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The Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University (variously "TTU"). The team competes as a member of the Big 12 Conference , which is a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
On December 1, 2024, it was announced that defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter and secondary coach Marcel Yates had been fired. [1] The Red Raiders finished the regular season with the worst passing defense in the Big 12, allowing 305.3 passing yards per game, which was also the second-most passing yards allowed per game in all of the FBS; only Tulsa allowed more passing yards per game. [2]
The 2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas , and competed as members of the Big 12 Conference .
Sep 14, 2024; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders cheerleaders arrive before a game between the North Texas Mean Green and Texas Tech at Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field.
The Red Raiders football team, which has been coached by Mike Leach from 2000 to 2009, is a member of the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and has appeared in the 19th-most bowl games of any team. Tommy Tuberville was named head coach in 2010 following the firing of Mike Leach and remained in the position until 2012 before resigning.
The Texas Tech Red Raiders football team drew an average home attendance of 54,491 in 2023. The team started 0–2 for the first time since 1990 , after losing to both Wyoming and Oregon . [ 1 ] The Red Raiders would win their first game of the season in week 3, defeating FCS Tarleton State 41–3.
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The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers. Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002. [2] The Red Raiders have played in a bowl game in all but two seasons since 2002.