No. 10 Texas Tech Hosts Arizona State for Homecoming

LUBBOCK, TX — No. 10 Texas Tech will look to remain undefeated and extend its 11-game home winning streak Saturday when the Red Raiders host Arizona State for Homecoming at a sold-out Galaxy Stadium.

Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on FOX.

Texas Tech (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) returns from its open week following a 29-7 road victory over Colorado. Arizona State enters the matchup at 3-2 overall and 1-1 in Big 12 play.

The game features the conference's two most recent champions, with Texas Tech looking to avenge its only regular-season loss of 2025, which came against Arizona State.

A victory would give the Red Raiders a 6-0 start for the second consecutive season and extend their home winning streak to 12 games, matching the second-longest streak in program history, set from 2007-09.

Texas Tech's current 11-game home winning streak is tied for the sixth-longest active streak in college football.

The Red Raiders are off to consecutive 5-0 starts for the first time in program history. A win Saturday would mark the eighth 6-0 start in school history and the sixth since Texas Tech joined the Big 12 in 1996.

Head coach Joey McGuire became only the second coach in program history to record multiple 5-0 starts following the victory over Colorado, joining Mike Leach, who accomplished the feat in 2005 and 2008.

Texas Tech is one of four programs to begin each of the past two seasons with five consecutive victories, joining BYU, Indiana and Miami.

The Red Raiders also enter Saturday riding an eight-game winning streak against Big 12 opponents when including last season's conference championship victory over BYU.

Texas Tech has won seven consecutive regular-season conference games, matching the longest such streak in school history. The program previously accomplished the feat from 1973-74 under Jim Carlen and from 2007-08 under Leach.

During its current eight-game conference winning streak, Texas Tech has defeated Big 12 opponents by an average of 28.3 points, with only one game decided by a single possession.

The Red Raiders have also developed a reputation for strong second-half performances this season.

Texas Tech has outscored opponents by 72 points after halftime, leading the Big 12 and ranking third nationally in second-half scoring differential.

Four of the Red Raiders' five victories have featured a one-possession margin at halftime, with three of those games ending in double-digit wins.

Defensively, Texas Tech has continued to create turnovers under McGuire's emphasis on its "take three" philosophy.

The Red Raiders intercepted three passes against Sam Houston and four against Colorado, bringing their season total to 10 takeaways.

Texas Tech has forced 100 turnovers since McGuire took over in 2022, the fifth-most among Football Bowl Subdivision programs during that span.

The Red Raiders are 33-3 under McGuire when winning or tying the turnover battle.

Texas Tech also enters Homecoming ranked in the top 10 of both major national polls for the first time this season.

The Red Raiders moved up one position to No. 10 in the Associated Press poll and remained No. 9 in the US LBM Coaches Poll.

Texas Tech has appeared in the AP Top 25 for 24 consecutive weeks, extending the longest streak in program history. The previous mark was 20 consecutive weeks during the 2004-06 seasons.

Saturday's game will also mark the Red Raiders' fourth consecutive home sellout of the season.

Texas Tech announced Sept. 28 that the Arizona State game had sold out. The university previously announced that more than 33,400 season tickets had been purchased for 2026, marking the fourth consecutive season the program has sold out its season-ticket allotment.

The season-ticket renewal rate reached 95%.

Texas Tech has an all-time Homecoming record of 58-35-3, including a 21-9 mark during the Big 12 era.

The Red Raiders are 2-2 in Homecoming games under McGuire and will attempt to win consecutive Homecoming contests for the first time since a four-year winning streak from 2012-15.

Texas Tech defeated Kansas 42-17 in last season's Homecoming game.

The Red Raiders have three additional home games scheduled after Saturday, hosting Arizona on Oct. 31, West Virginia on Nov. 7 and TCU on Nov. 26.

Saturday's matchup will be televised nationally on FOX, with Connor Onion providing play-by-play, Robert Griffin III serving as analyst and Alexa Landestoy reporting from the sideline.

The game will also air on the Texas Tech Sports Network, with Brian Jensen, John Harris and Chris Level providing coverage.

Radio broadcasts will be available through more than 20 affiliates across Texas and New Mexico, SiriusXM channels 173 and 237, SiriusXM App channel 961 and the Varsity app.