No. 12 Texas Tech beats Abilene Christian 33-10
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No. 12 Texas Tech beat Abilene Christian 33-10. Share this game
We had Texas Tech favored. It won.
Top comment in the game thread
A touchdown pass??? For me???? For us???????
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Texas Tech a 98% chance, and the closing betting line (Texas Tech was a 45.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.
Texas Tech led by 14 after the first quarter and by 14 at the half.
Favored the whole way: Texas Tech never fell below 99%.
Abilene Christian never had better than a 1% chance.
Abilene Christian · Q4 2:29
Texas Tech 33-10 Abilene ChristianTexas Tech wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Abilene Christian 10-33 Texas TechAbilene Christian lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
What fans said, play by play
The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.
- Q4 2:45Hammond throws a 64-yard touchdown pass to Simmons
Every single catch Malcom Simmons has ever made for this team has been a touchdown.
r/CFB game threadQuoted at the top of the page.
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Texas Tech -45.5), at 100% for Texas Tech (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays. The gray band is r/CFB game-thread activity, its loudest stretches in gold.Watch the plays
The bar and the arrow show Texas Tech’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.
- Q1, 12:14Joyner 14-yd TD runTexas Tech goes ahead 7-0Q1, 12:14 · Texas Tech 7, Abilene Christian 07-0score after the play7-0score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q1, 2:22Williams 5-yd TD runTexas Tech leads 14-0Q1, 2:22 · Texas Tech 14, Abilene Christian 014-0score after the play14-0score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q2, 4:06Black sacked for a 7-yd lossQ2, 4:06 · Texas Tech 14, Abilene Christian 014-0score after the play14-0score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q4, 2:45Hammond 64-yd TD pass to SimmonsTexas Tech leads 33-3Q4, 2:45 · Texas Tech 33, Abilene Christian 333-3score after the play33-3score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
Every drive
Texas Tech scored on 8 of its 12 drives; Abilene Christian on 1 of its 10.
Texas Tech’s drives are teal, Abilene Christian’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
“Yeah!!! The WR from Auburn helped us”
How fans reacted
Steady
It came down to the finish, and so did the noise.
The jump was steady; the crowd was steady.
Box score
Texas Tech 33, Abilene Christian 10
Abilene Christian covered +45.5 by 22.5. The total, 43, stayed under 61.5.
| Team totals | Abilene Christian | Texas Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 194 | 471 |
| Passing | 18 of 32, 119 yds | 26 of 34, 298 yds |
| Rushing | 29 for 75 yds | 39 for 173 yds |
| First downs | 15 | 26 |
| Third down | 6 of 15 | 5 of 12 |
| Fourth down | 0 of 1 | 1 of 1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | 4 for 17 yds | 5 for 60 yds |
| Time of possession | 27:48 | 32:12 |
Abilene Christian leaders
- Passing John David Black 18 of 32, 119 yds, 1 INT
- Rushing Alex Broome 10 for 52 yds; Rovaughn Banks Jr. 12 for 25 yds
- Receiving Cristian Driver 8 for 93 yds; Brian Henry 2 for 7 yds
Texas Tech leaders
- Passing Will Hammond 26 of 33, 298 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Rushing J'Koby Williams 13 for 71 yds, 1 TD; Cameron Dickey 14 for 48 yds
- Receiving Kenny Johnson 4 for 76 yds; Malcolm Simmons 1 for 64 yds, 1 TD
No rain, gusts to 25 mph
97° at kickoff · no rain recorded · wind 12 mph from the east-southeast, mostly at an angle to the field, gusts to 25
A 25 mph gust is stronger than the peak gust in 87% of games since 2018.
Each gray tick is one game. The black line is the typical game.
Warmer than 9 in 10 of the 63 other games played at Jones AT&T Stadium since 2016 (airport temperature during the game window). The usual here around this date is 78°, with about 7 in 10 games between 70° and 88°.
September game-day temperatures at Jones AT&T Stadium
Drag along the chart, or step through the game.
Where this weather comes from
Measured at Lubbock International Airport, 5.8 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last three games · 2025 season
Abilene Christian · 9-5
Rated 112th in our preseason ratings, 112th now.
2-1 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
L 34-41 @ Stephen F. Austin #70 of 667
W 38-20 vs Lamar #157 of 667
won by 18 as a 12.5-point favorite
W 49-28 @ Central Arkansas #200 of 667
won by 21 as a 9.5-point favorite
W 17-10 @ Eastern Kentucky #192 of 667
won by 7 as a 9-point favorite
W 31-10 vs Utah Tech #231 of 667
won by 21 as a 20.5-point favorite
W 31-28 vs Tarleton State #72 of 667
won by 3 as a 13.5-point underdog
L 24-31 @ Southern Utah #157 of 667
lost by 7 as a 3-point favorite
W 30-13 @ West Georgia #172 of 667
won by 17 as a 1.5-point underdog
W 52-23 vs North Alabama #223 of 667
won by 29 as an 11.5-point favorite
L 7-38 @ Incarnate Word #134 of 667
lost by 31 as a 2-point underdog
W 45-31 vs Austin Peay #110 of 667
won by 14 as a 2-point underdog
L 21-42 @ TCUTop 25 #23 of 667
lost by 21 as a 41.5-point underdog
W 28-20 vs Stephen F. Austin #127 of 667
won by 8 as a 2.5-point underdog
L 7-35 @ Tulsa #136 of 667
lost by 28 as a 5.5-point underdog
Last three games · 2025 season
Texas Tech · 12-2
Rated 7th in our preseason ratings.
L 0-23 vs OregonTop 25 #3 of 667
lost by 23 as a 1.5-point favorite
W 34-7 vs BYUTop 25 #28 of 667
won by 27 as a 13.5-point favorite
W 49-0 @ West Virginia #104 of 667
won by 49 as a 24.5-point favorite
W 48-9 vs UCF #74 of 667
won by 39 as a 24.5-point favorite
W 29-7 vs BYUTop 25 #30 of 667
won by 22 as a 13.5-point favorite
W 43-20 @ Kansas StateTop 25 #35 of 667
won by 23 as a 7.5-point favorite
W 42-0 vs Oklahoma State #184 of 667
won by 42 as a 35.5-point favorite
L 22-26 @ Arizona StateTop 25 #39 of 667
lost by 4 as an 8.5-point favorite
W 42-17 vs Kansas #38 of 667
won by 25 as a 13.5-point favorite
W 35-11 @ HoustonTop 25 #73 of 667
won by 24 as an 11.5-point favorite
W 34-10 @ UtahTop 25 #37 of 667
won by 24 as a 3.5-point underdog
W 45-14 vs Oregon State #90 of 667
won by 31 as a 23.5-point favorite
W 62-14 vs Kent State #231 of 667
won by 48 as a 47.5-point favorite
W 67-7 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff #257 of 667
won by 60 as a 54.5-point favorite
The series
Texas Tech leads the series 3-0
3 meetings since 1941 · Texas Tech has won the last 3
- 2024Texas Tech 52-51
- 1949Texas Tech 20-0
- 1941Texas Tech 34-0
Each line is Texas Tech’s chance to win through that meeting. Older meetings have no play by play, so no line.
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line agree on Texas Tech’s chances here.
Texas Tech favored by 45.5 · Total 61.5
How games like this usually go
Texas Tech by 45.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
The market
The spread moved 3 points toward Texas Tech.
The total rose 2 points.
Spread: −42.5 → −45.5 · Total: 59.5 → 61.5
Weather at kickoff
Hot and dry. Feels like 93° at kickoff.
Abilene Christian at Texas Tech · Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 · Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock
- 93°feels like at kickoff
- Dryno rain at kickoff
- 62weather score, Rough
- 3rdbest of the day's 7 kickoff times
At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026.
Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
Kickoff times that Saturday
Games in this time zone used 7 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game, ringed, was the third best of the day's seven kickoff times. At Jones AT&T Stadium that day, a 7 pm kickoff would have scored 75, against 62 at 6 pm.
- 11 am: 65, Rough
- noon: 59, Rough
- 2:30 pm: 50, Rough
- 3:15 pm: 50, Rough
- 4 pm: 49, Harsh
- 6 pm: 62, Rough (this game)
- 7 pm: 75, Mixed
Weather score at each kickoff time.
Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.
At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.
Home field
Texas Tech is worth +5.2 points (±4.2) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top third of FBS, 69th percentile.
65% at home, 40% on the road against FBS opponents (30-16 home, 17-25 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +1.3 at home vs. away over 97 games — inside the ±6.3 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 147 miles to get here.