Texas Tech Football Moves Season Opener Against SMU
Ashley Wirz, 1340TheFan.com
Texas Tech Football's season opener has been moved up a day.
The Texas Tech-SMU game to be played in Dallas on August 31st will now be played on Friday, August 30th. The game was moved to accommodate an ESPN broadcast at 7 p.m.
The last time the Red Raiders played on Friday night was in 2002 when they defeated the New Mexico Lobos in Albuquerque 49-0. That was in Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury's senior season with Tech.
| Date | Opponent | Stadium | Location | |
| 8/30 (FRI) | at SMU | Ford Stadium, 7 PM | Dallas (ESPN) | |
| 9/7 | STEPHEN F. AUSTIN | Jones AT&T Stadium | Lubbock | |
| 9/14 | TCU | Jones AT&T Stadium | Lubbock | |
| 9/21 | TEXAS STATE | Jones AT&T Stadium | Lubbock | |
| 10/5 | at Kansas | Memorial Stadium | Lawrence | |
| 10/12 | IOWA STATE | Jones AT&T Stadium | Lubbock | |
| 10/19 | at West Virginia |
| Morgantown | |
| 10/26 | at Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Stadium | Norman | |
| 11/2 | OKLAHOMA STATE | Jones AT&T Stadium | Lubbock | |
| 11/9 | KANSAS STATE | Jones AT&T Stadium | Lubbock | |
| 11/16 | vs. Baylor | Cowboys Stadium | Arlington | |
| 11/28 | at Texas | DKR Memorial Stadium | Austin |
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