Texas Tech had a much-needed win this past weekend. Texas Tech won its fifth home game of the season. It was the first time since 2009 the Red Raiders recorded five or more wins at home in a season. With one final game in Lubbock slated on the schedule, Texas Tech could match the 6-1 home record of its 2009 squad. Texas Tech needs one win to become bowl-eligible.
The Red Raiders entered the game eighth in the conference in rushing offense averaging 143.5 yards per game. The Jayhawks couldn’t seem to find the remote as they were stuck on Shough time Shough led the way as the Red Raiders accumulated 260 rushing yards. The secondary couldn’t slow the Jayhawks giving up 15.4 yards per completion. Shough rushed for a 9-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter to give Texas Tech (5-5, 3-4 Big 12 Conference) a 33-21 lead. It was the first score by either team in the second half. Shough was 16-for-25 passing for 246 yards and a touchdown in his first start since the season’s opening week. Texas Tech totaled 506 yards of offense, with 260 on the ground. The Red Raiders used a brief two-quarterback system with Shough and Donovan Smith. Smith rushed for a 6-yard touchdown on the opening drive where Shough was responsible for 57 of the 75 yards on the drive.
The Jayhawks managed to claw back to trail 27-21 at halftime on Jason Bean’s 16-yard touchdown run and his 3-yard scoring toss to Devin Neel. Tahji Brooks sealed the victory with a 5-yard touchdown run with 3:33 remaining in the game. Four different Red Raiders scored four rushing touchdowns in the win. The Red Raiders Will travel to Ames this weekend to face off against Iowa State who is 4-6 and only 1-6 in conference play. stay tuned for the pregame story on this week’s game
Team Statistics
| Game Stats | KAN | TTU |
|---|---|---|
| Total Yards | 525 | 510 |
| Pass Yards | 283 | 246 |
| Rushing Yards | 242 | 264 |
| Penalty Yards | 10-75 | 6-47 |
| 1st Downs | 20 | 26 |
| 3rd Downs | 6-13 | 7-15 |
| 4th Downs | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| TOP | 28:33 | 31:27 |
