2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Kliff Kingsbury (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Morris (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Air Raid
Defensive coordinator	David Gibbs (2nd year)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Jones AT&T Stadium (Capacity: 60,454)

2016 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Baylor		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kansas State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oklahoma		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oklahoma State		0	–	0					0	–	0
TCU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Virginia		0	–	0					0	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team will represent Texas Tech University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the Big 12 Conference. Kliff Kingsbury will lead the Red Raiders in his fourth season as the program's fifteenth head coach. The Red Raiders will play their home games on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas at Jones AT&T Stadium.

Previous season

The 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team finished the regular season 7–5, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. Their four conference wins were against Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, and Texas.

Schedule

Texas Tech announced their 2016 football schedule on November 24, 2015. The 2016 schedule 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 Kansas, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Texas and will travel to Kansas State, TCU, Oklahoma State, and Iowa State. Texas Tech will play Baylor in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium for the 75th meeting in their rivalry.^[1]

The Red Raiders will host two non-conference games against Stephen F. Austin and Louisiana Tech and will travel to its other non-conference foe Arizona State in Tempe, AZ.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		Stephen F. Austin*		Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
September 10		at Arizona State*		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
September 17		Louisiana Tech*		Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
October 1		Kansas		Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
October 8		at Kansas State		Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
October 15		West Virginia		Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
October 22		Oklahoma		Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
October 29		at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Rivalry)
November 5		Texas		Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry)
November 12		at Oklahoma State		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater (Rivalry)
November 19		at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
November 25		vs. Baylor		AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Rivalry)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Season summary

Stephen F. Austin

Week One: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: September 3

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers SFA – TTU – Leading Rushers SFA – TTU – Leading Receivers SFA – TTU –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2013	TTU, 61–13

Arizona State

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Sun Devils	0	0	0	0	0

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ

• Date: September 10

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers TTU – ASU – Leading Rushers TTU – ASU – Leading Receivers TTU – ASU –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2013	TTU, 37–23

Louisiana Tech

Week Three: Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: September 17

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers LTU – TTU – Leading Rushers LTU – TTU – Leading Receivers LTU – TTU –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1933[3]	TTU, 40–10

Kansas

Week Five: Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Jayhawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: October 1

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers KU – TTU – Leading Rushers KU – TTU – Leading Receivers KU – TTU –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–1	2015	TTU, 30–20

Kansas State

Week Six: Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS

• Date: October 8

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers TTU – KSU – Leading Rushers TTU – KSU – Leading Receivers TTU – KSU –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–7	2015	TTU, 59–44

West Virginia

Week Seven: West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: October 15

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers WVU – TTU – Leading Rushers WVU – TTU – Leading Receivers WVU – TTU –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2015	WVU, 31–26

Oklahoma

Week Eight: Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sooners	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: October 22

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers OKLA – TTU – Leading Rushers OKLA – TTU – Leading Receivers OKLA – TTU –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–17	2015	OKLA, 63–27

TCU

Week Nine:Texas Tech Red Raiders at TCU Horned Frogs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Horned Frogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

• Date: October 29

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers TTU – TCU – Leading Rushers TTU – TCU – Leading Receivers TTU – TCU –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–25–3	2015	TCU, 55–52

Texas

Week Ten:Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: November 5

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers TEX – TTU – Leading Rushers TEX – TTU – Leading Receivers TEX – TTU –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–49	2015	TTU, 48–45

Oklahoma State

Week Eleven:Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK

• Date: October 29

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers TTU – OKST – Leading Rushers TTU – OKST – Leading Receivers TTU – OKST –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–19–3	2015	OKST, 70–53

Iowa State

Week Twelve:Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Cyclones	0	0	0	0	0

at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA

• Date: November 19

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers TTU – ISU – Leading Rushers TTU – ISU – Leading Receivers TTU – ISU –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–3	2015	TTU, 66–31

Baylor

Week Thirteen:Baylor Bears vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX

• Date: November 25

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers BAY – TTU – Leading Rushers BAY – TTU – Leading Receivers BAY – TTU –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–37–1	2015	BAY, 63–35

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

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

References

1. "Texas Tech Announces 2016 Football Schedule" (Press release). Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
2. "2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
3. Massoud, Justin (November 24, 2015). "Texas Tech to Play Louisiana Tech for Second Time Ever". KKAM. Retrieved November 26, 2015.