2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 12
Record	4–0 (1–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Joey McGuire (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mack Leftwich (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Run and gun
Defensive coordinator	Shiel Wood (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4 [1]
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
No. 14 Iowa State		1	–	0					4	–	0
No. 12 Texas Tech		1	–	0					4	–	0
Houston		1	–	0					3	–	0
Arizona State		1	–	0					3	–	1
Kansas		1	–	0					3	–	1
Arizona		0	–	0					3	–	0
No. 25 BYU		0	–	0					3	–	0
No. 24 TCU		0	–	0					3	–	0
UCF		0	–	0					3	–	0
Cincinnati		0	–	0					2	–	1
Oklahoma State		0	–	0					1	–	2
Utah		0	–	1					3	–	1
Baylor		0	–	1					2	–	2
Colorado		0	–	1					2	–	2
West Virginia		0	–	1					2	–	2
Kansas State		0	–	1					1	–	3
Championship: December 6, 2025
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of September 23, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represents Texas Tech University during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Raiders wplay their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium located in Lubbock, Texas, and compete as members of the Big 12 Conference. They are 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. ^[2] 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. ^[3] The following day, December 2, offensive coordinator Zach Kittley was named the new head coach at Florida Atlantic. ^[4] On December 4, Houston defensive coordinator Shiel Wood was announced as the Red Raiders' new defensive coordinator. ^[5] On December 6, Texas State offensive coordinator Mack Leftwich was hired as the Red Raiders' new offensive coordinator. ^[6]

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
David Bailey	OLB	6'3"	260 lbs	Irvine, CA	Stanford
Cash Cleveland	OL	6'3"	290 lbs	Rockwall, TX	Colorado
Roy Alexander	WR	5'10"	200 lbs	Fort Myers, FL	Incarnate Word
Ian Hershey	K/P	5'10"	190 lbs	Chubbuck, ID	Arizona State

Outgoing

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	New school
Sterling Porcher	OT	6'5"	305 lbs	Sumter, SC	Vanderbilt
Trevon McAlpine	DL	6'3"	280 lbs	Saraland, AL	Tulane
Javeon Wilcox	S	6'1"	200 lbs	Temple, TX	Abilene Christian
Jordan Brown	WR	5'10"	160 lbs	DeSoto, TX	Nevada
Jalon Peoples	CB	6'0"	175 lbs	Cedar Hill, TX	North Dakota State
Kaden Carr	IOL	6'5"	303 lbs	Amarillo, TX	Abilene Christian
Demarion Crest-Daniels	WR	6'3"	185 lbs	El Paso, TX	Garden City CC
Jake Strong	QB	6'1.5"	196 lbs	Justin, TX	McNeese
Ty Buchanan	IOL	6'5"	280 lbs	Corpus Christi, TX	Arizona
Kaden Turner	P	6'2"	190 lbs	San Antonio, TX	Hardin–Simmons
Cameran Brown	QB	6'2"	230 lbs	Warner Robins, GA	Georgia State
Garrett Morphis	IOL	6'4"	300 lbs	Waco, TX	Northwestern State
Brady Boyd	WR	6'1"	185 lbs	Southlake, TX	Utah State
Dalton Merryman	IOL	6'8"	315 lbs	Montgomery, TX	Houston
Micah Hudson	WR	5'11.5"	195 lbs	Temple, TX	Texas A&M [note 1]
Miles Thompson	CB	5'11"	175 lbs	Cedar Rapids, IA	Northern Illinois
Harvey Dyson III	EDGE	6'3"	260 lbs	Cedar Hill, TX	Tulane
Dylan Shaw	OT	6'4"	300 lbs	Corpus Christi, TX	North Texas
Tyler Murray	OT	6'4"	295 lbs	San Antonio, TX	Mercer
Anthony White	CB	6'0"	170 lbs	Abernathy, TX	Lamar
Nick Fattig	IOL	6'4"	280 lbs	League City, TX	Stanford
Isaac Smith	EDGE	6'5"	235 lbs	Wagoner, OK	Michigan State
Jordan Sanford	CB	5'10.5"	182 lbs	Arlington, TX	California
Devynn Cromwell	CB	6'0"	179 lbs	Guelph, ON	Michigan State
Aiden Meeks	WR	5'11"	175 lbs	Rockwall, TX	Stephen F. Austin
Sammy Morris IV	S	6'1"	200 lbs	Prosper, TX	Abilene Christian
Charlie Robinson	TE	6'2"	220 lbs	Lubbock, TX	Tarleton State
Sam Carrell	EDGE	6'4"	254 lbs	Albuquerque, NM	Rice
Joseph Adedire	EDGE	6'3"	250 lbs	Arlington, TX	NC State
Isaiah Collins	S	6'3"	175 lbs	Huntsville, TX	North Texas
Lorenzo Johnson	WR	5'9.5"	170 lbs	Madisonville, TX	Texas State
Isaiah Crawford	EDGE	6'4"	220 lbs	Post, TX	Abilene Christian
Cam'Ron Valdez	RB	5'10"	190 lbs	Rockdale, TX	TBA

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Recruiting class

See also: 2025 college football recruiting class

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tristian Gentry Wide receiver	Stephenville, TX	Stephenville High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 19, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Lloyd Jones III Quarterback	Hitchcock, TX	Hitchcock High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 4, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Leyton Stone Wide receiver	Wolfforth, TX	Frenship High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 21, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Brock Golwas Linebacker	Flower Mound, TX	Edward S. Marcus High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 15, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Michael Henderson III Defensive back	Wylie, TX	Wylie East High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 23, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Preztynn Harrison Tight end	Mineral Wells, TX	Mineral Wells High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Mar 31, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Dylan Singleton Defensive tackle	Loreauville, LA	Loreauville High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Apr 17, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Bryson Jones Wide receiver	Frisco, TX	Lone Star High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 10, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Deante Lindsay Defensive back	Ada, OK	Ada High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 15, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Patrick McMath Offensive line	Katy, TX	Katy High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jun 18, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Garin Maley Offensive line	Papillion, NE	Papillion-La Vista Senior High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jun 23, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Elias Gillen Offensive line	Rapid City, SD	Stevens High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Jun 24, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Ren Brown Offensive line	Stanton, NE	Stanton High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	297 lb (135 kg)	Jun 28, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Michael Dever Wide receiver	Lubbock, TX	Lubbock-Cooper High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 4, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Braylan McDonald Safety	Lancaster, TX	Lancaster High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 2, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Danilo Guberinich Offensive line	Novi, MI	Catholic Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Nov 21, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Connor Carty Offensive line	Prosper, TX	Prosper High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Dec 4, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:
Sean Robinson Wide receiver	Cibolo, TX	Byron P. Steele II High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 4, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:30 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff *	No. 23	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	ESPN+	W 67–7	60,229
September 6	11:00 a.m.	Kent State *	No. 24	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	TNT/TruTV	W 62–14	60,229
September 13	2:30 p.m.	Oregon State *	No. 21	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	Fox	W 45–14	60,229
September 20	11:00 a.m.	at No. 16 Utah	No. 17	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Big Noon Kickoff)	Fox	W 34–10	52,236
October 4	6:00 p.m.	at Houston		Space City Financial Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPN
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 Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	23	24	21	17	12
Coaches	24	23	20	16	14
CFP	Not released																Not released

Personnel

2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Quinten Joyner   So WR 1 Reggie Virgil Sr QB 2 Behren Morton Sr WR 3 Coy Eakin Jr WR 4 T. J. West So WR 5 Caleb Douglas Sr WR 6 Kelby Valsin So TE 7 Terrance Carter Jr. Jr RB 8 Cameron Dickey So TE 9 Johncarlos Miller II Sr QB 10 Lloyd Jones III Fr WR 11 Tyson Turner  Fr QB 12 Mitch Griffis Sr WR 13 Price Morgan  Jr WR 14 Micah Hudson So QB 15 Will Hammond  Fr QB 16 Holden Phillips Fr WR 17 Leyton Stone Fr WR 18 Roy Alexander Sr WR 19 Haydon Wiginton Sr RB 20 J'Koby Williams So WR 21 Tristian Gentry Fr RB 23 Adam Hill  Fr OL 50 Patrick McMath Fr OL 50 Eddy Smith  Fr OL 52 Cash Cleveland So OL 53 Colton Hendrix  Fr OL 56 Davion Carter  Sr OL 57 Hunter Zambrano Sr OL 61 Connor Carty Fr OL 64 Jurrien Loftin Jr OL 65 D'Anthis Upshaw  Fr OL 66 Jackson Hildebrand  Fr OL 68 Ren Brown Fr OL 70 Jacob Ponton  Fr OL 71 Vinny Sciury  Sr OL 72 Sheridan Wilson Jr OL 73 Danilo Guberinich Fr OL 74 Daniel Still So OL 75 Garin Maley Fr OL 76 Will Jados Sr OL 77 Elias Gillen Fr OL 78 Ellis Davis  Fr OL 79 Howard Sampson Jr TE 83 Jack Esparza Jr WR 84 Michael Dever Fr WR 85 Bryson Jones Fr TE 86 Sean Robinson Fr WR 87 Preztynn Harrison Fr TE 88 Trey Jackson  Fr TE 89 Jason Llewellyn Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 Skyler Gill-Howard Sr S 1 A. J. McCarty Sr DL 2 Lee Hunter Sr LB 3 Bryce Ramirez  Sr CB 4 Maurion Horn Jr S 5 Cole Wisniewski Sr LB 6 John Curry So S 7 Brenden Jordan Jr DL 8 E'Maurion Banks Sr OLB 9 Romello Height Sr LB 10 Jacob Rodriguez Sr OLB 11 Charles Esters III Sr CB 12 Macho Stevenson So LB 13 Ben Roberts Jr CB 14 Brice Pollock Jr S 15 Oliver Miles  Fr CB 16 Ashton Hampton  Fr S 17 Peyton Morgan  Fr OLB 18 Terrell Hinton Sr S 19 Quintaelyn Joyner Fr CB 20 Dontae Balfour Sr S 21 Miquel Dingle So S 22 Marcus Ramon-Edwards So CB 23 Tarrion Grant So S 24 Malik Esquerra  Fr S 25 Chapman Lewis Jr CB 26 Deante Lindsay Fr CB 27 Amier Boyd Jr S 28 Braylan McDonald Fr S 29 Chief Collins Sr S 30 Mikal Harrison-Pilot So OLB 31 David Bailey Sr OLB 32 Cheta Ofili  Fr DL 33 A. J. Holmes Jr. Jr LB 34 Trent Low  Sr S 35 Michael Henderson III Fr LB 36 Justin Horne So S 39 Luke Dillingham Sr LB 40 Wesley Smith Jr LB 41 Brock Golwas Fr LB 43 Chris Lemons So LB 48 Gage Elder Sr DL 51 Jayden Cofield So DL 58 Tanner Allen Jr OLB 85 Dylan Spencer  So DL 88 Amier Washington So OLB 90 Ansel Nedore So DL 92 Kasen Long  Fr DL 93 Dylan Singleton  Fr OLB 94 Braylon Rigsby So DL 96 Keyshawn Williams  Fr OLB 97 Charles Anderson Jr.  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 27 Upton Bellenfant Jr P, K 37 Ian Hershey Jr P 41 Jack Burgess Sr LS 47 Rylan Vagana  Fr K 48 Stone Harrington Jr	Head coach Joey McGuire Coordinators/assistant coaches Kenny Perry Associate head coach/Special teams coordinator Justin Johnson Assistant head coach/Passing game coordinator/Wide receivers Mack Leftwich Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Shiel Wood Defensive coordinator C. J. Ah You Outside linebackers Josh Cochran Run game coordinator/tight ends Zarnell Fitch Defensive line Rob Greene Safeties Darcel McBath Cornerbacks Clay McGuire Offensive line Garret McGuire Running backs Jack Teachey Senior defensive analyst Lindsey Scott Jr. Assistant quarterbacks Lance Barilow Strength and conditioning Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 28, 2025

Game summaries

Arkansas–Pine Bluff (FCS)

See also: 2025 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions (FCS) (0–0) at No. 23 Texas Tech Red Raiders (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions (FCS)	0	0	0	7	7
No. 23 Red Raiders	23	24	14	6	67

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 60,229
• Referee: Dan Scanlan
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich and Jeff Woody
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TTU – Reggie Virgil 9-yard pass from Behren Morton (Stone Harrington kick), 11:44. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:07. TTU – Terrance Carter Jr. 21-yard pass from Behren Morton (Stone Harrington kick), 10:12. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 21 yards, 0:07. TTU – Upton Bellenfant 29-yard field goal, 4:47. Red Raiders 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:07. TTU – Terrance Carter Jr. 9-yard pass from Behren Morton (run failed), 2:15. Red Raiders 23–0. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:14. Second quarter TTU – Coy Eakin 41-yard pass from Behren Morton (Stone Harrington kick), 13:58. Red Raiders 30–0. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:08. TTU – J'Koby Williams 5-yard run (Stone Harrington kick), 8:56. Red Raiders 37–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:06. TTU – Stone Harrington 31-yard field goal, 4:49. Red Raiders 40–0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:12. TTU – Cameron Dickey 2-yard run (Ian Hershey kick), 1:21. Red Raiders 47–0. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 0:54. Third quarter TTU – Will Hammond 64-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), 6:28. Red Raiders 54–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:23. TTU – Leyton Stone 9-yard pass from Will Hammond (Stone Harrington kick), 3:00. Red Raiders 61–0. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:47. Fourth quarter UAPB – Ellis Stewart 7-yard pass from Christian Peters (Trey Glymph kick), 6:16. Red Raiders 61–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 11:44. TTU – Bryson Jones 13-yard pass from Mitch Griffis (kick failed), 3:20. Red Raiders 67–7. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:41.

Statistics	UAPB	TTU
First downs	11	33
Total yards	175	608
Rushing yards	52	294
Passing yards	123	314
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	32:38	27:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Passing	Christian Peters	17/33, 123 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Za'Marion Webber	15 rushes, 42 yards
	Receiving	Kareem Burke	3 receptions, 33 yards
Texas Tech	Passing	Behren Morton	16/18, 201 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Cameron Dickey	12 rushes, 90 yards, TD
	Receiving	Reggie Virgil	4 receptions, 56 yards, TD

The game was suspended at halftime due to a thunderstorm entering Lubbock. Once play resumed, the second half was played with two, eight-minute quarters. ^[16]

Kent State

See also: 2025 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Kent State Golden Flashes (1–0) at No. 24 Texas Tech Red Raiders (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	14	14
No. 24 Red Raiders	21	27	7	7	62

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 60,229
• Referee: Tim Rich
• TV announcers (TNT): J. B. Long, Mike Golic Jr., and Allie LaForce
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TTU – Reggie Virgil 35-yard pass from Behren Morton (Stone Harrington kick), 11:53. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:07. TTU – Cameron Dickey 2-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), 9:57. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:00. TTU – Coy Eakin 42-yard pass from Behren Morton (Stone Harrington kick), 6:31. Red Raiders 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 0:58. Second quarter TTU – Upton Bellenfant 23-yard field goal, 14:19. Red Raiders 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 1:42. TTU – Cameron Dickey 1-yard run (Stone Harrington kick), 10:24. Red Raiders 31–0. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:51. TTU – Skyler Gill-Howard 55-yard interception return (Upton Bellenfant kick), 8:35. Red Raiders 38–0. TTU – Stone Harrington 47-yard field goal, 1:48. Red Raiders 41–0. Drive: 9 plays, 16 yards, 3:10. TTU – Reggie Virgil 3-yard pass from Behren Morton (Upton Bellenfant kick), 0:12. Red Raiders 48–0. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 0:31. Third quarter TTU – Bryson Jones 38-yard pass from Will Hammond (Stone Harrington kick), 5:06. Red Raiders 55–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:16. Fourth quarter KENT – Dru DeShields 10-yard run (Will Hryszko kick), 12:11. Red Raiders 55–7. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 3:43. KENT – Cade Wolford 16-yard pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko kick), 10:20. Red Raiders 55–14. Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:27. TTU – Will Hammond 13-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), 6:49. Red Raiders 62–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:31.

Statistics	KENT	TTU
First downs	10	27
Total yards	229	601
Rushing yards	64	230
Passing yards	165	371
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	29:57	30:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kent State	Passing	Dru DeShields	7/15, 116 yards, TD
	Rushing	Gavin Garcia	12 rushes, 25 yards
	Receiving	Ardell Banks	2 receptions, 49 yards
Texas Tech	Passing	Behren Morton	18/26, 258 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Adam Hill	16 rushes, 127 yards
	Receiving	Coy Eakin	3 receptions, 59 yards, TD

Oregon State

See also: 2025 Oregon State Beavers football team

Oregon State Beavers (0–2) at No. 21 Texas Tech Red Raiders (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	0	0	14	14
No. 21 Red Raiders	14	14	10	7	45

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 81 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 60,229
• Referee: Chris Wiggins
• TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando, Devin Gardner, and Josh Sims
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TTU – Coy Eakin 38-yard pass from Behren Morton (Stone Harrington kick), 12:00. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 0:57. TTU – Caleb Douglas 61-yard pass from Behren Morton (Upton Bellenfant kick), 6:27. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:00. Second quarter TTU – J'Koby Williams 30-yard pass from Behren Morton (Stone Harrington kick), 10:01. Red Raiders 21–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 0:31. TTU – J'Koby Williams 3-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), 6:35. Red Raiders 28–0. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:26. Third quarter TTU – Terrance Carter Jr. 23-yard pass from Behren Morton (Stone Harrington kick), 11:26. Red Raiders 35–0. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 3:27. TTU – Upton Bellenfant 21-yard field goal, 1:07. Red Raiders 38–0. Drive: 12 plays, 94 yards, 5:32. Fourth quarter TTU – Cameron Dickey 4-yard run (Ian Hershey kick), 10:43. Red Raiders 45–0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:11. ORST – Bryce Caufield 6-yard pass from Maalik Murphy (Caleb Ojeda kick), 5:05. Red Raiders 45–7. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 3:03. ORST – Karson Boschma 26-yard pass from Maalik Murphy (Caleb Ojeda kick), 1:53. Red Raiders 45–14. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 3:16.

Statistics	ORST	TTU
First downs	17	30
Total yards	289	599
Rushing yards	8	121
Passing yards	281	478
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	29:00	31:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon State	Passing	Maalik Murphy	25/44, 281 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Anthony Hankerson	11 rushes, 12 yards
	Receiving	David Wells Jr.	6 receptions, 103 yards
Texas Tech	Passing	Behren Morton	23/35, 464 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Cameron Dickey	16 rushes, 65 yards, TD
	Receiving	Coy Eakin	5 receptions, 123 yards, TD

At No. 16 Utah

See also: 2025 Utah Utes football team

No. 17 Texas Tech Red Raiders (3–0) at No. 16 Utah Utes (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Red Raiders	7	3	0	24	34
No. 16 Utes	0	3	0	7	10

at Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT/10:00 a.m. MDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 52,236
• Referee: Michael VanderVelde
• TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, and Jenny Taft
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TTU – Cameron Dickey 1-yard run (Stone Harrington kick), 10:13. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:01. Second quarter TTU – Stone Harrington 58-yard field goal, 0:48. Red Raiders 10–0. 'Drive: 8 plays, 13 yards, 1:23. UTAH – Dillon Curtis 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Red Raiders 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 0:48. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter TTU – Stone Harrington 25-yard field goal, 12:33. Red Raiders 13–3. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 4:30. UTAH – Wayshawn Parker 5-yard run (Dillon Curtis kick), 10:22. Red Raiders 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:11. TTU – Terrance Carter Jr. 24-yard pass from Will Hammond (Stone Harrington kick), 8:29. Red Raiders 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53. TTU – Cameron Dickey 24-yard run (Stone Harrington kick), 3:41. Red Raiders 27–10. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:47. TTU – Reggie Virgil 21-yard pass from Will Hammond (Stone Harrington kick), 1:53. Red Raiders 34–10. Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 0:40.

Statistics	TTU	UTAH
First downs	20	16
Total yards	484	263
Rushing yards	173	101
Passing yards	311	162
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	32:15	27:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing	Will Hammond	13/16, 169 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Cameron Dickey	13 rushes, 67 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Reggie Virgil	6 receptions, 72 yards, TD
Utah	Passing	Devon Dampier	25/38, 162 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	NaQuari Rogers	10 rushes, 37 yards
	Receiving	Dallen Bentley	6 receptions, 75 yards

At Houston

See also: 2025 Houston Cougars football team and Houston–Texas Tech football rivalry

Texas Tech Red Raiders (4–0) at Houston Cougars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Red Raiders			0
Cougars			0

at Space City Financial Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
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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	Total
Jayhawks			0
Red Raiders			0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: October 11
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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	Total
Red Raiders			0
Sun Devils			0

at Mountain America Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: October 18
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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	Total
Cowboys			0
Red Raiders			0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: October 25
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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	Total
Red Raiders			0
Wildcats			0

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

• Date: November 1
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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	Total
Cougars			0
Red Raiders			0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: November 8
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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	Total
Knights			0
Red Raiders			0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: November 15
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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	Total
Red Raiders			0
Mountaineers			0

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: November 29
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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

Notes

1. On April 27, 2025, Hudson announced that he would be transferring back to Texas Tech. ^[7]

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