2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team will represent Texas Tech University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team will be led by Matt Wells in his second season as the program's 16th head coach. The Red Raiders will play their home games on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas at Jones AT&T Stadium, and will compete as members of the Big 12 Conference.

2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2020 record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Matt Wells (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	David Yost (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Keith Patterson (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Jones AT&T Stadium (Capacity: 60,454)

2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Baylor		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kansas State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oklahoma		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oklahoma State		0	–	0					0	–	0
TCU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Virginia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 5, 2020
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll.

Previous season

The Red Raiders completed 2019 season with a record of 4–8, 2–7 in conference play to finish ninth in the conference. The season was promising from the Red Raiders with the first season of in the new era of Matt Wells, however, after many short-comings, the Raiders, were not invited to any other postseason play/didn't qualify for it.

Preseason

Recruiting class

References:[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Philip Blidi Defensive Line	Portales, NM	Portales HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	-	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tahj Brooks Running Back	Manor, TX	Manor HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ethan Carde Offensive Lineman	Valrico, FL	Bloomingdale HS Coffeyville CC	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jonathan Davis Defensive Back	Dallas, TX	South Oak Cliff HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Devin Drew Defensive Lineman	Kansas City, MO	Raytown HS Iowa Western CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Nate Floyd Defensive Back	College Station, TX	A&M Consolidated HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Loic Fouonji Wide Receiver	Midland, TX	Midland Lee HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ryan Frank Defensive Back	Magnolia, TX	Magnolia West HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
John Holcomb Tight End	Wellington, TX	Wellington HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Derrick Lewis II Linebacker	Schertz, TX	Samuel Clemens HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Krishon Merriweather Linebacker	Hazelwood, MO	Hazelwood West HS Garden City CC	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kobee Minor Defensive Back	Lake Dallas, TX	Lake Dallas HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Larry Moore Offensive Lineman	Missouri City, TX	Fort Bend Marshall HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
L. B. Moore Outside Linebacker	Amarillo, TX	Tascosa HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ja'Lynn Polk Wide Receiver	Lufkin, TX	Lufkin HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Myles Price Wide Receiver	The Colony, TX	The Colony HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Brandon Bouyer–Randle Linebacker	Battle Creek, MI	Battle Creek Central HS Michigan State	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Caleb Rogers Offensive Lineman	Mansfield, TX	Lake Ridge HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Donovan Smith Quarterback	Las Vegas, NV	Frendship HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
J. J. Sparkman Wide Receiver	Longview, TX	Pine Tree HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Dec 18, 2019
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Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Butkus Award[2]	Riko Jeffers	LB	SR
Davey O'Brien Award[3]	Alan Bowman	QB	SO
Doak Walker Award[4]	SaRodorick Thompson	RB	SO
Wuerffel Trophy[5]	Zech McPhearson	DB	SR

Big 12 media poll

The 2020 Big 12 media poll will be released sometimes in summer 2020 with an in-person media day in question due to the COVID–19 pandemic.

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
	Baylor
	Iowa State
	Kansas
	Kansas State
	Oklahoma
	Oklahoma State
	TCU
	Texas
	Texas Tech
	West Virginia

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

Schedule

Texas Tech had games scheduled against Alabama State, Arizona, and UTEP, but were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	Houston Baptist*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
September 26	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA
October 3	West Virginia	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
October 15	Baylor	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
October 24	Texas	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
October 31	at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK
November 7	at Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS
November 14	Kansas	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
November 21	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
November 28	Oklahoma	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game

Schedule Source:[8]

Personnel

2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 8 Maverik McIvor  Fr WR 9 T. J. Vasher Sr QB 10 Alan Bowman So WR 12 Ja'Lynn Polk Fr WR 13 McLane Mannix Sr WR 14 Xavier White So TE 15 Travis Koontz Sr QB 16 Logan Greene  Fr QB 17 Taylor Null Jr WR 18 Cameron Cantrell  Fr WR 22 Seth Collins Sr RB 28 Sarodorick Thompson So RB 29 Kendell Jimerson So RB 30 Jax Welch Sr RB 33 Ronnie Hart So WR 35 Mark Richardson Jr TE 40 Connor Killian Sr TE 41 Jackson Pace Jr RB 42 Chux Nwabuko III So TE 49 Jackson Bagget  Fr OL 53 Trevor Robinson  Fr OL 56 Jack Anderson Jr OL 57 Ty Morrow Jr OL 59 DeMarcus Marshall So OL 60 CJ Zotz  Fr OL 63 Aaron Castro  Fr OL 64 Clayton Franks So OL 65 Zach Adams Sr OL 66 Hakeem White So OL 67 Troy Bradshaw So OL 68 Casey Verhulst Jr OL 69 John Stewart  Fr OL 70 Weston Wright So OL 71 Reece Azam  Fr OL 72 Landon Peterson  Fr OL 73 Dawson Deaton Jr OL 74 Will Farrar Jr OL 77 Ethan Carde So OL 79 Wyatt Garritty Fr WR 80 Kevin Terry So WR 82 KeSean Carter Jr WR 83 Myller Royals So WR 84 Erik Ezukanma So WR 85 Trey Cleveland  Fr WR 86 Dalton Rigdon Jr WR 87 Sterling Galban So TE 88 Simon Gonzalez  Fr WR 89 Caden Leggett So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Krishon Merriweather Jr LB 2 Brandon Bouyer–Randle Sr DB 3 Xavier Martin Jr LB 6 Riko Jeffers Sr DB 7 Adrian Frye Jr DB 8 Zech McPhearson Sr DB 16 Thomas Leggett Sr DB 17 John Davis Jr. Jr DB 19 DeQuanteous Watts  Fr LB 20 Kosi Eldridge Jr LB 20 Richard Olszak So DB 22 Ja'Marcus Ingram Sr DB 23 DeMarcus Fields Sr DB 24 Adam Beck Jr DB 25 Dadrion Taylor So DB 26 Canon Roeder So DB 27 Alex Hogan So DB 28 Darien Boyd  Fr DB 29 Devyn Butler  Fr DB 30 Cole Boyd  Fr LB 31 Tyrique Matthews So LB 34 Bryce Robinson  Fr LB 35 Patrick Curley So LB 37 Xavier Benson So DB 38 Jett Whitfield  Fr LB 39 Michael Nelson Jr DB 41 Luis Jaramillo  Fr DB 42 Austin Brougham Jr LB 43 Darryl Minor  Fr LB 45 Christian Lavalle  Fr LB 46 Joshua Rodriguez  Fr LB 47 Ethan Frasier  Fr LB 48 Blu Caylor  Fr LB 49 Chance Cover  Fr LB 51 Wyatt Watson  Fr DL 53 Eli Howard Sr LB 54 Bryce Ramirez  Fr DL 59 Zachary Semrak Jr DL 61 Troy Te'O Jr DL 77 Tre'Jon Lewis  Fr DL 86 Elisaia Siliga  Fr DL 89 Alexander Poole Jr DL 90 Devin Drew Jr DL 91 Nelson Mbanasor Jr DL 92 Noah Jones Sr DL 93 John Scott III So DL 95 Jaylon Hutchings So DL 96 Johnathan King Jr DL 97 Tony Bradford Jr. So DL 98 Nick McCann Sr DL 99 Gilbert Ibeneme  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 10 Johnathan Garibay Jr K 31 Austin McNamara So LS 34 Landon O'Connor Jr K 36 Trey Wolff So LS 42 John Berard Jr P 48 Cody Waddell Sr LS 52 Geno Albini So LS 54 Luke Rizzo  Fr K 62 Gabriel Lozano  Fr	Head coach Matt Wells (Utah State) Coordinators/assistant coaches David Yost (Dayton) Offensive Coordinator/QB Derek Jones (Mississippi) Co-Offensive Coordinator/Secondary Keith Patterson (East Central) Defensive Coordinator Mark Tommerdahl (Wyoming) Special Teams Coordinator/Assistant OL Kevin Cosgrove (Wisconsin–Oshkosh) Linebackers Steve Farmer (Illinois State) Offensive Line Joel Filani (Boise State) Outside Receivers Paul Randolph (UT Martin) Defensive Line DeAndre Smith (Southwest Missouri State) Running Backs Luke Wells (Oklahoma) Tight Ends/Inside Receivers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 25 May 2020

Game summaries

West Virginia

See also: 2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–6	2019	TTU, 38–17

Pregame line	Over/under

West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: October 3
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First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WVU – TTU – Top rushers WVU – TTU – Top receivers WVU – TTU –

Statistics	Baylor	Texas Tech
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Baylor

See also: 2020 Baylor Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
38–39–1	2019	BAY, 33–30 ^2OT

Pregame line	Over/under

Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: October 15
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First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers BAY – TTU – Top rushers BAY – TTU – Top receivers BAY – TTU –

Statistics	Texas	Texas Tech
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Texas

See also: 2020 Texas Longhorns football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–52	2019	TEX, 49–24

Pregame line	Over/under

Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: October 24
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First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TEX – TTU – Top rushers TEX – TTU – Top receivers TEX – TTU –

Statistics	Texas Tech	Oklahoma State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Oklahoma State

See also: 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–21–3	2019	TTU, 45–35

Pregame line	Over/under

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys  – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK

• Date: October 31
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First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TTU – OKST – Top rushers TTU – OKST – Top receivers TTU – OKST –

Statistics	Texas Tech	Kansas State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Kansas State

See also: 2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–11	2019	KSU, 30–27

Pregame line	Over/under

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas State Wildcats  – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, KS

• Date: November 7
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First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TTU – KSU – Top rushers TTU – KSU – Top receivers TTU – KSU –

Statistics	Kansas	Texas Tech
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Kansas

See also: 2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–2	2019	KU, 37–34

Pregame line	Over/under

Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: November 14
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First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers KU – TTU – Top rushers KU – TTU – Top receivers KU – TTU –

Statistics	Texas Tech	TCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at TCU

See also: 2020 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–27–5	2019	TCU, 33–31

Pregame line	Over/under

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Christian Horned Frogs  – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Horned Frogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth

• Date: November 21
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First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers TTU – TCU – Top rushers TTU – TCU – Top receivers TTU – TCU –

Statistics	Oklahoma	Texas Tech
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Oklahoma

See also: 2020 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–21	2019	OKLA, 55–16

Pregame line	Over/under

Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders  – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sooners	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	0	0	0	0	0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX

• Date: November 28
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First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers OKLA – TTU – Top rushers OKLA – TTU – Top receivers OKLA – TTU –

References

1. "Texas Tech Adds to 2020 Signing Class With Philip Blidi". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
2. "2020 Butkus Watchlist". Butkus Award. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
3. "Davey O'Brien Award Announces Preseason Watch List". Davey O'Brien Award. July 14, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
4. Taylor, John (July 15, 2020). "Doak Walker Award releases 2020 preseason watch list". NBCSports. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
5. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils Record Watch List for 2020". Wuerffel Trophy. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
6. Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
7. Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
8. "2020 Texas Tech Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved October 30, 2019.