The 2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium located in Lubbock, Texas, and competed as members of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Joey McGuire.
With a loss by Arizona State on November 28, the Red Raiders clinched a berth in the Big 12 Championship Game, their first appearance in the game in program history. In the Big 12 Championship Game, Texas Tech defeated BYU 34–7 for the program's first Big 12 title and won their 12th game of the season, setting a school record for the most wins in a single season. It was also their first conference title since winning a share of the Southwest Conference title in 1994, and their first outright title since winning the SWC in 1955. The Big 12 Championship win also guaranteed the Red Raiders a first-round bye in the playoffs, where they would be defeated by Oregon in the Orange Bowl. All 12 of Texas Tech's regular-season wins and the Big 12 Championship Game had a margin of victory of more than three touchdowns.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders drew an average home attendance of 60,143.
Offseason Coaching changes On December 1, 2024, it was announced that defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter and secondary coach Marcel Yates had been fired. The Red Raiders finished the regular season with the worst passing defense in the Big 12, allowing 305.3 passing yards per game, which was also the second-most passing yards allowed per game in all of the FBS; only Tulsa allowed more passing yards per game. The following day, December 2, offensive coordinator Zach Kittley was named the new head coach at Florida Atlantic. On December 4, Houston defensive coordinator Shiel Wood was announced as the Red Raiders' new defensive coordinator. On December 6, Texas State offensive coordinator Mack Leftwich was hired as the Red Raiders' new offensive coordinator.
Transfers Incoming Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Prev. school Romello Height OLB 6'3" 240 lbs Dublin, GA Georgia Tech Lee Hunter NT 6'4" 320 lbs Eight Mile, AL UCF Skyler Gill-Howard DE 6'1" 285 lbs Chicago, IL Northern Illinois Howard Sampson OT 6'8" 325 lbs Charlotte, NC North Carolina Upton Bellenfant K 6'2" 180 lbs Murfreesboro, TN Buffalo Terrance Carter TE 6'2" 239 lbs Lafayette, LA Louisiana Will Jados OT 6'8" 307 lbs Columbus, OH Miami (OH) Anthony Holmes Jr. DE 6'2" 295 lbs Houston, TX Houston Brice Pollock CB 6'1" 175 lbs Snellville, GA Mississippi State Reginald Virgil WR 6'3" 170 lbs Mount Dora, FL Miami (OH) Quinten Joyner RB 5'11" 205 lbs Manor, TX USC Tarrion Grant CB 6'4" 175 lbs Murfreesboro, TN Purdue Hunter Zambrano OT 6'5" 300 lbs Fort Lauderdale, FL Illinois State Amier Boyd-Matthews DB 6'1" 180 lbs Phoenix, AZ UTEP Dontae Balfour CB 6'2" 170 lbs Starke, FL Charlotte Cole Wisniewski S 6'4" 218 lbs Sparta, WI North Dakota State Mitch Griffis QB 5'11" 183 lbs Ashburn, VA Wake Forest David Bailey OLB 6'3" 260 lbs Irvine, CA Stanford Cash Cleveland G 6'3" 290 lbs Rockwall, TX Colorado Roy Alexander WR 5'10" 200 lbs Fort Myers, FL Incarnate Word Ian Hershey K/P 5'10" 190 lbs Chubbuck, ID Arizona State
Outgoing Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown New school Sterling Porcher OT 6'5" 305 lbs Sumter, SC Vanderbilt Trevon McAlpine DE 6'3" 280 lbs Saraland, AL Tulane Javeon Wilcox S 6'1" 200 lbs Temple, TX Abilene Christian Jordan Brown WR 5'10" 160 lbs DeSoto, TX Nevada Jalon Peoples CB 6'0" 175 lbs Cedar Hill, TX North Dakota State Kaden Carr IOL 6'5" 303 lbs Amarillo, TX Abilene Christian Demarion Crest-Daniels WR 6'3" 185 lbs El Paso, TX Garden City CC Jake Strong QB 6'1.5" 196 lbs Justin, TX McNeese Ty Buchanan IOL 6'5" 280 lbs Corpus Christi, TX Arizona Kaden Turner P 6'2" 190 lbs San Antonio, TX Hardin–Simmons Cameran Brown QB 6'2" 230 lbs Warner Robins, GA Georgia State Garrett Morphis IOL 6'4" 300 lbs Waco, TX Northwestern State Brady Boyd WR 6'1" 185 lbs Southlake, TX Utah State Dalton Merryman IOL 6'8" 315 lbs Montgomery, TX Houston Micah Hudson WR 5'11.5" 195 lbs Temple, TX Texas A&M Miles Thompson CB 5'11" 175 lbs Cedar Rapids, IA Northern Illinois Harvey Dyson III EDGE 6'3" 260 lbs Cedar Hill, TX Tulane Dylan Shaw OT 6'4" 300 lbs Corpus Christi, TX North Texas Tyler Murray OT 6'4" 295 lbs San Antonio, TX Mercer Anthony White CB 6'0" 170 lbs Abernathy, TX Lamar Nick Fattig IOL 6'4" 280 lbs League City, TX Stanford Isaac Smith EDGE 6'5" 235 lbs Wagoner, OK Michigan State Jordan Sanford CB 5'10.5" 182 lbs Arlington, TX California Devynn Cromwell CB 6'0" 179 lbs Guelph, ON Michigan State Aiden Meeks WR 5'11" 175 lbs Rockwall, TX Stephen F. Austin Sammy Morris IV S 6'1" 200 lbs Prosper, TX Abilene Christian Charlie Robinson TE 6'2" 220 lbs Lubbock, TX Tarleton State Sam Carrell EDGE 6'4" 254 lbs Albuquerque, NM Rice Joseph Adedire EDGE 6'3" 250 lbs Arlington, TX NC State Isaiah Collins S 6'3" 175 lbs Huntsville, TX North Texas Lorenzo Johnson WR 5'9.5" 170 lbs Madisonville, TX Texas State Isaiah Crawford EDGE 6'4" 220 lbs Post, TX Abilene Christian Cam'Ron Valdez RB 5'10" 190 lbs Rockdale, TX TBA
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Game summaries Arkansas–Pine Bluff (FCS)
Statistics UAPBTTU First downs 11 33 Plays–yards 59–175 61–608 Rushes–yards 26–53 29–294 Passing yards 122 314 Passing: comp–att–int 17–33–1 25–32–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 32:38 27:22 Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas–Pine Bluff Passing Christian Peters 17/33, 123 yards, TD, INT Rushing Za'Marion Webber 15 carries, 42 yards Receiving Kareem Burke 3 receptions, 33 yards Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 16/18, 201 yards, 4 TD Rushing Cameron Dickey 12 carries, 90 yards, TD Receiving Reggie Virgil 4 receptions, 56 yards, TD
The game was suspended at halftime due to a thunderstorm entering Lubbock. Once play resumed, the second half was played with two, eight-minute quarters.
Kent State
Statistics KENTTTU First downs 10 27 Plays–yards 59–228 80–601 Rushes–yards 34–63 42–230 Passing yards 165 371 Passing: comp–att–int 11–25–1 27–38–0 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 29:57 30:03 Team Category Player Statistics Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 7/15, 116 yards, TD Rushing Gavin Garcia 12 carries, 25 yards Receiving Ardell Banks 2 receptions, 49 yards Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 18/26, 258 yards, 3 TD Rushing Adam Hill 16 carries, 127 yards Receiving Coy Eakin 3 receptions, 59 yards, TD
Oregon State
Statistics ORSTTTU First downs 17 30 Plays–yards 68–289 81–599 Rushes–yards 22–8 40–121 Passing yards 281 478 Passing: comp–att–int 25–46–2 27–41–2 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 29:00 31:00 Team Category Player Statistics Oregon State Passing Maalik Murphy 25/44, 281 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Anthony Hankerson 11 carries, 12 yards Receiving David Wells Jr. 6 receptions, 103 yards Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 23/35, 464 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Cameron Dickey 16 carries, 65 yards, TD Receiving Coy Eakin 5 receptions, 123 yards, TD
At No. 16 Utah
Statistics TTUUTAH First downs 20 16 Plays–yards 72–484 69–263 Rushes–yards 37–173 31–101 Passing yards 311 162 Passing: comp–att–int 25–35–2 25–38–2 Turnovers 2 4 Time of possession 32:15 27:45 Team Category Player Statistics Texas Tech Passing Will Hammond 13/16, 169 yards, 2 TD Rushing Cameron Dickey 13 carries, 67 yards, 2 TD Receiving Reggie Virgil 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD Utah Passing Devon Dampier 25/38, 162 yards, 2 INT Rushing NaQuari Rogers 10 carries, 37 yards Receiving Dallen Bentley 6 receptions, 75 yards
at Houston
Statistics TTUHOU First downs 27 12 Plays–yards 90–552 55–267 Rushes–yards 50–207 30–103 Passing yards 345 164 Passing: comp–att–int 28–40–0 10–25–2 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 37:58 22:02 Team Category Player Statistics Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 28/40, 345 yards, TD Rushing J'Koby Williams 19 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD Receiving Caleb Douglas 7 receptions, 114 yards Houston Passing Zeon Chriss 5/13, 93 yards, TD, INT Rushing Zeon Chriss 7 carries, 59 yards Receiving Amare Thomas 2 receptions, 70 yards, TD
Kansas
Statistics KUTTU First downs 23 22 Plays–yards 77–319 68–505 Rushes–yards 38–47 40–372 Passing yards 272 133 Passing: comp–att–int 30–39–0 14–28–1 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 36:12 23:48 Team Category Player Statistics Kansas Passing Jalon Daniels 27/33, 255 yards, 2 TD Rushing Daniel Hishaw Jr. 8 carries, 53 yards Receiving Boden Groen 13 receptions, 76 yards, TD Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 7/12, 91 yards, TD Rushing Cameron Dickey 21 carries, 263 yards, 2 TD Receiving Caleb Douglas 6 receptions, 55 yards
at Arizona State
Statistics TTUASU First downs 16 21 Plays–yards 65–276 83–394 Rushes–yards 27–109 36–75 Passing yards 167 319 Passing: comp–att–int 22–38–1 28–47–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 22:48 37:12 Team Category Player Statistics Texas Tech Passing Will Hammond 22/37, 167 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Will Hammond 15 carries, 47 yards, TD Receiving Coy Eakin 5 receptions, 66 yards, TD Arizona State Passing Sam Leavitt 28/47, 319 yards, TD Rushing Raleek Brown 19 carries, 69 yards, TD Receiving Jordyn Tyson 10 receptions, 105 yards, TD
Oklahoma State
Statistics OKSTTTU First downs 9 21 Plays–yards 63–182 69–370 Rushes–yards 32–95 40–88 Passing yards 87 282 Passing: comp–att–int 14–31–0 19–29–0 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 28:44 31:16 Team Category Player Statistics Oklahoma State Passing Sam Jackson V 9/19, 48 yards Rushing Trent Howland 13 carries, 58 yards Receiving Gavin Freeman 6 receptions, 47 yards Texas Tech Passing Mitch Griffis 9/13, 172 yards, TD Rushing Cameron Dickey 13 carries, 47 yards, TD Receiving Caleb Douglas 5 receptions, 98 yards, TD
At Kansas State
Statistics TTUKSU First downs 18 11 Plays–yards 76–436 63–325 Rushes–yards 44–187 30–126 Passing yards 249 199 Passing: comp–att–int 21–32–1 16–33–2 Turnovers 2 5 Time of possession 33:24 26:36 Team Category Player Statistics Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 21/32, 249 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing J'Koby Williams 17 carries, 135 yards, TD Receiving Caleb Douglas 8 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD Kansas State Passing Avery Johnson 16/33, 199 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Avery Johnson 15 carries, 88 yards, 2 TD Receiving Garrett Oakley 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD
No. 7 BYU
Statistics BYUTTU First downs 14 17 Plays–yards 65–255 75–368 Rushes–yards 27–67 43–149 Passing yards 188 219 Passing: comp–att–int 23–28–1 17–32–0 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 30:35 29:25 Team Category Player Statistics BYU Passing Bear Bachmeier 23/38, 188 yards, TD, INT Rushing LJ Martin 10 carries, 35 yards Receiving Chase Roberts 6 receptions, 61 yards, TD Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 17/32, 219 yards, TD Rushing Cameron Dickey 23 carries, 121 yards, TD Receiving Reggie Virgil 3 receptions, 54 yards
UCF
Statistics UCFTTU First downs 13 26 Plays–yards 62–230 71–499 Rushes–yards 29–52 35–205 Passing yards 178 294 Passing: comp–att–int 27–33–1 27–36–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 30:53 29:07 Team Category Player Statistics UCF Passing Tayven Jackson 27/33, 178 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jaden Nixon 15 carries, 32 yards Receiving Dylan Wade 6 receptions, 45 yards, TD Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 14/20, 149 yards, TD Rushing Cameron Dickey 11 carries, 77 yards, 2 TD Receiving Caleb Douglas 5 receptions, 90 yards
At West Virginia
Statistics TTUWVU First downs 32 9 Plays–yards 94–572 54–180 Rushes–yards 54–188 22–37 Passing yards 384 143 Passing: comp–att–int 29–40–1 16–32–2 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 40:00 20:00 Team Category Player Statistics Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 25/32, 310 yards, 3 TD Rushing Cameron Dickey 12 carries, 79 yards Receiving Caleb Douglas 5 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD West Virginia Passing Scotty Fox Jr. 13/23, 98 yards, INT Rushing Armoni Weaver 1 carry, 29 yards Receiving Jeff Weimer 6 receptions, 77 yards
Vs. No. 11 BYU (Big 12 Championship Game)