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

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

In the annual Celebrate Cotton Game, Texas Tech's offense took off, compiling over 650 yards,[4] to beat the Miners 69–20.

After losing 28–49 the previous season, Texas Tech defeated Arkansas 35–24 giving the Red Raiders their 8th overall win against the Razorbacks.

After trailing for the first time of the 2015 season, Tech quickly responded (in just 70 seconds) on their next drive to tie the game 7–7 with a 1-yard rush from DeAndré Washington.

Momentum slowed for the Red Raiders following a high snap that went over the head of Patrick Mahomes that resulted in a safety.

With Washington's 20 yard touchdown run, the Red Raiders closed back in on the Horned Frogs to trail 16–14 late in the first quarter.

Early in the second quarter, the Tech special teams blocked a Jaden Oberkrom field goal attempt.

A ruffing the passer penalty helped keep the drive alive for the Red Raiders, who capped it off with a 45-yard pass from Mahomes to Grant for a touchdown.

With both teams punting on their next possessions, TCU settled for a 42-yard field goal from Oberkrom to trail 19–21 with 9:46 left in the half.

Kansas kicker Nick Barlotta missed a field goal from 22 yards, with Tech scoring on the ensuing drive, extending their lead to 20–0.

Closing out the first half, the Jayhawks called in kicker Matthew Wyman to make a 34-yard field goal, who also missed.

After failing to get on the board in the first half, Kansas scored on a Darious Crawley 10 yard pass from Ryan Willis.

The next play for the Red Raiders ended with a Patrick Mahomes interception that was caught by Eric Striker and returned for 33 yards.

On 4th and goal at the Oklahoma 1, the Red Raiders found the endzone, but an offensive pass-interference penalty negated the touchdown.

On the next possession for the Sooners, a Baker Mayfield pass was intercepted by Justis Nelson, who returned it for 45 yards.

Once again, the Red Raiders capitalized on an OU turnover, with a DeAndré Washington 13 yard rush for a touchdown.

After Texas Tech scored 14 unanswered points off of turnovers, Oklahoma responded with their 4th rushing touchdown of the day, with Perine going 10 yards.

On their first play on their next possession, Tech turned the ball over after a Mahomes pass was deflected and recovered by Oklahoma's Frank Shannon.

Mayfield connected with Mark Andrews for a 13-yard touchdown reception, extending OU's lead to 35–17 with Seibert's kick.

Both teams finished the game with their respective backup quarterbacks: Trevor Knight for Oklahoma and Davis Webb for Texas Tech.

The Red Raiders received the ball first, quickly scoring with a Patrick Mahomes 42 yard pass to Justin Stockton for a touchdown.

Tech originally went for a 2-point conversion, but the pass fell incomplete; however, a defensive pass-interference call against Oklahoma State gave the Red Raiders another chance.

Midway through the 2nd quarter, Texas Tech defender Jah'Shawn Johnson was ejected from the game following a controversial targeting penalty.

Oklahoma State's offense took off late in the 3rd quarter, gaining their first lead of the day with a 28-yard touchdown run from Raymond Taylor.

With the win, the Red Raiders broke a two-game losing streak against the Wildcats and became bowl eligible for the first time since the 2013 season.

In the third quarter, kicker Clayton Hatfield made a season long 48 yard field goal.

The Longhorns and Red Raiders completely shut each other out during the first quarter, with Texas getting the first points with a 32-yard field goal from Nick Rose.

On the next drive, Texas Tech scored a touchdown after a Patrick Mahomes pass was intercepted by the Longhorns, before being knocked out of the defender's hands and being recovered by Jakeem Grant.

Hatfield made a career long 51 yard field goal midway through the 2nd quarter to extend Texas Tech's lead to 10–3.