The defense gave a valiant effort Saturday but ultimately came up short in a 27-24 loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, snapping the Cougars’ nation-leading 16-game home win streak.
The Cougars couldn’t muster enough offensive strength to keep the Raiders at bay and struggled all game to gain momentum against the supposedly soft Texas Tech defense.
“We are obviously disappointed in the game and the outcome,” head coach Major Applewhite said. “We didn’t play well enough to win. I told the guys anytime you turn over the ball five times as a football team and only get one turnover, you’re not going to win many games.