2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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. 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.

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
2018 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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

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