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38 BOWL APPEARANCES 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 567 ALL-TIME VICTORIES 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS TEXAS TECH 1 GAME 9 #7 OKLAHOMA Overall: 5-3 | Big 12: 3-2 | H: 3-1 | A: 2-0 | N: 0-1 RED RAIDERS SOONERS SEPTEMBER • (3-2) 5-3 1 vs. Ole Miss (Houston) L, 27-47 ESPN 3-2 Big 12 8 LAMAR W, 77-0 FSN VS 15 HOUSTON W, 63-49 FOX 22 at #15 Oklahoma State* W, 41-17 FS1 7-1 29 #12 WEST VIRGINIA* L, 34-42 ESPN2 4-1 Big 12 OCTOBER • (2-1) Nov. 3 • 7 p.m. • Lubbock, Texas • Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454) • ABC • Texas Tech Sports Network 11 at TCU* W, 17-14 ESPN TEXAS TECH #7 OKLAHOMA 20 KANSAS* W, 48-16 FS1 Record 5-3 Overall; 3-2 Big 12 Record 7-1 Overall; 4-1 Big 12 27 at Iowa State* L, 31-40 ESPN2 Rankings AP: NR | Coaches: NR | CFP: NR Rankings AP: 7 | Coaches: 7 | CFP: 7 NOVEMBER • (0-0) Last Game Lost at Iowa State, 31-40 Last Game Def. Kansas State, 51-14 3 #7 OKLAHOMA* 7 p.m. ABC Streak Lost 1 Streak Won 2 10 TEXAS* TBD TBD Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury Head Coach Lincoln Riley 17 at Kansas State* TBD TBD Career Record 35-36 (6th Season) Career Record 19-3 (2nd Season) 24 vs. Baylor* (Arlington) TBD TBD Record at Texas Tech Same Record at Oklahoma Same DECEMBER • (0-0) Record vs. Oklahoma 0-5 Record vs. Texas Tech 1-0 1 Big 12 Championship TBD TBD SERIES HISTORY SATURDAY STORYLINES Overall OU leads 19-6 RED RAIDERS HEAD TO NOVEMBER In Lubbock OU leads 7-4 n Texas Tech enters the month of November looking for a strong start In Norman OU leads 11-2 as the Red Raiders will be searching for their first win over a top-10 Neutral Site OU leads 1-0 team since routing No. 4 West Virginia, 49-14, in 2012. Under Kingsbury OU leads 5-0 n A victory over the Sooners would push Texas Tech to its 39th bowl Current Streak Lost 6 appearance in school history as the Red Raiders are currently 5-3 on Last Meeting OU 49, Tech 27 (2017) the season and 3-2 in Big 12 play. Tech ranks 20th nationally and third among Big 12 programs, trailing only Texas and Oklahoma in all-time TV: ABC bowl appearances. The Red Raiders are aiming to clinch their 16th bowl appearance since the start of the 2000 season alone and their fourth n Play-by-Play: Steve Levy under Kliff Kingsbury. n Analyst: Brian Griese n Field Analyst: Todd McShay BLACKOUT UNDER THE LIGHTS n Oklahoma will enter a sea of black Saturday night as Texas Tech RADIO: TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK is calling for a blackout of Jones AT&T Stadium. The annual tradition n Play-by-Play: Brian Jensen signals an upcoming big game and usually results in several of the larg- est crowds in program history. It is also part of Texas Tech’s Celebrate n Analyst: John Harris Energy promotion to recognize the oil, gas and wind energy industries n Sideline Reporter: Chris Level that are vital to West Texas. n Engineer: Steve Pitts n Dating back to the start of the 2002 season, Texas Tech is 39-12 in n Satellite Radio: Sirius 111 / XM 199 night games at Jones AT&T Stadium, a 76.5 winning percentage. Under n National Radio: Compass Radio Kilff Kingsbury, Tech is 8-4 in home night games with wins in four of its n Mobile App: TuneIn (search Texas Tech) last six games under the lights. #806D STELLAR TO START BIG 12 PLAY SOCIAL MEDIA: #WreckEm n The Texas Tech defense has been among the Big 12’s best through n Twitter: @TexasTechFB the first half of league play as the Red Raiders have allowed 129 points, n Hashtag: #WreckEm / #TexasTech the second-fewest among conference teams during that span. The Red n Instagram: @TexasTech_FB Raiders have surrendered 20 or fewer points in three of their five con- n Facebook: TexasTechFootball ference games thus far, all victories. n n SnapChat: TexasTech_FB The Red Raiders currently rank 19th nationally and second in the Big 12 in red zone defense as opponents are scoring in 74.1 percent of their appearances inside the 20 this season. Texas Tech has created three HONORING SEÑOR SACK Texas Tech will honor the memory of the red zone turnovers the past three weeks in addition to a blocked punt Red Raider great Gabe Rivera through- for a touchdown and fumble recovery in the end zone versus Iowa State. out the 2018 season. Rivera, one of five NUMBERS TO KNOW members of the prestigious Texas Tech Ring of Honor, passed away in his home- town of San Antonio on July 16. 23 3 2 Number of receiving yards Antoine Number of punts returned against Consecutive weeks that Dakota Allen Known by fans as “Señor Sack” throughout his career, Rive- Wesley needs this weekend to reach Dominic Panazzolo this season out has recovered a fumble for the #806D. ra compiled 321 career tackles, including 34 that went for a 1,000 for the season. Wesley leads all of his 40 attempts. Texas Tech ranks Allen fell on a loose ball in the end loss, over his four-year career from 1979-82. He was inducted power-five receivers with 977 yards 13th nationally and second in the Big zone last weekend versus Iowa State into the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of through the air. He needs only 188 12 as opponents are averaging only following a Riko Jeffers sack. His Fame in 2012 and the Texas Tech Ring of Honor in 2014. yards to tie Michael Crabtree for 10th 3.3 yards per return under new special touchdown was part of a career-high on the Tech single-season chart. teams coordinator Adam Scheier. 16 tackles against the Cyclones. #WreckEm 2018 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL | WEEK 10: OKLAHOMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS OKLAHOMA CONNECTIONS BLACKOUT GAMES IN LUBBOCK n This weekend’s showdown will feature a pair of Texas Tech n Blackout games in Lubbock are among the most anticipated MATT DOWDY graduates on opposing sidelines. Texas Tech head coach Kliff dates on the calendar each year for Red Raider fans, especially Primary Contact C: 806-928-5190 Kingsbury earned his degree in management from Texas Tech at night. Over the past decade, the Red Raiders have knocked O: 806-834-4529 in 2001 while Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley graduated off multiple ranked teams in blackout games at night. Here’s a [email protected] from the university in 2006. Riley is only the third Texas Tech list of those games: graduate to face his alma mater as an opposing head coach, TEXAS TECH WINS IN BLACKOUT GAMES SINCE 2007 joining Tom Wilson (Texas A&M 1978-81) and Art Briles (Bay- Year Opponent Result TY PARKER lor 2008-15). 2007 No. 3 Oklahoma W, 34-27 Assistant Director n Oklahoma assistant head coach/interim defensive coordi- 2008 No. 1 Texas W, 39-33 C: 806-928-8476 nator Ruffin McNeill was a fan favorite during his 10 seasons 2008 No. 8 Oklahoma State W, 56-20 O: 806-834-2769 as an assistant at Texas Tech from 2000-09. McNeill coached 2010 No. 14 Missouri W, 24-17 [email protected] linebackers (2000-02) and special teams (2003-06) early in 2013 No. 24 TCU W, 20-10 his Tech career before being promoted to interim defensive * All were night games PRESTON JORDAN coordinator during the 2007 season. McNeill remained Tech’s Post-Grad Intern defensive coordinator for two more years before serving as BRIEFLY... C: 806-341-0132 interim head coach at the 2009 Alamo Bowl where the Red n Texas Tech’s 3-2 start to Big 12 play places the Red Raiders O: 806-834-8059 Raiders defeated Michigan State, 41-31. into a tie for fourth in the league standings. It marks Tech’s [email protected] n In addition to McNeill, three other members of Oklahoma’s best start to league play since Tech opened Kliff Kingsbury’s staff - Bill Bedenbaugh (offensive line), Dennis Simmons (out- debut season in 2013 with a 4-1 mark. HEAD COACH KLIFF KINGSBURY side receivers) and Bennie Wylie (Director of Sports Perfor- n Texas Tech has held three Big 12 opponents - Oklahoma Alma Mater Texas Tech ’01 mance) - previously worked on Texas Tech’s staff. Bedenbaugh State (17), TCU (14) and Kansas (16) - to under 20 points Record at Texas Tech 35-36 (6th Season) was a graduate assistant at Tech from 2000-02 before earning through five games. Tech had not previously limited three or Career Record Same a full-time position as the running backs coach from 2003-04 more conference foes to 20 or less points in a season since Bowl Appearances Three (2013, 2015, 2017) and then the offensive line coach from 2005-06. Simmons was doing so four times during the 2009 campaign. an Assistant Athletic Director in charge of quality control from n Overshadowed by the fact that Texas Tech is among the na- TEAM INFORMATION 2000-04 and then as the football program’s Chief of Staff from tional leaders with 23 rushing touchdowns is the fact the Red 2017 Overall Record 6-7 2005-07. He moved to a coaching role as the Red Raiders’ wide Raiders have only allowed opponents to reach the end zone via Big 12 Record (Finish) 3-6 (8th) receivers coach from 2008-09.