Texas Tech Game Notes: Texas

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TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL

SERIES HISTORY Overall...........................................................Texas leads 49-16 In Lubbock.....................................................Texas leads 19-10 In Austin..........................................................Texas leads 30-6 Under Kingsbury................................................Texas leads 2-1 Current Streak................................................................. Won 1 Last Meeting....................................... Tech 48, Texas 45 (2015) 2016 SCHEDULE STEPHEN F. AUSTIN - W, 69-17 Sept. 3 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 7 p.m. | FSN ARIZONA STATE - L, 55-68 Sept. 10 | Sun Devil Stadium | 9 p.m. | FS1 LOUISIANA TECH - W, 59-45 Sept. 17 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 6 p.m. | FSN

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Fresh off a double-overtime win over TCU last weekend, Texas Tech returns to Jones AT&T Stadium for the final time Saturday morning as the Red Raiders host in-state rival Texas in an 11 a.m. kickoff. The game will air nationally on FOX Sports 1 with Tim Brando calling the action, Spencer Tillman providing the analysis and Bruce Feldman reporting from the sidelines.

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It will be Senior Day at Jones AT&T Stadium on Saturday as Texas Tech will honor its 13 seniors in a pregame ceremony. Saturday will also be Texas Tech’s annual “Celebrate America Game” which will be highlighted by a pregame flyover.

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The Red Raiders will play their final home game in front of a capacity crowd as Texas Tech has already announced a sellout for Saturday’s game. This will be Texas Tech’s second sellout this season and its fourth crowd of 60,000 or more fans.

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Texas Tech put together possibly its best defensive performance of the season last weekend in a 27-24 double-overtime victory at TCU. The win, Tech’s first in overtime under head coach Kliff Kingsbury, pushed the Red Raiders back to .500 for the season with four games still to play. Tech will play its next three games after Malik Jenkins matched his career high with 14 this weekend either on the road or at a neutral site. tackles last weekend to lead a strong defenu The Red Raider defense put together possibly its best performance of the season sive performance in Texas Tech’s 27-24 victory in double overtime. Jenkins has recorded 14 against TCU as Texas Tech held the Horned Frogs to 24 points and 418 yards of to- tackles in each of the past two games against tal offense. Most impressively, the Red Raiders allowed just one touchdown over Oklahoma and TCU. the final 49:40 of regulation. The lone touchdown came on a TCU drive that TECH SINGLE-SEASON ATTENDANCE started at the Tech 15-yard line. (All-Time Results) Year Average 2014 58,934 2013 57,932 2016 57,739 2012 57,215 2010 57,108

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One of the most impressive aspects of Texas Tech’s win over TCU was the fact the Red Raiders had just one penalty which came with 11:14 remaining in the fourth quarter. It matched the Tech single-game record for fewest penalties that was previously set in 1988 against Arkansas, 1991 versus Rice and in 1992 against Texas A&M. Tech only committed five penalty yards against Texas A&M and Arkansas as well.

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Texas Tech will look for a repeat performance from its win last year against the Longhorns as the Red Raiders outlasted Texas, 48-45, in Austin. It marked Tech’s first road win over its in-state rival since the 1997 season. Tech has not defeated the Longhorns in back-to-back seasons since the 1997-98 campaigns. Despite last year’s win, Texas controls a 49-16 all-time lead in the series, which includes a 19-10 advantage in games played in Lubbock.

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Texas Tech boasts one of the most high-octane offenses in the country this season as the Red Raiders lead the nation in passing offense (500.6 yards per game), first downs offense (209) as well as third-down conversion percentage (57.8 percent) and rank second for scoring offense (47.4 points per game) and total offense (600.3 yards per game).

#20/18 WEST VIRGINIA - L, 17-48 Oct. 15 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 11 a.m. | FS1 #16/16 OKLAHOMA - L, 59-66 Oct. 22 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 7 p.m. | FOX

Nov. 5 • 11 a.m. • Lubbock, Texas • Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454) • FOX Sports 1 • Texas Tech Sports Network • Tickets: TexasTech.com TEXAS TECH TEXAS Record: 4-4; Overall; 2-3 in Big 12 Record: 4-4 Overall; 2-3 in Big 12 Rankings: AP: NR | Coaches: NR Rankings: AP: NR | Coaches: NR Last Game: Def. TCU, 27-24 (2OT) Last Game: Def. #8 Baylor, 35-34 Head Coach: Kliff Kingsbury Head Coach: Charlie Strong Career Record: 23-23 (4th Season) Career Record: 52-34 (7th Season) Record at Texas Tech: Same Record at Texas: 15-18 (3rd Season)

GAMEDAY STORYLINES

KANSAS - W, 55-19 Sept. 29 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 7:30 p.m. | FS1 KANSAS STATE - L, 38-44 Oct. 8 | Bill Snyder Stadium | 6 p.m. | ESPNU

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TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS (4-4; 2-3) VS. TEXAS LONGHORNS (4-4; 2-3)

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GAME COVERAGE TELEVISION FOX SPORTS 1 Tim Brando (Play-by-Play) Spencer Tillman (Analyst) Bruce Feldman (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

TCU - W, 27-24 Oct. 29 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2 TEXAS Nov. 5 | Jones AT&T Stadium | 11 a.m. | FS1 OKLAHOMA STATE Nov. 12 | Boone Pickens Stadium | 2:30 p.m. | FS1 IOWA STATE Nov. 19 | Jack Trice Stadium | TBA | TBA BAYLOR Nov. 25 | AT&T Stadium | 5 p.m. | ESPN

MAHOMES LEADS THE NATION IN PASSING

HATFIELD CONNECTS ON GAME-WINNER AT TCU

Patrick Mahomes II enters Saturday’s contest as the nation’s overwhelming leader in passing yards and total offense per game. Mahomes has thrown for 3,519 yards through eight games this season thanks in part to five games with over 400 yards, including three where he has eclipsed the 500-yard mark. He leads all other FBS quarterbacks by at least 593 passing yards entering the Texas game.

Clayton Hatfield connected on the most significant field goal of his young career at TCU as the sophomore pushed Texas Tech to a 27-24 win with a successful 37-yarder in double overtime. Hatfield has successfully made 89 percent (8-of-9) of his field goal attempts this season which is tied for the Big 12 lead and ranks 12th nationally. He has been successful in 88 percent of his career attempts which ranks sixth among active kickers.

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