Game Preview: Oklahoma State

Saturday, November 12

Stillwater, Okla.

2:30 p.m.

Texas Tech Athletics

Oklahoma State

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November 07, 2016 | Football

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Red Raiders head on the road to face No. 17 Oklahoma State in a 2:30 p.m. kickoff Saturday

By: Texas Tech Athletics Communications

LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech begins its final stretch of Big 12 Conference play Saturday afternoon when the Red Raiders travel to face No. 17 Oklahoma State inside Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater. Kickoff is slated for 2:30 p.m. with Tim Brando calling the action on FOX Sports 1 and Spencer Tillman providing the analysis.

The game can also be heard nationally on the Texas Tech Sports Network with Brian Jensen calling the action alongside analyst John Harris, sideline reporter Chris Level and engineer Steve Pitts. The radio broadcast can be heard nationally on XM (Channel 199) and Sirius Radio (Channel 136) as well as the TuneIn app.

GAMEDAY STORYLINES

The Red Raiders will need wins in two of their last three games in order to advance to a bowl for the 38th time in program history. All three of those games will come on the road, though, as the Red Raiders visit Iowa State and face Baylor in a neutral-site contest to close the regular season. Texas Tech ranks tied for 17th nationally and third in the Big 12 for bowl appearances alongside the likes of Miami (Fla.), Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Clemson.
Texas Tech is coming off a tough 45-37 loss to Texas this past weekend in its final game inside Jones AT&T Stadium. The Red Raider defense held Texas scoreless over its final four drives but the Red Raiders could not find the endzone and potentially game-tying two point conversion to overcome a 15-point deficit to start the fourth quarter.
Texas Tech will look to snap a seven-game losing streak against Oklahoma State this week as the Red Raiders have not defeated the Cowboys since a 56-20 victory during the 2008 season. Despite the losing streak, Tech leads the overall series against Oklahoma State with a 21-19-3 all-time advantage.
The Red Raiders will be looking for a repeat performance from the last time they went on the road which resulted in a 27-24 victory over TCU on Oct. 29. The Texas Tech defense held the Horned Frogs to just one touchdown over the final 49:40 of regulation before Clayton Hatfield connected on a successful 37-yard field goal to seal the victory in double overtime.
Texas Tech has been among the most disciplined teams in the country the past two weeks as the Red Raiders have committed just five penalties which have resulted in 19 yards. The Red Raiders matched the school records with just one penalty and five penalty yards against TCU. The one penalty matched the previous record that was previously set in 1988 against Arkansas, 1991 versus Rice and 1992 against Texas A&M.
Texas Tech boasts one of the most high-octane offenses in the country this season as the Red Raiders lead the nation in passing offense (485.8 yards per game), first downs offense (284) as well as third-down conversion percentage (55.1 percent) and rank second for total offense (587.1 yards per game).