Game Preview: Iowa State
November 17, 2014 | Football
Nov. 17, 2014
TEXAS TECH HEADS TO IOWA STATE
Texas Tech will look to snap a three-game losing skid on Saturday as the Red Raiders face the Iowa State Cyclones in an afternoon tilt at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. Kickoff has been set for 2:30 p.m. and tickets are available for purchase online at www.cyclones.com or by calling the Iowa State Athletics Ticket Office.
Saturday's game will be televised regionally on FSN. Brendan Burke (Play-by-Play), Ben Leber (Analyst) and Christian Steckel (Sidelines) will have the call live from Jack Trice Stadium in Ames.
Fans will be able to tune to the radio broadcast from the Texas Tech Sports Network on one of 38 affiliates across the region. Brian Jensen returns to the broadcast booth as the play-by-play announcer for his 15th season and is joined by veteran John Harris who will be in his 32nd year of providing analysis. Chris Level rounds out the crew as the sideline reporter and is in his fifth season.
The Red Raiders enter the game following a disappointing loss to the 24th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners last Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. Texas Tech led most of the game but surrendered 21 fourth quarter points and that allowed the Sooners to escape with a 42-30 win. Texas Tech stands at 3-7 overall (1-6 in Big 12 play) and has been officially eliminated from the postseason. Iowa State enters the match-up with a 2-7 overall record and an 0-6 mark in Big 12 play. The Cyclones were off last week but suffered a 34-14 loss at Kansas it its last outing back on Nov. 8. Like Texas Tech, the Cyclones have been eliminated from the postseason picture.
| Game Information | |
|---|---|
| Opponent | Iowa State Cyclones |
| Date/Time | Saturday, November 22, 2014/2:30 p.m. (CT) |
| Location | Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa |
| Radio | Texas Tech Sports Network from Learfield Sports Brian Jensen (Play-by-Play/15th Season), John Harris (Analyst/32nd Season), Chris Level (Sidelines/5th Season), Steve Pitts (Engineer/36th Season) |
| National Radio | None |
| Satellite Radio | Sirius Channel 117/XM Channel 199 (Iowa State Broadcast) |
| Television | Fox Sports Net Brendan Burke (Play-by-Play), Ben Leber (Analyst), Christian Steckel |
| On The Web | Live statistics at TexasTech.com |
| Rankings | Texas Tech (AP: unranked); (Coaches Poll: unranked) Iowa State (AP: unranked); (Coaches Poll: unranked) |
| Head Coaches | Texas Tech: Kliff Kingsbury (Career: 11-12 in second season; At Texas Tech: same) Iowa State: Paul Rhoads (Career: 29-43 in 6th season; At Iowa State: same) |
| Against ISU | Texas Tech leads the series 9-3 |
TEXAS TECH AND IOWA STATE
- Texas Tech leads the all-time series 9-3.
- The Red Raiders and Cyclones will be meeting for the fifth consecutive season on Saturday in Ames. The two teams began playing annually back in 2010 following the first round of conference realignment.
- Texas Tech has won two-straight games against the Cyclones dating back to a 24-13 win in Ames in 2012. The Red Raiders won last year's meeting 42-35.
- Saturday's game will mark just the second time that the two teams have faced off in the month of November. It also marks the latest match-up between the two teams as the previous November meeting occurred on Nov. 6, 1999 in Lubbock.