TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL
SERIES HISTORY Overall..........................................................................Tied 1-1 In Lubbock........................................................................ None In Tempe..............................................................ASU leads 1-0 Under Kingsbury........................................ Texas Tech leads 1-0 Current Streak................................................................. Won 1 Last Meeting................................ Texas Tech 37, ASU 23 (2013)
ARIZONA STATE Sept. 10 | Sun Devil Stadium | 9 p.m. | FS1 LOUISIANA TECH Sept. 17 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 6 p.m. | FSN KANSAS Sept. 29 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 7:30 p.m. | FS1
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Texas Tech heads on the road for the first time Saturday when the Red Raiders travel to face Arizona State inside Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. Kickoff is slated for 9 p.m. CT with Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline) calling the action on FOX Sports 1.
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Texas Tech fans will have to stay up late to watch Saturday’s contest as the game will not kick off until 7 p.m. local time which means a 9 p.m. start time for fans in Lubbock. This is the fourth time in school history where the Red Raiders have started a game at 9 p.m. CT or later - vs. Oklahoma State (1988 in Japan), vs. Texas A&M (2003), vs. Arizona State (2013 Holiday Bowl) and vs. UTEP (2014).
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Saturday will mark the third all-time meeting between Texas Tech and Arizona State. The two schools have split the previous meetings with Arizona State defeating Tech, 31-13, to open the 1999 season before the Red Raiders responded with a 37-23 victory in the 2013 Holiday Bowl.
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This is the first time the Red Raiders have faced a Pac-12 opponent during the regular season since Texas Tech’s first meeting with Arizona State in 1999. Tech has met both Arizona State and California in the Holiday Bowl in recent years, picking up victories in both games.
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OKLAHOMA Oct. 22 | Jones AT&T Stadium | TBA | TBA
Cameron Batson totaled 99 all-purpose yards in Texas Tech’s season-opening victory over Stephen F. Austin. Batson totaled 75 yards via punt returns alone as he broke off 30 yard and 33 yard returns early in the first half of Texas Tech’s 69-17 victory over the Lumberjacks.
Texas Tech racked up 758 yards of total offense in its 69-17 rout of Stephen F. Austin, which ranked second nationally through the first week of the season. It also marked the fourth-highest total in single-season school history. TOP OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES IN TEXu In just 39 games as head coach, Kliff Kingsbury has guided the Red Raider ofAS TECH HISTORY fense to at least 500 yards of total offense 23 times during his tenure. During (All-Time Records) Total Yards that span, Kingsbury has also led Texas Tech to 700 yards of total offense four Rank Opponent 1. Iowa State (2015) 776 times, all of which rank among the top-10 totals in program history. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Iowa State (2003) Sam Houston State (2005) Stephen F. Austin (2016) Kansas State (2009) Stephen F. Austin (2003)
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Despite removing most of its starting offense early in the third quarter, Texas Tech poured in 69 points against the Lumberjacks, marking the 17th-consecutive game where the Red Raiders have scored at least 25 points, the longest active streak in the country. Texas Tech’s 69 points marked the fourth-highest total during the opening weekend of college football.
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Not lost in Texas Tech’s opening-game success was the play of its defense. David Gibbs’ unit surrendered just 370 yards and 17 points to the Lumberjacks, the majority of which came after halftime. The Red Raiders forced three turnovers in the victory, giving Texas Tech a total of 28 takeaways in 14 games under Gibbs. Stephen F. Austin scored just three points in the opening half, marking the third time under Gibbs where Tech has surrendered three or fewer points in a half.
KANSAS STATE Oct. 8 | Bill Snyder Family Stadium | TBA | TBA WEST VIRGINIA Oct. 15 | Jones AT&T Stadium | TBA | TBA
Sept. 10 • 9 p.m. • Tempe, Ariz. • Sun Devil Stadium (56,232) • FOX Sports 1 • Texas Tech Sports Network • Tickets: TexasTech.com TEXAS TECH ARIZONA STATE Record: 1-0 Overall; 0-0 in Big 12 Record: 1-0 Overall; 0-0 in Pac-12 Rankings: AP: NR | Coaches: NR Rankings: AP: NR | Coaches: NR Last Game: Def. Stephen F. Austin, 69-17 Last Game: Def. Northern Arizona, 44-13 Head Coach: Kliff Kingsbury Head Coach: Todd Graham Career Record: 20-19 (4th Season) Career Record: 84-48 (11th Season) Record at Texas Tech: Same Record at ASU: 35-19 (5th Season)
GAMEDAY STORYLINES
2016 SCHEDULE STEPHEN F. AUSTIN - W, 69-17 Sept. 3 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 7 p.m. | FSN
BOWL APPEARANCES 1937 • 1938 • 1941 • 1947 • 1948 • 1951 • 1953 • 1955 1964 • 1965 • 1970 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1976 1977 • 1986 • 1989 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 1996 • 1998 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 2007 • 2008 • 2009 2010 • 2012 2013 • 2015
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (1-0) AT ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS (1-0)
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GAME COVERAGE TELEVISION FOX SPORTS 1 Joe Davis (Play-by-Play) Brady Quinn (Analyst) Jenny Taft (Sideline) RADIO TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK Brian Jensen (Play-by-Play) John Harris (Analyst) Chris Level (Sideline) SATELLITE RADIO SIRIUS Radio Channel 136 XM Radio Channel 199
Bold indicates games played under Kliff Kingsbury.
TCU Oct. 29 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | TBA | TBA TEXAS Nov. 5 | Jones AT&T Stadium | TBA | TBA OKLAHOMA STATE Nov. 12 | Boone Pickens Stadium | TBA | TBA IOWA STATE Nov. 19 | Jack Trice Stadium | TBA | TBA BAYLOR Nov. 25 | AT&T Stadium | 5 p.m. | ESPN
MAHOMES MAKES QUITE THE 2016 DEBUT
RED RAIDERS USE DEPTH AT WIDE RECEIVER
Despite playing just over a half in his 2016 debut, Patrick Mahomes II recorded 540 yards of total offense after completing 30-of-43 passes for 483 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for another 57 yards and two touchdowns on just 10 carries. Mahomes leads the country in total offense through the first week of the season. He led the nation in the category a year ago after posting over 5,000 yards of total offense.
The 2016 season opener showcased Texas Tech’s depth at wide receiver as 17 different Red Raiders caught a pass in the 69-17 rout of Stephen F. Austin. Of that group, 13 receivers hauled in at least two catches for a Tech offense that finished with 758 yards of total offense. The Red Raiders concluded the first week of the season with the national lead in passing yards (633) and ranked second in total offense.
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