Texas Tech Football 38 Bowl Appearances | 11 Conference Championships | 572 All-Time Victories
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TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL 38 BOWL APPEARANCES | 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 572 ALL-TIME VICTORIES GAME #23 OKLAHOMA ST. Boone Pickens Stadium (55,509) 11 a.m. Stillwater, Okla. FOX Sports at Nov. 28, 2020 9 TTU Sports Network SERIES HISTORY TEXAS TECH OKLAHOMA STATE Overall Tech leads 23-21-3 Record 3-5 Overall; 2-5 Big 12 Record 5-2 Overall; 4-2 Big 12 In Lubbock Tech leads 13-7-2 Rankings AP: NR | Coaches: NR | CFP: NR Rankings AP: 21 | Coaches: 22 | CFP: 23 In Stillwater OSU leads 13-9-1 Last Game Def. Baylor, 24-23 Last Game Lost at #18 Oklahoma, 41-13 At Neutral Site Tied 1-1 Streak Won 1 Streak Lost 1 Current Streak Won 2 Head Coach Matt Wells Head Coach Mike Gundy Last Meeting Tech 45, OSU 35 (2019) Career Record 51-47 (8th Season) Career Record 134-66 (16th Season) Record at Texas Tech 7-13 (2nd Season) Record at Oklahoma State Same Record vs. Oklahoma State 1-0 Record vs. Texas Tech First Meeting TV: FOX n Play-by-Play: Joe Davis n Analyst: Mark Helfrich TALE OF THE TAPE n Producer: Bo Garrett 28.9 (64/5) Points/Game (83/7) 25.9 38.0 (116/9) Points Allowed/Game (21/2) 21.1 RADIO: TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK 135.0 (91/7) Rush Yards/Game (55/3) 174.4 270.8 (35/3) Pass Yards/Game (83/7) 213.0 n Play-by-Play: Brian Jensen 405.8 (54/5) Total Offense/Game (76/6) 387.4 n Analyst: John Harris 462.0 (104/9) Total Defense/Game (25/4) 337.3 n Sideline Reporter: Chris Level (National Ranking/Big 12 Ranking) n Engineer: Steve Pitts n Satellite Radio: Sirius 134 / XM 385 SATURDAY STORYLINES n National Radio: None HEADING BACK TO STILLWATER n Mobile App: TuneIn (search Texas Tech) n Texas Tech will look for its third-consecutive win over Oklahoma State this Saturday when the Red Raiders head to Stillwater for a 11 a.m. kickoff SOCIAL MEDIA: #WreckEm at Boone Pickens Stadium. Tech snapped a nine-game losing streak to the n Twitter: @TexasTechFB Cowboys with a 41-17 rout in 2018 and then followed with a 45-35 victory n Hashtag: #WreckEm / #WeUsOur last year in Lubbock. n Instagram: @TexasTech_FB n The Red Raiders will be looking to win back-to-back games in Stillwater for the first time as Big 12 Conference members Saturday as Texas Tech n Facebook: TexasTechFootball has recorded consecutive road wins only twice in the series, which came in 1953 and 1955 and then again in 1989 and 1997. IN MEMORANDUM: TOMMY MCVAY Texas Tech Athletics suffered a deep loss prior to the 2020 sea- son with the passing of longtime Director of Football Operations RED RAIDERS LOOK TO STACK SUCCESS Tommy McVay. The Red Raiders will wear a helmet sticker in all 10 n After a one-point victory over Baylor, Matt Wells has challenged his pro- games this year to honor the late McVay, who passed suddenly on gram to “stack success” as the Red Raiders close the regular season with Aug. 13 at the age of 76. back-to-back games against No. 23 Oklahoma State and Kansas. Texas Tech is looking to wrap the regular-season with three-consecutive wins for the McVay was always a familiar face on first time since 1995, its final year in the Southwest Conference. the Red Raider sidelines where he n A victory over the Cowboys this weekend would mark the first time Texas spent 23 full seasons under five dif- Tech has won consecutive games in the month of November since 2015 ferent head coaches. He was among when the Red Raiders topped both Kansas State and Texas en route to an the first hires for head coach Matt appearance in the AdvoCare Texas Bowl. Wells shortly after he touched down in Lubbock for the first time. McVay was responsible for Texas Tech DEFENSE RISING TO THE OCCASION landing future Red Raider standout n Keith Patterson’s defensive unit is coming off possibly its best two per- and NFL great Wes Welker during his career as he convinced then formances of the season after limiting both TCU and Baylor to less than head coach Mike Leach to use the program’s last scholarship on 200 passing yards and fewer than 400 yards of total offense. It marked the the relatively-unknown recruit out of McVay’s native Oklahoma. first time the Red Raiders had done both since 2011 when Tech hosted both McVay was a standout basketball and track and field athlete at Texas A&M and Kansas State. Southeastern Oklahoma State where he was inducted into its n The Red Raiders received key plays when needed in their win over Baylor Hall of Fame in 2009. He was honored for his work locally in 2017 as Colin Schooler made a crucial third-down stop at the goal line to force a when the Texas Tech chapter of the National Football Foundation Baylor field goal, while Zech McPhearson added a pass breakup late in the presented him the award for outstanding contribution to amateur fourth quarter to give Texas Tech the ball back with two minutes to go. football at its annual banquet. 2020 SCHEDULE HOUSTON BAPTIST TEXAS @KANSAS STATE @IOWA STATE WEST VIRGINIA OKLAHOMA @TCU BAYLOR @OKLAHOMA ST. KANSAS Sept. 12 | W, 35-33 Sept. 26 | L, 56-63 (OT) Oct. 3 | L, 21-31 Oct. 10 | L, 15-31 Oct. 24 | W, 34-27 Oct. 31 | L, 28-62 Nov. 7 | L, 18-34 Nov. 14 | W, 24-23 Nov. 28 | 11 a.m. Dec. 5 | TBA Big 12 Now on ESPN+ FOX FS1 ABC ESPN2 FOX FS1 FS1 FOX TBA #WreckEm 2020 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL | GAME 9: OKLAHOMA STATE THE OKLAHOMA STATE SERIES SERIES HISTORY n Defensive line coach Paul Randolph arrived at Tulsa in 2007, n This will be the 48th all-time meeting between Texas Tech and beginning a stretch of four seasons where he was the executive Oklahoma State as the Red Raiders control a 23-21-3 advantage senior associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator on top in the series that dates back to 1935. Tech enters this weekend of his defensive line duties. having won each of the past two meetings with a 41-17 victory in n On the Oklahoma State staff, cornerbacks coach Tim Duffie Stillwater in 2018 and a 45-35 win a year ago. earned his degree in exercise and sports science from Texas Tech OKLAHOMA STATE (23-21-3) n The Red Raiders will be looking to win three-consecutive in 1999 following a four-year career for the Red Raiders. Duffie GP: 47; Home: 13-7-2; Away: 9-13-1; Neutral: 1-1; OT: 0-0 games in the series for the first time since the 2000-02 seasons. was a two-year starter for head coach Spike Dykes where he re- Big 12: 11-13 (Home: 7-5; Away: 3-8; Neutral: 1-0). It is one of three different times in the series where Texas Tech corded 202 tackles, including six for a loss, to go along with three Jones AT&T Stadium: 17 (10-5-2). has won three straight over the Cowboys as the Red Raiders were pass breakups and a pair of interceptions. This is his seventh sea- Tech Stadium: 5 (3-2). Boone Pickens Stadium/Lewis Field: 20 (8-12). victorious over four-consecutive games from 1989-98 and then son on the Oklahoma State coaching staff. in Oklahoma City: 3 (1-1-1). three-straight games again to start the rivalry in 1935-37. n Texas Tech associate head coach and co-defensive coordina- in Tokyo, Japan: 1 (0-1). n The victory over Oklahoma State a year ago marked Texas tor Derek Jones and Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Jim Games decided by 3 points or less: 11 (3-5-3). Tech’s first at home since the 2008 season as the Red Raiders Knowles are more than familiar with each other after spending Games decided by 7 points or less: 20 (6-11-3). created five takeaways and totaled seven sacks, their most in a eight years together on staff at Duke. Jones began his tenure at Most Points-TTU: 58 (58-0 win on Nov. 11, 2000). game since 2009. Duke in 2008, working with the defensive backs, while Knowles Most Points-OSU: 70 (70-53 loss on Oct. 31, 2015). n The Red Raiders snapped a nine-game losing streak to Oklaho- arrived in 2010 as the Blue Devils’ assistant head coach and de- Fewest Points-TTU: 0 (13-0 loss on Nov. 2, 1957). ma State in their last visit to Stillwater following a 41-17 victory fensive coordinator. Knowles departed Duke in 2018 to accept the Fewest Points-OSU: 0, 3x (last: 58-0 loss on Nov. 11, 2000) in 2018. It marked the first time Texas Tech had topped Oklahoma same position at Oklahoma State, while Jones is in his first season Largest Win: 58 (58-0 win on Nov. 11, 2000). State away from home since the 2001 season. with the Red Raiders. Largest Loss: 60 (66-6 loss on Nov. 12, 2011). n This is the 13th consecutive season and the 19th time overall n Texas Tech boasts three Oklahoma natives on its roster in Win Streak: 4 (Sept. 23, 1989-Oct. 9, 1999). the Red Raiders have faced a ranked Oklahoma State team. Texas sophomore linebacker Patrick Curley (Wagoner), sophomore de- Loss Streak: 9 (Nov.