No coach in the modern era of Texas Tech football enjoyed a better two-year start than current head coach Joey McGuire. The former state champion head coach at Cedar Hill High School is 15-11 overall and 10-8 in the Big 12 after two seasons as a collegiate head coach.
Mike Leach won 14 games overall and was 7-9 in the Big 12 in his first two seasons on campus. Spike Dykes won 11 games and was one game above .500 against Southwest Conference foes in his first two seasons as the head coach in Lubbock. Tommy Tuberville and Kliff Kingsbury couldn’t top 12 overall wins or post a winning record in conference play over their first two seasons in charge.