2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Texas Bowl champion
Texas Bowl, W 42–25 vs. Ole Miss
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record8–5 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZach Kittley (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorTim DeRuyter (1st season)
Base defense3–4/3–3–5 hybrid[1]
Home stadiumJones AT&T Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 TCU y^   9 0     13 2  
No. 14 Kansas State y$   7 2     10 4  
No. 25 Texas   6 3     8 5  
Texas Tech   5 4     8 5  
Oklahoma State   4 5     7 6  
Baylor   4 5     6 7  
Oklahoma   3 6     6 7  
Kansas   3 6     6 7  
West Virginia   3 6     5 7  
Iowa State   1 8     4 8  
Championship: Kansas State 31, TCU 28OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Joey McGuire.[2][3]

The Red Raiders finished the regular season 7–5, 5–4 in Big 12 play, for the program's first winning conference record since 2009. Additionally, Texas Tech defeated Texas and Oklahoma in the same season for the first time in program history.[4] The Red Raiders were invited to the Texas Bowl, defeating Ole Miss 42–25. Defensive lineman Tyree Wilson was named All-Big 12 First Team and defensive back Malik Dunlap was named All-Big 12 Second Team.[5]

  1. ^ "Texas Tech Football Notebook: What Does a Tim DeRuyter Defense Look Like?". Staking the Plains. December 9, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Don Williams (November 9, 2021). "Joey McGuire makes energetic intro with Texas Tech football fans". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "WATCH: Texas Tech introduces new head football coach Joey McGuire". KCBD. November 9, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  4. ^ Collier, David (November 26, 2022). "FINAL: Texas Tech 51, Oklahoma 48". KAMC. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.