2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record5–7 (3–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Johns (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorClay McGuire (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorDavid Gibbs (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorZac Spavital (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple
CaptainDakota Allen
Travis Bruffy
Ja'Deion High
Jah'Shawn Johnson
Terence Steele
Broderick Washington Jr.
Home stadiumJones AT&T Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Oklahoma y$^   8 1     12 2  
No. 9 Texas y   7 2     10 4  
Iowa State   6 3     8 5  
No. 20 West Virginia   6 3     8 4  
TCU   4 5     7 6  
Baylor   4 5     7 6  
Oklahoma State   3 6     7 6  
Kansas State   3 6     5 7  
Texas Tech   3 6     5 7  
Kansas   1 8     3 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 39, Texas 27
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by Kliff Kingsbury in his sixth and final season as the program's 15th head coach.[1] The Red Raiders played their home games on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas at Jones AT&T Stadium, and competed as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 5–7 overall, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a 3-way tie for seventh place.

On November 25, head coach Kliff Kingsbury was fired after 6 seasons as head coach, finishing 35–40 overall.[2] 4 days later, the school hired Utah State head coach Matt Wells for the head coaching job.[3]

  1. ^ Chiari, Mike. "Kliff Kingsbury Fired as Texas Tech Head Coach After 6 Seasons". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Kliff Kingsbury fired after third straight losing season". Espn.com. November 25, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "Matt Wells named Texas Tech head football coach". KLBK/KAMC. November 29, 2018.