2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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2017 Big 12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Oklahoma y$^		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 9 TCU y		7	–	2					11	–	3
No. 14 Oklahoma State		6	–	3					10	–	3
Texas		5	–	4					7	–	6
West Virginia		5	–	4					7	–	6
Kansas State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Iowa State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Texas Tech		3	–	6					6	–	7
Baylor		1	–	8					1	–	11
Kansas		0	–	9					1	–	11
Championship: Oklahoma 41, TCU 17
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represents Texas Tech University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Kliff Kingsbury leads the Red Raiders in his fifth season as the program's fifteenth head coach. The Red Raiders play their home games on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas at Jones AT&T Stadium, and compete as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team finished 5–7, 3–6 in Big 12 play. The team's conference wins were against Kansas, TCU, and Baylor and finished in 8th place in the Big 12. The Red Raiders finished the 2016 season with a 55–34 victory over Baylor, snapping a 5 game losing streak against the Bears.

The 2016 team finished with the 6th best offense and the worst defense in Division I FBS.

Personnel

2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 70 Zach Adams  Fr OT 58 Madison Akamnonu So OL 56 Jack Anderson Fr WR 19 Zach Austin Sr WR 13 Cameron Batson (C) Sr WR 17 De'Quan Bowman Jr WR 8 Tony Brown So OL 79 Travis Bruffy Fr WR 14 Dylan Cantrell (C) Sr WR 83 Xavier Castille Jr WR 82 Keke Coutee Jr OL 73 Dawson Deaton Fr QB 7 Jett Duffey Fr OL 54 Jajuan Dulaney Sr OL 74 Will Farrar Fr RB 27 DeMarcus Felton Jr QB 12 Colt Garrett  Fr OL 66 John Gerold So WR 88 Ja'Deion High Sr OL 77 Jacob Hines Jr FB 46 Henry Howard Fr WR 82 Hunter Isom Jr OL 70 Dwayne Johnson, Jr. Sr RB 24 Tre King Jr WR 31 Jake Levrier Fr WR 3 Xavier Martin Fr C 51 Tony Morales  Sr WR 32 Desmond Nisby Jr OL 75 Giovanni Pancotti  Fr FB 29 Mason Reed Jr G 72 Jack Reichel So WR 86 Dalton Rigdon Fr WR 20 Jojo Robinson Jr WR 80 Brandt Schilling  Fr WR 84 Nate Shelton Fr QB 16 Nic Shimonek (C) Sr WR 1 Quan Shorts So OL 71 Bailey Smith So G 76 Paul Stawarz Jr OL 64 Peyton Steele Fr OT 78 Terence Steele So RB 4 Justin Stockton Sr QB 10 Payne Sullins Jr WR, TE 17 Donta Thompson So WR 86 T.J. Vasher  Fr OL 68 Casey Verhulst Fr RB 25 Da'Leon Ward So WR 22 Antoine Wesley So WR 11 Derrick Willies Sr RB 30 Caleb Woodward Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 12 Quincy Addison Fr LB 40 Dakota Allen (C) Jr DB 21 Kisean Allen Jr LB 42 Matthew Anunda  Fr DL 52 Zach Barnes Sr LB 1 Jordyn Books So DL 50 Jesse Brown Jr DL 45 Aaron Calcote Fr DL 93 Tyler Carr Fr DB 25 Douglass Coleman III So DB 17 John Davis, Jr. Fr DB 15 Vaughnte Dorsey Jr DB 47 Cade Erwin So DB 23 Damarcus Fields  Fr DB 20 Adrian Frye Fr DB 36 Trey Gentry  Fr DL 94 Lonzell Gilmore So DL 13 Kolin Hill Jr DL 53 Eli Howard So LB 11 Riko Jeffers Fr DB 7 Jah'shawn Johnson (C) Jr DL 92 Noah Jones  Fr DL 9 Tony Jones Jr DB 28 Jaylon Lane Jr DB 16 Thomas Leggett So DL 57 Michael Mays Jr DL 91 Nelson Mbanasor Fr DL 98 Nick McCann  Fr DL 89 Houston Miller  Fr DB 26 Kevin Moore So DB 5 Octavious Morgan Jr DL 95 Talor Nunez Sr DB 31 Justus Parker So LB 10 Johnathan Picone So DB 3 D.J. Polite-Bray Sr DL 59 Zackery Semrak Fr DB 4 Desmon Smith So LB 33 Brayden Stringer So DB 19 Willie Sykes So LB 18 Christian Taylor So DL 99 Mychealon Thomas Sr DB 22 Trevor Walker Sr DB 14 Abraham Wallace Jr DL 97 Joseph Wallace So LB 35 Jamarcus Washington Fr DL 96 Broderick Washington, Jr. So DB 30 Jax Welch  Fr DL 90 Quentin Yontz Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK, P 49 Michael Barden Jr PK 39 Matthew Cluck Fr PK 37 John Delagarza  Fr PK 87 Michael Ewton Fr PK, P 96 Clayton Hatfield Jr LS 48 Kyle Heffron Sr LS 43 Noah Hess So LS 40 Connor Killian  Fr LS 50 Landan O'Connor Fr P 85 Dominic Panazzolo Jr	Head coach Kliff Kingsbury Coordinators/assistant coaches Jabbar Juluke David Gibbs Lee Hays Emmett Jones Eric Morris Kevin Patrick Joe Robinson Karl Scott Zac Spavital Rusty Whitt Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 9, 2017

Spring game

Texas Tech Spring Game  – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Red	7	19	22	1	49
Black	3	20	1	7	31

at The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, TX

• Date: April 1
• Game time: 3:00 PM
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• TV announcers (FSSW+): Robert Giovannetti • Chris Level • Taylor Peters

Texas Tech's 2017 spring game was held at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on April 1, 2017. The Red Raiders are the first collegiate football program to hold an event at The Star.

Schedule

Texas Tech announced their 2017 schedule on December 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule will consist of 6 home games, 5 away games, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Red Raiders will host Big 12 foes Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Kansas State, and TCU and will travel to Kansas, West Virginia, and Texas. Texas Tech will play Baylor in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium for the 76th meeting in their rivalry.

The Red Raiders will host non-conference games against Eastern Washington and Arizona State and will travel to its other non-conference opponent Houston in Houston, Texas.

September 23:00 p.m.No. 5 (FCS) Eastern Washington*

• Jones AT&T Stadium
• Lubbock, TX

FSNW 56–1054,988 September 167:00 p.m.Arizona State*

• Jones AT&T Stadium
• Lubbock, TX (Celebrate Cotton Game)

FSNW 52–4558,547 September 2311:00 a.m.at Houston*

• TDECU Stadium
• Houston, TX

ABC/ESPN2W 27–2436,383 September 307:00 p.m.No. 15 Oklahoma State

• Jones AT&T Stadium
• Lubbock, TX (Rivalry)

FOX   October 711:00 a.m.at Kansas

• Memorial Stadium
• Lawrence, KS

FS1   October 14at West Virginia

• Mountaineer Field
• Morgantown, WV

  October 21Iowa State

• Jones AT&T Stadium
• Lubbock, TX

  October 28at Oklahoma

• Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, OK

  November 4Kansas State

• Jones AT&T Stadium
• Lubbock, TX

  November 11vs. Baylor

• AT&T Stadium
• Arlington, TX (Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Shootout)

  November 18TCU

• Jones AT&T Stadium
• Lubbock, TX (Rivalry)

  November 247:00 p.m.at Texas

• Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
• Austin, TX (Rivalry)

FOX  

Season summary

Eastern Washington

See also: 2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Eastern Washington Eagles at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 (FCS) Eagles	0	10	0	0	10
Red Raiders	7	21	21	7	56

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: September 2
• Game time: 3:00 PM
• Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Weather: clear • Wind: NNW 10 MPH
• Game attendance: 54,988
• Referee: C. Castleberry
• TV announcers (FSN): Brendan Burke (play-by-play), Dave Anderson (color), Christian Steckel (reporter)
• Sources:

Game information

First quarter TTU – Justin Stockton 25-yard run (Micheal Ewton kick), 1:51. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:32. Second quarter EWU – Roldan Alcobendas 22-yard field goal, 10:32. Red Raiders 7–3. Drive: 16 plays, 71 yards, 6:19. TTU – Derrick Willies 75-yard pass from Nic Shimonek (Michael Ewton kick), 10:21. Red Raiders 14–3. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11. TTU – Keke Coutee 68-yard pass from Nic Shimonek (Michael Ewton kick), 5:54. Red Raiders 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:39. EWU – Terrance Grady 22-yard pass from Gage Guburd (Roland Alcobendas kick), 4:07. Red Raiders 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:38. TTU – Keke Coutee 17-yard pass from Nic Shimonek (Michael Ewton kick), 0:29. Red Raiders 28–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:38. Third quarter TTU – Tre King 1-yard run (Michael Ewton kick), 7:17. Red Raiders 35–10. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:15. TTU – Justin Stockton 4-yard run (Michael Ewton kick), 3:18. Red Raiders 42–10. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 3:10. TTU – Willie Sykes 35-yard interception return (Michael Ewton kick), 3:09. Red Raiders 49–10. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:09. Fourth quarter TTU – Quan Shorts 22-yard pass from McLane Carter (Michael Ewton kick), 12:44. Red Raiders 56–10. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:07. Top passers EWU – Gage Gubrud – 22/34, 207 yards, TD, INT TTU – Nic Shimonek – 26/30, 384 yards, 3 TD Top rushers EWU – Sam McPherson – 13 carries, 57 yards TTU – Desmond Nisby – 6 carries, 57 yards Top receivers EWU – Terrance Grady – 8 receptions, 93 yards, TD TTU – Derrick Willies – 4 receptions, 126 yards, TD

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2008	TTU, 49–24

The Red Raiders entered the game with quarterback Nic Shimonek making his first career start for Texas Tech after former Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 NFL Draft. Shimonek started the game by completing 14 straight passes and exited the game in the 3rd quarter, finishing 26/30 for 384 yards and 3 touchdowns with no interceptions. Red Raider backups McLane Carter and Jeff Duffey went 3/3 for 49 yards, 1 touchdown and 2/2 for 16 yards, respectively.

The Red Raiders received the opening kickoff and started at their own 25-yard line, but a delay of game penalty pushed them back to the 20. Shimonek was sacked on 3rd and 7, forcing the Red Raiders to punt on a three and out. The Eagles started at the Texas Tech 39-yard line following the punt, but Nic Sblendorio fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Texas Tech's Douglas Coleman III. The Red Raiders failed to capitalize on the turnover and punted from the Eastern Washington 43-yard line. The two teams traded punts before Tech scored on a Justin Stockton 25-yard run late in the 1st quarter with Michael Ewton making the PAT.

Eastern Washington opened the second quarter by marching down field to the Texas Tech 4-yard line, getting their first score of the day on a 22-yard field goal from Roldan Alcobendas to trail 7–3 with 10:32 left in the first half. The Red Raiders responded to the field goal on their next possession with Shimonek finding Derrick Willies for a 75–yard touchdown reception to lead 14–3 after Ewton's PAT. The Eagle's made it to the Tech 31-yard line and decided to go for it on 4th and 1, but couldn't pick up the first down. After the turnover on downs, Shimonek threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Keke Coutee to widen their lead to 21–3 following the PAT. The Eagles responded to the touchdown on their next possession with a 22-yard pass from Gage Gubrud to Terrance Grady; with Alcobendas making the PAT Eastern Washington trailed Texas Tech 10–21 with 4:07 left in the half. The Red Raiders would score another touchdown to lead 28–10 at halftime.

Texas Tech scored two offensive touchdowns in the 3rd quarter, one an 1-yard run from Tre King and another one an 4-yard run from Justin Stockton. With 3:09 left in the 3rd quarter, Guburd threw an interception to Willie Sykes who returned it 33-yards for a pick six, extending Tech's lead to 49–10 following Ewton's PAT. Texas Tech backup quarterback McLane Carter entered the game late in the 3rd quarter, ending the drive with a 22-yard touchdown pass Quan Shorts late in the 4th quarter. The Red Raiders ended their next two drives by turning over on downs. The Red Raiders won their season opener 56–10, improving to 5–0 in season openers under head coach Kliff Kingsbury. The Texas Tech defense held Eastern Washington, a team that has won 3 out of its last 5 games against FBS opponents, to only 10 points and 301 total yards while forcing 3 turnovers.

Arizona State

See also: 2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	3	14	21	7	45
Red Raiders	21	14	10	7	52

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 7:00 PM
• Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: cloudy, chance of rain • Wind: SSW 11 MPH
• Game attendance: 58,547
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (FSN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (color), Lesley McCaslin (reporter)
• Sources:

Game information

First quarter ASU – Brandon Ruiz 44-yard field goal, 7:48. Sun Devils 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:14. TTU – Keke Coutee 12-yard pass from Nic Shimonek (Clayton Hatfield kick), 4:25. Red Raiders 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:23. TTU – Cameron Batson 11-yard pass from Nic Shimonek (Clayton Hatfield kick), 1:48. Red Raiders 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:52. TTU – Dylan Cantrell 29-yard pass from Nic Shimonek (Clayton Hatfield kick), 0:04. Red Raiders 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:05. Second quarter ASU – Kyle Williams 3-yard pass from Manny Wilkins (Brandon Ruiz kick), 11:42. Red Raiders 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:22. ASU – Denario Richard 1-yard run (Brandon Ruiz kick), 5:34. Red Raiders 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:50. TTU – Mason Reed 10-yard pass from Nic Shimonek (Clayton Hatfield kick), 3:31. Red Raiders 28–17. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:03. TTU – Dylan Cantrell 14-yard pass from Nic Shimonek (Clayton Hatfield kick), 0:30. Red Raiders 35–17. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 0:37. Third quarter ASU – Kalen Ballage 1-yard run (Brandon Ruiz kick), 11:49. Red Raiders 35–24. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:27. TTU – Derrick Willies 28-yard pass from Nic Shimonek (Michael Barden kick), 9:25. Red Raiders 42–24. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24. ASU – Frank Darby 21-yard run (Brandon Ruiz kick), 6:31. Red Raiders 42–31. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 2:54. TTU – Michael Barden 39-yard field goal, 3:06. Red Raiders 45–31. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 3:25. ASU – Kyle Williams 9-yard pass from Manny Wilkins (Brandon Ruiz kick), 0:37. Red Raiders 45–38. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:29. Fourth quarter ASU – N'Keal Harry 21-yard pass from Manny Wilkins (Brand Ruiz kick), 9:52. Tied 45–45. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:10. TTU – Dylan Cantrell 3-yard run (Michael Barden kick), 1:55. Red Raiders 52–45. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 4:31. Top passers ASU – Manny Wilkins – 27/41, 326 yards, 3 TD TTU – Nic Shimonek – 37/50, 543 yards, 6 TD Top rushers ASU – Kalen Ballage – 16 carries, 56 yards, TD TTU – Justin Stockton – 12 carries, 47 yards Top receivers ASU – N'Keal Harry – 13 receptions, 148 yards, TD TTU – Keke Coutee – 12 receptions, 186 yards, TD

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2016	ASU, 68–55

Kickoff was delayed for an hour due to thunderstorms in the Lubbock area.

The Sun Devils received the opening kickoff, with Michael Barden's kick going out of bounds. Arizona State started at their own 35-yard line, making it all the way to the Texas Tech 23-yard line before the drive stalled out. Brandon Ruiz tried for a 41-yard field goal, but missed. The Red Raiders took over at their own 23, but couldn't pick up a first down and punted the ball. Arizona State made it to the Texas Tech 26-yard line, before bringing out Ruiz for another field goal attempt. This time Ruiz's kick, a 44-yard attempt, was good, giving the Sun Devils a 3–0 lead midway through the 1st quarter. Despite a slow offensive start, Texas Tech scored 21 unanswered points to lead 21–3 at the end of the 1st.

On Arizona State's next offensive position they scored their first touchdown on a 3-yard pass from Manny Wilkins to Kyle Williams. On the drive, Texas Tech's defense committed 4 penalties. The Red Raiders almost scored on their next possession, but Desmond Nisby fumbled the ball just short of the goal line. The Sun Devils scored following the fumble recovery to trail 17–21 with 5:34 left in the half. Following miscues by both the defense and offense on previous drives, the Red Raiders scored on a 10-yard pass from Nic Schimonek to fullback Mason Reed. Texas Tech's defense stopped Arizona State's offense on the following drive, forcing the Sun Devils to punt from their own 38-yard line. On the punt, Michael Sleep-Dalton's punt was blocked by Ja'Deion High, who recovered the ball at the Arizona State 27-yard line. The Red Raiders scored quickly following the blocked punt, extending their lead to 35–17. The first half ended with Wilkins being sacked by Mychealon Thomas for a loss of 11-yards.

Texas Tech's offense struggled in the 3rd quarter, while the defense gave up 3 touchdowns to the Sun Devils. After trailing by 18 at halftime, Arizona State tied the game 45–45 after a 21-yard pass from Wilkins to N'Keal Harry with 9:52 left to play. The two teams traded punts before the Red Raiders retook the lead following receiver Dylan Cantrell's 3-yard touchdown. On the next possession, Arizona State made it to their own 37-yard line but a false start penalty and Wilkins being sacked by Zach Barnes and Eli Howard pushed the Sun Devils back to their 17-yard line, bringing up 4th and 30. Wilkins tried a deep pass to Harry, but it was incomplete and Arizona State turned the ball over on downs, giving the Red Raiders a 52–45 victory.

Houston

See also: 2017 Houston Cougars football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Houston Cougars  – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	6	7	7	7	27
Cougars	0	10	0	14	24

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 11:00 AM
• Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: partly cloudy • Wind: E 8 MPH
• Game attendance: 36,383
• Referee: Brandon Cruse
• TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Tommy Tuberville (color), Paul Carcaterra (reporter)
• Sources:

Game information

First quarter TTU – Michael Ewton 32-yard field goal, 9:57. Red Raiders 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 17 yards, 4:10. TTU – Michael Barden 47-yard field goal, 1:45. Red Raiders 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 39 yards, 3:17. Second quarter TTU – Desmond Nisby 3-yard run (Michael Ewton kick), 11:08. Red Raiders 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 4:04. HOU – Caden Novikoff 45-yard field goal, 8:26. Red Raiders 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 2:42. HOU – D'Eriq King 18-yard pass from Kyle Allen (Caden Novikoff kick), 4:41. Red Raiders 13–10. Drive: 2 plays, 19 yards, 0:29. Third quarter TTU – Keke Coutee 77-yard pass from Nic Shimonek (Michael Barden kick), 4:48. Red Raiders 20–10. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:25. Fourth quarter TTU – Justin Stockton 20-yard pass from Nic Shimonek (Michael Barden kick), 7:28. Red Raiders 27–10. Drive: 2 plays, 94 yards, 1:15. HOU – Kyle Postma 9-yard run (Caden Novikoff kick), 4:29. Red Raiders 27–17. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 2:59. HOU – Linell Bonner 4-yard pass from Kyle Allen (Caden Novikoff kick), 0:15. Red Raiders 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 1:27. Top passers TTU – Nic Shimonek – 29/45, 321 yards, 2 TD, INT HOU – Kyle Allen 24/39, 217 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers TTU – Justin Stockton – 10 carries, 102 yards HOU – Kyle Postma – 4 carries, 52 yards, TD Top receivers TTU – Keke Coutee – 11 receptions, 161 yards, TD HOU – Steven Dunbar – 6 receptions, 83 yards

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–18–1	2010	TTU, 35–20

Texas Tech closed non–conference play against instate and former Southwest Conference rival Houston.

Houston received the opening kickoff with their first drive ending in a Kyle Allen pass being intercepted by Dakota Allen. Texas Tech scored 3 of off the turnover with Michael Ewton making a 32-yard field goal to give the Red Raiders a 3–0 lead. The Cougars committed a total of 5 turnovers in the game while the Red Raiders only had 1. In a defensive battle, Texas Tech beat Houston 27–24, improving to 3–0 for the first time since 2013. With the victory, the Red Raiders ended the Cougars' 16-game home winning streak.

Oklahoma State

See also: 2017 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team and Oklahoma State–Texas Tech football rivalry

Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
#15 Cowboys			0
Red Raiders			0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 7:00 PM
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color), Jenny Taft (reporter)
• Sources:

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers OKST – TTU – Top rushers OKST – TTU – Top receivers OKST – TTU –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–20–3	2016	OKST, 45–44

Kansas

See also: 2017 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks  – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Red Raiders			0
Jawhawks			0

at Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS

• Date: October 7
• Game time: 11:00 AM
• TV: FS1

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–1	2016	TTU, 55–19

West Virginia

See also: 2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Red Raiders			0
Mountaineers			0

at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV

• Date: October 14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2016	WVU, 48–17

Iowa State

See also: 2017 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Cyclones			0
Red Raiders			0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: October 21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–4	2016	ISU, 66–10

Oklahoma

See also: 2017 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Red Raiders			0
Sooners			0

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK

• Date: October 28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–18	2016	OKLA, 66–59

Kansas State

See also: 2017 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Wildcats			0
Red Raiders			0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: November 4

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–8	2016	KSU, 44–38

Baylor

See also: 2017 Baylor Bears football team and Baylor–Texas Tech football rivalry

Baylor Bears vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Red Raiders			0
Bears			0

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX

• Date: November 11

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–37–1	2016	TTU, 54–35

TCU

See also: 2017 TCU Horned Frogs football team and TCU–Texas Tech football rivalry

TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Horned Frogs			0
Red Raiders			0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: November 18

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–25–3	2016	TTU, 27–24 2OT

Texas

See also: 2017 Texas Longhorns football team and Texas–Texas Tech football rivalry

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns  – Game summary

Period	1	2	Total
Red Raiders			0
Longhorns			0

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX

• Date: November 24
• Game time: 7:00 PM
• TV: FOX

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–50	2016	TEX, 45–37

Statistics

Scoring

Scores against all opponents

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 3 34 21 21 79 Texas Tech 34 42 38 21 135

Scores against the Big 12

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 0 0 0 0 0 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0

Weekly awards

• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week

Nic Shimonek (week 3 vs. Arizona State)

• Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week

Dakota Allen (week 4 vs. Houston)

• Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week

Ja'Deion High (week 3 vs. Arizona State)

Rankings

See also: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	RV
CFP	Not released																Not released