The 2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represents

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during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Raiders play their home games at

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, and compete in the

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. They are led by first-year head coach

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. The Red Raiders finished the regular season 7–5, 5–4 in Big 12 play, for the program's first winning conference record since

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. Additionally, Texas Tech defeated Texas and Oklahoma in the same season for the first time in program history. Defensive lineman

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was named All-Big 12 First Team and defensive back Malik Dunlap was named All-Big 12 Second Team.

Previous season

The 2021 team finished the regular season with an overall record of 6–6 and a Big 12 record of 3–6, finishing in ninth place in the conference. The team was invited to the

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, playing against

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; this was the program's first bowl game since the 2017 Birmingham Bowl. The Red Raiders won the Liberty Bowl, 34–7, finishing the season with an overall record of 7–6 for the program's first winning season since

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Offseason

Coaching changes

Following a 24–25 loss to

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in the eighth week of the 2021 season, head coach Matt Wells was fired on October 25. Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach

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was named interim head coach for the rest of the 2021 season. On November 8,

was hired as the Red Raider’s new head coach, having previously been the associate head coach and outside linebackers coach for the

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. On November 24, McGuire announced that he would be retaining Cumbie as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. However, Cumbie was hired as the head coach at

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on November 30. Running backs coach

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, father of quarterback

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, was retained by McGuire. On December 5,

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announced that it had hired co-defensive coordinator Derek Jones. The following day it was announced that head defensive coordinator

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had been hired as the head coach at Abilene Christian. DeAndre Smith was later hired as the

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' running backs coach on February 11, 2022.

Recruiting class

References:

Transfers

Outgoing Incoming

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022.

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Personnel

Schedule

Texas Tech and the Big 12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 1, 2021. :Schedule Source:

Game summaries

Murray State

Tyler Shough started at quarterback for the Red Raiders but exited the game at the end of the first quarter due to a possible injury. Donovan Smith then came in at quarterback and quickly scored with a 30-yard pass to Jerand Bradley. Murray State's starting quarterback, D. J. Williams, would also be injured, as his right leg gave out on a sack on the last play of the first half. With the Red Raiders up 56–10, Smith exited the game midway through the third quarter and was relieved by Behren Morton. The three Texas Tech quarterbacks went for a combined 27/36 for 472 yards, 6 touchdowns, and one interception.

No. 25 Houston

This was the Red Raiders' first win over a ranked opponent since

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and first win over a ranked non-conference opponent since 1989.

at No. 16 NC State

No. 22 Texas

This was Texas Tech's first win over Texas in Lubbock since

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at No. 25 Kansas State

at No. 7 Oklahoma State

West Virginia

Baylor

at No. 7 TCU

Starting quarterback Behren Morton suffered a lower body injury in the second quarter. He was replaced by Tyler Shough.

Kansas

at Iowa State

Oklahoma

This was Texas Tech's first win over Oklahoma since

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vs. Ole Miss (Texas Bowl)

Statistics

;Scores against non-conference opponents ;Scores against the Big 12 ;Scores against all opponents

Weekly Awards

* Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week :

(week 2 vs. Houston) * Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week :Reggie Pearson (week 4 vs. Texas) * Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week :Trey Wolff (week 4 vs. Texas) :Trey Wolff (week 11 vs. Kansas) :Trey Wolff (week 13 vs. Oklahoma) * Big 12 Newcomer of the Week : Behren Morton (week 8 vs. West Virginia) * Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week :Donovan Smith (week 4 vs. Texas)

References

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