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Texas Tech Red RaidersHead coach

Joey McGuire

90 Overall rating steady

Joey McGuire has led Texas Tech since 2022, going 40-18 across 5 seasons with 4 bowl trips.

Record since 2022: 40-18
Seasons: 5
Bowl trips: 4

Coaching profile Updated weekly

Strategy & scheme

Offensive scheme18

Defensive scheme16

Game planning19

Situational management10

Leadership & results

Comeback factor20

Underdog edge18

Recent form20

Win rate19

Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Joey McGuire's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.

Texas Tech record by season

Joey McGuire Texas Tech record by season since 2022
Season	Record	Result
2026	5-0	In progress
2025	12-2	Lost College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
2024	8-5	Lost AutoZone Liberty Bowl
2023	7-6	Won Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
2022	8-5	Won TaxAct Texas Bowl

Records with Texas Tech since 2022, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.

Joey McGuire: Texas Tech head coach profile

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RecapTexas Tech beat Colorado 29-7 (Week 5, 2026)Texas Tech beat Colorado 29-7 at Folsom Field. Now Texas Tech is 5-0, 2-0 in Big 12 play, and Colorado is 2-3, 0-2 in Big 12 play.2026-10-03 RecapTexas Tech beat Sam Houston 49-14 (Week 4, 2026)Texas Tech beat Sam Houston 49-14 at Jones AT&T Stadium. Now Texas Tech is 4-0, 1-0 in Big 12 play, and Sam Houston is 1-3.2026-09-26 RecapTexas Tech edged Houston 28-26 (Week 3, 2026)Texas Tech edged Houston 28-26 at Jones AT&T Stadium. Now Texas Tech is 3-0, 1-0 in Big 12 play, and Houston is 2-1, 0-1 in Big 12 play.2026-09-18

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