2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMack Leftwich (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorShiel Wood (1st season)
Home stadiumJones AT&T Stadium
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arizona   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Arizona State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Baylor   0 – 0     0 – 0  
BYU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Cincinnati   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Colorado   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Houston   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Iowa State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kansas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kansas State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Oklahoma State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
TCU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UCF   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Utah   0 – 0     0 – 0  
West Virginia   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: 2025 Big 12 Championship Game
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 22, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team will represent Texas Tech University during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Raiders will play their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium located in Lubbock, Texas, and compete as members of the Big 12 Conference. They are expected to be led by fourth-year head coach Joey McGuire.

Offseason

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Coaching changes

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On December 1, 2024, it was announced that defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter and secondary coach Marcel Yates had been fired.[1] 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.[2] The following day, December 2, offensive coordinator Zach Kittley was named the new head coach at Florida Atlantic.[3] On December 4, Houston defensive coordinator Shiel Wood was announced as the Red Raiders' new defensive coordinator.[4] On December 6, Texas State offensive coordinator Mack Leftwich was hired as the Red Raiders' new offensive coordinator.[5]

Transfers

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Incoming

Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Prev. school
Romello Height Edge 6'3" 240 lbs Dublin, GA Georgia Tech
Lee Hunter DL 6'4" 320 lbs Eight Mile, AL UCF
Skyler Gill-Howard DL 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. DL 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

Outgoing

Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown New school
Sterling Porcher OT 6'5" 305 lbs Sumter, SC TBA
Trevon McAlpine DL 6'3" 280 lbs Saraland, AL Tulane
Javeon Wilcox S 6'1" 200 lbs Temple, TX TBA
Jordan Brown WR 5'10" 160 lbs DeSoto, TX Nevada
Jalon Peoples CB 6'0" 175 lbs Cedar Hill, TX TBA
Kaden Carr IOL 6'5" 303 lbs Amarillo, TX TBA
Demarion Crest-Daniels WR 6'3" 185 lbs El Paso, TX TBA
Jake Strong QB 6'1.5" 196 lbs Justin, TX TBA
Ty Buchanan IOL 6'5" 280 lbs Corpus Christi, TX Arizona
Kaden Turner P 6'2" 190 lbs San Antonio, TX TBA
Cameran Brown QB 6'2" 230 lbs Warner Robins, GA TBA
Garrett Morphis IOL 6'4" 300 lbs Waco, TX TBA
Brady Boyd WR 6'1" 185 lbs Southlake, TX TBA
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 TBA
Harvey Dyson III EDGE 6'3" 260 lbs Cedar Hill, TX TBA

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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
August 30Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
September 6Kent State*
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
September 13Oregon State*
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
TBABYU
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
TBAKansas
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
TBAOklahoma State
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
TBAUCF
  • Jones AT&T Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
TBAat Arizona State
TBAat Houston
TBAat Kansas State
TBAat Utah
TBAat West Virginia
  • *Non-conference game

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Game summaries

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Arkansas–Pine Bluff

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Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Golden Lions 0
Red Raiders 0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: August 30
Statistics UAPB TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Kent State

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Kent State Golden Flashes at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Golden Flashes 0
Red Raiders 0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: September 6
Statistics KSU TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Oregon State

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See also: 2025 Oregon State Beavers football team
Oregon State Beavers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Beavers 0
Red Raiders 0

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: September 13
Statistics OSU TTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ Giese, Nathan (December 1, 2024). "Texas Tech football fires DC Tim DeRuyter, secondary coach Marcel Yates". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Trotter, Jake (December 1, 2024). "Texas Tech fires defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Olson, Max (December 2, 2024). "FAU makes Texas Tech OC Zach Kittley youngest FBS head coach". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Texas Tech announces Shiel Wood as Defensive Coordinator". KCBD. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Williams, Don (December 6, 2024). "Texas Tech football takes Mack Leftwich from Texas State to be OC". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Jarret Johnson. "Texas Tech Transfer Commit Tracker". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  7. ^ On3 Staff. "Texas Tech Football Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Matthew Conner. "Texas Tech sees one of 2024's best pass rushers enter transfer portal". Wreck 'Em Red. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  9. ^ Brian Davis. "Texas Tech gains key defensive line additions through transfer portal". Texas Football. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  10. ^ Chris Level. "Breaking down Texas Tech's transfer portal strategy for 2025". Red Raider Sports. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  11. ^ "Texas Tech announces future non-conference opponents". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  12. ^ "2025 Texas Tech Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
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