Tidbits on game from Austin Statesman...
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:43 amTexas Tech has won 14 consecutive games when the former SWC rivals have played, a streak that dates to 1989 when they were still in the same league.
The Red Raiders have won the last five times they have played SMU in a season opener, by an average margin of four touchdowns
The last time Texas Tech played a regular season game on a Friday was Sept. 27, 2002, when Kingsbury was the Red Raiders quarterback. He completed 41 of 59 passes for 407 yards and six touchdowns in a 49-0 victory at New Mexico.
SMU last played Friday games in 2010, when the Mustangs lost to TCU and East Carolina.
Matt Wallerstedt is the fifth defensive coordinator in five seasons at Texas Tech. He was the linebackers coach at Texas A&M before leaving with Kingsbury for Lubbock. Wallerstedt had been the defensive coordinator at Wyoming, North Alabama and Air Force.
Over the last two seasons, SMU is 15-0 when it scores first and 0-13 when the opponent gets on the board first.
The Red Raiders have won the last five times they have played SMU in a season opener, by an average margin of four touchdowns
The last time Texas Tech played a regular season game on a Friday was Sept. 27, 2002, when Kingsbury was the Red Raiders quarterback. He completed 41 of 59 passes for 407 yards and six touchdowns in a 49-0 victory at New Mexico.
SMU last played Friday games in 2010, when the Mustangs lost to TCU and East Carolina.
Matt Wallerstedt is the fifth defensive coordinator in five seasons at Texas Tech. He was the linebackers coach at Texas A&M before leaving with Kingsbury for Lubbock. Wallerstedt had been the defensive coordinator at Wyoming, North Alabama and Air Force.
Over the last two seasons, SMU is 15-0 when it scores first and 0-13 when the opponent gets on the board first.