It’s still absolutely and totally astonishing that Texas Tech has managed to consistently waste great offenses on a very regular basis.
And I mean, I promise that I knew the Red Raiders have had a history of this (this isn’t news to me at all). What I mean is that when you dig into the numbers of how great some of these offenses have been, it’s even more incredible how little has been accomplished on occasion.
Take the 2015 Texas Tech offense, for example. There are certainly arguments to be made that this is the best offense that the Red Raiders have had dating back to 2000. It’s an argument I’m definitely willing to hear. And despite how potent that offense was for the Red Raiders, Texas Tech still only won seven games.
That’s a problem.
Texas Tech football history: The Red Raiders wasted a phenomenal offense in 2015 and it’s so disappointing to look back at
In 2015, Patrick Mahomes managed to complete 63.5 percent of his 573 pass attempts for 4653 yards and 36 touchdowns (he did have 15 picks, but that’s not a dealbreaker in an offense that throws the ball as much as this one did). On top of that, Mahomes also had 456 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns.
Speaking of rushing yards and touchdowns, take a look at how Deandre Washington managed to run for 1492 yards and 14 touchdowns while averaging 6.4 yards per carry. He also had 385 receiving yards and two touchdown receptions.
And then there’s Jakeem Grant! During the 2015 season, Grant was Tech’s leading receiver as he caught 90 passes for 1268 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also had eight carries for 68 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
This is a group that helped lead Texas Tech to rack up 579.5 yards of total offense per game. The Red Raiders scored 43.6 points per game in 2015! And yet, they only won seven games and came up short in the Texas Bowl against the LSU Tigers.