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2025 Texas Tech

12–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Joey McGuire, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2025, game by game: won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 67–7; won vs. Kent State 62–14; won vs. Oregon State 45–14; won at No. 16 Utah 34–10; won at Houston 35–11; won vs. Kansas 42–17; lost at Arizona State 22–26; won vs. Oklahoma State 42–0; won at Kansas State 43–20; won vs. No. 8 BYU 29–7; won vs. UCF 48–9; won at West Virginia 49–0; won vs. No. 11 BYU 34–7; lost vs. No. 5 Oregon 0–23+60−23Won 67–7 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+60Arkansas–Pine B…Won 62–14 vs. Kent State+48Kent StateWon 45–14 vs. Oregon State+31Oregon StateWon 34–10 at No. 16 Utah+24No. 16 UtahWon 35–11 at Houston+24HoustonWon 42–17 vs. Kansas+25KansasLost 22–26 at Arizona State-4Arizona StateWon 42–0 vs. Oklahoma State+42Oklahoma StateWon 43–20 at Kansas State+23Kansas StateWon 29–7 vs. No. 8 BYU+22No. 8 BYUWon 48–9 vs. UCF+39UCFWon 49–0 at West Virginia+49West VirginiaWon 34–7 vs. No. 11 BYU+27No. 11 BYULost 0–23 vs. No. 5 Oregon-23No. 5 Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 67–⁠792%
Sep 6vsKent StateW 62–⁠1484%
Sep 13vsOregon StateW 45–⁠1474%
Sep 20at16UtahW 34–⁠1039%
Oct 4atHoustonW 35–⁠1152%
Oct 11vsKansasW 42–⁠1765%
Oct 18atArizona StateL 22–⁠2649%
Oct 25vsOklahoma StateW 42–⁠089%
Nov 1atKansas StateW 43–⁠2045%
Nov 8vs8BYUW 29–⁠753%
Nov 15vsUCFW 48–⁠986%
Nov 29atWest VirginiaW 49–⁠076%
Dec 6vs11BYUBig 12 ChampionshipW 34–⁠751%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs5OregonOrange Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalL 0–⁠2341%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon 23–⁠0 in the Orange Bowl, CFP Quarterfinal; No. 7 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 2: 24
  3. Wk 3: 21
  4. Wk 4: 17
  5. Wk 5: 12
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 7
  9. Wk 9: 14
  10. Wk 10: 13
  11. Wk 11: 9
  12. Wk 12: 8
  13. Wk 13: 6
  14. Wk 14: 7
  15. Wk 15: 5
  16. Wk 16: 4
  17. Final: 7

Big 12 champions8–⁠1 in the conference

Heisman voteJacob Rodriguez, fifth

Lombardi AwardJacob Rodriguez, LB; also the Butkus, Nagurski and Bednarik

2 consensus All-AmericansDavid Bailey, DL; Jacob Rodriguez, LB

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 4
Points
552–⁠165
Coach
Joey McGuire
Elo
1748 +216 this season
SP+ rating
27.6 No. 3 of 136; offense No. 7, defense No. 3, special teams No. 54
SRS
22.3 No. 4 of 136 in FBS
Returning
59% of last season’s EPA, No. 27 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 48 roster talent No. 29 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mack Leftwich
Defensive coordinator
Shiel Wood
Offense
Run and gun
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense35th of 136
  • Defense1st of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted39th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted1st of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1542%1.3335th of 136
Defense-0.2332%1.151st of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
-0.20 def		43% off
32% def		—39th off
1st def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense46%7.4 yds15%3.2017%
Defense35%6.3 yds11%2.3021%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.0own 3615% allowed
Defense2.4own 2723% caused

CORE rating 38.1, 2nd of 136 (offense 1.7, defense -36.4).

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 yardsBehren Morton QB2,780 yds
Passing touchdownsBehren Morton QB22 TD
Rushing yardsCameron Dickey RB1,138 yds
Rushing touchdownsCameron Dickey RB14 TD
Receiving yardsCaleb Douglas WR830 yds
Receiving touchdownsCaleb Douglas WR7 TD
TacklesJacob Rodriguez LB122 tkl
SacksDavid Bailey LB14.5 sacks
InterceptionsBrice Pollock CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Tristian Gentry WR★★★★No. 366
Michael Dever WR★★★★No. 431
Bryson Jones WR★★★★No. 439
Lloyd Jones III QB★★★★No. 463
Connor Carty OL★★★★No. 471

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.891
Receivers53.60.889
Offensive line63.20.867
Defensive line13.00.855
Linebackers13.00.875
Defensive backs33.00.863
Athletes and specialists13.00.870
Whole class183.30.873

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 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 1David Bailey DENew York Jets
Rd 2Jacob Rodriguez LBMiami Dolphins
Rd 2Lee Hunter DTCarolina Panthers
Rd 3Romello Height DESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 3Caleb Douglas WRMiami Dolphins
Rd 5Reggie Virgil WRArizona Cardinals
Rd 6Skyler Gill-Howard DTDetroit Lions
Rd 7Behren Morton QBNew England Patriots
Rd 7Cole Wisniewski SPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 111

The 2025 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 75 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 21

The 2025 portal
David Bailey DE★★★★from Stanford
Hunter Zambrano OL★★★★from Illinois State
Lee Hunter DL★★★★from UCF
Micah Hudson WR★★★★from Texas A&M
Romello Height DE★★★★from Georgia Tech
Brice Pollock CB★★★★from Mississippi State
Quinten Joyner RB★★★★from USC
Reggie Virgil WR★★★★from Miami (OH)
Terrance Carter TE★★★★from Louisiana
Amier Boyd-Matthews CB★★★from UTEP
Cole Wisniewski S★★★from North Dakota State
Howard Sampson OT★★★from North Carolina

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 24

Sterling Porcher OL★★★to Vanderbilt
Joseph Adedire DE★★★to NC State
Ty Buchanan OT★★★to Arizona
Devynn Cromwell S★★★to Michigan State
Isaac Smith DE★★★to Michigan State
Jordan Sanford S★★★to California
Nick Fattig OL★★★to Stanford
Trevon McAlpine DL★★★to Tulane
Isaiah Collins CB★★★to North Texas
Brady Boyd WR★★★to Utah State
Cameran Brown QB★★★to Georgia State
Jordan Brown WR★★★to Nevada

And 12 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

7 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2025 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech8–⁠112–⁠27
BYU8–⁠112–⁠211
Utah7–⁠211–⁠214
Arizona7–⁠39–⁠4
Houston6–⁠310–⁠322
Arizona State6–⁠38–⁠5
TCU5–⁠49–⁠425
Iowa State5–⁠48–⁠4
Cincinnati5–⁠47–⁠6
Kansas State5–⁠56–⁠6
Baylor3–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas3–⁠65–⁠7
UCF2–⁠75–⁠7
West Virginia2–⁠74–⁠8
Colorado1–⁠83–⁠9
Oklahoma State0–⁠91–⁠11

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