Texas Tech — Big 12
HC
Joey McGuire · Jones AT&T Stadium · Lubbock, TX · 60,454 cap
PPA off / def
0.25 / -0.07
2025
Class rank
#18
class of 2026
Returning PPA
53%
returning production
| 2002 |
OSU W 45–21 | Columbus |
| 1990 |
OSU W 17–10 | Columbus |
2026 schedule
2025 results (12–2)
Statistical comps — 2025 Texas Tech's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (22 in / 21 out)
Origins
Leach's Air Raid threw the ball 60 times a game when that was heresy, beat top-ranked Texas on the last play in 2008, and permanently changed what offenses in this sport look like.
Founded 1923 · Created after West Texas lobbied for a college of its own · first football 1925 · defined by Mike Leach
All-time record
All-time
589–471–24
1926–2025
Win %
55.4%
100 seasons played
Winning seasons
58
58% of seasons
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | Big 12 |
| 1973 | 11 | 1 | Southwest |
| 1953 | 11 | 1 | Border |
| 2008 | 11 | 2 | Big 12 |
| 1938 | 10 | 1 | Border |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1926 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 349 | 51% |
43% | 54 of 136 | 6.2 | 15% |
| 2nd down | 267 | 52% |
37% | 104 of 136 | 5.0 | 12% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 41 | 83% |
85% | — | 5.8 | 10% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 65 | 17% |
46% | — | 7.2 | 14% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 66 | 12% |
27% | — | 8.5 | 20% |
| 4th down | 19 | 37% |
42% | — | 1.6 | 5% |
183 drives · 46% ended in points · 6.8 plays and 41.7 yards per drive · 1.36 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 6 | Houston |
Cameron Dickey 69 Yd pass from Behren Morton (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
69 | 6.61 |
| 3 | Oregon State |
Behren Morton pass complete to Caleb Douglas for 61 yds for a TD (Upton Bellenfant KICK) |
61 | 6.28 |
| 3 | Oregon State |
J'Koby Williams 30 Yd pass from Behren Morton (Stone Harrington Kick) |
30 | 5.90 |
| 7 | Kansas |
Cameron Dickey run for 71 yds for a TD (Stone Harrington KICK) |
71 | 5.78 |
| 1 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
Will Hammond run for 64 yds for a TD (Upton Bellenfant KICK) |
64 | 5.67 |
| 1 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
Behren Morton pass complete to Coy Eakin for 41 yds for a TD (Stone Harrington KICK) |
41 | 5.03 |
| 4 | Utah |
Behren Morton pass complete to J'Koby Williams for 73 yds to the UTAH 12 for a 1ST down |
73 | 4.73 |
| 6 | Houston |
Behren Morton pass complete to Caleb Douglas for 33 yds to the HOU 25 for a 1ST down |
33 | 4.35 |