Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech Announces 2007 Schedule
November 07, 2006 | Football
Nov. 7, 2006
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech renews acquaintances with a former Southwest Conference member, begins a new series with another and faces a formidable Big 12 Conference slate on the 2007 Red Raider Football schedule. The Red Raiders play six games at home and six on the road next season.
After opening the season with three of the first four games on the road, the Red Raiders have a stretch of three-straight home games beginning at the end of September. Tech his home for three of four October dates and closes the season at home with a single November game.
The Red Raiders will open the season on the road at SMU on Sept. 1 in the first year of a new four-year contract, which will feature home games on alternating years. The second game of a two-year deal with UTEP takes place in the home opener on Sept. 8, while a new two-year agreement with former SWC foe Rice begins in Houston on Sept. 15. The Owls will return the game in 2008. In the final non-conference game, the Red Raiders will host Northwestern (La.) State on Sept. 29.
Iowa State (Oct. 6) and Texas A&M (Oct. 13) open league play at home for the Red Raiders and represent two of three games played at Jones AT&T Stadium in October next season. Tech closes the month Oct. 27 against Colorado. Traditionally a heavy travel month, the three games are the most in the season's middle month since 1998 when Tech played three of five games during October. The Red Raiders close the season against Oklahoma on Nov. 17.
Texas Tech's Big 12 Conference opener at Oklahoma State kicks off Sept. 22 in Stillwater. Other road conference games include Missouri (Oct. 20), Baylor (Nov. 3) and Texas (Nov. 10). The Baylor and Texas games mark the first back-to-back games in November since the 2003 season, when Tech faced the same teams on the road.
2007 Schedule Sept. 1 at SMU Sept. 8 UTEP Sept. 15 at Rice Sept. 22 at Oklahoma State Sept. 29 Northwestern (La.) State Oct. 6 Iowa State Oct. 13 Texas A&M Oct. 20 at Missouri Oct. 27 Colorado Nov. 3 at Baylor Nov. 10 at Texas Nov. 17 Oklahoma
