The 2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the Big 12 Conference. Kliff Kingsbury lead the Red Raiders in his second season as the program's fifteenth head coach. The Red Raiders played home games on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas at Jones AT&T Stadium. They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place.
Preseason Quarterback Davis Webb was named as the starter at the position and was selected for the Maxwell Award and Manning Award watch lists. Running back/linebacker Kenny Williams was selected for the Paul Hornung Award watchlist. Placekicker Ryan Bustin was selected for the Lou Groza Award watchlist. Le'Raven Clark was selected for the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award watchlists, in addition to being selected as a preseason 2nd Team All-American selection by USA Today. Jakeem Grant was named to the Fred Biletnikoff Award watchlist.
As of April 2014, there were 34,100 season tickets were sold for the 2014 season, surpassing the previous season ticket record of 32,227 that were purchased prior to the start of the 2010 season. The Texas Tech athletic department would go on to sell out the stadium through season tickets alone for the 2014 season with a record of 38,502 season tickets purchased.
Coaching changes Sonny Cumbie replaced at the co-OC/WR coaches position by Eric Morris. Defensive coordinator Matt Wallerstedt resigned following allegations that he was under the influence of an unknown substance following game three. He was replaced by co-DC Mike Smith.
Transfers Incoming Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Prev. school Nic Shimonek QB 6'3 225 Corsicana, TX Iowa Dominique Robertson OT 6'5 300 Riverside, CA Riverside Community College Devin Lauderdale WR 5'11 170 Houston, TX Navarro College Jamarcus Howard CB 5'11 190 Coffeyville, KS Coffeyville Community College Josh Keys S 6'1 192 Seminary, MS Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Keland McElrath DT 6'5 290 Clarksdale, MS Coahoma Community College Rika Kevi DT 6'2 350 San Francisco, CA College of San Mateo Marcus Smith DT 6'3 305 Highland, KS Highland Community College Brandon Thorpe DE 6'5 275 Tucker, GA Highland Community College Shaquille Davis OT 6'4 320 Walnut, CA Mount San Antonio College
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Game summaries Central Arkansas
Statistics UCATTU First downs 28 25 Total yards 406 636 Rushing yards 178 184 Passing yards 228 452 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 33:36 26:24 Team Category Player StatisticsCentral Arkansas Passing Taylor Reed 20/34, 149 yards Rushing Willie Matthews 21 rushes, 96 yards, TD Receiving Dezmin Lewis 7 receptions, 105 yardsTexas Tech Passing Davis Webb 39/52, 452 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing DeAndré Washington 20 rushes, 104 yards, TD Receiving Bradley Marquez 11 receptions, 184 yards, 2 TD
The Texas Tech Red Raiders opened up their 2014 season at home with a 42–35 win over the Central Arkansas Bears. The Red Raiders committed 15 penalties during the game, but still gained a total of 636 yards against the Bears' 406. After two Webb interceptions, the Bears scored to take a 16–7 lead in the 2nd quarter. After receiving an onside kick with 3 minutes left in the game, the Red Raiders held onto the ball to end the game.
Davis Webb threw for 452 yards and four touchdowns during the season opener.
At UTEP
Statistics TTUUTEP First downs 20 24 Total yards 504 393 Rushing yards 226 277 Passing yards 278 116 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 21:00 39:00 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Davis Webb 17/31, 278 yards, 3 TD Rushing Justin Stockton 8 rushes, 135 yards, TD Receiving Jakeem Grant 8 receptions, 150 yardsUTEP Passing Jameill Showers 9/25, 116 yards Rushing Aaron Jones 23 rushes, 147 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jarrad Shaw 3 receptions, 43 yards
Despite only gaining 20 first downs against the Miners' 24 and possessing the ball for 21 minutes, Texas Tech managed to edge out UTEP for a 30–26 win.
Arkansas
Statistics ARKTTU First downs 32 20 Total yards 499 353 Rushing yards 438 101 Passing yards 61 252 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 40:39 19:21 Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas Passing Brandon Allen 6/12, 61 yards Rushing Alex Collins 27 rushes, 212 yards, 2 TD Receiving Keon Hatcher 2 receptions, 22 yardsTexas Tech Passing Davis Webb 27/45, 252 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing DeAndré Washington 8 rushes, 51 yards Receiving Jakeem Grant 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD
The Red Raiders lost their first game of the season against former Southwest Conference rivals, the Arkansas Razorbacks. The Raiders were plagued by both turnovers and penalties and couldn't keep up with Arkansas's run game. Texas Tech was 5–60 on penalties, while Arkansas was only 2–15. The Razorbacks managed to rush for 438 yards, while the Red Raiders only ran for 101.
At No. 24 Oklahoma State
Statistics TTUOKST First downs 32 22 Total yards 512 528 Rushing yards 118 158 Passing yards 394 370 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 31:51 28:09 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Davis Webb 35/54, 374 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing DeAndré Washington 13 rushes, 85 yards Receiving Bradley Marquez 8 receptions, 106 yards, TDOklahoma State Passing Daxx Garman 17/31, 370 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Desmond Roland 23 rushes, 86 yards, TD Receiving Marcell Ateman 6 receptions, 130 yards
At No. 23 Kansas State
Statistics TTUKSU First downs 20 29 Total yards 347 535 Rushing yards 46 245 Passing yards 301 290 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 19:51 40:09 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Davis Webb 22/43, 247 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT Rushing DeAndré Washington 7 rushes, 27 yards Receiving Jakeem Grant 7 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TDKansas State Passing Jake Waters 24/31, 290 yards, 4 TD Rushing Jake Waters 17 rushes, 105 yards, TD Receiving Curry Sexton 9 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD
West Virginia
Statistics WVUTTU First downs 29 24 Total yards 550 565 Rushing yards 249 217 Passing yards 301 348 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 30:13 29:47 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Clint Trickett 28/44, 301 yards, 2 TD Rushing Wendell Smallwood 15 rushes, 123 yards Receiving Kevin White 13 receptions, 123 yards, TDTexas Tech Passing Davis Webb 28/46, 348 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing DeAndré Washington 29 rushes, 132 yards Receiving Devin Lauderdale 3 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD
Kansas
Statistics KUTTU First downs 19 26 Total yards 363 507 Rushing yards 128 219 Passing yards 235 288 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 29:52 30:08 Team Category Player StatisticsKansas Passing Michael Cummings 20/32, 235 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Corey Avery 15 rushes, 69 yards Receiving Jimmay Mundine 7 receptions, 82 yards, TDTexas Tech Passing Davis Webb 28/44, 288 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing DeAndré Washington 23 rushes, 164 yards Receiving Jakeem Grant 6 receptions, 72 yards
At No. 10 TCU
Statistics TTUTCU First downs 21 32 Total yards 446 785 Rushing yards 101 305 Passing yards 345 480 Turnovers 4 0 Time of possession 24:57 34:08 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Davis Webb 15/30, 300 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing DeAndré Washington 13 rushes, 77 yards Receiving Devin Lauderdale 3 receptions, 81 yards, TDTCU Passing Trevone Boykin 22/39, 433 yards, 7 TD Rushing Trevorris Johnson 10 rushes, 105 yards, 2 TD Receiving Deanté Gray 4 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD
Texas
Statistics TEXTTU First downs 21 18 Total yards 469 381 Rushing yards 241 156 Passing yards 228 225 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 30:45 29:15 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Passing Tyrone Swoopes 13/25, 228 yards, TD Rushing Malcolm Brown 22 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD Receiving John Harris 5 receptions, 165 yardsTexas Tech Passing Vincent Testaverde Jr. 15/26, 116 yards, INT Rushing DeAndré Washington 16 rushes, 97 yards Receiving Bradley Marquez 6 receptions, 55 yards
No. 24 Oklahoma
Statistics OKLATTU First downs 25 23 Total yards 517 486 Rushing yards 384 93 Passing yards 133 393 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 32:40 27:20 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma Passing Cody Thomas 10/20, 133 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Samaje Perine 25 rushes, 213 yards, 3 TD Receiving Durron Neal 4 receptions, 57 yards, TDTexas Tech Passing Patrick Mahomes 27/50, 393 yards, 4 TD Rushing DeAndré Washington 12 rushes, 56 yards Receiving Ian Sadler 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD
At Iowa State
Statistics TTUISU First downs 27 27 Total yards 600 569 Rushing yards 272 265 Passing yards 328 304 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 25:57 33:31 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Patrick Mahomes 23/35, 328 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing DeAndré Washington 20 rushes, 186 yards, TD Receiving Devin Lauderdale 2 receptions, 95 yards, 2 TDIowa State Passing Sam B. Richardson 24/38, 304 yards, 2 TD Rushing Aaron Wimberly 19 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD Receiving Tad Ecby 2 receptions, 100 yards
Vs. No. 5 Baylor
Statistics BAYTTU First downs 37 31 Total yards 547 712 Rushing yards 255 103 Passing yards 292 609 Turnovers 1 4 Time of possession 33:29 26:31 Team Category Player StatisticsBaylor Passing Bryce Petty 18/25, 210 yards, 2 TD Rushing Shock Linwood 24 rushes, 158 yards, 2 TD Receiving Levi Norwood 5 receptions, 63 yards, TDTexas Tech Passing Patrick Mahomes 30/56, 598 yards, 6 TD, INT Rushing DeAndré Washington 15 rushes, 65 yards Receiving Jakeem Grant 5 receptions, 155 yards, TD
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