TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL 38 BOWL APPEARANCES | 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 565 ALL-TIME VICTORIES
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2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Overall: 0-0 | Big 12: 0-0 | H: 0-0 | A: 0-0 | N: 0-0 AUGUST • (0-0) 31 MONTANA STATE SEPTEMBER • (0-0) 7 UTEP 14 at Arizona 28 at Oklahoma* OCTOBER • (0-0) 5 OKLAHOMA STATE* 12 at Baylor* 19 IOWA STATE* 26 at Kansas* NOVEMBER • (0-0) 9 at West Virginia* 16 TCU* 23 KANSAS STATE* 29 at Texas* DECEMBER • (0-0) 7 Big 12 Championship
SERIES HISTORY Overall In Lubbock In Bozeman At Neutral Site Current Streak Last Meeting
Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454) Lubbock, Texas
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TEXAS TECH Record Rankings Last Game Streak Head Coach Career Record Record at Texas Tech Record vs. Montana State
0-0 Overall; 0-0 Big 12 AP: NR | Coaches: NR | CFP: NR Lost 5 Matt Wells 44-34 (7th Season) 0-0 (1st Season) First Meeting
37.3 31.1 132.6 352.6 485.2 448.9
SATURDAY STORYLINES
MONTANA STATE Record Rankings Last Game Streak Head Coach Career Record Record at Montana St. Record vs. Texas Tech
TALE OF THE TAPE Points/Game Points Allowed/Game Rush Yards/Game Pass Yards/Game Total Offense/Game Total Defense/Game
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0-0 Overall; 0-0 Big Sky AP: NR | Coaches: NR | FCS: #17 Lost 1 Jeff Choate 17-18 (4th Season) Same First Meeting
28.5 28.5 231.8 140.5 372.3 408.2
(2018 Team Statistics)
WELLS ERA BEGINS WITH MONTANA ST. The Matt Wells era of Texas Tech Football begins Saturday afternoon when the Red Raiders host Montana State inside Jones AT&T Stadium. Wells will make his debut leading the Red Raiders out of the smoke after being named the 16th head coach in program history this past November. n Wells arrives at Texas Tech after leading Utah State to five bowl appearances and a pair of 10-win seasons during his six years leading his alma mater. Prior to his promotion to head coach, Utah State had only made eight bowl appearances in its history. The Aggies finished 11-2 overall and ranked as high as 21st nationally in Wells’ final season. n
Tech leads 2-0 Tech leads 2-0 None None Won 2 Tech 13, Montana St. 0 (1939)
TV: FOX SPORTS NET n Play-by-Play: Eric Collins n Analyst: Max Starks n Producer: Joe Williams
TIME TO START A NEW STREAK The Red Raiders will look to start a new winning streak when it comes to season openers Saturday after falling to Ole Miss to kick off the 2018 campaign. Texas Tech had previously opened each of its last 15 seasons with a victory, which was at the time the third-longest in the country. n The Red Raiders are an impressive 41-2 overall in non-conference home games since moving to a spread offense in 2000. n Texas Tech has won each of its last 19 home openers, the majority of which being in a blowout fashion. The Red Raiders have averaged 31.1 points as their margin of victory over the course of the winning streak. . 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 134 / XM 199 n National Radio: None n Mobile App: TuneIn (search Texas Tech)
NEW LOOK RED RAIDERS SET FOR OPENER
SOCIAL MEDIA: #WreckEm n Twitter: @TexasTechFB n Hashtag: #WreckEm / #WeUsOurProgram n Instagram: @TexasTech_FB n Facebook: TexasTechFootball
Texas Tech fans will notice several changes when the Red Raiders line up Saturday thanks to new systems installed by defensive coordinator Keith Patterson and offensive coordinator David Yost. n The Red Raiders will continue to utilize a fast-paced, spread offense as Yost arrives in Lubbock after leading a Utah State offense that averaged 47.5 points per game a year ago, which ranked second nationally only behind College Football Playoff participant Oklahoma. n Patterson, meanwhile, will look to build on the quick work he made at Utah State as the Aggies led the FBS in forced turnovers during his only season in Logan. n
IN MEMORANDEUM: DAVE PARKS
Texas Tech lost one of its all-time greats in program history when College Football Hall of Famer and Ring of Honor member Dave Parks passed away Aug. 8 at the age of 77. While best known as a wide receiver, Parks was a reliable two-way player for head coach JT King from 1961-63, excelling in the passing game while also disrupting opposing offenses as a defensive back. In addition to his other roles, he also served as the Red Raiders’ punter. Parks went on to be selected to three Pro Bowls (1965-67) and garnered first team All-Pro honors twice during his 10-year NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints and Houston Oilers.
WE, US & OUR PROGRAM Since his hire last November, Matt Wells has emphasized that the Red Raider football program will be a “We, Us and Our Program.” “This is a We, Us and Our Program. I’ve said it from day one it’s not about me, it’s not about the starting linebacker, running back or one coordinator or one fan. It’s the power of what we can do together. We’re not an offensive unit. We’re not a defensive unit. We’re a team. We’re Red Raiders. It’s the culture we are creating in this program. We need the passion of Red Raider Nation and make Jones AT&T Stadium the toughest place to play in the Big 12 Conference. We have to do it together.” - Matt Wells #WreckEm