# 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by Kliff Kingsbury in his sixth and final season as the program's 15th head coach. The Red Raiders played their home games on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas at Jones AT&T Stadium, and competed as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 5–7 overall, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a 3-way tie for seventh place.
On November 25, head coach Kliff Kingsbury was fired after 6 seasons as head coach, finishing 35–40 overall. 4 days later, the school hired Utah State head coach Matt Wells for the head coaching job.

## Coaching changes

Former offensive coordinator/receivers coach Eric Morris was hired as the head coach of the Incarnate Word Cardinals on December 30, 2017. Western Michigan Broncos offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Kevin Johns was hired as Texas Tech's new offensive coordinator/receivers coach on January 30, 2018.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Rimington Trophy | Paul Stawarz | C | SR |
| Chuck Bednarik Award | Dakota Allen | LB | SR |
| Doak Walker Award | DaLeon Ward | RB | SO |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Jah'Shawn Johnson | DB | SR |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Dakota Allen | LB | SR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | T. J. Vasher | WR | JR |

### Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018 with the Red Raiders predicted to finish in eighth place.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 509 (46) |
| 2 | West Virginia | 432 (2) |
| 3 | TCU | 390 (1) |
| 4 | Texas | 370 (1) |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 300 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 283 (2) |
| 7 | Iowa State | 250 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 149 |
| 9 | Baylor | 125 |
| 10 | Kansas | 52 |

## Schedule

Texas Tech announced its 2018 schedule on October 27, 2017. The 2018 schedule will consist of six home games, four away games, and two neutral site games. The Red Raiders began the 2018 season on September 1 against the Ole Miss Rebels (from the SEC) at NRG Stadium in Houston for the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff and ended the season on November 24 against the Baylor Bears at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The Red Raiders hosted Big 12 foes West Virginia, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas and traveled to Oklahoma State, TCU, Iowa State, and Kansas State.
The Red Raiders hosted non-conference foes Houston from the AAC and Lamar from the Southland Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Ole Miss* | | NRG StadiumHouston, TX (Texas Kickoff) | ESPN | L 27–47 | 40,333 |
| September 8 | 3:00 p.m. | Lamar* | | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | FSN | W 77–0 | 52,126 |
| September 15 | 3:15 p.m. | Houston* | | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) | FOX | W 63–49 | 53,484 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Oklahoma State | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FS1 | W 41–17 | 53,166 |
| September 29 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 12 West Virginia | No. 25 | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | ESPN2 | L 34–42 | 55,283 |
| October 11 | 6:30 p.m. | at TCU | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | W 17–14 | 44,387 |
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas | | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | FS1 | W 48–16 | 54,402 |
| October 27 | 11:00 a.m. | at Iowa State | | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ESPN2 | L 31–40 | 57,908 |
| November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 Oklahoma | | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | ABC | L 46–51 | 60,454 |
| November 10 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 15 Texas | | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) | FOX | L 34–41 | 60,454 |
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas State | | Bill Snyder Family StadiumManhattan, KS | ESPNU | L 6–21 | 47,287 |
| November 24 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Baylor | | AT&T StadiumArlington, TX (rivalry) | FS1 | L 24–35 | 27,308 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
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## Personnel
### Coaching staff

Texas Tech Red Raiders :
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at Texas Tech in current position | Previous position |
| Kliff Kingsbury | Head coach | 6th | Texas A&M offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2012) |
| David Gibbs | Defensive coordinator | 4th | Houston interim head coach and defensive coordinator (2014) |
| Kevin Johns | Offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | 1st | Western Michigan offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2017) |
| Brett Dewhurst | Safeties coach | 1st | Southeastern Louisiana defensive backs coach (2017) |
| Terrance Jamison | Defensive line coach | 2nd | Florida Atlantic defensive line coach (2014–2016) |
| Clay Jennings | Defensive backs coach | 1st | Houston co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach (2017) |
| Brandon Jones | Offensive line coach | 2nd | California offensive line coach (2015–2016) |
| Emmett Jones | Outside receivers coach | 3rd | Texas Tech director of player development (2015) |
| Clay McGuire | Co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach | 1st | Washington State offensive line coach (2012–2017) |
| Adam Scheier | Special teams coordinator | 1st | Ohio State kicking coach (2017) |
| Zac Spavital | Co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach | 3rd | Texas Tech linebackers coach (2015) |
| Rusty Whitt | Head strength and conditioning coach | 3rd | Louisiana strength and conditioning coach (2015) |
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## Game summaries
### Vs. Ole Miss

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 24 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 47 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: September 1
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 40,333
* Referee: Jeremy Magallanes
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (color), Molly McGrath (reporter)
* Source:
Game information :
First quarter
MISS – DK Metcalf 58-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (Luke Logan kick), 14:27. Rebels 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:33.
TTU – Da'Leon Ward 15-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 10:32. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:55.
MISS – Jaylon Jones 94-yard kick return, 10:17. Rebels 14–7.
MISS – Luke Logan 24-yard field goal, 4:30. Rebels 17–7. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 4:42.
MISS – Scottie Phillips 39-yard run, 1:08. Rebels 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:49.
Second quarter
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 25-yard field goal, 12:17. Rebels 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:51.
MISS – Luke Logan 29-yard field goal, 6:41. Rebels 27–10. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:35.
TTU – Ja'Deion White 14-yard pass from Alan Bowman, 1:57. Rebels 27–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:44.
MISS – Luke Logan 39-yard field goal, 0:37. Rebels 30–17. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:20.
Third quarter
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 41-yard field goal, 7:57. Rebels 30–20. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:50.
MISS – Scottie Phillips 65-yard run (Luke Logan kick), 7:07. Rebels 37–20. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:50.
TTU – Da'Leon Ward 9-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 5:30. Rebels 37–27. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:37.
Fourth quarter
MISS – A. J. Brown 34-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (Luke Logan kick), 14:33. Rebels 44–27. Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:20.
MISS – Luke Logan 23-yard field goal, 4:09. Rebels 47–27. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 5:02.
Top passers
MISS – Jordan Ta'amu – 22/32, 336 yards, 2 TD
TTU – Alan Bowman – 29/49, 273 yards, TD
Top rushers
MISS – Scottie Phillips – 16 carries, 204 yards, 2 TD
TTU – Da'Leon Ward – 17 carries 90 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
MISS – DaMarkus Lodge – 6 receptions, 96 yards
TTU – T. J. Vasher – 4 receptions, 66 yards :
| Statistics | Ole Miss | Texas Tech |
| Total Yards | 546 | 486 |
| Passing Yards | 336 | 322 |
| Rushing Yards | 210 | 164 |
| Penalties | 7-49 | 6-80 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of Possession | 23:35 | 36:25 |
McLane Carter was named the Red Raiders' starting quarterback for the game. Carter exited the game in the 1st quarter with an ankle injury, with freshman Alan Bowman replacing him. Texas Tech lost its first season opener since the 2002 season, losing to Ole Miss by a score of 27–47.

### Lamar

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Raiders | 14 | 28 | 14 | 21 | 77 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: cloudy • Wind: NNE 10 MPH
* Game attendance: 52,126
* Referee: Eddy Shelton
* TV: FSN
* Source:
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Ja'Deion High 11-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 10:22. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 2:44.
TTU – Demarcus Felton 6-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 4:42. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:05.
Second quarter
TTU – SaRodorick Thompson 8-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 12:07. Red Raiders 21–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:00.
TTU – Ta'Zhawn Henry 2-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 4:48. Red Raiders 28–0. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 3:53.
TTU – Antoine Wesley 66-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 2:17. Red Raiders 35–0. Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:34.
TTU – Demarcus Felton 1-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 0:17. Red Raiders 42–0. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 1:32.
Third quarter
TTU – Jett Duffey 11-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 4:43. Red Raiders 49–0. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 2:04.
TTU – Ta'Zhawn Henry 1-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 0:53. Red Raiders 56–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:41.
Fourth quarter
TTU – SaRodorick Thompson 21-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 12:30. Red Raiders 63–0. Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:03.
TTU – Adrian Frye 48-yard interception return (Clayton Hatfield kick), 10:43. Red Raiders 70–0.
TTU – Erik Ezukanma 44-yard pass from Colt Garrett (Clayton Hatfield kick), 8:47. Red Raiders 77–0. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:49.
Top passers
LAM – Darrell Colbert, Jr. – 9/26, 72 yards, INT
TTU – Alan Bowman – 22/25, 282 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
LAM – Jordan Hoy – 4 carries, 24 yards
TTU – Jett Duffey – 6 carries, 81 yards, TD
Top receivers
LAM – Myles Wanza – 2 receptions, 23 yards
TTU – Antoine Wesley – 4 receptions, 87 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Lamar | Texas Tech |
| Total Yards | 182 | 683 |
| Passing Yards | 80 | 419 |
| Rushing Yards | 102 | 264 |
| Penalties | 4-15 | 14-139 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 29:20 | 30:40 |
Texas Tech defeated Lamar by a score of 77–0, the Red Raiders' first shutout victory since September 2006. The 77 points are the most points scored by Texas Tech since an 80–21 victory over Sam Houston State in September 2005 and the largest margin of victory since a 79–0 win over Trinity in November 1932.

### Houston

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Red Raiders | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX
* Date: September 15
* Game time: 3:15 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: cloudy • Wind: ESE 13 MPH
* Game attendance: 53,484
* Referee: Adam Savoie
* TV: FOX
* Source:
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Ta'Zhawn Henry 3-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 12:58. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:02.
HOU – Raelon Singleton 18-yard pass from D'Eriq King (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 11:14. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:44.
HOU – Marquez Stevenson 57-yard pass from D'Eriq King (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 5:38. Cougars 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:06.
TTU – Antoine Wesley 58-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 1:05. Tied 14–14. Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:38.
HOU – Marquez Stevenson 79-yard pass from D'Eriq King (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 0:33. Cougars 21–14. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:32.
Second quarter
TTU – T. J. Vasher 6-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 9:13. Tied 21–21. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:55.
HOU – Keith Corbin 18-yard pass from D'Eriq King (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 7:28. Cougars 28–21. Drive: 1 play, 18 yards, 0:05.
TTU – Antoine Wesley 6-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 3:07. Tied 28–28. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:21.
TTU – T. J. Vasher 1-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 0:03. Red Raiders 35–28. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 1:50.
Third quarter
HOU – Terrence Williams 31-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 13:03. Tied 35–35. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:57.
TTU – Ta'Zhawn Henry 19-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 10:49. Red Raiders 42–35. Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 2:14.
TTU – Ta'Zhawn Henry 13-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 7:46. Red Raiders 49–35. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:19.
HOU – Keith Corbin 9-yard pass from D'Eriq King (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 1:47. Red Raiders 49–42. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 1:56.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Ta'Zhawn Henry 1-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 10:19. Red Raiders 56–42. Drive: 16 plays, 82 yards, 6:28.
TTU – Antoine Wesley 33-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 3:49. Red Raiders 63–42. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:06.
HOU – D'Eriq King 5-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 1:07. Red Raiders 63–49. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 2:42.
Top passers
HOU – D'Eriq King – 30/51, 431 yards, 5 TD
TTU – Alan Bowman – 43/59, 605 yards, 5 TD
Top rushers
HOU – Terrence Williams – 6 carries, 61 yards, TD
TTU – Ta'Zhawn Henry – 24 carries, 111 yards, 4 TD
Top receivers
HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 9 receptions, 177 yards, 2 TD
TTU – Antoine Wesley – 13 receptions, 261 yards, 3 TD :
| Statistics | Houston | Texas Tech |
| Total Yards | 635 | 704 |
| Passing Yards | 462 | 605 |
| Rushing Yards | 173 | 99 |
| Penalties | 9-68 | 9-82 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 24:22 | 35:38 |
Receiver Antoine Wesley broke a school record for most receiving yards in a game with 261 yards. Quarterback Alan Bowman broke a Big 12 record for most passing yards in a game by a freshman with 605 yards.

### At Oklahoma State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
| No. 15 Cowboys | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
* Date: September 22
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: sunny • Wind: NE 9 MPH
* Game attendance: 53,166
* Referee: Mike Defee
* TV: FS1
* Source:
Game information :
First quarter
OKST – J.D. King 23-yard pass from Taylor Cornelius (Matt Ammendola kick), 7:35. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 1:47.
TTU – T. J Vasher 12-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 4:50. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:45.
OKST – Matt Ammendola 39-yard field goal, 2:00. Cowboys 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 2:50.
Second quarter
TTU – KeSean Carter 2-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 14:56. Red Raiders 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:04.
OKST – Justice Hill 13-yard run (Matt Ammendola kick), 10:40. Cowboys 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 0:47.
TTU – SaRodorick Thompson 1-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 7:15. Red Raiders 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:25.
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 31-yard field goal, 1:40. Red Raiders 24–17. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:24.
Third quarter
TTU – Demarcus Felton 27-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 8:57. Red Raiders 31–17. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:54.
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 32-yard field goal, 1:25. Red Raiders 34–17. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:26.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Demarcus Felton 17-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 4:29. Red Raiders 41–17. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 6:01.
Top passers
TTU – Alan Bowman – 35/46, 397 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
OKST – Taylor Cornelius – 18/38, 258 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
TTU – Demarcus Felton – 12 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD
OKST – Justice Hill – 12 carries, 111 yards, TD
Top receivers
TTU – Antoine Wesley – 7 receptions, 98 yards
OKST – Tylan Wallace – 7 receptions, 123 yards :
| Statistics | Texas Tech | Oklahoma State |
| Total Yards | 621 | 386 |
| Passing Yards | 397 | 258 |
| Rushing Yards | 224 | 128 |
| Penalties | 3-20 | 8-73 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of Possession | 41:17 | 18:43 |
With the 41–17 victory, the Red Raiders got their first win in Stillwater since 2001, and their first win over the Cowboys since 2008. This is also Texas Tech's first win over a ranked opponent since the 2013 Holiday Bowl.

### West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Mountaineers | 28 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| No. 25 Red Raiders | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: partly cloudy • Wind: S 5 MPH
* Game attendance: 55,283
* Referee: Brad VanVark
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad Brooks (color)
* Source:
Game information :
First quarter
WVU – Gary Jennings Jr. 13-yard pass from Will Grier (Evan Staley kick), 12:21. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:39.
WVU – Leddie Brown 1-yard run (Evan Staley kick), 8:06. Mountaineers 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:07.
WVU – Marcus Simms 45-yard pass from Will Grier (Evan Staley kick), 3:03. Mountaineers 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 0:55.
TTU – Antoine Wesley 40-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 2:06. Mountaineers 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 0:57.
WVU – Kennedy McKoy 38-yard run (Evan Staley kick), 0:04. Mountaineers 28–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:02.
Second quarter
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 25-yard field goal, 9:38. Mountaineers 28–10. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 5:26.
WVU – Gary Jennings Jr. 14-yard pass from Will Grier (Evan Staley kick), 1:08. Mountaineers 35–10. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:08.
Third quarter
TTU – De'Quan Bowman 2-yard pass from Jett Duffey (Clayton Hatfield kick), 3:02. Mountaineers 35–17. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:53.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 27-yard field goal, 12:31. Mountaineers 35–20. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 3:06.
TTU – Jett Duffey 3-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 7:50. Mountaineers 35–27. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:18.
WVU – Keith Washington 51-yard interception return (Evan Staley kick), 2:58. Mountaineers 42–27.
TTU – Ta'Zhawn Henry 1-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 0:38. Mountaineers 42–34. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 2:20.
Top passers
WVU – Will Grier – 27/41, 370 yards, 3 TD
TTU – Jett Duffey – 16/27, 172 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
WVU – Kennedy McCoy – 11 carries, 77 yards, TD
TTU – Jett Duffey – 15 carries, 86 yards, TD
Top receivers
WVU – Marcus Simms – 9 receptions, 138 yards, TD
TTU – Antoine Wesley – 8 receptions, 110 yards, TD :
| Statistics | West Virginia | Texas Tech |
| Total Yards | 489 | 463 |
| Passing Yards | 370 | 295 |
| Rushing Yards | 119 | 168 |
| Penalties | 12-115 | 7-60 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of Possession | 30:26 | 29:34 |
Starting quarterback Alan Bowman left the game late in the second quarter with an upper-body injury, with Jett Duffey finishing the game. Bowman finished the game 9/20 for 123 yards with one touchdown and an interception. Bowman was taken to a local hospital where it was revealed he had a partially collapsed lung.

### At TCU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Horned Frogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
* Date: October 11
* Game time: 6:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: partly cloudy • Wind: ENE 8 MPH
* Game attendance: 44,387
* Referee: Scott Campbell
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Joey Galloway, Kirk Herbstreit, Laura Rutledge
* Source:
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 22-yard field goal, 6:14. Red Raiders 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 6:03.
Second quarter
TCU – Jalen Reagor 20-yard pass from Shawn Robinson (Jonathan Song kick), 12:14. Horned Frogs 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:37.
Third quarter
TTU – Ja'Deion High 62-yard pass from Jett Duffey (Clayton Hatfield kick), 8:54. Red Raiders 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:09.
Fourth quarter
TCU – KaVontae Turpin 31-yard pass from Shawn Robinson (Jonathan Song kick), 10:59. Horned Frogs 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:17.
TTU – Jett Duffey 38-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 7:02. Red Raiders 17–14. Drive: 1 play, 38 yards, 0:09.
Top passers
TTU – Jett Duffey – 13/24, 190 yards, TD, INT
TCU – Shawn Robinson – 26/45, 290 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
TTU – Jett Duffey – 16 carries, 83 yards, TD
TCU – Shawn Robinson – 7 carries, 42 yards
Top receivers
TTU – Antoine Wesley – 3 receptions, 82 yards
TCU – KaVontae Turpin – 6 receptions, 120 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Texas Tech | TCU |
| Total Yards | 353 | 411 |
| Passing Yards | 202 | 290 |
| Rushing Yards | 151 | 121 |
| Penalties | 12–89 | 8–63 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of Possession | 30:45 | 29:15 |
Jett Duffey started at quarterback for the Red Raiders, the third different starting quarterback in 2018 for Texas Tech.
The Horned Frogs received the opening kickoff, starting at their own 8-yard line following an illegal block penalty. TCU had two more penalties on the drive (both for a false start) and ended the drive with Andrew David punting from his own 22-yard line. Texas Tech made it to the TCU 5-yard line before the drive stalled, settling for a 22-yard field goal from Clayton Hatfield to take a 3–0 lead. On the next drive the Horned Frogs made it to the Texas Tech 8-yard line. The drive ended when a Shawn Robinson pass was intercepted in the endzone by Jordyn Brooks, who returned the interception to the Texas Tech 3-yard line. The Red Raiders only gained two yards following the interception, punting from their own 5-yard line. The Horned Frogs started their drive from the Texas Tech 40, ending the drive on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Shawn Robinson to Jalen Reagor. Texas Tech made it to the TCU 45-yard line, turning the ball over on downs. On the next drive, TCU went for it on 4th down and picked up the 1st down, but Sewo Olonilua fumbled the ball with it being recovered by Tony Jones for Texas Tech. The two teams traded punts on their next possessions. With less than a minute left in the half, a Duffey pass was intercepted by Julius Lewis at the Texas Tech 44-yard line. Following Duffey's interception, Jonathan Song attempted a 47-yard field goal for the Horned Frogs, with the kick going to the left of the goal posts. The Red Raiders took a knee to end the half.
McLane Carter came out at quarterback for Texas Tech to start the second half, playing in his first game since week 1 against Ole Miss. Carter was sacked twice on the first drive of the half, with the Red Raiders having to punt. Duffey returned to the game on Texas Tech's second drive of the half after Carter appeared to be limping off the field following the team's previous drive. Duffey's first drive of the second half ended with a 62-yard touchdown pass to Ja'Deion High. Duffey would also have a 38-yard touchdown run in the 4th quarter to help the Red Raiders edge out the Horned Frogs.

### Kansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jayhawks | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Red Raiders | 3 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 48 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX
* Date: October 20
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: mostly clear • Wind: E 10 MPH
* Game attendance: 54,402
* Referee: Brandon Cruse
* TV: FS1
* Source:
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 48-yard field goal, 10:32. Red Raiders 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 45 yards, 4:28.
KU – Davon Ferguson 20-yard field goal, 2:31. Tied 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:28.
Second quarter
TTU – Tre King 18-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 14:52. Red Raiders 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:39.
TTU – T. J. Vasher 13-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 4:26. Red Raiders 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:15.
TTU – Ta'Zhawn Henry 4-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 1:29. Red Raiders 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 0:57.
Third quarter
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 47-yard field goal, 8:47. Red Raiders 27–3. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 4:47.
KU – Steven Sims 30-yard pass from Peyton Bender (two-point conversion failed), 0:00. Red Raiders 27–9. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 2:05.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Antoine Wesley 6-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 13:29. Red Raiders 34–9. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:31.
TTU – Seth Collins 11-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 9:38. Red Raiders 41–9. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:05.
TTU – Demarcus Felton 34-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 3:52. Red Raiders 48–9. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:44.
KU – Stephon Robinson 18-yard pass from Peyton Bender (Davon Ferguson kick), 0:11. Red Raiders 48–16. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:41.
Top passers
KU – Peyton Bender – 18/41, 221 yards, TD, INT
TTU – Alan Bowman – 36/46, 408 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
KU – Pooka Williams Jr. – 16 carries, 70 yards
TTU – Ta'Zhawn Henry – 15 carries, 62 yards, TD
Top receivers
KU – Daylon Charlot – 3 receptions, 59 yards
TTU – Antoine Wesley – 9 receptions, 155 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Kansas | Texas Tech |
| Total Yards | 308 | 553 |
| Passing Yards | 221 | 441 |
| Rushing Yards | 87 | 112 |
| Penalties | 6-62 | 7-61 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of Possession | 28:27 | 31:33 |
Alan Bowman started his first game since suffering a partially collapsed lung three weeks earlier. Bowman left the game midway through the fourth quarter, finishing the game 36/46 for 408 yards and three touchdowns with an interception.

### At Iowa State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Cyclones | 0 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 40 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
* Date: October 27
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Weather: clear • Wind: SW 0-2 MPH
* Game attendance: 57,908
* Referee: Mike Defee
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff, Ahmad D. Brooks, Roddy Jones
* Source:
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Thomas Leggett 0-yard blocked punt return (Clayton Hatfield kick), 11:44. Red Raiders 7–0.
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 27-yard field goal, 1:28. Red Raiders 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 2:49.
Second quarter
ISU – David Montgomery 1-yard run (Connor Assalley kick), 13:35. Red Raiders 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:53.
ISU – Charlie Kolar 9-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Connor Assalley kick), 4:35. Cyclones 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 3:12.
TTU – Alan Bowman 1-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 0:10. Red Raiders 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 4:25.
Third quarter
ISU – Connor Assalley 27-yard field goal, 12:26. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:34.
ISU – Marcel Spears Jr. 41-yard interception return (Connor Assalley kick), 11:03. Cyclones 24–17.
TTU – Antoine Wesley 31-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 8:21. Tied 24–24. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:42.
ISU – David Montgomery 1-yard run (Connor Assalley kick), 4:41. Cyclones 31–24. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:40.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Dakota Allen 0-yard fumble recovery (Clayton Hatfield kick), 12:50. Tied 31–31.
ISU – Alan Bowman penalty in end zone, 4:39. Cyclones 33–31.
ISU – Hakeem Butler 48-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Connor Assalley kick), 2:25. Cyclones 40–31. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14.
Top passers
TTU – Alan Bowman – 32/56, 323 yards, TD, 3 INT
ISU – Brock Purdy – 13/27, 250 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
TTU – Da'Leon Ward – 10 carries, 16 yards
ISU – David Montgomery – 32 carries, 125, yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
TTU – Antoine Wesley – 8 receptions, 119 yards, TD
ISU – Hakeem Butler – 4 receptions, 148 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Red Raiders | Iowa State |
| Total Yards | 363 | 422 |
| Passing Yards | 333 | 250 |
| Rushing Yards | 30 | 172 |
| Penalties | 10–105 | 4–25 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 26:00 | 34:00 |

### Oklahoma

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Sooners | 7 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 51 |
| Red Raiders | 14 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 46 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX
* Date: November 3
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: cloudy • Wind: N 17 MPH
* Game attendance: 60,454
* Referee: Reggie Smith
* TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay
* Source:
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – T. J. Vasher 6-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 10:30. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:38.
TTU – Ta'Zhawn Henry 14-yard pass from Jett Duffey (Clayton Hatfield kick), 6:59. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 1:44.
OKLA – Lee Morris 16-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick), 4:11. Red Raiders 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:48.
Second quarter
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 43-yard field goal, 14:03. Red Raiders 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:08.
OKLA – Kyler Murray 12-yard run (Austin Seibert kick), 12:17. Red Raiders 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:46.
TTU – Da'Leon Ward 45-yard pass from Alan Bowman (Clayton Hatfield kick), 11:35. Red Raiders 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:42.
OKLA – Trey Sermon 5-yard run (Austin Seibert kick), 8:53. Red Raiders 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:42.
OKLA – Carson Meier 5-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick), 4:22. Sooners 28–24. Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 3:31.
TTU – Da'Leon Ward 1-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 0:56. Red Raiders 31–28. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:26.
Third quarter
OKLA – Lee Morris 46-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick), 12:05. Sooners 35–31. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:21.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 26-yard field goal, 14:43. Sooners 35–34. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:34.
OKLA – Trey Sermon 20-yard run (Austin Seibert kick), 11:54. Sooners 42–34. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:49.
TTU – Zach Austin 4-yard pass from Jett Duffey (pass failed), 6:54. Sooners 42–40. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:00.
OKLA – Robert Barnes defensive PAT conversion, 6:54. Sooners 44–40.
OKLA – Trey Sermon 30-yard run (Austin Seibert kick), 2:51. Sooners 51–40. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:03.
TTU – Jett Duffey 1-yard run (pass failed), 1:05. Sooners 51–46. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 1:46.
Top passers
OKLA – Kyler Murray – 20/35, 360 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
TTU – Alan Bowman – 21/26, 227 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
OKLA – Trey Sermon – 26 carries, 206 yards, 3 TD
TTU – Da'Leon Ward – 8 carries, 53 yards, TD
Top receivers
OKLA – Lee Morris – 4 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
TTU – Antoine Wesley – 12 receptions, 199 yards :
| Statistics | Oklahoma | Texas Tech |
| Total Yards | 683 | 473 |
| Passing Yards | 360 | 366 |
| Rushing Yards | 323 | 107 |
| Penalties | 10–113 | 7–69 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of Possession | 32:11 | 27:49 |
Quarterback Alan Bowman left the game at halftime for an unknown reason. It was later revealed that Bowman might have re-aggravated his previous injury where he suffered a partially collapsed lung.

### Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Longhorns | 0 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 34 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 6:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: SSW 10 MPH • Weather: clear skies
* Game attendance: 60,454
* Referee: Mike Defee
* TV: FOX
* Source:
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – T. J. Vasher 5-yard pass from Jett Duffey (Clayton Hatfield kick), 10:48. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:12.
Second quarter
TEX – Cameron Dicker 52-yard field goal, 13:40. Red Raiders 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:14.
TEX – Lil'Jordan Humphrey 9-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Cameron Dicker kick), 3:46. Longhorns 10–7. Drive: 18 plays, 60 yards, 8:10.
TEX – Keaontay Ingram 2-yard run (Cameron Dicker kick), 1:16. Longhorns 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 0:59.
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 41-yard field goal, 0:07. Longhorns 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 1:09.
Third quarter
TEX – Devin Duvernay 1-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Cameron Dicker kick), 10:17. Longhorns 24–10. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:43.
TEX – Cameron Dicker 46-yard field goal, 1:57. Longhorns 27–10. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:59.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Antoine Wesley 57-yard pass from Jett Duffey (Clayton Hatfield kick), 13:26. Longhorns 27–17. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 0:33.
TEX – Devin Duvernay 39-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Cameron Dicker kick), 10:26. Longhorns 34–17. Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 3:00.
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 36-yard field goal, 6:23. Longhorns 34–20. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 4:03.
TTU – T. J. Vasher 2-yard pass from Jett Duffey (Clayton Hatfield kick), 4:47. Longhorns 34–27. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 1:36.
TTU – Antoine Wesley 9-yard pass from Jett Duffey (Clayton Hatfield kick), 1:45. Tied 34–34. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:24.
TEX – Lil'Jordan Humphrey 29-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Cameron Dicker kick), 0:21. Longhorns 41–34. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:24.
Top passers
TEX – Sam Ehlinger – 22/34, 312 yards, 4 TD
TTU – Jett Duffey – 37/47, 444 yards, 4 TD, INT
Top rushers
TEX – Keaontay Ingram – 14 carries, 83 yards, TD
TTU – Jett Duffey – 17 carries, 80 yards
Top receivers
TEX – Lil'Jordan Humphrey – 8 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD
TTU – Antoine Wesley – 8 receptions, 171 yards, 2 TD :
| Statistics | Texas | Texas Tech |
| Total Yards | 469 | 595 |
| Passing Yards | 312 | 454 |
| Rushing Yards | 157 | 141 |
| Penalties | 6–59 | 8–89 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of Possession | 33:08 | 26:52 |

### At Kansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Golic Jr., Jay Alter
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 39-yard field goal, 11:55. Red Raiders 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:05.
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 42-yard field goal, 1:26. Red Raiders 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:11.
Second quarter
KSU – Blake Lynch 20-yard field goal, 13:27. Red Raiders 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 2:54.
KSU – Malik Knowles 8-yard pass from Skylar Thompson (Blake Lynch kick), 0:43. Wildcats 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:21.
Third quarter
KSU – Dominic Panazzolo punt blocked, 9:13. Wildcats 12–6.
KSU – Blake Lynch 34-yard field goal, 3:27. Wildcats 15–6. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:35.
Fourth quarter
KSU – Blake Lynch 41-yard field goal, 10:23. Wildcats 18–6. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:44.
KSU – Blake Lynch 22-yard field goal, 3:39. Wildcats 21–6. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 2:05.
Top passers
TTU – Jett Duffey – 19/27, 150 yards, INT
KSU – Skylar Thompson – 18/27, 218 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
TTU – Da'Leon Ward – 10 carries, 34 yards
KSU – Alex Barnes – 32 carries, 136 yards
Top receivers
TTU – T. J. Vasher – 6 receptions, 69 yards
KSU – Malik Knowles – 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Texas Tech | Kansas State |
| Total Yards | 181 | 367 |
| Passing Yards | 150 | 213 |
| Rushing Yards | 31 | 154 |
| Penalties | 4–37 | 2–20 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 22:11 | 37:49 |
The Red Raiders experienced their fourth consecutive loss when traveling to Manhattan. Tech was without starting quarterback Alan Bowman and offensive players Connor Killian and Mason Reed were also out. Tech ran the ball 26 times for 31 yards and has not had a ball carrier reach 65 yards in the past seven games. Tech's 181 yards of total offense was the lowest output since 2010 against the Texas Longhorns.
Kansas State kicker Blake Lynch had not completed a successful field goal in a game for nearly two months, but managed to match a career-high with four straight and added an extra point. A blocked punt by Kansas State's Brock Monty added to K-State's success with Texas Tech losing by a score of 21-6.

### Vs. Baylor

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Red Raiders | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
* Date: November 24
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 27,308
* Referee: Brad Van Vark
* TV: FS1
* Source:
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Ja'Deion High 54-yard pass from McLane Carter (Clayton Hatfield kick), 12:04. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:56.
BAY – Denzel Mims 6-yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Connor Martin kick), 2:54. Tied 7–7. Drive: 19 plays, 75 yards, 9:10.
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 42-yard field goal, 0:27. Red Raiders 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 2:27.
Second quarter
BAY – Tyquan Thornton 41-yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Connor Martin kick), 14:10. Bears 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:17.
TTU – Demarcus Felton 7-yard run (Clayton Hatfield kick), 12:23. Red Raiders 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:47.
Third quarter
BAY – Charlie Brewer 1-yard run (Connor Martin kick), 13:11. Bears 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:49.
BAY – John Lovett 3-yard run (Connor Martin kick), 9:57. Bears 28–17. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 2:39.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Seth Collins 7-yard pass from McLane Carter (Clayton Hatfield kick), 14:54. Bears 28–24. Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, 5:21.
BAY – Denzel Mims 16-yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Connor Martin kick), 12:41. Bears 35–24. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:13.
Top passers
BAY – Charlie Brewer – 22/30, 308 yards, 3 TD, INT
TTU – McLane Carter – 21/37, 247 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
BAY – John Lovett – 28 carries, 125 yards, TD
TTU – Da'Leon Ward – 15 carries, 75 yards
Top receivers
BAY – Chris Platt – 6 receptions, 114 yards
TTU – Ja'Deion High – 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Baylor | Texas Tech |
| Total Yards | 478 | 347 |
| Passing Yards | 308 | 247 |
| Rushing Yards | 170 | 100 |
| Penalties | 12–80 | 8–85 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of Possession | 36:04 | 23:56 |

## Statistics
### Scoring
#### Scores against non-conference opponents

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Opponents | 45 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 96 |
| Texas Tech | 35 | 59 | 38 | 35 | 167 |

#### Scores against the Big 12

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Opponents | 41 | 62 | 38 | 50 | 191 |
| Texas Tech | 41 | 51 | 34 | 83 | 209 |

#### Scores against all opponents

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Opponents | 106 | 103 | 59 | 67 | 335 |
| Texas Tech | 78 | 110 | 72 | 118 | 378 |

### Offense

Passing statistics :
| # | POS | NAME | RAT | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | CMP% | TD | INT | LONG |
| 10 | QB | Alan Bowman | 150.1 | 227 | 327 | 2,638 | 8.1 | 69.4 | 17 | 7 | 66 |
| 7 | QB | Jett Duffey | 143.5 | 104 | 154 | 1,221 | 7.9 | 67.5 | 8 | 6 | 62 |
| 6 | QB | McLane Carter | 112.4 | 28 | 51 | 318 | 6.2 | 54.9 | 2 | 2 | 54 |
| 12 | QB | Colt Garrett | 799.6 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| 22 | WR | Seth Collins | 92.0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| | | TOTALS | 145.6 | 361 | 535 | 4,231 | 7.9 | 67.5 | 28 | 15 | 66 |
Rushing statistics :
| # | POS | NAME | CAR | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| 7 | QB | Jett Duffey | 79 | 369 | 4.7 | 38 | 4 |
| 21 | RB | Da'Leon Ward | 79 | 341 | 4.3 | 32 | 3 |
| 26 | RB | Ta'Zhawn Henry | 86 | 341 | 4.3 | 32 | 8 |
| 2 | RB | Demarcus Felton | 62 | 295 | 4.8 | 34 | 6 |
| 24 | RB | Tre King | 40 | 160 | 4.0 | 18 | 1 |
| 28 | RB | SaRodorick Thompson | 25 | 105 | 4.2 | 21 | 3 |
| 82 | WR | KeSean Carter | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | FB | Mason Reed | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | QB | Colt Garrett | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | WR | Seth Collins | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | WR | De'Quan Bowman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | WR | Antoine Wesley | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | QB | McLane Carter | 9 | -3 | -0.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | QB | Alan Bowman | 29 | -26 | -0.9 | 12 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 437 | 1,591 | 3.6 | 38 | 26 |
Receiving statistics :
| # | POS | NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| 4 | WR | Antoine Wesley | 88 | 1,410 | 16.0 | 66 | 9 |
| 88 | WR | Ja'Deion High | 62 | 804 | 13.0 | 62 | 4 |
| 9 | WR | T.J. Vasher | 54 | 687 | 12.7 | 37 | 7 |
| 22 | WR | Seth Collins | 32 | 317 | 9.9 | 32 | 2 |
| 82 | WR | KeSean Carter | 26 | 238 | 9.2 | 25 | 1 |
| 21 | RB | Da'Leon Ward | 26 | 196 | 7.5 | 45 | 1 |
| 26 | RB | Ta'Zhawn Henry | 22 | 145 | 6.6 | 17 | 1 |
| 19 | WR | Zach Austin | 17 | 143 | 8.4 | 20 | 1 |
| 8 | WR | De'Quan Bowman | 10 | 90 | 9.0 | 17 | 1 |
| 84 | WR | Erik Ezukanma | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 44 | 1 |
| 24 | RB | Tre King | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 86 | WR | Dalton Rigdon | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | WR | Donta Thompson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | RB | Demarcus Felton | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| 89 | WR | Caden Leggett | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | QB | Alan Bowman | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 28 | RB | SaRodorick Thompson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | FB | Mason Reed | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 40 | FB | Connor Killian | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 361 | 4,231 | 11.7 | 66 | 28 |

### Special teams

Kicking statistics :
| # | Name | FGM | FGA | PCT | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | LNG | XPM | XPA | PTS | Ref |
| 96 | Clayton Hatfield | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 4/6 | 7/7 | 0/0 | 48 | 55 | 55 | 106 | |

## Weekly awards

* Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
    Dakota Allen (week 8 vs. Kansas)
* Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
    Dominic Pannazzolo (week 7 vs. TCU)
    Clayton Hatfield (week 8 vs. Kansas)
* Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
    Alan Bowman (week 3 vs. Houston)
* CBS Sports Freshman of the Week
    Alan Bowman (week 3 vs. Houston)
* Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week
    Alan Bowman (week 3 vs. Houston)
* Manning Award Quarterback of the Week
    Alan Bowman (Week 3 vs. Houston)

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | RV | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Aftermath

Texas Tech failed to gain bowl eligibility. Upon the conclusion of the season (after the loss to Baylor), head coach Kliff Kingsbury was fired. Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt was reported to have interviewed for the position with Texas Tech's athletics director Kirby Hocut. The Red Raiders have their next game scheduled for the 2019 season as the program's home opener on August 31, 2019 against Montana State.

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 7 | 251 | Dakota Allen | LB | Los Angeles Rams |