Texas Tech Fires Kliff Kingsbury as Head Football Coach

Texas Tech has fired head football coach Kliff Kingsbury yesterday.  Below is a figure showing the Red Raiders total production rank, offensive production rank, defensive production rank and the average and worst production ranks from 2008 to 2018.  As you can tell, Texas Tech is a Big 12 conference team - lots of production on offense and not so much on defense.  In fact, the only season Texas Tech was above average on the defensive side of the ball was Leach's last season in Lubbock.  Following the figure below is more detailed information about the Red Raider's football performance.

Kliff Kingsbury [2013-2018]

2013
The Red Raiders finished the regular season at (7-5); and were bowl eligible, defeating #24 ranked Arizona State (37-23) to finish the season (8-5), while playing against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS) meaning that the Red Raiders SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the "league" average SOS.  Texas Tech's best game was their victory against #62 ranked TCU by a score of (20-10) and their worst loss was to #64 ranked Texas (16-41).  The Red Raiders finished the season as the #61 ranked team overall, with the #32 ranked offense and the #97 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.  In terms of wins, this was Tech's best season (the team he inherited from Tuberville).

2014
Texas Tech took a step backwards finishing the regular season at (4-8) and were bowl ineligible.  The Red Raiders played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  The Red Raiders best victory was against #69 ranked UTEP (30-26) and their worst loss was to #102 ranked Oklahoma State by a score of (35-45).  Texas Tech finished as the #101 ranked team overall, with the #61 ranked offense and the #119 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2015
The Red Raiders finished the regular season at (7-5) making them bowl eligible, where they lost their bowl game to #10 ranked LSU (27-56) to finish the season overall at (7-6).  The Red Raiders played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the “league” as a whole.  The Red Raiders best win was to #17 ranked Arkansas (35-24) and their worst loss was again to #40 ranked Oklahoma State by a score of (53-70).  Texas Tech finished the season as the #90 ranked team overall, with the #6 ranked offense and the #127 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.  (Great offense; no defense - below average team).
 
2016
The Red Raiders finished the regular season at (5-7); and were bowl ineligible, while playing against an “average” strength of schedule.  Texas Tech's best game was their victory against #13 ranked Miami (FL) (20-13) and their worst loss was to #23 ranked Louisiana Tech (59-45).  The Red Raiders finished the season as the #96 ranked team overall, with the #31 ranked offense and the #126 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.  More of the same from the previous season, with a lower production offense.

2017
Texas Tech finished the regular season at (6-6); bowl ineligible,losing their bowl game to #25 ranked South Florida by a score of (34-38), while playing against an “average” strength of schedule.  The Red Raiders best victory was against #47 ranked Texas (27-23) and their worst loss was to #76 ranked West Virginia by a score of (35-46).  Texas Tech finished as the #53 ranked team overall, with the #23 ranked offense and the #99 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2018

In what ended up being head coach Kingsbury’s last season at Texas Tech, the Red Raiders were (5-7), and for the second consecutive season the Red Raiders were bowl ineligible.  To date, the Red Raiders played again against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS).  The Red Raiders best win was against currently ranked #49 Houston (63-49) and their worst loss to currently ranked #96 Kansas State by a score of (6-21).  Currently, Texas Tech is the #73 ranked team overall, #29 ranked offense and #100 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2018 NCAA FBS Head Coaching Changes
Mike Jinks at Bowling Green
DJ Durkin at Maryland
Bobby Petrino and Louisville
Mike MacIntyre and Colorado
Everett Withers and Texas State

Brad Lambert and Charlotte 
Mark Whipple and Massachusetts
John Bonamego and Central Michigan
David Beaty and Kansas
Larry Fedora and North Carolina