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2017 Texas Tech

6–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Kliff Kingsbury.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2017, game by game: won vs. Eastern Washington 56–10; won vs. Arizona State 52–45; won at Houston 27–24; lost vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State 34–41; won at Kansas 65–19; lost at West Virginia 35–46; lost vs. Iowa State 13–31; lost at No. 10 Oklahoma 27–49; lost vs. Kansas State 35–42; won vs. Baylor 38–24; lost vs. No. 11 TCU 3–27; won at Texas 27–23; lost vs. No. 23 South Florida 34–38+46−24Won 56–10 vs. Eastern Washington+46Eastern Washing…Won 52–45 vs. Arizona State+7Arizona StateWon 27–24 at Houston+3HoustonLost 34–41 vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State-7No. 15 Oklahoma StateWon 65–19 at Kansas+46KansasLost 35–46 at West Virginia-11West VirginiaLost 13–31 vs. Iowa State-18Iowa StateLost 27–49 at No. 10 Oklahoma-22No. 10 OklahomaLost 35–42 vs. Kansas State-7Kansas StateWon 38–24 vs. Baylor+14BaylorLost 3–27 vs. No. 11 TCU-24No. 11 TCUWon 27–23 at Texas+4TexasLost 34–38 vs. No. 23 South Florida-4No. 23 South Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsEastern WashingtonW 56–⁠1060%
Sep 16vsArizona StateW 52–⁠4566%
Sep 23atHoustonW 27–⁠2431%
Sep 30vs15Oklahoma StateL 34–⁠4141%
Oct 7atKansasW 65–⁠1972%
Oct 14atWest VirginiaL 35–⁠4639%
Oct 21vsIowa StateL 13–⁠3160%
Oct 28at10OklahomaL 27–⁠4916%
Nov 4vsKansas StateL 35–⁠4248%
Nov 11vsBaylorW 38–⁠2456%
Nov 18vs11TCUL 3–⁠2733%
Nov 24atTexasW 27–⁠2328%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvs23South FloridaBirmingham BowlL 34–⁠3827%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Florida 38–⁠34 in the Birmingham Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 24
Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 8th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
446–⁠419
Coach
Kliff Kingsbury
Elo
1489 +4 this season
SP+ rating
4.8 No. 52 of 128; offense No. 32, defense No. 70, special teams No. 105
SRS
4.9 No. 44 of 130 in FBS
Returning
34% of last season’s EPA, No. 108 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 49 roster talent No. 50 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Eric Morris
Defensive coordinator
David Gibbs
Offense
Air raid
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense46th of 130
  • Defense73rd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted32nd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted54th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1344%1.2046th of 130
Defense0.1045%1.1573rd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.06 def		46% off
44% def		—32nd off
54th 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
Offense3.4own 3015% allowed
Defense3.8own 2914% caused

CORE rating 1.3, 58th of 130 (offense 2.6, defense 1.4).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsNic Shimonek QB3,963 yds
Passing touchdownsNic Shimonek QB33 TD
Rushing yardsJustin Stockton RB797 yds
Rushing touchdownsDesmond Nisby RB7 TD
Receiving yardsKeke Coutee WR1,429 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeke Coutee WR10 TD
TacklesDakota Allen LB101 tkl
SacksEli Howard DL5.5 sacks
InterceptionsJustus Parker DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Jack Anderson OG★★★★No. 77
Xavier Martin DUAL★★★No. 558
Will Farrar OG★★★No. 616
Dawson Deaton OC★★★No. 616
Quincy Addison S★★★No. 714

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.867
Offensive line43.30.883
Defensive line13.00.855
Linebackers13.00.855
Defensive backs33.00.842
Whole class103.10.864

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 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 4Keke Coutee WRHouston Texans
Rd 6Dylan Cantrell WRLos Angeles Chargers

Roster 106

The 2017 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

4 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2017 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2017 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠112–⁠23
TCU7–⁠211–⁠39
Oklahoma State6–⁠310–⁠314
Kansas State5–⁠48–⁠5
Iowa State5–⁠48–⁠5
Texas5–⁠47–⁠6
West Virginia5–⁠47–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠66–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠81–⁠11
Kansas0–⁠91–⁠11

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