2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record4–8 (2–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Yost (1st season)
Offensive schemeHurry-up spread
Defensive coordinatorKeith Patterson (1st season)
Base defense3–4/3–3–5 hybrid
Captain
16
Home stadiumJones AT&T Stadium
2019 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Oklahoma y$^  8 –1   12 –2  
No. 13 Baylor y  8 –1   11 –3  
No. 25 Texas  5 –4   8 –5  
Oklahoma State  5 –4   8 –5  
Kansas State  5 –4   8 –5  
Iowa State  5 –4   7 –6  
West Virginia  3 –6   5 –7  
TCU  3 –6   5 –7  
Texas Tech  2 –7   4 –8  
Kansas  1 –8   3 –9  
Championship: Oklahoma 30, Baylor 23 OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by Matt Wells in his first season as the program's 16th head coach.[1] 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 4–8, 2–7 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place.

Preseason

Coaching changes

Following a 24–35 loss to Baylor in the last game of the 2018 season, head coach Kliff Kingsbury was fired on November 26, 2018.[2] Three days later on November 29, Matt Wells was hired as the Red Raiders' new head coach, having previously been the head coach for the Utah State Aggies.[3] David Yost and Keith Patterson, who both worked with Wells at Utah State, were hired as the team's new offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator, respectively.[4][5]

Big 12 media poll

The 2019 Big 12 media days were held July 15–16, 2019 in Frisco, Texas. In the Big 12 preseason media poll, Texas Tech was predicted to finish in seventh in the standings.[6]

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Oklahoma761 (68)
2Texas696 (9)
3Iowa State589
4TCU474
5Oklahoma State460
6Baylor453
7Texas Tech281
8West Virginia241
9Kansas State191
10Kansas89

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

Offensive lineman Jack Anderson and defensive back Adrian Frye were selected to the Big 12's preseason all-conference team.[7]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:00 p.m.No. 14 (FCS) Montana State*
FSNW 45–1054,183
September 77:00 p.m.UTEP*
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
FSNW 38–356,957
September 149:30 p.m.at Arizona*
ESPNL 14–2837,307
September 2811:00 a.m.at No. 6 Oklahoma
FoxL 16–5584,416
October 511:00 a.m.No. 21 Oklahoma State
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
FS1W 45–3556,479
October 123:00 p.m.at No. 22 Baylor
FS1L 30–33 2OT47,264
October 1911:00 a.m.Iowa Statedagger
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
FS1L 24–3452,315
October 266:00 p.m.at Kansas
FS1L 34–3731,036
November 911:00 a.m.at West Virginia
ESPN2W 38–1756,573
November 1611:00 a.m.TCU
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
ESPN2L 31–3350,459
November 236:00 p.m.Kansas State
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
FS1L 27–3050,117
November 2911:00 a.m.at Texas
FoxL 24–4993,747
Schedule Source:[8]

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at Texas Tech Alma mater
Matt WellsHead coach1stUtah State
David YostOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks1stDayton
Keith PattersonDefensive coordinator/linebackers1stEast Central
Jovon BouknightOutside receivers1stWyoming
Julius BrownDefensive backs1stBoise State
Steve FarmerOffensive line1stIllinois State
DeAndre SmithRunning backs1stSouthwest Missouri State
Luke WellsTight ends/Inside Receivers1stOklahoma
Dave ScholzStrength and conditioning1stWisconsin–Eau Claire
Joe LorigSpecial teams Coordinator1stWestern Oregon

Roster

2019 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football

Quarterbacks

  •  7 Jett Duffey – junior (6'1, 195)
  •  8 Maverick McIvor – freshman (6'3, 195)
  • 10 Alan Bowman – Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 210)
  • 16 Logan Green – freshman (6'3, 205)
  • 17 Jackson Tyner – senior (6'5, 230)

Running backs

  •  5 Armand Shyne – junior (5'11, 210)
  • 26 Ta'Zhawn Henry – sophomore (5'7, 185)
  • 28 SaRodorick Thompson – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 210)
  • 30 Jax Welch – junior (5'9, 185)
  • 37 Chux Nwabuko III – freshman (5'6, 150)

Fullbacks

  • 40 Connor Killian – junior (6'2, 240)

Wide receivers

  •  2 R.J. Turner – senior (6'2, 215)
  •  3 Xavier Martin – sophomore (6'0, 190)
  •  9 T. J. Vasher – junior (6'6, 210)
  • 13 McLane Mannix – junior (5'10, 195)
  • 18 Cameron Cantrell – freshman (6'1, 195)
  • 22 Seth Collins – senior (6'3, 195)
  • 24 Xavier White – sophomore (5'11, 185)
  • 29 Kendell Jimerson – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 170)
  • 31 Dax Neece – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 195)
  • 32 Caleb Durham – freshman (5'10, 170)
  • 35 Mark Richardson – sophomore (6'0, 195)
  • 80 Kevin Terry – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 195)
  • 82 Kesean Carter – sophomore (5,11, 180)
  • 83 Myller Royals – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 180)
  • 84 Erik Ezukanma – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 180)
  • 85 Trey Cleveland – freshman (6'4, 190)
  • 86 Dalton Rigdon – sophomore (5'11, 170)
  • 87 Sterling Galban – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 170)
  • 89 Caden Leggett – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 185)

Tight ends

  • 11 Donta Thompson – senior (6'5, 225)
  • 15 Travis Koontz – junior (6'5, 245)
  • 41 Tyler Carr – sophomore (6'4, 240)
  • 47 Mason McHorse – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 230)
  • 88 Simon Gonzalez – freshman (6'4, 235)

Long snappers

  • 46 Hayden Hood – freshman (6'0, 195)
  • 50 Landon O'Connor – sophomore (6'2, 210)
  • 54 Luke Rizzo – freshman (6'0, 215)
  

Offensive linemen

  • 53 Trevor Roberson – freshman (6'11, 345)
  • 56 Jack Anderson – junior (6'5, 320)
  • 57 Ty Morrow – senior (6'4, 275)
  • 58 Madison Akamnonu – senior (6'5, 310)
  • 59 Demarcus Marshall – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 320)
  • 60 C.J. Zotz – freshman (6'3, 275)
  • 63 Aaron Castro – freshman (6'3, 285)
  • 64 Clayton Franks – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 295)
  • 65 Zach Adams – junior (6'6, 320)
  • 66 Hakeem White – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 285)
  • 67 Troy Bradshaw – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 280)
  • 68 Casey Verhulst – sophomore (6'6, 290)
  • 70 Weston Wright – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 310)
  • 71 Bailey Smith – senior (6'5, 295)
  • 72 Landon Peterson – freshman (6'5, 285)
  • 73 Dawson Deaton – sophomore (6'6, 305)
  • 74 Will Farrar – sophomore (6'5, 310)
  • 78 Terence Steele – senior (6'6, 310)
  • 79 Travis Bruffy – senior (6'6, 305)

Defensive linemen

  • 43 Malik Essilfie – senior (6'3, 275)
  • 45 Quinton Williams – freshman (6'5, 230)
  • 53 Eli Howard – junior (6'4, 275)
  • 59 Zackery Semrak – sophomore (6'2, 280)
  • 61 Troy Te'o – sophomore (6'2, 270)
  • 77 Tre'Jon Lewis – freshman (6'4, 240)
  • 89 Houston Miller – junior (6'4, 275)
  • 90 Quentin Yontz – senior (6'2, 275)
  • 91 Nelson Mbanasor – sophomore (6'3, 285)
  • 92 Noah Jones – junior (6'3, 285)
  • 93 John Scott III – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 275)
  • 94 Lonzell Gilmore – senior (6'3, 260)
  • 95 Jaylon Hutchings – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 295)
  • 96 Broderick Washington Jr. – senior (6'3, 305)
  • 97 Tony Bradford, Jr. – freshman (6'1, 270)
  • 98 Nick McCann – junior (6'2, 310)
  • 99 Gilbert Ibeneme – freshman (6'3, 175)
  

Linebackers

  •  1 Jordyn Brooks – senior (6'1, 245)
  •  6 Riko Jeffers – junior (6'2, 240)
  • 18 Christian Taylor – senior (6'2, 235)
  • 20 Kosi Eldridge – sophomore (6'1, 215)
  • 21 Evan Rambo – junior (6'4, 220)
  • 32 Tyrique Matthews – freshman (5'11, 220)
  • 33 Brayden Stringer – junior (6'0, 240)
  • 34 Bryce Robinson – freshman (6'0, 240)
  • 35 Patrick Curley – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 220)
  • 37 Xavier Benson – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 220)
  • 39 Michael Nelson – sophomore (5'11, 205)
  • 47 Ethan Frasier – freshman (6'11, 225)
  • 48 Blu Caylor – freshman (6'2, 220)
  • 49 Chance Cover – freshman (6'2, 235)
  • 50 Cole Daggett – freshman (6'0, 220)
  • 51 Wyatt Watson – freshman (6'3, 200)
  • 52 Jackson Baggett – freshman (6'3, 200)

Defensive backs

  •  3 Douglas Coleman III – senior (6'1, 200)
  •  4 Desmon Smith – senior (6'2, 195)
  •  7 Adrian Frye – sophomore (6'1, 195)
  •  8 Zech McPhearson – junior (5'11, 195)
  • 16 Thomas Leggett – junior (6'0, 200)
  • 17 John Davis, Jr. – sophomore (6'1, 190)
  • 19 Dequanteous Watts – freshman (6'2, 165)
  • 22 Ja'Marcus Ingram – junior (6'2, 185)
  • 23 DaMarcus Fields – junior (6'0, 200)
  • 24 Adam Beck – sophomore (6'2, 205)
  • 25 Dadrion Taylor – freshman (5'11, 180)
  • 27 Alex Hogan – freshman (5'11, 180)
  • 28 Darien Boyd – freshman (5'11, 190)
  • 29 Devyn Butler – freshman (5'10, 180)
  • 30 Cole Boyd – freshman (6'3, 180)
  • 32 Jake Kirkpatrick – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 200)
  • 38 Jett Whitfield – freshman (5'11, 205)
  • 41 Luis Jaramillo – freshman (6'0, 175)
  • 46 Seth Ette – sophomore (6'1, 190)

Placekickers

  • 10 Jonathan Garibay – junior (6'0, 215)
  • 36 Trey Wolff – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 185)
  • 62 Gabriel Lozano – freshman (6'0, 165)

Punters

  • 31 Austin McNamara – freshman (6'4, 175)
  • 48 Cody Waddell – junior (6'1, 205)

Game summaries

Montana State

Montana State Bobcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 14 (FCS) Bobcats 0 7 0310
Red Raiders 14 14 31445

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: sunny • Wind: E 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 54,183
  • Referee: Tim Davis
  • TV announcers (FSN): Eric Collins and Max Starks
Game information

The Matt Wells era of Texas Tech football opened up at home against the Montana State Bobcats. The Red Raiders dominated most of the first half, scoring on their first two possessions. The only score in the half for the Bobcats came in the second quarter, with the drive starting with a Xavier White fumble that was recovered by Jahque Alleyne. On the scoring drive, Montana State converted on a 4th and 4 with a fake punt that kept the drive alive. The drive ended with Casey Baunam throwing a 31-yard pass to Coy Steel for a touchdown. White would later redeem himself in the 4th quarter with a 45-yard pass from Alan Bowman for a touchdown. Montana State would not score again until the 4th quarter, with Tristan Bailey making a 37-yard field goal.

UTEP

UTEP Miners at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Miners 0 0 033
Red Raiders 7 14 10738

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Weather: clear • Wind: S 12 MPH
  • Game attendance: 56,957
  • Referee: Jon Noli
  • TV announcers (FSN): Mark Followill, Brian Baldinger and C.T. Steckel
Game information

The Texas Tech defense held UTEP scoreless for 3 quarters. The Miners' only score of the game came in the 4th quarter with a 45-yard field goal from Gavin Baechle; Baechle had previously missed a 47-yard attempt in the 3rd quarter. UTEP's defense gave up 38 points, but held Texas Tech to under 500 total yards. Alan Bowman left the game in the 4th quarter, finishing 30/45 for 260 yards with 3 touchdowns and an interception along with 7 rushing yards. Jackson Tyner played one drive at quarterback, finishing 0/1 for no yards with 6 rushing yards. On the Red Raiders' next offensive drive, Jett Duffey came in at quarterback, going 1/1 for 4 yards before the game ended. The three Texas Tech quarterbacks finished with a combined 31 completions out of 47 attempts for 264 yards.

At Arizona

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arizona Wildcats  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 7 0 7014
Wildcats 0 13 01528

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 9:30 p.m. CDT / 7:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: partly cloudy • Wind: ENE 15 MPH
  • Game attendance: 37,307
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich
Game information

The Red Raiders traveled to Tucson, Arizona to take on the Arizona Wildcats in their first road game of the season. In a slow 1st quarter, both teams turned the ball over twice. The first score of the game came late in the quarter with a 1-yard run from SaRodorick Thompson to give Texas Tech the lead. Following the touchdown, Arizona's offense started to pick up momentum and reached the Texas Tech 23-yard line before the end of the quarter. The momentum for the Wildcats carried into the 2nd quarter, with Khalil Tate finding Stanley Berryhill for a 12-yard touchdown pass to tie the game 7–7 following Lucas Havrisik's extra point attempt. Arizona would extend its lead two drives later with a 84-yard touchdown run from Tate, but Havrisik missed the extra point. Texas Tech defensive back Desmon Smith was ejected in the 2nd quarter for targeting. Havrisik attempted to further extend the Wildcats' lead with a 51-yard field goal, but the kick failed. The Red Raiders took a one point lead in the 3rd, but the Wildcats scored 15 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to win 28–14. With the loss, Texas Tech dropped to 2–1 on the season and Matt Wells had his first loss as the Red Raiders' head coach.

On the Monday following the game, it was announced that Alan Bowman suffered a shoulder injury during the game. Matt Wells stated that Bowman would miss several weeks.[9]

At Oklahoma

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma Sooners  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 0 10 6016
No. 6 Sooners 17 17 14755

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: overcast • Wind: S 10-20 MPH
  • Game attendance: 84,416
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft
Game information

Jackson Tyner started at quarterback for the Red Raiders, but struggled throughout the 1st quarter. Tyner was pulled late in the quarter and replaced by Jett Duffey; Tyner finished 1/5 for 2 yards.

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Cowboys 0 7 141435
Red Raiders 13 7 141145

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: clear • Wind: WSW 13 MPH
  • Game attendance: 56,479
  • Referee: Cooper Castleberry
  • TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer and Robert Smith
Game information

The Red Raiders' defense forced 5 turnovers while the offense committed no turnovers. In his first start of the season, Jett Duffey threw for 424 yards and had 5 total touchdowns in the game. Texas Tech never trailed in the game and defeated Oklahoma State in Lubbock for the first time since 2008. This was the Red Raiders' first home win over a ranked team since September 12, 2013.

At Baylor

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Baylor Bears  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Red Raiders 3 3 777330
No. 22 Bears 0 3 1437633

at McLane Stadium, Waco, TX

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: fair, humid • Wind: NNE 5-10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 47,264
  • Referee: Brad Van Vark
  • TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher, Shane Vereen and Petros Papadakis
Game information

Texas Tech played Baylor in Waco, the first time since 2008 that the two did not play one another at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX.[10]

The first half of the game was a defensive battle between the two teams. Texas Tech scored only 6 points in the half with two field goals from Trey Wolff while Baylor only scored 3 with a 37-yard field goal from John Mayers. The Red Raiders had 182 yards of offense in the first half while the Bears had 117. Baylor scored the first touchdown of the game for either team on its first drive of the half with a 4-yard run from Charlie Brewer. After trailing for most of the half, the Red Raiders scored a touchdown with 1:37 left in regulation to take a 20–17 lead. The Bears marched down field with Mayers making a 19-yard field goal as time expired to tie the game. Baylor started overtime on offense with Texas Tech on defense. During the drive, center Jake Fruhmorgen appeared to have fumbled the ball on a snap with the ball being recovered by Jaylon Hutchings for the Red Raiders and the play was blown dead quickly. The fumble was overturned as Baylor was penalized for an illegal snap penalty. The call was heavily criticized and the following day the Big 12 announced that the penalty was the wrong call and that Texas Tech should have gained possession.[11][12]

Iowa State

Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cyclones 7 13 7734
Red Raiders 0 7 10724

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: clear • Wind: N 16 MPH
  • Game attendance: 52,315
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer and Robert Smith
Game information

At Kansas

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 7 10 10734
Jayhawks 0 14 61737

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: clear • Wind: S 4 MPH
  • Game attendance: 31,036
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie and Evan Moore
Game information

Kansas kicker Liam Jones missed the initial game-winning field goal, with Douglas Coleman III recovering the ball for Texas Tech. Coleman then fumbled the ball, with Kevin Feder recovering it for Kansas at the Texas Tech 14-yard line with 2 seconds left. Jones would make his second attempt, winning the game 37–34 for the Jayhawks. This is the Red Raiders' first loss in Lawrence, first loss to the Jayhawks since October 6, 2001, and second overall loss to the Jayhawks.[13]

Texas Tech's coach Matt Wells praised Jayhawk coach Les Miles after the game: "I think Coach Miles brings credibility to that program. I mean, the job that he obviously did at Oklahoma State and did at LSU speaks for itself. He's had success everywhere he's been. And those kids played hard on Saturday. They really did. They went out and, man, they did. They emptied the tank and had every right to win and deserved to win."[14]

At West Virginia

Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 21 14 0338
Mountaineers 3 7 0717

at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST / 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Weather: cloudy • Wind: SW 5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 56,573
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht and Rocky Boiman
Game information

With the victory, the Red Raiders snapped a 5 game losing streak against the Mountaineers.

TCU

Texas Christian Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Horned Frogs 17 10 0633
Red Raiders 0 16 12331

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy • Wind: SSW 9 MPH
  • Game attendance: 50,459
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Neal, D.J. Shockley and Dawn Davenport
Game information

The Red Raiders struggled early in the game, with their first drive ending in a Jett Duffey pass that was intercepted by Hyatt Harris near mid-field. At the end of the 1st quarter, Texas Tech trailed TCU 17–0 then trailed 24–3 during the second. The Red Raiders' would score their first touchdown with a 26-yard pass from Duffey to Dalton Rigdon with 10:15 left in the first half. The team would score another touchdown in the quarter, but Trey Wolff missed the extra point attempt, his only miss of the season. Texas Tech's defense held the Horned Frogs scoreless in the 3rd quarter while the offense scored two touchdowns, but failed the two-point conversion after each one, leading 28–27 at the end of the quarter. Neither team scored a touchdown in the final quarter, with Jonathan Song making two field goals for the Horned Frogs and Trey Wolff making a 24-yard attempt. Texas Tech received the ball back with just under 2:30 left to play, but McClane Mannix fumbled on the first play of the drive with TCU recovering it, running out the clock to win the game 33–31.

Kansas State

Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 3 3 17730
Red Raiders 0 3 141027

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: clear • Wind: NW 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 50,117
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith and Ben Leber
Game information

Kansas State traveled to Lubbock to play Texas Tech for the 2019 meeting of the two schools. Texas Tech held Kansas State to just six points in the first half, but were unable to continue the success in the second half. Kansas State managed to force several interceptions—something no other team has done for the season.[15]

In the third quarter, Kansas State's Joshua Youngblood returned a kickoff for 100 yards for a touchdown. Youngblood credited key blocks from his teammates.[16]

Texas Tech attempted two fake punts and were successful in one of those, but it did not result in a scoring drive. The successful fake occurred in the fourth quarter with Kansas State ahead by 10. Tech was on its own 42 yard line on fourth down with six to gain. The Tech punter Austin McNamara made good on a pass to Ezukanma for 34 yards, taking it all the way to Kansas State’s 10 yard line. The very next play, Texas Tech was intercepted in the end zone by Kansas State's Denzel Goolsby to stop the drive.[17]

With one regular season game left to play, Kansas State's Chris Klieman tied the school record for the most wins by a first-year Kansas State head football coach.[17] The Red Raiders were eliminated from bowl contention with the loss. The final score was close: Texas Tech 27, Kansas State 30.[15]

At Texas

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 14 7 3024
Longhorns 6 22 14749

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Cloudy, 95% humidity • Wind: Calm
  • Game attendance: 93,747
  • Referee: C. Castleberry
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Brock Huard, and Bruce Feldman
Game information

Statistics

Scoring

Scores against non-conference opponents
1 2 3 4 Total
Opponents 0 20 0 21 41
Texas Tech 28 28 20 21 97
Scores against the Big 12
1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Opponents 36 86 86 6976 290
Texas Tech 58 61 64 4673 239
Scores against all opponents
1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Opponents 36 106 86 9076 331
Texas Tech 86 89 84 6673 335

Offense

Special teams

Weekly awards

  • Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
Jett Duffey (week 6 vs. Oklahoma State)[18]
  • Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Jordyn Brooks (week 6 vs. Oklahoma State)[18]
  • Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Trey Wolff (week 6 vs. Oklahoma State)[18]
  • Bronco Nagurski Defensive Player of the Week
Jordyn Brooks (Week 6 vs. Oklahoma State)[19]
  • Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week
Jett Duffey (week 6 vs. Oklahoma State)[19]
  • Maxwell Award Player of the Week
Jett Duffey (week 6 vs. Oklahoma State)[20]

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
127Jordyn BrooksLBSeattle Seahawks
5170Broderick Washington Jr.DTBaltimore Ravens

References

  1. ↑ Ward, Devin (December 1, 2018). "Matt Wells introduced as Red Raiders head coach". KCBD. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ Trotter, Jake (November 26, 2018). "Kliff Kingsbury fired by Texas Tech after losing season". ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ Heather Dinnich and Jake Trotter (November 29, 2018). "Texas Tech Red Raiders hiring Matt Wells from Utah State Aggies". ESPN. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Texas Tech hires Wells after success at alma mater Utah St". Orlando Sentinel. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ Williams, Dom (November 30, 2018). "More Utah State staff to join Matt Wells at Tech". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sooners Picked First in Media Preseason Poll". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  7. ↑ Wittry, Andy (July 10, 2019). "The Big 12 Announces Football Preseason Poll, All-Conference Team". Stadium. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  8. ↑ "2019 Football Schedule". Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  9. ↑ Khan, Jr., Sam (September 16, 2019). "Texas Tech QB Bowman out several weeks". ESPN. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  10. ↑ Williams, Don (October 18, 2018). "Tech-Baylor game returns to campus as 2019 schedule revealed". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  11. ↑ Williams, Don (October 12, 2019). "Tech-Baylor notebook: Wells contests pivotal call in Red Raiders' double-OT setback". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
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