Texas Tech Football 37 Bowl Appearances | 11 Conference Championships | 556 All-Time Victories
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TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL 37 BOWL APPEARANCES | 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 556 ALL-TIME VICTORIES GAME COVERAGE TEXAS TECH 1 GAME 1 E. WASHINGTON TELEVISION RED RAIDERS EAGLES FOX SPORTS NET 0-0 0-0 Big 12 Brendan Burke (Play-by-Play) David Anderson (Analyst) VS Christian Steckel (Sideline) 0-0 0-0 Big Sky RADIO TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK Sept. 2 • 3 p.m. • Lubbock, Texas • Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454) • FOX Sports Southwest • Texas Tech Sports Network Brian Jensen (Play-by-Play) TEXAS TECH EASTERN WASHINGTON John Harris (Analyst) 2016 Record 5-7 Overall; 3-6 Big 12 2016 Record 12-2 Overall; 8-0 Big Sky Chris Level (Sideline) Rankings AP: NR | Coaches: NR Rankings AP: NR | Coaches: NR Steve Pitts (Engineer) Last Game Season Opener Last Game Season Opener SATELLITE RADIO Streak Won 1 Streak Lost 1 SIRIUS Radio Channel 132 Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury Head Coach Aaron Best Career Record 24-26 (5th Season) Career Record 0-0 (1st Season) XM Radio Channel 199 Record at Texas Tech Same Record at EWU 0-0 (1st Season) SERIES HISTORY Record vs. E. Washington First Meeting Record vs. Texas Tech First Meeting Overall 1-0 In Lubbock 1-0 RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS In Cheney, Wash. 0-0 #21 Da’Leon Ward | RB | So-1L #8 Gage Gubrud | QB | Jr-2L RUSHING Neutral Site 0-0 103 attempts, 428 yards, 3 TDs, 4.2 yards/carry 134 attempts, 606 yards, 5 TDs, 4.5 yards/carry Under Kingsbury First Meeting #16 Nic Shimonek | QB | Sr-1L #8 Gage Gubrud | QB | Jr-2L PASSING Current Streak Won 1 38-of-58, 464 yards, 6 TDs, 1 Int., 65.5% 386-of-570, 5,160 yards, 48 TDs, 14 Int., 67.7% Last Meeting Tech 49, EWU 24 (2008) #2 Keke Coutee | WR | Jr-2L #7 Nic Sblendorio | WR | Sr-3L RECEIVING 2017 SCHEDULE 55 receptions, 890 yards, 7 TDs, 74.2 yards/game 33 receptions, 401 yards, 3 TDs, 28.6 yards/game #1 Jordyn Brooks | LB | So-1L #13 Mitch Fettig | S | Jr-2L SEPTEMBER • (0-0) DEFENSE 86 tackles (61 solo), 5.0 TFL, FF, 4 Pass Breakups 96 tackles (63 solo), 4.0 TFL, 4 INT, 5 Pass Breakups 2 EASTERN WASHINGTON 3 p.m. FSN 16 ARIZONA STATE 7 p.m. FSN SATURDAY STORYLINES RED RAIDERS IN SEASON OPENERS 23 at Houston TBA TBA n Texas Tech boasts one of the nation’s longest active winning streaks 30 OKLAHOMA STATE* TBA TBA in season openers as the Red Raiders have opened each of the last 14 OCTOBER • (0-0) seasons with a victory. That streak ranks fourth nationally, trailing only 7 at Kansas* TBA TBA Florida (27), Ohio State (16) and Alabama (15), all of which either open the season on the road or against a top-10 opponent. 14 at West Virginia* TBA TBA n Texas Tech has been outright dominant in season openers against 21 IOWA STATE* TBA TBA non-ranked foes, winning 20 of their last 21 contests dating back to the 28 at Oklahoma* TBA TBA start of the 1990 season. In fact, Tech has won those games typically in NOVEMBER • (0-0) controlling fashion at an average of 28.4 points per game. 4 KANSAS STATE* TBA TBA SHIMONEK TAKES OVER RED RAIDER OFFENSE 11 vs. Baylor* (Arlington) TBA TBA n Nic Shimonek is expected to take the reins of Texas Tech’s high-oc- 18 TCU* TBA TBA tane offense as the fifth-year senior will likely make his first career start 24 at Texas* 7 p.m. FOX Saturday afternoon against Eastern Washington. Shimonek is the first fifth-year senior to make his first career start in a season opener since TABLE OF CONTENTS Cody Hodges in 2005. Notes 1-8 n Shimonek is the first Red Raider senior quarterback to start a season Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury 9 opener since Seth Doege led Tech to a 44-6 rout over Northwestern State Series Information 10-11 to kick off the 2012 season. Shimonek is the first senior quarterback to Jones AT&T Stadium 13 start a game under Kliff Kingsbury. Depth Chart 14 Statistics 15-23 NEW FACES SET TO MAKE DEBUT n Following the 2016 season, head coach Kliff Kingsburyand his staff The Last Time 24-34 went to work on transforming the Red Raiders’ roster, bringing in 44 Roster 35-36 newcomers since last January alone. Of that group, 13 were experienced Media Information 37 junior-college prospects and five were Division-I transfers who are im- mediately eligible to play this season. n Of the newcomers, Texas Tech fans will recognize one in particular - junior linebacker Dakota Allen. Allen was the Red Raiders’ second-lead- ing tackler as a freshman in 2015 before he spent the 2016 season at East Mississippi Community College. 1 Twitter Instagram, Snapchat Facebook SOCIAL @TexasTechFB TexasTech_FB Facebook.com/TexasTechFootball #WreckEm 2017 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL | WEEK 1: E. WASHINGTON QUICK FACTS A TEXAS TECH WIN WOULD... POINTS SCORED IN SEASON OPENERS n Improve the Red Raiders to 64-26-3 all-time in season openers. (Since 2000) HEAD COACH KLIFF KINGSBURY n Improve the Red Raiders to 2-0 all-time against Eastern Washington. Year Opponent Points Scored Alma Mater Texas Tech ’01 n Improve head coach Kliff Kingsbury to a perfect 5-0 in season openers. 2016 Stephen F. Austin 69 Record at Texas Tech 24-26 (5th Season) 2015 Sam Houston State 59 n Improve the Red Raiders to 21-1 all-time against FCS opponents. Career Record Same 2014 Central Arkansas 42 n Mark the 15th-straight season the Red Raiders have won their season opener. Bowl Appearances Two (2013, 2015) 2013 at SMU 41 2012 Northwestern State 44 ASSISTANT COACHES TEXAS TECH IN SEASON OPENERS 2011 Texas State 50 n Texas Tech is 63-26-3 all-time over its 92 season openers after the Red Raiders 2010 SMU 35 Sideline: delivered a 69-17 rout over Stephen F. Austin to open the 2016 campaign. Tech’s David Gibbs Defensive Coordinator 2009 North Dakota 38 69 points marked its most ever in a season opener. 2008 Eastern Washington 49 Joe Robinson Special Teams Coordinator n The Red Raiders boast the fourth-longest active winning streak in season Jabbar Juluke Associate Head Coach/Running Backs 2007 at SMU 49 openers nationally after beginning each of the last 14 years with a victory. That 2006 SMU 35 Terrance Jamison Defensive Line streak is the longest in the Big 12 Conference and trails only Florida (27), Ohio 2005 Florida International 56 Brandon Jones Offensive Line State (16) and Alabama (15) nationally. 2004 at SMU 27 Emmett Jones Outside Receivers n Texas Tech’s 14-game winning streak in season openers is the longest in school 2003 SMU 58 Karl Scott Defensive Backs history. Prior to this streak, the Red Raiders’ high was six-consecutive seasons 2002 at Ohio State 21 Press Box: opened with a win from 1972-77. 2001 New Mexico 42 Eric Morris Offensive Coordinator n Texas Tech has not dropped a season opener since falling at No. 12 Ohio State, 2000 New Mexico 24 Zac Spavital Linebackers 45-21, to open the 2002 campaign. The Red Raiders have not opened a season with a loss to an unranked opponent since falling at Arizona State, 31-13, in 1999. n Texas Tech has won each of its last 16 season openers played inside Jones AT&T Stadium. The Red Raiders’ last loss in a season TEAM INFORMATION opener played at home came in 1992 when No. 15 Oklahoma topped Tech, 34-9. 2016 Overall Record 5-7 n Since converting to the spread offense in 2000, Texas Tech has averaged 43.5 points per game over the course of 17 season Big 12 Record (Finish) 3-6 (T-6th) openers. The Red Raiders have scored at least 20 points in all 17 games during that time. Home Record 3-3 n During that same time (2000-present), opposing teams are only averaging Road Record 1-4 18.6 points per game against the Red Raider defense. Texas Tech has held oppo- WIN STREAKS IN SEASON OPENERS Neutral 1-0 nents under 20 points in 10 of its past 17 season openers. (National Rankings) Lettermen Returning/Lost 48/26 n Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury is a perfect 4-0 all-time in season open- Streak School 2017 Opponent Starters Returning/Lost (Offense) 7/4 ers after victories over SMU (2013), Central Arkansas (2014), Sam Houston State 27 Florida vs. Michigan Starters Returning/Lost (Defense) 7/4) (2015) and Stephen F. Austin (2016). The Red Raiders are averaging 52.8 points 16 Ohio State at Indiana Newcomers 44 per game in their four season openers under Kingsbury. 15 Alabama vs. Florida State 14 TEXAS TECH Eastern Washington TEAM HISTORY RED RAIDERS IN HOME OPENERS First Season 1925 n In addition to their impressive record in season openers, Texas Tech has also been dominant in home openers as well with a 73- All-Time Record/Seasons 556-436-32/92 17-2 all-time mark. The Red Raiders enter Saturday’s contest having won each of their last 17 home openers inside Jones AT&T Stadium. TEXAS TECH AGAINST THE FCS All-Time Conference Record 264-226-10 (20-1 Overall) n Since 1980, the Red Raiders are 33-4 in home openers with two of those losses Conference Championships 11 Year Opponent Result coming to ranked opponents (1992 - No. 15 Oklahoma; 1990 - No. 18 Houston) Bow Appearances/Record 37 (14-22-1) 2016 Stephen F.