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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 December 28, 2024
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

Coaching changes

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

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

Outgoing

Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown New school
Trevon McAlpine DL 6'3" 280 lbs Saraland, AL Tulane
Micah Hudson WR 5'11.5" 195 lbs Temple, TX Texas A&M
Harvey Dyson III DL TBA TBA Dallas, TX TBA

[6][7][8][9][10]

Schedule

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

[11][12]

References

  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 22 December 2024.
  7. ^ On3 Staff. "Texas Tech Football Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved 22 December 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 22 December 2024.
  9. ^ Brian Davis. "Texas Tech gains key defensive line additions through transfer portal". Texas Football. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  10. ^ Chris Level. "Breaking down Texas Tech's transfer portal strategy for 2025". Red Raider Sports. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Texas Tech announces future non-conference opponents". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  12. ^ "2025 Texas Tech Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

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