Texas Tech Football 38 Bowl Appearances | 11 Conference Championships | 570 All-Time Victories
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TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL 38 BOWL APPEARANCES | 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 570 ALL-TIME VICTORIES GAME #24 IOWA STATE Jack Trice Stadium (61,500) 2:30 p.m. Ames, Iowa ABC at Oct. 10, 2020 4 TTU Sports Network SERIES HISTORY TEXAS TECH IOWA STATE Overall Tech leads 11-7 Record 1-2 Overall; 0-2 Big 12 Record 2-1 Overall; 2-0 Big 12 In Lubbock Tech leads 7-3 Rankings AP: NR | Coaches: NR | CFP: -- Rankings AP: 24 | Coaches: 24 | CFP: -- In Ames Tied 4-4 Last Game Lost at Kansas State, 21-31 Last Game Def. #18 Oklahoma, 37-30 At Neutral Site None Streak Lost 2 Streak Won 2 Current Streak Lost 4 Head Coach Matt Wells Head Coach Matt Campbell Last Meeting Iowa St. 34, Tech 24 (2019) Career Record 49-44 (8th Season) Career Record 63-41 (9th Season) Record at Texas Tech 5-10 (2nd Season) Record at Iowa State 28-26 (5th Season) Record vs. Iowa State 0-1 Record vs. Texas Tech 4-0 TV: ABC n Play-by-Play: Mark Jones n Analyst: Dusty Dvoracek TALE OF THE TAPE n Sideline Reporter: Paul Carcaterra 37.3 (21/3) Points/Game (43/9) 29.3 42.3 (70/9) Points Allowed/Game (44/5) 29.7 RADIO: TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK 169.3 (29/4) Rush Yards/Game (31/5) 168.3 342.7 (8/2) Pass Yards/Game (51/7) 212.7 n Play-by-Play: Brian Jensen 512.0 (9/3) Total Offense/Game (42/8) 381.0 n Analyst: John Harris 493.3 (70/10) Total Defense/Game (34/6) 394.7 n Sideline Reporter: Chris Level (National Ranking/Big 12 Ranking) n Engineer: Steve Pitts n Satellite Radio: Sirius 135 / XM 384 SATURDAY STORYLINES n National Radio: None TECH LOOKING FOR FIRST BIG 12 WIN n Mobile App: TuneIn (search Texas Tech) n Texas Tech will hit the road again this weekend as the Red Raiders will be looking for their first Big 12 win of the season Saturday at No. 24 Iowa SOCIAL MEDIA: #WreckEm State. The Cyclones represent the second ranked opponent of the season n Twitter: @TexasTechFB for the Red Raiders, who took a then-No. 8 Texas team to overtime two n Hashtag: #WreckEm / #WeUsOur weeks ago. n Instagram: @TexasTech_FB n The Red Raiders will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak to the Cyclones as Texas Tech’s last win in the series came in 2015 when future n Facebook: TexasTechFootball NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes threw for 428 yards and five touchdowns, includ- ing two to Jakeem Grant, who had 166 receiving yards in the victory. 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 ANOTHER TOUGH TEST ON TAP FOR TECH Tommy McVay. The Red Raiders will wear a helmet sticker in all 10 n For the second-consecutive week, Texas Tech will be facing an oppo- games this year to honor the late McVay, who passed suddenly on nent coming off a win over preseason Big 12 favorite Oklahoma as Iowa Aug. 13 at the age of 76. State downed the Sooners this past Saturday in Ames. Iowa State follows a Kansas State program on Tech’s schedule as the Wildcats rallied to top McVay was always a familiar face on Oklahoma before handing the Red Raiders a 31-21 setback last Saturday. the Red Raider sidelines where he n This is only the second time in the history of the series with Iowa State spent 23 full seasons under five dif- where the Red Raiders have faced a ranked Cyclones team. Iowa State, led ferent head coaches. He was among by quarterback Seneca Wallace at the time, was No. 11 in the polls in 2002 the first hires for head coach Matt when the Cyclones handed Texas Tech a 31-17 loss in Ames. Wells shortly after he touched down in Lubbock for the first time. McVay was responsible for Texas Tech LEARNING TO WIN THE CLOSE ONE landing future Red Raider standout n Soon after the Kansas State game, Matt Wells stressed the importance and NFL great Wes Welker during his career as he convinced then of the Red Raiders winning a close game after Texas Tech dropped an over- head coach Mike Leach to use the program’s last scholarship on time decision to No. 8 Texas and then squandered a fourth-quarter lead at the relatively-unknown recruit out of McVay’s native Oklahoma. Kansas State. The Red Raiders started the season with a 35-33 victory over McVay was a standout basketball and track and field athlete at Houston Baptist that marked Tech’s first win in a game determined by a Southeastern Oklahoma State where he was inducted into its possession or less (8 points) since topping TCU, 17-14, in 2018. Hall of Fame in 2009. He was honored for his work locally in 2017 n Now in its 96th year of collegiate football, Texas Tech has only started when the Texas Tech chapter of the National Football Foundation two other seasons previously with three-consecutive games decided by 10 presented him the award for outstanding contribution to amateur or less points, which came 60-plus years ago in 1959 and 1926. 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 | 2:30 p.m. Oct. 24 | TBA Oct. 31 | TBA Nov. 7 | TBA Nov. 14 | TBA Nov. 28 | TBA Dec. 5 | TBA Big 12 Now on ESPN+ FOX FS1 ABC TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA #WreckEm 2020 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL | GAME 4: IOWA STATE THE IOWA STATE SERIES SERIES HISTORY n Erik Ezukanma caught seven passes for 62 yards a year ago n This will be the 19th all-time meeting between Texas Tech and against Iowa State, which marked a career high for receptions. He Iowa State as the Red Raiders are 11-7 against the Cyclones de- has since matched that total twice, both times against Texas. spite losing each of the past four meetings, their longest losing n Alan Bowman threw for 323 yards and a touchdown while streak in the series. rushing for one other in his only career appearance against Iowa n The Red Raiders are 4-4 all-time in games played in Ames as State in 2018. It marked the fourth and final 300-yard performance IOWA STATE (11-7) Texas Tech will be looking for its first win at Iowa State since a 34- of Bowman’s 2018 true freshman season. He missed the 2019 Home: 7-3 | Away: 4-4 | Neutral: 0-0 | OT: 0-0. 31 victory over the Cyclones in 2014. Iowa State has won the past meeting between the two schools due to injury. Big 12: 9-7 (Home: 5-3; Away: 4-4). two visits to Ames with a 66-10 rout in 2016 and a close 40-31 n DaMarcus Fields picked off his second pass of the season a Jones AT&T Stadium: 10 (8-3). victory in 2018. year ago and his third of his career a year ago against Iowa State, Cyclone Stadium/Jack Trice Stadium: 7 (3-4). n Texas Tech is 9-6 against the Cyclones during the Big 12 era. which gave the Red Raiders the ball back in Iowa State territory Games decided by 3 points or less: 1 (1-0). The two schools met twice prior to the formation of the Big 12 early in the fourth quarter. Fields wrapped the 2019 season with Games decided by 7 points or less: 3 (3-0). Conference in 1996 as Texas Tech routed Iowa State, 52-0, in 1967 three interceptions and now has four for his career. Most Points-TTU: 66 (66-31 win on Oct. 10, 2015). and then added a 24-3 victory in 1974. n SaRodorick Thompson found the end zone twice a year ago Most Points-ISU: 66 (66-10 loss on Nov. 19, 2016). n Iowa State scored nine points in the final five minutes to hold against Iowa State, marking the fourth time in his career where Fewest Points-TTU: 7 (41-7 loss on Oct. 29, 2011). off the Red Raiders in their last trip to Ames as the Cyclones se- he has posted two rushing touchdowns in a game. Thompson, who Fewest Points-ISU: 0 (52-0 loss on Sept. 23, 1967). cured a safety and then followed with a 48-yard touchdown strike had 63 rushing yards in the game, now has seven games of two or Largest Win: 52 (52-0 win on Sept. 23, 1967). from Brock Purdy to Hakeem Butler with only 2:25 remaining. The more rushing touchdowns in his career, including two this season. Largest Loss: 56 (66-10 loss on Nov. 19, 2016). Red Raiders had previously led by as much as 10 points earlier in Win Streak: 4, twice (1967-2002 and 2012-15). the game. ON THIS DAY IN TEXAS TECH HISTORY Loss Streak: 4 (Nov. 19, 2016-Present). n Games on Oct. 10 have showed mixed results for the Red Raid- Most Attended: 59,260 on Oct. 29, 2011 in Lubbock, Texas. TEXAS TECH-IOWA STATE CONNECTIONS ers, who are 6-6 on the day, including a 3-0 mark during the Big 12 Last 10: 4-6 n Texas Tech inside receivers and tight ends coach Luke Wells era.