the first time a Red Raider had four or more touchdowns in a game since DeAndre Washington had four against No. 3 TCU in 2015.
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SCORING SUMMARY QTR Time Team 1st 11:43 TTU 08:34 TTU 04:59 TTU 00:19 KU 2nd 13:06 TTU 05:16 TTU 00:14 KU 3rd 11:07 KU 05:49 KU 03:44 TTU 01:30 TTU 4th 12:23 TTU 08:37 TTU 03:52 TTU
Scoring Play Drive / Time Stockton 13 yd run (Barden kick) 9-75 / 3:17 Nisby 47 yd run (Barden kick) 3-55 / 0:50 Shorts 37 yd pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) 3-58 / 1:05 Booker 18 yd pass from Bender (Rui kick) 6-28 / 1:53 Nisby 8 yd run (Barden kick) 3-21 / 0:38 Nisby 1 yd run (Barden kick) 9-53 / 3:25 Rui 21 yd field goal 5-42 / 0:31 Rui 41 yd field goal 10-42 / 3:53 Martin 2 yd run (Moos rush failed) 7-74 / 2:39 Parker 20 yd fumble recovery (Barden kick) Coutee 40 yd pass from Shimonek (Cluck kick failed) 2-60 / 0:20 Nisby 15 yd run (Cluck kick) 5-58 / 2:00 Cluck 26 yd field goal 5-13 / 2:41 Willies 32 yd pass from Carter (Cluck kick) 7-68 / 3:13
RUSHING: Texas Tech - Stockton, Justin 15-161; Nisby, Desmond 11-93; King, Tre 10-40; Felton, Demarcus 4-31; Carter, McLane 4-14; Shorts, Quan 1-5; Team 3-minus 11; Shimonek, Nic 4-minus 20. Kansas - Herbert,Khalil 10-65; Martin,Taylor 14-32; Sims,Steven 1-8; Stanley,Carter 6-5; Thompson,Deron 2-2. PASSING: Texas Tech - Shimonek, Nic 19-24-1-233; Carter, McLane 3-3-0-57. Kansas - Bender,Peyton 12-24-1-146; Stanley,Carter 11-19-1-110. RECEIVING: Texas Tech - Coutee, Keke 8-87; Shorts, Quan 4-76; Stockton, Justin 2-33; Cantrell, Dylan 2-26; Batson, Cameron 2-9; Willies, Derrick 1-32; Robinson, JoJo 1-19; Wesley, Antoine 1-6; Reed, Mason 1-2. Kansas - Sims,Steven 5-102; Johnson,Ben 5-55; Harrell,Chase 4-27; Booker,J. 3-39; Hampton,Quan 2-17; Martin,Taylor 2-3; Schadler,Ryan 1-7; Herbert,Khalil 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: Texas Tech - Allen, Dakota 1-26; Parker, Justus 1-25. Kansas - Lee,Mike 1-2. TACKLES (UA-A): Texas Tech - Brooks, Jordyn 6-4; Johnson, Jah’Shawn 5-2; Smith, Desmon 5-1; Allen, Dakota 4-0; Thomas, Mychealon 3-1; Dorsey, Vaughnte 3-0; Hill, Kolin 3-0; Jeffers, Riko 3-0; Sykes, Willie 2-0; Polite-Bray, DJ 2-0; Stringer, Brayden 2-0; Gilmore, Lonzell 1-1; Fields, DaMarcus 1-1; Washington, B. 1-1; Allen, Kisean 1-0; Morgan, Octavious 1-0; Barden, Michael 1-0; Yontz, Quentin 1-0; Reed, Mason 1-0; Parker, Justus 1-0; Thompson, Donta 1-0; King, Tre 1-0; Wesley, Antoine 1-0; Howard, Eli 1-0; McCann, Nick 1-0; Barnes, Zach 0-1. Kansas - Lee,Mike 8-1; Armstrong,D. 5-4; Dineen,Joe 4-5; Ehambe,Josh 4-3; Ford,DeAnte 4-1; Loneker,Keith 3-2; Wise,Daniel 2-3; Prox,Dru 3-1; Miller,Tyrone 3-1; Johnson,Kyron 2-1; Taylor,Shakial 2-1; Mayberry,Kyle 2-1; Torneden,Bryce 2-1; Moore,Emmanuel 1-1; Holmes,J.J. 0-2; Ogbebor,Osaze 1-0; Hughes,Chris 1-0; Davis,DeeIsaac 1-0; Schadler,Ryan 1-0; Chandler,J. 1-0; Stanley,Carter 1-0; Bean,Isaiah 0-1; Johnson,Kerr 0-1. TEAM STATISTICS TTU KU FIRST DOWNS...........................................................30 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..........................................52-313 33-112 PASSING YDS (NET)................................................290 256 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................27-22-1 43-23-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.........................79-603 76-368 Fumble Returns-Yards.........................................1-20 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...............................................1-7 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards..........................................4-115 5-119 Interception Returns-Yards...............................2-51 1-2 Punts (Number-Avg).............................................3-30.7 7-37.7 Fumbles-Lost...........................................................1-1 2-2 Penalties-Yards.......................................................2-21 4-35 Possession Time.....................................................31:12 28:48 Third-Down Conversions.....................................8 of 14 4 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions..................................0 of 0 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances................................5-6 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards.....................................1-7 3-23
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SPRING PROSPECTUS | 2018 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL
GAME RECAPS - GAME 6 #24 TEXAS TECH WEST VIRGINIA
14 14 7 0 - 35 10 7 7 22 - 46
Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, W.Va. | 11 a.m. | ESPNU | Attendance: 60,928
n T.J. Vasher became the first Red Raider to haul in multiple touchdown passes of 50 yards or longer dating back to the start of the 2000 season.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Will Grier threw four of his five touchdown passes in the second half and West Virginia overcame an 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat No. 24 Texas Tech 46-35 on Saturday. West Virginia (4-2, 2-1) beat a ranked opponent for the first time in 10 tries on Saturday. Nic Shimonek threw four first-half TD passes for Texas Tech, but the Red Raiders (4-2, 1-2) couldn’t overcome a Mountaineer comeback late. Shimonek finished 24-of-39 with 323 yards. T.J. Vasher recorded touchdown receptions of 60 & 53 yards against West Virginia. It was his first touchdowns of his career. Ka’Raun White had fourth-quarter TD catches of 32 and 17 yards to give the Mountaineers their first lead, and Grier capped the scoring with an 11-yard pass to Sills with 3:23 left. Sills also had scoring catches of 13 and 8 yards to boost his national-leading total to 12 this season. White’s brother, Kyzir White, intercepted Shimonek on Texas Tech’s next drive to dash the Red Raiders’ hopes. The Mountaineers were held under 500 yards of offense for the first time this season. POSTGAME NOTES n Texas Tech found the endzone on the opening drive for the second-straight week as T.J. Vasher hauled in his first career touchdown on a Nic Shimonek screen pass that went for 60 yards. It is the second time this season where the Red Raiders have scored a touchdown on their opening drive of the game. n Texas Tech held West Virginia to negative-10 rushing yards in the opening half. It marked the first time the Red Raiders had held an opponent to five or fewer yards over the opening 30 minutes since Stephen F. Austin was limited to negative-5 yards in the 2016 season opener. n Texas Tech picked up its 15th turnover of the season with one second remaining in the third quarter as Desmon Smith picked off a deep pass from Will Grier. Tech has now forced at least one turnover in each of its six games this season. n West Virginia rushed for just 44 yards against the Red Raiders, the fewest for an opponent since Northwestern State recorded just 13 yards on the ground in 2012. n Texas Tech was previously 4-0 this season and 26-1 under head coach Kliff Kingsbury when leading after the third quarter entering today’s game. n After recording a career-high 161 rushing yards last weekend at Kansas, Justin Stockton had another solid day on the ground, totaling 96 yards off 15 carries. n T.J. Vasher put together the best performance of his young career this afternoon as the redshirt freshman had two touchdown grabs of over 50 yards. Vasher, who came into the game with four receptions for 25 yards during his career, turned a screen pass into a 60-yard touchdown reception to give the Red Raiders an early 7-0 lead. He added a 53-yard touchdown later in the first half on a #SCTop10-worthy grab that gave Tech a 28-17 lead. He is the fourth different Red Raider to have a 100-yard game through the air this season. n Dylan Cantrell caught five of his team-high eight receptions during the opening quarter, which included a six-yard touchdown strike from Shimonek with 7:58 remaining in the first quarter. Cantrell closed the game with eight catches for 85 yards and a touchdown. n Tre King found the endzone for the second time this season on a 30-yard rush up the left side with 9:11 remaining in the third quarter. The 30-yard scamper marked his second rush of over 30 yards this season (73 yard rush at Houston). King finished the game with 67 yards on eight carries.
SCORING SUMMARY QTR Time Team 1st 12:53 TTU 12:07 WVU 07:58 TTU 03:55 WVU 2nd 10:58 TTU 07:44 WVU 05:35 TTU 3rd 09:11 TTU 05:07 WVU 4th 13:03 WVU 09:14 WVU 03:23 WVU
Scoring Play Vasher 60 yd pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) Sills 31 yd pass from Grier (Molina kick) Cantrell 6 yd pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) Molina 43 yd field goal Coutee 6 yd pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) Crawford 5 yd run (Molina kick) Vasher 53 yd pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) King 30 yd run (Barden kick) Sills 8 yd pass from Grier (Molina kick) White 32 yd pass from Grier (Sills pass from Grier) White 17 yd pass from Grier (Molina kick) Sills 11 yd pass from Grier (Molina kick)
Drive / Time 2-72 / 0:33 3-75 / 0:46 10-63 / 4:03 11-50 / 4:03 6-45 / 2:31 9-68 / 3:07 5-75 / 2:09 5-80 / 2:05 8-75 / 4:04 5-66 / 1:37 6-58 / 2:52 7-45 / 3:31
RUSHING: Texas Tech - Stockton, Justin 15-96; King, Tre 8-67; Panazzolo, Dominic 1-13; Batson, Cameron 2-12; Shimonek, Nic 5-1; Nisby, Desmond 2-1. West Virginia - Crawford, J. 14-47; McKoy, Kennedy 7-35; TEAM 1-minus 2; Grier, Will 7-minus 36. PASSING: Texas Tech - Shimonek, Nic 24-39-1-323. West Virginia - Grier, Will 32-411-352. RECEIVING: Texas Tech - Cantrell, Dylan 8-85; Coutee, Keke 6-86; Stockton, Justin 3-18; Vasher, T.J. 2-113; King, Tre 2-7; Felton, Demarcus 1-12; Shorts, Quan 1-4; Batson, Cameron 1-minus 2. West Virginia - Jennings, Gary 9-68; White, Ka’Raun 8-114; Sills V, David 6-89; Simms, Marcus 6-72; Crawford, J. 2-6; Wellman, Elijah 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Texas Tech - Smith, Desmon 1-0. West Virginia - White, Kyzir 1-1. TACKLES (UA-A): Texas Tech - Johnson, Jah’Shawn 6-2; Parker, Justus 5-1; Brooks, Jordyn 3-3; Dorsey, Vaughnte 3-2; Allen, Dakota 2-3; Thomas, Mychealon 4-0; Lane, Jaylon 4-0; Sykes, Willie 4-0; Howard, Eli 4-0; Washington, B. 3-1; Hill, Kolin 3-1; Smith, Desmon 3-0; Yontz, Quentin 2-0; Moore, Kevin 2-0; Jeffers, Riko 1-0; Fields, DaMarcus 1-0; Heffron, Kyle 1-0; King, Tre 1-0. West Virginia - Long Jr., David 8-1; White, Kyzir 6-3; Battle, Elijah 7-1; Benton, A. 5-3; Avery, Toyous 3-2; Daniels, Mike 3-1; Askew-Henry, D. 3-1; Gross, Marvin 3-0; Shuler II, Adam 3-0; Rose, Ezekiel 3-0; Robinson, Kenny 2-0; Preston, Xavier 2-0; Staley, Evan 1-0; Stewart, J. 1-0; McDougle, L 0-1; Commodore, S. 0-1. TEAM STATISTICS TTU WVU FIRST DOWNS...........................................................27 28 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..........................................33-190 29-44 PASSING YDS (NET)................................................323 352 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................39-24-1 41-32-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.........................72-513 70-396 Fumble Returns-Yards.........................................0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...............................................1-2 3-23 Kickoff Returns-Yards..........................................5-116 2-42 Interception Returns-Yards...............................1-0 1-1 Punts (Number-Avg).............................................4-41.2 4-39.0 Fumbles-Lost...........................................................1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards.......................................................16-159 9-93 Possession Time.....................................................29:06 30:54 Third-Down Conversions.....................................5 of 14 4 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions..................................2 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances................................2-4 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards.....................................4-39 2-19
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2018 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL | SPRING PROSPECTUS
GAME RECAPS - GAME 7 IOWA STATE TEXAS TECH
7 17 0 7 - 31 6 0 7 0 - 13
Jones AT&T Stadium | Lubbock, Texas | 11 a.m. | FS1 | Attendance: 57,045
n The Texas Tech defense did not allow a point during the second half of its 31-13 loss to Iowa State. The Cyclones’ lone touchdown came on a interception returned for a touchdown.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - The Cyclones slowed down the nation’s seventh-most productive offense with a 31-13 win over Texas Tech at Jones AT&T Stadium on Saturday. Iowa State (5-2, 3-1 in the Big 12) had 28 votes in the Top 25 poll entering the week and could squeak in considering it held the Red Raiders (4-3, 1-3) to 336 yards, well below Tech’s six-game average of 543 yards. That would make next week’s homecoming game against No. 4 TCU one of the nation’s most intriguing games. Kliff Kingsbury bucked his passing trend through the first half and ran 22 rushing plays for 79 yards against 9 of 11 passing by Nic Shimonek for 18 yards. Running backs Justin Stockton and Desmond Nisby fumbled on back-to-back offensive plays and on the wrong side of midfield in the first half. Iowa State converted the turnovers -- recovered by D’Andre Payne and Mike Warren -- into 10 points on a 22yard field goal by Garrett Owens and a 4-yard touchdown grab by Matthew Eaton, who caught a 3-yard score later in the half for a 24-6 lead at the break. Cyclones signal caller Kyle Kempt threw three touchdown passes with an interception and completed 22 of 32 attempts and the offense reached 400 yards. Shimonek ultimately completed 31 of 40 passes for 207 yards with an interception as Texas Tech tried to claw back into the mix. The Red Raiders ran the ball 41 times for 129 yards. “It was more the looks we were getting,” Kingsbury said. “We felt like we could execute the run at a high level, and we didn’t. Turned the ball over a couple of times got us off schedule.” Iowa State didn’t score in the second half until the 9:07 mark of the fourth quarter, but Michael Spears’ pick-6 of 61 yards was a backbreaker against a squad which dominated second-half time of possession and managed to get back within 11 points on Shimonek’s 2-yard scramble. POSTGAME NOTES n Justus Parker’s interception early in the first quarter marked the third time this season Texas Tech has forced a turnover on the opponent’s opening drive of the game. The Red Raiders previously forced a fumble on Eastern Washington’s first play in the season opener and then an interception a few weeks later against Houston. n A week after committing 16 penalties for 159 yards at West Virginia, the Red Raiders were flagged just three times for 30 yards. n Texas Tech lost the turnover margin for the first time this season as the Red Raiders had one takeaway (Justus Parker’s interception) while Iowa State was able to force a pair of fumbles as well as an interception that was returned for a touchdown. The Red Raiders now sit at plus-7 in the turnover margin this season. n Iowa State is the first Texas Tech opponent to not have any penalty yards since the Red Raiders faced Colorado on October 14, 2006. n Iowa State scored 17 points off Red Raider turnovers, matching the total Texas Tech opponents had over the first six games of the season coming into today. n Dominic Panazzolo’s first punt of the afternoon was a big one as it sailed 72 yards, marking the first time a Red Raider had a punt of 70 yards or longer since Robert King booted one 77 yards against No. 14 Texas A&M on October 2, 1993. n Keke Coutee and Cameron Batson both led the Red Raider receiving corps with a combined 18 receptions for 139 yards. For Batson, his 10 receptions marked a career-high. His previous mark was nine receptions against Oklahoma on Oct. 22, 2016. n DaMarcus Fields posted a season-high eight tackles and one pass breakup to go along with a pass breakup. He previously had five tackles earlier this season against Oklahoma State. n Desmond Nisby’s four-yard touchdown to open Texas Tech’s first possession of the game marked his seventh touchdown of the season, all of which have come in the last five games. Nisby finished the day with eight carries for 17 yards and a touchdown. 28
SCORING SUMMARY QTR Time Team 1st 12:36 TTU 06:26 ISU 2nd 12:22 ISU 10:40 ISU 00:26 ISU 3rd 05:31 TTU 4th 09:07 ISU
Scoring Play NisbY 4 yd run (Ewton failed) Lazard 13 yd pass from Kempt (Owens kick) Owens 22 yd field goal Eaton 4 yd pass from Kempt (Owens kick) Eaton 3 yd pass from Kempt (Owens kick) Shimonek 2 yd run (Barden kick) Spears 61 yd interception return (Owens. kick)
Drive / Time 3-7 / 1:08 14-75 / 6:10 6-30 / 2:18 4-25 / 1:34 10-80 / 3:52 12-77 / 3:53
RUSHING: Iowa State - Montgomery, Da. 28-164; Kempt, Kyle 4-32; Croney, Sheldon 1-7; Lanning, Joel 3-5. Texas Tech - King, Tre 20-82; Nisby, Desmond 8-17; Stockton, Justin 4-14; Shimonek, Nic 7-10; Felton, Demarcus 2-6. PASSING: Iowa State - Kempt, Kyle 22-32-1-192. Texas Tech - Shimonek, Nic 31-411-207. RECEIVING: Iowa State - Ryen, Trever 5-41; Eaton, Matthew 5-32; Murdock, M. 4-68; Jones, D. 4-25; Lazard, Allen 3-21; Butler, Hakeem 1-5. Texas Tech - Batson, Cameron 10-67; Coutee, Keke 8-72; Cantrell, Dylan 6-48; Willies, Derrick 2-19; King, Tre 2-9; Felton, Demarcus 1-1; Stockton, Justin 1-minus 2; Shorts, Quan 1-minus 7. INTERCEPTIONS: Iowa State - Spears, Marcel 1-61. Texas Tech - Parker, Justus 1-34. TACKLES (UA-A): Iowa State - Harvey, Willie 8-6; Lanning, Joel 7-7; Spears, Marcel 5-2; Peavy, Brian 3-4; Edwards, Evrett 5-1; Wilkerson, R. 3-2; Lewis, Braxton 3-1; Bailey, JaQuan 3-1; Cotton-Moya, K. 1-3; Payne, D’Andre 3-0; Waggoner, J.D. 2-1; Alexander, M. 1-2; Northrup, R. 2-0; Trent, Vernell 1-1; Uwazurike, E. 1-0; Ruth, De’Monte 1-0; Lima, Ray 1-0; Epps, Carson 1-0; White, Lawrence 1-0; Lensing, Carson 1-0; Kempt, Kyle 1-0; Benton, Spencer 0-1. Texas Tech - Johnson, Jah’Shawn 6-3; Fields, DaMarcus 6-2; Parker, Justus 3-3; Brooks, Jordyn 3-2; Morgan, Octavious 3-2; Sykes, Willie 3-1; Smith, Desmon 3-1; Hill, Kolin 2-2; Dorsey, Vaughnte 1-2; Allen, Dakota 2-0; Thomas, Mychealon 2-0; Howard, Eli 1-1; Jones, Tony 1-1; McCann, Nick 1-1; Washington, B. 0-2; Batson, Cameron 1-0; Yontz, Quentin 1-0; Anunda, Matthew 0-1. TEAM STATISTICS ISU TTU FIRST DOWNS...........................................................20 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..........................................36-208 41-129 PASSING YDS (NET)................................................192 207 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................32-22-1 41-31-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.........................68-400 82-336 Fumble Returns-Yards.........................................0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...............................................0-0 1-3 Kickoff Returns-Yards..........................................0-0 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards...............................1-61 1-34 Punts (Number-Avg).............................................4-47.5 3-49.7 Fumbles-Lost...........................................................1-0 3-2 Penalties-Yards.......................................................0-0 3-30 Possession Time.....................................................30:23 29:37 Third-Down Conversions.....................................8 of 16 9 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions..................................2 of 2 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances................................4-6 2-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards.....................................2-18 0-0
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GAME RECAPS - GAME 8 TEXAS TECH #10 OKLAHOMA
n Keke Coutee took his first catch of the night and turned it into a 70-yard touchdown
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n Tre King rushed for over 100 yards for the first time in his career as he carried 24 times for 113 yards while catching four passes for 22 yards to lead the Red Raiders.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- For a while, it looked like No. 10 Oklahoma and Texas Tech were going to re-create their record-breaking offensive output from last year, when each team piled up 854 yards in Oklahoma’s 66-59 victory. Each team scored touchdowns on its first three possessions Saturday, but Oklahoma’s defense made some key adjustments to back star quarterback Baker Mayfield in a 49-27 victory Saturday night. Mayfield completed 22 of 34 passes for 281 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another score. “Great team win -- really proud of the team,” Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said. “I was proud of the way we responded on both sides of the ball. (Texas Tech) had a good plan early, against some of our three-man fronts, to run it, but we made some adjustments and went back in and out of it, and I thought that kept them off-balance. They really didn’t get much after that.” Making his first career start, Rodney Anderson gained a career-high 181 yards and a touchdown rushing, and Abdul Adams returned from a two-game absence due to an ankle injury to add 95 yards rushing on 10 carries for Oklahoma (7-1, 4-1 Big 12). CeeDee Lamb set OU freshman single-game records with nine receptions for 147 yards and two touchdowns, while Mark Andrews added six catches for 79 yards and a touchdown for the Sooners, who amassed 617 yards of total offense. “We have a lot of guys able to make plays,” Mayfield said. “A lot of people coming into the year didn’t know who we were going to have, but I was always hitting on us having the best running back room we’ve had since I’ve been here. Whoever has the hot hand is going to be rolling, and at receiver, we have a lot of guys making plays for us right now.” Nic Shimonek passed for 322 yards and four touchdowns on 22-of-36 passing for Texas Tech (4-4, 1-4). Tre King gained 113 yards on 24 rushes, while T.J. Vasher compiled five receptions for 98 yards, and Keke Coutee had four catches for 93 yards and a touchdown. Cameron Batson added two receiving touchdowns. “We just didn’t execute,” Red Raiders coach Kliff Kingsbury said. “Started fast and then had some things in the second half that we just didn’t get done. We have to figure out how to sustain some of that success from the first half and make routine plays and convert. ... You just have to find a way. You have to have guys step up and leaders step up when something bad happens.” Shimonek completed his first eight passes for 149 yards and three touchdowns as Tech jumped out to a 20-14 first quarter lead. Oklahoma answered on Mayfield’s 3-yard touchdown pass to Marquise Brown just 1:15 into the second quarter to go up 21-20, and it looked like neither team was going to get a defensive stop. But Oklahoma’s defense clamped down after that, switching to a four-man front, and Texas Tech scored just one more touchdown the rest of the night. POSTGAME NOTES n The Red Raiders found the endzone on their opening drive for the fourth-straight game as the Red Raiders used 15 plays to go 75 yards which ended on a nine-yard pass from Nic Shimonek to Cameron Batson. The 15 plays, 12 of which were on the ground, marked the most on a drive this season for the Red Raiders. n A week after setting career highs for rushing yards and attempts, Tre King snapped those totals again this weekend as the junior rushed 24 times for 113 yards. It marked the first 100-yard game of his career and just the third for a Red Raider this season. Justin Stockton was the last Red Raider to go over 100 yards in a game as he totaled 161 yards on the ground on Oct. 7 at Kansas. n Dylan Cantrell hauled in his fifth touchdown of the season with 2:41 remaining in the opening quarter as he was on the receiving end of a 42-yard strike from Nic Shimonek. Cantrell ended the night with three catches for 75 yards and a touchdown.
reception to give the Red Raiders a 13-7 lead. It marked the second catch for over 70 yards this season as he also went 77 yards into the endzone against Houston. Coutee finished with four catches for 93 yards and a touchdown. Coutee leads the Red Raiders with seven touchdown catches this season. n Cameron Batson matched his career high with two receiving touchdowns as he hauled in a nine-yard pass for Texas Tech’s first touchdown of the night and then another nine-yarder with 12:10 remaining in the third quarter. Batson, who also had two receiving touchdowns last season against Texas, finished with three catches for 20 yards on the night. n T.J. Vasher, who saw his most playing time of the season, notched a career high with five receptions, which resulted in 98 yards through the air. n Kolin Hill snapped his career high for tackles as he registered 10 in tonight’s game, more than double his previous high of four that was most recently set earlier this year at West Virginia. n Justus Parker continued his ball-hawking ways, snagging his team-leading third interception of the year with 7:01 remaining in the third quarter. Parker, who also forced a fumble that went out of bounds in the first half, notched five tackles and a QB hurry for the Red Raiders. He has now been part of four of Texas Tech’s 17 takeaways this season. SCORING SUMMARY QTR Time Team 1st 08:41 TTU 07:08 OU 06:35 TTU 04:31 OU 02:41 TTU 2nd 13:45 OU 07:04 OU 3rd 13:48 OU 12:10 TTU 10:24 OU 01:41 OU
Scoring Play Drive / Time Batson 9 yd pass from Shimonek (Barden failed) 15-75 / 6:19 Lamb 24 yd pass from Mayfield (Seibert kick) 6-76 / 1:33 Coutee 70 yd pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) 2-82 / 0:33 Flowers 1 yd run (Seibert kick) 6-75 / 2:04 Cantrell 42 yd pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) 4-69 / 1:50 Brown 3 yd pass from Mayfield (Seibert kick) 10-75 / 3:56 Anderson 5 yd run (Seibert kick) 4-54 / 1:42 Mayfield 1 yd run (Seibert kick) 6-75 / 1:12 Batson 9 yd pass from Shimonek (Barden kick) 6-75 / 1:38 Andrews 7 yd pass from Mayfield (Seibert kick) 8-67 / 1:46 Lamb 14 yd pass from Mayfield (Seibert kick) 9-77 / 3:40
RUSHING: Texas Tech - King, Tre 24-113; Nisby, Desmond 4-12; Batson, Cameron 1-4; Shimonek, Nic 5-minus 14. Oklahoma - Anderson, R. 24-181; Adams, Abdul 10-95; Badet, Jeff 1-24; Mayfield, Baker 6-20; Flowers, D. 3-12; Sutton, M. 1-8; TEAM 2-minus 4. PASSING: Texas Tech - Shimonek, Nic 22-36-1-322. Oklahoma - Mayfield, Baker 2234-1-281. RECEIVING: Texas Tech - Vasher, T.J. 5-98; Coutee, Keke 4-93; King, Tre 4-22; Cantrell, Dylan 3-75; Batson, Cameron 3-20; Bowman, De’Quan 1-8; High, Ja’Deion 1-4; Anderson, Jack 1-2. Oklahoma - Lamb, CeeDee 9-147; Andrews, Mark 6-79; Brown, Marquise 5-49; Sutton, M. 1-3; Smallwood, J. 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Texas Tech - Parker, Justus 1-0. Oklahoma - Kelly, Caleb 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Texas Tech - Brooks, Jordyn 5-8; Hill, Kolin 7-3; Allen, Dakota 4-6; Johnson, Jah’Shawn 2-6; Fields, DaMarcus 4-3; Parker, Justus 5-0; Washington, B. 2-3; Coleman, Douglas 3-1; Smith, Desmon 3-1; Dorsey, Vaughnte 2-2; Morgan, Octavious 2-2; Howard, Eli 2-0; Thomas, Mychealon 0-2; High, Ja’Deion 1-0; Moore, Kevin 0-1; Jones, Tony 0-1; Jeffers, Riko 0-1. Oklahoma - Okoronkwo, O. 5-5; Beal, Emmanuel 4-4; Johnson, Will 7-0; Motley, Parnell 4-2; Parker, Steven 5-0; Haughton, K. 3-2; Thomas, Jordan 4-0; Ward, DJ 3-1; Murray, Kenneth 2-2; Kelly, Caleb 2-1; Mann, Kenneth 0-3; Overton, M. 0-2; Bledsoe, Amani 0-2; Powers, Ben 1-0; Brown, Tre 1-0; Mead, Bryan 1-0; Faamatau, D. 1-0. TEAM STATISTICS TTU OU FIRST DOWNS...........................................................24 31 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..........................................34-115 47-336 PASSING YDS (NET)................................................322 281 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................36-22-1 34-22-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.........................70-437 81-617 Fumble Returns-Yards.........................................0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...............................................1-17 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards..........................................3-64 2-50 Interception Returns-Yards...............................1-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg).............................................6-39.2 3-42.3 Fumbles-Lost...........................................................0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards.......................................................6-63 7-94 Possession Time.....................................................27:58 32:02 Third-Down Conversions.....................................5 of 14 7 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions..................................1 of 3 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances................................2-3 6-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards.....................................1-4 2-19
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GAME RECAPS - GAME 9 KANSAS STATE TEXAS TECH
n Coutee’s 75-yard touchdown with 7:26 remaining in the second quarter marked the
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n Keke Coutee matched his career high with 12 catches against Kansas State, totaling 189 yards and two touchdowns through the air.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Skylar Thompson threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Byron Pringle in overtime and Kansas State defeated Texas Tech 42-35 on Saturday. After the Wildcats’ OT score, Red Raiders QB Nic Shimonek threw out of the end zone on fourth-and-4. The Wildcats (5-4, 3-3 Big 12) trailed in the final minute of regulation. But Dalton Schoen caught a two-point conversion pass from Thompson with 42 seconds to play following Thompson’s successful dive on second-and-goal from the 1. Kansas State had trailed for the previous 19:18 after blowing a 24-21 advantage. Thompson, a redshirt freshman who replaced Alex Delton after a helmet-to-helmet hit late in the first half, played the final 30 minutes and finished 5 of 8 for 96 yards passing and the touchdown. Delton started the prior three games for Jesse Ertz, who is sidelined with a knee injury. Trailing 17-14 at halftime, Shimonek threw third-quarter scores to Keke Coutee and Dylan Cantrell of 34 yards and 1 yard, respectively. Cantrell’s catch gave the Red Raiders a lead of 28-24 and came a split-second after Shimonek shook off blitzing defensive end Reggie Walker. Tech added a 22-yard touchdown reception from T.J. Vasher in the fourth quarter and K-State mustered a 30-yard field goal by Matthew McCrane ahead of tying the game. D.J. Reed’s punt return of more than 80 yards for a touchdown was initially negated by a holding call and, subsequently, Colby Moore’s targeting infraction on the play after video review. That wasn’t the first time the Wildcats offense cancelled a scoring play. Delton’s 14-yard throw to Winston Dimel was called back, but Delton connected with Pringle the next snap for a short-lived 17-7 lead. Down 28-24 late in the third quarter, Thompson later threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Zuber that was whistled back after Zuber drifted out of bounds before coming back in for the catch. Kansas State punted the next play. POSTGAME NOTES n Mychealon Thomas’ interception late in the second quarter marked the 18th turnover created by the Texas Tech defense this year. After giving away an interception of its own, Tech remains at plus-7 in the turnover margin this year. n Thomas’ interception marked the 11th of the year for the Red Raiders, their most over the first nine games of a season since the 2010 team also had the same total. n Texas Tech put together a long scoring drive for its fourth touchdown of the day as the Red Raiders traveled 75 yards on 15 plays. It matched the most plays for the Red Raiders on a drive this season (opening drive at OU), while the 6:32 duration was Tech’s longest of the year. n Texas Tech was just 2-of-6 on third-down conversions in the opening 30 minutes of play but responded by going 5-of-6 in the third quarter and 9-of-12 during the second half and overtime. n Nic Shimonek posted his seventh 300-yard game of the season this afternoon as the senior finished 34-of-53 for a Big 12 career-best 405 yards and four touchdowns. It was the fifth time during Big 12 play where he has thrown for at least 300 yards. n Keke Coutee put together his seventh career game with over 100 receiving yards and his third this season. He finished with a season’s best 189 yards on a career-high tying 12 receptions. Coutee also went over the 100-yard mark for the third time this season. He also surpassed 100 yards against Arizona State (186 yards) and Houston (161 yards) earlier this season. n Dominic Panazzolo put K-State deep in its own territory late in the first quarter with a 42-yard punt that went out of bounds at the 2-yard line. It marked the deepest Panazzolo has put an opponent so far this season. 30
second time in as many weeks and the third time this season where he has busted an opposing defense for a touchdown of 70 yards or longer. He previously had a 70yard touchdown grab last weekend at Oklahoma and then a 77-yarder earlier this year against Houston. SCORING SUMMARY QTR Time Team 1st 09:22 KS 2nd 12:18 KS 09:40 TTU 07:36 KS 07:26 TTU 3rd 12:59 TTU 11:32 KS 05:00 TTU 4th 14:10 TTU 09:10 KS 00:42 KS OT 15:00 KS
Scoring Play McCrane 45 yd field goal Warmack 15 yd run (McCrane kick) King 25 yd run (Hatfield kick) Pringle 19 yd pass from Delton (McCrane kick) Coutee 75 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick) Coutee 34 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick) Shelley 25 yd interception return (McCrane kick) Cantrell 1 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick) Vasher 22 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick) McCrane 30 yd field goal Thompson 1 yd run (Schoen pass from Thompson) Pringle 8 yd pass from Thompson (McCrane kick)
Drive / Time 11-51 / 5:38 7-98 / 4:00 8-75 / 2:38 4-59 / 2:04 1-75 / 0:10 10-75 / 2:01 15-75 / 6:32 12-80 / 3:54 10-53 / 5:00 5-80 / 2:58 4-25 / 0:00
RUSHING: Kansas State - Barnes, Alex 10-45; Silmon, Justin 2-45; Warmack, Dalvin 7-26; Delton, Alex 10-23; Thompson, S. 6-8; TEAM 1-minus 2. Texas Tech - King, Tre 16-71; Stockton, Justin 10-30; Shimonek, Nic 5-21. PASSING: Kansas State - Delton, Alex 13-20-1-167; Thompson, S. 5-8-0-96. Texas Tech - Shimonek, Nic 34-53-1-405. RECEIVING: Kansas State - Pringle, Byron 6-95; Schoen, Dalton 5-103; Zuber, Isaiah 4-65; Heath, D. 2-11; Delton, Alex 1-minus 11. Texas Tech - Coutee, Keke 12-189; Cantrell, Dylan 8-99; Batson, Cameron 7-46; Vasher, T.J. 5-58; King, Tre 2-13. INTERCEPTIONS: Kansas State - Shelley, Duke 1-25. Texas Tech - Thomas, Mychealon 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Kansas State - Tanking, Trent 9-1; Reed, D.J. 7-0; Moore, Cre 7-0; Walker, Reggie 5-2; Massie, Bronson 5-1; Goolsby, Denzel 5-1; Adams, Kendall 4-1; Kirby, Jayd 4-0; Shelley, Duke 3-1; Geary, Will 2-2; Sullivan, E. 1-1; Dishon, Trey 1-0; Davies, Joe 1-0; Monty, Brock 1-0; Wood, Tanner 1-0. Texas Tech - Allen, Dakota 3-4; Jeffers, Riko 6-0; Parker, Justus 4-2; Dorsey, Vaughnte 3-3; Fields, DaMarcus 4-1; Allen, Kisean 4-1; Howard, Eli 3-1; Jones, Tony 3-0; Coleman, Douglas 2-1; Smith, Desmon 2-1; Taylor, Christian 0-3; Johnson, Jah’Shawn 2-0; Morgan, Octavious 2-0; Washington, B. 2-0; Hill, Kolin 1-1; Lane, Jaylon 1-1; Thomas, Mychealon 0-2; Barden, Michael 1-0; Moore, Kevin 0-1. TEAM STATISTICS KSU TTU FIRST DOWNS...........................................................24 26 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..........................................36-145 31-122 PASSING YDS (NET)................................................263 405 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................28-18-1 53-34-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.........................64-408 84-527 Fumble Returns-Yards.........................................0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...............................................2-11 2-7 Kickoff Returns-Yards..........................................5-181 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards...............................1-25 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg).............................................4-41.5 4-41.2 Fumbles-Lost...........................................................0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards.......................................................6-46 8-79 Possession Time.....................................................32:25 27:35 Third-Down Conversions.....................................6 of 11 11 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions..................................0 of 0 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances................................5-5 1-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards.....................................1-3 2-6
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GAME RECAPS - GAME 10 TEXAS TECH BAYLOR
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n Douglas Coleman III forced and then brought back a fumble 31 yards for a touchdown versus Baylor. It marked the second time Coleman has returned a fumble for a touchdown during his career.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Keke Coutee had Texas Tech’s first game-opening kickoff return for a touchdown since 1973, and the Red Raiders went on to end a four-game losing streak with a 38-24 win over Baylor on Saturday. Tech (5-5, 2-5 Big 12) started fast as Coutee took the opening kickoff back 93 yards to start a Tech game with a touchdown return for the first time since Lawrence Williams against New Mexico in 1973. Baylor (1-9, 1-6) got even when Charlie Brewer threw a 4-yard TD to Gavin Holmes on its opening drive, but the Red Raiders went ahead to stay on Tre King’s 1-yard TD run that capped their first offensive possession. Nic Shimonek threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns, the eighth time this season the fifth-year senior had multiple TD passes for Tech. Shimonek completed his first 10 passes for the third time this season, and finished 24-of-29 passing. Brewer completed 43 of 63 passes for 417 yards and three touchdowns in his second start for the Bears (1-9, 1-6), a week after they beat Kansas in his starting debut. Denzel Mims had 12 catches for 152 yards and a late score. THE TAKEAWAY Texas Tech: Coutee entered the game tied for the Big 12 lead with 69 catches, or 7.7 per game. He had only two catches against Baylor, but had the big play to start the game. Dylan Cantrell had 11 catches for the Red Raiders. Baylor: Brewer and the young Bears had 523 total yards, but also had four turnovers. There were two lost fumbles on quarterback-running back exchanges, one of them inside the 10 when Baylor was down only 14-7 in the first quarter. There was also the interception Brewer threw into the end zone just before halftime. Tech returned a fumble for a touchdown in the fourth when Tony Nicholson was stripped after a catch. POSTGAME NOTES n Texas Tech scored 38 points in the win, marking the eighth-consecutive season the Red Raiders have hit the 30-point mark against Baylor. Tech has now scored 30 or more points in 18 of the last 21 meetings against the Bears. n The Red Raider defense forced four turnovers in the win, giving them 22 now for the season. It marks the most takeaways by the Red Raiders through the first 10 games of a season since the Red Raiders had 24 at the same point in the 2008 season. n Both of Texas Tech’s takeaways (Dakota Allen fumble recovery; Vaughnte Dorsey interception) in the first half came when Baylor was inside the redzone. The Red Raiders came into the game with just two redzone takeaways, both of which were interceptions. n Dylan Cantrell was a familiar target of Nic Shimonek’s throughout today’s game, especially early as he had six of his team-high 11 catches come in the first quarter alone. n Keke Coutee’s big day for the Red Raiders started from the first whistle as he returned the opening kickoff 92 yards into the endzone to give Texas Tech an early 7-0 lead. It marked the first time a Red Raider has returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown since Lawrence Williams went 95 yards in 1973 versus New Mexico. n Coutee’s opening kickoff returned for a touchdown marked just the third in Big 12 history as he joins Oklahoma State’s Justin Gilbert (2013 vs. Kansas) and Missouri’s n Douglas Coleman III found the endzone for the second time in his career as he returned a fumble 31 yards late in the fourth quarter.
SCORING SUMMARY QTR Time Team 1st 14:46 TTU 10:28 BU 08:14 TTU 2nd 12:11 TTU 3rd 04:42 TTU 01:08 BU 00:44 TTU 4th 07:57 BU 05:25 TTU 01:33 BU
Scoring Play Coutee 92 yd kickoff return (Hatfield kick) Holmes 4 yd pass from Brewer (Martin kick) King 1 yd run (Hatfield kick) Vasher 5 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick) Hatfield 39 yd field goal Stricklin 6 yd pass from Brewer (Martin kick) Batson 30 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick) Martin 34 yd field goal Coleman 31 yd fumble recovery (Hatfield kick) Mims 3 yd pass from Brewer (Martin kick)
Drive / Time 12-75 / 4:18 7-53 / 2:14 16-89 / 6:27 5-14 / 1:57 10-75 / 3:34 2-32 / 0:24 10-64 / 2:42 13-80 / 3:52
RUSHING: Texas Tech - King, Tre 20-67; Nisby, Desmond 4-18; Shorts, Quan 1-14; Felton, Demarcus 1-4; Team 1-minus 1; Shimonek, Nic 3-minus 11. Baylor - Hasty,JaMycal 13-73; Lovett,John 4-14; Brewer,Charlie 9-12; Williams,Ter. 3-7. PASSING: Texas Tech - Shimonek, Nic 24-29-0-246. Baylor - Brewer,Charlie 43-63-1417. RECEIVING: Texas Tech - Cantrell, Dylan 11-94; Batson, Cameron 4-50; Vasher, T.J. 4-42; King, Tre 3-22; Coutee, Keke 2-38. Baylor - Mims,Denzel 12-152; Hasty,JaMycal 9-51; Stricklin,Pooh 8-99; Lynch,Blake 7-77; Nicholson,Tony 3-17; Holmes,Gavin 3-16; Atkinson,Jared 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Texas Tech - Dorsey, Vaughnte 1-0. Baylor - None. TACKLES (UA-A): Texas Tech - Allen, Dakota 4-5; Lane, Jaylon 8-0; Fields, DaMarcus 6-2; Dorsey, Vaughnte 3-5; Brooks, Jordyn 4-1; Johnson, Jah’Shawn 3-2; Parker, Justus 4-0; Jones, Tony 2-2; Jeffers, Riko 3-0; Washington, B. 2-1; Coleman, Douglas 2-0; Allen, Kisean 1-1; Thomas, Mychealon 1-1; Barnes, Zach 1-0; Hill, Kolin 1-0; Howard, Eli 1-0; Smith, Desmon 1-0. Baylor - Young,Taylor 7-2; Arnold,Grayland 4-2; Hall,Davion 5-0; Williams,Jordan 4-1; Houston,Jameson 4-0; Sells,Taion 1-3; Miller,Chris 2-1; Roberts,Greg 2-1; Nance,Brian 1-2; Williams,Deonte 2-0; Pitre,Jalen 2-0; Lynch,James 1-1; Roy,Bravvion 1-1; Vaughns,V. 0-2; Waz,Chance 1-0; Artis,DJ 1-0; Lewis,Ira 1-0; Texada,Raleigh 1-0; Black,Henry 0-1; Jacobs,Jamie 0-1. TEAM STATISTICS TTU BU FIRST DOWNS...........................................................18 31 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..........................................30-91 29-106 PASSING YDS (NET)................................................246 417 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................29-24-0 63-43-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.........................59-337 92-523 Fumble Returns-Yards.........................................1-31 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...............................................2-9 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards..........................................3-122 2-39 Interception Returns-Yards...............................1-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg).............................................4-41.5 2-51.0 Fumbles-Lost...........................................................1-1 4-3 Penalties-Yards.......................................................6-64 6-65 Possession Time.....................................................23:33 36:27 Third-Down Conversions.....................................4 of 10 11 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions..................................1 of 1 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances................................3-4 4-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards.....................................1-8 2-13
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GAME RECAPS - GAME 11 TCU TEXAS TECH
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n Broderick Washington snapped his career high with seven tackles in Texas Tech’s loss to No. 12 TCU. It broke his previous mark of five takedowns set earlier this year against Oklahoma.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Shawn Robinson became the first true freshman quarterback to start a game for No. 11 TCU in coach Gary Patterson’s 17 seasons as head coach. Even after a 27-3 win over Texas Tech that got the Horned Frogs closer to a spot in the Big 12 championship game, Patterson kept to his policy of not letting freshmen talk to the media after the game. The victory speaks loud enough for Robinson and the Horned Frogs (9-2, 6-2 Big 12, No. 12 CFP). ‘’Our goal is for our seniors to have the best season they can have,’’ Patterson said. ‘’They have a chance to win 10, 11 or 12 ballgames, which is really cool.’’ Less than a year after winning a Texas Class 6A state high school championship game, Robinson ran for 84 yards and threw a key second-half touchdown in his first career start at TCU. He was filling in for senior Kenny Hill, who didn’t even make the trip to Lubbock because of an unspecified injury. ‘’The worst thing that could have had happened today was he could have had such a terrible outing that you lose your confidence and lose it for three years,’’ Patterson said. ‘’For me, that was the one thing that was not going to happen today. Shawn Robinson was not going to lose his confidence for the next three years.’’ While Robinson was only 6-of-17 passing for 85 yards, his 12-yard TD to Jalen Reagor came late in the third quarter as the Frogs (9-2, 6-2 Big 12, No. 12 CFP) took a 17-3 lead. That score came on the drive after another missed field goal by Texas Tech (5-6, 2-6), which with numerous kickers has made only 8 of 16 attempts this year. Clayton Hayfield badly hooked a 20-yard try , the ball sweeping across the front of the goalposts. That miss came after the Red Raiders forced a fumble by Robinson and recovered at the TCU 6. ‘’They put the ball in the end zone here, we’re going to loop back from there,’’ Texas Tech safety Jah’Shawn Johnson said of the sequence. ‘’I mean TCU’s defense done a great job of doing what they had to do to get off the field and force our kicker to make a field goal, and they put some pressure in his face and he missed it.’’ The Red Raiders got their only score on their opening drive of the game, a 21-play, 70-yard effort that ended with Hatfield’s 22-yard field goal with 6:08 left in the first quarter. TCU also scored on its opening drive, on KaVontae Turpin’s 2-yard TD run on the first play of the second quarter. ‘’I’m always confident in what we can do offensively,’’ Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. ‘’Today was obviously a very poor performance, but love what I’m seeing on the defensive side and how hard we’re playing on that side of the ball.’’
SCORING SUMMARY QTR Time Team 1st 06:08 TTU 2nd 14:54 TCU 01:14 TCU 3rd 01:55 TCU 4th 07:01 TCU 04:39 TCU
Drive / Time 21-70 / 8:52 10-63 / 6:14 6-18 / 2:40 8-80 / 4:00 12-78 / 6:49
RUSHING: TCU - Robinson, Shawn 10-84; Hicks, Kyle 22-81; Olonilua, Sewo 3-29; Snell, Kenedy 2-13; Turpin, K. 1-2; Reagor, Jalen 1-1; TEAM 3-minus 6. Texas Tech - Stockton, Justin 21-124; Felton, Demarcus 5-25; Nisby, Desmond 3-13; Shimonek, Nic 9-11; King, Tre 2-4; Carter, McLane 1-minus 3. PASSING: TCU - Robinson, Shawn 6-17-0-85. Texas Tech - Shimonek, Nic 17-33-1-137; Carter, McLane 1-3-0-16. RECEIVING: TCU - Reagor, Jalen 2-24; White, Desmon 2-13; Olonilua, Sewo 1-28; Turpin, K. 1-20. Texas Tech - Cantrell, Dylan 7-55; Wesley, Antoine 2-51; Stockton, Justin 2-13; Coutee, Keke 2-10; Batson, Cameron 2-10; High, Ja’Deion 2-7; Vasher, T.J. 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS: TCU - Gladney, Jeff 1-94. Texas Tech - None. TACKLES (UA-A): TCU - Douglas, Sammy 9-1; Evans, Arico 5-3; Gladney, Jeff 6-1; Boesen, Mat 5-0; Summers, Ty 5-0; Gaines, Innis 4-1; Orr, Nick 4-1; Simmons, M. 4-0; Issahaku, R. 3-1; Downing, M. 2-0; Bradley, Chris 1-1; Broadnax, J. 1-1; Banogu, Ben 0-2; Blacklock, Ross 1-0; Stewart, J. 1-0; James, Tony 1-0. Texas Tech - Johnson, Jah’Shawn 8-2; Washington, B. 7-0; Parker, Justus 6-1; Allen, Dakota 4-3; Brooks, Jordyn 5-0; Thomas, Mychealon 1-2; Hill, Kolin 1-1; Jones, Tony 1-1; Thompson, Donta 1-0; Dorsey, Vaughnte 1-0; Howard, Eli 1-0; Morgan, Octavious 1-0; Fields, DaMarcus 1-0. TEAM STATISTICS TCU TTU FIRST DOWNS...........................................................17 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..........................................42-204 41-174 PASSING YDS (NET)................................................85 153 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................17-6-0 36-18-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.........................59-289 77-327 Fumble Returns-Yards.........................................0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...............................................0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards..........................................2-61 3-64 Interception Returns-Yards...............................1-94 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg).............................................5-42.8 6-45.0 Fumbles-Lost...........................................................6-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards.......................................................6-55 5-55 Possession Time.....................................................30:00 30:00 Third-Down Conversions.....................................4 of 12 9 of 20 Fourth-Down Conversions..................................0 of 0 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances................................3-3 1-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards.....................................3-16 1-10
POSTGAME NOTES n Justus Parker forced his team-leading fifth turnover of the season midway through the third quarter as he knocked out a fumble that was recovered later by Vaughnte Dorsey. n Vaughnte Dorsey’s fumble recovery marks the second-straight week he has been part of a Texas Tech turnover. He previously had an interception against Baylor. n Broderick Washington snapped his career high with seven tackles in the loss, which topped his previous mark of five that was set earlier this year against Oklahoma. n Jah’Shawn Johnson led the Red Raiders with 10 tackles, marking the eighth time in his career and the second time this year where he has recorded 10-plus tackles in a game. n Texas Tech strung together its longest drive of the season to start the game as the Red Raiders went 70 yards on 21 plays over 8:52 before Clayton Hatfield connected on a 22-yard field goal. According to ESPN Stats and Info, it marked the most plays on a drive by a team in the FBS this season. 32
Scoring Play Hatfield 22 yd field goal Turpin 2 yd run (Bunce kick) Bunce 43 yd field goal Reagor 12 yd pass from Robinson (Bunce kick) Bunce 25 yd field goal Gladney 94 yd interception return (Bunce kick)
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SPRING PROSPECTUS | 2018 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL
GAME RECAPS - GAME 12 TEXAS TECH TEXAS
7 3 3 14 - 27 7 13 0 3 - 23
DKR Texas Memorial Stadium | Austin, Texas | 7 p.m. | FOX | Attendance: 100,629
n Justus Parker came up with the game-changing interception with just over two minutes to play in Texas Tech’s 27-23 come-from-behind victory over Texas.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Nik Shimonek came off the bench in the fourth quarter to throw two touchdown passes and Texas Tech rallied to beat Texas 27-23 Friday night and earn a victory to make the Red Raiders bowl eligible for the 38th time in program history. Shimonek, the starter all season, sat for McLane Carter to begin the game, but came in with the Red Raiders (6-6, 3-6) trailing 23-13. His first drive included a 51-yard completion and his short touchdown pass to T.J. Vasher cut it to 23-20. The game winner, a 16-yard pass to Cameron Batson, came with 2:07 to play. The touchdown was set up by a 52-yard interception return to the Texas 14 by Justus Parker. Texas’ final drive ended when Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger threw another interception at the Texas Tech 20 with 1 minute to play. It was one of four turnovers created by the 806 defense on Friday night. It was the largest comeback by a Red Raider squad since 2006, when Tech rallied back from down 38-7 against Minnesota to win, 44-41, in OT. Ehlinger passed for 239 yards and a touchdown but the Texas offense slogged through most of the final three quarters. The Longhorns ran for just 18 yards and had deep drives end in field goals of 19 and 20 yards by Josh Rowland instead of touchdowns. Texas (6-6, 5-4) had already clinched its first bowl berth since 2014 under first-year coach Tom Herman but must win its postseason game to avoid a fourth consecutive losing season. POSTGAME NOTES n Texas Tech overcame a 10-point deficit in tonight’s win, its largest in a Big 12 victory since the Red Raiders battled back from 30-11 in their 2004 victory at Kansas. n The Red Raiders forced four second-half turnovers to win the turnover battle. Texas Tech closed the regular season at plus-11 overall in the turnover margin, one off the school record. n Keke Coutee put together another strong performance to lead the Red Raider receiving core as the Earl Campbell Award semifinalist ended the night with nine catches for 168 yards, 104 of which came in the first half alone. It marked Coutee’s eighth career game with at least 100 receiving yards and his fourth such performance this season. n The successful night pushed Coutee’s season total to 1,242 yards, which ends the regular season in sole possession of sixth place on the Texas Tech single-season chart. Coutee passed the likes of Carlos Francis (2003), Jarrett Hicks (2004), Michael Crabtree (2008), Jonathan Giles (2016) and Jakeem Grant (2015) on the list during the first-half alone. x n T.J. Vasher made a pair of big plays in the passing game as he hauled in receptions of 51 and 40 yards in tonight’s game. It was part of a five-catch, 127-yard performance for Vasher, who went over 100 yards for the second time in his career. In addition, Vasher has now caught six passes that have gone for 25 yards or longer this year. n Dakota Allen notched his second sack of the season with roughly six minutes remaining in the first quarter. Allen had another stellar game for the Red Raider defense as he posted 13 tackles, which marked the eighth game of his career with 10-plus tackles and his third this season. n Douglas Coleman III sealed the win by intercepting Ehlinger with 55 seconds to go in Tech territory, marking the second year in a row he has made a huge play against Texas, after returning a fumble a school-record 100 yards for a TD in the 2016 matchup. n Perhaps the play of the game was made by Justus Parker, as he intercepted a thirddown Sam Ehlinger pass, and returned it all the way to the Texas 10 yard line with less than two minutes remaining., which set up the go-ahead score.
SCORING SUMMARY QTR Time Team 1st 13:29 UT 03:20 TTU 2nd 14:49 TTU 08:07 UT 06:41 UT 00:09 UT 3rd 10:06 TTU 4th 14:23 UT 11:29 TTU 01:47 TTU
Scoring Play Foreman 27 yd pass from Ehlinger (Rowland kick) Carter 1 yd run (Hatfield kick) Hatfield 32 yd field goal Rowland 20 yd field goal Young 9 yd run (Rowland kick) Rowland 19 yd field goal Hatfield 34 yd field goal Rowland 40 yd field goal Vasher 13 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick) Batson 16 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick)
Drive / Time 4-75 / 1:31 7-81 / 2:17 8-74 / 2:08 14-37 / 4:36 1-9 / 0:06 5-18 / 0:39 11-59 / 4:54 13-48 / 3:50 6-75 / 2:54 2-14 / 0:19
RUSHING: Texas Tech - Stockton, Justin 7-45; Nisby, Desmond 5-16; King, Tre 3-13; Shimonek, Nic 2-10; Felton, Demarcus 4-6; Team 3-minus 4; Batson, Cameron 1-minus 4; Carter, McLane 9-minus 20. Texas - Young, Daniel 13-55; Ehlinger, Sam 10-35; Carter, Toneil 3-10; Porter, Kyle 4-9; Hemphill, Reggi 1-7; Heard, Jerrod 1-2; Buechele, Shane 1-minus 2. PASSING: Texas Tech - Carter, McLane 16-37-2-237; Shimonek, Nic 4-8-0-96. Texas Ehlinger, Sam 26-47-2-239; Buechele, Shane 2-2-0-6; Burt, John 0-1-0-0; Humphrey, Lil’J 1-1-0-27. RECEIVING: Texas Tech - Coutee, Keke 9-168; Vasher, T.J. 5-127; Cantrell, Dylan 2-12; Stockton, Justin 2-10; Batson, Cameron 1-16; Wesley, Antoine 1-0. Texas - Foreman, Armant 5-78; Heard, Jerrod 5-20; Johnson, Collin 4-30; Duvernay, Devin 2-23; Humphrey, Lil’J 2-22; Hemphill, Reggi 2-14; Joe, Lorenzo 2-10; Porter, Kyle 2-minus 1; Ehlinger, Sam 1-27; Warren III, C. 1-19; Moore, Kendall 1-16; Young, Daniel 1-12; Burt, John 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: Texas Tech - Parker, Justus 1-55; Coleman, Douglas 1-2. Texas Boyd, Kris 1-44; Davis, Davante 1-14. TACKLES (UA-A): Texas Tech - Allen, Dakota 7-6; Brooks, Jordyn 3-6; Johnson, Jah’Shawn 5-2; Morgan, Octavious 5-1; Fields, DaMarcus 4-2; Dorsey, Vaughnte 4-1; Thomas, Mychealon 4-1; Parker, Justus 4-1; Hill, Kolin 3-2; Jones, Tony 3-1; Bruffy, Travis 2-0; Washington, B. 1-1; Smith, Desmon 1-1; Coleman, Douglas 1-0; Moore, Kevin 1-0; Yontz, Quentin 1-0; Barden, Michael 0-1; Allen, Kisean 0-1. Texas - Jefferson, Mali 8-2; Johnson, Gary 5-2; Elliott, DeShon 6-0; Boyd, Kris 5-1; Davis, Antwuan 3-1; Davis, Davante 3-0; Nelson, Chris 2-1; Ford, Poona 2-1; Roach, Malcolm 1-2; Hall, Jason 2-0; Omenihu, Charle 1-1; Bonney, John 1-1; Ehlinger, Sam 1-0; Wilbon, Gerald 1-0; Hager, Breckyn 1-0; Moore, Kendall 1-0; Graham, Ta’Quon 1-0; Wheeler, Anthon 1-0. TEAM STATISTICS TTU UT FIRST DOWNS...........................................................16 18 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..........................................34-62 33-116 PASSING YDS (NET)................................................333 272 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................45-20-2 51-29-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.........................79-395 84-388 Fumble Returns-Yards.........................................1--2 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...............................................1-8 2-6 Kickoff Returns-Yards..........................................1-22 1-37 Interception Returns-Yards...............................2-57 2-58 Punts (Number-Avg).............................................9-44.4 9-50.9 Fumbles-Lost...........................................................0-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards.......................................................8-51 5-37 Possession Time.....................................................28:44 31:16 Third-Down Conversions.....................................5 of 18 7 of 22 Fourth-Down Conversions..................................1 of 1 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances................................5-5 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards.....................................1-2 3-29
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2018 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL | SPRING PROSPECTUS
BIRMINGHAM BOWL TEXAS TECH USF
10 0 14 10 - 34 3 7 7 21 - 38
Legion Field | Birmingham, Ala. | 11 a.m. | ESPN | Attendance: 28,623
n Keke Coutee set a Texas Tech bowl record with 187 receiving yards in the Red Raiders’ narrow loss to USF in the Birmingham Bowl.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Tyre McCants caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from Quinton Flowers with 16 seconds left to lift No. 23 South Florida to a 38-34 victory over Texas Tech in the Birmingham Bowl on Saturday. Flowers lifted the Bulls (10-2) to a second straight dramatic victory in the bowl game at Legion Field, throwing for a pair of touchdowns in the final 4:26. The Red Raiders (6-7) had taken the lead back with Nic Shimonek’s 25-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open T.J. Vasher in the end zone with 1:31 remaining. The Bulls had won last year’s Birmingham Bowl on Flowers’ 25-yard touchdown pass in overtime against South Carolina. Shimonek took Texas Tech across midfield in the final seconds, but was unable to find the endzone on the last play of the game. Shimonek, who had led a fourth-quarter comeback in the regular-season finale against Texas, completed 32 of 59 passes for 416 yards. He threw for three touchdowns and was intercepted twice on deflected balls. Keke Coutee had 11 catches for 187 yards and a touchdown while Justin Stockton ran for 103 yards. THE TAKEAWAY Texas Tech: The Red Raiders couldn’t translate a 249-130 edge in first-half yards into an advantage on the scoreboard. They converted 10 of 19 third downs. South Florida: Flowers had a terrific second half after going 4-of-14 passing for 52 yards in the first. ... Defensive tackle Deadrin Senat had three first-half sacks for South Florida, matching his season total coming into the bowl. POSTGAME NOTES n Texas Tech wraps the 2017 season at plus-11 in the turnover margin, which falls just one shy of the single-season school record that most recently set in 1997. The plus-11 margin marks Tech’s highest clip since that 1997 season. n Texas Tech forced a pair of fumbles in the third quarter of today’s game, giving the Red Raiders 29 takeaways on the season. It matched the most takeaways for the Red Raider defense since the start of the 2000 season. n Keke Coutee’s 187 receiving yards are the most in Texas Tech bowl history. Coutee passed the previous highs of 162 yards by Joel Filani in the 2006 Insight Bowl, 147 yards by Darrell Jones in the 2000 galleryfurniture.com Bowl and 147 yards from Trey Haverty in the 2004 Holiday Bowl. n Nic Shimonek wrapped his senior season by completing 32-of-59 passes for 416 yards and three touchdowns. Shimonek finished this season with 3,963 yards and 33 touchdowns through the air. Shimonek threw for at least 300 yards in 8-of-13 games this season. n Justin Stockton put an end to his collegiate career with 104 rushing yards off a team-high 18 carries. He ends the year as Texas Tech’s leading rusher with 798 yards on the ground. n Kolin Hill forced a career-high two forced fumbles, both of which were recovered by the Red Raiders, including one he pounced on himself. It marked the most forced fumbles in a game by a Red Raider since Justus Parker had two of his own late this season against TCU. Hill also recorded five tackles for the Red Raider defense.
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SCORING SUMMARY QTR Time Team 1st 10:47 TTU 07:12 USF 00:34 TTU 2nd 00:51 USF 3rd 11:25 TTU 08:34 USF 05:55 TTU 4th 09:30 USF 05:02 TTU 04:26 USF 01:31 TTU 00:16 USF
Scoring Play Drive / Time Hatfield 26 yd field goal 12-67 / 4:13 NADELMAN 25 yd field goal 11-58 / 3:35 Coutee 5 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick) 11-66 / 3:48 MCCANTS 21 yd pass from FLOWERS (NADELMAN kick) 2-25 / 0:24 Cantrell 3 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick) 6-28 / 2:57 SALOMON 17 yd pass from FLOWERS (NADELMAN kick) 9-91 / 2:45 King 4 yd run (Hatfield kick) 4-40 / 1:45 FLOWERS, 5 yd run (NADELMAN kick) 9-43 / 3:07 Hatfield 33 yd field goal 13-60 / 4:28 SCANTLING 64 yd pass from FLOWERS (NADELMAN kick) 2-65 / 0:36 Vasher 25 yd pass from Shimonek (Hatfield kick) 8-85 / 2:47 MCCANTS 26 yd pass from FLOWERS (NADELMAN kick) 7-75 / 1:07
RUSHING: Texas Tech - Stockton, Justin 18-103; King, Tre 10-35; Batson, Cameron 1-19; Coutee, Keke 1-2; Nisby, Desmond 1-minus 1; Shimonek, Nic 4-minus 25. USF FLOWERS, Q 14-106; TICE, Darius 16-65; JOHNSON, D’Erne 16-51; MCCANTS, Tyre 1-30; TEAM 1-minus 2. PASSING: Texas Tech - Shimonek, Nic 32-59-2-416. USF - FLOWERS, Q 17-34-0-311. RECEIVING: Texas Tech - Coutee, Keke 11-187; Vasher, T.J. 5-84; Cantrell, Dylan 4-26; Batson, Cameron 4-23; Stockton, Justin 2-32; Wesley, Antoine 2-29; Carr, Tyler 2-14; King, Tre 1-15; Shorts, Quan 1-6. USF - MCCANTS, Tyre 6-88; SALOMON, Darnel 4-47; SCANTLING, Marq 3-133; WILCOX, Mitch 2-17; JOHNSON, D’Erne 1-25; MAYES, Eric 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: Texas Tech - None. USF - THOMAS, Jaymon 1-18; ABRAHAM, Devin 1-7. TACKLES (UA-A): Texas Tech - Allen, Dakota 8-1; Johnson, Jah’Shawn 8-0; Dorsey, Vaughnte 7-0; Washington, B. 5-1; Hill, Kolin 5-0; Fields, DaMarcus 4-0; Morgan, Octavious 4-0; Brooks, Jordyn 2-2; Yontz, Quentin 3-0; Thomas, Mychealon 2-1; Jeffers, Riko 0-3; Coleman, Douglas 2-0; Jones, Tony 2-0; Allen, Kisean 1-1; Batson, Cameron 1-0; Vasher, T.J. 1-0; Howard, Eli 1-0; High, Ja’Deion 0-1. USF - HOGGINS, Ronnie 8-1; SANCHEZ, Auggie 6-2; MCGEE, Khalid 5-1; SAWTELLE, Nico 5-1; ABRAHAM, Devin 5-0; NICHOLS, Deatri 5-0; SENAT, Deadrin 4-1; THOMAS, Jaymon 4-0; WILKINS, Mazzi 3-0; HAMPTON, Mike 3-0; HECTOR, Bruce 3-0; REAVES, Greg 2-1; LIVINGSTONE, K 1-2; FERGUSON, Nate 2-0; SUTTON, Davion 1-0; CULPEPPER, N 1-0; LOVE, Mike 1-0; BLACK, Josh 1-0; TICE, Darius 1-0; WILCOX, Mitch 1-0; FARRAR, Jeff 1-0; ANTOINE, Deange 0-1. TEAM STATISTICS TTU USF FIRST DOWNS...........................................................26 27 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)..........................................35-133 48-250 PASSING YDS (NET)................................................416 311 Passes Att-Comp-Int............................................59-32-2 34-17-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.........................94-549 82-561 Fumble Returns-Yards.........................................0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...............................................3-25 1-1 Kickoff Returns-Yards..........................................4-81 3-66 Interception Returns-Yards...............................0-0 2-25 Punts (Number-Avg).............................................5-34.8 3-47.7 Fumbles-Lost...........................................................0-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards.......................................................10-107 10-100 Possession Time.....................................................35:21 24:39 Third-Down Conversions.....................................10 of 19 7 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions..................................0 of 1 1 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances................................5-6 3-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards.....................................0-0 3-27
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