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2024 Texas Tech

8–⁠5 (6–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Joey McGuire.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2024, game by game: won vs. Abilene Christian 52–51; lost at Washington State 16–37; won vs. North Texas 66–21; won vs. Arizona State 30–22; won vs. Cincinnati 44–41; won at Arizona 28–22; lost vs. Baylor 35–59; lost at TCU 34–35; won at No. 11 Iowa State 23–22; lost vs. No. 21 Colorado 27–41; won at Oklahoma State 56–48; won vs. West Virginia 52–15; lost vs. Arkansas 26–39+45−24Won 52–51 vs. Abilene Christian+1Abilene Christi…Lost 16–37 at Washington State-21Washington StateWon 66–21 vs. North Texas+45North TexasWon 30–22 vs. Arizona State+8Arizona StateWon 44–41 vs. Cincinnati+3CincinnatiWon 28–22 at Arizona+6ArizonaLost 35–59 vs. Baylor-24BaylorLost 34–35 at TCU-1TCUWon 23–22 at No. 11 Iowa State+1No. 11 Iowa StateLost 27–41 vs. No. 21 Colorado-14No. 21 ColoradoWon 56–48 at Oklahoma State+8Oklahoma StateWon 52–15 vs. West Virginia+37West VirginiaLost 26–39 vs. Arkansas-13Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsAbilene ChristianW 52–⁠5185%
Sep 7atWashington StateL 16–⁠3753%
Sep 14vsNorth TexasW 66–⁠2160%
Sep 21vsArizona StateW 30–⁠2264%
Sep 28vsCincinnatiW 44–⁠4164%
Oct 5atArizonaW 28–⁠2235%
Oct 19vsBaylorL 35–⁠5978%
Oct 26atTCUL 34–⁠3543%
Nov 2at11Iowa StateW 23–⁠2227%
Nov 9vs21ColoradoL 27–⁠4156%
Nov 23atOklahoma StateW 56–⁠4852%
Nov 30vsWest VirginiaW 52–⁠1555%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsArkansasLiberty BowlL 26–⁠3960%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 39–⁠26 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
489–⁠453
Coach
Joey McGuire
Elo
1548 −12 this season
SP+ rating
4.3 No. 54 of 134; offense No. 25, defense No. 95, special teams No. 18
SRS
3.9 No. 54 of 134 in FBS
Returning
56% of last season’s EPA, No. 46 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 25 roster talent No. 38 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Zach Kittley and Justin Johnson
Defensive coordinators
Tim DeRuyter and C.J. Ah You
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4/3–⁠3–⁠5 hybrid

How good, play by play

  • Offense48th of 134
  • Defense84th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted55th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1443%1.3048th of 134
Defense0.1343%1.4084th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.10 def		44% off
40% def		—55th off
62nd 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
Offense4.7own 3114% allowed
Defense4.0own 3014% caused

CORE rating 1.1, 64th of 134 (offense 0.4, defense -0.6).

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 yardsBehren Morton QB3,300 yds
Passing touchdownsBehren Morton QB27 TD
Rushing yardsTahj Brooks RB1,505 yds
Rushing touchdownsTahj Brooks RB17 TD
Receiving yardsJosh Kelly WR1,023 yds
Receiving touchdownsCoy Eakin WR7 TD
TacklesJacob Rodriguez LB113 tkl
SacksJacob Rodriguez LB5 sacks
InterceptionsC.J. Baskerville DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Micah Hudson WR★★★★★No. 16
Ellis Davis OT★★★★No. 200
Cheta Ofili DE★★★★No. 207
Peyton Morgan S★★★★No. 218
Will Hammond QB★★★★No. 226
Jacob Ponton OT★★★★No. 385

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.917
Running backs13.00.888
Receivers33.70.911
Offensive line43.50.892
Defensive line33.30.893
Defensive backs53.20.886
Athletes and specialists43.00.867
Whole class213.30.890

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 3Caleb Rogers OTLas Vegas Raiders
Rd 6Tahj Brooks RBCincinnati Bengals

Roster 123

The 2024 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 72 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 16

The 2024 portal
Jalin Conyers TE★★★★from Arizona State
Josh Kelly WR★★★★from Washington State
Devynn Cromwell S★★★from University of Guelph
Johncarlos Miller II TE★★★from Elon
Caleb Douglas WR★★★from Florida
Jovon Jackson S★★★from Fairmont State
Mikal Harrison-Pilot CB★★★from Houston
Vinny Sciury OL★★★from Toledo
Sterling Porcher OL★★★from Middle Tennessee
De’Braylon Carroll DL★★★from Rice
James Hansen DL★★★from Nevada
Javeon Wilcox S★★★from TCU

And 4 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 24

Jerand Bradley WR★★★to Boston College
Loic Fouonji WR★★★to Vanderbilt
Steve Linton DE★★★to Baylor
Jesiah Pierre LB★★★to UCF
Monroe Mills OT★★★to Louisville
Myles Price WR★★★to Indiana
Tyler Shough QB★★★to Louisville
Jacoby Jackson OT★★★to Mississippi State
Landon Peterson OL★★★to North Texas
Matt Keeler OT★★★to Northwestern
Blake Burris DL★★★to SMU
Jayden York TE★★★to Houston

And 12 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

1 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠211–⁠213
Arizona State7–⁠211–⁠37
Iowa State7–⁠211–⁠315
Colorado7–⁠29–⁠425
TCU6–⁠39–⁠4
Texas Tech6–⁠38–⁠5
Kansas State6–⁠49–⁠4
Baylor6–⁠48–⁠5
West Virginia5–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas4–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati3–⁠65–⁠7
Houston3–⁠64–⁠8
Utah3–⁠75–⁠7
UCF2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠84–⁠8
Oklahoma State0–⁠93–⁠9

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