National Resume

Darcel McBath (6) and Daniel Charbonnet (5) are tied for first and third most interceptions in the country
47th in the country in Rushing Defense at 133.5 Yards per Game
Tied for 12th in the country in interceptions as a team (17)
Tied for 25th in the country with 26 forced turnovers
Tied for 56th in the country in Defense Third Down efficiency at 56/148 on third down chances (37.8%)
Darcel McBath is tied for 26th in the country in passes defended (13)
27th in the country in Sacks (30)
Brandon Williams is tied for eighth in the country in sacks (11)
In Red Zone Defense, four forced turnovers and two turnovers on downs

Conference Resume

In conference games: third in Total Defense, second in Pass Defense, fifth in Scoring Defense and seventh in Rushing Defense
Fourth in conference in opponent first downs per game
Tied for fourth in conference in Yards per play allowed
Fourth in the conference in 3rd Down Defense (37.8%).
Tied for third in the conference in turnover margin (+7)
Fourth in the conference in Total Defense at 371.6 Yards per Game
First in the conference with 17 Interceptions, including six by Darcel McBath and five by Daniel Charbonnet
Fourth in the conference in Scoring Defense at 26.2 Points per Game
Brandon Williams (11) and McKinner Dixon (8) are first and fifth respectively in the conference in sacks
Tied for third in the conference in sacks (30)
Sixth in the conference in Red Zone defense
Darcel McBath (6) and Daniel Charbonnet (5) are first and second respectively in the conference in Interceptions
Third in the conference in Pass Defense efficiency at 127.4

Longest winning streak (12) in the Big 12 dating back to last season
Texas Tech capped off the best regular-season in school history with a share of the Big 12 South Division Championship by beating the Baylor Bears 35-28. The Big 12 South Co-Championship is the first-ever for the Red Raiders. Tech's previous best was a second place finish in the Big 12 South in 2005.
Texas Tech has defeated four teams in the state of Texas this year including SMU, Texas A&M, Texas and Baylor. The last time that Tech defeated every Texas team it faced was in 2002.
Red Zone touchdown chances on the season: 18/33 55%
Through 12 games, averaging 2.5 Sacks per game
Run Defense: Last season, teams averaged 4.0 yards per rush, and 177 yards per game on the ground. Through 12 games, teams are averaging 3.9 yards per rush and 133.5 yards per game.
Last season, the Average Sacks per Game total were as follows:
- First in nation: Georgia Tech at 3.69 Sacks per game
- First in conference: Kansas at 2.5 Sacks per game
- Averaged 2.0 Sacks per game