Texas Tech University Athletics
Game Preview: Oklahoma State
October 25, 2015 | Football
Texas Tech are encouraged to "Black Out" Jones AT&T Stadium on Saturday when the Red Raiders host No. 12 Oklahoma State.
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Oct. 25, 2015
The game will be televised nationally on ESPN. Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sidelines) will call the game live from Jones AT&T Stadium, while Robert Adamski will handle production.
Fans may tune into one of the 44 region-wide affiliates of the Texas Tech Radio Network. Brian Jensen returns to the broadcast booth as play-by-play announcer for his 16th consecutive season and is joined by veteran John Harris, who is in his 33rd year of providing analysis. In his sixth season, Chris Level rounds out the crew as sideline reporter.
Just Announced: #TexasTech's game next Saturday (Oct. 31) vs. OK State will air at 2:30 p.m. on @ESPN. #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/f6aoneIx6Z
- Texas Tech Athletics (@TechAthletics) October 25, 2015
Texas Tech (5-3, 2-3 Big 12) enters the contest following a 63-27 loss at No. 17 Oklahoma on Saturday. Texas Tech already has registered five wins on the year, one more victory than it registered during the 2014 season. Previously, the Red Raiders played one of the nation's most difficult three-game stretches that included a win at previously ranked Arkansas and back-to-back losses to consecutive top-5 ranked teams in No. 3 TCU (55-52 loss at home) and No. 5 Baylor (63-35 loss at AT&T Stadium in Arlington). It marked the first time in school history that Texas Tech faced two consecutive nationally ranked top-5 teams in back-to-back weeks.
In undefeated and first-place Oklahoma State (7-0, 4-0 Big 12), Texas Tech faces its sixth Big 12 opponent of the year and plays its 1,009th all-time football game as the Red Raiders own a 549-426-32 all-time football record in 91 total seasons. The Red Raiders have accumulated 55 winning seasons and advanced to 36 bowl games. Last year, Texas Tech finished a disappointing 4-8 overall and 2-7 in the Big 12 Conference. The sub-.500 season marked Texas Tech's only second sub-.500 season in the last 22 years. With a win over Oklahoma State, Texas Tech will be bowl eligible for the 23rd time in the last 25 seasons.
Oklahoma State represents Texas Tech's fourth nationally ranked opponent of the year as the Cowboys enter the contest ranked No. 12 in the Associated Press poll and No. 10 in the Amway coaches' poll. Texas Tech's last win against a nationally ranked opponent was on Dec. 30, 2013, a 37-23 victory over No. 16 Arizona State in the Holiday Bowl.
Oklahoma State enters Saturday's contest following a 58-10 home win over Kansas.
TOP GAMEDAY STORYLINES
• Texas Tech is calling for a "Blackout" of Saturday's game as all fans are encouraged to wear black to Jones AT&T Stadium.
• Saturday's game will mark the 43rd all-time meeting between Texas Tech and Oklahoma State. The Red Raiders lead the series with a 21-18-3 advantage, including a 12-5-2 mark in games played in Lubbock.
• Texas Tech enters its meeting with Oklahoma State averaging 46.6 points per game which ranks fifth nationally.
• Texas Tech is averaging 42.0 points per game in Big 12 play despite facing three ranked opponents through five games.
• This is the fourth time already for Texas Tech during Big 12 play where both teams enter averaging at least 40.0 points per game.
• The Red Raiders head into Saturday's game having scored at least 25 points in each of the first eight games of this season. Texas Tech had not previously scored 25 or more points in its first games of a season since 2008.
• Texas Tech continues to boast one of the nation's top offenses as the Red Raiders rank third nationally in total offense and passing offense.
• Texas Tech ranks second nationally having converted 54.5 percent of its third downs this season.
• Through five games in Big 12 play, Texas Tech has already scored 50 or more points twice, marking just the sixth time in program history where the Red Raiders have had multiple 50-plus point performances against league foes (1953, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2015).
• The Red Raider defense, meanwhile, has made significant strides in forcing turnovers under new defensive coordinator David Gibbs. Texas Tech currently ranks ninth nationally and second in the Big 12 with 17 forced turnovers this year, nine of which that have come in conference play.
| Game Information | |
|---|---|
| Opponent | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| Date/Time | Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 | 2:30 p.m. (CT) |
| Location | Jones AT&T Stadium | Lubbock, Texas |
| Radio | Texas Tech Sports Network from Learfield Sports | Network Affiliates | Listen Online Brian Jensen (Play-by-Play/16th Season), John Harris (Analyst/33rd Season), Chris Level (Sidelines/6th Season), Steve Pitts (Engineer/37th Season) |
| National Radio | None |
| Satellite Radio | Sirius Channel 18/XM Channel 122 (Texas Tech Broadcast) |
| Television | ESPN | Watch ESPN Dave LaMont (Play-by-Play), Ray Bentley (Analyst); Dawn Davenport (Sidelines) |
| On The Web | Live statistics at TexasTech.com | Gametracker |
| Rankings | Texas Tech (AP: Not Ranked); (Amway Coaches: Not Ranked) Oklahoma State (AP: No. 12); (Amway Coaches: No. 10) |
| Head Coaches | Texas Tech: Kliff Kingsbury (Career: 17-16 in third season; At Texas Tech: 17-16 in third season) Oklahoma State: Mike Gundy (Career: 91-44 in 11th season; At OSU: 91-44 in 11th season) |
| Against Oklahoma State | Texas Tech leads the series, 21-18-3. |
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