# 2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Joey McGuire. The Texas Tech Red Raiders football team drew an average home attendance of 54,491 in 2023.
The team started 0–2 for the first time since 1990, after losing to both Wyoming and Oregon. The Red Raiders would win their first game of the season in week 3, defeating FCS Tarleton State 41–3. However, starting quarterback Tyler Shough would be injured the following week against West Virginia as the Red Raiders lost 13–20. The team rebounded and finished the rest of the season going 5–3, including an upset win over no. 16 Kansas on the road, to finish the regular season 6–6 with a Big 12 record of 5–4. The Red Raiders were invited to the Independence Bowl, where they defeated California 34–14.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

On January 10, passing game coordinator and receivers coach Emmett Jones left Texas Tech to take the same position with the Oklahoma Sooners. The following day, January 11, Baylor running backs coach Justin Johnson was hired to replace Jones.

### Recruiting class

References:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaiah Crawford Edge | Post, TX | Post High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 14, 2021 |
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| Kaden Carr Offensive line | Lubbock, TX | Lubbock-Cooper High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 320 lb (150 kg) | Nov 15, 2021 |
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| John Curry Linebacker | Lubbock, TX | Coronado High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 29, 2021 |
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| Daniel Sill Offensive line | College Station, TX | A&M Consolidated High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Dec 12, 2021 |
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| Jake Strong Quarterback | Justin, TX | Northwest High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jan 22, 2022 |
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| Chapman Lewis Safety | Burleson, TX | Centennial High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jan 30, 2022 |
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| Tyrone West Wide receiver | Humble, TX | Humble High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jan 30, 2022 |
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| Anquan Willis Athlete | Wichita Falls, TX | S. H. Rider High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jan 31, 2022 |
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| Brenden Jordan Safety | Mansfield, TX | Mansfield High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Feb 13, 2022 |
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| Jmaury Davis Athlete | Clarendon, TX | Clarendon High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Feb 14, 2022 |
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| Marcus Ramon-Edwards Athlete | Lubbock, TX | Trinity Christian School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Feb 14, 2022 |
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| Amier Washington Defensive line | Orange, TX | Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Apr 2, 2022 |
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| Chris Palfreeman Wide receiver | Fort Worth, TX | All Saints Episcopal School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Apr 13, 2022 |
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| Tre'Darius Brown Defensive line | Natchitoches, LA | Natchitoches Central High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | Apr 20, 2022 |
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| Jayden Cofield Defensive line | Manor, TX | Manor High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 325 lb (147 kg) | Apr 23, 2022 |
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| Dylan Shaw Offensive line | Corpus Christi, TX | Flour Bluff High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | Apr 23, 2022 |
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| Demarion Crest-Daniels Wide receiver | El Paso, TX | Parkland High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 25, 2022 |
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| Miquel Dingle Jr. Linebacker | Duncan, SC | James F. Byrnes High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 21, 2022 |
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| Marquez Stevenson Athlete | Shreveport, LA | Captain Shreve High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 27, 2022 |
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| Braylon Rigsby Defensive line | Woodville, TX | Woodville High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 287 lb (130 kg) | Jun 28, 2022 |
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| Nick Fattig Offensive line | League City, TX | Clear Springs High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Jul 1, 2022 |
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| Kelby Valsin Wide receiver | Arlington, TX | Bowie High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 4, 2022 |
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| Jordan Sanford Safety | Arlington, TX | Mansfield Timberview High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 4, 2022 |
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| Ansel Nedore Defensive line | Round Rock, TX | Round Rock High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Aug 13, 2022 |
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| Justin Horne Linebacker | New Orleans, LA | John Curtis Christian School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | Dec 19, 2022 |
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| Dylan Spencer Defensive line | Houston, TX | C. E. King High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Dec 19, 2022 |
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| Aiden Meeks Wide receiver | Rockwall, TX | Rockwall High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Dec 31, 2022 |
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### Transfers

Outgoing
| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | New school |
| Philip Blidi | 96 | DL | 6'3 | 295 | Junior | Portales, NM | Indiana |
| Trey Cleveland | 10 | WR | 6'4 | 190 | Junior | Arlington, TX | North Texas |
| Syncere Massey | 90 | DL | 6'5 | 330 | Freshman | Cedar Hill, TX | Abilene Christian |
| Kobee Minor | 3 | DB | 6'0 | 185 | Sophomore | Lake Dallas, TX | Indiana |
| Donovan Smith | 7 | QB | 6'5 | 230 | Sophomore | Las Vegas, NV | Houston |
| Reggie Pearson Jr. | 22 | DB | 5'11 | 200 | Senior | Detroit, MI | Oklahoma |
Incoming
| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Prev. school |
| C. J. Baskerville | 6 | S | 6'2 | 210 | Sophomore | North Richland Hills, TX | San Diego State |
| Quincy Ledet | 5 | DL | 6'2 | 294 | Sophomore | Orange, TX | Louisiana–Monroe |
| Steve Linton | 17 | DL | 6'5 | 219 | RS Sophomore | Dublin, GA | Syracuse |
| Drae McCray | 10 | WR | 5'9 | 177 | Sophomore | Tallahassee, FL | Austin Peay |
| Rusty Staats | 53 | OL | 6'4 | 310 | RS Junior | Watertown, TN | Western Kentucky |
| Terrell Tilmon | 34 | OLB | 6'5 | 225 | Freshman | Mansfield, TX | Oregon |

## Preseason
### Big 12 media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 6, 2023.
Big 12 media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Texas | 886 (41) |
| 2 | Kansas State | 858 (14) |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 758 (5) |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 729 (4) |
| 5 | TCU | 727 (3) |
| 6 | Baylor | 572 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 470 (1) |
| 8 | UCF | 463 |
| 9 | Kansas | 461 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 334 |
| 11 | BYU | 318 |
| 12 | Houston | 215 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 202 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 129 |

### Award watch lists

| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Dodd Trophy | Joey McGuire | HC | — |
| Maxwell Award | Tyler Shough | QB | Sr |
| Outland Trophy | Jaylon Hutchings | DL | Sr |
| Ray Guy Award | Austin McNamara | P | Sr |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Tony Bradford Jr. | DL | Sr |
| Doak Walker Award | Tahj Brooks | RB | Sr |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Jerand Bradley | WR | So |
| Rimington Trophy | Rusty Staats | OL | Sr |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Jaylon Hutchings | DL | Sr |
| Bednarik Award | Jaylon Hutchings | DL | Sr |
| Lombardi Award | Jaylon Hutchings | DL | Sr |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Jerand Bradley | WR | So |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Tahj Brooks | RB | Sr |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Tyler Shough | QB | Sr |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:30 p.m. | at Wyoming* | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | CBS | L 33–35 $^{2OT}$ | 26,450 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 13 Oregon* | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | Fox | L 30–38 | 56,200 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Tarleton State* | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | ESPN+ | W 41–3 | 56,200 |
| September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at West Virginia | Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, WV | ESPN+ | L 13–20 | 50,071 |
| September 30 | 2:30 p.m. | Houston | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) | FS2 | W 49–28 | 53,308 |
| October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Baylor | McLane StadiumWaco, TX (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 39–14 | 44,620 |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas State | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | FS1 | L 21–38 | 56,200 |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at BYU | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | FS1 | L 14–27 | 63,523 |
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | TCU | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) | FS1 | W 35–28 | 51,185 |
| November 11 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 16 Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | FS1 | W 16–13 | 47,233 |
| November 18 | 4:30 p.m. | UCF | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX | FS2 | W 24–23 | 53,851 |
| November 24 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | ABC | L 7–57 | 102,452 |
| December 16 | 8:15 p.m. | vs. California* | Independence StadiumShreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) | ESPN | W 34–14 | 33,071 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At Wyoming

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Red Raiders | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming
* Date: September 2
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT/5:30 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 26,450
* Referee: Stephen Baron
* TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor, and Amanda Guerra
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Myles Price 33-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Gino Garcia kick), 10:34. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:49.
TTU – Jayden York 19-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Gino Garcia kick), 9:25. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:42.
TTU – Gino Garcia 54-yard field goal, 4:02. Red Raiders 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 1:10.
Second quarter
WYO – John Hoyland 56-yard field goal, 14:55. Red Raiders 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:07.
WYO – Caleb Driskell 4-yard pass from Andrew Peasley (John Hoyland kick), 11:20. Red Raiders 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:30.
Third quarter
WYO – Sam Scott 16-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 5:37. Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 7:31.
Fourth quarter
WYO – John Hoyland 31-yard field goal, 8:58. Cowboys 20–17. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:14.
TTU – Gino Garcia 27-yard field goal, 0:41. Tied 20–20. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 2:58.
Overtime
WYO – Andrew Peasley 5-yard run (John Hoyland kick). Cowboys 27–20. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards.
TTU – Tahj Brooks 1-yard run (Gino Garcia kick). Tied 27–27. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards.
Second overtime
TTU – Jerand Bradley 15-yard pass from Tyler Shough (pass failed). Red Raiders 33–27. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards.
WYO – John-Michael Gyllenborg 11-yard pass from Andrew Peasley (Sam Scott run). Cowboys 35–33. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards.
Top passers
TTU – Tyler Shough – 31/47, 338 yards, 3 TD, INT
WYO – Andrew Peasley – 18/34, 149 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
TTU – Tahj Brooks – 11 rushes, 39 yards, TD
WYO – Andrew Peasley – 15 rushes, 68 yards, TD
Top receivers
TTU – Jerand Bradley – 8 receptions, 88 yards, TD
WYO – John-Michael Gyllenborg – 5 receptions, 37 yards, TD :

### No. 13 Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Ducks | 15 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 38 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Date: September 9
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 96 °F (36 °C)
* Game attendance: 56,200
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (Fox): Mark Followill and Mark Helfrich
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Myles Price 18-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Gino Garcia kick), 9:37. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:30.
ORE – Troy Franklin 72-yard pass from Bo Nix (Camden Lewis kick), 8:58. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:39.
ORE – Tez Johnson 13-yard pass from Bo Nix (Patrick Herbert pass to Terrance Ferguson), 3:45. Ducks 15–7. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:56.
Second quarter
TTU – Mason Tharp 7-yard pass from Tyler Shough (pass failed), 13:01. Ducks 15–13. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:44.
ORE – Camden Lewis 28-yard field goal, 0:59. Ducks 18–13. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:05.
Third quarter
TTU – Tyler Shough 5-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 12:58. Red Raiders 20–18. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:02.
TTU – Jerand Bradley 34-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Gino Garcia kick), 6:16. Red Raiders 27–18. Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, 1:04.
Fourth quarter
ORE – Bucky Irving 3-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 14:47. Red Raiders 27–25. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 6:29.
ORE – Camden Lewis 23-yard field goal, 10:27. Ducks 28–27. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:32.
TTU – Gino Garcia 45-yard field goal, 5:13. Red Raiders 30–28. Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 5:14.
ORE – Camden Lewis 34-yard field goal, 1:10. Ducks 31–30. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:03.
ORE – Jeffrey Bassa 45-yard interception return (Camden Lewis kick), 0:35. Ducks 38–30.
Top passers
ORE – Bo Nix – 32/44, 359 yards, 2 TD
TTU – Tyler Shough – 24/38, 282 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
ORE – Bo Nix – 9 rushes, 46 yards
TTU – Tyler Shough – 23 rushes, 101 yards, TD
Top receivers
ORE – Troy Franklin – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD
TTU – Jerand Bradley – 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD :

### Tarleton State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Red Raiders | 21 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 56,200
* Referee: Kevin Randall
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Reed, Ryan Leaf, and Tori Petry
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Malik Dunlap 54-yard interception return (Gino Garcia kick), 12:33. Red Raiders 7–0.
TTU – Tyler Shough 2-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 8:19. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:52.
TTU – Mason Tharp 28-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Gino Garcia kick), 4:36. Red Raiders 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 1:59.
Second quarter
TTU – Gino Garcia 28-yard field goal, 3:17. Red Raiders 24–0. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 6:05.
Third quarter
TTU – Gino Garcia 43-yard field goal, 8:35. Red Raiders 27–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:39.
TTU – Myles Price 15-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 3:50. Red Raiders 34–0. Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:05.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Jordan Brown 5-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 10:23. Red Raiders 41–0. Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 5:30.
TAR – Adrian Guzman 21-yard field goal, 5:04. Red Raiders 41–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 5:19.
Top passers
TAR – Victor Gabalis – 21/40, 182 yards, 3 INT
TTU – Tyler Shough – 10/20, 123 yards, TD
Top rushers
TAR – Caleb Lewis – 11 rushes, 67 yards
TTU – Tahj Brooks – 19 rushes, 158 yards
Top receivers
TAR – Benjamin Omayebu – 12 receptions, 76 yards
TTU – Jordan Brown – 6 receptions, 73 yards, TD :

### At West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Mountaineers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia
* Date: September 23
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT/3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C), N 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
* Game attendance: 50,071
* Referee: Kevin Boitmann
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Drew Carter, Dustin Fox, and Tori Petry
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Gino Garcia 39-yard field goal, 8:40. Red Raiders 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 1:54.
WVU – CJ Donaldson Jr. 2-yard run (Michael Hayes kick), 1:53. Mountaineers 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:47.
Second quarter
WVU – Michael Hayes 28-yard field goal, 6:34. Mountaineers 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:08.
WVU – Michael Hayes 46-yard field goal, 0:25. Mountaineers 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:58.
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
TTU – Jerand Bradley 6-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 11:54. Mountaineers 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 4:42.
WVU – Kole Taylor 9-yard pass from Nicco Marchiol (Michael Hayes kick), 7:33. Mountaineers 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:16.
TTU – Gino Garcia 34-yard field goal, 4:45. Mountaineers 20–13. Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 2:40.
Top passers
TTU – Behren Morton – 13/37, 158 yards, TD
WVU – Nicco Marchiol – 12/21, 78 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
TTU – Tahj Brooks – 25 rushes, 149 yards
WVU – Nicco Marchiol – 15 rushes, 72 yards
Top receivers
TTU – Xavier White – 3 receptions, 45 yards
WVU – Kole Taylor – 3 receptions, 39 yards, TD :
Tyler Shough was carted off the field in the 1st quarter after he appeared to have rolled his ankle on back-to-back plays. It was later revealed that Shough had a broken fibula in his left leg; Shough had surgery the following Tuesday and is expected to be out six to eight weeks.

### Houston

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Red Raiders | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Date: September 30
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,308
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV announcers (FS2): Dan Hellie and Petros Papadakis
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Bryan Henry 6-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin kick), 8:40. Cougars 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:20.
TTU – Drae McCray 100-yard kickoff return (Gino Garcia kick), 8:25. Tied 7–7.
HOU – Samuel Brown 16-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin kick), 6:15. Cougars 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:10.
TTU – Tahj Brooks 7-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 1:25. Tied 14–14. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 4:50.
Second quarter
HOU – Joseph Manjack IV 49-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin kick), 13:45. Cougars 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:40.
TTU – Loic Fouonji 25-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 8:47. Tied 21–21. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:58.
TTU – Loic Fouonji 7-yard blocked punt return (Gino Garcia kick), 7:18. Red Raiders 28–21.
HOU – Dalton Carnes 41-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin kick), 2:16. Tied 28–28. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:02.
TTU – Tahj Brooks 1-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 0:44. Red Raiders 35–28. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:32.
Third quarter
TTU – Myles Price 11-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 9:22. Red Raiders 42–28. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:48.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Cam'Ron Valdez 41-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 8:47. Red Raiders 49–28. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 3:07.
Top passers
HOU – Donovan Smith – 29/40, 335 yards, 4 TD
TTU – Behren Morton – 14/22, 161 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
HOU – Parker Jenkins – 13 rushes, 71 yards
TTU – Tahj Brooks – 22 rushes, 106 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
HOU – Samuel Brown – 9 receptions, 113 yards, TD
TTU – Myles Price – 5 receptions, 63 yards, TD :
The Red Raiders scored two special teams touchdowns, with Drae McCray returning a kickoff for 100 yards and Loic Fouonji blocking a punt and returning it for a touchdown. Running back Tahj Brooks finished with over 100 rushing yards for the third straight game, becoming the first Texas Tech running back since DeAndré Washington in 2015 to do so.

### At Baylor

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 39 |
| Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 14 |
at McLane Stadium, Waco, Texas
* Date: October 7
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 44,620
* Referee: Michael VanderVelde
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer, Rod Gilmore, and Lauren Sisler
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Coy Eakin 13-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 9:46. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:14.
Second quarter
TTU – Baylor Cupp 16-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 13:06. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:01.
BAY – Isaiah Hankins 33-yard field goal, 9:32. Red Raiders 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:53.
TTU – Gino Garcia 37-yard field goal, 0:09. Red Raiders 17–3. Drive 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:08.
Third quarter
TTU – Baylor Cupp 18-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 0:38. Red Raiders 24–3. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 6:24.
Fourth quarter
BAY – Monaray Baldwin 71-yard pass from Blake Shapen (Blake Shapen pass to Ketron Jackson Jr.), 13:34. Red Raiders 24–11. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:04.
TTU – Tahj Brooks 18-yard run (Tahj Brooks run), 9:15. Red Raiders 32–11. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:19.
BAY – Isaiah Hankins 33-yard field goal, 6:35. Red Raiders 32–14. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:40.
TTU – Behren Morton 10-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 3:38. Red Raiders 39–14. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:23.
Top passers
TTU – Behren Morton – 19/26, 180 yards, 3 TD, INT
BAY – Blake Shapen – 22/38, 324 yards, TD
Top rushers
TTU – Tahj Brooks – 31 rushes, 170 yards, TD
BAY – Dominic Richardson – 9 rushes, 21 yards
Top receivers
TTU – Myles Price – 10 receptions, 90 yards
BAY – Monaray Baldwin – 5 receptions, 126 yards, TD :
Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton threw for a career-high three touchdown passes while rushing for another. Running back Tahj Brooks finished with 100 rushing yards for the fourth game in a row, becoming the first Texas Tech running back to do so in the 21st century.

### Kansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Date: October 14
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 56,200
* Referee: Derek Anderson
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
KSU – Chris Tennant 47-yard field goal, 11:28. Wildcats 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:32.
KSU – Avery Johnson 2-yard run (Chris Tennant kick), 2:54. Wildcats 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:15.
Second quarter
TTU – Behren Morton 1-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 11:53. Wildcats 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:01.
KSU – Avery Johnson 5-yard run (Chris Tennant kick), 1:20. Wildcats 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:44.
TTU – Tahj Brooks 2-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 0:23. Wildcats 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 0:54.
Third quarter
TTU – Jerand Bradley 8-yard pass from Jake Strong (Gino Garcia kick), 7:31. Red Raiders 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 4:04.
KSU – Avery Johnson 30-yard run (Chris Tennant kick), 2:24. Wildcats 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:07.
KSU – Avery Johnson 11-yard run (Chris Tennant kick), 2:06. Wildcats 31–21. Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:04.
Fourth quarter
KSU – Avery Johnson 3-yard run (Chris Tennant kick), 4:58. Wildcats 38–21. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:59.
Top passers
KSU – Will Howard – 6/9, 86 yards
TTU – Jake Strong – 16/28, 173 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
KSU – Treshaun Ward – 15 rushes, 118 yards
TTU – Tahj Brooks – 17 rushes, 98 yards, TD
Top receivers
KSU – Ben Sinnott – 6 receptions, 72 yards
TTU – Coy Eakin – 5 receptions, 102 yards :
Starting quarterback Behren Morton exited the game at halftime with an undisclosed injury. Morton had been dealing with a sprained AC joint in his throwing shoulder ever since he took over for the injured Tyler Shough.

### At BYU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Cougars | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, Utah
* Date: October 21
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT/5:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,523
* Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
BYU – Chase Roberts 3-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Will Ferrin kick), 11:34. Cougars 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:26.
BYU – Eddie Heckard 5-yard fumble return (Will Ferrin kick), 2:10. Cougars 14–0.
Second quarter
TTU – Xavier White 72-yard pass from Jake Strong (Gino Garcia kick), 9:19. Cougars 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:13.
BYU – Darius Lassiter 4-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Will Ferrin kick), 6:11. Cougars 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:03.
Third quarter
BYU – Will Ferrin 41-yard field goal, 1:19. Cougars 27–7. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:50.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Tahj Brooks 1-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 8:41. Cougars 27–14. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 4:45.
Top passers
TTU – Jake Strong – 19/37, 236 yards, TD, 3 INT
BYU – Kedon Slovis – 15/27, 127 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
TTU – Tahj Brooks – 31 rushes, 105 yards, TD
BYU – L. J. Martin – 10 rushes, 93 yards
Top receivers
TTU – Xavier White – 3 receptions, 98 yards, TD
BYU – Darius Lassiter – 4 receptions, 47 yards, TD :

### TCU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Horned Frogs | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 35 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Date: November 2
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,185
* Referee: Michael VanderVelde
* TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering and Mark Helfrich
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Behren Morton 9-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 6:12. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 5:43.
TCU – D. J. Rogers 17-yard pass from Josh Hoover (Griffin Kell kick), 4:13. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:59.
Second quarter
TTU – Gino Garcia 27-yard field goal, 12:32. Red Raiders 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 6:41.
TTU – Myles Price 25-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 3:46. Red Raiders 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:35.
TTU – Gino Garcia 55-yard field goal, 0:53. Red Raiders 20–7. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:19.
Third quarter
TCU – Emani Bailey 16-yard run (Griffin Kell kick), 8:08. Red Raiders 20–14. Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 3:51.
TCU – Emani Bailey 2-yard run (Griffin Kell kick), 4:47. Horned Frogs 21–20. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 1:50.
TTU – Tahj Brooks 9-yard run (Behren Morton pass to Jerand Bradley), 0:06. Red Raiders 28–21. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:34.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Drae McCray 44-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 10:33. Red Raiders 35–21. Drive: 3 plays, 92 yards, 1:13.
TCU – Trey Sanders 1-yard run (Griffin Kell kick), 4:54. Red Raiders 35–28. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 5:39.
Top passers
TCU – Josh Hoover – 32/52, 353 yards, TD, 2 INT
TTU – Behren Morton – 28/36, 282 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
TCU – Emani Bailey – 19 rushes, 57 yards, 2 TD
TTU – Tahj Brooks – 31 rushes, 146 yards, TD
Top receivers
TCU – Jaylon Robinson – 5 receptions, 68 yards
TTU – Coy Eakin – 8 receptions, 78 yards :
A possum ran onto the field early in the second quarter, quickly becoming a viral sensation and spawning numerous Internet memes. The animal was captured by stadium officials and was petted by university president Lawrence Schovanec after the game before being released back into the wild.

### At No. 16 Kansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| No. 16 Jayhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
* Date: November 11
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 47,233
* Referee: Derek Anderson
* TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins and Devin Gardner
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Tahj Brooks 5-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 10:18. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:54.
TTU – Gino Garcia 32-yard field goal, 3:24. Red Raiders 10–0. Drive: 15 plays, 42 yards, 5:22.
Second quarter
No scoring plays
Third quarter
TTU – Gino Garcia 31-yard field goal, 2:56. Red Raiders 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 3:42.
Fourth quarter
KU – Devin Neal 60-yard run (Seth Keller kick), 12:12. Red Raiders 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:42.
KU – Seth Keller 24-yard field goal, 4:42. Red Raiders 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:57.
KU – Seth Keller 22-yard field goal, 0:25. Tied 13–13. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 1:55.
TTU – Gino Garcia 30-yard field goal, 0:00. Red Raiders 16–13. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 0:25.
Top passers
TTU – Behren Morton – 19/25, 176 yards, INT
KU – Cole Ballard – 9/20, 124 yards, INT
Top rushers
TTU – Tahj Brooks – 33 rushes, 133 yards, TD
KU – Devin Neal – 19 rushes, 137 yards, TD
Top receivers
TTU – Jerand Bradley – 4 receptions, 91 yards
KU – Lawrence Arnold – 2 receptions, 44 yards :

### UCF

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Knights | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Date: November 18
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 53,851
* Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
* TV announcers (FS2): Guy Haberman and Charles Arbuckle
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
UCF – R. J. Harvey 4-yard run (Colton Boomer kick), 11:49. Knights 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:11.
UCF – R. J. Harvey 1-yard run (Colton Boomer kick), 0:11. Knights 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:16.
Second quarter
TTU – Drae McCray 15-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 13:10. Knights 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:01.
TTU – Mason Tharp 19-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 3:13. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 4:05.
Third quarter
TTU – Tahj Brooks 13-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 0:11. Red Raiders 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:16.
Fourth quarter
UCF – Colton Boomer 24-yard field goal, 10:21. Red Raiders 21–17. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 4:50.
TTU – Gino Garcia 51-yard field goal, 6:13. Red Raiders 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:08.
UCF – Javon Baker 71-yard pass from John Rhys Plumlee (kick blocked), 5:30. Red Raiders 24–23. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:43.
Top passers
UCF – John Rhys Plumlee – 16/32, 248 yards, TD, INT
TTU – Behren Morton – 21/34, 256 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
UCF – John Rhys Plumlee – 13 rushes, 84 yards
TTU – Tahj Brooks – 24 rushes, 182 yards, TD
Top receivers
UCF – Javon Baker – 4 receptions, 117 yards, TD
TTU – Xavier White – 3 receptions, 77 yards :

### At No. 7 Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 7 Longhorns | 10 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 57 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
* Date: November 24
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 102,452
* Referee: Kevin Mar
* TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, and Tom Luginbill
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
TEX – Keilan Robinson 10-yard run (Bert Auburn kick), 10:29. Longhorns 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:37.
TEX – Bert Auburn 34-yard field goal, 2:15. Longhorns 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:21.
TTU – Behren Morton 2-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 0:29. Longhorns 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:46.
Second quarter
TEX – Jaydon Blue 69-yard run (Bert Auburn kick), 14:50. Longhorns 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:39.
TEX – Bert Auburn 37-yard field goal, 10:07. Longhorns 20–7. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:56.
TEX – Bert Auburn 26-yard field goal, 2:44. Longhorns 23–7. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:29.
TEX – Bert Auburn 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Longhorns 26–7. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 0:26.
Third quarter
TEX – Keilan Robinson 95-yard kickoff return (Bert Auburn kick), 14:46. Longhorns 33–7.
TEX – Bert Auburn 54-yard field goal, 9:15. Longhorns 36–7. Drive: 6 plays, 6 yards, 2:13.
TEX – Xavier Worthy 19-yard pass from Quinn Ewers (Bert Auburn kick), 4:44. Longhorns 43–7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:36.
TEX – Jett Bush 43-yard interception return (Bert Auburn kick), 3:26. Longhorns 50–7.
Fourth quarter
TEX – Quintrevion Wisner 10-yard run (Bert Auburn kick), 0:38. Longhorns 57–7. Drive: 13 plays, 91 yards, 7:59.
Top passers
TTU – Behren Morton – 19/36, 88 yards, 3 INT
TEX – Quinn Ewers – 17/26, 196 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
TTU – Tahj Brooks – 19 rushes, 95 yards
TEX – Jaydon Blue – 10 rushes, 121 yards, TD
Top receivers
TTU – Coy Eakin – 4 receptions, 27 yards
TEX – Xavier Worthy – 4 receptions, 49 yards, TD :

### Vs. California (Independence Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
at Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana
* Date: December 16
* Game time: 8:15 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 45 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 33,071
* Referee: Jerry Magallanes
* TV announcers (ESPN): Kevin Connors, Rocky Boiman, and Marilyn Payne
* Box score, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
CAL – Monroe Young 25-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Mateen Bhaghani kick), 14:45. Golden Bears 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:15.
TTU – Coy Eakin 27-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 4:19. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 4:11.
CAL – Jaydn Ott 1-yard run (Mateen Bhaghani kick), 2:38. Golden Bears 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:41.
Second quarter
TTU – Mason Tharp 15-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 12:16. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:22.
TTU – Loic Fouonji 14-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 9:49. Red Raiders 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:42.
TTU – Gino Garcia 25-yard field goal, 0:03. Red Raiders 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 2:17.
Third quarter
TTU – Tahj Brooks 7-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 4:36. Red Raiders 31–14. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:49.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Gino Garcia 37-yard field goal, 4:08. Red Raiders 34–14. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:44.
Top passers
CAL – Fernando Mendoza – 22/33, 261 yards, TD, 3 INT
TTU – Behren Morton – 27/43, 256 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
CAL – Jaydn Ott – 16 rushes, 45 yards, TD
TTU – Tahj Brooks – 22 rushes, 98 yards, TD
Top receivers
CAL – Trond Grizzell – 4 receptions, 80 yards
TTU – Coy Eakin – 7 receptions, 106 yards, TD :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 24 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |