2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 34–14 vs. California
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	7–6 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Joey McGuire (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Zach Kittley (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4/3–3–5 hybrid
Home stadium	Jones AT&T Stadium

2023 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Texas y$^		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 16 Oklahoma State y		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 15 Oklahoma		7	–	2					10	–	3
Iowa State		6	–	3					7	–	6
No. 18 Kansas State		6	–	3					9	–	4
West Virginia		6	–	3					9	–	4
Texas Tech		5	–	4					7	–	6
No. 23 Kansas		5	–	4					9	–	4
UCF		3	–	6					6	–	7
TCU		3	–	6					5	–	7
Houston		2	–	7					4	–	8
BYU		2	–	7					5	–	7
Baylor		2	–	7					3	–	9
Cincinnati		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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. The Texas Tech Red Raiders football team drew an average home attendance of 54,491 in 2023.

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

References:^[4][5][6]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Crawford Edge	Post, TX	Post High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 14, 2021
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Kaden Carr Offensive line	Lubbock, TX	Lubbock-Cooper High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	Nov 15, 2021
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John Curry Linebacker	Lubbock, TX	Coronado High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 29, 2021
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Daniel Sill Offensive line	College Station, TX	A&M Consolidated High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Dec 12, 2021
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Jake Strong Quarterback	Justin, TX	Northwest High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 22, 2022
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Chapman Lewis Safety	Burleson, TX	Centennial High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jan 30, 2022
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Tyrone West Wide receiver	Humble, TX	Humble High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 30, 2022
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Anquan Willis Athlete	Wichita Falls, TX	S. H. Rider High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 31, 2022
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Brenden Jordan Safety	Mansfield, TX	Mansfield High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 13, 2022
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Jmaury Davis Athlete	Clarendon, TX	Clarendon High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 14, 2022
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Marcus Ramon-Edwards Athlete	Lubbock, TX	Trinity Christian School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 14, 2022
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Amier Washington Defensive line	Orange, TX	Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Apr 2, 2022
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Chris Palfreeman Wide receiver	Fort Worth, TX	All Saints Episcopal School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Apr 13, 2022
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Tre'Darius Brown Defensive line	Natchitoches, LA	Natchitoches Central High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Apr 20, 2022
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Jayden Cofield Defensive line	Manor, TX	Manor High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	Apr 23, 2022
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Dylan Shaw Offensive line	Corpus Christi, TX	Flour Bluff High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Apr 23, 2022
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Demarion Crest-Daniels Wide receiver	El Paso, TX	Parkland High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 25, 2022
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Miquel Dingle Jr. Linebacker	Duncan, SC	James F. Byrnes High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 21, 2022
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Marquez Stevenson Athlete	Shreveport, LA	Captain Shreve High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 27, 2022
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Braylon Rigsby Defensive line	Woodville, TX	Woodville High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	287 lb (130 kg)	Jun 28, 2022
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Nick Fattig Offensive line	League City, TX	Clear Springs High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jul 1, 2022
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Kelby Valsin Wide receiver	Arlington, TX	Bowie High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 4, 2022
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Jordan Sanford Safety	Arlington, TX	Mansfield Timberview High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 4, 2022
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Ansel Nedore Defensive line	Round Rock, TX	Round Rock High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Aug 13, 2022
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Justin Horne Linebacker	New Orleans, LA	John Curtis Christian School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Dec 19, 2022
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Dylan Spencer Defensive line	Houston, TX	C. E. King High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Dec 19, 2022
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Aiden Meeks Wide receiver	Rockwall, TX	Rockwall High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 31, 2022
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A

Transfers

Outgoing

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
Philip Blidi	96	DL	6'3	295	Junior	Portales, NM	Indiana
Trey Cleveland	10	WR	6'4	190	Junior	Arlington, TX	North Texas
Syncere Massey	90	DL	6'5	330	Freshman	Cedar Hill, TX	Abilene Christian
Kobee Minor	3	DB	6'0	185	Sophomore	Lake Dallas, TX	Indiana
Donovan Smith	7	QB	6'5	230	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Houston
Reggie Pearson Jr.	22	DB	5'11	200	Senior	Detroit, MI	Oklahoma

Incoming

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
C. J. Baskerville	6	S	6'2	210	Sophomore	North Richland Hills, TX	San Diego State
Quincy Ledet	5	DL	6'2	294	Sophomore	Orange, TX	Louisiana–Monroe
Steve Linton	17	DL	6'5	219	RS Sophomore	Dublin, GA	Syracuse
Drae McCray	10	WR	5'9	177	Sophomore	Tallahassee, FL	Austin Peay
Rusty Staats	53	OL	6'4	310	RS Junior	Watertown, TN	Western Kentucky
Terrell Tilmon	34	OLB	6'5	225	Freshman	Mansfield, TX	Oregon

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

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

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Texas	886 (41)
2	Kansas State	858 (14)
3	Oklahoma	758 (5)
4	Texas Tech	729 (4)
5	TCU	727 (3)
6	Baylor	572
7	Oklahoma State	470 (1)
8	UCF	463
9	Kansas	461
10	Iowa State	334
11	BYU	318
12	Houston	215
13	Cincinnati	202
14	West Virginia	129

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Dodd Trophy[8]	Joey McGuire	HC	—
Maxwell Award[9]	Tyler Shough	QB	Sr
Outland Trophy[10]	Jaylon Hutchings	DL	Sr
Ray Guy Award[11]	Austin McNamara	P
Wuerffel Trophy[12]	Tony Bradford Jr.	DL
Doak Walker Award[13]	Tahj Brooks	RB	Sr
Fred Biletnikoff Award[14]	Jerand Bradley	WR	So
Rimington Trophy[15]	Rusty Staats	OL	Sr
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[16]	Jaylon Hutchings	DL
Bednarik Award[17]
Lombardi Award[18]
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[19]	Jerand Bradley	WR	So
	Tahj Brooks	RB	Sr
	Tyler Shough	QB	Sr

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 p.m.	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBS	L 33–35 ^2OT	26,450
September 9	6:00 p.m.	No. 13 Oregon*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	Fox	L 30–38	56,200
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Tarleton State*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	ESPN+	W 41–3	56,200
September 23	2:30 p.m.	at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	L 13–20	50,071
September 30	2:30 p.m.	Houston	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	FS2	W 49–28	53,308
October 7	7:00 p.m.	at Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 39–14	44,620
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Kansas State	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FS1	L 21–38	56,200
October 21	6:00 p.m.	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	FS1	L 14–27	63,523
November 2	6:00 p.m.	TCU	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	FS1	W 35–28	51,185
November 11	11:00 a.m.	at No. 16 Kansas	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FS1	W 16–13	47,233
November 18	4:30 p.m.	UCF	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FS2	W 24–23	53,851
November 24	6:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–57	102,452
December 16	8:15 p.m.	vs. California*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–14	33,071
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[20]

Personnel

2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Cam'Ron Valdez So WR 1 Myles Price (C) Sr QB 2 Behren Morton (C) So WR 4 Jordan Brown Jr WR 6 J. J. Sparkam Jr WR 8 Coy Eakin  Fr WR 9 Jerand Bradley So WR 10 Drae McCray Jr WR 11 Loic Fouonji Sr QB 12 Tyler Shough  (C) Sr WR 13 Brady Boyd Jr WR 14 Xavier White  Sr TE 15 Jayden York Jr RB 16 Jaden Morris  Fr QB 17 Jake Strong Fr QB 18 Will Burns Fr WR 19 Haydon Wiginton So WR 20 Nehemiah Martinez Jr WR 21 Tyler King  Fr RB 22 Bryson Donnell  Fr RB 24 Anquan Willis Fr RB 25 JMaury Davis Fr RB 28 Tahj Brooks Sr TE 33 Matthew Young  Sr TE 39 Charles Robinson So FB 43 Henry Teeter  Sr OL 53 Rusty Staats (C)  Sr OL 54 Kaden Carr Fr OL 56 Dennis Wilburn  Sr OL 60 Nick Fattig Fr OL 63 Dylan Shaw Fr OL 64 Jurrien Loft  Fr OL 65 Sheridan Wilson  Fr OL 66 Matt Keeler So OL 67 Dalton Merryman So OL 68 Seth Martin  Fr OL 69 Caleb Rodkey So OL 70 Cole Spencer (C)  Sr OL 71 Monroe Mills Jr OL 72 Landon Peterson Sr OL 74 Daniel Sill Fr OL 75 Jacoby Jackson So OL 76 Caleb Rogers Sr OL 77 Garret Morphis Fr OL 79 Ty Buchanan So TE 80 Mason Tharp Jr WR 82 Drew Hocutt Jr TE 83 Jack Esparza  Fr WR 84 D. J. Crest Fr WR 85 Aiden Meeks Fr WR 86 T. J. West Fr WR 87 Kelby Valsin Fr TE 88 Baylor Cupp (C) Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 0 Rayshad Williams (C)  Sr DB 1 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (C)  Sr DB 2 Jalon Peoples  Fr OLB 3 Bryce Ramierz (C) Sr DB 4 Nate Floyd So DL 5 Quincy Ledet Jr. Sr OLB 6 Myles Cole (C)  Sr OLB 7 Steve Linton Sr LB 8 Jesiah Pierre Sr DB 9 C. J. Baskerville Jr LB 10 Jacob Rodriguez Jr OLB 11 Charles Esters III So DB 12 Bralyn Lux Sr LB 13 Ben Roberts  Fr OLB 14 Joseph Adedire So DL 15 Robert Wooten Jr DB 16 Macho Stevenson Fr OLB 17 Isaac Smith  So DB 18 Tyler Owens  Sr DB 19 A. J. McCarty Jr OLB 19 Dylan Spencer Fr DB 20 Marcus Ramon-Edwards Fr DB 21 Cameron Watts  Sr DB 22 Maurion Horn  Fr DB 23 Landon Hullaby  Fr DB 24 Malik Dunlap  Sr DB 25 Chapman Lewis Fr DB 26 Sammy Morris IV So DB 27 Brenden Jordan Fr DB 28 Jordan Sanford Fr DB 29 Chief Collins So DB 30 Miles Thompson Fr DB 31 Joseph Plunk Jr LB 32 Tyrique Matthews  Sr LB 34 Bryce Robinson Sr LB 35 Miquel Dingle Fr LB 36 Justin Horn Fr DB 37 James Grando  Jr DB 38 Anthony White Fr DB 39 Luke Dillingham So LB 40 Wesley Smith So LB 41 Ty Kana  Fr LB 42 John Curry Fr OLB 43 Chris Lemons Fr OLB 45 Terrell Tilmon  So OLB 46 Isaiah Crawford Fr DL 47 Tanner Allen  Fr LB 48 Gage Elder So DL 49 Tre'Darius Brown Fr LB 50 Trent Low Jr DL 51 Jayden Cofield Fr OLB 52 Harvey Dyson III  Fr OLB 90 Ansel Nedore Fr DL 91 Blake Burris So DL 93 Trevon McAlpine  Fr DL 94 Braylon Rigsby Fr DL 95 Jaylon Hutchings (C)  Sr DL 96 Amier Washington Fr DL 97 Tony Bradford Jr. (C)  Sr DL 98 E'Maurion Banks So OLB 99 Sam Carrell So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 30 Jackson Knotts Jr P 31 Austin McNamara (C)  Sr P 37 Brook Honore Jr.  Fr K 38 Reese Burkhardt Jr LS 47 Jacob Mauch Sr K 99 Gino Garcia Sr	Head coach Joey McGuire Coordinators/assistant coaches Zach Kittley Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Tim DeRuyter Defensive coordinator Josh Bookbinder Inside linebackers C. J. Ah You Outside linebackers Marcel Yates Passing game coordinator/secondary Kenny Perry Associate head coach/Special teams/Running backs Stephen Hamby Offensive line Justin Johnson Passing game coordinator/Wide receivers Zarnell Fitch Defensive line Josh Cochran Tight ends Lance Barilow Strength and conditioning Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 24, 2023

Game summaries

At Wyoming

See also: 2023 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Wyoming Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Red Raiders	17	0	0	3	7	6	33
Cowboys	0	10	7	3	7	8	35

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

• Date: September 2
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT/5:30 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 26,450
• Referee: Stephen Baron
• TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor, and Amanda Guerra
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TTU – Myles Price 33-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Gino Garcia kick), 10:34. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:49. TTU – Jayden York 19-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Gino Garcia kick), 9:25. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:42. TTU – Gino Garcia 54-yard field goal, 4:02. Red Raiders 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 1:10. Second quarter WYO – John Hoyland 56-yard field goal, 14:55. Red Raiders 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:07. WYO – Caleb Driskell 4-yard pass from Andrew Peasley (John Hoyland kick), 11:20. Red Raiders 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:30. Third quarter WYO – Sam Scott 16-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 5:37. Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 7:31. Fourth quarter WYO – John Hoyland 31-yard field goal, 8:58. Cowboys 20–17. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:14. TTU – Gino Garcia 27-yard field goal, 0:41. Tied 20–20. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 2:58. Overtime WYO – Andrew Peasley 5-yard run (John Hoyland kick). Cowboys 27–20. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards. TTU – Tahj Brooks 1-yard run (Gino Garcia kick). Tied 27–27. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards. Second overtime TTU – Jerand Bradley 15-yard pass from Tyler Shough (pass failed). Red Raiders 33–27. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards. WYO – John-Michael Gyllenborg 11-yard pass from Andrew Peasley (Sam Scott run). Cowboys 35–33. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards. Top passers TTU – Tyler Shough – 31/47, 338 yards, 3 TD, INT WYO – Andrew Peasley – 18/34, 149 yards, 2 TD Top rushers TTU – Tahj Brooks – 11 rushes, 39 yards, TD WYO – Andrew Peasley – 15 rushes, 68 yards, TD Top receivers TTU – Jerand Bradley – 8 receptions, 88 yards, TD WYO – John-Michael Gyllenborg – 5 receptions, 37 yards, TD

No. 13 Oregon

See also: 2023 Oregon Ducks football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Ducks	15	3	0	20	38
Red Raiders	7	6	14	3	30

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: September 9
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 96 °F (36 °C)
• Game attendance: 56,200
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (Fox): Mark Followill and Mark Helfrich
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TTU – Myles Price 18-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Gino Garcia kick), 9:37. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:30. ORE – Troy Franklin 72-yard pass from Bo Nix (Camden Lewis kick), 8:58. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:39. ORE – Tez Johnson 13-yard pass from Bo Nix (Patrick Herbert pass to Terrance Ferguson), 3:45. Ducks 15–7. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:56. Second quarter TTU – Mason Tharp 7-yard pass from Tyler Shough (pass failed), 13:01. Ducks 15–13. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:44. ORE – Camden Lewis 28-yard field goal, 0:59. Ducks 18–13. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:05. Third quarter TTU – Tyler Shough 5-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 12:58. Red Raiders 20–18. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:02. TTU – Jerand Bradley 34-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Gino Garcia kick), 6:16. Red Raiders 27–18. Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, 1:04. Fourth quarter ORE – Bucky Irving 3-yard run (Camden Lewis kick), 14:47. Red Raiders 27–25. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 6:29. ORE – Camden Lewis 23-yard field goal, 10:27. Ducks 28–27. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:32. TTU – Gino Garcia 45-yard field goal, 5:13. Red Raiders 30–28. Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 5:14. ORE – Camden Lewis 34-yard field goal, 1:10. Ducks 31–30. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:03. ORE – Jeffrey Bassa 45-yard interception return (Camden Lewis kick), 0:35. Ducks 38–30. Top passers ORE – Bo Nix – 32/44, 359 yards, 2 TD TTU – Tyler Shough – 24/38, 282 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Top rushers ORE – Bo Nix – 9 rushes, 46 yards TTU – Tyler Shough – 23 rushes, 101 yards, TD Top receivers ORE – Troy Franklin – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD TTU – Jerand Bradley – 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD

Tarleton State

See also: 2023 Tarleton State Texans football team

Tarleton State Texans at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	0	0	3	3
Red Raiders	21	3	10	7	41

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
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TTU – Malik Dunlap 54-yard interception return (Gino Garcia kick), 12:33. Red Raiders 7–0. TTU – Tyler Shough 2-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 8:19. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:52. TTU – Mason Tharp 28-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Gino Garcia kick), 4:36. Red Raiders 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 1:59. Second quarter TTU – Gino Garcia 28-yard field goal, 3:17. Red Raiders 24–0. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 6:05. Third quarter TTU – Gino Garcia 43-yard field goal, 8:35. Red Raiders 27–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:39. TTU – Myles Price 15-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 3:50. Red Raiders 34–0. Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:05. Fourth quarter TTU – Jordan Brown 5-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 10:23. Red Raiders 41–0. Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 5:30. TAR – Adrian Guzman 21-yard field goal, 5:04. Red Raiders 41–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 5:19. Top passers TAR – Victor Gabalis – 21/40, 182 yards, 3 INT TTU – Tyler Shough – 10/20, 123 yards, TD Top rushers TAR – Caleb Lewis – 11 rushes, 67 yards TTU – Tahj Brooks – 19 rushes, 158 yards Top receivers TAR – Benjamin Omayebu – 12 receptions, 76 yards TTU – Jordan Brown – 6 receptions, 73 yards, TD

At West Virginia

See also: 2023 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	3	0	0	10	13
Mountaineers	7	6	0	7	20

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
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TTU – Gino Garcia 39-yard field goal, 8:40. Red Raiders 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 1:54. WVU – CJ Donaldson Jr. 2-yard run (Michael Hayes kick), 1:53. Mountaineers 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:47. Second quarter WVU – Michael Hayes 28-yard field goal, 6:34. Mountaineers 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:08. WVU – Michael Hayes 46-yard field goal, 0:25. Mountaineers 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:58. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter TTU – Jerand Bradley 6-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 11:54. Mountaineers 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 4:42. WVU – Kole Taylor 9-yard pass from Nicco Marchiol (Michael Hayes kick), 7:33. Mountaineers 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:16. TTU – Gino Garcia 34-yard field goal, 4:45. Mountaineers 20–13. Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 2:40. Top passers TTU – Behren Morton – 13/37, 158 yards, TD WVU – Nicco Marchiol – 12/21, 78 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers TTU – Tahj Brooks – 25 rushes, 149 yards WVU – Nicco Marchiol – 15 rushes, 72 yards Top receivers TTU – Xavier White – 3 receptions, 45 yards WVU – Kole Taylor – 3 receptions, 39 yards, TD

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

See also: 2023 Houston Cougars football team

Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	14	14	0	0	28
Red Raiders	14	21	7	7	49

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 53,308
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (FS2): Dan Hellie and Petros Papadakis
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter HOU – Bryan Henry 6-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin kick), 8:40. Cougars 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:20. TTU – Drae McCray 100-yard kickoff return (Gino Garcia kick), 8:25. Tied 7–7. HOU – Samuel Brown 16-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin kick), 6:15. Cougars 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:10. TTU – Tahj Brooks 7-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 1:25. Tied 14–14. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 4:50. Second quarter HOU – Joseph Manjack IV 49-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin kick), 13:45. Cougars 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:40. TTU – Loic Fouonji 25-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 8:47. Tied 21–21. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:58. TTU – Loic Fouonji 7-yard blocked punt return (Gino Garcia kick), 7:18. Red Raiders 28–21. HOU – Dalton Carnes 41-yard pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin kick), 2:16. Tied 28–28. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:02. TTU – Tahj Brooks 1-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 0:44. Red Raiders 35–28. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:32. Third quarter TTU – Myles Price 11-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 9:22. Red Raiders 42–28. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:48. Fourth quarter TTU – Cam'Ron Valdez 41-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 8:47. Red Raiders 49–28. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 3:07. Top passers HOU – Donovan Smith – 29/40, 335 yards, 4 TD TTU – Behren Morton – 14/22, 161 yards, 2 TD Top rushers HOU – Parker Jenkins – 13 rushes, 71 yards TTU – Tahj Brooks – 22 rushes, 106 yards, 2 TD Top receivers HOU – Samuel Brown – 9 receptions, 113 yards, TD TTU – Myles Price – 5 receptions, 63 yards, TD

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

See also: 2023 Baylor Bears football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Baylor Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	7	10	7	15	39
Bears	0	3	0	11	14

at McLane Stadium, Waco, Texas

• Date: October 7
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 44,620
• Referee: Michael VanderVelde
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer, Rod Gilmore, and Lauren Sisler
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TTU – Coy Eakin 13-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 9:46. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:14. Second quarter TTU – Baylor Cupp 16-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 13:06. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:01. BAY – Isaiah Hankins 33-yard field goal, 9:32. Red Raiders 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:53. TTU – Gino Garcia 37-yard field goal, 0:09. Red Raiders 17–3. Drive 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:08. Third quarter TTU – Baylor Cupp 18-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 0:38. Red Raiders 24–3. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 6:24. Fourth quarter BAY – Monaray Baldwin 71-yard pass from Blake Shapen (Blake Shapen pass to Ketron Jackson Jr.), 13:34. Red Raiders 24–11. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:04. TTU – Tahj Brooks 18-yard run (Tahj Brooks run), 9:15. Red Raiders 32–11. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:19. BAY – Isaiah Hankins 33-yard field goal, 6:35. Red Raiders 32–14. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:40. TTU – Behren Morton 10-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 3:38. Red Raiders 39–14. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:23. Top passers TTU – Behren Morton – 19/26, 180 yards, 3 TD, INT BAY – Blake Shapen – 22/38, 324 yards, TD Top rushers TTU – Tahj Brooks – 31 rushes, 170 yards, TD BAY – Dominic Richardson – 9 rushes, 21 yards Top receivers TTU – Myles Price – 10 receptions, 90 yards BAY – Monaray Baldwin – 5 receptions, 126 yards, TD

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

See also: 2023 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	10	7	14	7	38
Red Raiders	0	14	7	0	21

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: October 14
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 56,200
• Referee: Derek Anderson
• TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust and Petros Papadakis
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter KSU – Chris Tennant 47-yard field goal, 11:28. Wildcats 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:32. KSU – Avery Johnson 2-yard run (Chris Tennant kick), 2:54. Wildcats 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:15. Second quarter TTU – Behren Morton 1-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 11:53. Wildcats 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:01. KSU – Avery Johnson 5-yard run (Chris Tennant kick), 1:20. Wildcats 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:44. TTU – Tahj Brooks 2-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 0:23. Wildcats 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 0:54. Third quarter TTU – Jerand Bradley 8-yard pass from Jake Strong (Gino Garcia kick), 7:31. Red Raiders 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 4:04. KSU – Avery Johnson 30-yard run (Chris Tennant kick), 2:24. Wildcats 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:07. KSU – Avery Johnson 11-yard run (Chris Tennant kick), 2:06. Wildcats 31–21. Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:04. Fourth quarter KSU – Avery Johnson 3-yard run (Chris Tennant kick), 4:58. Wildcats 38–21. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:59. Top passers KSU – Will Howard – 6/9, 86 yards TTU – Jake Strong – 16/28, 173 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers KSU – Treshaun Ward – 15 rushes, 118 yards TTU – Tahj Brooks – 17 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers KSU – Ben Sinnott – 6 receptions, 72 yards TTU – Coy Eakin – 5 receptions, 102 yards

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

See also: 2023 BYU Cougars football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders at BYU Cougars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	7	0	7	14
Cougars	14	10	3	0	27

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
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter BYU – Chase Roberts 3-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Will Ferrin kick), 11:34. Cougars 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:26. BYU – Eddie Heckard 5-yard fumble return (Will Ferrin kick), 2:10. Cougars 14–0. Second quarter TTU – Xavier White 72-yard pass from Jake Strong (Gino Garcia kick), 9:19. Cougars 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:13. BYU – Darius Lassiter 4-yard pass from Kedon Slovis (Will Ferrin kick), 6:11. Cougars 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:03. Third quarter BYU – Will Ferrin 41-yard field goal, 1:19. Cougars 27–7. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:50. Fourth quarter TTU – Tahj Brooks 1-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 8:41. Cougars 27–14. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 4:45. Top passers TTU – Jake Strong – 19/37, 236 yards, TD, 3 INT BYU – Kedon Slovis – 15/27, 127 yards, 2 TD Top rushers TTU – Tahj Brooks – 31 rushes, 105 yards, TD BYU – L. J. Martin – 10 rushes, 93 yards Top receivers TTU – Xavier White – 3 receptions, 98 yards, TD BYU – Darius Lassiter – 4 receptions, 47 yards, TD

TCU

See also: 2023 TCU Horned Frogs football team

TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	7	0	14	7	28
Red Raiders	7	13	8	7	35

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 51,185
• Referee: Michael VanderVelde
• TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering and Mark Helfrich
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TTU – Behren Morton 9-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 6:12. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 5:43. TCU – D. J. Rogers 17-yard pass from Josh Hoover (Griffin Kell kick), 4:13. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:59. Second quarter TTU – Gino Garcia 27-yard field goal, 12:32. Red Raiders 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 6:41. TTU – Myles Price 25-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 3:46. Red Raiders 17–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:35. TTU – Gino Garcia 55-yard field goal, 0:53. Red Raiders 20–7. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:19. Third quarter TCU – Emani Bailey 16-yard run (Griffin Kell kick), 8:08. Red Raiders 20–14. Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 3:51. TCU – Emani Bailey 2-yard run (Griffin Kell kick), 4:47. Horned Frogs 21–20. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 1:50. TTU – Tahj Brooks 9-yard run (Behren Morton pass to Jerand Bradley), 0:06. Red Raiders 28–21. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:34. Fourth quarter TTU – Drae McCray 44-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 10:33. Red Raiders 35–21. Drive: 3 plays, 92 yards, 1:13. TCU – Trey Sanders 1-yard run (Griffin Kell kick), 4:54. Red Raiders 35–28. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 5:39. Top passers TCU – Josh Hoover – 32/52, 353 yards, TD, 2 INT TTU – Behren Morton – 28/36, 282 yards, 2 TD Top rushers TCU – Emani Bailey – 19 rushes, 57 yards, 2 TD TTU – Tahj Brooks – 31 rushes, 146 yards, TD Top receivers TCU – Jaylon Robinson – 5 receptions, 68 yards TTU – Coy Eakin – 8 receptions, 78 yards

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

See also: 2023 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	10	0	3	3	16
No. 16 Jayhawks	0	0	0	13	13

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
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TTU – Tahj Brooks 5-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 10:18. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:54. TTU – Gino Garcia 32-yard field goal, 3:24. Red Raiders 10–0. Drive: 15 plays, 42 yards, 5:22. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter TTU – Gino Garcia 31-yard field goal, 2:56. Red Raiders 13–0. Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 3:42. Fourth quarter KU – Devin Neal 60-yard run (Seth Keller kick), 12:12. Red Raiders 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:42. KU – Seth Keller 24-yard field goal, 4:42. Red Raiders 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:57. KU – Seth Keller 22-yard field goal, 0:25. Tied 13–13. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 1:55. TTU – Gino Garcia 30-yard field goal, 0:00. Red Raiders 16–13. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 0:25. Top passers TTU – Behren Morton – 19/25, 176 yards, INT KU – Cole Ballard – 9/20, 124 yards, INT Top rushers TTU – Tahj Brooks – 33 rushes, 133 yards, TD KU – Devin Neal – 19 rushes, 137 yards, TD Top receivers TTU – Jerand Bradley – 4 receptions, 91 yards KU – Lawrence Arnold – 2 receptions, 44 yards

UCF

See also: 2023 UCF Knights football team

UCF Knights at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	14	0	0	9	23
Red Raiders	0	14	7	3	24

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
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter UCF – R. J. Harvey 4-yard run (Colton Boomer kick), 11:49. Knights 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:11. UCF – R. J. Harvey 1-yard run (Colton Boomer kick), 0:11. Knights 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:16. Second quarter TTU – Drae McCray 15-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 13:10. Knights 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:01. TTU – Mason Tharp 19-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 3:13. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 4:05. Third quarter TTU – Tahj Brooks 13-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 0:11. Red Raiders 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:16. Fourth quarter UCF – Colton Boomer 24-yard field goal, 10:21. Red Raiders 21–17. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 4:50. TTU – Gino Garcia 51-yard field goal, 6:13. Red Raiders 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:08. UCF – Javon Baker 71-yard pass from John Rhys Plumlee (kick blocked), 5:30. Red Raiders 24–23. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:43. Top passers UCF – John Rhys Plumlee – 16/32, 248 yards, TD, INT TTU – Behren Morton – 21/34, 256 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers UCF – John Rhys Plumlee – 13 rushes, 84 yards TTU – Tahj Brooks – 24 rushes, 182 yards, TD Top receivers UCF – Javon Baker – 4 receptions, 117 yards, TD TTU – Xavier White – 3 receptions, 77 yards

At No. 7 Texas

See also: 2023 Texas Longhorns football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	7	0	0	0	7
No. 7 Longhorns	10	16	24	7	57

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

• Date: November 24
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 102,452
• Referee: Kevin Mar
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, and Tom Luginbill
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter TEX – Keilan Robinson 10-yard run (Bert Auburn kick), 10:29. Longhorns 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:37. TEX – Bert Auburn 34-yard field goal, 2:15. Longhorns 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:21. TTU – Behren Morton 2-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 0:29. Longhorns 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:46. Second quarter TEX – Jaydon Blue 69-yard run (Bert Auburn kick), 14:50. Longhorns 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:39. TEX – Bert Auburn 37-yard field goal, 10:07. Longhorns 20–7. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:56. TEX – Bert Auburn 26-yard field goal, 2:44. Longhorns 23–7. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:29. TEX – Bert Auburn 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Longhorns 26–7. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 0:26. Third quarter TEX – Keilan Robinson 95-yard kickoff return (Bert Auburn kick), 14:46. Longhorns 33–7. TEX – Bert Auburn 54-yard field goal, 9:15. Longhorns 36–7. Drive: 6 plays, 6 yards, 2:13. TEX – Xavier Worthy 19-yard pass from Quinn Ewers (Bert Auburn kick), 4:44. Longhorns 43–7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:36. TEX – Jett Bush 43-yard interception return (Bert Auburn kick), 3:26. Longhorns 50–7. Fourth quarter TEX – Quintrevion Wisner 10-yard run (Bert Auburn kick), 0:38. Longhorns 57–7. Drive: 13 plays, 91 yards, 7:59. Top passers TTU – Behren Morton – 19/36, 88 yards, 3 INT TEX – Quinn Ewers – 17/26, 196 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TTU – Tahj Brooks – 19 rushes, 95 yards TEX – Jaydon Blue – 10 rushes, 121 yards, TD Top receivers TTU – Coy Eakin – 4 receptions, 27 yards TEX – Xavier Worthy – 4 receptions, 49 yards, TD

Vs. California (Independence Bowl)

See also: 2023 Independence Bowl and 2023 California Golden Bears football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	14	0	0	0	14
Red Raiders	7	17	7	3	34

at Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana

• Date: December 16
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Clear, 45 °F (7 °C)
• Game attendance: 33,071
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes
• TV announcers (ESPN): Kevin Connors, Rocky Boiman, and Marilyn Payne
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter CAL – Monroe Young 25-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Mateen Bhaghani kick), 14:45. Golden Bears 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:15. TTU – Coy Eakin 27-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 4:19. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 4:11. CAL – Jaydn Ott 1-yard run (Mateen Bhaghani kick), 2:38. Golden Bears 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:41. Second quarter TTU – Mason Tharp 15-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 12:16. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:22. TTU – Loic Fouonji 14-yard pass from Behren Morton (Gino Garcia kick), 9:49. Red Raiders 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:42. TTU – Gino Garcia 25-yard field goal, 0:03. Red Raiders 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 2:17. Third quarter TTU – Tahj Brooks 7-yard run (Gino Garcia kick), 4:36. Red Raiders 31–14. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:49. Fourth quarter TTU – Gino Garcia 37-yard field goal, 4:08. Red Raiders 34–14. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:44. Top passers CAL – Fernando Mendoza – 22/33, 261 yards, TD, 3 INT TTU – Behren Morton – 27/43, 256 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers CAL – Jaydn Ott – 16 rushes, 45 yards, TD TTU – Tahj Brooks – 22 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers CAL – Trond Grizzell – 4 receptions, 80 yards TTU – Coy Eakin – 7 receptions, 106 yards, TD

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	24	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

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