TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL 38 BOWL APPEARANCES | 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 571 ALL-TIME VICTORIES GAME #24 OKLAHOMA Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454) 7 p.m. Lubbock, Texas FOX vs Oct. 31, 2020 6 TTU Sports Network SERIES HISTORY TEXAS TECH #24 OKLAHOMA Overall OU leads 21-6 Record 2-3 Overall; 1-3 Big 12 Record 3-2 Overall; 2-2 Big 12 In Lubbock OU leads 8-4 Rankings AP: NR | Coaches: NR | CFP: -- Rankings AP: 24 | Coaches: 24 | CFP: -- In Norman OU leads 12-2 Last Game Def. West Virginia, 34-27 Last Game Def. TCU, 33-14 At Neutral Site OU leads 1-0 Streak Won 1 Streak Won 1 Current Streak Lost 8 Head Coach Matt Wells Head Coach Lincoln Riley Last Meeting OU 55, Tech 16 (2019) Career Record 50-45 (8th Season) Career Record 39-8 (4th Season) Record at Texas Tech 6-11 (2nd Season) Record at Oklahoma Same Record vs. Oklahoma 0-1 Record vs. Texas Tech 3-0 TV: FOX n Play-by-Play: Tim Brando n Analyst: Spencer Tillman TALE OF THE TAPE n Producer: Jacob Jolivette 32.2 (44/4) Points/Game (14/2) 39.8 37.0 (83/9) Points Allowed/Game (43/5) 26.8 RADIO: TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORK 149.0 (58/5) Rush Yards/Game (60/6) 148.4 281.8 (24/4) Pass Yards/Game (7/1) 352.8 n Play-by-Play: Brian Jensen 430.8 (31/4) Total Offense/Game (12/1) 501.2 n Analyst: John Harris 486.8 (89/10) Total Defense/Game (25/3) 344.2 n Sideline Reporter: Chris Level (National Ranking/Big 12 Ranking) n Engineer: Steve Pitts n Satellite Radio: Sirius 138 / XM 199 SATURDAY STORYLINES n National Radio: None TECH LOOKS TO BUILD OFF WVU VICTORY n Mobile App: TuneIn (search Texas Tech) n Texas Tech will look to continue its winning ways Saturday night when the Red Raiders host Oklahoma inside Jones AT&T Stadium. Tech will be SOCIAL MEDIA: #WreckEm searching for its first win over the Sooners since 2011 when the Red Raid- n Twitter: @TexasTechFB ers shocked the top-ranked Sooners in Norman. n Hashtag: #WreckEm / #WeUsOur n The Red Raiders are coming off a 34-27 victory over West Virginia last n Instagram: @TexasTech_FB weekend to improve to 2-3 on the season. The victory snapped a six-game losing streak for the Red Raiders in Big 12 contests decided by a possession n Facebook: TexasTechFootball or less (8 points). Texas Tech had not previously won a close game against a league foe since topping TCU, 17-14, midway through the 2018 season. 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 UNDER THE LIGHTS ON HALLOWEEN Tommy McVay. The Red Raiders will wear a helmet sticker in all 10 n Dating back to the start of the 2002 season, Texas Tech is 40-15 in night games this year to honor the late McVay, who passed suddenly on games at Jones AT&T Stadium, a 72.7 winning percentage the Red Raiders Aug. 13 at the age of 76. will look to improve upon this weekend. The Red Raiders are currently 1-1 in night games at home under Matt Wells. McVay was always a familiar face on n To add to the suspense, the Red Raiders will be playing on Halloween the Red Raider sidelines where he night, marking only the 15th time in program history Texas Tech has played spent 23 full seasons under five dif- on the date. This will be the first time during the Big 12 era where Tech will ferent head coaches. He was among host a game on Halloween night as the Red Raiders previously faced Mis- the first hires for head coach Matt souri (1998), Kansas (2009) and Oklahoma State (2015) in the afternoon. Wells shortly after he touched down in Lubbock for the first time. McVay was responsible for Texas Tech TECH FINDING OTHER WAYS TO SCORE landing future Red Raider standout n Texas Tech has developed a knack for key moments on defense this and NFL great Wes Welker during his career as he convinced then season as the Red Raiders are currently tied for the national lead with three head coach Mike Leach to use the program’s last scholarship on defensive touchdowns this season. Tech found the end zone defensively for the relatively-unknown recruit out of McVay’s native Oklahoma. the third time this season in the win over West Virginia as Zech McPhearson McVay was a standout basketball and track and field athlete at broke a 27-27 tie by returning a fumble recovery 56 yards for a touchdown. Southeastern Oklahoma State where he was inducted into its n Texas Tech is coming off one of its best defensive performances of the Hall of Fame in 2009. He was honored for his work locally in 2017 season last weekend as West Virginia’s was limited to only 91 rushing yards when the Texas Tech chapter of the National Football Foundation (3.1 yards per carry) and scored its only touchdown of the second half on a presented him the award for outstanding contribution to amateur drive that started at the Red Raider 24 yard line early in the third quarter. 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 | 7 p.m. Nov. 7 | TBA Nov. 14 | TBA Nov. 28 | TBA Dec. 5 | TBA Big 12 Now on ESPN+ FOX FS1 ABC ESPN2 FOX TBA TBA TBA TBA #WreckEm 2020 TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL | GAME 6: OKLAHOMA THE OKLAHOMA SERIES SERIES HISTORY Chief of Staff from 2005-07. He moved to a coaching role as the n This will be the 28th all-time meeting between Texas Tech and Red Raiders’ wide receivers coach from 2008-09. Wylie, finally, Oklahoma as the Red Raiders will be looking to snap an eight- was Tech’s head football strength and conditioning coach from game losing streak against the Sooners. Oklahoma controls the 2003-09. overall series between the two schools with a 21-6 all-time record n Texas Tech offensive coordinator David Yost was on the same versus the Red Raiders. staff as his defensive counterpart this weekend in Oklahoma de- OKLAHOMA (6-21) n The Red Raiders will be looking for their first win over the Soon- fensive coordinator Alex Grinch at Missouri in 2012. Yost was in Games Played: 27 ers at home since 2009 when Texas Tech handed Oklahoma a 41- his final season of a 12-year tenure as Missouri’s assistant head Home: 4-8; Away: 2-12; Neutral: 0-1; OT: 0-0. 13 rout. That victory marked the Red Raiders’ third-consecutive coach, offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator, while Big 12: 6-18 (Home: 4-7; Away: 2-11). win over the Sooners inside Jones AT&T Stadium at the time. Grinch was beginning a three-year stint as the Tigers’ safeties Jones AT&T Stadium: 12 (4-8). n Texas Tech will be facing a ranked Oklahoma team for the coach. Grinch was also a graduate assistant at Missouri from Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium: 14 (2-12). 11th-consecutive year Saturday. The Red Raiders are 3-18 all- 2002-04 as was OU inside linebackers coach Brian Odom in 2005. Games decided by 3 points or less: 2 (1-1). time against ranked Oklahoma teams. n Keith Patterson and Bill Bedenbaugh also spent one season Games decided by 7 points or less: 6 (2-4). together at West Virginia as Patterson was the Mountaineers’ Most Points-TTU: 59 (66-59 loss on Oct. 22, 2016). TEXAS TECH-OKLAHOMA CONNECTIONS co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2012, while Most Points-OU: 66 (66-59 loss on Oct. 22, 2016). n Texas Tech has numerous ties to the state of Oklahoma on Bedenbaugh served as the offensive line coach. Fewest Points-TTU: 7 (45-7 loss on Nov. 13, 2010). its coaching staff, beginning with head coach Matt Wells and his Fewest Points-OU: 12 (22-12 win on Nov. 23, 1996). brother, inside receivers and tight ends coach Luke Wells, who STAT NOTABLES vs. OKLAHOMA Largest Win: 28 (41-13 win on Nov. 21, 2009). are both natives of Sallisaw. Luke Wells attended the University n Eli Howard has 2.0 career sacks against the Sooners as he got Largest Loss: 45 (60-15 loss on Nov. 23, 2002). of Oklahoma, earning his degree in secondary education in 2002 to the quarterback in the 2017 meeting as well as last year’s con- Win Streak: 1, six times. after serving as a student assistant for the Sooners from 1999- test in Norman. Howard is currently ninth all-time in Texas Tech Loss Streak: 8 (2012-Present). 01. In addition, defensive coordinator Keith Patterson is originally history with 16.5 career sacks. Most Attended: 86,309 on Oct. 28, 2017, in Norman, Okla. from Marlow, which is located roughly 65 miles southwest of Nor- n Zech McPhearson recorded six tackles in his first game Last 10: 1-9. man, while offensive line coach Steve Farmer is a native of Coweta against the Sooners a year ago to go along with a 27-yard punt Last 20: 4-16.