For the first time in six weeks, coach Gene Chizik didn’t see progress out of his team.

The Cyclones, who dropped their third straight game Saturday, lost to Texas Tech, 42-17, and for the first time this season, Chizik said he didn’t see his team make any strides.

“I thought we were a bad football team in every way, shape and form,” Chizik said. “I don’t think we made any progress. So we’ve got to go back and see if we can’t get better this week.”

Chizik hopes to see improvement across the board as the Cyclones were beat in nearly every statistical category. The Red Raider offense passed for 273 more yards, completed 25 more passes, and gained five more first downs. The Texas Tech defense also forced four Cyclone fumbles and intercepted two passes.

“This is the first time that I can really sit up here on a Monday and not be very positive about any growth in our football team Saturday, in six weeks,” he said. “That’s disappointing.”

The Cyclones’ offense, which mustered together only 287 yards of offense, also helped account for a Texas Tech touchdown. The Red Raiders’ Darcel McBath recovered a J.J. Bass fumble for a third-quarter touchdown.

Chizik said he’s ready to make some changes as the Cyclones prepare for their Saturday game with the Texas Longhorns.

“Obviously, we’ve got to tweak things and again try to give ourselves a chance to win against a team like Texas,” he said.

To have a chance, the Cyclones offense will have to get into a better groove, something senior wide receiver Todd Blythe said didn’t happen Saturday. Cyclone running backs combined to rush for a season-low 100 yards.

“For the most part, we were putting some drives together and we were executing the offense, which was encouraging,” Blythe said. “Then Saturday night, we went out there and we didn’t run effectively and at times we didn’t throw effectively, and that’s something we have to get fixed.”

Blythe hopes to have it all fixed in time to play No. 23 Texas on Saturday.

Chizik just doesn’t want to have the same conversation next week.

“I hope a week from now I’m not sitting here saying the same thing,” Chizik said.