2023_Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football_team

2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season


The 2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Joey McGuire.

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The team started 0–2 for the first time since 1990, after losing to both Wyoming and Oregon.[1] The Red Raiders would win their first game of the season in week 3, defeating FCS Tarleton State 41–3. However, starting quarterback Tyler Shough would be injured the following week against West Virginia as the Red Raiders lost 13–20. The team rebounded and finished the rest of the season going 5–3, including an upset win over no. 16 Kansas on the road, to finish the regular season 6–6 with a Big 12 record of 5–4. The Red Raiders were invited to the Independence Bowl, where they defeated California 34–14.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On January 10, passing game coordinator and receivers coach Emmett Jones left Texas Tech to take the same position with the Oklahoma Sooners.[2] The following day, January 11, Baylor running backs coach Justin Johnson was hired to replace Jones.[3]

Recruiting class

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Transfers

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Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 6, 2023.[7]

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Award watch lists

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Schedule

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    Personnel

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    Game summaries

    At Wyoming

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    Texas Tech Red Raiders at Wyoming Cowboys – Game summary

    at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

    No. 13 Oregon

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    No. 13 Oregon Ducks at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

    at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

    Tarleton State

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    Tarleton State Texans at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

    at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

    • Date: September 16
    • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
    • Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
    • Game attendance: 56,200
    • Referee: Kevin Randall
    • TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Reed, Ryan Leaf, and Tori Petry
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    At West Virginia

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    Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary

    at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

    • Date: September 23
    • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT/3:30 p.m. EDT
    • Game weather: Cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C), N 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
    • Game attendance: 50,071
    • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
    • TV announcers (ESPN+): Drew Carter, Dustin Fox, and Tori Petry
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    Tyler Shough was carted off the field in the 1st quarter after he appeared to have rolled his ankle on back-to-back plays.[21] It was later revealed that Shough had a broken fibula in his left leg; Shough had surgery the following Tuesday and is expected to be out six to eight weeks.[22][23][24]

    Houston

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    Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

    at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

    The Red Raiders scored two special teams touchdowns, with Drae McCray returning a kickoff for 100 yards and Loic Fouonji blocking a punt and returning it for a touchdown.[25][26] Running back Tahj Brooks finished with over 100 rushing yards for the third straight game, becoming the first Texas Tech running back since DeAndré Washington in 2015 to do so.

    At Baylor

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    Texas Tech Red Raiders at Baylor Bears – Game summary

    at McLane Stadium, Waco, Texas

    Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton threw for a career-high three touchdown passes while rushing for another. Running back Tahj Brooks finished with 100 rushing yards for the fourth game in a row, becoming the first Texas Tech running back to do so in the 21st century.[27][28]

    Kansas State

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    Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

    at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

    Starting quarterback Behren Morton exited the game at halftime with an undisclosed injury.[29] Morton had been dealing with a sprained AC joint in his throwing shoulder ever since he took over for the injured Tyler Shough.[30]

    At BYU

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    Texas Tech Red Raiders at BYU Cougars – Game summary

    at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, Utah

    • Date: October 21
    • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT/5:00 p.m. MDT
    • Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
    • Game attendance: 63,523
    • Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
    • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis
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    TCU

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    TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

    at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

    A possum ran onto the field early in the second quarter, quickly becoming a viral sensation and spawning numerous Internet memes.[31] The animal was captured by stadium officials and was petted by university president Lawrence Schovanec after the game before being released back into the wild.[32]

    At No. 16 Kansas

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    Texas Tech Red Raiders at No. 16 Kansas Jayhawks – Game summary

    at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas

    • Date: November 11
    • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
    • Game weather: Cloudy, 53 °F (12 °C)
    • Game attendance: 47,233
    • Referee: Derek Anderson
    • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins and Devin Gardner
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    UCF Knights at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

    at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

    • Date: November 18
    • Game time: 4:30 p.m. CST
    • Game weather: Sunny
    • Game attendance: 53,851
    • Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
    • TV announcers (FS2): Guy Haberman and Charles Arbuckle
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    At No. 7 Texas

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    Texas Tech Red Raiders at No. 7 Texas Longhorns – Game summary

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

    Vs. California (Independence Bowl)

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    California Golden Bears vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (Independence Bowl) – Game summary

    at Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana

    Rankings

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    References

    1. SCHUYLER, Dixon (September 9, 2023). "Nix, No. 13 Oregon rally past Texas Tech 38-30 as Shough loses to former team". AP News. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
    2. "Oklahoma hires Emmett Jones to coach receivers, passing game". ESPN. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
    3. "College Football Recruiting Classes". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
    4. "Texas Selected Atop Big 12 Media Preseason Poll". July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
    5. "Dodd Trophy Releases 2023 Preseason Watch List". July 13, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
    6. "2023 Maxwell Award Watch List". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
    7. "2023 Outland Trophy Watch List unveiled". August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
    8. "Ray Guy Award Watchlist". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
    9. "Wuerffel Trophy Watch List". Retrieved August 13, 2023.
    10. "2023 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
    11. "Rimington Trophy Announces 2023 Watch List". August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
    12. "2023 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List unveiled". August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
    13. "2023 Bednarik Award Watch List". August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
    14. "2023 Lombardi Award Watch List". August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
    15. "2023 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List" (PDF). August 17, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
    16. "2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
    17. Williams, Don (October 7, 2023). "Was another Tahj Brooks 100-yard game worth an A?". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
    18. Giese, Nathan (October 14, 2023). "Observations from Texas Tech's football's 38-21 loss against Kansas State". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
    19. Williams, Don (October 14, 2023). "Texas Tech football QB Behren Morton leaves game against Kansas State". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
    20. Liddy, Kaetlyn (November 3, 2023). "An opossum crashed a college football game in Texas and became a viral star". NBC News. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

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