Varsity Sports
22 varsity programs competing at the highest level
Significant Milestones
2019
- NCAA Basketball Championship Game Texas Tech made their first Final Four and national championship game appearance, losing to Virginia in overtime.
2018
- Elite Eight The Red Raiders advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history.
2008
- #1 Ranking Texas Tech football achieved their first #1 ranking after defeating Texas, briefly sitting atop college football.
77 Conference Championships
Texas Tech has won 77 conference championships across all sports, demonstrating sustained athletic excellence.
Centennial Celebration (2025)
Texas Tech celebrated 100 years of football, from their first game in 1925 to present success.
Red Raiders Fan Zone
🦬Mascot
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Type: Masked Rider
Official Colors
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School Info
Fight Song
Fight Raiders Fight
Fight Raiders Fight! Fight for the school we love so dearly!
Traditions
- •Masked Rider
- •Guns Up
- •Tortilla throwing
Venues
Football Stadium
Jones AT&T Stadium
Basketball Arena
United Supermarkets Arena
Red Raiders Athletes Who Recover Right
Hear from Texas Tech University athletes about their recovery journey
Patrick Mahomes
Football • 2014-16
Three-time Super Bowl championSheryl Swoopes
Basketball • 1991-93
Three-time Olympic gold medalistMichael Crabtree
Football • 2007-08
Two-time Biletnikoff Award winnerKliff Kingsbury
Football • 1998-02
Set Big 12 passing recordsZach Thomas
Football • 1992-95
Seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker