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2015 Texas Tech

7–⁠6 (4–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Kliff Kingsbury.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2015, game by game: won vs. Sam Houston 59–45; won vs. UTEP 69–20; won at Arkansas 35–24; lost vs. No. 3 TCU 52–55; lost vs. No. 5 Baylor 35–63; won vs. Iowa State 66–31; won at Kansas 30–20; lost at No. 17 Oklahoma 27–63; lost vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State 53–70; lost at West Virginia 26–31; won vs. Kansas State 59–44; won at Texas 48–45; lost vs. No. 22 LSU 27–56+49−36Won 59–45 vs. Sam Houston+14Sam HoustonWon 69–20 vs. UTEP+49UTEPWon 35–24 at Arkansas+11ArkansasLost 52–55 vs. No. 3 TCU-3No. 3 TCULost 35–63 vs. No. 5 Baylor-28No. 5 BaylorWon 66–31 vs. Iowa State+35Iowa StateWon 30–20 at Kansas+10KansasLost 27–63 at No. 17 Oklahoma-36No. 17 OklahomaLost 53–70 vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State-17No. 12 Oklahoma StateLost 26–31 at West Virginia-5West VirginiaWon 59–44 vs. Kansas State+15Kansas StateWon 48–45 at Texas+3TexasLost 27–56 vs. No. 22 LSU-29No. 22 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsSam HoustonW 59–⁠4558%
Sep 12vsUTEPW 69–⁠2064%
Sep 19atArkansasW 35–⁠2433%
Sep 26vs3TCUL 52–⁠5536%
Oct 3vs5BaylorL 35–⁠6327%
Oct 10vsIowa StateW 66–⁠3170%
Oct 17atKansasW 30–⁠2071%
Oct 24at17OklahomaL 27–⁠6326%
Oct 31vs12Oklahoma StateL 53–⁠7041%
Nov 7atWest VirginiaL 26–⁠3139%
Nov 14vsKansas StateW 59–⁠4453%
Nov 26atTexasW 48–⁠4545%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs22LSUTexas BowlL 27–⁠5635%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 56–⁠27 in the Texas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

Led the nationPatrick Mahomes: total offense per game (393.0)

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
586–⁠567
Coach
Kliff Kingsbury
Elo
1517 +56 this season
SP+ rating
4.5 No. 60 of 128; offense No. 4, defense No. 121, special teams No. 67
SRS
3.5 No. 56 of 128 in FBS
Returning
82% of last season’s EPA, No. 26 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 32 roster talent No. 35 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Eric Morris
Defensive coordinators
David Gibbs and Mike Smith
Offense
Air raid
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense11th of 128
  • Defense123rd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted10th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted126th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2349%1.2911th of 128
Defense0.2750%1.24123rd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.23 off
0.21 def		49% off
48% def		—10th off
126th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.0own 312% allowed
Defense4.8own 302% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsPatrick Mahomes QB4,653 yds
Passing touchdownsPatrick Mahomes QB36 TD
Rushing yardsDeAndre Washington RB1,492 yds
Rushing touchdownsDeAndre Washington RB14 TD
Receiving yardsJakeem Grant WR1,268 yds
Receiving touchdownsJakeem Grant WR10 TD
InterceptionsJ.J. Gaines DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Breiden Fehoko DT★★★★No. 51
J.F. Thomas WR★★★★No. 175
Corey Dauphine RB★★★★No. 208
Conner Dyer OT★★★★No. 260
Madison Akamnonu OT★★★★No. 272

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.917
Receivers33.30.863
Offensive line53.40.857
Defensive line23.50.897
Whole class113.50.872

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 3Le’Raven Clark OTIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Deandre Washington RBOakland Raiders
Rd 6Jakeem Grant WRMiami Dolphins

Roster 121

The 2015 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2015 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2015 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠111–⁠25
TCU7–⁠211–⁠27
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠320
Baylor6–⁠310–⁠313
West Virginia4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠57–⁠6
Texas4–⁠55–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠66–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas0–⁠90–⁠12

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.