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2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record4–6 (3–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Yost (2nd season)
Offensive schemeHurry-up spread
Defensive coordinatorKeith Patterson (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorDerek Jones (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumJones AT&T Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Iowa State y   8 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 6 Oklahoma y$   6 – 2     9 – 2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State   6 – 3     8 – 3  
No. 19 Texas   5 – 3     7 – 3  
TCU   5 – 4     6 – 4  
West Virginia   4 – 4     6 – 4  
Kansas State   4 – 5     4 – 6  
Texas Tech   3 – 6     4 – 6  
Baylor   2 – 7     2 – 7  
Kansas   0 – 8     0 – 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by Matt Wells in his second season as the program's 16th head coach. The Red Raiders played their home games on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas at Jones AT&T Stadium, and competed as members of the Big 12 Conference. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the stadium's capacity was reduced to 25%.[1]

On December 14, just over a week after the team's game against Kansas, offensive coordinator David Yost was fired. The Red Raiders finished the season with the 60th ranked offense in FBS, averaging 29.1 points per game.[2]

Preseason

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Recruiting class

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References:[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Philip Blidi
Defensive Line 		Portales, NM Portales HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg) - Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tahj Brooks
Running Back 		Manor, TX Manor HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 215 lb (98 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ethan Carde
Offensive Lineman 		Valrico, FL Bloomingdale HS
Coffeyville CC 		6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 325 lb (147 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jonathan Davis
Defensive Back 		Dallas, TX South Oak Cliff HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Devin Drew
Defensive Lineman 		Kansas City, MO Raytown HS
Iowa Western CC 		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 260 lb (120 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Nate Floyd
Defensive Back 		College Station, TX A&M Consolidated HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Loic Fouonji
Wide Receiver 		Midland, TX Midland Lee HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Ryan Frank
Defensive Back 		Magnolia, TX Magnolia West HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
John Holcomb
Tight End 		Wellington, TX Wellington HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Derrick Lewis II
Linebacker 		Schertz, TX Samuel Clemens HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Krishon Merriweather
Linebacker 		Hazelwood, MO Hazelwood West HS
Garden City CC 		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 230 lb (100 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Kobee Minor
Defensive Back 		Lake Dallas, TX Lake Dallas HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Larry Moore
Offensive Lineman 		Missouri City, TX Fort Bend Marshall HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 285 lb (129 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
L. B. Moore
Outside Linebacker 		Amarillo, TX Tascosa HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 285 lb (129 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ja'Lynn Polk
Wide Receiver 		Lufkin, TX Lufkin HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Myles Price
Wide Receiver 		The Colony, TX The Colony HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Brandon Bouyer–Randle
Linebacker 		Battle Creek, MI Battle Creek Central HS
Michigan State 		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Caleb Rogers
Offensive Lineman 		Mansfield, TX Lake Ridge HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 275 lb (125 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Donovan Smith
Quarterback 		Las Vegas, NV Frenship HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
J. J. Sparkman
Wide Receiver 		Longview, TX Pine Tree HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) - Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars

Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Butkus Award[4] Riko Jeffers LB SR
Davey O'Brien Award[5] Alan Bowman QB SO
Doak Walker Award[6] SaRodorick Thompson RB SO
Wuerffel Trophy[7] Zech McPhearson DB SR

Big 12 media days

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The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Big 12 media poll

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Big 12 media poll[9]
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Oklahoma 888 (80)
2 Oklahoma State 742 (6)
3 Texas 727 (4)
4 Iowa State 607
5 Baylor 489
6 TCU 477
7 Kansas State 366
8 West Virginia 287
9 Texas Tech 267
10 Kansas 100

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

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Schedule

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Texas Tech had games scheduled against Alabama State, Arizona, and UTEP, but were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 127:00 p.m.Houston Baptist*
ESPN+W 35–3311,157
September 262:30 p.m. No. 8 Texas
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
FoxL 56–63 OT16,615
October 32:30 p.m.at Kansas State
FS1L 21–3110,932
October 102:30 p.m.at No. 24 Iowa State
ABCL 15–3113,502
October 244:30 p.m.West Virginiadagger
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
ESPN2W 34–2713,532
October 317:00 p.m.No. 24 Oklahoma
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
FoxL 28–6214,431
November 72:30 p.m.at TCU
FS1L 18–3412,356
November 143:00 p.m.Baylor
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
FS1W 24–2312,914
November 2811:00 a.m.at No. 23 Oklahoma State
FoxL 44–5014,645
December 511:00 a.m.Kansas
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
FS2W 16–139,877
Schedule Source:[12]

Personnel

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2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 3 Henry Colombi Jr
RB 4 SaRodorick Thompson So
QB 7 Donovan Smith Fr
QB 8 Maverik McIvor  Fr
WR 9 T. J. Vasher Sr
QB 10 Alan Bowman  So
WR 12 Ja'Lynn Polk Fr
WR 13 McLane Mannix Sr
WR 14 Xavier White So
TE 15 Travis Koontz Sr
QB 16 Logan Greene  Fr
QB 17 Taylor Null Jr
WR 18 Cameron Cantrell  Fr
WR 22 Seth Collins Sr
RB 28 Tahj Brooks Fr
RB 29 Kendell Jimerson So
RB 30 Jax Welch Sr
RB 33 Ronnie Hart So
WR 35 Mark Richardson Jr
TE 40 Connor Killian Sr
TE 41 Jackson Pace Jr
RB 42 Chux Nwabuko III So
TE 49 Jackson Bagget  Fr
OL 53 Trevor Robinson  Fr
OL 56 Jack Anderson Jr
OL 57 Ty Morrow Jr
OL 59 DeMarcus Marshall So
OL 60 CJ Zotz  Fr
OL 63 Aaron Castro  Fr
OL 64 Clayton Franks So
OL 65 Zach Adams Sr
OL 66 Hakeem White So
OL 67 Troy Bradshaw So
OL 68 Casey Verhulst Jr
OL 69 John Stewart  Fr
OL 70 Weston Wright So
OL 71 Reece Azam  Fr
OL 72 Landon Peterson  Fr
OL 73 Dawson Deaton Jr
OL 74 Will Farrar Jr
OL 77 Ethan Carde So
OL 79 Wyatt Garritty Fr
WR 80 Kevin Terry So
WR 82 KeSean Carter Jr
WR 83 Myller Royals So
WR 84 Erik Ezukanma So
WR 85 Trey Cleveland  Fr
WR 86 Dalton Rigdon Jr
WR 87 Sterling Galban So
TE 88 Simon Gonzalez  Fr
WR 89 Caden Leggett So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 1 Krishon Merriweather Jr
LB 2 Brandon Bouyer–Randle Sr
DB 3 Xavier Martin Jr
LB 6 Riko Jeffers Sr
DB 7 Adrian Frye Jr
DB 8 Zech McPhearson Sr
DB 16 Thomas Leggett Sr
DB 17 John Davis Jr. Jr
LB 17 Colin Schooler Sr
DB 19 DeQuanteous Watts  Fr
LB 20 Kosi Eldridge Jr
LB 20 Richard Olszak So
DB 22 Ja'Marcus Ingram Sr
DB 23 DaMarcus Fields Sr
DB 24 Adam Beck Jr
DB 25 Dadrion Taylor So
DB 26 Canon Roeder So
DB 27 Alex Hogan So
DB 28 Darien Boyd  Fr
DB 29 Devyn Butler  Fr
DB 30 Cole Boyd  Fr
LB 31 Tyrique Matthews So
LB 34 Bryce Robinson  Fr
LB 35 Patrick Curley So
LB 37 Xavier Benson So
DB 38 Jett Whitfield  Fr
LB 39 Michael Nelson Jr
DB 41 Luis Jaramillo  Fr
DB 42 Austin Brougham Jr
LB 43 Darryl Minor  Fr
LB 45 Christian Lavalle  Fr
LB 46 Joshua Rodriguez  Fr
LB 47 Ethan Frasier  Fr
LB 48 Blu Caylor  Fr
LB 49 Chance Cover  Fr
LB 51 Wyatt Watson  Fr
DL 53 Eli Howard Sr
LB 54 Bryce Ramirez  Fr
DL 59 Zachary Semrak Jr
DL 61 Troy Te'O Jr
DL 77 Tre'Jon Lewis  Fr
DL 86 Elisaia Siliga  Fr
DL 89 Alexander Poole Jr
DL 90 Devin Drew Jr
DL 91 Nelson Mbanasor Jr
DL 92 Noah Jones Sr
DL 93 John Scott III So
DL 95 Jaylon Hutchings So
DL 96 Johnathan King Jr
DL 97 Tony Bradford Jr. So
DL 98 Nick McCann Sr
DL 99 Gilbert Ibeneme  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P 10 Johnathan Garibay Jr
K, P 31 Austin McNamara So
LS 34 Landon O'Connor Jr
K 36 Trey Wolff So
LS 42 John Berard Jr
P 48 Cody Waddell Sr
LS 52 Geno Albini So
LS 54 Luke Rizzo  Fr
K 62 Gabriel Lozano  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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Houston Baptist

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See also: 2020 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Houston Baptist Huskies at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 3 7 101333
Red Raiders 14 7 7735

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

Game information

Texas Tech opened up the 2020 season at home against FCS opponent Houston Baptist. The Red Raiders' defense struggled to contain the Huskies' offense, giving up 600 total yards and allowing Houston Baptist quarterback Bailey Zappe to throw for 567 yards and four touchdowns.

Texas Tech received the opening kickoff and quickly went downfield with Alan Bowman finding Erik Ezukanma for a 7-yard touchdown pass with 13:22 left in the first quarter. Houston Baptist responded on its first drive with a 40-yard field goal from Gino Garcia to make it 7–3. The Red Raiders started their second drive on their own 25-yard line, with SaRodorick Thompson running for 3 yards on the first play. On the next play, Bowman found T. J. Vasher for a 12-yard pass, but on the next play Isaiah Cash intercepted a Bowman pass near midfield for the Huskies. Houston Baptist quarterback Bailey Zappe was sacked by Jaylon Hutchings for a 5-yard loss, Zappe threw an incomplete pass on the next play, then the Huskies were moved back another 5 yards following a false start penalty. On 3rd and 20 at the 50-yard line, the Huskies managed to gain back the lost yardage from the sack and penalty and punted the ball, which was downed at the Texas Tech 5-yard line. The Red Raiders went 95-yards downfield, ending the drive with a 5-yard touchdown run from Thompson to take a 14–3 lead.

On their next drive, the Huskies made it to the Texas Tech 1-yard line, but a pass by wide receiver Jerreth Sterns was intercepted by Zech McPhearson. The two teams traded punts, before Texas Tech scored another touchdown on a 1-yard run from Tahj Brooks; Houston Baptist responded on the following drive with its first touchdown of the game, a 65-yard pass from Zappe to D. J. Dormeus. The Red Raiders went three-and-out on their next drive, gaining just 3 yards. The Huskies started the next drive at their own 29-yard line and made it all the way to the Texas Tech 1-yard line. On 4th and goal from the 1-yard line, Houston Baptist went for it, but Sterns failed to get it in the end zone, turning the ball over on downs. Texas Tech ran out the clock to end the half with a 21–10 lead.

Both teams started the half by punting on their respective opening drives. On their second drive of the half, the Huskies started a comeback attempt with Garcia making a 44-yard field goal to make it 13–21. Texas Tech made it to the Houston Baptist 42-yard line on the next drive before punting the ball. The Huskies started the next drive on their own 20-yard line, with the first play being an Ean Beek run for a loss of 5 yards. On the next play, Zappe found Sterns for a 30-yard pass. The next play was quickly blown dead due to an illegal holding penalty against Houston Baptist, moving the team back 10 yards. Following the penalty, Zappe threw a 65-yard pass to Sterns for a touchdown, trailing 20–21 with 5:40 left in the third. The Red Raiders responded with an 11 play, 75-yard drive that culminated with 8-yard touchdown run from Thompson. The quarter ended with a 14-yard pass from Zappe to Ben Ratzlaff, putting Houston Baptist in Texas Tech territory.

The Huskies' drive stalled and the team was forced to punt from the Texas Tech 40-yard line, downing the ball at the 16-yard line. The Red Raiders quickly went down field, capping the drive with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Bowman to KeSean Carter to extend the lead to 35–20. The fifteen point lead would be short lived, as Houston Baptist responded on the first play the following drive, with Zappe throwing a 75-yard touchdown pass to Sterns. Texas Tech had a chance to out the game away on its following drive, but turned the ball over on downs at the Houston Baptist 4-yard line with 5:25 left in regulation. The Red Raiders' defense gave up two big plays on the Huskies' next offensive drive: a 45-yard pass that put the Huskies into Texas Tech territory and a 27-yard pass to put them at the 2-yard line. On 1st and goal from the 2-yard line, Beek attempted to run it into the end zone, but was tackled for a 4-yard loss. The Huskies found the end zone on the next play with Zappe throwing a 6-yard pass to Sterns to make it 33–35 with 3:23 left in regulation. Houston Baptist went for a two-point conversion, but Zappe's pass was incomplete. Garcia kicked the ball back to Texas Tech, with the ball landing in the end zone for a touchback. The Huskies' defense failed to stop the Red Raiders, who ran out the clock to end the game with a 35–33 victory.

Texas

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See also: 2020 Texas Longhorns football team
No. 8 Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
No. 8 Longhorns 17 14 718763
Red Raiders 7 14 2114056

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

  • Date: September 26
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: clear • Wind: S 14 MPH
  • Game attendance: 16,615
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

The defensive struggles for Texas Tech continued in the first half of the game, giving up 31 points to the Texas offense. After being down 21–31 at halftime, the Red Raiders stormed back in the 3rd quarter, scoring 21 points while only giving up 7, to lead 42–38 heading into the 4th. The Longhorns scored a touchdown with 2:39 left in the 4th to trail 48–56. Texas recovered an onside kick on the ensuing kickoff and scored another touchdown on the drive to trail 54–56 and made the two-point conversion to tie the game 56–56 with 0:40 left in regulation. The Longhorns would go on to win the game in overtime after scoring a touchdown and intercepting an Alan Bowman pass to end the game.

At Kansas State

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See also: 2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas State Wildcats  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 0 0 14721
Wildcats 7 7 31431

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, KS

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • weather: sunny • wind: N 12 MPH
  • Game attendance: 10,932
  • Referee: Tuta Salaam
  • TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis and Mark Helfrich
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

At Iowa State

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See also: 2020 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Texas Tech Red Raiders at No. 24 Iowa State Cyclones  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 7 0 0815
No. 24 Cyclones 7 14 7331

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • weather: clear • wind: NE 5-10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 13,502
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones and Dusty Dvoracek
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

West Virginia

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See also: 2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 7 6 14027
Red Raiders 13 7 7734

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • weather: clear • wind: SSW 17 MPH
  • Game attendance: 13,532
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill and Ian Fitzsimmons
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

Oklahoma

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See also: 2020 Oklahoma Sooners football team
No. 24 Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Sooners 21 27 7762
Red Raiders 7 7 01428

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • weather: partly cloudy • wind: N 8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 14,431
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

At TCU

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See also: 2020 TCU Horned Frogs football team
Texas Tech Red Raiders at TCU Horned Frogs  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 0 3 7818
Horned Frogs 3 7 17734

at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 12,356
  • Referee: Tuta Salaam
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins and Ben Leber
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

Baylor

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See also: 2020 Baylor Bears football team
Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 6 10023
Red Raiders 3 3 61224

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

Game information

This is the first game between the Red Raiders and Bears to be played in Lubbock since the 2008 season.

The Red Raiders took an early 3–0 lead with a 48-yard field goal Jonathan Garibay, who was making his first collegiate start after struggles from incumbent starter Trey Wolff.[13] The Bears would score the first touchdown of the game late in the quarter, with Jalen Pitre intercepting an Alan Bowman (who was in the series over starter Henry Colombi) pass and returning it 26-yards for a pick six touchdown. The rest of the half would be a defensive battle between the two teams, with Baylor's John Mayers making two field goals in the 2nd quarter (one from 22-yards and the other from 48-yards) and Garibay making a 28-yard attempt. At halftime, the Bears led 13–6.

The Bears would score the first offensive touchdown of the game, with a 5-yard run from quarterback Charlie Brewer. Texas Tech responded on its next possession with a 1-yard run from Tahj Brooks, but Garibay's point-after-attempt was blocked. The last score of the third quarter would be a 23-yard field goal from Mayers. Trailing 12–23 enter the 4th quarter, the Red Raiders scored 12 unanswered points while shutting out the Bears completely. On the last drive of the game, Bowman, who was in for an injured Colombi, marched the offense down the field to the Baylor 7-yard line. Garibay kicked the game-winning 25-yard field goal as time expired to give Texas Tech the 24–23 victory.[14]

At Oklahoma State

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See also: 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 7 10 141344
No. 23 Cowboys 7 14 20950

at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Weather: cloudy • Wind: W 3 MPH
  • Game attendance: 14,645
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis and Mark Helfrich
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

Kansas

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See also: 2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team
Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jayhawks 0 3 3713
Red Raiders 10 0 3316

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

  • Date: December 5
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: cloudy • Wind: N 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 9,877
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (FS2): Guy Haberman and Charles Arbuckle
  • Box score
Game information

On the Thursday before the game, head coach Matt Wells tested positive for COVID-19. Wells handled coaching duties remotely while defensive coordinator Keith Patterson served as the team's head coach for the game.[15]

The Red Raiders committed four turnovers and missed three field goals during the game, while the Jayhawks committed no turnovers, but failed three 4th down conversions and only had 214 yards of total offense compared to Texas Tech's 410 yards.

Statistics

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Scoring

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Scores against all opponents
1 2 3 4OT Total
Opponents 79 101 98 787 363
Texas Tech 68 51 79 870 285

Weekly awards

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  • Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Krishon Merriweather (week 1 vs. Houston Baptist)[16]
  • Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Jonathan Garibay (week 10 vs. Baylor)[17]
  • Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
Colin Schooler (week 10 vs. Baylor)[17]

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2021 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
4 123 Zech McPhearson CB Philadelphia Eagles
7 236 Jack Anderson OG Buffalo Bills

References

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  1. ^ "Tech's Jones AT&T Stadium to have 25% capacity this season". Midland Reporter-Telegram. August 13, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. ^ Williams, Don (December 14, 2020). "Texas Tech football: Matt Wells retained, David Yost dismissed in staff shakeup". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech Adds to 2020 Signing Class With Philip Blidi". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Butkus Watchlist". Butkus Award. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "Davey O'Brien Award Announces Preseason Watch List". Davey O'Brien Award. July 14, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  6. ^ Taylor, John (July 15, 2020). "Doak Walker Award releases 2020 preseason watch list". NBCSports. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils Record Watch List for 2020". Wuerffel Trophy. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Rittenberg, Adam. "Big 12 football media days going virtual due to coronavirus". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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