Kliff Kingsbury lead the Red Raiders in his second season as the program's fifteenth head coach.

The Red Raiders played home games on the university's campus in Lubbock, Texas at Jones AT&T Stadium.

Running back/linebacker Kenny Williams was selected for the Paul Hornung Award watchlist.

The Red Raiders committed 15 penalties during the game,[6] but still gained a total of 636 yards against the Bears' 406.

The Raiders were plagued by both turnovers and penalties and couldn't keep up with Arkansas's run game.