2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. RV

2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Kansas State $+	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 15 Oklahoma +	8	–	1	10	–	3
No. 19 Texas	5	–	4	9	–	4
Oklahoma State	5	–	4	8	–	5
Baylor	4	–	5	8	–	5
TCU	4	–	5	7	–	6
Texas Tech	4	–	5	8	–	5
West Virginia	4	–	5	7	–	6
Iowa State	3	–	6	6	–	7
Kansas	0	–	9	1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represents Texas Tech University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the Big 12 Conference. Tommy Tuberville lead the Red Raiders in his third season as the program's fourteenth head coach. The Red Raiders play home games on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas at Jones AT&T Stadium. The conference game will begin with a trip to Ames, Iowa to take on the Iowa State Cyclones and will end with a trip to Cowboys Stadium in Dallas as they host the Baylor Bears from Waco.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Seth Doege: Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Walter Camp Award, Manning Award^[1]^[2]
LaAdrian Waddle: Outland Trophy
Eric Ward: Biletnikoff Award

Coaching changes

Defensive Coordinator: Art Kaufman replaces Chad Glasgow
Defensive Line: Fred Tate replaces Sam McElroy
Offensive Line: Chris Thomsen replaces Matt Moore
Secondary: John Lovett replaces Otis Mounds

Schedule

September 16:00 PMNorthwestern State*

FSSW+W 44–6 50,236 September 86:00 PMat Texas State*

ESPN3W 58–10 33,006 September 156:00 PMNew Mexico*

Jones AT&T Stadium
Lubbock, TX

FCS PacificW 49–14 58,955 September 296:00 PMat Iowa State

FCS CentralW 24-13 54,149 October 62:30 PMNo. 14 OklahomaNo. 24

Jones AT&T Stadium
Lubbock, TX

ABC/ESPN2 October 132:30 PMWest Virginia

Jones AT&T Stadium
Lubbock, TX

ABC October 20TBDat TCU

October 27TBDat Kansas State

November 3TBDTexas

Jones AT&T Stadium
Lubbock, TX (Chancellor's Spurs)

November 10TBDKansas

Jones AT&T Stadium
Lubbock, TX

November 17TBDat Oklahoma State

November 24TBDvs. Baylor

Cowboys Stadium
Airlington, TX (Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Shootout^[3])

Template:CFB Schedule End

Game Notes

Northwestern State

Northwestern State Demons at Texas Tech Red Raiders

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	3	0	3	6
• Red Raiders	7	17	3	17	44

Date: September 1
Location: Jones AT&T Stadium
Lubbock, TX
Game start: 6:07 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 50,236
Game weather: 94 °F (34 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds S at 14 mph
Referee: Alan Eck
TV announcers (FSSW+/FCS Pacific): Bill Land, Dave Lapham, and Emily Jones

Sources:

The Red Raiders set a school record for total yards allowed in a game, with only 86 being given up to the Demons.^[4]

Texas State

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas State Bobcats

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Red Raiders	21	17	17	3	58
Bobcats	0	10	0	0	10

Date: September 8
Location: Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium
San Marcos, TX
Game start: 6:04 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:11
Game attendance: 33,006
Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), Sunny and clear, winds NNE at 19 mph
Referee: Scott Novak
TV announcers (ESPN3): Trey Bender and Jay Taylor

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New Mexico

New Mexico Lobos at Texas Tech Red Raiders

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	14	0	0	14
• Red Raiders	14	28	7	0	49

Date: September 15
Location: Jones AT&T Stadium
Lubbock, TX
Game start: 6:05 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:23
Game attendance: 58,955
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Cloudy, Winds Calm
Referee: Eddy Shelton
TV announcers (FCS Pacific): Mike Gleason, Ben Leber, and Lesley McCaslin

Sources:

Iowa State

Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Red Raiders	0	7	7	10	24
Cyclones	7	0	6	0	13

Date: September 29
Location: Jack Trice Stadium
Ames, IA
Game start: 6:06 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 54,149
Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Clear Skies, winds NW at 0-5 mph
Referee: Mike Defee
TV announcers (FCS Central): Mike Gleason, Dave Lapham and Lesley McCaslin

Sources:

Coming into the game, Texas Tech was ranked first in total defense, and second in total offense.^[5] The Red Raiders held the Cyclones to 189 yards of total offense.^[6]

Oklahoma

#14 Oklahoma Sooners at #24 Texas Tech Red Raiders

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

Date: October 6
Location: Jones AT&T Stadium
Lubbock, TX
TV announcers (ABC/Dial Global): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, and Quint Kessenich (ABC)/ Brad Sham and Rod Woodson (Dial Global)

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West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia					0
Texas Tech					0

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech					0
TCU					0

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech					0
Kansas State					0

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas					0
Texas Tech					0

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas					0
Texas Tech					0

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech					0
Oklahoma State					0

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor					0
Texas Tech					0

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24
Harris	Not released															Not released
BCS	Not released															Not released

References

^ "Manning Award Watch List, 2012-13". Allstate Sugar Bowl. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
^ http://espn.go.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/51700/big-12-lands-11-on-maxwell-watch-list
^ Carlton, Chuck (November 27, 2011). "Baylor Happy With Cowboys Stadium Site for Texas Tech Game". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
^ Dupont II, Mike (September 2, 2012). "Red Raiders Rid Themselves of Early Demons". The Daily Toreador. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
^ Graham, Mike. "Don't look now, but Texas Tech is No. 1 in total defense (and No. 2 in total offense)". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
^ "Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Iowa State Cyclones Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 30, 2012.

[manning-1] "Manning Award Watch List, 2012-13". Allstate Sugar Bowl. Retrieved September 23, 2012.

[2] ttp://espn.go.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/51700/big-12-lands-11-on-maxwell-watch-list

[3] Carlton, Chuck (November 27, 2011). "Baylor Happy With Cowboys Stadium Site for Texas Tech Game". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 25, 2012.

[dt-4] Dupont II, Mike (September 2, 2012). "Red Raiders Rid Themselves of Early Demons". The Daily Toreador. Retrieved September 8, 2012.

[dmn-5] Graham, Mike. "Don't look now, but Texas Tech is No. 1 in total defense (and No. 2 in total offense)". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

[iowastate-6] "Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Iowa State Cyclones Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 30, 2012.

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