TEXAS TECH 2015 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL @TechAthletics | @TechGameday | #WreckEm 37 BOWL APPEARANCES | 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 551 ALL-TIME VICTORIES GAME LSU GAME BREAKDOWN Dec. 29, 2015 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS #20 LSU TIGERS 13 8 p.m. CT | ESPN Houston, Texas | NGR Stadium (71,500) Record 7-5; 4-5 Big 12 Record 8-3; 5-3 SEC Ranking Not Ranked in Associated Press Ranking No. 20 in College Football Playoff GAME COVERAGE Not Ranked in Amway Coaches No. 22 in Associated Press ESPN Joe Tessitore (Play-by-Play) Last Game Def. Texas, 48-45 No. 21 in Amway Coaches Jesse Palmer, David Pollack (Analysts) Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury Last Game Def. Texas A&M, 19-7 Maria Taylor (Sideline) Career Record 19-18 (3rd Season) Head Coach Les Miles ESPN RADIO Texas Tech Record 19-18 (3rd Season) Career Record 139-53 (15th Season) Bob Wischusen (Play-by-Play) Kingsbury vs. LSU 0-0 LSU Record 110-32 (11th Season) Brock Huard (Analyst) Shannon Spake (Sideline) vs. Miles 0-0 Miles vs. TTU 1-3 Texas Tech vs. LSU 0-2 vs. Kingsbury 0-0 TTU SPORTS NETWORK Brian Jensen (Play-by-Play) A TEXAS TECH WIN WOULD... ADVOCARE TEXAS BOWL SCHEDULE John Harris (Analyst) Chris Level (Sideline) • Improve Texas Tech to 15-21-1 all-time in bowl games. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25 • Improve Texas Tech to 1-2 all-time against LSU. Team Arrival ___________________________ TBA 2015 SCHEDULES • Extend Texas Tech’s bowl winning streak to five straight, the TEXAS TECH (7-5; 4-5 BIG 12) longest active streak in the Big 12 Conference. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 SEPTEMBER • (3-1) Texas Tech Practice* - Closed ___________12:55-2:45 p.m. +# 5 SAM HOUSTON STATE W, 59-45 FSN UNDER KLIFF KINGSBURY Rodeo Bowl, George’s Ranch __________4:30-7:30 p.m. • Improve Texas Tech to 20-18 under Kliff Kingsbury. George Ranch Historical Park 12 UTEP W, 69-20 FSN • Improve Texas Tech to 2-0 in bowl games under Kingsbury. 10215 FM 762 Rd. Richmond, TX 77469 19 at Arkansas W, 35-24 ESPN2 • Make Kliff Kingsbury just the second Texas Tech head coach to 26 #3 TCU* L, 52-55 FOX win each of his first two bowl appearances (DeWitt Weaver). SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27 OCTOBER • (2-3) *+# TOP GAMEDAY STORYLINES Texas Tech Practice _______________12:55-2:15 p.m. 3 vs. #5 Baylor* (Arlington) L, 35-63 ABC/ESPN2 DePelchin Children’s Center, Museum District#+ _ 3:30-5 p.m. • Texas Tech will make its 37th all-time bowl appearance when 10 IOWA STATE* W, 66-31 FSN 1500 Binz St. Houston, TX 77004 the Red Raiders and No. 20 LSU meet in the AdvoCare V100 # 17 at Kansas* W, 30-20 FS1 Texas Bowl Pep Rally, Miller Outdoor Theater _4:30-7:30 p.m. Texas Bowl. The Red Raiders are 14-21-1 all-time in bowl 24 at #17 Oklahoma* L, 27-63 ABC Media Reception, Armadillo Palace __________6:30 p.m. games, including a perfect 3-0 mark in their last three bowl Kliff Kingsbury Radio Show, Galleria Daily Grill# ___ 6-7 p.m. 31 #12 OKLAHOMA STATE* L, 53-70 ESPN appearances in the state of Texas. NOVEMBER • (2-1) • This will be the third all-time meeting between Texas Tech MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 and LSU and the first time the two schools have faced each 7 at West Virginia* L, 26-31 FS1 Luncheon, Hyatt Regency+# _____________ Noon-2 p.m. other in a bowl game. Texas Tech is 0-2 all-time against LSU. 14 KANSAS STATE* W, 59-44 FS1 Press Conference, Hyatt Regency+# _________ 2-2:30 p.m. • Texas Tech is 2-5-1 all-time in bowl games against current 26 at Texas* W, 48-45 FS1 1200 Louisiana St. Houston, TX 77002 members of the Southeastern Conference. The Red Raiders DECEMBER • (0-0) last defeated an SEC opponent in a bowl game in 1973 with a 29 vs. #22 LSU 8 p.m. ESPN TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 28-19 victory over Tennessee in the Gator Bowl. # • Texas Tech has won each of its last four bowl games, marking TexFest Spirit Walk, NRG Stadium ___________5:30 p.m. LSU (8-3; 5-3 SEC) + the longest active streak in the Big 12 Conference. Texas Tech vs. LSU, NRG Stadium ________ 8 p.m. (ESPN) SEPTEMBER • (3-0) • Texas Tech concluded the regular season ranked second na- * All Practices will be held at Houston Baptist University. The 5 MCNEESE STATE Cancelled SECN tionally in scoring average (46.5), passing offense (391.3) 12 at #25 Mississippi State* W, 21-19 ESPN Dec. 27 practice will be open to media for the first 20 min- and total offense (588.1). utes. 19 #18 AUBURN* W, 45-21 CBS • The Red Raiders scored at least 25 points in all 12 games of + Media availability during/after the event. 26 at Syracuse W, 34-24 ESPN the regular season, marking the longest streak with 25 or # Video opportunities at event. OCTOBER • (4-0) more points during a season in program history. Texas Tech Schedule is subject to change. 3 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 44-22 ESPNU has totaled at least 25 points in 15-straight games dating back to the 2014 season. COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS 10 SOUTH CAROLINA* W, 45-24 ESPN • Texas Tech is the only school in a Power-5 Conference (ACC, 17 #8 FLORIDA* W, 35-28 ESPN SEC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12) to score at least 25 points in every 24 WESTERN KENTUCKY W, 48-20 ESPNU game this season. Bowling Green is the only other school in NOVEMBER • (1-3) the FBS to achieve that streak as well. 7 at #7 Alabama* L, 16-30 CBS • Texas Tech needs to score 11 points against LSU to snap the 14 ARKANSAS* L, 14-31 ESPN single-season school record for most points. The Red Raiders, who scored a program record 569 points in 2008, have to- GREG HOTCHKISS MATT DOWDY BLAKE ZIMMERMAN 21 at #25 Ole Miss* L, 17-38 CBS taled 559 points so far this season. Associate A.D. Associate Director Associate Director 28 TEXAS A&M* W, 19-7 SECN • Texas Tech has scored at least 50 points a school-record six Primary Contact Secondary Contact Secondary Contact DECEMBER • (0-0) times this season, including four times in Big 12 play which C: (412) 491-5296 C: (806) 928-5190 C: 806-685-8209 29 vs. Texas Tech 8 p.m. ESPN also snapped a program record. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2015 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL | ADVOCARE V100 TEXAS BOWL INSIDE THE SERIES TEXAS TECH FACES NO. 20 LSU IN 2015 ADVOCARE V100 TEXAS TECH BOWL NOTES LSU (0-2) TEXAS BOWL • Texas Tech advances to a bowl game for the 37th time in its GP: 2; Home: 0-1; Away: 0-1; Neutral: 0-0; OT: 0-0. Texas Tech concludes its 2015 football season when it travels football history. The 37 bowl appearances rank as the nation’s to Houston to play No. 20 LSU (8-3) in the AdvoCare V100 Texas 17th most nationally and third-best among Big 12 Confer- SERIES HISTORY Bowl at NRG Stadium on Tuesday, Dec. 29. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. CT. ence programs. Tech will advance to a bowl game for the 14th time in the last 16 years. Date Loc. W/L TTU LSU Att. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN. Joe Tessitore • Texas Tech has a four-game bowl win streak intact. The streak Oct. 16, 1954 A L 13 20 25,000 (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (color analyst), David Pollack (col- ranks as the longest current bowl win streak in the Big 12 Oct. 5, 1957 H L 14 19 16,000 or analyst) and Maria Taylor (sidelines) will call the game live Conference. The Red Raiders have registered consecutive vic- STATISTICAL LEADERS from NRG Stadium, while Josh Hoffman will handle production. tories over Michigan State (41-31 win in 2009 Alamo Bowl), Northwestern (45-38 win in 2010 TicketCity Bowl), Minneso- Fans may tune into one of the 44 region-wide affiliates of the ta (34-31 win in 2012 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas) and Texas Tech Radio Network. Brian Jensen returns to the broad- Arizona State (37-23 win in 2013 Holiday Bowl). cast booth as play-by-play announcer for his 16th consecu- • Texas Tech is 14-21-1 all-time in its previous 36 bowl appear- tive season and is joined by veteran John Harris, who is in his ances. TEXAS TECH CATEGORY LSU 33rd year of providing analysis. In his sixth season, Chris Level • Kliff Kingsbury has guided the Red Raiders to bowl games in DeAndre Washington Rushing Leonard Fournette rounds out the crew as sideline reporter. two of his first three seasons as Texas Tech head coach. His 223 att., 1455 yds., 14 TD 271 att., 1741 yds., 18 TD first bowl appearance was in the 2013 Holiday Bowl, a 37- Patrick Mahomes II Passing Brandon Harris Tickets are available for purchase online at texastech.com or by 23 win over Arizona State in San Diego, Calif. A win over LSU calling the athletics ticket office at (806) 742-TECH. would give Kingsbury wins in each of his two bowl appear- 336-517, 4283 yds., 32 TD 135-254, 1904 yds., 12 TD ances. He would become the first coach at Texas Tech to win Jakeem Grant Receiving Malachi Dupre For the 37th time in its football history and 14th time in the his first two bowl games since DeWitt Weaver guided the Red 80 rec., 1143 yds., 7 TD 39 rec., 602 yds., 6 TD last 16 seasons, Texas Tech has advanced to a postseason bowl Raiders to wins in the 1951 Sun Bowl and 1953 Gator Bowl.