TEXAS TECH at HOUSTON
Saturday, Sept. 23 • Noon • ABC/ESPN2
TDECU Stadium (40,000/Synthetic Turf)
Houston, Texas
Television
ABC (ESPN2 in select markets)
Mike Patrick, Tommy Tuberville and Paul Carcaterra
Radio
KPRC-AM 950 (Houston flagship)
SiriusXM 132/202/962 (Texas Tech feed)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 31st meeting between Houston and Texas Tech … Houston holds an 18-11-1 series lead … Texas Tech has won six of the last seven matchups, including a 35-20 decision in Lubbock in the 2010 season finale … Red Raider head coach Kliff Kingsbury served as Houston’s offensive coordinator in 2010 and 2011.
rv/- TEXAS TECH
2-0, 0-0 Big 12
Head Coach
Kliff Kingsbury (Texas Tech ’01)
26-26, fifth season
Notes
Texas Tech improved to 2-0 with a 52-45 win against Arizona State in Lubbock last Saturday … The Red Raiders had a bye in Week 2 after opening with a 56-10 win against Eastern Washington … The trip to Houston will be Texas Tech’s first road game of the season and the first in a stretch of three road dates in four weeks … The Red Raiders have averaged 620.5 yards in their first two games, leading FBS in that category as well as in passing offense (496.0 ypg) … QB Nic Shimonek has completed 78.8 percent of his passes (63 of 80) for 927 yards and nine touchdowns against two interceptions … .WR Keke Coutee has 17 catches for 285 yards and three TDs … RB Justin Stockton has rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries … LB Jordyn Brooks leads the defense with 20 tackles.
rv/rv HOUSTON
2-0, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Major Applewhite (Texas ’02)
2-1, first full season
Notes
Houston is off to a 2-0 start after the Cougars scored a 38-3 win against Rice last Saturday in the home-opener at TDECU Stadium … Houston has won 16 straight home games, which is the longest active home field winning streak in NCAA FBS … The Cougars have allowed only one touchdown through their first two games … QB Kyle Allen enters Saturday’s game as the NCAA leader in completion percentage … Allen has connected on 56 of 65 passes (86.2 percent) for 534 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions … RB Duke Catalon has a team-high 109 rushing yards with a touchdown … WR Linell Bonner has averaged 95.5 receiving yards per game and has a team-high 19 receptions … All-America DT Ed Oliver has 17 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles … Houston leads the nation in kickoff returns (46.7 ypr).