For the first time since beginning its affiliation with the Southwest and Big 12 conferences in 1960, the Red Raiders will conclude the regular season with a pair of non-conference games. Tech hosts Weber State, a member of the Football Championship Subdivision, on Nov. 20 and then faces Houston in a home game on Nov. 27.

The finishing kick marks the only time Tech will play back-to-back home games in 2010.

Jones AT&T Stadium will play host to one other non-conference game, the season opener against SMU on Sept. 4, and then Tech makes its first trip to Albuquerque, N.M., since 2004 to face New Mexico. Tech will host Big 12 games against Texas, Oklahoma State and Missouri.

The game against the Longhorns, scheduled for Sept. 18, will be broadcast on one of the ABC/ESPN network channels. Because the Texas game was moved up to the third week in September for the second year in a row, a previously scheduled game against TCU will be included on a future schedule.

The Red Raiders, who will play conference road games at Iowa State, Colorado, Texas A&M and Oklahoma, have their only bye after the bout with the Longhorns. Tech will face Baylor at the Cotton Bowl during the State Fair of Texas on Oct. 9.

Only one of the Red Raiders’ five games in October will be played at home, but three of their four November games will be held in Lubbock.

TEXAS TECH 2010 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 4, vs. SMU
Sept. 11, at New Mexico
Sept. 18, vs. Texas*
Oct. 2, at Iowa State*
Oct. 9, vs. Baylor at Cotton Bowl, Dallas*
Oct. 16, vs. Oklahoma State*
Oct. 23, at Colorado*
Oct. 30, at Texas A&M*
Nov. 6, vs. Missouri*
Nov. 13, at Oklahoma*
Nov. 20, vs. Weber State
Nov. 27, vs. Houston

*-Big 12 Conference game