Texas Tech Game Notes: UTEP

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TEXAS TECH 2015 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL @TechAthletics | @TechGameday | #WreckEm

36 BOWL APPEARANCES | 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 545 ALL-TIME VICTORIES GAME

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UTEP

Sept. 12, 2015 2:05 p.m. CT | FOX Sports Net Lubbock, Texas | Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454) GAME COVERAGE FOX SPORTS NET

Mark Followell (Play-by-Play) Brian Baldinger (Analyst) Leslie McCaslin (Sideline) TTU SPORTS NETWORK

Brian Jensen (Play-by-Play) John Harris (Analyst) Chris Level (Sideline) 2015 SCHEDULES

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• Mark the 11th-consecutive season where the Red Raiders have started 2-0 overall. • Improve Texas Tech to 16-6-1 all-time against UTEP. • Improve Texas Tech to 28-1 against non-conference opponents at Jones AT&T Stadium dating back to the 2003 season. • Improve Texas Tech to 337-164-13 all-time at home, including a 250-133-6 mark at Jones AT&T Stadium.

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UNDER KLIFF KINGSBURY • Improve Texas Tech to 14-13 overall under Kliff Kingsbury. • Improve Kliff Kingsbury to 7-6 at Jones AT&T Stadium. • Improve Kliff Kingsbury to 8-1 all-time against non-conference opponents. • Improve Kliff Kingsbury to 2-0 against UTEP.

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W, 59-45 2 p.m. 6 p.m. TBA

UTEP (0-1; 0-0 CUSA) SEPTEMBER • (0-1) 5 at #18 Arkansas 12 at Texas Tech 19 at New Mexico State 26 INCARNATE WORD OCTOBER • (0-0) 3 UTSA* 10 at Florida International* 24 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* 31 at Southern Miss* NOVEMBER • (0-0) 6 RICE* 14 at Old Dominion* 21 LOUISIANA TECH* 28 at North Texas*

Record 1-0; 0-0 Big 12 Ranking Not Ranked in Associated Press Not Ranked in Amway Coaches Last Game Def. Sam Houston St., 59-45 Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury Career Record 13-13 (3rd Season) Texas Tech Record 13-13 (3rd Season) Kingsbury vs. UTEP 1-0 vs. Kugler 1-0 Texas Tech vs. UTEP 15-6-1

UTEP MINERS

Record 0-1; 0-0 CUSA Ranking Not Ranked in Associated Press Not Ranked in Amway Coaches Last Game Lost to #18 Arkansas, 48-13 Head Coach Sean Kugler Career Record 9-17 (3rd Season) UTEP Record 9-17 (3rd Season) Kugler vs. TTU 0-1 vs. Kingsbury 0-1 STATISTICAL LEADERS

A TEXAS TECH WIN WOULD...

TEXAS TECH (1-0; 0-0 BIG 12) SEPTEMBER • (1-0) 5 SAM HOUSTON STATE 12 UTEP 19 at Arkansas 26 TCU* OCTOBER • (0-0) 3 vs. Baylor* (Arlington) 10 IOWA STATE* 17 at Kansas* 24 at Oklahoma* 31 OKLAHOMA STATE* NOVEMBER • (0-0) 7 at West Virginia* 14 KANSAS STATE* 26 at Texas*

GAME BREAKDOWN

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS

L, 13-48 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

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COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS

Greg Hotchkiss - Associate A.D./Communications Email_________________ Greg.Hotchkiss@ttu.edu Matt Dowdy - Associate Director/Communications Email________________Matthew.Dowdy@ttu.edu Blake Zimmerman - Associate Director/Communications Email_______________Blake.Zimmerman@ttu.edu

TOP GAMEDAY STORYLINES

• For the second consecutive season, Texas Tech plays UTEP in its second game. • Texas Tech is attempting to start a season at 2-0 for the 11th consecutive year dating back to 2005. • Both head coaches–Texas Tech’s Kliff Kingsbury and UTEP’s Sean Kugler–are graduates of the schools they coach. • Texas Tech returns 16 starters including nine on offense and seven on defense. • Texas Tech returns 78 percent of its total offensive yardage from 2014, where the Red Raiders ranked 10th nationally in that category. • Texas Tech is one of the nation’s most consistently successful football programs as the Red Raiders have enjoyed winning or .500-plus seasons in 20 of the last 22 years and earned postseason bowl bids in 13 of their last 15 campaigns. Tech has also made 36 all-time bowl bids, a number that ranks among the nation’s best. • The Red Raiders enter their matchup with UTEP with a 27-1 overall record against non-conference opponents at Jones AT&T Stadium dating back to the 2003 season. • Texas Tech owns a 60-10 record against unranked opponents at Jones AT&T Stadium since the 2000 season. • Texas Tech and UTEP meet for the 23rd time in series history with the Red Raiders holding a 15-6-1 advantage dating back to the series’ first game on Oct. 17, 1930. • Texas Tech enters the contest after having won each of its last six meetings against UTEP, marking the longest winning streak in the series. UTEP’s last win in the series came on Oct. 12, 1957, in a 26-14 victory in El Paso.

TEXAS TECH CATEGORY UTEP DeAndre Washington Rushing Aaron Jones 13 att., 74 yds., 0 TD 15 att., 74 yds., 0 TD Patrick Mahomes II Passing Mack Leftwich 33-55, 425 yds., 4 TD 9-14, 120 yds., 0 TD Devin Lauderdale Receiving Aaron Jones 8 rec., 150 yds., 2 TD 6 rec., 83 yds., 0 TD Micah Awe Tackles Dashone Smith 8 tackles (6 solo) 5.5 tackles (4 solo) Branden Jackson Sacks None 1.0 sacks J.J. Gaines/T. Nguema Interceptions None 1 interception Michael Barden Field Goals Jay Mattox 7-7 PATs, 1-1 FGs 1-1 PATs, 2-2 FGs Taylor Symmank Punting Alan Luna 5 att., 235 yds., 47.0 avg. 3 att., 140 yds., 46.7 avg. Jakeem Grant Kickoff Returns Autrey Golden 3 att., 136 yds., 45.3 avg. 6 att., 130 yds., 21.7 avg. Cameron Batson Punt Returns Nik Needham 3 att., 18 yds., 6.0 avg. 1 att., 2 yds., 2.0 avg. STATISTICAL COMPARISON

TEXAS TECH 59.0 29 174 437 611 10-69 1-1 28:01 9/16 0/1

CATEGORY Points Per Game First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Offense Penalties-Yards Field Goals-Attempts Time of Possession/Game 3rd-Down Conversions 4th-Down Conversions

UTEP 13.0 13 58 146 204 2-15 2-2 30:41 7/14 0/2


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