38 BOWL APPEARANCES 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 567 ALL-TIME VICTORIES
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Overall: 5-2 | Big 12: 3-1 | H: 3-1 | A: 2-0 | N: 0-1 SEPTEMBER • (3-2) 1 vs. Ole Miss (Houston) 8 LAMAR 15 HOUSTON 22 at #15 Oklahoma State* 29 #12 WEST VIRGINIA* OCTOBER • (2-0) 11 at TCU* 20 KANSAS* 27 at Iowa State* NOVEMBER • (0-0) 3 OKLAHOMA* 10 TEXAS* 17 at Kansas State* 24 vs. Baylor* (Arlington) DECEMBER • (0-0) 1 Big 12 Championship
SERIES HISTORY Overall In Lubbock In Ames Neutral Site Under Kingsbury Current Streak Last Meeting
L, 27-47 W, 77-0 W, 63-49 W, 41-17 L, 34-42
ESPN FSN FOX FS1 ESPN2
W, 17-14 W, 48-16 11 a.m.
ESPN FS1 ESPN2
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IOWA STATE CYCLONES
GAME 8
5-2 3-1 Big 12
AT 3-3 2-1 Big 12
Oct. 27 • 11 a.m. • Ames, Iowa • Jack Trice Stadium (61,500) • ESPN2 • Texas Tech Sports Network
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TEXAS TECH Record 5-2 Overall; 3-1 Big 12 Rankings AP: RV | Coaches: RV Last Game Def. Kansas, 48-16 Streak Won 2 Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury Career Record 35-35 (6th Season) Record at Texas Tech Same Record vs. Iowa State 3-2
SATURDAY STORYLINES Tech leads 11-5 Tech leads 7-2 Tech leads 4-3 No meetings Tech leads 3-2 Lost 2 ISU 31, Tech 13 (2017)
IOWA STATE Record 3-3 Overall; 2-1 Big 12 Rankings AP: NR | Coaches: NR Last Game Def. West Virginia, 30-14 Streak Won 2 Head Coach Matt Campbell Career Record 49-32 (7th Season) Record at Iowa State 14-17 (3rd Season) Record vs. Texas Tech 2-0
RED RAIDERS EYEING BOWL ELIGIBILITY Texas Tech will look to become bowl eligible for the 39th time in program history Saturday when the Red Raiders face Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. With a win, Tech will reach bowl eligibility in just eight games, its earliest point since winning each of the first six games of Kliff Kingsbury’s debut season in 2013. n The Red Raiders have been among the most active teams in the country pertaining to bowl appearances as Texas Tech ranks 20th nationally and third among Big 12 programs, trailing only Texas and Oklahoma. Tech is aiming for its 16th bowl appearance since the start of the 2000 season alone. n
TV: ESPN2 n Play-by-Play: Anish Shroff n Analyst: Ahmad Brooks n Field Analyst: Roddy Jones
TECH LOOKS TO EXTEND ROAD STREAK The Red Raiders enter this weekend riding a three-game Big 12 road winning streak that dates back to the 2017 regular-season finale at Texas. That streak currently ranks as the longest for Texas Tech in true Big 12 road games since the Red Raiders topped Kansas State, Texas A&M and Kansas during the 2008 season. n Over the course of its three-game Big 12 road winning streak, opponents are averaging only 18 points per game and 395 yards of total offense against the Red Raiders. n Texas Tech is 3-3 all-time against the Cyclones in Ames with wins in two of the last three visits to Jack Trice Stadium. n
RADIO: TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK n Play-by-Play: Brian Jensen n Analyst: John Harris n Sideline Reporter: Chris Level n Engineer: Steve Pitts n Satellite Radio: Sirius 137 / XM 200 n National Radio: None n Mobile App: TuneIn (search Texas Tech)
#806D STELLAR TO START BIG 12 PLAY
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The Texas Tech defense has been nothing short of outstanding through the first four games of Big 12 play as the Red Raiders have only allowed 89 points, the fewest of any conference team during that span. The Red Raiders have surrendered 20 or fewer points in three of their four conference games thus far, all victories. n Texas Tech has been boosted by its run defense as the Red Raiders are allowing only 113.8 yards per game on the ground in league play, which narrowly trails Oklahoma for the conference lead. Overall, Tech ranks 36th nationally and third in the Big 12, averaging 134.3 rushing yards per game. n
HONORING SEÑOR SACK Texas Tech will honor the memory of the Red Raider great Gabe Rivera throughout the 2018 season. Rivera, one of five members of the prestigious Texas Tech Ring of Honor, passed away in his hometown of San Antonio on July 16.
Known by fans as “Señor Sack” throughout his career, Rivera compiled 321 career tackles, including 34 that went for a loss, over his four-year career from 1979-82. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Texas Tech Ring of Honor in 2014.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
307
Number of receiving yards Antoine Wesley needs over the final five games of the regular season in order to tie Michael Crabtree for 10th all-time on the Texas Tech single-season chart. Wesley ranks third nationally with 858 receiving yards this year. #WreckEm
76.2%
After forcing three red zone turnovers the past two weeks, Texas Tech now ranks 28th nationally and third in the Big 12 with a 76.2 red zone defensive percentage. This is the highest the Red Raiders have ranked in the category under Kliff Kingsbury.
30.8%
Opponents are only converting 30.8 percent of third-down attempts this season, which ranks 20th nationally and second in the Big 12. The Red Raiders ranked 92nd in the country and last among Big 12 members in the category a year ago.