Texas Tech dominates Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67-7 in season opener
Texas Tech overwhelmed Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67-7 in Week 1 of the 2025 season, with the Red Raiders' offense operating efficiently throughout the contest.
The Red Raiders scored early and often, with quarterback Behren Morton connecting on multiple touchdown passes in the first quarter, including scoring strikes to Terrance Carter Jr. Texas Tech built a commanding 23-0 first-quarter lead and extended it to 47-0 by halftime behind another Morton touchdown pass to Coy Eakin.
Will Hammond added a 64-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter as Texas Tech's dominant ground game complemented its passing attack. Running back Cameron Dickey rushed for 90 yards, while Hammond led the passing game with 92 yards.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff managed only a fourth-quarter touchdown to avoid a shutout, with Christian Peters completing a pass to Bryant Sanchez for 24 yards in their most successful drive of the evening.
The Red Raiders' decisive performance easily covered the 54.5-point spread and pushed the game over the 63.5-point total, as Texas Tech's offense generated multiple high-impact plays throughout all four quarters.
AI-generated recap · Aug 23, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
 Texas Tech | 23 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 67 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Texas Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 17-33 | 25-32 |
| Pass Yards | 122 | 314 |
| Rush Yards | 53 | 296 |
| Total Yards | 175 | 610 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 4-15 | 5-8 |
| Penalties | 4-31 | 7-60 |
| Possession | 32:38 | 27:22 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Christian Peters pass complete to Kareem Burke for 7 yds to the UAPB 32
Christian Peters pass complete to D'Avery Robinson for 3 yds to the UAPB 35 for a 1ST down
Za'Marion Webber run for 1 yd to the UAPB 36
Christian Peters pass incomplete to Kareem Burke
Christian Peters sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the UAPB 30
Shea Yurkunas punt for 9 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UAPB 39
Behren Morton pass complete to Caleb Douglas for 12 yds to the UAPB 27 for a 1ST down
Cameron Dickey run for 13 yds to the UAPB 14 for a 1ST down
Cameron Dickey run for 5 yds to the UAPB 9
Behren Morton pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 9 yds for a TD (Stone Harrington KICK)
Landon Holcomb run for no gain to the UAPB 25
Christian Peters pass incomplete to Bryant Sanchez
Christian Peters pass complete to Jordan Jackson for 3 yds to the UAPB 28
Zach Wieder punt blocked by Mikal Harrison-Pilot blocked by Mikal Harrison-Pilot (10:32) Wieder,Zach punt 0 yards to the APB28 blocked by Harrison-Pilot,Mikal recovered by TTU Low,Trent at APB21, End Of Play.
Behren Morton pass complete to Terrance Carter Jr. for 21 yds for a TD (Stone Harrington KICK)
PENALTY APB Delay Of Game 5 yards from APB25 to APB20. NO PLAY.
Christian Peters pass incomplete to D'Avery Robinson
Za'Marion Webber run for 5 yds to the UAPB 25
Christian Peters pass complete to Kareem Burke for 13 yds to the UAPB 38 for a 1ST down
Za'Marion Webber run for no gain to the UAPB 38
Za'Marion Webber run for 1 yd to the UAPB 39
Christian Peters pass incomplete to Ellis Stewart
Zach Wieder punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TTU 28
PENALTY TTU False Start (Sampson,Howard) 5 yards from TTU28 to TTU23. NO PLAY.
J'Koby Williams run for 7 yds to the TTU 30
J'Koby Williams run for 20 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Behren Morton pass complete to Johncarlos Miller II for 17 yds to the UAPB 33 for a 1ST down
(06:54) No Huddle-Shotgun Williams,J'Koby rush left for 30 yards gain to the APB03 (Moore,Derron) PENALTY TTU Holding offsetting APB Personal Foul offsetting. NO PLAY.
Behren Morton pass complete to Coy Eakin for 5 yds to the UAPB 28
Cameron Dickey run for no gain to the UAPB 28
Behren Morton pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 10 yds to the UAPB 18 for a 1ST down
Cameron Dickey run for 7 yds to the UAPB 11
Upton Bellenfant 29 yd FG GOOD
Ian Hershey kickoff for 61 yds , Kareem Burke return for 18 yds to the UAPB 22
(04:47) No Huddle-Shotgun Peters,Christian pass complete short left to Sanchez,Bryant caught at APB18, for 4 yards loss to the APB18 (Gill-Howard,Skyler) PENALTY TTU Holding (Hunter,Lee) 10 yards from APB22 to APB32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Christian Peters pass incomplete to Jordan Jackson
Christian Peters pass intercepted Amier Boyd-Matthews return for 7 yds to the UAPB 28
Cameron Dickey run for 4 yds to the UAPB 24
Cameron Dickey run for 5 yds to the UAPB 19
Cameron Dickey run for 3 yds to the UAPB 16 for a 1ST down
J'Koby Williams run for 7 yds to the UAPB 9
Behren Morton pass incomplete to Reggie Virgil
Behren Morton pass complete to Terrance Carter Jr. for 9 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Christian Peters pass complete to Bryant Sanchez for 2 yds to the UAPB 23
Jaylen Jennings run for 3 yds to the UAPB 26
Landon Holcomb run for 3 yds to the UAPB 29
PENALTY APB Delay Of Game 5 yards from APB29 to APB24. NO PLAY.
Zach Wieder punt for 44 yds
Cameron Dickey run for 15 yds to the TTU 45 for a 1ST down
Behren Morton pass complete to Caleb Douglas for 13 yds to the UAPB 42 for a 1ST down
Behren Morton pass complete to Coy Eakin for 1 yd to the UAPB 41
Behren Morton pass incomplete to Caleb Douglas
Behren Morton pass complete to Coy Eakin for 41 yds for a TD (Stone Harrington KICK)
Christian Peters pass complete to Kareem Burke for 13 yds to the UAPB 38 for a 1ST down
Za'Marion Webber run for 4 yds to the UAPB 42
Za'Marion Webber run for a loss of 4 yards to the UAPB 38
Christian Peters pass incomplete to Jordan Jackson
Zach Wieder punt for 42 yds , Roy Alexander returns for no gain to the TTU 20
Behren Morton pass complete to Caleb Douglas for a loss of 1 yard to the TTU 19
Behren Morton pass complete to Maurion Horn for 6 yds to the TTU 25
Behren Morton pass complete to T.J. West for 9 yds to the TTU 34 for a 1ST down
Behren Morton pass complete to Terrance Carter Jr. for 12 yds to the TTU 46 for a 1ST down
Behren Morton pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 16 yds to the UAPB 38 for a 1ST down
Cameron Dickey run for 6 yds to the UAPB 32
Behren Morton pass complete to Reggie Virgil for 21 yds to the UAPB 11 for a 1ST down
(09:04) No Huddle-Shotgun Morton,Behren sacked for loss of 12 yards to the APB23 (Hardwick,Tayvon) PENALTY APB Roughing The Passer (Hardwick,Tayvon) 6 yards from APB11 to APB05, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
J'Koby Williams run for 5 yds for a TD (Upton Bellenfant KICK)
Christian Peters pass incomplete to Ellis Stewart
Christian Peters pass incomplete to Jalyn Witcher
Texas Tech Penalty, Personal Foul (Jacob Rodriguez) to the UAPB 47 for a 1ST down
Christian Peters pass incomplete to Jalyn Witcher
Za'Marion Webber run for 2 yds to the UAPB 49
Christian Peters pass complete to Jr. Chris Hicks for 7 yds to the TTU 44
Za'Marion Webber run for no gain to the TTU 44
J'Koby Williams run for 13 yds to the UAPB 43 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond pass complete to Johncarlos Miller II for 7 yds to the UAPB 36
Will Hammond pass complete to Caleb Douglas for 19 yds to the UAPB 17 for a 1ST down
J'Koby Williams run for 4 yds to the UAPB 13
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Caleb Douglas
Will Hammond pass incomplete to Micah Hudson
Stone Harrington 31 yd FG GOOD
Christian Peters pass complete to Za'Marion Webber for 1 yd to the UAPB 26
Jaylen Jennings run for no gain to the UAPB 26
(03:22) No Huddle-Shotgun Peters,Christian pass incomplete short left to Jackson,Jordan thrown to APB45 PENALTY TTU Offside (Bailey,David) 5 yards from APB26 to APB31. NO PLAY.
Christian Peters sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the UAPB 26
Zach Wieder punt for 25 yds
Will Hammond pass complete to Micah Hudson for 19 yds to the UAPB 32 for a 1ST down
Cameron Dickey run for 10 yds to the UAPB 22 for a 1ST down
Cameron Dickey run for 20 yds to the UAPB 2 for a 1ST down
Cameron Dickey run for 2 yds for a TD (Ian Hershey KICK)
Jaylen Jennings run for 2 yds to the UAPB 27
Christian Peters pass complete to Bryant Sanchez for 6 yds to the UAPB 21
End of 2nd Quarter
Ty Ackerman kickoff for 64 yds , Micah Hudson return for 29 yds to the TTU 36 Texas Tech Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the TTU 20
Will Hammond pass complete to Micah Hudson for 1 yd to the TTU 21
Adam Hill run for no gain to the TTU 21
Adam Hill run for 11 yds to the TTU 32 for a 1ST down
Adam Hill run for 4 yds to the TTU 36
Will Hammond run for 64 yds for a TD (Upton Bellenfant KICK)
Christian Peters pass incomplete to Kareem Burke
Za'Marion Webber run for 4 yds to the UAPB 29
Za'Marion Webber run for 4 yds to the UAPB 33
Zach Wieder punt for 35 yds , Tristian Gentry returns for no gain to the TTU 32
Will Hammond pass complete to Kelby Valsin for 18 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Adam Hill run for 15 yds to the UAPB 35 for a 1ST down
Will Hammond pass complete to Leyton Stone for 19 yds to the UAPB 16 for a 1ST down
Adam Hill run for 7 yds to the UAPB 9
Will Hammond pass complete to Leyton Stone for 9 yds for a TD (Stone Harrington KICK)
Za'Marion Webber run for 9 yds to the UAPB 34
Za'Marion Webber run for 5 yds to the UAPB 39 for a 1ST down
Christian Peters pass complete to Ellis Stewart for 21 yds to the TTU 40 for a 1ST down
Christian Peters run for 1 yd to the TTU 39
Christian Peters pass incomplete to Bryant Sanchez
Christian Peters pass complete to Za'Marion Webber for 18 yds to the TTU 21 for a 1ST down
Za'Marion Webber run for 6 yds to the TTU 15
Christian Peters pass incomplete
Christian Peters pass complete to Bryant Sanchez for 3 yds to the TTU 12
Jaylen Jennings run for 6 yds to the TTU 6 for a 1ST down
Christian Peters run for a loss of 1 yard to the TTU 7
Christian Peters pass complete to Ellis Stewart for 7 yds for a TD (Trey Glymph KICK)
Ty Ackerman kickoff for 65 yds , Tristian Gentry return for 25 yds to the TTU 40 Texas Tech Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the TTU 15
Mitch Griffis pass incomplete to Price Morgan
Adam Hill run for 4 yds to the TTU 19
Mitch Griffis run for 8 yds to the TTU 27 for a 1ST down
Mitch Griffis pass complete to Tyson Turner for 8 yds to the TTU 35
(04:29) No Huddle-Shotgun Griffis,Mitch pass incomplete deep right to Jones,Bryson thrown to APB29 PENALTY APB Pass Interference (Green,Ja'Marlin) 15 yards from TTU35 to TTU50, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Adam Hill run for 13 yds to the UAPB 37 for a 1ST down
Adam Hill run for 24 yds to the UAPB 13 for a 1ST down
Mitch Griffis pass complete to Bryson Jones for 13 yds for a TD (Upton Bellenfant PAT MISSED)
Za'Marion Webber run for 3 yds to the UAPB 28
Christian Peters pass complete to Bryant Sanchez for 1 yd to the UAPB 29
Christian Peters pass complete to Bryant Sanchez for 24 yds to the TTU 47 for a 1ST down
PENALTY TTU Offside (Williams,Keyshawn) 5 yards from TTU47 to TTU42. NO PLAY.
Christian Peters pass incomplete to Josh Richards
Christian Peters pass complete to D'Avery Robinson for 4 yds to the TTU 38
Za'Marion Webber run for 2 yds to the TTU 36 for a 1ST down
Christian Peters pass incomplete to Kareem Burke
Christian Peters pass complete to Za'Marion Webber for 6 yds to the TTU 30
Christian Peters pass incomplete to Ellis Stewart
Ty Ackerman 47 yd FG MISSED
(00:12) Kneel down by Texas Tech at TTU28 for loss of 2 yards.