2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Joey McGuire (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mack Leftwich (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Shiel Wood (1st season)
Home stadium	Jones AT&T Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arizona		0	–	0					0	–	0
Arizona State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Baylor		0	–	0					0	–	0
BYU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Cincinnati		0	–	0					0	–	0
Colorado		0	–	0					0	–	0
Houston		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kansas State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oklahoma State		0	–	0					0	–	0
TCU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCF		0	–	0					0	–	0
Utah		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Virginia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of February 12, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team will represent Texas Tech University during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Raiders will play their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium located in Lubbock, Texas, and compete as members of the Big 12 Conference. They are expected to be led by fourth-year head coach Joey McGuire.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On December 1, 2024, it was announced that defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter and secondary coach Marcel Yates had been fired. ^[1] The Red Raiders finished the regular season with the worst passing defense in the Big 12, allowing 305.3 passing yards per game, which was also the second-most passing yards allowed per game in all of the FBS; only Tulsa allowed more passing yards per game. ^[2] The following day, December 2, offensive coordinator Zach Kittley was named the new head coach at Florida Atlantic. ^[3] On December 4, Houston defensive coordinator Shiel Wood was announced as the Red Raiders' new defensive coordinator. ^[4] On December 6, Texas State offensive coordinator Mack Leftwich was hired as the Red Raiders' new offensive coordinator. ^[5]

Transfers

Incoming

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Prev. school
Romello Height	Edge	6'3"	240 lbs	Dublin, GA	Georgia Tech
Lee Hunter	DL	6'4"	320 lbs	Eight Mile, AL	UCF
Skyler Gill-Howard	DL	6'1"	285 lbs	Chicago, IL	Northern Illinois
Howard Sampson	OT	6'8"	325 lbs	Charlotte, NC	North Carolina
Upton Bellenfant	K	6'2"	180 lbs	Murfreesboro, TN	Buffalo
Terrance Carter	TE	6'2"	239 lbs	Lafayette, LA	Louisiana
Will Jados	OT	6'8"	307 lbs	Columbus, OH	Miami (OH)
Anthony Holmes Jr.	DL	6'2"	295 lbs	Houston, TX	Houston
Brice Pollock	CB	6'1"	175 lbs	Snellville, GA	Mississippi State
Reginald Virgil	WR	6'3"	170 lbs	Mount Dora, FL	Miami (OH)
Quinten Joyner	RB	5'11"	205 lbs	Manor, TX	USC
Tarrion Grant	CB	6'4"	175 lbs	Murfreesboro, TN	Purdue
Hunter Zambrano	OT	6'5"	300 lbs	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Illinois State
Amier Boyd-Matthews	DB	6'1"	180 lbs	Phoenix, AZ	UTEP
Dontae Balfour	CB	6'2"	170 lbs	Starke, FL	Charlotte
Cole Wisniewski	S	6'4"	218 lbs	Sparta, WI	North Dakota State
Mitch Griffis	QB	5'11"	183 lbs	Ashburn, VA	Wake Forest

Outgoing

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	New school
Sterling Porcher	OT	6'5"	305 lbs	Sumter, SC	TBA
Trevon McAlpine	DL	6'3"	280 lbs	Saraland, AL	Tulane
Javeon Wilcox	S	6'1"	200 lbs	Temple, TX	TBA
Jordan Brown	WR	5'10"	160 lbs	DeSoto, TX	Nevada
Jalon Peoples	CB	6'0"	175 lbs	Cedar Hill, TX	TBA
Kaden Carr	IOL	6'5"	303 lbs	Amarillo, TX	TBA
Demarion Crest-Daniels	WR	6'3"	185 lbs	El Paso, TX	TBA
Jake Strong	QB	6'1.5"	196 lbs	Justin, TX	TBA
Ty Buchanan	IOL	6'5"	280 lbs	Corpus Christi, TX	Arizona
Kaden Turner	P	6'2"	190 lbs	San Antonio, TX	TBA
Cameran Brown	QB	6'2"	230 lbs	Warner Robins, GA	TBA
Garrett Morphis	IOL	6'4"	300 lbs	Waco, TX	TBA
Brady Boyd	WR	6'1"	185 lbs	Southlake, TX	TBA
Dalton Merryman	IOL	6'8"	315 lbs	Montgomery, TX	Houston
Micah Hudson	WR	5'11.5"	195 lbs	Temple, TX	Texas A&M
Miles Thompson	CB	5'11"	175 lbs	Cedar Rapids, IA	TBA
Harvey Dyson III	EDGE	6'3"	260 lbs	Cedar Hill, TX	TBA

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	Arkansas–Pine Bluff *	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
September 6	Kent State *	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
September 13	Oregon State *	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
September 20	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT
October 4	at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)
October 11	Kansas	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
October 18	at Arizona State	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ
October 25	Oklahoma State	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
November 1	at Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS
November 8	BYU	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
November 15	UCF	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
November 29	at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game

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Game summaries

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: August 30

Statistics	UAPB	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Kent State

Kent State Golden Flashes at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: September 6

Statistics	KSU	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kent State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Oregon State

See also: 2025 Oregon State Beavers football team

Oregon State Beavers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: September 13

Statistics	ORST	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Utah

See also: 2025 Utah Utes football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Utah Utes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Utes	0	0	0	0	0

at Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: September 20

Statistics	TTU	UTAH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Houston

See also: 2025 Houston Cougars football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Houston Cougars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: October 4

Statistics	TTU	HOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Kansas

See also: 2025 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: October 11

Statistics	KU	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Arizona State

See also: 2025 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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

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

at Mountain America Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: October 18

Statistics	TTU	ASU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Oklahoma State

See also: 2025 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

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

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: October 25

Statistics	OKST	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Kansas State

See also: 2025 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas State Wildcats – Game summary

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

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

• Date: November 1

Statistics	TTU	KSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

BYU

See also: 2025 BYU Cougars football team

BYU Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: November 8

Statistics	BYU	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UCF

See also: 2025 UCF Knights football team

UCF Knights at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: November 15

Statistics	UCF	TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At West Virginia

See also: 2025 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary

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

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: November 29

Statistics	TTU	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

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