Texas Tech - TicketCity Bowl Guide

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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL

TECH SET TO FACE NORTHWESTERN IN INAUGURAL TICKETCITY BOWL ON NEW YEAR’S DAYLUBBOCK, Texas –Texas Tech University officials have proudly accepted an invitation to the inaugural TicketCity Bowl that will pit the Red Raiders against the Northwestern Wildcats, of the Big Ten Conference, at historic Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas on Sat., Jan. 1, 2011. Texas Tech is making its 11th straight bowl appearance in what is its 18th consecutive year of bowl eligibility. Only six other schools have longer active bowl streaks than Texas Tech and just three schools (Florida State, Florida and Ohio State) have been bowl eligible longer than Tech’s current streak of 18 years. “We are thrilled to be part of the inaugural TicketCity Bowl and are looking forward to a great match-up against Northwestern,” said Texas Tech director of athletics Gerald Myers. “Cotton Bowl stadium on New Year’s Day is enriched in college football history and we are excited to be a part of this new bowl game in the city of Dallas. Dallas is home to many Red Raider fans and alumni and we are happy to play our final game of the season in the TicketCity Bowl.” The Red Raiders’ opponent in the TicketCity Bowl will be the North-western Wildcats, who finished the season with a 7-5 overall record and are coached by Pat Fitzgerald (fifth season). The Wildcats ended Big Ten play with a 3-5 record, which included a 21-17 upset of No. 13 Iowa. Texas Tech and Northwestern will be meeting for the first time. “I am so proud of this team and group of seniors for getting us to the postseason,” said Texas Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville. “When you come to play football at Texas Tech, you expect to go to a bowl game and we are thrilled to accept the invitation from Tom Starr and the TicketCity Bowl selection committee. Northwestern is a well coached football team and I have a tremendous amount of respect for Coach Fitzgerald. We are honored to be part of this game and to be able to play in front of our great fans in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.” Texas Tech enters the bowl season as the reigning Alamo Bowl champions after defeating Michigan State 41-31 last season and the TicketCity Bowl will be the fourth consecutive January bowl game for the Red Raiders. The Red Raiders will be participating in a first-year bowl game for the first time since 2000 when Tech faced off against East Carolina in the then galleryfurniture.com Bowl (now named the Texas Bowl).

TEXAS TECH (7-5; 3-5 BIG 12)SEPTEMBER5 SMU (ESPN) W, 35-2711 at New Mexico (The Mtn.) W, 52-1718 *Texas (ABC/ESPN2) L, 14-24OCTOBER2 at *Iowa State (FCS) L, 38-529 vs. #*Baylor (FSN) W, 45-3816 *Oklahoma State (FSN+) L, 17-3423 at *Colorado W, 27-2430 at *Texas A&M L, 27-45NOVEMBER6 *Missouri (ABC) W, 24-1713 at *Oklahoma (ABC) L, 7-4520 Weber State W, 64-2127 Houston (FSN) W, 35-20JANUARY1 vs. %Northwestern (ESPNU) 11 a.m.

* = Big 12 Conference Game# = Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas& = Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas% = Ticket City Bowl, Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, Texas

NORTHWESTERN (7-5; 3-5 BIG TEN)SEPTEMBER4 at Vanderbilt W, 23-2111 Illinois State W, 37-318 at Rice W, 30-1325 Central Michigan W, 30-25OCTOBER2 at *Minnesota W, 29-289 *Purdue L, 20-1723 *Michigan State L, 25-2730 at *Indiana W, 20-17NOVEMBER6 at *Penn State L, 35-2113 *Iowa W, 21-1720 *$Illinois L, 48-2727 at *Wisconsin L, 70-23JANUARY1 vs. %Texas Tech (ESPNU 11 a.m.

* = Big Ten Conference Game$ = Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois% = Ticket City Bowl, Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, Texas

COTTON BOWL STADIUM

Location ___________________ 3809 Grand Ave.________________________Dallas, Texas 75210Capacity __________________________ 92,000Tickets __________________________ AvailableTicket Office _________________ (888) GO-BIG12__________________ texastech.com/ticketcity.com

GAME INFORMATION

Date/Time: Saturday, January 1, 2011 at 11 a.m. (CT)Location: Dallas, Texas. (Cotton Bowl Stadium, 92,000)Radio: Texas Tech Sports Network from Learfield Sports Brian Jensen (Play-by-Play/11th Season), John Harris (Analyst/28th Season), Chris Level (Sidelines/1st Season), Steve Pitts (Engineer/32nd Season)National Radio: NoneSatellite Radio: TBATelevision: ESPNU (National) Dave Pasch (Play-by-Play), Bob Griese (Analyst), Chris Spielman (Analyst), Quint Kessenich (Sidelines)On The Web: A live webstream will be available on ESPN3.com Live in-game statistics and other coverage can be found at www.texastech.com

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS

Record: 7-5; 3-5 BIG 12 Record: 7-5; 3-5 Big TenRankings None Rankings: None

Last Game W, vs. Houston (35-20) Last Game: L, at Wisconsin (23-70) Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville Head Coach: Pat FitzgeraldCareer Record: 117-65 (15 Seasons) Career Record: 34-28 (5 Years)Record at Tech: 7-5 (First Season) Record at N’Western: Samevs. Northwestern 0-0 vs. Texas Tech: 0-0

FINAL BIG 12 STANDINGSSOUTH CONF OVERALL STKOklahoma (Champion) 6-2 11-2 W4Oklahoma State 6-2 10-2 L1Texas A&M 6-2 9-3 W6Baylor 4-4 7-5 L3Texas Tech 3-5 7-5 W2Texas 2-6 5-7 L1

NORTH CONF OVERALL STKNebraska 6-2 10-3 L1Missouri 6-2 10-2 W3Iowa State 3-5 5-7 L3Kansas State 3-5 7-5 W1Colorado 2-6 5-7 L1Kansas 1-7 3-9 L3

TEXAS TECHRED RAIDERS

FOURTH WINNINGEST TEAM IN THE BIG 12 THIS CENTURY 2010 ALAMO BOWL CHAMPIONS

BIG 12 RECORD 18-STRAIGHT BOWL ELIGIBLE SEASONS11 CONSECUTIVE BOWL APPEARANCES

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ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS(806) 742-2770 • (806) 742-1970 - fax Assistant A.D./CommunicationsBlayne BealOffice ______________ (806) 742-2762Cell ________________ (806) 790-7924Email ____________ [email protected] Director/CommunicationsScott LacefieldOffice ______________ (806) 742-2770Cell ________________ (817) 691-3786Email __________ [email protected] Director/CommunicationsBrandon IretonOffice ______________ (806) 742-2770Cell ________________ (325) 998-0753Email __________ [email protected]

Blayne BealAssistant Athletics Director

Scott LacefieldAssociate Director

TEXAS TECH SPORTS NETWORKThe Texas Tech Sports Network from Learfield Sports, will carry all the exciting action of Red Raider Football beginning with the season opener with SMU and all the way through the bowl season. Brian Jensen (play-by-play) and John Harris (color analyst) return to the broadcast booth but will be joined on the sidelines by Lubbock radio personality Chris Level (sidelines), who begins his first season as part of the broadcast crew.

2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL AFFILIATESCITY STATION FREQUENCYAbilene/Haskell __ KVRP-FM __________________97.1Alpine ________ KVLF-AM _________________ 1240Amarillo _______ KARX-FM__________________95.7Andrews ______ KACT-AM ________________ 1360Andrews ______ KACT-FM _________________ 105.5Austin ________ KZNX-AM ________________ 1530Big Spring ______ KBST-FM __________________95.7Brownwood ____ KXYL-FM __________________96.9Corsicana ______ KAND-AM ________________ 1340Dallas ________ KFXR-AM_________________ 1190Dallas /Decatur __ KDKR-FM __________________91.3Eastland _______ KATX-FM __________________97.7Eastland _______ KEAS-AM_________________ 1590El Paso ________ KHEY-AM _________________ 1380 Fredericksburg ___ KNAF-AM _________________ 910Hereford _______ KPAN-AM _________________ 860Hobbs, NM _____ KHOB-AM ________________ 1390Houston _______ KPRC-AM ______________ 950 (HD)Junction _______ KMBL-AM ________________ 1450Lamesa _______ KPET-AM __________________ 690Lampasas ______ KACQ-FM_________________ 101.9Lampasas ______ KCYL-AM _________________ 1450Lubbock _______ KTTU-FM _________________ 104.3Lubbock _______ KXTQ-FM __________________93.7Lubbock _______ KJTV-AM __________________ 950Marble Falls ____ KBEY-FM __________________92.5Memphis ______ KLSR-FM _________________ 105.3Midland/Odessa __ KMCM-FM _________________96.9Pampa ________ KOMX-FM ________________ 100.3Plainview ______ KVOP-AM ________________ 1090Roswell, NM ____ KBIM-AM __________________ 910San Angelo _____ KDCD-FM__________________92.9San Antonio ____ KZDC-AM ________________ 1250Seminole ______ KSEM-FM ________________ 106.3Sweetwater ____ KXOX-AM ________________ 1240Tyler _________ KTBB-AM _________________ 600Tyler _________ KYZS-AM ____________ 600 or 1490Vernon ________ KVWC-AM ________________ 1490Vernon ________ KVWC-FM ________________ 103.1Weatherford ____ KYQX-FM __________________89.5

Live online streaming is available through RaiderVision All-Access at www.texastech.com. Internet broadcasts of all Texas Tech Athletics sporting events can be purchased for a nominal fee per month or per year. The fee also includes web streaming of selected events. Due to Big 12 regulations, there will be NO live video streams of any Texas Tech home football games in 2010.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHT WEBSITEBeginning Monday, August 30, Texas Tech Athletics will provide broadcast quality highlights of it’s weekly press conferences and games through an FTP site hosted by Texas Tech University. Members of the media can download files in both QuickTime and AVI through this FTP server.

Highlights from each individual game and postgame press conferences along with Monday press conferences will be available for download.

For login information, please contact Blayne Beal or Scott Lacefield in the athletics communications office.

COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COMThe official media site for Big 12 football will provide one-stop access to updated contact information, media guides, game notes, game books, quotes, links and more for each of the conference’s 12 institutions and the conference office. For a username and password, contact Ted Gangi at [email protected].

CREDENTIALSPlease direct all credential requests to www.texastech.com. Requests should be made on-line at the official website of the Texas Tech Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Confirmation of your request will be made upon review by Blayne Beal, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications. Credentials are limited to members of the working media who are assigned to cover Texas Tech Football. Every effort will be made to fulfill each request. Credentials are for adult use only and are non-transferable.

TEXASTECH.COM

TEXAS TECH MEDIA ACCESSTexas Tech will host a weekly media luncheon on Monday mornings in the stadium club at Jones AT&T Stadium. The stadium club is located in the west stadium building and media members will enter the building through the main 50-yard line entrance. Head coach Tommy Tuberville along with the starting quarterback and other requested players will take part in a news conference that will follow lunch. Lunch will be served each Monday at 11 a.m. with the news conference following at 11:30 a.m.

Weekly Media AccessSunday - Coordinators (Post-Practice)Monday - Media Luncheon (Coach Tuberville and requested players)Tuesday - Coach Tuberville, Players (Post-Practice)Wednesday - Coach Tuberville (Post-Practice)Thursday - No availabilityFriday - No availability

This is the official website of Texas Tech Athletics. Texas Tech football releases as well as a wide variety of athletics department information can be found on the web. Weekly game notes, news and statistical information can be found here throughout the football season.

www.texastech.com

Brandon IretonAssistant Director

WWW.TEXASTECH.COM

TICKETCITY BOWL INFORMATIONDATE EVENT LOCATION/TIMESunday, Dec. 26 Texas Tech Arrival Hilton Anatole Hotel/1-4 p.m.Monday, Dec. 27 Texas Tech Practice Bishop Lynch High School/10 a.m. - NoonTuesday, Dec. 28 Texas Tech Practice Bishop Lynch High School/10 a.m. - NoonTuesday, Dec. 28 Northwestern Arrival Hyatt Regency Hotel/TBATuesday, Dec. 28 Texas Tech Welcome Party House of Blues/5 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 29 Texas Tech Practice Bishop Lynch High School/10 a.m. - NoonWednesday, Dec. 29 Media Information Center Open Renaissance Hotel/6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30 Media Information Center Open Renaissance Hotel/10 a.m. - MidnightThursday, Dec. 30 Texas Tech Practice Bishop Lynch High School/10 a.m. - NoonFriday, Dec. 31 Media Information Center Open Renaissance Hotel/10 a.m. - MidnightFriday, Dec. 31 Northwestern Walk-Thru Cotton Bowl/9 - 10:30 a.m.Friday, Dec. 31 Kickoff Press Conference Cotton Bowl/11 a.m. - NoonFriday, Dec. 31 Texas Tech Walk-Thru Cotton Bowl/Noon - 1:30 p.m.Friday, Dec. 31 Texas Tech Pep Rally Hilton Anatole Hotel/4 p.m. - 6 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 1 Texas Tech vs. Northwestern Cotton Bowl/11 a.m.

All Texas Tech practice sessions will be closed to the media with the exception of the first 15 minutes. Interviews will be conducted on the field each day following practice.

Texas Tech Team Headquarters Media HeadquartersHilton Anatole Hotel Renaissance Dallas Hotel2201 Stemmons Freeway 2222 Stemmons FreewayDallas, TX 75207 Dallas, TX 75207

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Seeking the chance to take the Big 12’s third winningest program to new heights, Tommy Tuber-ville was named the 14th head coach in school history on January 10, 2010.

Tuberville inherits a program that has been bowl eligible for a Big 12 record 16 consecutive seasons and has won 29 games in the last three seasons. His SEC coaching pedigree suggests that his impact on the Red Raider program will be substantial and his first test will arrive on Sept. 5 when Texas Tech opens the 2010 season at home against the SMU Mustangs. In 10 seasons at Auburn, Tuberville led the Tigers to 85 overall wins, which ranks fourth in school history. The Tigers also won 49 Southeastern Conference games, a number that is the fourth-best mark in the SEC. Tuberville led Auburn to seven straight bowl appearances, including New Year’s Day bowl games in four of those years. In 2007, Tuberville led Auburn to an 9-4 mark, including a 5-3 record in the Southeastern Conference with wins at No. 4 Florida and a record-setting sixth consecutive win over Alabama in the Iron Bowl. The Tigers concluded the season with an overtime victory over Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, marking the program’s fifth bowl victory in the last six seasons. For the second consecutive year, Tuberville was a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year award for his efforts on and off the field. The 2006 season saw Tuberville direct the Tigers to their second season with at least 10 wins in the previous three years with an 11-2 record after a 17-14 victory over Nebraska in the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. One of three finalist for the inaugural Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year award, Tuberville’s 2006 squad was the only program in the country to defeat two teams ranked in the top five nationally - National Champion Florida and LSU. Coming off a perfect 13-0 season in 2004, expectations for Tommy Tuberville’s 2005 Au-burn squad were modest after the Tigers lost four players to the first round of the NFL draft, including their entire starting backfield. But Auburn surprised many of the experts, finishing 9-3 and earning a share of its fifth Southeastern Conference Western Division title in six years. Au-burn ended the regular season with back-to-back victories over Georgia and Alabama - two teams ranked at the time in the top 10 - setting a new school record in the process with 22 victories over a two year period. In 2004, Tuberville led Auburn to its best season ever as the Tigers won a school-record 13 games and captured the SEC Championship and the NOKIA Sugar Bowl title. Auburn won its first conference title since 1989 including its first outright championship since 1987. Auburn defeated five top 15 teams, becoming just the 10th NCAA Division I-A team to finish 13-0 or better. The Tigers earned their first ever berth in a Bowl Championship Series game and defeated Virginia Tech, 16-13 in the Sugar Bowl. For his efforts, Tuberville was named the AFCA, Associated Press, Paul “Bear” Bryant, FCA, SEC and Walter Camp Coach of the Year. The season before Tuberville’s arrival, Auburn finished with a dismal 3-8 overall record and a last place finish in the SEC Western Division. Tuberville guided the program back to the top of the league standings, leading Auburn to an SEC Championship, five Western Division titles including outright championships in 2000 and 2004 and co-championships in 2001, 2002 and 2005. Since 2000, the program is tied for the best conference record among SEC teams with a mark of 47-17 (.734). Tuberville has directed Auburn to eight consecutive bowl appearances, including five New Year’s Day bowl berths and three consecutive January 1 bowl games from 2005-07. Tuberville built an Auburn program that excelled both on and off the field. Players flourished under Tuberville’s guidance as Auburn earned 36 first-team All-Southeastern Conference awards, eight All-America honors, 26 SEC All-Freshmen accolades, 57 SEC Player of the Week honors, two SEC Player of the Year awards, two Jacobs Awards presented annually to the league’s top blocker and one Most Valuable Player of the SEC Championship game. Thirty-two players have been selected in the NFL Draft including an SEC-record four in the first round of the 2005 Draft. Running backs Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams were taken second and fifth respectively, while cornerback Carlos Rogers was selected ninth overall and quar-terback Jason Campbell was picked 25th in the first round. It also marked the first time in NFL Draft history that an entire backfield from the same team was taken in the first round. Since 2004, 26 Auburn players have been drafted, including 22 in the last five drafts. Of those 22 selections since 2005, almost half have been selected in the first two rounds; five first-round selections and five second- round picks.

Carnell Williams earned NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2005, while in 2006 Marcus McNeill became the first NFL rookie offensive lineman in 16 years to start in the Pro Bowl. McNeill was named to the 2007 Pro Bowl making him just the second NFL lineman ever to be named to the Pro Bowl in their first two years. The East team head coach at the 2006 Hula Bowl, Tuberville is currently on the Board of Trustees of the American Football Coaches Association and is serving a three-year term on the AFCA rules committee. For his numerous achievements during his career, Tuberville was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in February, 2008. Off the field, Auburn earned more than 81 SEC Academic Honor Roll distinctions during Tuberville’s tenure, and when the NCAA released its Academic Progress Report (APR) in February 2006, Auburn football had a multi-year score of 981, which was the highest score among public BCS conference institutions. The program received public recognition from the NCAA for being in the top 10 percentile nationally and was one of only four BCS institutions to earn such distinctions. Tuberville’s community service reached well beyond the local, state and national level in May 2008, when he participated in the inaugural Armed Forces Entertainment Coaches Tour in the Middle East with fellow college coaches Mark Richt of Georgia, Randy Shannon of Miami (Fla.), Jack Siedlecki of Yale and Charlie Weis of Notre Dame. With a mission to help boost troop morale, the six-day tour made stops at military bases in Germany, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and a visit to the USS Nassau in the Persian Gulf. In addition, Tuberville continually stresses the importance of participating in community service projects to Auburn’s football team. Auburn football players regularly read at local schools, serve as mentors and visit with the elderly. The last two summers, the football team spent a day working at Story Book Farm which is a non-profit organization that provides therapeutic horseback riding for children suffering from disabilities, chronic illnesses or those who have suffered a loss. Tuberville understands the process and commitment it takes to build a successful program. Coaching stops at perennial college football powers University of Miami and Texas A&M and a four-year head coaching stint at the University of Mississippi gave him the background in building and maintaining a successful program. He began his coaching career at Hermitage (Ark.) High School where he spent two years as an assistant and two as a head coach. After three straight four-win seasons, Tuberville guided HHS to a 7-3 mark in 1979 before moving to Arkansas State. A 1976 graduate of Southern Arkansas University, Tuberville was a letterman at free safe-ty and a two-year member of the golf team at SAU. He is a 1972 graduate of Harmony Grove High School in Camden, Ark. Tuberville is married to the former Suzanne Fette of Guilford, Ind. They are the parents of two sons, Thomas Tucker and Troy Allen.

COACHING CAREER2010-Present Head Coach, Texas Tech University 7-51999-08 Head Coach, Auburn University 85-401995-98 Head Coach, University of Mississippi 25-201994 Defensive Coordinator, Texas A&M1993 Defensive Coordinator, University of Miami1986-92 Defensive Coach, University of Miami1980-84 Assistant Coach, Arkansas State UniversityCareer Record 117-65

PERSONALName: Thomas Hawley TubervilleBorn: September 18, 1954Hometown: Camden, Ark.Wife: The former Suzanne Fette of Guilford, Ind.Children: Thomas Tucker, Troy AllenEducation: B.S., Physical Education (1976), Southern Arkansas University

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ASSOCIATED PRESS (Dec. 5) TEAM RECORD POINTS 1. Auburn (36) _____________ 13-0 ___________ 1,473 2. Oregon (23) _____________ 12-0 ___________ 1,462 3. TCU (1) ________________ 12-0 ___________ 1,379 4. Wisconsin ______________ 11-1 ___________ 1,289 5. Stanford _______________ 11-1 ___________ 1,283 6. Ohio State ______________ 11-1 ___________ 1,179 7. Michigan State ___________ 11-1 ___________ 1,101 8. Arkansas _______________ 10-2 ___________ 1,085 9. Oklahoma ______________ 11-2 _____________976 10. Boise State _____________ 11-1 _____________ 932 11. LSU __________________ 10-2 _____________ 863 12. Virginia Tech ____________ 11-2 _____________ 817 13. Nevada ________________ 12-1 _____________ 759 14. Missouri_______________ 10-2 _____________705 15. Alabama ________________ 9-3 _____________ 628 16. Oklahoma State _________ 10-2 _____________622 17. Nebraska _______________ 10-3 _____________ 608 18. Texas A&M _____________ 9-3 _____________601 19. South Carolina ____________ 9-4 _____________ 332 20. Utah __________________ 10-2 _____________ 312 21. Mississippi State __________ 8-4 _____________ 288 22. West Virginia _____________ 9-3 _____________ 283 23. Florida State _____________ 9-4 _____________ 188 24. Hawaii ________________ 10-3 _____________ 111 25. Connecticut ______________ 8-4 ______________74OPPONENTS RECEIVING VOTES: None

USA TODAY/COACHES (Dec. 5) TEAM RECORD POINTS 1. Oregon (34) _____________ 12-0 ___________ 1,450 2. Auburn (24) _____________ 13-0 ___________ 1,437 3. TCU (1) ________________ 12-0 ___________ 1,348 4. Wisconsin ______________ 11-1 ___________ 1,276 5. Stanford _______________ 11-1 ___________ 1,239 6. Ohio State ______________ 11-1 ___________ 1,200 7. Michigan State ___________ 11-1 ___________ 1,104 8. Arkansas _______________ 10-2 ___________ 1,008 8. Oklahoma ______________ 11-2 ___________ 1,008 10. Boise State _____________ 11-1 _____________ 914 11. Virginia Tech ____________ 11-2 _____________ 900 12. LSU __________________ 10-2 _____________ 826 13. Oklahoma State _________ 10-2 _____________718 14. Missouri_______________ 10-2 _____________712 15. Nevada ________________ 12-1 _____________ 640 16. Nebraska _______________ 10-3 _____________ 607 17. Texas A&M _____________ 9-3 _____________542 18. Alabama ________________ 9-3 _____________ 521 19. Utah __________________ 10-2 _____________ 375 20. South Carolina ____________ 9-4 _____________ 345 21. West Virginia _____________ 9-3 _____________ 261 22. Mississippi State __________ 8-4 _____________ 255 23. Florida State _____________ 9-4 _____________ 156 24. UCF __________________ 10-3 _____________ 143 25. Hawaii ________________ 10-3 ______________98OPPONENTS RECEIVING VOTES: None

BCS POLL (Dec. 5) TEAM RECORD BCS AVG. 1. Auburn ________________ 13-0 ___________ .9866 2. Oregon ________________ 12-0 ___________ .9720 3. TCU __________________ 12-0 ___________ .9102 4. Stanford _______________ 11-1 ___________ .8365 5. Wisconsin ______________ 11-1 ___________ .8041 6. Ohio State ______________ 11-1 ___________ .7660 7. Oklahoma ______________ 11-2 ___________ .7297 8. Arkansas _______________ 10-2 ___________ .7274 9. Michigan State ___________ 11-1 ___________ .6922 10. Boise State _____________ 11-1 ___________ .6137 11. LSU __________________ 10-2 ___________ .6134 12. Missouri_______________ 10-2 ___________ .5276 13. Virginia Tech ____________ 11-2 ___________ .5032 14. Oklahoma State _________ 10-2 ___________ .4897 15. Nevada ________________ 12-1 ___________ .4336 16. Alabama ________________ 9-3 ___________ .4328 17. Texas A&M _____________ 9-3 ___________ .4151 18. Nebraska _______________ 10-3 ___________ .3967 19. Utah __________________ 10-2 ___________ .2549 20. South Carolina ____________ 9-4 ___________ .2418 21. Mississippi State __________ 8-4 ___________ .1828 22. West Virginia _____________ 9-3 ___________ .1330 23. Florida State _____________ 9-4 ___________ .1140 24. Hawaii ________________ 10-3 ___________ .0778 25. Central Florida ___________ 10-3 ___________ .0545

NATIONAL POLLS

SUNDAY

Tean Arrival1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

No Practice

MONDAY

Practice 10 a.m. - Noon

Tuberville/Coordinators/Potts Post-Practice

Texas Tech Welcome

TUESDAY


Tuberville/PlayersPost Practice

WEDNESDAY


Tuberville/Select PlayersPost Practice

THURSDAY


TubervillePost Practice

FRIDAY

Press Conference11 a.m. - NoonTuberville/Select Players

Walk-ThruNoon - 1:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Raider Walk8:40 a.m.

Ticket City BowlTech vs. Northwestern11 a.m. ESPNUCotton Bowl StadiumHAPPY NEW YEAR!

THIS WEEK IN RED RAIDER FOOTBALL

18 STRAIGHT YEARS!!!Texas Tech is bowl eligible for the 18th consecutive year and that type of consistency is rare in college football. Only four other teams have exceeded or matched Tech’s current active bowl eligible streak and none of those reside in the Big 12 Conference.CONSECUTIVE BOWL ELIGIBLE SEASONS (ACTIVE) Streak School1. 34 Florida State2. 30 Florida3. 21 Ohio State4. 18 Texas Tech Virginia Tech

11 CONSECUTIVE BOWL APPEARANCESTexas Tech will be making its 11th consecutive bowl appear-ance on New Year’s Day when the Red Raiders face Northwest-ern. The Red Raiders are second in the Big 12 behind Okla-homa (12-straight bowls) for the longest active bowl streak and ranked tied for seventh nationally.CONSECUTIVE BOWL APPEARANCES (ACTIVE)Rk. Bowls Team1. 29 Florida St.* 2. 20 Florida* 3. 18 Virginia Tech*4. 14 Georgia Tech*5. 12 Boston College* 12 Oklahoma* 7. 11 LSU* 11 Ohio State* 11 Texas Tech*

34 BOWL GAMESTexas Tech will be making its 34th bowl appearance this holiday season and that mark ranks 19th nationally. Texas Tech is coming off a 41-31 win over Michigan State in last year’s Valero Alamo Bowl.

16 CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONSRegardless what happens against Northwestern in the TicketCity Bowl, Texas Tech is guaranteed a winning season for the 16th consecutive year. The Red Raiders’ 35-20 win over Houston ensured Tech of a winning season by boosting its record ot 7-5.• Texas Tech has now posted at least seven wins in each of the last 11 seasons.

FOURTH WINNINGEST PROGRAM OF DECADEWith 50 league wins since 2000, Texas Tech is the fourth winningest program in the Big 12 Conference this decade. The Red Raiders trail only Oklahoma, Texas and Nebraska.

MOST WATCHED ESPN BOWL GAME IN HISTORYTexas Tech’s dramatic 41-31 win over Michigan State in last year’s Alamo Bowl drew the largest television audience for a bowl game in ESPN history. The match-up drew a 5.6 television ranking which is the highest in the history of the nation’s top sports cable network. The 5.6 ranking translated into 5,553,630 homes across the country.

A JANUARY STAPLEThe Texas Tech football program has become a staple in the month of January as the Red Raiders will be playing their fourth consecutive game in this prestigious month. Tech began its cur-rent streak with a 31-28 win over No. 20 Virginia in the 2007 Gator Bowl and then faced Mississippi in the 2008 Cotton Bowl. Last season, the Red Raiders handed Michigan State a 41-31 defeat in the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.

BOWLING IN THE LONE STAR STATEFor the seventh time in the last 11 years, Texas Tech is going bowling in the state of Texas and Red Raider fans are making their plans. In each of Tech’s last four bowl games in the state of Texas, the crowd has been easily 70-30 in favor of the Red Raiders and the last three games were official sellouts. Texas

Tech sold out of its initial allotment of 11,000 Alamo Bowl tickets in 2009 and sales for the TicketCity Bowl have been brisk.NEUTRAL SITE AND BOWLS GAMES IN TEXAS **SINCE 2000**• Oct. 9, 2010 - vs. Baylor (Big 12 Game in Cotton Bowl Stadium)Attendance: 48,213; Notes: Crowd was 80% Tech fans despite the fact that the Baylor campus is just an hour away.• Jan. 2, 2010 - vs. Michigan State (Alamo Bowl)Attendance: 64,757; Notes: Sixth largest crowd in bowl history; 5.6 TV rating• Nov. 28, 2009 - vs. Baylor (Cowboys Stadium)Attendance: 71,964; Notes: Largest crowd to ever see a Tech-BU game.• January 2, 2009 - vs. Ole Miss (Cotton Bowl) Attendance: 88,175; Notes: Largest crowd to attend the AT&T Cotton Bowl in the 73-year history of the game.• January 2, 2006 - vs. Alabama (Cotton Bowl)Attendance: 74,222; Notes: Sellout• December 30, 2003 - vs. Navy (EV1.net Houston Bowl)Attendance: 51,068; Notes: Largest crowd in bowl history• December 29, 2001 - vs. Iowa (Alamo Bowl)Attendance: 65,232; Notes: Fifth largest crowd in Alamo Bowl history• December 27, 2000 - vs. East Carolina (galleryfurniture.com Bowl)Attendance: 33,899; Notes: Major snow storm in Lubbock forced thousands of Tech fans to stay home and miss the game.

DID YOU KNOW?Texas Tech owns the NCAA record for the largest comeback in bowl history. Tech erased a 31-point deficit (38-7) against Min-nesota in the third quarter of the 2006 Insight Bowl and posted a 44-41 overtime win over the Golden Gophers.

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GAMEDAY ASSIGNMENTS

TOMMY TUBERVILLEHead Coach--Sideline--

JAMES WILLISDefensive Coordinator--Sideline--

SAM McELROYDefensive Line--Press Box--

ROBERT PRUNTYDefensive Ends/Outside LBs--Sideline--

TRAVARIS ROBINSONDefensive Backs--Sideline--

NEAL BROWNOffensive Coordinator--Sideline--

SONNY CUMBIEInside Receivers--Press Box--

TOMMY MAINORDWide Receivers--Sideline--

MATT MOOREOffensive Line--Sideline--

CHAD SCOTTRunning Backs--Sideline--

TUBS HAS TECH BOWLINGFirst year head coach Tommy Tuberville has the Red Raiders headed to the 34th bowl game in school history. He became just the fourth coach in school history to lead a team to a bowl game in his first season as head coach. If the Red Raiders can hold off the Wildcats, Tuberville would become the first coach in school history to win a bowl game in his first year.FIRST YEAR COACHES LEADING TECH TO BOW GAMESTommy Tuberville (2010) TicketCity BowlMike Leach (2000) galleryfurniture.com BowlJim Carlen (1970) Sun BowlDell Morgan (1941) Sun Bowl

TUBS KNOWS BOWL PREPARATIONTexas Tech will benefit from Coach Tuberville’s bowl prepara-tion and his record in postseason games speaks for itself. Tu-berville enters the TicketCity Bowl with a career record of 7-3 in bowl games and is 1-0 all-time at Cotton Bowl Stadium on New Year’s Day.TUBERVILLE BOWL RECORDSeason Bowl (Date) Opponent Result 1997 Motor City Bowl (12/16/97) Marshall W1998 Independence Bowl (12/31/98) Texas Tech W 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl (1/1/01) Michigan L 2001 Peach Bowl (12/31/01) North Carolina L 2002 Capital One Bowl (1/1/03) Penn State W 2003 Music City Bowl (12/31/03) Wisconsin W 2004 Sugar Bowl (1/3/05) Virginia Tech W 2005 Capital One Bowl (1/2/06) Wisconsin L 2006 Cotton Bowl (1/1/07) Nebraska W 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl (12/31/07) Clemson W

TUBERVILLE COACHING TREETommy Tuberville’s impact on college football coaching has been felt over the last few weeks with the recent searches for head coaches. Florida’s hiring of Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp now gives Tuberville four head coaches that were previously assistants on his previous staffs. Tuberville has three coaches in the Southeastern Conference and one in the Big 12.FORMER TUBS ASSISTANTS - NOW HEAD COACHESWill Muschamp (Head Coach, Florida)(Defensive Coordinator under Tuberville at Auburn (2006-07)Gene Chizik (Head Coach, Auburn)(Defensive Coordinator under Tuberville at Auburn (2002-04)Bobby Petrino (Head Coach, Arkansas)(Offensive Coordinator under Tuberville at Auburn (2002)Paul Rhoads (Head Coach, Iowa State)(Defensive Coordinator under Tuberville at Auburn (2008)

HOME ATTENDANCE RECORD ESTABLISHED The paid attendance of 53,461 against Houston helped Texas Tech establish a new school record for average home atten-dance in a single season. An average of 57,107 fans attended the six home games at Jones AT&T Stadium and that surpasses the previous record of 53,625 set in 2008.

BACK TO THE COTTON BOWLFor the second time this season, the Red Raiders will be playing in historic Cotton Bowl Stadium. Tech faced Big 12 rival Baylor at the Cotton Bowl back on Oct. 9, with the Red Raiders com-ing away with a 45-38 victory in front of a crowd of 48,213. Tech’s appearance at the Cotton Bowl will be its third in the last two years dating back to an appearance in the 73rd Cotton Bowl Classic against Mississippi on Jan 2, 2009.• Texas Tech will be seeking its first bowl win in Cotton Bowl Stadium as the Red Raiders are 0-4 all-time in Cotton Bowl Clas-sic games.

TEXAS TECH-COTTON BOWL CONNECTIONThe TicketCity Bowl, being played at Cotton Bowl Stadium, will be a homecoming for a very prominent Texas Tech family. John Scovell and his three sons, Field, King and Dupree, will have the opportunity to cheer on their alma mater as the Red Raiders take on Northwestern. John and all three of his sons are foot-ball lettermen at Texas Tech and are the son and grandsons of the legendary “Mr. Cotton Bowl” Field Scovell. Scovell served four decades as the chairman of team selection for the Cotton Bowl Classic and the championship trophy bears his name. John Scovell currently serves Texas Tech on its board of regents.

TEXAS TECH AND THE BIG D• The Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex is home to Texas Tech’s largest alumni base with over 40,000 former students living in the area.• Texas Tech’s expected dress roster for the TicketCity Bowl will include 14 players from the DFW Metroplex. In all, Texas Tech has 34 players on its roster from DFW.• Since 2000, Texas Tech owns a 6-3 record in the DFW Me-troplex.

SENIOR SALUTEA total of 22 Red Raiders will play the final game of their ca-reers against Northwestern in the TicketCity Bowl. 2010 SENIOR CLASSAcevedo, Gerardo Aguilar, Mike Barbee, Britton Batch, Baron Bird, Bront Brydon, Jonathan Duncan, Brian Elder, Jeremy Emert, Blake Halliburton, RyanHoward, Julius Kelley, Blake LaCour, Jonathan Leong, Lyle Lewis, Detron McCorkle, Andre Mitchem, Frankie Moore, Laron Olson, Chris Potts, Taylor Sheffield, Steven Whitlock, Colby Williams, Matt

TEXAS TECH AND NORTHWESTERNTexas Tech and Northwestern will be meeting for the first time on New Year’s Day. Northwestern, located in the Chicago sub-urb of Evansville, will be the second team that Texas Tech has faced from the Windy City. Tech split a two-game series with DePaul in 1934 and 1936 and that is the last time the Red Raid-ers have faced an opponent from the entire state of Illinois.

FIRST-TIME MEETINGSNorthwestern will become the 130th different opponent to make an appearance in the Texas Tech annals. A first-time match-up has taken place 26 times in bowl games and the TicketCity Bowl match-up against Northwestern will mark the 27th. Texas Tech trails 14-11-1 all-time in first-time match-ups in bowl games but is 6-2 against those opponents in the last 10 years.

TECH IN SEARCH OF THIRD BIG TEN WINTexas Tech will be in search of its third win against a Big Ten opponent when the Red Raiders face Northwestern on New Year’s Day. Tech is currently riding a two-game win streak against the Big Ten by virtue of bowl wins over Minnesota in 2006 and Michigan State in 2009. Overall, Texas Tech is 2-5 against the Big Ten with a pair of losses to both Iowa and Ohio State and one to Penn State.

10 THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN TICKETCITY BOWL1. Eight Texas Tech seniors will look to make their fourth con-secutive bowl appearance. Red Raiders who have played in the Gator Bowl (2007), Cotton Bowl (2008) and Alamo Bowl (2009) are, Baron Batch, Bront Bird, Brian Duncan, Julius Howard, Lyle Leong, Detron Lewis, LaRon Moore and Colby Whitlock.2. Five active Red Raiders have scored touchdowns during a bowl game, with Detron Lewis the only active player to score a touchdown in more than one bowl game, and Baron Batch the only active Tech player to score multiple touchdowns in a bowl game.ACTIVE TECH PLAYERS TO SCORE A TD IN A BOWL GAME2007: Detron Lewis (10-yard TD reception from QB Graham Harrell)2007: Aaron Crawford (4-yard TD run)2009: Baron Batch (3-yard TD run)2009: Jacoby Franks (14-yard TD reception from QB Taylor Potts)2009: Detron Lewis (11-yard TD reception from QB Steven Sheffield)2009: Baron Batch (13-yard TD run)3. Baron Batch needs two rushing touchdowns to move into a tie for eighth place on the Tech career rushing touchdowns list.4. Lyle Leong needs only one touchdown to move into second place on the Tech career touchdowns list. 5. Detron Lewis and Lyle Leong look to close their Tech careers with an impressive consecutive games streak with a reception. With a reception in the TicketCity Bowl, Lewis will have caught

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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALLat least one pass in 40 straight games while Leong needs a grab on New Year’s Day to mark his 36th consecutive game with a catch.6. With two catches Detron Lewis will move into third place on the Tech career receptions list. With eight grabs in the game, Lewis will move into ninth place on the Tech single-season re-ceptions list.7. Tre’ Porter looks to continue his stellar freshman season as he enters bowl season with the most tackles by a freshman in the Big 12 Conference. Porter currently has 70 total tackles while Kansas State freshman Ty Zimmerman is close behind with 69 total tackles.8. Senior Taylor Potts needs only one passing touchdown to move into third place on the Tech career passing touchdowns list. Here are several statistical marks that Potts will have a chance to reach against Northwestern that will move him up in the record books.TAYLOR POTTS NEEDS…• 1 passing TD to tie for 3rd place (career passing touchdowns)• 21 passing attempts to move into 3rd place (career passing attempts)• 44 attempts to move into 6th place (career attempts)• 225 yards of total offense to move into 4th place (career total offense)• 4 passing touchdowns to tie for 7th place (single-season pass-ing touchdowns)• 146 passing yards to move into 8th place (single-season pass-ing yards)• 37 passing attempts to move into 8th place (single-season passing attempts)• 37 pass completions to move into 8th place (single-season passing completions)9. With a start on defense in the bowl game, senior lineman Colby Whitlock will be making his 49th consecutive start as a Red Raider, which is the longest active streak by a Tech player. The streak began during Whitlock’s freshman season on the road at Oklahoma State on Sept. 22, 2007.10. Senior linebacker Bront Bird, who leads Tech in total tack-les, needs four tackles in the bowl game to have recorded at least four tackles in every game this season. Bird has notched at least eight tackles on eight occasions. Three times this season Bird has posted double-figures in tackles.

BRIEFLY ...• The TicketCity Bowl will be televised live nationally on ESPNU and will mark Tech’s first-ever appearance on the all-college net-work. Texas Tech will end the season by making 10 appear-ances on television (3 on ABC, 3 on FSN, 1 on ESPN, 1 on FCS and 1 on The Mtn.). The 10 television appearances ties the school record that was set last season.• Texas Tech will be looking to close out its season on a three-game win streak for the second-straight year. Tech is riding a two-game streak with wins over Weber State and Houston and has won three of its last four.• Texas Tech has now scored on its opening possession in each of the last three games. • Senior placekicker Matt Williams has connected on seven con-secutive field goals dating back to the Iowa State game. He nailed a 41-yarder against Weber State to extend his streak.• Senior quarterback Taylor Potts set the Cotton Bowl Stadium record for passing earlier this season. Please see the entire note located on page eight.

SIFTING THROUGH THE CARNAGETo say the Red Raiders have been spending a lot of time in the training room, would be an understatement. After not suffering a single injury in the last 10 years (hopefully you get the joke), the injury bug has caught up with the Red Raiders in 2010. Since training camp began, 15 players have missed playing time or had their season come to an end due to injuries.Britton Barbee (Achilles Tear - suffered in training camp)Aundrey Barr (knee surgery on Oct. 13)Terrance Bullitt (broken hand - missed Colorado game)Beau Carpenter (Appendectomy - forced to redshirt)Jared Flannel (Achilles Tear - suffered in training camp)Will Ford (hamstring)Jacoby Franks (broken right foot - suffered at Colorado)Kerry Hyder (hamstring - missed Colorado game)Harrison Jeffers (concussion - missed SMU game)DJ Johnson (hamstring - missed MU game)LaRon Moore (broken leg in spring training - missed four games)Mickey Okafor (concussion - missed SMU and UNM games)Chris Perry (broken hand - missed CU and A&M games)

Scott Smith (not an injury but was suspended after ISU game)Alex Torres (knee surgery on Nov. 1 - missed Mizzou game)Austin Zouzalik (Appendectomy - missed SMU game)

LEONG STANDS IN SECOND PLACESenior receiver Lyle Leong caught one touchdown pass against Houston and now owns 30 career touchdowns, which places him in a tie for second place (with Jarrett Hicks) in Texas Tech career history for receiving touchdowns. His 17 touchdown re-ceptions this season puts him in sole possession of third place on the Tech single-season list.• Ranks second nationally in receiving touchdowns with 17.• Tied for 25th nationally in scoring with an average of 8.50 points-per-game.

A LOOK AT QUARTERBACK TAYLOR POTTSTexas Tech senior quarterback Taylor Potts, recently named to the Manning Award watch list, is slowly climbing the Texas Tech record book:• Against Weber State, he became the fourth quarterback in Texas Tech history to reach 7,000 career passing yards.TEXAS TECH CAREER PASSING RECORD BOOK WATCH• Needs 1 passing touchdown to tie for 3rd place (career passing touchdowns)• Needs 443 passing yards to move into 3rd place (career passing yardage)• Needs 21 passing attempts to move into 3rd place (career passing attempts)TEXAS TECH CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE BOOK WATCH• Needs 44 attempts to move into 6th place (career attempts)• Needs 225 yards of total offense to move into 4th place (career total offense)TEXAS TECH SINGLE-SEASON PASSING RECORD BOOK WATCH• Needs 4 passing touchdowns to tie for 7th place (single-season passing touchdowns)• Needs 5 passing touchdowns to tie for 6th place (single-season passing touchdowns)• Needs 62 passing yards to move into 10th place (single-season passing yardage)• Needs 84 passing yards to move into 9th place (single-season pass-ing yardage)• Needs 146 passing yards to move into 8th place (single-season passing yardage)• Needs 35 passing attempts to move into 9th place (single-season passing attempts)• Needs 37 passing attempts to move into 8th place (single-season passing attempts)• Needs 28 passing completions to move into 9th place (single-season passing completions)• Needs 37 passing completions to move into 8th place (single-season passing completions)• Needs 40 passing completions to move into 7th place (single-season passing completions)TEXAS TECH SINGLE-SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE BOOK WATCH• Needs 2 touchdowns responsible for to tie for 6th place (single-season TD responsible for)• Needs 3 touchdowns responsible for to move into 6th place (single-season TD responsible for)• Needs 70 attempts to move into 9th place (single-season attempts)• Needs 96 yards to move into 9th place (single-season yardage)• Needs 113 yards to move into 8th place (single-season yardage)NATIONAL RANKINGS• Third in the nation in passing with 326 completions (27.17 aver-age-per-game.• Ranks sixth nationally with 31 touchdown passes.• Ranks 10th nationally in passing yards per-game (279.75).• Ranks 10th nationally in total passing yards (3,357).• Ranks 13th nationally in points responsible for per game (16.0).• Ranks 20th nationally in total offense (278.5).

WOUNDED WARRIOR GAME WAS A SUCCESSTexas Tech and Utah took the national stage as the official “Wounded Warrior Project” games for 2010 and the Red Raiders took advantage with a 24-17 upset win over No. 14 Missouri. Decked out in black/camouflage uniforms, Texas Tech and Un-der Armour paid tribute to our military heroes and afterwards three of the Wounded Warriors were presented game balls from Coach Tuberville. Anthony Villarreal, Mike Owens and Chad Flemming walked with the team through Raider Walk and then were guests on the sideline on Saturday. The three men brought good luck to the Red Raiders and earned high praise in the locker

TECH’S RECORD WHENOverall Record ................................................................7-5Big 12 Record .................................................................3-5Non-Conference ............................................................. 4-0Home ..............................................................................4-2Away ..............................................................................2-3Neutral ...........................................................................1-0Current Streak ...................................................... Won TwoCurrent Home Streak .......................................... Won ThreeCurrent Road Streak ............................................. Lost TwoCurrent Bowl Streak .............................................. Won OneLast Win ................................35-20 vs. Houston (11/27/10)Last Loss ................................45-7 at Oklahoma (11/13/10)Day Games ......................................................................4-4Night Games ....................................................................3-2On Television ..................................................................6-3ABC ................................................................................1-2FSN ................................................................................3-0ESPN ...............................................................................1-0ESPN2 .............................................................................0-0FCS .................................................................................0-1Fox Sports Plus ................................................................0-1The Mtn...........................................................................1-0September ......................................................................2-1October ..........................................................................2-3November .......................................................................3-1January ...........................................................................0-0Against Teams In Top 25 ................................................1-3Against Teams In Top 15 ................................................1-1Against Teams In Top 10 ................................................0-1vs. Non-Ranked Teams ....................................................6-1On Natural Grass ............................................................3-3On Field Turf ...................................................................4-2When Tech Scores First ..................................................4-1Opponent Scores First .....................................................3-4Come-From-Behind Wins ..................................................2-0Leading After First Quarter .............................................4-1Behind After First Quarter ...............................................2-4Tied After First Quarter ..................................................1-0Leading At Halftime ........................................................5-0Behind At Halftime ..........................................................2-4Tied At Halftime .............................................................0-1Leading After Third Quarter ............................................6-0Behind After Third Quarter ..............................................1-4Tied After Third Quarter .................................................0-1Overtime .........................................................................0-0Scoring 20 points or less .................................................0-3Scoring 20 points or more ...............................................4-1Scoring 30+ points .........................................................5-1Allowing 20 points or less ...............................................3-0Allowing 10 points or less ...............................................0-0With a 100-yard rusher ...................................................1-0Allowing a 100-yard rusher .............................................1-3With a 300-yard passer ...................................................2-1With a 400-yard passer ...................................................1-0With a 500-yard passer ....................................................0-0Allowing a 300-yard passer ............................................2-2Allowing a 400-yard passer ............................................1-2More Total Offense Than Opponent ................................6-1Total Offense 300-plus yards ..........................................4-3Total Offense 400-plus yards ..........................................5-2Total Offense 500-plus yards ..........................................2-1Allowing 300-plus yards total offense .............................7-5No Turnovers ..................................................................2-0Less Than Three Turnovers .............................................5-2Three Or More Turnovers ................................................1-3No Takeaways ................................................................2-1Three Or More Takeaways ..............................................2-2Fewer Turnovers .............................................................2-1Equal Turnovers ..............................................................0-2More Turnovers ..............................................................4-2Won Time of Possession .................................................1-1Opponent Controls Time Of Possession ...........................6-4

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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALLroom from the coaches and players for their personal sacrifices for our country. The jerseys worn by Texas Tech will go on auction at www.texastech.com on Monday, Nov. 8, with the winning bids awarded on Nov. 22. All proceeds from the auction will go directly to the Wounded Warrior Project.

THAT’S A FIRSTThe win over Missouri was not only the first over the Tigers since 2002 but also marked the first time that Tech defeated Missouri and Colorado in the same season. The Tigers and Buf-faloes have been nemesis’ of the Red Raiders since the league began in 1996. Prior to Saturday night, Tech had never de-feated Missouri and Colorado in the same season. Tech’s win over the Tigers also gave Tech a final mark of 2-1 against the Big 12 North Division.

LOOK OUTDon’t look now but the stat sheet from Tech’s win over Missouri will reveal something that has not been seen from a Red Raider team this century. In Tech’s 24-17 win over the Tigers, the Red Raiders had more rushing attempts than pass attempts (51 rush and 50 pass). Additionally, the 51 rushing attempts were the most by a Tech offensive unit since the 1999 squad rushed 55 times in a game at Texas. The run game paid off for the Red Raiders as Tech gained 198 yards on the ground and produced its first 100-yard individual rusher of the season (Baron Batch - 134 yards).• In all, Texas Tech tallied 101 total plays against the Tigers and that was the most for the Red Raiders since running 111 total plays at home against Iowa State in 2003.

BATCH JOINS THE 2,000/1,000 CLUB Senior running back Baron Batch reached the 2,000/1,000 yard club against Missouri as he has rushed for over 2,000 yards in his career and hauled in over 1,000 career receiving yards. Batch needed five receiving yards heading into the Missouri game to join the exclusive club and ended the night with 14 receiving yards. • Batch set a new career high for carries as he ran the ball 28 times for 134 yards against the Tigers.• Tallied his longest run of the season at Oklahoma, with a 37-yard scamper.

STEPHENS SETS ANOTHER RETURN RECORDSophomore Eric Stephens became the school’s all-time career kickoff return yardage leader against Baylor as he picked up 37 return yards which was enough to move him into first place. Stephens edged former Red Raider great and current college football hall of fame member Donny Anderson who previously held the record of 1,309 that he set between 1963-65. He add-ed another school record to his belt at Colorado as he surpassed Anderson’s career record for kickoff returns (56) with three in the game against the Buffaloes. Against Missouri, Stephens shattered the single-season kickoff return record for yardage that he set himself during his freshman season in 2009.• Now has a school record 1,812 career kickoff return yards.• Owns a school record 72 career kickoff returns.• Has set the single-season kickoff return record twice (as a freshman and sophomore) during his career.

SHEFFIELD STARTS/POTTS FINISHESSenior quarterback Steven Sheffield made his first start of the season against Missouri. Prior to the Missouri game, senior quarterback Taylor Potts had made all eight previous starts. The game represented the third career start for Sheffield and his first since leading the Red Raiders to a 31-10 road win over No. 15 Nebraska on Oct. 17, 2009. • Senior quarterback Taylor Potts entered the game with five minutes remaining in the second quarter. Potts engineered Tech’s only touchdown drive of the half that covered 16 plays/82 yards and ended with an eight-yard touchdown pass to Detron Lewis. The touchdown pass pulled Tech to within one touchdown at 17-10. • Potts led Tech to another touchdown on the first possession of the second half that ended in a 16-yard TD strike to Lyle Leong. The touchdown pass was the 50th of his career and he became one of just four QB’s in Tech history to reach 50 career touchdown passes. • Potts finished the night with 188 passing yards (19-of-28 with one interception) along with three touchdown passes.

TEAM COMPARISONSOffensive Numbers Tech NURushing Yards/Gm ....................................... 137.8 ....................149.8Rushing Yards/Att ........................................... 4.1 ........................3.5Passing Yards/Gm ....................................... 314.8 ....................242.6Passing Yards/Att ........................................... 6.7 ........................8.2Total Offense Yards/Gm .............................. 452.6 ....................392.4Total Offense Yards/Play ................................ 5.6 ........................5.5Points/Gm ..................................................... 32.1 ......................25.4

Defensive Numbers Tech NURushing Yards/Gm ....................................... 157.0 ....................185.2Rushing Yards/Att ........................................... 4.1 ........................5.1Passing Yards/Gm ....................................... 306.1 ....................230.5Passing Yards/Att ........................................... 7.5 ........................6.7Total Offense Yards/Gm .............................. 463.1 ....................415.7Total Offense Yards/Play ................................ 5.9 ........................5.9Points/Gm ..................................................... 30.3 ......................27.7

NCAA RANKINGSOffense Tech NURushing ................................................................82 ....................68Passing ...................................................................8 ....................40Total.....................................................................16 ....................49Scoring .................................................................34 ....................74

Defense Tech NURush .....................................................................68 ....................92Pass .....................................................................89 ....................55Total...................................................................116 ....................92Scoring .................................................................85 ....................67

Returns Tech NUPunt .....................................................................89 ....................43Kickoff .................................................................44 ....................41

Miscellaneous Tech NUNet Punting ..........................................................16 ....................28Turnover Margin ................................................T-66 ....................66

Rushing Rank StatTech ......................Baron Batch ...........................83 ...............67.08NU .........................Dan Persa .............................. NR ...............51.90

Passing Rank StatTech ......................Taylor Potts ...........................34 .............139.86NU .........................Dan Persa ...............................12 .............159.04

Total Offense Rank StatTech ......................Taylor Potts ...........................20 .............278.50NU .........................Dan Persa .................................8 .............310.00

Receptions/Gm Rank StatTech ......................Detron Lewis .......................T-14 .................6.58NU .........................Jeremy Ebert .......................T-56 .................4.92

Receiving Yd/Gm Rank StatTech ......................Lyle Leong ..............................53 ...............67.33NU .........................Jeremy Ebert ..........................33 ...............76.58

Punting Rank StatTech ......................Jonathan LaCour ....................75 ...............39.80NU .........................Brandon Williams ....................67 ...............40.38

Punt Returns Rank StatTech ......................Detron Lewis ......................... NR ...................6.2NU .........................Hunter Bates ......................... NR ...................5.7

Kickoff Returns Rank StatTech ......................Eric Stephens .........................53 ...............24.72NU .........................Venric Mark ............................20 ...............27.62

Scoring Rank StatTech ......................Lyle Leong ...........................T-25 .................8.50NU .........................Stefan Demos ........................ NR .................6.33

LEWIS MOVES UP ON SCHOOL CHARTS• Needs 2 receptions to move into 3rd place (career receptions)• Needs 29 receptions to tie for 2nd place (career receptions)• Needs 46 yards to move into 7th place (career yards)• Needs 180 yards to move into 6th place (career yards)

LEWIS/LEONG ARE STREAKING• Senior receiver Detron Lewis has at least one reception in 39 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 1, 2008, against Virginia in the Gator Bowl... also owns a streak of 24-straight games with a catch during Big 12 competition which covers the entire 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons.• Senior receiver Lyle Leong has at least one reception in 35 con-secutive games dating back to Sept. 20, 2008, against UMASS at Jones AT&T Stadium... also owns a streak of 24-straight games with a catch during Big 12 competition which covers the entire 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons.

BIRD ANCHORING THE TECH DEFENSESenior linebacker Bront Bird’s move to middle linebacker has paid off greatly as he leads the team with 101 total tackles. Along with his 101 tackles, he owns 4 1/2 tackles for a loss, one sack and three interceptions.

GRAVES SHINES IN HIS FIRST STARTRedshirt freshman Pearlie Graves shined in his Red Raider debut on at Colorado and has given Texas Tech defensive coordina-tor James Willis something to smile about. Graves, a four-star recruit out of Tulsa, Okla., had spent most of the season on the scout team but earned his stripes the week prior to the CU game and then turned in a huge game against the Buffaloes. Graves finished the CU game with two quarterback sacks and another tackle for a loss to give him three tackles on the afternoon. His contributions couldn’t have come at a better time in the year due to the injuries that have been sustained defensively.• Made his first career start at Texas A&M the following week and finished the game with seven tackles, including 1.5 for a loss.

TORRES LEADS TECH AT COLORADOFor the first time this season, Red Raider fans got a glimpse at the REAL Alex Torres. Hampered by a lower back injury most of the season, Torres finally turned in one of those big games that he can been accustomed to his freshman season. Torres led the Red Raider offense with 133 receiving yards on Saturday and hauled in one touchdown pass.• Saturday’s game marked the third game of his career with 100-plus receiving yards.• Was the team’s leading receiver in 2009 with 806 yards.

NEW JONES AT&T STADIUM RECORD - AGAIN Texas Tech tied the Jones AT&T Stadium attendance record against Oklahoma State. The 60,454 fans in attendance equaled the school record set earlier this season against Texas on Sept. 18.

SECONDARY SURPASSES 2009 TOTALThe Texas Tech secondary has been opportunistic in the first nine games of the 2010 season as the group has racked up 14 interceptions. The 2009 team finished the year with just 10 total interceptions.

AGAINST BAYLOR, THE TECH OFFENSE ...• Posted a season-high 635 yards of total offense. This total is the most since racking up 739 yards against Kansas State last season.• Scored 45 points, second highest total of season behind the 52 scored at New Mexico on Sept. 11.• Posted the most first downs (35) in a game since totaling 31 in last year’s Alamo Bowl win over Michigan State.• Logged the most passing yards (462) since the Kansas State game (554) last season.• Ran 95 total plays, which is the most since running 111 against Iowa State in 2003.

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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALLPOTTS SETS COTTON BOWL PASSING RECORDSenior quarterback Taylor Potts silenced his critics on Oct. 9 with a spectacular performance against the Baylor Bears in the Cotton Bowl. Potts led the Red Raiders to a 45-38 win over the Bears and in the process established the following records:• Established a new career high in passing with 462 yards (21st most in school history and a Cotton Bowl Stadium record) through the air. His previous high was 456 set against Rice last season.• The 462 passing yards is the third most all-time on a neutral field for a Tech quarterback and the most since Sonny Cumbie compiled 520 against California in the Holiday Bowl in 2004.• The game marked the 10th 300-plus yard passing game of his career.• Became the sixth quarterback in Texas Tech history to tally 500-plus completions in his career. He now owns 525 career completions.Big 12’s Top Passing Games - 2010468 Jones,Landry (Oklahoma) at Oklahoma State (11/27)462 Potts, Taylor (Texas Tech) vs Baylor (10/9)453 Jones,Landry (Oklahoma) vs Colorado (10/30)449 Tannehill, Ryan (Texas A&M) vs Texas Tech (10/30)435 Weeden, Brandon (Oklahoma State) vs Baylor (11/6)409 Weeden, Brandon (Oklahoma State) vs Tulsa (9/18)409 Johnson, Jerrod (Texas A&M) at Oklahoma State (9/30)409 Weeden, Brandon (Oklahoma State) at Texas (11/13)404 Griffin III, Robert (Baylor) vs Kansas State (10/23)389 Weeden, Brandon (Oklahoma State) at Kansas (11/20)384 Griffin III, Robert (Baylor) vs. Texas Tech (10/9)380 Jones, Landry (Oklahoma) vs. Florida State (9/11)380 Griffin III, Robert (Baylor) vs. Kansas (10/1)377 Potts, Taylor (Texas Tech) at Iowa State (10/2)373 Potts, Taylor (Texas Tech) vs. Houston (11/27)

SMITH SUSPENDEDJunior defensive end Scott Smith has been suspended for the year for a violation of team rules. Prior to the Baylor game, Smith had played in all four games and registered 14 total tack-les along with three sacks.

“LYNWOOD” MOVES INTO SECONDTwo years removed from one of the most intriguing stories in all of college football, senior placekicker Matt “Lynwood” Wil-liams has moved into second place on the career PAT list at Texas Tech. Williams earned national attention after former head coach Mike Leach stopped Williams after he participated in a third quarter Kick For Rent contest, sponsored by Lynwood Townhomes, on Sept. 20, 2008, against UMASS. Leach was so impressed by Williams that he offered him the chance to walk on and earn a spot on the team. Williams was successful in his try-out and his first collegiate action came at Kansas where he was successful on nine extra point attempts against the Jayhawks. His first career field goal (29-yards) came in the game against Texas the very next week.• Since the Kansas game in 2008, Williams has made 143 extra point attempts and now ranks second behind Alex Trlica who owns both the school and NCAA record of 233.

OLD RELIABLESenior NT Colby Whitlock might very well be one of the best defensive lineman in the country and he has the resume to back it up. Whitlock has made 48 consecutive starts dating back to his freshman season in 2007 and will be in search of No. 48 on Saturday against Houston. Whitlock, an Oklahoma na-tive, cracked the starting lineup at Oklahoma State on Sept. 22, 2007, and hasn’t looked back since - racking up 178 total tackles, including 29.5 for a loss.

TECH-TEXAS WAS A RATINGS HIT (AGAIN)For the third consecutive year, ABC found ratings gold in its pri-metime match-up featuring Texas Tech and Texas. This year’s game scored a 4.9 overnight rating and easily marked the most watched football game of the season on ABC. The ratings were up 14% from last year’s game in Austin.

ALL DRESSED IN WHITEThere was a lot of white on the Texas Tech sideline against New Mexico as the Red Raiders dressed in white pants, white jerseys and white helmets. Tech wore white helmets in a game for the first time since the Jim Carlen era between 1970-74.

MAKE THAT EIGHTTexas Tech’s 35-27 victory over SMU on Sunday marked eight straight season-opening wins for the Red Raiders dating back to the 2003 season. The rare Sunday game (a first since the 1996 Alamo Bowl) was played before a national audience on ESPN and was the debut for coach Tommy Tuberville.

TUBERVILLE ERA BEGINS WITH A WINThe much anticipated Tommy Tuberville era at Texas Tech be-gan with a 35-27 win over SMU. Tuberville is now 2-1 all-time in his coaching career when starting a new job. He lost his opener at Ole Miss (46-13 to Auburn) in 1995 but was victori-ous in his debut at Auburn as the Tigers defeated Appalachian State 22-15 in 1999.

RECORD CROWDS TURN OUT FOR THE OPENERThe excitement of a new era of Red Raider football continues to build as record crowds turned out for Texas Tech’s season opener against SMU. The second largest crowd (57,528) in Jones AT&T Stadium history watched the Red Raiders defeat SMU on Sunday afternoon. The 57,528 fans were the most to ever attend a home season opener and topped last season’s home opening crowd of 47,824 against North Dakota. Amongst the crowd were 12,910 Texas Tech students and that is the largest student crowd in school history.

RAIDER WALK A HUGE SUCCESSThe first Raider Walk in school history was an overwhelming success as the crowd was estimated at between 10 and 12 thousand fans for the SMU game. Two weeks later against Texas, the crowd was estimated between 15-18 thousand fans. The Raider Walk is the pathway that the team takes by foot from the corner of Canton Ave. and Drive of Champions to the Football Training Facility. The walk begins two hours and 15 minutes prior to kickoff each home game.

FIRST TOUCHDOWNS GO TO LEONGSenior quarterback Taylor Potts found his old high school buddy Lyle Leong in the corner of the end zone for a two-yard touch-down strike that marked the first of the season for the Red Raiders on Sunday against SMU. Leong didn’t stop there as he caught the second touchdown (six-yard reception) of the game with 14:30 remaining in the second quarter to help the Red Raid-ers build a 14-0 lead.

CAREER DAY FOR LEONGLyle Leong got his senior year off with a bang as he led the Red Raider offense with 11 catches, 142 receiving yards and three touchdowns against SMU. Leong surpassed his previous career high of nine receptions and 117 yards receiving that he set last season against Rice. His three touchdowns on the afternoon tied his career high (set twice previously) and it marked the fifth multiple touchdown game of his career.

POTTS IMPRESSIVE AGAINST SMUSenior quarterback Taylor Potts enjoyed a solid season opener on Sunday and led the Red Raiders to a 35-27 win over SMU. Potts completed 34 of 53 passes without an interception and piled up 359 passing yards along with four touchdowns through the air. In the season opener last season against North Dakota, Potts was 34-of-48 with three interceptions while throwing for 405 yards and two touchdowns.

PROTECTING THE HOUSEAs Under Armour (Texas Tech’s official apparel provider) would say, “We Must Protect This House.” Texas Tech has taken that motto seriously over the years as the Red Raiders have amassed a home record of 44-8 since 2003. The .846 winning percent-age ranks third in the league behind Texas and Oklahoma.

RECORD SEASON TICKET SALESThe Red Raider faithful have spoken in record numbers in re-gards to the excitement of the arrival of coach Tuberville and this new era of Texas Tech football. On July 21, 2010, Texas Tech announced that a new school record in season ticket sales had been established - and by the first game against SMU, the old record was shattered. Texas Tech’s final season ticket count was 46,565 which blew away the previous record of 41,740.

ALL ABOUT REDTexas Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville and the athletics department announced a new RED OUT Initiative on Friday, Au-gust 20. Red Raider fans have been urged to wear RED each and every time they attend a Texas Tech sporting event, home or away.

EXPANSION, EXPANSIONTexas Tech’s Jones AT&T Stadium can lay claim to being one of just a few stadiums across the country that expanded twice within one calendar year. The addition of 6,000 north end zone seats prior to the Texas A&M game on Oct. 29, 2009, coupled with the opening of the east side stadium building for the 2010 season opener has increased stadium capacity to 60,454. The east side stadium building features 29 luxury suites along with 544 outdoor club seats as well as a private dining club that will be open daily to members. When combined with the west side stadium building, Jones AT&T Stadium now boasts 83 luxury suites and 1,644 club seats. In addition to the stadium, Texas Tech also spent close to 2.3 million in renovating the football training facility. A football hall of fame and turf practice field were added while the locker room and weight room underwent major renovations.

EIGHT-STRAIGHTTexas Tech football has reeled of eight-straight seasons of win-ning eight-plus games and that streak has made the Red Raiders one of the most consistent programs in the nation. Texas Tech is also in the middle of a streak of 15-straight winning seasons.

BIG 12 BOWL RECORD CONTINUESTexas Tech’s appearance in the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl (a 41-31 win over Michigan State) marked the 16th-consecutive year of bowl eligibility for the Red Raider football program – a Big 12 record. Texas Tech will be looking to push that streak to 18 consecutive years this season and the Red Raiders will be in search of their 10th-straight bowl appearance and 34th overall.

DEGREES IN HANDEight players on this year’s team have already completed the bachelor’s degree and are either pursuing a second degree or are enrolled in graduate school.CURRENT RED RAIDERS WITH DEGREESGerardo Acevedo ........... Human Development & Family StudiesBritton Barbee ........................................................ PsychologyBrian Duncan ............................................................ MarketingJulius Howard ..................................................CommunicationsFranklin Mitchem ........................................................ BusinessLaRon Moore ................. Human Development & Family StudiesChris Olson ...........................................................ManagementTaylor Potts.................................. Exercise And Sports Science

PRESEASON WATCH LISTSTexas Tech has three offensive players listed on preseason watchlists in quarterback Taylor Potts, wide receiver Detron Lewis and running back Baron Batch. Potts is a preseason can-didate for the Davey O’Brien Award (nation’s top quarterback) for the second straight year as is Lewis who is up for the Bilet-nikoff Award (nation’s top receiver). Batch is also a preseason candidate for the Doak Walker Award for the second straight year. On the defensive side, Brian Duncan has been named to the preseason watchlists for the Dick Butkus Award (nation’s top linebacker), the Lott Trophy (nation’s top defensive player) and the Bronko Nagurski Award (nation’s top defensive player).RED RAIDERS ON PRESEASON WATCHLISTSDavey O’Brien Award ............................................ Taylor PottsBiletnikoff Award ................................................Detron LewisDoak Walker Award .............................................. Baron BatchButkus Award ......................................................Brian DuncanLott Trophy..........................................................Brian DuncanBronko Nagurski Trophy ......................................Brian Duncan

YOUNG STAFFTommy Tuberville has assembled a young and energetic coach-ing staff here in his first season at Texas Tech and one that he believes can help bring Tech its first major football cham-pionship. The average age of this year’s staff is 37 years old. Offensively, the average age drops to 31 years old and is led by Neal Brown (30), the third youngest coordinator in the FBS.

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2010 INDIVIDUAL ACCOLADESBritton Barbee- First Team Academic All-Big 12

Baron Batch- Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Big 12 Coaches)

Bront Bird- First Team Academic All-Big 12- Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Big 12 Coaches)

Jonathan Brydon- Second Team Academic All-Big 12

Donnie Carona- Second Team Academic All-Big 12

Cody Davis- First Team Academic All-Big 12- Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Big 12 Coaches)

Brian Duncan- Second Team Academic All-Big 12- Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Big 12 Coaches)

Lonnie Edwards- Second Team All-Big 12 (Big 12 Coaches)- Second Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)- Second Team All-Big 12 (Rivals.com)- Second Team All-Big 12 (San Antonio Express-News)- Second Team All-Big 12 (Dallas Morning News)

D.J. Johnson- Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Big 12 Coaches)

Jonathan LaCour- Second Team Academic All-Big 12

Lyle Leong- Second Team All Big 12 (AP)- Second Team All-Big 12 (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)- Second Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)- Second Team All-Big 12 (Rivals.com)- Second Team All-Big 12 (San Antonio Express-News)- Second Team All-Big 12 (Dallas Morning News)- Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Big 12 Coaches)

Detron Lewis- Third Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)- Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Big 12 Coaches)

David Neill- First Team Academic All-Big 12

Mickey Okafor- First Team Academic All-Big 12- Second Team All Big 12 (AP)- Second Team All-Big 12 (San Antonio Express-News)

Chris Olson- First Team Academic All-Big 12

Taylor Potts- First Team Academic All-Big 12- AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Week (10/15)

Eric Stephens- Second Team All-Big 12 (AP)- Second Team All-Big 12 (Forth Worth Star-Telegram)- Second Team All-Big 12 (Columbia Tribune)- Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Big 12 Coaches)- Big 12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (9/13)

Alex Torres- Second Team Academic All-Big 12

LaAdrian Waddle- Second Team Academic All-Big 12- Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (Big 12 Coaches)

Colby Whitlock- First Team All-Big 12 (AP)- First Team All-Big 12 (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)- First Team All-Big 12 (San Antonio Express-News)- First Team All-Big 12 (Dallas Morning News)- Second Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)- Second Team All-Big 12 (Big 12 Coaches)- Second Team All-Big 12 (Rivals.com)- Second Team All-Big 12 (Kansas City Star)- Second Team All-Big 12 (Columbia Tribune)

Matt Williams- Second Team Academic All-Big 12

Austin Zouzalik- First Team Academic All-Big 12

Defensively, the average age is 39 years old and the group is anchored by James Willis (38), the 37th youngest coordinator in the FBS.YOUNGEST COORDINATORS IN THE FBSAge Name School O/D DOB27 Lincoln Riley East Carolina offensive 9/5/8329 Paul Nichols Toledo co-defensive 1/25/8130 Neal Brown Texas Tech offensive 3/11/8030 Marcus Arroyo Wyoming offensive 1/23/8031 Matt Campbell Toledo offensive 11/29/7931 Billy Napier Clemson offensive 7/21/7931 Jeff Grady Fresno State offensive 3/3/7931 Nick Rolovich Hawai’i offensive 2/16/79

MASKED RIDER EARNS HIGH PRAISEThe Masked Rider was ranked as the ninth best mascot in col-lege football according to a poll released on August 21, 2010, byThe Associated Press. The poll listed the top 12 mascots in the nation and included Big 12 schools Colorado (Ralphie) and Texas (Bevo).

OFFENSIVE LINE GETS A MAKEOVERTexas Tech’s offensive line got a makeover during the offsea-son and the coaching staff hopes it pays dividends this season. Overall, the group only lost a total of 24 pounds but that does not give the proper insight into the radical change that has oc-curred. Terry McDaniel, Deveric Gallington, Mickey Okafor and LaAdrian Waddle lost a combined 98 pounds from the end of last season to the start of training camp. Tech offensive line coach Matt Moore wanted to see slimmer and more quick-footed play-ers on the line and he hopes the changes in body types will do the trick. There were a few weight gains in the group as Lonnie Edwards gained 32 pounds, Jonathan Guerra added 16, Blake Emert put on 10 and Chris Olson added four.

START YOUR ENGINESA new term in the Texas Tech offense is “NASCAR” and the only setback might be the fact that the officiating crew may not be able to keep pace. First-year offense coordinator Neal Brown will play an up-tempo scheme designed to keep the of-fense in a rhythm and hopefully the defense on its heels. One of the biggest changes from years past, is that the play calling will come from the sidelines and will no longer be in the hands of the quarterback.

THE STABLE IS FULLTexas Tech running back coach Chad Scott can’t help but get excited when he opens the barn door that reveals a tal-ented stable of running backs. Led by senior Baron Batch, the running back situation at Texas Tech may be at its best since the late 1990’s when Tech had the nickname of “Tailback U.” Batch and sophomore Eric Stephens, who showed tremendous potential as a freshman, are leading the way for the Red Raiders but are a getting a strong push from junior Aaron Crawford and freshman Ben McRoy.

POTTS NAMED STARTING QUARTERBACKSenior gunslingerTaylor Potts was named the starting quarter-back for the 2010 season and will take the reins of the Tech offense against SMU on Sept. 5. Potts, a 2010 Davey O’Brien preseason candidate, made 10 starts in 2009 and threw for 3,440 yards along with 22 touchdowns. He wrapped up the 2009 season in impressive fashion as he threw for 372 yards and two touchdowns on 29-of-43 passing against Michigan State in the Valero Alamo Bowl. That effort paced the Red Raid-ers to a 41-31 win over the Spartans and after the game he was named the offensive most valuable player.

NAME & JERSEY NUMBER CHANGE FOR POTTSNo more “Nick” and no more No. 15. Taylor Potts is just Taylor Potts and he his reverting back to his high school number (12) for his senior season.

NEW PHILOSOPHYPossibly the biggest message of Coach Tuberville’s brief ten-ure at Texas Tech has been that defense wins championships. That mentality has brought an entirely new focus to the Red Raider defensive unit that was often overlooked by Tech’s high-powered offense. Led by coordinator James Willis, the new look Texas Tech defense will be aggressive and has some star power of its own in senior linebacker Bront Bird and Brian

Duncan along with senior nose tackle Colby Whitlock. All three players have the potential to play at the next level and will be the catalysts for Willis’ first defensive unit on the South Plains.

BIRD AND DUNCAN CLOG THE MIDDLETexas Tech will have two of the top linebackers in the Big 12 clogging up the middle in 2010 with the return of seniors Bront Bird and Brian Duncan. Duncan was the team leader in tackles last season with 88 and will be another key figure in 2010. Duncan will be moving to the outside this year and will at times be like a rush end. He has been named to the watchlists for the Butkus Award as well as the Lott and Nagurski Trophies. Bird finished sixth on the team in 2009 with 56 total tackles and has become one of the key leaders on the defensive unit. He gained nearly 10 pounds in the off season and will make the move to middle linebacker after playing previously on the outside.

DAVIS LOOKS FOR BIG THINGS AS SOPHOMORESophomore safety Cody Davis earned Freshman All-American honors in his Red Raider debut in 2009 and now he’s looking to shake the freshman title and become Tech’s first defensive All-American since Kevin Curtis in 2001. Davis was second on the squad with 81 total tackles in 2009 and picked up honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades.

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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALLDEPTH CHART - NORTHWESTERN

OFFENSE DEFENSE

65 LaAdrian Waddle 6-6 322 So-1L Columbus, Texas74 Mickey Okafor 6-6 305 Jr-2L Houston, Texas

78 Lonnie Edwards 6-4 322 Jr-2L Brownsboro, Texas61 Jonathan Guerra 6-4 297 Jr-SQ Victoria, Texas

73 Justin Keown 6-4 300 Jr-3L Anderson, S.C.75 Blake Emert 6-5 297 Jr-1L Garland, Texas

66 Deveric Gallington 6-3 314 So-1L North Richland Hills, Texas59 Joel Gray 6-6 302 Fr-RS Lewisville, Texas

74 Mickey Okafor 6-6 305 Jr-2L Houston, Texas70 Chris Olson 6-5 300 Sr-3L Dallas, Texas

12 Taylor Potts 6-5 222 Sr-3L Abilene, Texas1 Steven Sheffield 6-4 197 Sr-3L Austin, Texas

25 Baron Batch 5-10 210 Sr-3L Midland, Texas24 Eric Stephens 5-8 192 So-1L Mansfield, Texas32 Aaron Crawford 5-10 205 Jr-1L Memphis, Tenn.

19 Lyle Leong 6-1 175 Sr-3L Abilene, Texas18 Eric Ward 6-0 202 Fr-RS Wichita Falls, Texas14 Darrin Moore 6-4 210 So-TR Irving, Texas

11 Tramain Swindall 6-3 184 Jr-2L Oklahoma City, Okla.2 Cornelius Douglas 5-10 200 So-SQ Lawton, Okla.83 Blake Kelley 5-10 188 Sr-SQ Beaumont, Texas

86 Alex Torres 6-1 196 So-1L El Paso, Texas6 Austin Zouzalik 5-11 191 So-1L Lubbock, Texas

17 Detron Lewis 6-0 208 Sr-3L College Station, Texas14 Darrin Moore 6-4 210 So-TR Irving, Texas

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54 Dartwan Bush 6-1 248 Fr-RS Clute, Texas98 Donald Langley 6-2 274 Jr-TR Germantown, Md.

93 Colby Whitlock 6-3 294 Sr-3L Noble, Okla.92 Lawrence Rumph 6-3 284 Jr-TR Keller, Texas61 Bobbie Agoucha 6-4 341 Jr-TR Houston, Texas

95 Pearlie Graves 6-2 286 Fr-RS Tulsa, Okla.99 Chris Perry 6-4 309 Jr-2L Keller, Texas47 Myles Wade 6-1 300 Jr-1L Portland, Ore.

41 Sam Fehoko 6-0 233 Jr-2L Honolulu, Hawaii91 Kerry Hyder 6-2 265 Fr-RS Austin, Texas

45 Tyrone Sonier 6-2 233 Jr-2L Missouri City, Texas42 Daniel Cobb 6-0 215 Fr-RS Kileen, Texas

57 Brian Duncan 6-1 248 Sr-3L Baton Rouge, La.51 Cqulin Hubert 6-2 231 Fr-HS Houston, Texas

20 Bront Bird 6-4 248 Sr-3L Odessa, Texas13 Julius Howard 5-11 220 Sr-3L Irving, Texas

4 Derrick Mays 5-10 174 Fr-RS Killeen, Texas12 D.J. Johnson 6-0 190 So-1L Austin, Texas

16 Cody Davis 6-2 194 So-1L Stephenville, Texas30 Brett Dewhurst 5-11 197 Jr-2L Klein, Texas

5 Tre’ Porter 6-0 182 Fr-HS Midwest City, Okla.1 Terrance Bullitt 6-3 191 Fr-RS Garland, Texas26 Franklin Mitchem 6-2 200 Sr-2L Klein, Texas

28 LaRon Moore 5-9 200 Sr-3L Midwest City, Okla.31 Eugene Neboh 5-10 174 So-Sq Odessa, Texas

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9 Jonathan LaCour 6-1 216 Sr-2L Kingwood, Texas43 Ryan Erxleben 6-1 192 So-1L Lake Travis, Texas

85 Matt Williams 5-10 170 Sr-2L Weatherford, Texas49 Donnie Carona 6-0 217 Jr-2L Beaumont, Texas

6 Austin Zouzalik 5-11 191 So-1L Lubbock, Texas17 Detron Lewis 6-0 208 Sr-3L College Station, Texas

24 Eric Stephens 5-8 192 So-1L Mansfield, Texas

10 Harrison Jeffers 5-7 201 So-1L Lawton, Okla.

49 Donnie Carona 6-0 217 Jr-2L Beaumont, Texas85 Matt Williams 5-10 170 Sr-2L Weatherford, TexasKO

60 Jesse Smitherman 6-3 235 Jr-SQ Burleson, Texas52 Alex Chester 5-11 200 Fr-HS Austin, Texas

9 Jonathan LaCour 6-1 216 Sr-2L Kingwood, Texas6 Austin Zouzalik 5-11 191 So-1L Lubbock, Texas

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NO PLAYER POS HT WT YR-EX HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL1 Terrance Bullitt S 6-3 191 Fr-RS Garland, Texas/Naaman Forest1 Steven Sheffield QB 6-4 197 Sr-3L Austin, Texas/Connally2 Cornelius Douglas IR 5-10 200 So-Sq Lawton, Okla./Lawton3 Urell Johnson DB 6-0 163 Fr-HS New Orleans, La./O. Perry Walker3 Jacob Karam QB 6-0 211 Fr-RS Friendswood,Texas/Friendswood4 Derrick Mays DB 5-10 174 Fr-RS Killeen, Texas/Shoemaker5 Tre’ Porter CB 6-0 182 Fr-HS Midwest City, Okla./Carl Albert 6 Austin Zouzalik IR 5-11 191 So-1L Lubbock, Texas/Coronado7 Seth Doege QB 6-1 200 So-1L Wolfforth, Texas/Frenship7 Will Ford DB 6-0 190 So-1L Abilene, Texas/Cooper8 Jacoby Franks WR 6-0 195 Jr-2L Orange, Texas/West Orange-Stark9 Jonathan LaCour P 6-1 216 Sr-2L Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood10 Harrison Jeffers RB 5-7 201 So-1L Lawton, Okla./Eisenhower11 Tramain Swindall IR 6-3 184 Jr-2L Oklahoma City, Okla./Millwood12 D.J. Johnson DB 6-0 190 So-1L Austin, Texas/St. Stephen’s Episcopal12 Taylor Potts QB 6-5 222 Sr-3L Abilene, Texas/Abilene13 Julius Howard LB 5-11 220 Sr-3L Irving, Texas/Nimitz14 Desmond Martin S 6-1 190 Fr-HS Round Rock, Texas/Stony Point14 Darrin Moore WR 6-4 210 So-TR Irving, Texas/McArthur/Blinn College15 Scotty Young QB 6-3 198 Fr-HS Denton, Texas/Ryan16 Brant Costilla QB 6-4 194 Fr-TR Dallas, Texas/Parish Episcopal/Navarro JC16 Cody Davis S 6-2 194 So-1L Stephenville, Texas/Stephenville17 Detron Lewis IR 6-0 208 Sr-3L College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated18 Tanner Foster LB 6-2 215 So-1L Midland, Texas/Midland18 Eric Ward WR 6-0 202 Fr-RS Wichita Falls, Texas/Rider19 Lyle Leong WR 6-1 175 Sr-3L Abilene, Texas/Abilene20 Bront Bird LB 6-4 248 Sr-3L Odessa, Texas /Permian20 Josh Talbott RB 6-0 201 Fr-Sq Trophy Club, Texas/Liberty Christian21 Jarvis Phillips DB 5-10 189 Fr-RS Dallas, Texas/Carter22 Jared Flannel DB 5-11 166 Jr-2L Brazoria, Texas/Columbia22 Ty Taylor WR 6-0 194 Fr-HS Glen Rose, Texas/Glen Rose23 Dion Chidozie LB 6-1 208 Fr-RS Dallas, Texas/Bishop Lynch23 Brett Hume WR 6-0 193 Fr-HS Klein, Texas/Klein Collins24 Corey Lee DB 5-8 167 So-Sq Andrews, Texas/Andrews24 Eric Stephens RB 5-8 192 So-1L Mansfield, Texas/Timberview25 Baron Batch RB 5-10 210 Sr-3L Midland, Texas/Midland25 Darius Pipkins DB 6-0 170 Fr-HS Mansfield, Texas/Mansfield26 Nick Cheesman WR 5-11 200 Fr-HS Mansfield, Texas/Mansfield26 Franklin Mitchem S 6-2 200 Sr-2L Klein, Texas/Collins27 Kevin Thornton WR 6-1 185 Fr-HS Belton, Texas/Belton27 Zach Winbush LB 6-1 206 Fr-HS Schertz, Texas/Clemens28 Brent Mitcham WR 5-9 171 Fr-HS Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek28 LaRon Moore DB 5-9 200 Sr-3L Midwest City, Okla./Midwest City29 Michael Aguilar LB 5-11 238 Sr-Sq Harlingen, Texas/Harlingen/Texas A&M-Kingsville29 Russell Polk S 5-10 211 Fr-HS Dallas, Texas/Carter30 Brett Dewhurst S 5-11 197 Jr-2L Klein, Texas/Klein31 Eugene Neboh CB 5-10 174 So-Sq Odessa, Texas/Permian32 Aaron Crawford RB 5-10 205 Jr-1L Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway32 Blake Gower S 5-9 168 Fr-HS Arlington, Texas/Arlington Heights33 Don Hursey DB 5-10 181 Fr-HS District Heights, Md./H.D. Woodson33 Bo Whitney TE 6-4 225 Fr-HS Union, S.C./Union/Hargrave Military Academy34 Ben McRoy ATH 5-9 160 Fr-HS Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland35 Arlan Waller DB 6-0 190 So-Sq DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto 37 Andre McCorkle RB 6-1 210 Sr-Sq Corpus Christi, Texas/Texas State38 Jordan Osborne S 6-0 184 So-TR The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands/N. Dakota St.40 Aundrey Barr DE 6-2 230 Fr-RS Carrollton, Texas/Newman Smith40 Jeremy Elder PK 5-9 175 Sr-HS Carrollton, Texas/Creekview41 Sam Fehoko LB 6-0 233 Jr-2L Honolulu, Hawaii/Farrington42 Daniel Cobb LB 6-0 215 Fr-RS Killeen, Texas/Ellison43 Ryan Erxleben P 6-1 192 So-1L Lake Travis, Texas/Lake Travis45 Kramer Fyfe PK 5-8 150 Fr-HS Austin, Texas/Lake Travis45 Tyrone Sonier LB 6-2 233 Jr-2L Missouri City, Texas /Fort Bend Marshall46 Christopher Knighton DE 6-1 250 Fr-RS Longview, Texas/Longview47 Myles Wade DT 6-1 300 Jr-1L Portland, Ore./Central Catholic/Arizona Western CC48 Ryan Haliburton TE 6-4 251 So-1L Wolfforth, Texas/Frenship49 Donnie Carona K 5-11 217 Jr-2L Beaumont, Texas/Kelly50 Jackson Richards DE 6-3 248 Fr-HS Southlake, Texas/Carroll51 Cqulin Hubert LB 6-2 231 Fr-HS Houston, Texas/Eisenhower52 Alex Chester DS 5-11 200 Fr-HS Austin, Texas/Austin53 Joe Carmical LB 6-1 242 Fr-HS Monticello, Ark./Monticello 54 Dartwan Bush DE 6-1 248 Fr-HS Clute, Texas/Brazoswood56 Jonathan Brydon LB 6-4 236 Sr-1L San Antonio, Texas/Clark57 Brian Duncan DE 6-1 248 Sr-3L Baton Rouge, La./Tara

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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL59 Joel Gray OL 6-6 302 Fr-RS Lewisville, Texas/Hebron60 Jesse Smitherman DS 6-3 235 Jr-Sq Burleson, Texas/Burleson/Kilgore College61 Bobbie Agoucha DT 6-4 341 Jr-TR Houston, Texas/Putnam North/Eastern Arizona 61 Jonathan Guerra OL 6-4 297 Jr-Sq Victoria, Texas/Memorial63 James Polk OT 6-6 331 Fr-HS Houston, Texas/Alief Elsik64 Alex Dubois OL 6-3 294 Fr-HS New Braunfels, Texas/Canyon65 LaAdrian Waddle OL 6-6 322 So-1L Columbus, Texas/Columbus66 Deveric Gallington OL 6-3 314 So-1L North Richland Hills, Texas/Richland68 Terry McDaniel OL 6-6 315 So-1L Diana, Texas/New Diana69 Matt Scott OL 6-3 274 Fr-HS Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound70 Chris Olson OL 6-5 300 Sr-3L Dallas, Texas/Highland Park71 Kyle Clark OL 6-5 295 Fr-RS Denton, Texas/Guyer72 Beau Carpenter OL 6-6 293 Fr-HS Sulphur Springs, Texas/Sulphur Springs73 Justin Keown C 6-4 300 Jr-2L Anderson, S.C./Hargrave Military Academy74 Mickey Okafor OL 6-6 305 Jr-2L Houston, Texas/Westbury75 Blake Emert OL 6-5 297 Jr-1L Garland, Texas/Sachse76 Cody Rogers DT 6-1 283 Fr-HS Arlington, Texas/Martin77 Coby Coleman DT 6-2 317 Fr-HS Frankston, Texas/Frankston78 Lonnie Edwards OL 6-4 322 Jr-2L Brownsboro, Texas /Brownsboro79 Femi Awe DL 6-1 236 Fr-HS Mansfield, Texas/Mansfield80 Trey Ozee WR 6-0 184 Fr-HS Aledo, Texas/Aledo82 Adam James IR 6-3 233 Jr-2L Celina, Texas/Celina83 Blake Kelley IR 5-10 188 Sr-Sq Beaumont, Texas/West Brook/Blinn College83 Omar Ontiveros DL 6-1 227 Fr-HS Austin, Texas/Westlake84 Bradley Hicks PK 6-1 169 Jr-RS Magnolia, Texas/Magnolia/Blinn College85 Matt Williams PK 5-10 170 Sr-2L Weatherford, Texas/Weatherford86 Alexander Torres WR 6-1 199 So-1L El Paso, Texas/Franklin87 Aaron Fisher WR 6-2 186 Fr-RS Keller, Texas/Fossil Ridge87 Travis Malone DE 6-1 232 So-Sq Murphy, Texas/Plano East88 Shawn Corker WR 6-1 191 Fr-HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons90 David Neill DL 6-5 284 Jr-2L Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus 91 Kerry Hyder DE 6-2 265 Fr-RS Austin, Texas/Lyndon B. Johnson92 Lawrence Rumph DT 6-3 284 Jr-TR Keller, Texas /Fossil Ridge/Navarro JC93 Colby Whitlock DL 6-3 294 Sr-3L Noble, Okla./Noble95 Pearlie Graves DT 6-2 286 Fr-RS Tulsa, Okla./East Central97 Britton Barbee DT 6-1 287 Sr-2L Abilene, Texas/Wylie98 Donald Langley DT 6-2 274 Jr-TR Germantown, Md./Seneca Valley/Copiah-Lincoln CC99 Chris Perry DL 6-4 309 Jr-2L Keller, Texas/Fossil Ridge/Miami (Fla.)

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BY THE NUMBERS

1: Big 12 South Division championships Tech has won (2008).

2: Appearances for Texas Tech at the Cotton Bowl this season (vs. Baylor - vs. Northwestern)

2: Yard touchdown from Taylor Potts to Lyle Leong was the first for Tech in 2010.

2: Doak Walker Award winners at Tech (Bam Morris & Byron Hanspard).

3: Texas Tech football players have been enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame (E.J.

Holub, Donny Anderson, Dave Parks).

3: Sacks for Brian Duncan in opening game against SMU.

3: Touchdowns for Lyle Leong in season opener against SMU and at Iowa State.

4: Touchdowns scored by Baron Batch last season against Kansas is a career-high.

4: Interceptions for freshman Jarvis Phillips this season.

5: Times Texas Tech has played a bowl game at the Cotton Bowl (2010, 2008, 2005, 1994, 1938)

5: Tech players have at least 100 career receptions (Detron Lewis, 230; Lyle Leong, 142; Baron

Batch, 139; Tramain Swindall, 131; Alex Torres, 103).

5: Times in Lyle Leong’s career he has caught a career-high three touchdowns in a game.

5: Touchdown passes for Taylor Potts at Iowa State.

5: Season-opening wins for Texas Tech against SMU since 2003.

6: Tech players on preseason watch lists (Potts, Lewis, Batch, Duncan (3)).

7: Wins for the 2010 Red Raiders after a 35-20 victory over Houston in Lubbock (11/27).

7: Victories for head coach Tommy Tuberville in his Texas Tech head coaching tenure.

7: Texas Tech players have finished in the top-10 in voting for the Heisman Trophy Award.

7: Passing touchdowns is a career-high for quarterback Taylor Potts (vs. Rice, 2009).

7: Passing touchdowns is a career-high for back-up quarterback Steven Sheffield (vs. Kansas

State, 2009).

8: Straight years Texas Tech has won its season opener.

8: Straight seasons Texas Tech has won at least eight games.

8: Current Texas Tech players have already earned degrees from TTU.

8: Texas Tech players have been drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft.

9: Career multiple touchdown games for Lyle Leong.

9: Tackles for Cqulin Hubert against Weber State marked a career-high.

11: Straight bowl appearances for Texas Tech.

11: Career 300-yard passing games for Taylor Potts after most recent against Houston (373).

11: Catches marked a career-high for Red Raiders receiver Lyle Leong against SMU.

11: Catches twice this season for Detron Lewis is a career-high (vs. Baylor; vs. Houston).

11: Freshmen made their collegiate debut for Tech against SMU during the season opener.

12: Different Tech receivers caught a pass against Weber State.

12: Tackles is a career-high for freshman Tre’ Porter against Baylor.

12: Of Texas Tech’s 14 wide receivers from 2009 returned for the 2010 season.

14: Bowl appearances for Texas Tech since 1995.

14: Interceptions for the Tech defense this season.

14: Straight seasons Texas Tech has had a player drafted in the NFL Draft.

14: Tackles for Bront Bird against Oklahoma State matched a career-high.

15: Multiple passing touchdown games during Taylor Potts’ Tech career.

15: Texas Tech players named to Academic All-Big 12 team this season.

15: Consecutive completions for Taylor Potts against Baylor is a career-high.

15: Tackles for Brian Duncan & Cody Davis against Houston last season marked career-highs.

18: Consecutive seasons Tech has been bowl eligible - fourth longest active streak in the nation.

27: Career rushing touchdowns for senior Baron Batch.

27: Red Raiders registered at least one tackle against Weber State.

27: Years went by before the attendance record of 55,008 (vs. Texas A&M, Sept. 24, 1977)

fell in 2004 when 55,413 fans attended the Tech/Texas game (Oct. 23) at Jones AT&T Stadium.

30: Career receiving touchdowns for senior Lyle Leong.

29: Texas Tech football players have earned All-America honors.

30: Year-old offensive coordinator Neal Brown is the third-youngest coordinator in the FBS.

31: First downs by Texas Tech marked a new Alamo Bowl record last season.

34: Bowl games Texas Tech has appeared in all-time.

35: Consecutive games Lyle Leong has caught at least one pass.

35: First downs for Texas Tech against Baylor marked a season high.

36: Consecutive home games Texas Tech has played in front of at least 45,000 fans at Jones AT&T Stadium.

36: Yard field goal by Matt Williams was the game-winner at Colorado with 2:08 left to play.

39: Consecutive games Detron Lewis has caught at least one pass.

43: Yard rush by Taylor Potts against Baylor is the longest run by a Tech player this season.

44: Victories for Texas Tech at home (44-8, .846) since 2003.

48: Consecutive starts for Texas Tech nose tackle Colby Whitlock (longest active streak).

52: Winning or non-losing seasons in 64 years at Jones AT&T Stadium for Texas Tech.

55: Yard touchdown pass from Taylor Potts to Austin Zouzalik at New Mexico is the longest

play from scrimmage this season for Texas Tech.

58: Career passing touchdowns for Taylor Potts (4th in Texas Tech history).

60: Yard punt by Jonathan LaCour against SMU tied a career-long (at Baylor, 2007).

63: Yard punt by Donnie Carona against Houston is a career-long and the longest for TTU this season.

64: Points against Weber State are tied for the ninth most in a single-game in school history.

72: Career kickoff returns by sophomore Eric Stephens is a Texas Tech career record.

87: Yard interception return for a touchdown for Tech CB Jarvis Phillips against No. 4 Texas.

95: Degrees at kickoff during Texas Tech’s season opener in Lubbock against SMU Mustangs.

99: Yards rushing for Eric Stephens against Oklahoma State is a career-high.

117: Career coaching victories for Tommy Tuberville in his 15th season as a head coach.

120: Points scored by Texas Tech against Wayland in 1925 is the school record.

134: Yards rushing by senior Baron Batch against No. 14 Missouri is a season-high.

141: Receiving yards by Lyle Leong in season opener against SMU set a new career-high.

175: Kickoff return yards for Eric Stephens at New Mexico set a team sophomore record.

230: Career receptions for senior Detron Lewis (ranks fourth on Tech all-time list).

264: All-purpose yards for Eric Stephens at New Mexico (175 KO, 46 rush, 46 rec.)

309: Career tackles for senior Brian Duncan (most among active Red Raiders).

462: Passing yards by Taylor Potts against Baylor were: a career-high... the most by a Big 12

quarterback this season... the most ever by a quarterback at Cotton Bowl Stadium... the third

most ever by a Tech quarterback on a neutral field.

518: All-time wins for the Texas Tech football program.

669: Total yards for Texas Tech against Weber State is a season-high.

661: Passing yards by B.J. Symons (at Mississippi, 2003) is a school record.

775: Yards of total offense against Iowa State (2003) is the school record since 1950.

1,812: Career kickoff return yards for Eric Stephens is a Texas Tech all-time career record.

2002: Tangerine Bowl Champions (Texas Tech 55, Clemson 15).

2003: Houston Bowl Champions (Texas Tech 38, Navy 14).

2004: Holiday Bowl Champions (Texas Tech 45, California 31).

2006: Taylor Potts and Lyle Leong graduated high school together at Abilene HS.

2006: Insight Bowl Champions (Texas Tech 44, Minnesota 41 - OT).

2007: Gator Bowl Champions (Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28).

2010: Alamo Bowl Champions (Texas Tech 41, Michigan State 31).

2011: TicketCity Bowl (Texas Tech vs. Northwestern - Cotton Bowl, Dallas TX).

2,680: Career receiving yards for senior Detron Lewis (seventh in Texas Tech history).

7,466: Career passing yards for senior Taylor Potts (4th in Texas Tech history).

12,910: Tech students attended the season opener, an all-time record for student atten-

dance at a home game.

57,528: Fans watched Texas Tech in its season opener against SMU at Jones AT&T

Stadium on Sept. 5, 2010 to set an all-time record for a season opener.

57,733: Is the OLD all-time record attendance at Jones AT&T Stadium, set in 2009 when

Texas Tech played Texas A&M on Oct. 24.

60,454: Is the NEW all-time record attendance at Jones AT&T Stadium, set twice this

season against Texas (9/18) and against Oklahoma State (10/16).

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GAME RECAPS

GAME ONE • Texas Tech 35, SMU 27

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALSMU 0 7 10 10 27Texas Tech 7 14 14 0 35

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Taylor Potts threw for 359 yards and four touchdowns to lead Texas Tech over SMU 35-27 and give Tommy Tuberville a victory Sunday in his first game as Red Raiders coach. Tuberville took over after the popular and successful Mike Leach was fired in December amid allegations he mistreated an injured player. Tuberville promised to stick with a pass-heavy offense that helped Leach make the Red Raiders famous. Promise kept. Potts was 34 for 53 with no interceptions and connected with Lyle Leong for three scores and Detron Lewis for the other. Texas Tech ran its winning streak against SMU to 14 games, dating back to 1989. Eric Stephens rushed for 3-yard TD to put Texas Tech up 35-14 midway through the third quarter.

The Mustangs had a chance late and were driving when they failed to convert a fourth-and-21 from the 50 on their final drive. Texas Tech intercepted SMU quarterback Kyle Padron three times. He threw for 218 yards. The Mustangs rallied behind their special teams. Darryl Fields returned a kickoff 92 yards to set up a 24-yard field to pull SMU within 35-17. Early in the fourth, Matt Szymanski booted a 61-yard field, his longest ever. Texas Tech’s defense had to task of trying to stop Padron, who threw for a school-record 460 yards and two touchdowns running coach June Jones’ run-n-shoot in a 45-10 win over Nevada in the Hawaii Bowl. For Leong it was a career day in receptions and yardage, grabbing 11 passes for 142 yards. Stephens touchdown came late in the third quarter when he juked back and forth in the backfield before getting around defenders on the right side and skipping untouched into the end zone. Tech’s special teams and defense set up the first two Red Raiders scores. Cornelius Douglas forced a fumble as Kenneth Acker fielded a punt deep in SMU’s own territory late in the first quarter and Franklin Mitchell recovered it at the 18. Tech ran the ball four consecutive times - something Leach rarely did - before Potts found Leong in the corner of the end zone for a 2-yard touchdown to give Tech a 7-0 lead. On the second play of SMU’s next possession, redshirt freshman Jarvis Phillips stepped in front of a pass from Padron to set up Potts’s second TD pass. The 6-yard score went over the middle to Leong who was wide open near the back of the end zone. SMU scored its first touchdown on its final drive of the first half as Padron led a 13-play drive, including his scrambling for 18 yards for a first down on fourth-and-3 from Tech’s 34. Zach Line scored from 2 yards and the Mustangs were down by only one score. Tuberville’s 111th career victory came in the Red Raiders now-less-lopsided stadium. The east side of the stadium now has a $25 million addition where all 29 new suites were sold for the opener. The addition ups the stadium’s capacity to 60,454.

SCORING SUMMARY No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive ScoringTeam Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start PlayTTU 5 18 1:32 TD 1st/:54 SMU18 Lyle Leong 2-yard receptionTTU 3 51 :33 TD 2nd/14:30 TTU48 Lyle Leong 6-yard receptionSMU 12 72 5:57 TD 2nd/1:29 SMU28 Zach Line 2-yard runTTU 7 80 1:23 TD 2nd/:06 TTU20 Detron Lewis 16-yard receptionTTU 6 63 1:38 TD 3rd/13:22 TTU37 Lyle Leong 4-yard recpetinSMU 8 80 4:39 TD 3rd/8:43 SMU20 Cole Beasley 19-yard receptionTTU 9 40 2:48 TD 3rd/4:40 SMU40 Eric Stephens 3-yard runSMU 4 1 1:51 FG 3rd/2:49 TTU8 Matt Szymanski 24-yard field goalSMU 8 26 3:36 FG 4th/12:00 SMU31 Matt Szymanski 61-yard field goalSMU 7 32 2:27 TD 4th/7:10 TTU32 Cole Beasley 13-yard reception

TEAM STATISTICS SMU TTUFirst Downs ...............................................................18 24Net Yards Rushing .....................................................109 72Net Yards Passing ......................................................218 359Completions-Attempts-Int ..........................................21-38-3 34-53-0Total Offense Yards ...................................................327 431Fumbles: Number-Lost ................................................3-1 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards ............................................4-40 5-39Kickoffs-Yards ...........................................................6-380 6-401Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD..................................2-10-0 2-12-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD.................................4-157-0 5-122-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD ....................................0-0-0 3-24-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD ................................0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time ........................................................32:10 27:50Third-Down Conversions ............................................4 of 13 9 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions ..........................................2 of 3 0 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..........................................4-4 5-5Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................................2-18 5-23

Jones AT&T Stadium (57,582 Attendance)September 5, 2010

GAME TWO • Texas Tech 52, New Mexico 17SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALTexas Tech 21 10 7 14 52New Mexico 3 14 0 0 17

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -Taylor Potts tossed three touch-down passes, with two of those going to Lyle Leong, to lead Texas Tech to a 52-17 victory Saturday over New Mexico. The Red Raiders (2-0) benefited from two blocked punts at the beginning of each half that led to short touchdown drives. The Lobos (0-2) didn’t help themselves, committing 16 pen-alties that cost them 145 yards. New Mexico quarterback B.R. Holbrook had 323 yards passing, his first career 300-yard game, and UNM receiver Ty Kirk set a career high with 119 yards. Potts, who completed passes to nine different receivers, went 22-34 in the air, with Leong catching five for 75 yards. Baron Batch also rushed for two touchdowns for Texas Tech. The Red Raiders took a 24-3 lead early in the second quar-ter before the Lobos closed within 31-17 and had a chance for more points before halftime, but an offensive pass interference

and a personal foul on the same play negated a UNM touchdown with seven seconds left. Texas Tech scored 45 seconds into the game on a 55-yard pass from Potts to Austin Zouzalik. Aaron Crawford then blocked a punt on the Lobos’ next possession with Jonathan Brydon recovering at the 3. Eric Stephens scored on the next play for a 14-0 Red Raiders’ lead five minutes into the game. After a New Mexico field goal on the next possession, Stephens returned the kickoff 93 yards to the UNM 7, with Batch scoring two plays later.

SCORING SUMMARY No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive Scoring

Team Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start Play

TTU 4 73 :45 TD 1st/14:15 TTU27 Austin Zouzalik 55-yard receptionTTU 1 3 :04 TD 1st/10:49 UNM03 Eric Stephens 3-yard runUNM 8 53 4:40 FG 1st/6:03 UNM36 James Aho 28-yard field goalTTU 2 7 :32 TD 1st/5:15 UNM07 Baron Batch 2-yard runTTU 11 68 3:30 FG 2nd/7:05 TTU27 Matt Williams 22-yard field goalUNM 5 74 2:18 TD 2nd/4:42 UNM26 Lucas Reed 9-yard receptionTTU 11 76 3:20 TD 2nd/1:15 TTU24 Lyle Leong 25-yard receptionUNM 2 72 :20 TD 2nd/:55 UNM28 Chris Hernandez 45-yard runTTU 1 1 :05 TD 3rd/12:25 UNM01 Baron Batch 1-yard runTTU 9 62 4:05 TD 4th/13:04 TTU38 Lyle Leong 11-yard recpetionTTU 2 13 :47 TD 4th/9:35 UNM13 Steven Sheffield 10-yard run

TEAM STATISTICS TTU UNMFirst Downs ...............................................................24 23Net Yards Rushing .....................................................152 97Net Yards Passing ......................................................310 336Completions-Attempts-Int ..........................................24-41-0 32-52-2Total Offense Yards ...................................................462 433Fumbles: Number-Lost ................................................4-2 3-1Penalties: Number-Yards ............................................6-69 16-145Kickoffs-Yards ...........................................................9-577 4-267Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD..................................4-39-0 0-0-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD.................................4-175-0 3-83-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD ....................................2-54-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD ................................0-0-0 2-10-0Possession Time ........................................................26:19 33:41Third-Down Conversions ............................................7 of 14 7 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions ..........................................2 of 3 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..........................................6-9 2-4Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................................4-36 1-10

University Stadium (25,734 Attendance)September 11, 2010

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GAME THREE • Texas 24, Texas Tech 14SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALUT 14 0 3 7 24Texas Tech 0 14 0 0 14

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Garrett Gilbert threw for two touch-downs and 227 yards to lead No. 6 Texas past Texas Tech 24-14 in a sloppy victory for the Longhorns on Saturday night. Texas put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter after draining more than nine minutes off the clock. The 22-play drive included a risky and successful fake punt on fourth-and-1 on its own 29. Gilbert capped the march with a 1-yard pass to Barrett Mat-thews to give the Horns a 24-14 lead with 9:26 left. Gilbert finished 21 of 36 with three interceptions The game included seven turnovers, four by the Longhorns (3-0, 1-0) and three by the Red Raiders (2-1, 0-1). Texas got a field goal and a touchdown off two Texas Tech turnovers. Red Raiders cornerback Jarvis Phillips intercepted Gilbert twice and returned one 87 yards for a score. Taylor Potts finished 21 of 35 for 159 yards, with a touch-down and two interceptions for Tech.

In the opening drive of the third quarter Curtis Brown intercepted a pass from Potts at the Texas 14 and it appeared he would scamper for a touchdown. But Baron Batch caught up with Brown and tackled him at the Texas Tech 14. The Longhorns got only a field goal, though. On the long drive that put Texas up 24-14, they got help from Will Ford on a third-and-13 from the Red Raiders 27. Greg Smith dropped a pass from Gilbert but Ford was called for a taunting penalty to give Texas a first down and another shot to get a score. A few plays later Gilbert hit Matthews with a lob pass for the touchdown. James Kirkendoll had six catches for 122 yards for Texas. Texas coach Mack Brown wanted more points early - the Longhorns had scored only a field in opening quar-ters of first two games - and he got them. In the first 7:30 minutes Texas had two touchdowns. On Texas Tech’s first play from scrimmage, the snap went over the head of Potts and was recovered by Jackson Jeffcoat at the Red Raiders 7. On the next play Fozzy Whittaker rushed it in, stretching his arm across the goal line to put the Horns up 7-0. Texas Tech couldn’t get a first down and when Texas got the ball to Gilbert he led the Longhorns on 79-yard scoring drive, including a 33-yard pass to Kirkendoll. Gilbert rolled out to his right and hit Mike Davis for a 7-yard score to put Texas up 14-0. Gilbert had the Longhorns at the Red Raiders 20 when Scott Smith intercepted him at the 13. On the next play Potts got his second turnover when Blake Gideon, who in 2008 dropped a sure interception right before Michael Crabtree caught the game-winning pass to lift Texas Tech over the then-topped-ranked Longhorns 39-33, plucked the ball at UT’s 43 and returned it 22 yards. Four plays later with the Longhorns threatening again at the Red Raiders 19, Smith tipped the ball and cornerback Phillips Jarvis grabbed it and scooted 87 yards along the near sideline to pull the Red Raiders within 14-7 with 1:39 left in the first quarter. The Longhorns looked shaky on their next drive and were forced to punt. Batch’s 25-yard run put the Red Raiders on UT’s 43 and a few plays later Potts threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to the corner of the end zone and his high school teammate, Lyle Leong, pulled it in to tie the game at 14-14 early in the second quarter.

SCORING SUMMARY No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive ScoringTeam Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start PlayUT 1 7 :06 TD 1st/13:16 TTU7 Fozzy Whittaker 7-yard runUT 7 79 3:09 TD 1st/8:41 UT21 Mike Davis 7-yard reception TTU 0 0 0:00 TD 1st/1:39 UT0 Jarvis Phillips 87-yard interceptionTTU 6 68 2:00 TD 2nd/11:52 TTU32 Lyle Leong 15-yard receptionUT 4 2 2:02 FG 3rd/8:39 TTU12 Justin Tucker 27-yard field goalUT 22 80 9:25 TD 4th/9:26 UT20 Barrett Matthews 1-yard touchdown

TEAM STATISTICS UT TTUFirst Downs ...............................................................18 11Net Yards Rushing .....................................................93 -14Net Yards Passing ......................................................227 158Completions-Attempts-Int ..........................................21-38-3 21-36-2Total Offense Yards ...................................................320 144Fumbles: Number-Lost ................................................1-1 3-1Penalties: Number-Yards ............................................11-95 8-98Kickoffs-Yards ...........................................................5-336 3-207Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD..................................4-35-0 1-16-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD.................................1-13-0 4-74-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD ....................................2-96-0 3-87-1Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD ................................0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time ........................................................37:44 22:16Third-Down Conversions ............................................6 of 20 3 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions ..........................................2 of 2 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..........................................4-7 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................................4-42 3-19

Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454 Attendance)September 18, 2010

GAME FOUR • Iowa State 52, Texas Tech 38SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALTexas Tech 0 14 10 14 38Iowa State 0 24 0 28 52

AMES, Iowa (AP) - Austen Arnaud threw a career-high four touchdown passes and Jeremy Reeves capped a wild game by returning an onside kick 42 yards for a touchdown, leading Iowa State to a 52-38 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday night. Iowa State (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) built a 24-0 lead in the first half, saw the Red Raiders (2-2, 0-2) rally to tie it, then capi-talized on a fumble recovery to regain the lead in the fourth quarter when the teams combined for 42 points. Taylor Potts threw five touchdown passes for Texas Tech, the last a 26-yarder to Lyle Leong to draw the Red Raiders within 45-38 with 2:05 left. The Red Raiders then tried an onside kick, but Reeves grabbed the ball and ran it back for a touchdown to finally put it out of reach Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads got the victory over his for-mer boss, Tommy Tuberville of Texas Tech. Rhoads was the defensive coordinator at Auburn in 2008

when Tuberville was the Tigers’ head coach. With the score 24-24 late in the third quarter, Tech’s Detron Lewis fumbled and ISU’s Jake Knott recovered at the Red Raiders’ 39. Five plays later, 6-foot-5 tight end Collin Franklin leaped in the back of the zone to grab a 27-yard pass from Arnaud for the go-ahead score. After the Red Raiders went three-and-out, freshman Shontrelle Johnson sprinted 61 yards for a touchdown and a 38-24 lead, which proved to be just enough for Iowa State to hold on. The 52 points were the most by Iowa State in a Big 12 game and Reeves’ kickoff return was the first for a score by an ISU player since Troy Davis took one back on Nov. 19, 1994 at Colorado. The Cyclones needed the high-scoring night because after a slow start, Potts had the Red Raiders motoring up and down the field the way Tech teams have become accustomed to moving. Potts completed 42 of 62 passes for 377 yards and one interception. Three of his touchdown passes went to Leong, who had nine catches for 125 yards. Arnaud, who had only two touchdown passes entering the game, went 20-for-28 for 190 yards and was not intercepted. Teammate Alexander Robinson set up a touchdown with a 65-yard run and finished with 103 yards in 12 carries. Johnson, a freshman, carried 12 times for 102 yards. It was the first time Iowa State had two 100-yard rushers in a game since the 2004 Independence Bowl. After Tech drew to 38-31 on Potts’ 10-yard TD pass to Eric Stephens, Arnaud took Iowa State on a 6-minute drive that he finished with a 4-yard touchdown pass to a wide open Kurt Hammerschmidt. Potts took Tech right back down the field for his final touchdown pass to Leong before Reeves returned the onside kick for a TD. Arnaud threw touchdown passes of 36 yards to Darius Reynolds and 14 yards to Josh Lenz. Tech got back in it with touchdowns 36 seconds apart at the end of the first half, then tied it in the third quarter on Matt Williams’ 24-yard field goal and Potts’ 21-yard TD pass to Leong.

SCORING SUMMARY No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive ScoringTeam Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start PlayISU 17 52 6:52 FG 2nd/14:16 I31 Grant Mahoney 31-yard field goalISU 5 57 1:45 TD 2nd/11:17 I43 Darius Reynolds 36-yard receptionISU 2 18 :34 TD 2nd/6:13 I33 Josh Lenz 14-yard receptionISU 4 67 1:45 TD 2nd/2:59 I33 Alexander Robinson 1-yard rushTTU 8 75 2:08 TD 2nd/:45 T25 Eric Stephens 0-yard fumble recoveryTTU 1 20 :06 TD 2nd/:09 I20 Lyle Leong 20-yard receptionTTU 14 70 4:34 FG 3rd/10:21 T23 Matt Williams 24-yard field goalTTU 9 80 2:08 TD 3rd/5:25 T20 Lyle Leong 21-yard receptionISU 5 39 1:31 TD 4th/14:12 T39 Collin Franklin 27-yard receptionISU 1 61 :10 TD 4th/13:07 I39 Shontre Johnson 61-yard rushTTU 12 80 3:07 TD 4th/10:00 T20 Eric Stephens 10-yard receptionISU 12 53 6:14 TD 4th/3:40 I47 K. Hammerschmidt 4-yard receptionTTU 9 78 2:05 TD 4th/1:30 T22 Lyle Leong 26-yard receptionISU 0 0 0:00 TD 4th/1:22 T00 Jeremy Reeves 42-yard kickoff return

TEAM STATISTICS TTU ISUFirst Downs ...............................................................28 22Net Yards Rushing .....................................................131 251Net Yards Passing ......................................................377 190Completions-Attempts-Int ..........................................42-62-1 20-28-0Total Offense Yards ...................................................508 441Fumbles: Number-Lost ................................................0-0 1-0Penalties: Number-Yards ............................................7-66 6-55Kickoffs-Yards ...........................................................7-332 9-610Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD..................................1-(-1)-0 1-1-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD.................................5-111-0 5-125-1Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD ....................................0-0-0 1-6-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD ................................0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time ........................................................26:04 33:56Third-Down Conversions ............................................8 of 17 10 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions ..........................................2 of 2 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..........................................4-4 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................................2-8 0-0

Jack Trice Stadium (43,162 Attendance)October 2, 2010

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GAME FIVE • Texas Tech 45, Baylor 38SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALBaylor 14 14 3 7 38Texas Tech 14 21 10 0 45

DALLAS (AP) - Taylor Potts threw for 462 yards and four touchdowns, and Texas Tech avoided its first-ever 0-3 start in the Big 12 as it held off Baylor 45-38 on Saturday. The Red Raiders (3-2, 1-2) were coming off consecutive losses to Texas and Iowa State. Texas Tech hadn’t been 0-3 in league play since 1990 when it was a member of the now-defunct Southwest Conference. Potts, who completed 15 straight passes on one point in the first half and finished 42 of 59, guided an offense which gained 635 total yards. Baylor (4-2, 1-1) has dropped 15 consecutive games to Texas Tech. The Bears were looking to start 5-1 for the first time since 1994, the last year they played in a bowl game. Terrance Ganaway returned an onside kick for a touchdown and quarterback Robert Griffin threw for 384 yards and ac-counted for four touchdowns, including a 2-yard run that cut Texas Tech’s lead to 45-38 early in the fourth quarter.

The Bears had chances to tie the game after that. They had a drive stall at the 16 when they couldn’t convert fourth-and-15. Baylor had one last opportunity when it took possession at its 34 with 57 seconds left. The Bears drove to the Tech 31, but time expired before they got off a final play. Saturday’s game was played at the Cotton Bowl, the second straight time Texas Tech and Baylor have faced off at a neutral site. Last season’s meeting was played at nearby Cowboys Stadium. Potts, who was 25 of 32 for 306 yards in the first half, threw a 3-yard scoring pass to Alex Torres that gave the Red Raiders a 28-21 lead in the second quarter. Torres also had a 1-yard TD in the opening quarter. The Texas Tech senior’s string of consecutive completions came to an end when he misfired on a short screen pass late in the first half. Two plays later, Potts connected with Lewis on a 10-yard score to cap a 92-yard drive and put the Red Raiders ahead 35-21. Kendall Wright, who had 145 yards receiving, hauled in a 62-yard touchdown pass from Griffin to bring Baylor within 35-28 with 1:17 left in the first half. The Bears went 82 yards on its opening drive, which was capped by Griffin’s 1-yard sneak. The Red Raiders answers when Eric Stephens broke free for a 10-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-1. Texas Tech attempted an onside kick, but the ball didn’t travel the required 10 yards. After a Red Raiders player failed to touch the ball, Ganaway scooped up the loose ball and ran 38 yards for a touchdown.

SCORING SUMMARY No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive ScoringTeam Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start PlayBU 12 82 5:36 TD 1st/9:24 B18 Robert Griffin 1-yard runTTU 9 80 2:34 TD 1st/6:50 T20 Eric Stephens 10-yard runBU 0 0 0:00 TD 1st/6:37 T00 Terrance Ganaway 38-yard kickoff returnTTU 7 69 2:35 TD 1st/:34 T31 Alex Torres 1-yard receptionBU 7 84 3:42 TD 2nd/11:52 B16 Josh Gordon 34-yard receptionTTU 3 75 :59 TD 2nd/10:53 T25 Baron Batch 37-yard runTTU 7 44 2:22 TD 2nd/6:56 B44 Alex Torres 3-yard receptionTTU 13 92 4:18 TD 2nd/1:38 T08 Detron Lewis 10-yard receptionBU 3 72 :21 TD 2nd/1:17 B28 Kendall Wright 62-yard receptionTTU 12 53 2:34 FG 3rd/12:26 T34 Matt Williams 30-yard field goalTTU 12 84 3:05 TD 3rd/7:26 T16 Baron Batch 7-yard receptionBU 11 58 3:38 FG 3rd/3:48 T34 Aaron Jones 31-yard field goalBU 8 40 3:16 TD 4th/14:11 T40 Robert Griffin 2-yard run

TEAM STATISTICS BU TTUFirst Downs ...............................................................22 35Net Yards Rushing .....................................................80 173Net Yards Passing ......................................................427 462Completions-Attempts-Int ..........................................33-45-0 42-59-1Total Offense Yards ...................................................507 635Fumbles: Number-Lost ................................................2-0 1-0Penalties: Number-Yards ............................................9-65 6-42Kickoffs-Yards ...........................................................7-408 8-454Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD..................................2-5-0 1-0-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD.................................8-154-1 5-75-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD ....................................1-19-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD ................................0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time ........................................................31:01 28:59Third-Down Conversions ............................................7 of 15 10 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions ..........................................1 of 2 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..........................................3-4 6-7Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................................2-22 1-7

Cotton Bowl (48,213 Attendance)October 9, 2010

GAME SIX • Oklahoma State 34, Texas Tech 17SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALOklahoma State 21 3 7 3 34Texas Tech 0 14 3 0 17

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Justin Blackmon had a career-high 207 yards receiving with a touchdown to lead No. 20 Oklahoma State to a 34-17 win over Texas Tech on Saturday, the Cow-boys’ first in Lubbock since 1944. Blackmon’s 62-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter was the longest play of the game and put the contest out of reach for the Cowboys. Brandon Weeden completed 24 of 35 passes for 356 yards, the touchdown and two interceptions. The Cowboys (6-0, 2-0 Big 12) went ahead 21-0 in the first quarter after three rushing touchdowns - 15 yards by Kendall Hunter, and 4 yards each by Joseph Randle and Jeremy Smith - and Texas Tech couldn’t put together enough offense in the second half to make it a contest. Blackmon’s previous career high for receiving yards came last week against Louisiana-Lafayette, when he had 13 catches for 190 yards. He caught 10 passes Saturday. Taylor Potts, who had 462 yards passing in last week’s 45-

38 win over Baylor, went 28 of 43 for 226 yards and a touchdown for Texas Tech (3-3, 1-3). During halftime he was taken to a hospital to be checked for a concussion after a hit in the jaw, Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said. Potts returned and played the entire second half. It’s the second time in three years the Cowboys started 6-0, and the fourth time overall. Hunter, ranked fifth in the nation in rushing coming into the game, finished with 130 yards on 25 carries. He had been averaging 140. The Cowboys failed to score in their first possession of the second half for the first time this season. The drive ended when Bront Bird intercepted Weeden at the Texas Tech 26. A few plays into the drive Baron Batch fumbled and Jamie Blatnick recovered it for the Cowboys at their own 36. Two plays later, Weeden found Blackmon at about the Texas Tech 40 and the standout receiver ran along the sideline for the 62-yard scoring strike. The Red Raiders didn’t score until their sixth possession, their first drive of the second quarter, when Batch scored from the 1 to whittle the deficit to 21-7. After stopping the Cowboys, Texas Tech needed just 2:41 to pull closer. Potts faked a throw to the outside before finding Cornelius Douglas over the middle for a 28-yard touchdown that made it 21-14. Texas Tech looked lethargic in the first quarter as the Cowboys piled up 215 total yards to 38 for the Red Raiders. They punted five times and went three-and-out in their first three possessions. By the time the Red Raiders got their initial first down, they were already trailing 14-0. The Cowboys came out running the ball. On their second possession OSU ran on all five plays before Hunter, averaging 140 yards per game coming in, rumbled 15 yards for a touchdown - his 10th this season - to put the Cowboys up 7-0. Of the 61 yards on the drive, Kendall had 46. The Red Raiders struggled on defense too, giving up plays of at least 25 yards four times in the first quarter. Weeden went to his top receiver often and successfully. He found Blackmon four times for 74 yards in the first quarter alone.

SCORING SUMMARY No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive ScoringTeam Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start PlayOSU 5 61 1:40 TD 1st/9:53 O39 Kendall Hunter 15-yard runOSU 5 62 1:06 TD 1st/7:44 O38 Joseph Randle 4-yard runOSU 8 82 2:42 TD 1st/1:21 O18 Jeremy Smith 4-yard runTTU 15 80 5:17 TD 2nd/11:04 T20 Baron Batch 4-yard runTTU 9 59 2:41 TD 2nd/5:54 T41 Cornelius Douglas 28-yard receptionOSU 14 74 5:37 FG 2nd/:17 008 Dan Bailey 35-yard field goalOSU 2 64 :33 TD 3rd/9:56 O36 Justin Blackmon 62-yard receptionTTU 9 40 3:08 FG 3rd/2:13 T50 Matt Williams 27-yard field goalOSU 7 48 2:45 FG 4th/11:33 O37 Dan Bailey 32-yard field goal

TEAM STATISTICS OSU TTUFirst Downs ...............................................................30 20Net Yards Rushing .....................................................225 175Net Yards Passing ......................................................356 226Completions-Attempts-Int ..........................................24-35-2 28-43-0Total Offense Yards ...................................................581 401Fumbles: Number-Lost ................................................1-0 2-2Penalties: Number-Yards ............................................5-53 5-51Kickoffs-Yards ...........................................................7-470 4-282Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD..................................1-(-4)-0 2-15-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD.................................3-45 4-282-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD ....................................0-0-0 2-19-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD ................................0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time ........................................................34:32 25:28Third-Down Conversions ............................................6 of 15 6 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions ..........................................0 of 2 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..........................................5-5 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................................2-14 1-9

Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454 Attendance)October 16, 2010

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GAME SEVEN • Texas Tech 27, Colorado 24SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALTexas Tech 0 7 7 13 27Colorado 7 3 14 0 24

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Matt Williams’ 36-yard field goal with 2:09 left capped Texas Tech’s comeback from a 10-point deficit and gave the Red Raiders a 27-24 win over Colorado on Saturday. The Red Raiders (4-3, 2-3 Big 12) started the game-winning drive at midfield after Austin Zouzalik thwarted the Buffaloes’ rugby punt strategy by grabbing the line-drive at his 47. After Williams’ field goal, the Buffaloes (3-4, 0-3) turned the ball over on downs at their own 22 with 1:44 left when Cody Hawkins misfired on three throws and completed another for 2 yards. Hawkins replaced injured starter Tyler Hansen (ribs) late in the first half and led the Buffaloes to a field goal that gave them a 10-7 halftime lead. He then hooked up for two scores with freshman Paul Richardson as the Buffs built a 24-14 lead. Williams’ 40-yard field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter made it 24-17, and after Aric Goodman was wide right

on a 35-yard attempt for Colorado, the Red Raiders drove 80 yards in seven plays and tied it on Taylor Potts’ 7-yard touchdown pass to Lyle Leong with 11 minutes left. The Red Raiders were about to go ahead when Colorado cornerback Jalil Brown intercepted a fade pass in his end zone that was intended for Detron Lewis with six minutes remaining. But the Buffs were forced to punt and that’s when their strategy, which they hoped would result in a bounc-ing ball down the field, was thwarted by Zouzalik. Potts hit Lewis for 14 yards and Baron Batch ran for 14 more, setting up Williams’ game-winner. After a slow start, Potts completed 24 of 38 passes for 286 yards and two TDs. Alex Torres caught six passes for 133 yards, and Lewis had a half dozen receptions that covered 84 yards. For a while it looked like Hawkins would overshadow Potts. He hooked up with Richardson for TD passes of 3 and 60 yards as Richardson became the first freshman in school history to catch two touchdown throws in a game. Hansen was having a good game when he got hurt, completing all but one of his 10 passes and running for the game’s first score. But he was blasted by linebacker Tyrone Sonier just as he pitched the ball to tailback Rodney Stewart on an option play late in the first half. Hawkins came in and completed 6 of 9 passes for 77 yards but the Buffs’ drive stalled at the 3 and Good-man’s 23-yard field goal gave Colorado a 10-7 halftime lead. In between his two TD throws to Richardson, the Red Raiders capped a 93-yard drive with Potts’ 15-yard frozen rope touchdown throw to Torres. In the first half, Hansen’s 1-yard keeper put Colorado ahead 7-0, and the Red Raiders, who came in averaging 315 yards passing, had trouble getting going in Boulder’s thin air. Finally, Potts hit Torres for a 17-yard gain and Eric Stephens reeled off a 25-yard run after he decked out freshman safety Terrel Smith at the line of scrimmage. Smith was making his debut after discarding his redshirt in the face of an injury epidemic in the Buffs’ defensive backfield, where five players have suffered serious injuries.

SCORING SUMMARY No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive ScoringTeam Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start PlayCU 11 40 6:03 TD 1st/4:48 T40 Tyler Hansen 1-yard runTTU 11 79 4:53 TD 2nd/6:10 T21 Aaron Crawford 1-yard runCU 18 73 5:53 FG 2nd/:12 C21 Aric Goodman 23-yard field goalCU 11 80 2:34 TD 3rd/10:32 C20 Paul Richardson 3-yard receptionTTU 7 93 1:42 TD 3rd/8:43 T07 Alex Torres 15-yard receptionCU 4 72 1;12 TD 3rd/4:43 C28 Paul Richardson 60-yard receptionTTU 12 57 4:48 FG 4th/14:55 T20 Matt Williams 40-yard field goalTTU 7 80 1:55 TD 4th/10:54 T20 Lyle Leong 7-yard receptionTTU 6 34 2:18 FG 4th/2:18 T47 Matt Williams 36-yard field goal

TEAM STATISTICS TTU CUFirst Downs ...............................................................23 20Net Yards Rushing .....................................................144 28Net Yards Passing ......................................................286 336Completions-Attempts-Int ..........................................24-38-1 31-53-0Total Offense Yards ...................................................430 364Fumbles: Number-Lost ................................................1-1 2-0Penalties: Number-Yards ............................................5-42 7-44Kickoffs-Yards ...........................................................5-231 5-334Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD..................................3-7-0 3-53-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD.................................4-63-0 2-40-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD ....................................0-0-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD ................................0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time ........................................................29:07 30:53Third-Down Conversions ............................................5 of 15 9 of 21Fourth-Down Conversions ..........................................1 of 2 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..........................................5-6 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................................2-15 2-12

Folsom Field (47,665 Attendance)October 23, 2010

GAME EIGHT • Texas A&M 45, Texas Tech 27SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALTexas Tech 7 7 0 13 27Texas A&M 3 27 14 7 45

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Ryan Tannehill had a school-record 449 yards passing and four touchdowns in his first career start and Cyrus Gray ran for two more scores as Texas A&M beat Texas Tech 45-27 on Saturday. The Aggies (5-3, 2-2 Big 12) trailed 7-0 early, but Tannehill threw three touchdown passes in the first half to give Texas A&M a 24-14 halftime lead. Gray had touchdown runs of 54 and 2 yards in the third quarter to stretch the lead to 38-14. Taylor Potts threw for 227 yards and a touchdown for the Red Raiders (4-4, 2-4). But Texas Tech fumbled twice near the goal line and Potts was replaced by Steven Sheffield in the fourth quarter. Sheffield had 129 yards passing and two touch-downs. Jeff Fuller caught two of Tannehill’s touchdown passes and finished with 11 receptions for 171 yards to become the sec-ond player in Texas A&M history to reach 2000 career yards receiving.

The Red Raiders opened the second half with a drive that included a 54-yard reception by Detron Lewis. It was halted when Lewis caught an 11-yard pass on the next play and fumbled the ball, which was recovered in the end zone by the Aggies. It was the second time Texas A&M recovered a fumble in their own end zone. Texas A&M’s offense got going in the second quarter with Tannehill finding Michael Lamothe on a 3-yard touchdown pass for a 10-7 lead. Lamothe added a touchdown on a 1-yard reception that made it 45-20 in the fourth quarter. Fuller’s first touchdown was on a 6-yard reception that pushed A&M’s lead to 17-7. Tech cut the lead to 17-14 when Lyle Leong caught a short pass from Potts and dashed untouched into the end zone about three minutes later. Adam James made his first catch of the season on a 12-yard reception on that drive. He took a hard hit on the play that drew a flag on Texas A&M’s Von Miller. Former Tech coach Mike Leach was fired in December amid allegations that he mistreated James after he suffered a concussion. Fuller gave the Aggies a 24-14 lead after a 2-yard touchdown catch with 9 seconds left in the first half. That drive was helped by two personal fouls on Tech for targeting defenseless receivers. Texas Tech jumped out to an early 7-0 lead when Eric Stephens scored on a 1-yard run midway through the first quarter. The Red Raiders took possession after Texas A&M’s pass on fourth-and-1 from the Tech 48 was batted down. Texas Tech forced a fumble by the Aggies on its next possession and was about to stretch the lead to two touchdowns, but Stephens fumbled near the goal line and Texas A&M recovered. The Aggies capitalized on that error with a 28-yard field goal by Randy Bullock that cut the lead to 7-3. Texas A&M running back Christine Michael suffered a broken right tibia on a carry in the third quarter.

SCORING SUMMARY No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive ScoringTeam Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start PlayTTU 11 52 3:30 TD 1st/7:37 T38 Eric Stephens 1-yard runTAMU 11 69 3:55 FG 1st/:36 A20 Randy Bullock 29-yard field goalTAMU 7 70 2:58 TD 2nd/10:38 A30 Michael Lamothe 3-yard receptionTAMU 4 57 1:15 TD 2nd/8:18 A43 Jeff Fuller 6-yard receptionTTU 10 88 2:45 TD 2nd/5:33 T12 Lyle Leong 15-yard receptionTAMU 8 60 :53 TD 2nd.:09 A40 Jeff Fuller 2-yard receptionTAMU 2 60 :45 TD 3rd/7:36 A40 Cyrus Gray 54-yard runTAMU 12 60 3:53 TD 3rd/1:36 A40 Cyrus Gray 2-yard runTTU 8 42 2:57 TD 4th/11:30 A42 Lyle Leong 11-yard receptionTAMU 6 81 2:04 TD 4th/9:26 A19 Michael Lamonthe 1-yard receptionTTU 3 77 :39 TD 4th/2:14 T23 Lyle Leong 35-yard reception

TEAM STATISTICS TTU TAMUFirst Downs ...............................................................24 35Net Yards Rushing .....................................................96 174Net Yards Passing ......................................................356 449Completions-Attempts-Int ..........................................34-51-1 36-50-1Total Offense Yards ...................................................452 623Fumbles: Number-Lost ................................................3-2 5-2Penalties: Number-Yards ............................................8-81 9-75Kickoffs-Yards ...........................................................5-316 8-505Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD..................................1-(-2)-0 1-0-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD.................................6-136-0 3-48-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD ....................................1-14-0 1-35-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD ................................1-4-0 0-0-0Possession Time ........................................................26:46 33:14Third-Down Conversions ............................................6 of 16 5 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions ..........................................1 of 3 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..........................................3-5 6-6Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................................2-18 2-21

Kyle Field (84,479 Attendance)October 30, 2010

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GAME NINE • Texas Tech 24, Missouri 17SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALMissouri 14 3 0 0 17Texas Tech 3 7 14 0 24

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Taylor Potts came off the bench and threw for 188 yards and three touchdowns to lead Texas Tech over No. 14 Missouri 24-17 on Saturday. Potts didn’t start for the first time this season but came in late in the first half and threw TD passes of 8, 5 and 16 yards on three straight possessions by the Red Raiders (5-4, 3-4 Big 12) spanning the halves to wipe out a 17-3 deficit. Missouri disappeared for two quarters, but Zaviar Gooden’s interception at the Tigers 2 kept the game close. Still, the Ti-gers failed to move the ball into Red Raiders territory. Blaine Gabbert completed 12-of-30 passes for 95 yards for the Tigers (7-2, 3-2), who have lost two straight and will have a tough time making up the difference on first-place Nebraska. Missouri lost to the Cornhuskers last week. Red Raiders coach Tommy Tuberville has said all season he wanted his team to get 150 rushing yards a game. Texas Tech got 198 yards on 51 carries, with Baron Batch going for 134.

Missouri had chances with less than five minutes remaining in the game. Gabbert threw two passes into the end zone from Texas Tech’s 34 that appeared catchable. But neither Wes Kemp nor Jerrell Jackson could pull the ball in for a tying score. Potts watched from the sideline as backup quarterback Steven Sheffield started. Sheffield completed 11-of-20 passes for 99 yards. When Potts went in the Red Raiders offense began to click at the same time that Missouri’s began to struggle. After the first quarter, Gabbert’s passes lacked accuracy. He completed only three in the third quarter for 15 yards. On the third play from scrimmage, Marcus Murphy took a pitch from Gabbert and rumbled 69 yards for a 7-0. It was the longest rushing play of the season for Missouri. The teams traded three-and-outs before Kendial Lawrence bested Murphy’s run and went 71 yards untouched along the far sideline to make it 14-0. The two TD runs gave Missouri just 2 fewer yards (140) than they got the whole game in its 31-17 loss at Nebraska (142). The Tigers finished with 260 rushing yards on 31 carries. Lawrence had 102 yards on six carries Sheffield, who started his first game of the season, struggled to put drives together. On five of the seven drives with Sheffield taking snaps the Red Raiders punted. They got a field goal to trail 14-3 and lost a fumble on the other two possessions. With about five minutes left in the half Tuberville pulled Sheffield and put in Potts, who promptly led Texas Tech on 16-play drive, capping it with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Detron Lewis. After dominating the first quarter, Missouri got 85 total yards in the second and 22 in the third. The Tigers managed only three first downs in the second half.

SCORING SUMMARY No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive ScoringTeam Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start PlayMU 3 80 1:03 TD 1st/13:57 M20 Marcus Murphy 69-yard rushMU 2 80 :38 TD 1st/8:36 M20 Kendial Lawrence 71-yard rushTTU 8 29 1:57 FG 1st/6:39 T46 Matt Williams 42-yard field goalMU 8 84 2:10 FG 2nd/5:10 M07 Grant Ressel 27-yard field goalTTU 16 82 4:55 TD 2nd/:15 T18 Detron Lewis 8-yard receptionTTU 6 70 2:20 TD 3rd/12:40 T30 Lyle Leong 16-yard receptionTTU 12 85 5:54 TD 3rd/6:46 T15 Lyle Leong 4-yard reception

TEAM STATISTICS MU TTUFirst Downs ...............................................................14 29Net Yards Rushing .....................................................260 198Net Yards Passing ......................................................95 287Completions-Attempts-Int ..........................................12-30-0 30-50-1Total Offense Yards ...................................................355 485Fumbles: Number-Lost ................................................1-1 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards ............................................6-57 6-57Kickoffs-Yards ...........................................................4-262 7-250Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD..................................3-6-0 3-31-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD.................................3-43-0 4-103-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD ....................................1-10-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD ................................0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time ........................................................20:19 39:41Third-Down Conversions ............................................1 of 12 10 of 23Fourth-Down Conversions ..........................................0 of 2 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..........................................1-1 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................................2-20 1-9

Jones AT&T Stadium (55,667 Attendance)November 7, 2010

GAME TEN • Oklahoma 45, Texas Tech 7SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALTexas Tech 7 0 0 0 7Oklahoma 24 14 7 0 45

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -Ryan Broyles caught three of Landry Jones’ five touchdown passes and broke a few more Oklahoma records, leading the 19th-ranked Sooners to a 45-7 victory against Texas Tech on Saturday. Broyles caught eight passes for 119 yards and broke Mark Clayton’s career records for receptions and touchdown catches at Oklahoma (8-2, 4-2 Big 12). He also eclipsed his own mark for catches in a season and now holds almost every significant receiving record at the school. Broyles tumbled backward into the end zone after an acro-batic 29-yard catch in the second quarter and later added an 18-yard touchdown catch and a leaping 8-yard TD grab on a fade route. Texas Tech (5-5, 3-5) scored on Detron Lewis’ touchdown pass to fellow receiver Darrin Moore out of the wildcat forma-tion but then gave up 38 straight points. Jones surpassed 300 yards passing for the seventh time

this season, completing 22 of 29 passes for 317 yards. He also had a 12-yard touchdown pass to DeMarco Murray on Oklahoma’s first possession and a 59-yard score on a deep ball to Kenny Stills. It was the third straight blowout by the home team in the series. The Sooners came up with a memorable 65-21 rout against the No. 2 Red Raiders two years ago, derailing Tech’s bid at perfection in the next-to-last game of the regular season. The Red Raiders got a measure of revenge last season with a 41-13 victory in the rematch, celebrating to the same song - House of Pain’s “Jump Around” - that the Sooners jubilantly bounced to in 2008. The stakes weren’t nearly so high in this one. Oklahoma bounced back from its fourth straight conference road loss to stretch the nation’s longest home winning streak to 36, in the process keeping alive its chances of winning the Big 12 South title. Tech, which has been eligible for a bowl game each of the last 16 years, remained one win shy with only nonconference home games against Weber State and Houston left on the schedule. The Sooners got a scare when Murray went to the locker room in the second quarter after trainers were examining his chest, but he came back for the opening series of the second half. Starting defensive tackle Adrian Taylor didn’t return after he was wheeled off the field in a cart later in the second quarter. He was unable to put weight on his right foot. Oklahoma is already without its other starting defensive tackle, Casey Walker, due to injury. After allowing a season-best 95 yards passing by Blaine Gabbert in an upset of then-No. 14 Missouri last week, Texas Tech’s defense returned to its usual struggles. Jones threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns in the first half against the defense that ranks third-to-last in the nation against the pass, guiding the Sooners to a 38-7 advantage. Broyles’ 15-yard catch on Oklahoma’s second play of the game broke a tie with Clayton for the school record for career receptions at 221. His leaping catch over Jarvis Phillips in the third quarter stretched the lead to 45-7 and gave him 32 receptions for touchdowns in his career, one more than Clayton. He also matched Clayton’s records with eight 100-yard games in a season and 15 in a career.

SCORING SUMMARY No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive ScoringTeam Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start PlayOU 8 80 2:29 TD 1st/12:31 O20 Demarco Murray 12-yard receptionTTU 7 67 2:24 TD 1st/10:03 T33 Darrin Moore 3-yrad recepetionOU 7 53 2:04 FG 1st/7:53 O30 Jimmy Stevens 34-yard field goalOU 4 75 1:29 TD 1st/5:01 O25 Kenny Stills 59-yard receptionOU 6 57 2:30 TD 1st/:26 O43 Roy Finch 29-yard rushOU 5 72 1:58 TD 2nd/10:15 O28 Ryan Broyles 29-yard receptionOU 4 53 :38 TD 2nd/:27 O47 Ryan Broyles 18-yard receptionOU 7 53 1:50 TD 3rd/5:53 O47 Ryan Broyles 8-yard reception

TEAM STATISTICS TTU OUFirst Downs ...............................................................15 26Net Yards Rushing .....................................................182 246Net Yards Passing ......................................................144 316Completions-Attempts-Int ..........................................20-41-2 23-31-0Total Offense Yards ....................................................326 562Fumbles: Number-Lost ................................................1-0 2-1Penalties: Number-Yards ............................................9-115 5-63Kickoffs-Yards ...........................................................2-143 8-506Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD..................................1-2-0 3-11-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD.................................6-136-0 1-18-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD ....................................0-0-0 2-29-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD ................................0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time ........................................................30:52 29:08Third-Down Conversions ............................................6 of 18 5 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions ..........................................0 of 2 2 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..........................................1-2 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................................1-5 3-19

Memorial Stadium (85,116 Attendance)November 13, 2010

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GAME ELEVEN • Texas Tech 64, Weber State 21SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALWeber State 0 0 7 14 21Texas Tech 23 21 6 14 64

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -Taylor Potts threw for three touch-downs and ran for another -- all in the first half -- to lead Texas Tech over Weber State 64-21 on Saturday. The win made the Red Raiders (6-5) bowl eligible for an 18th straight year -- they’ve gotten berths the past 10 years. “This was a good confidence builder,” Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said. “We needed it. I mean, every game for us this year has been down to the wire. So our guys, you know, they needed to play a game like this. We executed, went out, made plays, ran the ball... We looked like a good football team.” Texas Tech tallied 669 total yards and 34 first downs. The running game made up more than half the total, 230 yards on 40 carries. Potts, coming off his worst game in 19 career starts, hit Baron Batch for a 4-yard touchdown and Lyle Leong for a 7-yarder in the first quarter. Detron Lewis caught a 6-yard TD in the second quarter to put Texas Tech up 37-0. Potts finished

21 of 24 for 272 yards. The senior quarterback threw for only 136 yards and had two interceptions in a 45-7 loss at Oklahoma last week. He had no picks Saturday. “It’s what we’ve been looking for all year,” Potts said of Saturday’s offensive effort. “Today was kind of a day everything seemed to work well. It felt like at times we had 11 guys playing at the exact same time, when in the past it felt like we were missing a couple of guys on certain plays that could help.” Red Raiders backup quarterback Stephen Sheffield, also a senior, came in just before halftime and threw a 15-yard TD to Aron Crawford to put Texas Tech up 44-0 at halftime. Batch and Ben McRoy together scored three rushing TDs. Weber State (6-5, 5-3 Big Sky) scored in the third quarter when Cameron Higgins hit Brian Jankowski for a 6-yard touchdown to make it 47-7. In the fourth quarter, running back Vaingamalie Tafuna scored on a 3-yard run and backup quarterback Mike Hoke hit Bo Bolen for a 30-yarder to make it 64-21. “We just didn’t play well, plain and simple,” Weber State coach Ron McBride said. “Offensively, they did just about everything they wanted to us.” The Wildcats lost their starting tackle Tytan Timoteo late in the first quarter when he was ejected from the game after getting a personal foul for throwing a punch.

SCORING SUMMARY No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive ScoringTeam Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start PlayTTU 10 80 2:12 TD 1st/12:48 T20 Baron Batch 4-yard receptionTTU 9 95 2:55 TD 1st/7:10 T05 Taylor Potts 2-yard runTTU 10 78 2:43 TD 1st/3:20 T22 Lyle Leong 7-yard receptionTTU 0 0 0:00 S 1st/2:09 - TEAM SafetyTTU 9 67 3:23 TD 2nd13:46 T33 Baron Batch 6-yard runTTU 10 74 3:20 TD 2nd/3:13 T26 Detron Lewis 6-yard receptionTTU 6 61 1:09 TD 2nd/1:14 T39 Aaron Crawford 15-yard receptionTTU 5 38 1:45 FG 3rd/10:06 T27 Donnie Carona 52-yard field goalWS 7 79 3:42 TD 3rd/6:24 W21 Brian Jankowski 6-yard receptionTTU 11 50 5:00 FG 3rd/1:24 T26 Matt Williams 41-yard field goalTTU 7 71 2:12 TD 4th/12:02 T29 Ben McRoy 1-yard runWS 12 60 4:31 TD 4th/7:31 W40 Vai Tafuna 3-yard runTTU 1 39 :15 TD 4th/7:16 W39 Ben McRoy 39-yard runWS 8 88 3:29 TD 4th/3:47 W12 Bo Bolen 30-yard reception

TEAM STATISTICS WS TTUFirst Downs ...............................................................26 34Net Yards Rushing .....................................................177 230Net Yards Passing ......................................................282 439Completions-Attempts-Int ..........................................18-31-0 32-41-0Total Offense Yards ...................................................459 669Fumbles: Number-Lost ................................................2-1 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards ............................................8-74 6-58Kickoffs-Yards ...........................................................4-259 11-275Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD..................................1-10-0 0-0-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD.................................4-259-0 2-43-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD ....................................0-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD ................................0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time ........................................................33:02 26:58Third-Down Conversions ............................................6 of 14 6 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions ..........................................1 of 3 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..........................................2-4 8-8Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................................1-11 2-16


GAME TWELVE • Texas Tech 35, Houston 20SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINALHouston 10 3 0 7 20Texas Tech 14 7 7 7 35

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -Taylor Potts threw for 373 yards and four touchdowns to lead Texas Tech over Houston 35-20 on Saturday night. Potts completed 32 of 46 passes with an interception for the Red Raiders (7-5). Texas Tech kept the Cougars (5-7) from becoming bowl eli-gible and avenged a 1-point defeat at Houston last season. Houston moved the ball well between the 20-yard lines, but couldn’t get it across the goal line enough. The Cougars pulled within 28-20 on a 13-yard pass from David Piland to Tyron Carrier early in the fourth quarter. But Texas Tech came right back, as Potts threw a 19-yard touch-down pass to Lyle Leong to cap a 92-yard drive. Piland, a true freshman, completed 32 of 61 passes for 441 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. Houston is now 8-6 against the Red Raiders in Lubbock. Last year, Cougars quarterback Case Keenum scored on a

4-yard run with 49 seconds left to beat Texas Tech, 29-28. The Cougars outgained the Red Raiders 585-488, but Texas Tech made more of their yards. Potts surpassed the 3,000-yard passing mark for the season in the first quarter. Texas Tech, predominantly a passing team under former coach Mike Leach, now has had a quarterback pass for 3,000 yards in 11 straight seasons. In the third quarter, Potts faked to running back Baron Batch and kept it for a 28-yard rush to put the Red Raiders at the 16-yard line. Two plays later, Potts found Batch on a screen pass, and he battled through two tacklers before getting into the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown to make it 28-13. Potts found Lewis for two touchdowns in the first half. The pair connected for a 6-yard score on the Red Raiders’ first possession of the game. The second touchdown pass to Lewis - a 9-yarder - came at the end of Texas Tech’s first drive of the second quarter to give it a 21-10 lead. The score came after Tech got great field position on the Houston 47 after Houston punter Richie Leone’s failure to get a first down on a fake punt on fourth-and-9. After the teams traded interceptions on successive plays in the first quarter, Houston drove to Piland’s 7-yard TD pass to Johnson that put the Cougars up 10-7. Running back Eric Stephens put Tech back in front 14-10 on a 26-yard score with 1:13 left in the first quarter.

SCORING SUMMARY No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive ScoringTeam Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start PlayTTU 12 80 3:57 TD 1st/11:03 T20 Detron Lewis 6-yard receptionUH 5 48 1:27 FG 1st/9:36 H20 Matt Hogan 49-yard field goalUH 10 74 4:33 TD 1st/3:11 H26 Justin Johnson 7-yard receptionTTU 7 68 1:58 TD 1st/1:13 T32 Eric Stephens 26-yard runTTU 8 47 2:22 TD 2nd/12:19 T47 Detron Lewis 9-yard receptionUH 9 61 1:46 FG 2nd/0:00 H37 Matt Hogan 19-yard field goalTTU 5 54 1:00 TD 3rd/12:34 T46 Baron Batch 8-yard receptionUH 12 82 3:51 TD 4th/10:00 H18 Tyrone Carrier 13-yard receptionTTU 8 92 2:45 TD 4th/7:15 T08 Lyle Leong 19-yard recpetion

TEAM STATISTICS UH TTUFirst Downs ...............................................................29 22Net Yards Rushing .....................................................144 115Net Yards Passing ......................................................441 373Completions-Attempts-Int ..........................................32-61-3 32-46-1Total Offense Yards ...................................................441 488Fumbles: Number-Lost ................................................1-0 3-2Penalties: Number-Yards ............................................2-20 4-29Kickoffs-Yards ...........................................................4-276 6-397Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD..................................1-0-0 0-0-0Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD.................................5-88-0 3-74-0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD ....................................1-0-0 3-36-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD ................................0-0-0 0-0-0Possession Time ........................................................33:17 26:43Third-Down Conversions ............................................1 of 15 9 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions ..........................................5 of 8 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances ..........................................3-5 5-6Sacks By: Number-Yards ............................................0-0 0-0


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INDIVIDUAL RECORDSRUSHINGMost Attempts 33 James Gray vs. Duke ........................1989 All-American 27 Byron Morris vs. Oklahoma ............ 1993 John Hancock 24 Byron Hanspard vs. Air Force .................... 1995 Copper

Most Net Yards 280 James Gray vs. Duke ........................1989 All-American 260 Byron Hanspard vs. Air Force .................... 1995 Copper 172 George Smith vs. North Carolina..................... 1972 Sun

Highest Average Per Carry (10 carry min.) 12.3 George Smith vs. North Carolina..................... 1972 Sun 10.9 Bobby Cavazos vs. Auburn .......................... 1954 Gator 10.8 Byron Hanspard vs. Air Force .................... 1995 Copper

Most rushing TDs 4 James Gray vs. Duke ........................1989 All-American 4 Byron Hanspard vs. Air Force .................... 1995 Copper 3 Bobby Cavazos vs. Auburn .......................... 1954 Gator 3 George Smith vs. North Carolina..................... 1972 Sun

PASSINGMost Attempts 69 Graham Harrell vs. Virginia .......................... 2007 Gator 60 Sonny Cumbie vs. California ......................2004 Holiday 58 Graham Harrell vs. Mississippi ................... 2008 Cotton

Most Completions 44 Graham Harrell vs. Virginia .......................... 2007 Gator 41 B.J. Symons vs. Navy ............................. 2003 Houston 39 Sonny Cumbie vs. California ......................2004 Holiday

Highest Percentage of Completions (10 attempt min.) 77.4 B.J. Symons vs. Navy ............................. 2003 Houston 74.4 Kliff Kingsbury vs. Clemson ...................2002 Tangerine 72.7 Joe Barnes vs. Tennessee ........................... 1973 Gator

Most Yards Gained 520 Sonny Cumbie vs. California ......................2004 Holiday 497 B.J. Symons vs. Navy ............................. 2003 Houston 445 Graham Harrell vs. Minnesota ....................2006 Insight

Most TD Passes 4 Kliff Kingsbury vs. East Carolina .. 2000 galleryfurniture 4 B.J. Symons vs. Navy ............................. 2003 Houston 4 Graham Harrell vs. Mississippi ................... 2008 Cotton

RECEIVINGMost Receptions 11 Joel Filani vs Minnesota .............................2006 Insight 10 Eric Morris vs. Mississippi ......................... 2008 Cotton

Most Yards Gained 162 Joel Filani vs. Minnesota ............................2006 Insight 147 Darrell Jones vs. East Carolina ..... 2000 galleryfurniture Trey Haverty vs. California ........................2004 Holiday

Most TD Receptions 2 Billy Taylor vs. Nebraska .....................1976 Bluebonnet Derek Dorris vs. East Carolina ...... 2000 galleryfurniture Mickey Peters vs. Navy ........................... 2003 Houston Jarrett Hicks vs. California ........................2004 Holiday Edward Britton vs. Mississippi .................. 2008 Cotton

KICKINGMost FGs made 2 Brian Hall vs. Vanderbilt ..............................1974 Peach Tony Rogers vs. Air Force ......................... 1995 Copper Robert Treece vs. Iowa .............................. 2001 Alamo Robert Treece vs. Clemson ....................2002 Tangerine Matt Williams vs. Michigan State ............... 2010 Alamo

Most PATs 7 Tony Rogers vs. Air Force ......................... 1995 Copper 6 Alex Trlica vs. California ...........................2004 Holiday

Most Points Scored 13 Tony Rogers vs. Air Force ......................... 1995 Copper 12 Derek Dorris vs. East Carolina ...... 2000 galleryfurniture Mickey Peters vs. Navy ........................... 2003 Houston Jarrett Hicks vs. California ........................2004 Holiday Taurean Henderson vs. California ..............2004 Holiday

Longest FG 52 Alex Trlica vs. Minnesota ...........................2006 Insight 50 Clinton Greathouse vs. Iowa ....................... 2001 Alamo

TOTAL OFFENSEMost Offensive Plays 73 Graham Harrell vs. Virginia .......................... 2007 Gator 64 Graham Harrell vs. Mississippi ................... 2008 Cotton 62 Sonny Cumbie vs. California ......................2004 Holiday

Most Yards 514 Sonny Cumbie vs. California ......................2004 Holiday 500 B.J. Symons vs. Navy ............................. 2003 Houston 439 Graham Harrell vs. Minnesota ....................2006 Insight

TEAM RECORDSMost Net Yards Rushing ..........361 vs. Air Force, 1995 CopperHighest Average per Rush .........9.3 vs. Air Force, 1995 CopperMost Passing Attempts.................. 69 vs. Virginia, 2007 GatorMost Completions .......................... 44 vs. Virginia, 2007 GatorMost Interceptions .....................5 vs. St. Mary’s, 1939 CottonHighest Completion Pct. ..............77.4 vs. Navy, 2003 HoustonMost Passing Yards ............... 520 vs. California, 2004 HolidayMost TD Passes ...................... 5 vs. Clemson, 2002 TangerineMost Plays (Total Offense) .........85 vs. Mich. St., 2010 AlamoMost Yards (Total Offense) ......606 vs. Air Force, 1995 CopperMost Points ..............................55 vs. Air Force, 1995 Copper ................................... 55 vs. Clemson, 2002 TangerineMost Points Allowed ......................... 55 vs. USC, 1995 CottonMost Touchdowns .......................7 vs. Air Force, 1995 Copper ...................................... 7 vs. Duke, 1989 All-AmericanMost Field Goals ..................2 vs. Michigan State, 2010 Alamo .........................................2 vs. Air Force, 1995 Copper .........................................2 vs. Vanderbilt, 1974 Peach ..................................... 2 vs. Clemson, 2002 TangerineMost Points in 1 Quarter ..24 (4th) vs. Minnesota, 2006 InsightMost Points in One Half ......... 34 vs. Clemson, 2002 TangerineMost First Downs ............. 31 vs. Michigan State, 2010 Alamo Most Penalties Against ......................12 vs. Pacific, 1952 SunMost Yards Penalized ...................127 vs. Navy, 2003 HoustonMost Fumbles Lost.......................................... 3 vs. four teams

YEAR-BY-YEAR BOWL APPEARANCES2010 VALERO ALAMO BOWL Texas Tech 41, Michigan State 312008 AT&T COTTON BOWL Mississippi 47, Texas Tech 342007 KONICA-MINOLTA GATOR BOWL Texas Tech 31, Virginia 282006 INSIGHT BOWL Texas Tech 44, Minnesota 41 (OT)2005 AT&T COTTON BOWL Alabama 13, Texas Tech 102004 PACIFIC LIFE HOLIDAY BOWL Texas Tech 45, California 312003 HOUSTON BOWL Texas Tech 38, Navy 142002 MAZDA TANGERINE BOWL Texas Tech 55, Clemson 152001 MASTERCARD ALAMO BOWL Iowa 19, Texas Tech 162000 GALLERYFURNITURE.COM BOWL East Carolina 40, Texas Tech 271998 SANFORD INDEPENDENCE BOWL Mississippi 35, Texas Tech 181996 BUILDERS SQUARE ALAMO BOWL Iowa 27, Texas Tech 01995 WIESER LOCK COPPER BOWL Texas Tech 55, Air Force 411994 COTTON BOWL USC 55, Texas Tech 141993 JOHN HANCOCK BOWL Oklahoma 41, Texas Tech 10

ALL-TIME BOWL APPEARANCES School Appearances 1. Alabama ............................................................................58 2. Texas ................................................................................ 49 Tennessee ........................................................................ 49 4. USC .................................................................................. 48 5. Nebraska ...........................................................................47 6. Georgia ............................................................................. 46 7. Oklahoma ..........................................................................44 8. Penn State ....................................................................... 43 9. LSU ....................................................................................42 Ohio State .........................................................................42 11. Michigan .......................................................................... 40 Georgia Tech .................................................................... 40 13. Arkansas ...........................................................................38 Florida State .....................................................................38 Florida ...............................................................................38 16. Auburn...............................................................................36 17. Texas Tech ..................................................................... 34 Miami (Fla.) ...................................................................... 34 19. Mississippi ........................................................................33 20. Texas A&M .......................................................................32 Clemson ............................................................................32 22. Washington .......................................................................30 23. UCLA .................................................................................29 24. Notre Dame ......................................................................29 25. Colorado ............................................................................28

ALL-TIME BOWL RECORD11-21

1989 ALL-AMERICAN BOWL Texas Tech 49, Duke 211986 INDEPENDENCE BOWL Mississippi 20, Texas Tech 171977 TANGERINE BOWL Florida State 40, Texas Tech 171976 BLUEBONNET BOWL Nebraska 27, Texas Tech 241974 PEACH BOWL Texas Tech 6, Vanderbilt 61973 GATOR BOWL Texas Tech 28, Tennessee 191972 SUN BOWL North Carolina 32, Texas Tech 281970 SUN BOWL Georgia Tech 17, Texas Tech 91965 GATOR BOWL Georgia Tech 31, Texas Tech 211964 SUN BOWL Georgia 7, Texas Tech 01955 SUN BOWL Wyoming 21, Texas Tech 141953 GATOR BOWL Texas Tech 35, Auburn 131951 SUN BOWL Texas Tech 25, Pacific 141948 RAISIN BOWL San Jose State 20, Texas Tech 131947 SUN BOWL Miami (Ohio) 13, Texas Tech 121941 SUN BOWL Tulsa 6, Texas Tech 01938 COTTON BOWL St. Mary’s (Calif.) 20, Texas Tech 131937 SUN BOWL West Virginia 7, Texas Tech 6

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2010 SEASON RESULTS (7-5, 3-5 Big 12 Conference)

Date Opponent Location Result TV AttendanceSept. 5 SMU Lubbock, Texas W, 35-27 ESPN 57,528Sept. 11 at New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. W, 52-17 The Mtn. 25,734Sept. 18 Texas Lubbock, Texas L, 14-24 ABC 60,454OPENOct. 2 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa L, 38-52 FCS 43,162Oct. 9 vs. Baylor (Cotton Bowl) Dallas, Texas W, 45-38 FSN 48,213Oct. 16 Oklahoma State Lubbock, Texas L, 17-34 FSN+ 60,454Oct. 23 at Colorado Boulder, Colo. W, 27-24 None 47,665Oct. 30 at Texas A&M College Station, Texas L, 27-45 None 84,479Nov. 6 Missouri Lubbock, Texas W, 24-17 ABC 55,667Nov. 13 at Oklahoma Norman, Okla. L, 7-45 ABC 85,116Nov. 20 Weber State Lubbock, Texas W, 64-21 None 55,083Nov. 27 Houston Lubbock, Texas W, 35-20 FSN 53,461Jan. 1 vs. Northwestern Dallas, Texas 11 a.m. ESPNU -

CATEGORY TECH OPP

SCORING .........................................................350 344Points Per Game ............................................31.8 31.3

FIRST DOWNS ................................................267 254 Rushing ............................................................91 87 Passing ...........................................................157 146 Penalty .............................................................19 21

RUSHING YARDAGE .................................... 1539 1740 Yards gained rushing .....................................1808 2069 Yards lost rushing ...........................................269 329 Rushing Attempts ...........................................376 423 Average Per Rush ............................................4.1 4.1 Average Per Game .......................................139.9 158.2 TDs Rushing .....................................................14 17

PASSING YARDAGE .................................... 3404 3232Comp-Att-Int ........................................ 331-515-9 271-429-11

Average Per Pass .............................................6.6 7.5 Average Per Catch .........................................10.3 11.9 Average Per Game .......................................309.5 293.8 TDs Passing ......................................................31 25

TOTAL OFFENSE ......................................... 4943 4972 Total Plays .....................................................891 852 Average Per Play .............................................5.5 5.8 Average Per Game .......................................449.4 452.0

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ........................49-1102 40-845PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards......................... 19-119 21-127INT RETURNS: #-Yards ............................ 11-195 9-195KICK RETURN AVERAGE ...............................22.5 21.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ...............................6.3 6.0INT RETURN AVERAGE .................................17.7 21.7FUMBLES-LOST .......................................... 21-12 23-8

PENALTIES-YARDS .................................. 71-718 86-766 Average Per Game .........................................65.3 69.6

PUNTS-YARDS .......................................57-2315 57-2448 Average Per Punt ...........................................40.6 42.9 Net punt average ...........................................38.0 38.8

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME ................... 28:13 31:47

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS ..................... 76/178 66/173 3rd-Down Pct ................................................43% 38%

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS ....................... 10/22 11/24 4th-Down Pct ................................................45% 46%

SACKS BY-Yards ...................................... 24-165 21-189MISC YARDS ......................................................0 7TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ..................................46 44FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS .............................9-14 12-16ON-SIDE KICKS................................................0-1 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES ............................43-53 81% 38-47 81%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS .................36-53 68% 27-47 57%PAT-ATTEMPTS ...............................45-45 100% 44-44 100%

ATTENDANCE ..........................................289186 286156 Games/Avg Per Game...............................5/57837 5/57231 Neutral Site Games ............................................... 1/48213

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

Texas Tech 89 122 71 68 350Opponents 100 103 65 76 344

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GBatch, Baron.......................................................12 172 817 12 805 4.7 5 37 67.1Stephens, Eric .....................................................12 113 555 13 542 4.8 5 30 45.2McRoy, Ben ........................................................11 21 156 12 144 6.9 2 39 13.1Crawford, Aaron .................................................12 18 112 1 111 6.2 1 25 9.2Jeffers, Harris ......................................................9 17 87 4 83 4.9 0 32 9.2Sheffield, Ste. .....................................................10 18 61 45 16 0.9 1 11 1.6Lewis, Detron .....................................................12 4 15 0 15 3.8 0 6 1.2Douglas, Corne. ..................................................12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2Franks, Jacoby .....................................................7 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.3Potts, Taylor.......................................................12 31 134 149 -15 -0.5 1 43 -1.2TEAM ...................................................................7 12 0 48 -48 -4.0 0 0 -6.9Total.......... ........................................................12 408 1940 286 1654 4.1 15 43 137.8Opponents...... ...................................................12 459 2219 335 1884 4.1 17 71 157.0

PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GPotts, Taylor...................................................... 12 139.86 326-495-9 65.9 3357 31 55 279.8Sheffield, Ste. .................................................... 10 122.51 33-58-1 56.9 359 3 35 35.9Doege, Seth ......................................................... 2 196.80 3-4-0 75.0 58 0 21 29.0Zouzalik, Aust. ................................................... 11 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Karam, Jacob ...................................................... 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Lewis, Detron .................................................... 12 455.20 1-1-0 100.0 3 1 3 0.2Douglas, Corne. ................................................. 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total.......... .......................................................12 138.28 363-561-10 64.7 3777 35 55 314.8Opponents...... ..................................................12 137.27 303-490-14 61.8 3673 27 62 306.1

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GLewis, Detron ............................................................................................ 12 ............79 803 10.2 6 54 66.9Leong, Lyle ................................................................................................ 12 ............64 808 12.6 17 40 67.3Torres, Alex ............................................................................................... 10 ............36 439 12.2 3 45 43.9Batch, Baron.............................................................................................. 12 ............31 220 7.1 3 44 18.3Swindall, Tram. ......................................................................................... 12 ............30 240 8.0 0 36 20.0Stephens, Eric ............................................................................................ 12 ............28 193 6.9 2 19 16.1Zouzalik, Aust. ........................................................................................... 11 ............26 382 14.7 1 55 34.7Franks, Jacoby ............................................................................................ 7 ............25 254 10.2 0 30 36.3Douglas, Corne. ......................................................................................... 12 ............16 186 11.6 1 28 15.5Moore, Darrin ............................................................................................ 11 ............13 105 8.1 1 19 9.5Ward, Eric .................................................................................................. 10 .............. 5 56 11.2 0 14 5.6Crawford, Aaron ........................................................................................ 12 .............. 4 39 9.8 1 15 3.2James, Adam ............................................................................................... 8 .............. 2 26 13.0 0 14 3.2Jeffers, Harris ............................................................................................. 9 .............. 2 16 8.0 0 11 1.8Fisher, Aaron ............................................................................................. 12 .............. 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.8McRoy, Ben ............................................................................................... 11 .............. 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1Total.......... ............................................................................................... 12 ..........363 3777 10.4 35 55 314.8Opponents...... .......................................................................................... 12 ..........303 3673 12.1 27 62 306.1

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdLacour, Jon. ........................................................................54 2149 39.8 60 1 13 11 0Carona, Donnie ..................................................................... 9 442 49.1 63 0 2 3 0Total.......... ........................................................................63 2591 41.1 63 1 15 14 0Opponents...... ...................................................................62 2635 42.5 71 6 14 17 2

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnCarona, Donnie ..................................................................70 4504 64.3 21 3 Williams, Matt ..................................................................... 1 68 68.0 0 0 Total.......... ........................................................................71 4572 64.4 21 3 933 45.3 24Opponents...... ...................................................................71 4613 65.0 18 0 1176 43.3 26

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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALLSCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PointsLeong, Lyle .........................................................17 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 102Williams, Matt ......................................................0 8-10 50-50 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 74Batch, Baron.........................................................8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48Stephens, Eric .......................................................7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Lewis, Detron .......................................................6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Torres, Alex ..........................................................3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18McRoy, Ben ..........................................................2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Crawford, Aaron ...................................................2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Zouzalik, Aust. ......................................................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Moore, Darrin .......................................................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Douglas, Corne. ....................................................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Sheffield, Ste. .......................................................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 6Phillips, Jarv. ........................................................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Potts, Taylor.........................................................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Carona, Donnie .....................................................0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 3TEAM ...................................................................0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2Total.......... ........................................................51 9-14 50-50 0-0 0 0-1 0 1 385Opponents...... ...................................................46 14-18 46-46 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 364

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GPotts, Taylor...........................................................................................................12 526 -15 3357 3342 278.5Batch, Baron...........................................................................................................12 172 805 0 805 67.1Stephens, Eric .........................................................................................................12 113 542 0 542 45.2Sheffield, Ste. .........................................................................................................10 76 16 359 375 37.5McRoy, Ben ............................................................................................................11 21 144 0 144 13.1Crawford, Aaron .....................................................................................................12 18 111 0 111 9.2Jeffers, Harris ..........................................................................................................9 17 83 0 83 9.2Doege, Seth ..............................................................................................................2 4 0 58 58 29.0Lewis, Detron .........................................................................................................12 5 15 3 18 1.5Douglas, Corne. ......................................................................................................12 2 3 0 3 0.2Franks, Jacoby .........................................................................................................7 1 -2 0 -2 -0.3TEAM .......................................................................................................................7 12 -48 0 -48 -6.9Total.......... ........................................................................................................... 12 969 1654 3777 5431 452.6Opponents...... ...................................................................................................... 12 949 1884 3673 5557 463.1

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkWilliams, Matt 8-10 80.0 0-0 3-3 2-2 3-5 0-0 42 1Carona, Donnie 1-4 25.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-3 52 2

FG SEQUENCE Texas Tech OPPONENTSSMU ..................................................................................47,51 ..................................................(24),(61)New Mexico .........................................................................(22) .........................................................(28)Texas ........................................................................................ - .........................................................(27)Iowa State.......................................................................48,(24) .........................................................(35)Baylor ..............................................................................47,(30) .........................................................(31)Oklahoma State ....................................................................(27) ..................................................(35),(32)Colorado ........................................................................(40),(36) ....................................................(23),35Texas A&M ............................................................................... - ....................................................(28),40Missouri...........................................................................(42),54 .........................................................(27)Oklahoma .................................................................................. - ....................................................(34),36Weber State ..................................................................(52),(41) ...........................................................43Houston ..................................................................................... - ..................................................(49),(19)Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GStephens, Eric .....................................................................12 542 193 0 989 0 1724 143.7Batch, Baron.......................................................................12 805 220 0 0 0 1025 85.4Lewis, Detron .....................................................................12 15 803 62 0 0 880 73.3Leong, Lyle .........................................................................12 0 808 0 0 0 808 67.3Torres, Alex ........................................................................10 0 439 0 0 0 439 43.9Zouzalik, Aust. ....................................................................11 0 382 5 38 0 425 38.6Franks, Jacoby ..................................................................... 7 -2 254 0 0 0 252 36.0Swindall, Tram. ..................................................................12 0 240 0 0 0 240 20.0Crawford, Aaron .................................................................12 111 39 39 0 0 189 15.8Douglas, Corne. ..................................................................12 3 186 0 0 0 189 15.8Jeffers, Harris ...................................................................... 9 83 16 0 89 0 188 20.9McRoy, Ben ........................................................................11 144 1 0 29 0 174 15.8Phillips, Jarv. ......................................................................12 0 0 0 0 114 114 9.5Moore, Darrin .....................................................................11 0 105 0 0 0 105 9.5Ward, Eric ...........................................................................10 0 56 0 0 0 56 5.6Johnson, D.J.......................................................................11 0 0 0 0 44 44 4.0Bird, Bront ..........................................................................12 0 0 0 0 33 33 2.8Ford, Will .............................................................................. 4 0 0 0 0 27 27 6.8James, Adam ........................................................................ 8 0 26 0 0 0 26 3.2Hubert, Cqulin ....................................................................... 8 0 0 0 18 0 18 2.2Sheffield, Ste. .....................................................................10 16 0 0 0 0 16 1.6Brydon, Jon. .......................................................................12 0 0 15 0 0 15 1.2Porter, Tre’ .........................................................................12 0 0 0 0 13 13 1.1Aguilar, Mich. .....................................................................11 0 0 0 13 0 13 1.2Fisher, Aaron ......................................................................12 0 9 0 0 0 9 0.8Kelley, Blake ......................................................................... 5 0 0 -2 0 0 -2 -0.4Potts, Taylor.......................................................................12 -15 0 0 0 0 -15 -1.2TEAM ................................................................................... 7 -48 0 0 0 0 -48 -6.9Total.......... ........................................................................12 1654 3777 119 1176 231 6957 579.8Opponents...... ...................................................................12 1884 3673 127 933 195 6812 567.7

PUNT RET No. Yds Avg TD LongLewis, Detron ...................... 10 62 6.2 0 25Zouzalik, Aust. ........................6 5 0.8 0 16Kelley, Blake ...........................1 -2 -2.0 0 0Brydon, Jon. ...........................1 15 15.0 0 0Crawford, Aaron .....................1 39 39.0 0 0Total.......... ......................... 19 119 6.3 0 25Opponents...... .................... 22 127 5.8 0 45

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongPhillips, Jarv. ..........................4 114 28.5 1 87Bird, Bront ..............................3 33 11.0 0 16Johnson, D.J...........................3 44 14.7 0 33Davis, Cody ............................1 0 0.0 0 0Smith, Scott ...........................1 0 0.0 0 0Porter, Tre’ .............................1 13 13.0 0 13Ford, Will ................................1 27 27.0 0 27Total.......... ......................... 14 231 16.5 1 87Opponents...... .................... 10 195 19.5 0 74

KICK RET No. Yds Avg TD LongStephens, Eric ...................... 40 989 24.7 0 93Jeffers, Harris ........................5 89 17.8 0 24Zouzalik, Aust. ........................3 38 12.7 0 20McRoy, Ben ............................2 29 14.5 0 18Hubert, Cqulin .........................1 18 18.0 0 18Aguilar, Mich. .........................1 13 13.0 0 13Total.......... ......................... 52 1176 22.6 0 93Opponents...... .................... 45 933 20.7 2 92

FUMBLE RET No. Yds Avg TD LongDavis, Cody ............................1 4 4.0 0 4Total.......... ........................... 1 4 4.0 0 4Opponents...... ...................... 2 10 5.0 0 7

CONVERSIONSThird Down 1 2 3 4 TotalTexas Tech 18-47 31-54 22-50 14-44 85-195Opponents 14-43 15-44 20-50 18-51 67-188

Fourth Down 1 2 3 4 TotalTexas Tech 3-4 3-6 1-2 3-11 10-23Opponents 3-6 3-6 4-7 6-13 16-32

TURNOVERSTakeaways – 22Turnovers – 24Points Off Turnovers – Tech: 49 (7 TD, 0 FG) Opponents: 55 (7 TD, 2 FG)Points Off Turnovers/Game – Texas Tech: 4.08 Opponents: 4.58

RED ZONETexas Tech Red Zone Entries – 47-of-58 Scores – 47 (40 TD, 7 FG) Non-Scores – 10 (3 INT, 3 FUMBLE, 3 DOWNS, 1 HALF, 1MFG)Opponent Red Zone Entries – 41-of-52 Scores – 41 (29 TD, 12 FG) Non-Scores – 9 (4 INT, 1 HALF, 3 DOWNS, 3 MFG)

KICKOFFSKickoffs – 72Touchbacks –20Opponent Kickoff Returns – 45 for 933 yards (20.7)Fair Catches – 3Out of Bounds – 2

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|-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSE GP UA AS Tot TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rv-Yds FF Kk Saf20 Bird, Bront ......................................................................................12 67 34 101 4.5-19 1.0-7 3-33 2 . 1-0 . . .16 Davis, Cody ....................................................................................12 63 16 79 6.5-30 1.0-7 1-0 4 1 1-4 2 . .5 Porter, Tre’ .....................................................................................12 56 14 70 3.0-5 . 1-13 6 . . . . .57 Duncan, Brian .................................................................................12 37 21 58 12.0-50 7.0-32 . . 1 1-0 1 . .21 Phillips, Jarv. ..................................................................................12 41 11 52 1.0-1 . 4-114 9 . . . . .93 Whitlock, Colby ...............................................................................12 36 14 50 8.5-28 2.0-16 . 1 1 1-0 . . .1B Johnson, D.J...................................................................................11 37 6 43 2.0-4 . 3-44 3 . . . . .41 Fehoko, Sam ...................................................................................12 25 10 35 2.5-24 1.0-9 . 1 2 1-0 1 . .30 Dewhurst, Brett ..............................................................................12 24 10 34 . . . 4 1 . . . .13 Howard, Julius ................................................................................12 24 8 32 4.0-16 . . . 2 . . . .26 Mitchem, Frank. ..............................................................................12 20 11 31 2.0-12 1.0-11 . 4 . 1-0 . . .45 Sonier, Tyrone ................................................................................10 16 6 22 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . 1 . 1 . .1 Bullitt, Terr. ....................................................................................11 13 7 20 2.0-4 . . 1 . . 1 . .31 Neboh, Eugene ..................................................................................8 13 6 19 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . .51 Hubert, Cqulin ...................................................................................8 11 7 18 1.0-5 . . . . . . . .28 Moore, LaRon ...................................................................................7 9 5 14 1.5-2 . . 5 . . . . .7 Ford, Will ..........................................................................................4 10 4 14 . . 1-27 1 . . . . .94 Smith, Scott .....................................................................................4 10 4 14 4.0-30 3.0-28 1-0 . . 1-0 2 . .56 Brydon, Jon. ...................................................................................12 12 1 13 1.0-2 . . . . . . 1 .98 Langley, Donald ..............................................................................12 9 4 13 . . . . 1 1-0 . . .95 Graves, Pearlie ..................................................................................6 5 7 12 4.5-20 2.0-15 . . . . . . .91 Hyder, Kerry ...................................................................................10 5 6 11 2.0-16 2.0-16 . 2 1 . 2 . .2 Douglas, Corne. ..............................................................................12 8 2 10 1.0-23 . . . . . 1 . .54 Bush, Dartwan ..................................................................................6 7 2 9 3.0-7 1.0-5 . 1 . . . . .92 Rumph, Lawrence ...........................................................................12 7 2 9 1.0-11 1.0-11 . . . . . . .36 Acevedo, Ger. .................................................................................10 6 2 8 . . . . . . . . .4 Mays, Derrick ...................................................................................7 7 1 8 . . . 2 . . . . .47 Wade, Myles .....................................................................................6 3 3 6 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . . . . . .35 Waller, Arlan .....................................................................................6 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .24 Stephens, Eric .................................................................................12 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .87 Fisher, Aaron ..................................................................................12 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .39 Foster, Tanner ..................................................................................5 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .49 Carona, Donnie ...............................................................................12 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .42 Cobb, Daniel .....................................................................................9 2 1 3 . . . 2 . . . . .6 Zouzalik, Aust. ................................................................................11 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .40 Barr, Aundrey ...................................................................................4 2 1 3 1.0-4 . . . . . . . .99 Perry, Chris.......................................................................................9 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . .32 Crawford, Aaron .............................................................................12 2 1 3 . . . . . . . 1 .60 Smitherman, Jes .............................................................................12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .73 Keown, Justin.................................................................................12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .18 Ward, Eric .......................................................................................10 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .27 Winbush, Zach ..................................................................................2 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .34 McRoy, Ben ....................................................................................11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .19 Leong, Lyle .....................................................................................12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .65 Waddle, LA .....................................................................................12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .9 Lacour, Jon. ....................................................................................12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .25 Batch, Baron...................................................................................12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .8 Franks, Jacoby .................................................................................7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .29 Aguilar, Mich. .................................................................................11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .86 Torres, Alex ....................................................................................10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .1A Sheffield, Ste. .................................................................................10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .83 Kelley, Blake .....................................................................................5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .12 Potts, Taylor...................................................................................12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .37 McCorkle, Andre ...............................................................................7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM ...............................................................................................7 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Total.......... ................................................................................... 12 628 234 862 71-323 24-165 14-231 50 11 8-4 11 2 1 Opponents...... .............................................................................. 12 606 280 886 52.0-247 21-189 10-195 47 17 14-10 13 3 .

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OFFENSIVE STARTERSGAME LT LG C RG RT QB F H X Y ZSMU Waddle Edwards Keown Gallington Olson Potts Batch Swindall Leong Lewis FranksUNM Waddle Edwards Keown Gallington Olson Potts Stephens Swindall Leong Lewis FranksTEXAS Waddle Edwards Keown Gallington Okafor Potts Batch Stephens Leong Lewis FranksISU Waddle Edwards Keown Gallington Okafor Potts Batch Swindall Leong Lewis TorresBU Waddle Edwards Keown Gallington Okafor Potts Batch Swindall Leong Lewis TorresOSU Waddle Edwards Keown Gallington Okafor Potts Batch Swindall Leong Lewis TorresCU Waddle Edwards Keown Gallington Okafor Potts Batch Stephens Moore Torres LewisTAMU Waddle Edwards Keown Gallington Okafor Potts Batch Swindall Leong Torres LewisMU Waddle Edwards Keown Gallington Okafor Sheffield Batch Swindall Leong Zouzalik LewisOU Waddle Edwards Kewon Gallington Okafor Potts Batch Swindall Ward Zouzalik LewisWS Waddle Edwards Keown Gallington Okafor Potts Batch Douglas Leong Olson LewisUH Waddle Edwards Kewon Gallington Okafor Potts Batch Douglas Leong Zouzalik Olson

DEFENSIVE STARTERSGAME LE NT DT RE SAM MIKE WILL LC LS RS RCSMU Fehoko Whitlock Hyder Duncan Phillips Bird Howard Ford Davis Mitchem Johnson UNM Barr Whitlock Hyder Duncan Phillips Bird Howard Ford Davis Mitchem JohnsonTEXAS Fehoko Whitlock Wade Duncan Phillips Bird Howard Ford Davis Dewhurst JohnsonISU Smith Whitlock Wade Duncan Porter Bird Howard Johnson Davis Mitchem PhillipsBU Hyder Whitlock Langley Duncan Porter Bird Howard Johnson Davis Mitchem PhillipsOSU Duncan Agoucha Whitlock Phillips Porter Bird Bullitt Moore Davis Dewhurst JohnsonCU Langley Agoucha Whitlock Duncan Fehoko Bird Sonier Johnson Davis Dewhurst PhillipsTAMU Langley Graves Whitlock Duncan Phillips Bird Dewhurst Moore Davis Porter JohnsonMU Langley Graves Whitlock (RE)Mitchem (DB) Neboh (DB) Bird Dewhurst Moore Davis Porter PhillipsOU Fehoko Langley Whitlock Graves Porter (DB) Bird Duncan Moore Davis Mitchem PhillipsWS Graves Whitlock Langley Sonier Fehoko Bird Duncan Neboh Dewhurst Davis PorterUH Fehoko Graves Whitlock (DE) Davis (DB) Duncan Bird Neboh (DB) Moore Dewhurst Porter Mays

FIRST DOWNS RUSHING PASSING TOT OFF PUNTS FUM PENALTIES 3RD TIME OFGAME SCORE TOT RU-PA-PE NO-YDS-TD C-A-I YDS TD PL-YDS NO-AVG F-L NO-YDS DNS POSS

Texas Tech 35 24 7-15-2 31-72-1 34-53-0 359 4 84-431 4-48.2 1-1 5-39 9-of-18 32:10 vs. SMU 27 18 6-11-1 27-109-1 21-38-3 218 2 65-327 4-49.2 3-1 4-40 4-of-13 27:50

Texas Tech 52 24 8-12-4 36-152-4 24-41-0 310 3 77-462 2-47.5 4-2 6-69 7-of-14 26:19at New Mexico 17 23 6-16-1 27-97-1 32-52-2 336 1 79-433 7-30.9 3-1 16-145 7-of-18 33:41

Texas Tech 14 11 1-8-2 18-(-14)-0 21-36-2 158 1 54-144 8-43.2 3-1 8-98 3-13 22:16vs. Texas 24 18 6-8-4 43-93-1 21-36-3 227 2 79-320 6-42.3 1-1 11-95 6-20 37:44

Texas Tech 38 28 7-21-0 25-131-0 42-62-1 377 5 87-508 5-38.2 4-2 7-66 8-17 26:04at Iowa State 52 22 9-11-2 50-281-2 20-28-0 190 4 78-441 4-40.0 1-0 6-55 10-18 33:56

Texas Tech 45 35 10-23-2 36-173-2 42-59-1 462 4 95-635 4-41.8 1-0 6-42 10-16 28:59vs. Baylor 38 22 4-18-0 30-80-2 33-45-0 427 2 75-507 5-42.0 1-0 9-65 7-15 31:01

Texas Tech 17 20 11-9-0 38-175-1 28-43-0 226 1 81-401 7-37.6 2-2 5-51 6-of-18 25:28vs. Oklahoma State 34 30 13-15-2 48-225-3 24-35-2 356 1 83-581 4-45.0 1-0 5-53 6-of-15 34:32

Texas Tech 27 23 7-14-2 37-144-1 24-38-1 286 2 75-430 5-46.2 1-1 5-42 5-of-15 29:07at Colorado 24 20 5-15-0 32-28-1 31-53-0 336 2 85-364 7-38.9 2-0 7-44 9-of-21 30:53

Texas Tech 27 24 7-15-2 26-96-1 34-51-1 452 3 77-452 6-38.3 3-2 8-81 6-of-16 26:46at Texas A&M 45 35 9-20-6 43-174-2 36-50-1 449 4 93-623 3-42.3 5-2 9-75 5-of-12 33:14

Texas Tech 24 29 12-15-2 51-198-2 30-50-1 287 3 101-485 7-35.7 1-1 6-57 10-of-23 39:41vs. Missouri 17 14 5-7-2 31-260-2 12-30-0 95 0 61-355 8-53.9 1-1 6-57 1-of-12 20:19

Texas Tech 7 15 10-5-0 38-182-0 20-41-2 144 1 79-326 8-37.5 1-0 9-115 6-of-18 30:52at Oklahoma 45 26 12-12-2 44-246-1 23-31-0 316 5 75-562 5-47.8 2-1 5-63 5-of-15 29:08

Texas Tech 64 34 11-20-3 40-230-4 32-41-0 439 4 81-669 1-49.0 0-0 6-58 6-of-10 26:58vs. Weber State 21 26 12-13-1 48-177-1 18-31-0 282 2 74-459 4-40.5 2-1 8-74 6-of-14 33:02

Texas Tech 35 22 5-17-0 32-115-1 32-46-1 373 4 78-488 6-46.0 3-2 4-29 9-of-17 26:43vs. Houston 20 29 9-19-1 36-144-0 32-61-3 441 2 97-585 5-37.4 1-0 2-20 1-of-15 33:17

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (TEAM)

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INDIVIDUALGAME-BY GAME STATISTICS

PASSING C-A-I-Yds/TD #12 Potts #1 SheffieldSMU ....................................... 34-53-0-359/4 DNPUNM ....................................... 22-34-0-293/3 2-7-0-17/0TEXAS .................................... 21-35-2-158/1 0-1-0-0/0ISU ......................................... 42-62-1-377/5 0-0-0-0/0BU .......................................... 42-59-1-462/4 0-0-0/0OSU ........................................ 28-43-0-226/1 0-0-0/0CU .......................................... 24-38-1-286/1 0-0-0/0TAMU ..................................... 23-37-0-227/1 11-14-1-129/2MU ......................................... 19-28-1-188/3 11-20-0-99/0OU .......................................... 18-36-2-136/0 1-4-5/0WS ......................................... 21-24-0-272/3 8-12-0-109/1UH .......................................... 32-46-1-373/4 0-0-0/0*Two other players have thrown a pass this season

FIELD GOALSMade, Missed, Blocked ................ #49 Carona #85 WilliamsSMU ..............................................................51 47UNM .................................................................. 22TEXAS ............................................................... ISU .................................................................... 48,24BU .................................................................47 30OSU ................................................................... 27CU ..................................................................... 40, 36TAMU ................................................................MU ................................................................53 42OU .....................................................................WS ................................................................52 41UH .....................................................................

PUNTINGNumber-Avg./I20 .................. #9 LaCour ....................#49 CaronaSMU ....................................... 4-48.2/1 ..................................0-0/0UNM ....................................... 2-47.5/1 ..................................0-0/0TEXAS .................................... 8-43.2/1 ..................................0-0/0ISU ......................................... 4-38.2/1 .............................1-38.0/0BU .......................................... 4-41.8/1 ..................................0-0/0OSU ........................................ 7-37.6/2 ..................................0-0/0CU .......................................... 4-43.5/0 ................................1-57/0TAMU ..................................... 6-38.3/0 ..................................0-0/0MU ......................................... 7-35.7/2 ..................................0-0/0OU .......................................... 5-34.2/2 .............................3-43.0/1WS ......................................... 1-49.0/0 ..................................0-0/0UH .......................................... 2-29.0/0 .............................4-54.5/2

RUSHINGRush-Yds/TD SMU UNM TEXAS ISU BU OSU CU TAMU MU OU WS UHBatch............................................15-56/0 10-32/2 7-37/0 12-58/0 17-97/1 19-83/1 13-60/0 10-30/1 28-134/0 11-91/0 11-71/1 19-60/0Crawford .......................................... 1-3/0 3-12/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-1/1 1-25/0 6-39/0 3-20/0 3-11/0 0-0/0Franks .............................................. 0-0/0 1-(-2)/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPJeffers.............................................. 0-0/0 7-44/0 DNP 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-(-4)/0 0-0/0 2-7/0 1-0/0 6-36/0 0-0/0Lewis ................................................ 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-5/0 0-0/0 1-3/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-7/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0McRoy .............................................. 1-8/0 1-4/0 0-0/0 DNP 1-3/0 0-0/0 2-13/0 0-0/0 1-9/0 7-31/0 8-81/2 0-0/0Potts ........................................... 3-(-20)/0 2-1/0 3-(-29)/0 1-9/0 4-21/0 3-(-10) 2-(-12)/0 1-(-10)/0 2-(-7)/0 5-0/0 1-2/1 4-40/0Sheffield .............................................DNP 2-15/1 2-(-8)/0 1-2/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 4-4/0 6-3/0 0-0/0 3-11/0 DNPStephens ........................................ 9-35/1 10-46/1 4-7/0 10-59/0 14-52/1 15-99/0 15-94/0 10-47/1 2-11/0 11-40/0 7-31/0 6-23/1

RECEIVINGRec-Yds/TD SMU UNM TEXAS ISU BU OSU CU TAMU MU OU WS UHBatch.............................................. 2-10/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 6-52/0 4-26/1 3-10/0 0-0/0 3-12/0 2-14/0 3-(-2)/0 2-48/1 6-50/1Crawford .......................................... 0-0/0 1-6/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-18/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-15/1 0-0/0Douglas .......................................... 3-49/0 0-0/0 2-8/0 1-(-1)/0 0-0/0 4-53/1 0-0/0 1-11/0 1-5/0 0-0/0 2-32/0 2-29/0Franks ............................................ 6-31/0 5-58/0 3-39/0 4-46/0 3-46/0 4-34/0 0-0/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPFisher ............................................... 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-9/0James ............................................... 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP 1-12/0 1-14/0 0-0/0 DNP DNPLeong..........................................11-142/3 5-75/2 4-34/1 9-125/3 5-85/0 3-28/0 5-32/1 5-67/3 9-123/2 2-14/0 3-37/1 3-46/1Lewis .............................................. 6-79/1 3-44/0 6-42/0 4-12/0 11-95/1 5-28/0 6-84/0 8-111/0 8-64/1 7-59/0 4-50/1 11-135/2Moore ............................................... 0-0/0 2-10/0 DNP 1-2/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-1/0 2-26/0 1-7/0 2-8/1 4-51/0 0-0/0Stephens .......................................... 0-0/0 3-43/0 2-12/0 4-27/2 7-54/0 4-24/0 0-0/0 4-22/0 1-2/0 1-5/0 0-0/0 2-4/0Swindall ......................................... 5-42/0 2-12/0 0-0/0 5-42/0 1-6/0 1-5/0 3-17/0 2-8/0 2-10/0 2-8/0 3-32/0 4-58/0Torres .................................................DNP 2-7/0 3-17/0 5-43/0 7-82/2 4-44/0 6-133/1 5-66/0 DNP 2-17/0 2-30/0 0-0/0Ward................................................. 1-6/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 DNP 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-23/0 0-0/0 2-27/0 0-0/0Zouzalik ..............................................DNP 1-55/1 1-6/0 3-29/0 4-68/0 0-0/0 3-17/0 1-3/0 3-25/0 1-35/0 6-100/0 3-42/0

TACKLESUT-AT-TT SMU UNM TEXAS ISU BU OSU CU TAMU MU OU WS UHAcevedo.................................... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-2-2 2-0-2 1-0-1 DNP DNPBarr .......................................... 1-0-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPBird .......................................... 5-0-5 3-6-9 7-0-7 4-4-8 7-2-9 13-1-14 9-2-11 0-9-9 6-1-7 4-6-10 4-0-4 8-0-8Brydon ...................................... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 2-0-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 6-0-6 1-0-1Bullitt ....................................... 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 6-1-7 DNP 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-3-4 4-0-4 0-0-0-Bush ...........................................DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-1-2 5-0-5 0-0-0Carona ...................................... 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Cobb ......................................... 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNPDavis ........................................ 5-0-5 4-3-7 5-0-5 5-1-6 8-0-8 7-2-9 9-1-10 4-7-11 4-0-4 5-1-6 2-0-2 6-0-6Dewhurst .................................. 0-0-0 1-1-2 2-0-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 7-2-9 1-1-2 3-0-3 1-4-5 4-0-4 4-0-4Douglas .................................... 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-2Duncan ..................................... 4-1-5 2-2-4 5-0-5 6-3-9 2-0-2 2-1-3 3-1-4 1-4-5 3-0-3 6-7-13 1-0-1 4-0-4Ford .......................................... 4-1-5 4-3-7 2-0-2 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPFoster .........................................DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-3 0-0-0Fehoko ...................................... 4-1-5 0-1-1 3-0-3 4-2-6 0-1-1 5-0-5 1-0-1 1-0-1 2-0-2 2-4-6 1-0-1 3-0-3Graves ........................................DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 3-0-3 0-7-7 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1Howard..................................... 3-0-3 3-1-4 2-0-2 5-2-7 4-2-6 3-2-5 2-1-3 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0Hubert ...................................... 0-0-0 1-2-3 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-4-5 0-0-0 DNP 8-1-9 1-0-1Hyder........................................ 1-0-1 1-3-4 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-0-2 0-0-0Johnson .................................... 3-0-3 4-2-6 6-1-7 1-1-2 2-0-2 5-0-5 6-0-6 2-2-4 DNP 3-0-3 2-0-2 3-0-3LaCour ...................................... 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Langley ..................................... 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-3 1-0-1 2-1-3 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0Mays ........................................ 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 2-1-3 5-0-5Mitchem ................................... 5-1-6 0-1-1 DNP 3-4-7 1-0-1 DNP 1-0-1 5-3-8 1-0-1 3-2-5 1-0-1 0-0-0Moore .........................................DNP DNP DNP DNP 3-0-3 1-0-1 0-1-1 1-3-4 2-0-2 1-1-2 DNP 1-0-1Neboh ....................................... 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP 4-5-9 4-0-4 0-1-1 1-0-1 4-0-4Perry ..........................................DNP 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 DNPPhillips. ..................................... 5-0-5 2-2-4 0-1-1 6-0-6 7-1-8 2-2-4 6-0-6 4-2-6 2-1-3 3-1-4 1-0-1 4-0-4Porter ..........................................-0-0 4-0-4 4-1-5 3-1-4 10-2-12 8-0-8 2-1-3 2-4-6 5-0-5 5-5-10 4-0-4 9-0-9Rumph ...................................... 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 2-0-2Smith ........................................ 0-0-0 2-1-3 6-0-6 2-3-5 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPSmitherman .............................. 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1Sonier ....................................... 2-0-2 3-1-4 6-1-7 2-1-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 4-0-4 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0Waller .........................................DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-5 0-0-0Wade ........................................ 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-3-4 0-0-0 2-0-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNPWhitlock ................................... 2-0-2 0-0-0 6-0-6 5-4-9 2-1-3 4-0-4 2-1-3 3-4-7 4-2-6 3-2-5 0-0-0 5-0-5Winbush .................................... 0-0-0 0-2-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes................................... 28 ........................................................ Batch, Baron vs Missouri (Nov 06, 2010)Yards Rushing ........................ 134 ...................................................... Batch, Baron vs Missouri (Nov 06, 2010)TD Rushes ............................. 2 .....................................................Batch, Baron at New Mexico (Sep 11, 2010)...................................................................................................... McRoy, Ben vs Weber State (Nov 20, 2010)Long Rush .............................. 43 ............................................................Potts, Taylor vs Baylor (Oct 09, 2010)Pass attempts ....................... 62 .....................................................Potts, Taylor at Iowa State (Oct 02, 2010)Pass completions ................... 42 .....................................................Potts, Taylor at Iowa State (Oct 02, 2010)...............................................................................................................Potts, Taylor vs Baylor (Oct 09, 2010)Yards Passing ........................ 462 ..........................................................Potts, Taylor vs Baylor (Oct 09, 2010)TD Passes ............................. 5 .......................................................Potts, Taylor at Iowa State (Oct 02, 2010)Long Pass .............................. 55 ...................................................Potts, Taylor at New Mexico (Sep 11, 2010)Receptions ............................. 11 .................................................................Leong, Lyle vs SMU (Sep 05, 2010)..............................................................................................................Lewis, Detron vs Baylor (Oct 09, 2010).......................................................................................................... Lewis, Detron vs Houston (Nov 27, 2010)Yards Receiving ..................... 142 ...............................................................Leong, Lyle vs SMU (Sep 05, 2010)TD Receptions ....................... 3 ...................................................................Leong, Lyle vs SMU (Sep 05, 2010)...........................................................................................................Leong, Lyle at Iowa State (Oct 02, 2010)......................................................................................................... Leong, Lyle at Texas A&M (Oct 30, 2010)Long Reception ...................... 55 ................................................Zouzalik, Aust. at New Mexico (Sep 11, 2010)Field Goals ............................. 2 ........................................................ Williams, Matt at Colorado (Oct 23, 2010)Long Field Goal ...................... 52 ...............................................Carona, Donnie vs Weber State (Nov 20, 2010)Punts ..................................... 8 ............................................................... Lacour, Jon. vs Texas (Sep 18, 2010)Punting Avg ........................... 57.0 .................................................. Carona, Donnie at Colorado (Oct 23, 2010)Long Punt .............................. 63 ..................................................... Carona, Donnie vs Houston (Nov 27, 2010)Long Punt Return ................... 25 .......................................................Lewis, Detron vs Missouri (Nov 06, 2010)Long Kickoff Return ............... 93 .................................................Stephens, Eric at New Mexico (Sep 11, 2010)Tackles .................................. 14 .................................................Bird, Bront vs Oklahoma State (Oct 16, 2010)Sacks .................................... 3.0 ........................................................... Duncan, Brian vs SMU (Sep 05, 2010)Tackles For Loss .................... 3.0 ........................................................... Duncan, Brian vs SMU (Sep 05, 2010)................................................................................................................Smith, Scott vs Texas (Sep 18, 2010).........................................................................................................Graves, Pearlie at Colorado (Oct 23, 2010)Interceptions.......................... 2 ..............................................................Phillips, Jarv. vs Texas (Sep 18, 2010)

TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes................................... 51 ............................................................................. vs Missouri (Nov 06, 2010)Yards Rushing ........................ 230 ..................................................................... vs Weber State (Nov 20, 2010)Yards Per Rush ...................... 5.8 ...................................................................... vs Weber State (Nov 20, 2010)TD Rushes ............................. 4 ..........................................................................at New Mexico (Sep 11, 2010).......................................................................................................................... vs Weber State (Nov 20, 2010)Pass attempts ....................... 62 ..........................................................................at Iowa State (Oct 02, 2010)Pass completions ................... 42 ..........................................................................at Iowa State (Oct 02, 2010)....................................................................................................................................vs Baylor (Oct 09, 2010)Yards Passing ........................ 462 ...............................................................................vs Baylor (Oct 09, 2010)Yards Per Pass....................... 10.7 .................................................................... vs Weber State (Nov 20, 2010)TD Passes ............................. 5 ............................................................................at Iowa State (Oct 02, 2010)Total Plays ............................ 101 ........................................................................... vs Missouri (Nov 06, 2010)Total Offense......................... 669 ..................................................................... vs Weber State (Nov 20, 2010)Yards Per Play ....................... 8.3 ...................................................................... vs Weber State (Nov 20, 2010)Points .................................... 64 ....................................................................... vs Weber State (Nov 20, 2010)Sacks By ............................... 5 .....................................................................................vs SMU (Sep 05, 2010)First Downs ........................... 35 .................................................................................vs Baylor (Oct 09, 2010)Penalties ................................ 9 ............................................................................. at Oklahoma (Nov 13, 2010)Penalty Yards ........................ 115 ......................................................................... at Oklahoma (Nov 13, 2010)Turnovers .............................. 3 ................................................................................... vs Texas (Sep 18, 2010).............................................................................................................................at Iowa State (Oct 02, 2010)............................................................................................................................at Texas A&M (Oct 30, 2010)................................................................................................................................ vs Houston (Nov 27, 2010)Interceptions By .................... 3 .....................................................................................vs SMU (Sep 05, 2010).................................................................................................................................... vs Texas (Sep 18, 2010)................................................................................................................................ vs Houston (Nov 27, 2010)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes................................... 25 .........................................Hunter, Kendall, vs Oklahoma State (Oct 16, 2010)Yards Rushing ........................ 130 .......................................Hunter, Kendall, vs Oklahoma State (Oct 16, 2010)TD Rushes ............................. 2 ..............................................................Griffin III, R., vs Baylor (Oct 09, 2010)........................................................................................................Gray, Cyrus, at Texas A&M (Oct 30, 2010)Long Rush .............................. 71 ..................................................Lawrence, Kendi, vs Missouri (Nov 06, 2010)Pass attempts ....................... 61 .....................................................PILAND, David, vs Houston (Nov 27, 2010)Pass completions ................... 36 ............................................... Tannehill, Ryan, at Texas A&M (Oct 30, 2010)Yards Passing ........................ 449 ............................................. Tannehill, Ryan, at Texas A&M (Oct 30, 2010)TD Passes ............................. 5 .......................................................Jones,Landry, at Oklahoma (Nov 13, 2010)Long Pass .............................. 62 ............................................................Griffin III, R., vs Baylor (Oct 09, 2010).........................................................................................Weeden, Brandon, vs Oklahoma State (Oct 16, 2010)Receptions ............................. 11 ........................................................Wright, Kendall, vs Baylor (Oct 09, 2010).........................................................................................................Fuller, Jeff, at Texas A&M (Oct 30, 2010)Yards Receiving ..................... 207 .......................................... Blackmon, J., vs Oklahoma State (Oct 16, 2010)TD Receptions ....................... 3 ....................................................... Broyles,Ryan, at Oklahoma (Nov 13, 2010)Long Reception ...................... 62 ........................................................Wright, Kendall, vs Baylor (Oct 09, 2010)............................................................................................... Blackmon, J., vs Oklahoma State (Oct 16, 2010)Field Goals ............................. 2 ......................................................SZYMANSKI, Matt, vs SMU (Sep 05, 2010)..................................................................................................Bailey, Dan, vs Oklahoma State (Oct 16, 2010)......................................................................................................... HOGAN, Matt, vs Houston (Nov 27, 2010)Long Field Goal ...................... 61 ....................................................SZYMANSKI, Matt, vs SMU (Sep 05, 2010)Punts ..................................... 8 ....................................................... Grabner, Matt, vs Missouri (Nov 06, 2010)Punting Avg ........................... 55.0 ............................................................Gold, John, vs Texas (Sep 18, 2010)Long Punt .............................. 71 ..................................................... Grabner, Matt, vs Missouri (Nov 06, 2010)Long Punt Return ................... 45 ...................................................Patterson,Travo, at Colorado (Oct 23, 2010)Long Kickoff Return ............... 92 .......................................................... FIELDS, Darryl, vs SMU (Sep 05, 2010)Tackles .................................. 17 .............................................. Lemon, Orie, vs Oklahoma State (Oct 16, 2010)......................................................................................................Carter,Quinton, at Oklahoma (Nov 13, 2010)Sacks .................................... 2.0 ........................................................... Jones, Eddie, vs Texas (Sep 18, 2010)Tackles For Loss .................... 2.5 ..................................................... Beal,Jeremy, at Oklahoma (Nov 13, 2010)........................................................................................................ Macon,Pryce, at Oklahoma (Nov 13, 2010)Interceptions.......................... 1 ............................................................ Gideon, Blake, vs Texas (Sep 18, 2010).............................................................................................................Brown, Curtis, vs Texas (Sep 18, 2010)............................................................................................................ Klein,A.J., at Iowa State (Oct 02, 2010)............................................................................................................... Kent, Prince, vs Baylor (Oct 09, 2010)............................................................................................................ Brown, Jalil, at Colorado (Oct 23, 2010).....................................................................................................Judie, Coryell, at Texas A&M (Oct 30, 2010)....................................................................................................... Gooden, Zaviar, vs Missouri (Nov 06, 2010).....................................................................................................Nelson,Jonatha, at Oklahoma (Nov 13, 2010).........................................................................................................Lewis,Travis, at Oklahoma (Nov 13, 2010)........................................................................................................BROOKS, Kent, vs Houston (Nov 27, 2010)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHSRushes................................... 50 ..........................................................................at Iowa State (Oct 02, 2010)Yards Rushing ........................ 260 ........................................................................... vs Missouri (Nov 06, 2010)Yards Per Rush ...................... 8.4 ............................................................................ vs Missouri (Nov 06, 2010)TD Rushes ............................. 3 .................................................................... vs Oklahoma State (Oct 16, 2010)Pass attempts ....................... 61 ............................................................................. vs Houston (Nov 27, 2010)Pass completions ................... 36 .........................................................................at Texas A&M (Oct 30, 2010)Yards Passing ........................ 449 .......................................................................at Texas A&M (Oct 30, 2010)Yards Per Pass....................... 10.2 ........................................................................ at Oklahoma (Nov 13, 2010)TD Passes ............................. 5 ............................................................................. at Oklahoma (Nov 13, 2010)Total Plays ............................ 97 ............................................................................. vs Houston (Nov 27, 2010)Total Offense......................... 623 .......................................................................at Texas A&M (Oct 30, 2010)Yards Per Play ....................... 7.5 .......................................................................... at Oklahoma (Nov 13, 2010)Points .................................... 52 ..........................................................................at Iowa State (Oct 02, 2010)Sacks By ............................... 4 ................................................................................... vs Texas (Sep 18, 2010)First Downs ........................... 35 .........................................................................at Texas A&M (Oct 30, 2010)Penalties ................................ 16 ........................................................................at New Mexico (Sep 11, 2010)Penalty Yards ........................ 145 ......................................................................at New Mexico (Sep 11, 2010)Turnovers .............................. 4 .....................................................................................vs SMU (Sep 05, 2010).................................................................................................................................... vs Texas (Sep 18, 2010)Interceptions By .................... 2 ................................................................................... vs Texas (Sep 18, 2010).............................................................................................................................. at Oklahoma (Nov 13, 2010)

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Yards Opponent Play/Situation/Result93 .................... UNM ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Eric Stephens 93-yard kickoff return/First Down87 .................... TEXAS .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Jarvis Phillips 87-yard interception return/3rd and 9/Touchdown55 .................... UNM ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Austin Zouzalik 55-yard reception/2nd and 10/Touchdown54 .................... TAMU ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Detron Lewis 54-yard reception/3rd and 6/First Down52 .................... WS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Donnie Carone 52-yard field goal/4th and 5/Good45 .................... CU ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Alex Torres 45-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down44 .................... WS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Baron Batch 44-yard reception/2nd and 17/First Down43 .................... CU .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Alex Torres 43-yard reception/3rd and 9/First Down43 .................... BU .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Taylor Potts 43-yard rush/1st and 10/First Down41 .................... WS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Matt Williams 41-yard field goal/4th and 15/Good40 .................... CU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Matt Williams 40-yard field goal/4th and 15/Good40 .................... BU .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Lyle Leong 40-yard reception/3rd and 4/First Down39 .................... WS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Ben McRoy 39-yard rush/1st and 10/Touchdown39 .................... UNM ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Eric Stephens 39-yard kickoff return/First Down38 .................... BU ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Alex Torres 28-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down37 .................... OU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Baron Batch 37-yard rush/2nd and 10/First Down37 .................... BU ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Baron Batch 37-yard rush/2nd and 10/Touchdown36 .................... UH ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Tramain Swindall 36-yard reception/2nd and 10/First Down36 .................... MU ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Lyle Leong 36-yard reception/3rd and 6/First Down36 .................... MU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Eric Stephens 36-yard kickoff return/First Down36 .................... CU .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Matt Williams 36-yard field goal/4th and 4/Good35 .................... OU ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Austin Zouzalik 35-yard reception/2nd and 7/First Down35 .................... TAMU ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Lyle Leong 35-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down34 .................... SMU ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Lyle Leong 34-yard reception/2nd and 6/First Down33 .................... WS ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Austin Zouzalik 33-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down32 .................... UH .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Eric Stephens 32-yard kickoff return/First Down32 .................... WS ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Harrison Jeffers 32-yard run/3rd and 2/First Down32 .................... CU ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Detron Lewis 32-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down32 .................... SMU ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Eric Stephens 32-yard kickoff return/First Down30 .................... CU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Eric Stephens 30-yard rush/1st and 5/First Down30 .................... BU .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Matt Williams 30-yard field goal/4th and 6/Good30 .................... UNM ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Jacoby Franks 30-yard reception/3rd and 19/First Down30 .................... SMU ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Eric Stephens 30-yard kickoff return/First Down29 .................... BU .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Austin Zouzalik 29-yard reception/3rd and 8/First Down28 .................... UH .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Taylor Potts 28-yard rush/1st and 10/First Down28 .................... OSU ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Cornelius Douglas 28-yard reception/2nd and 10/Touchdown27 .................... MU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Baron Batch 27-yard rush/1st and 10/First Down27 .................... MU ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Eric Stephens 27-yard return/First Down27 .................... TAMU ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Eric Stephens 27-yard kickoff return/First Down27 .................... TAMU ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Alex Torres 27-yard reception/3rd and 7/First Down27 .................... UNM ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................Jarvis Phillips 27-yard interception return/4th and 3/First Down27 .................... OSU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Eric Stephens 27-yard kickoff return/First Down27 .................... UNM ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................Will Ford 27-yard interception return/1st and 10/First Down26 .................... UH ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................eric Stephens 26-yard rush/2nd and 10/Touchdown26 .................... ISU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Eric Stephens 26-yard kickoff return/First Down26 .................... ISU ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Lyle Leong 26-yard reception/3rd and 1/Touchdown26 .................... SMU .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Cornelius Douglas 26-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down26 .................... UNM ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Eric Stephens 26-yard kickoff return/First Down25 .................... UH .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Eric Stephens 25-yard kickoff return/First Down25 .................... WS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Eric Stephens 25-yard kickoff return/First Down25 .................... MU ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Detron Lewis 25-yard punt return/First Down25 .................... MU ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Lyle Leong 25-yard recpetoin/3rd and 8/First Down25 .................... TAMU ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Aaron Crawford 25-yard rush/1st and 10/First Down25 .................... CU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Eric Stephens 25-yard rush/2nd and 3/First Down25 .................... OSU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Eric Stephens 25-yard kickoff return/First Down25 .................... UNM ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Lyle Leong 25-yard reception/1st and 10/Touchdown25 .................... UT ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Baron Batch 25-yard run/1st and 10/First Down25 .................... OSU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Eric Stephens 25-yard kickoff return/First Down

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Yards Opponent Play/Situation/Result92 .................... SMU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Darryl Fields 92-yard kickoff return/First Down71 .................... MU ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Kendial Lawrence 71-yard rush/2nd and 1/Touchdown69 .................... MU ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Marcus Murphy 69-yard rush/1st and 10/First Down65 .................... ISU .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Alexander Robinson 65-yard rush/1st and 10/First Down62 .................... OSU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Justin Blackmon 62-yard reception/2nd and 8/Touchdown62 .................... BU .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Kendall Wright 62-yard reception/1st and 10/Touchdown61 .................... ISU ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Shontre Johnson 61-yard rush/1st and 10/Touchdown61 .................... SMU ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Matt Szymanski 61-yard field goal/4th and 13/Good60 .................... CU ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Paul Richardson 60-yard reception/1st and 10/Touchdown59 .................... OU ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Kenny Stills 59-yard recpetion/2nd and 6/Touchdown57 .................... UNM .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Ty Kirk 57-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down54 .................... TAMU .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Cyrus Gray 54-yard rush/2nd 4/Touchdown52 .................... UH .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Kierrie Johnson 52-yard reception/2nd and 10/First Down49 .................... UH ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Matt Hogan 49-yard field goal/4th and 5/Good45 .................... CU .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Travon Patterson 45-yard punt return/4th and 3/First Down45 .................... UT .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. James Kirkendoll 45-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down44 .................... UNM ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Chris Hernandez 45-yard fumble return/1st and 10/Touchdown43 .................... UH ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Patrick Edwards 43-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down42 .................... WS ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Joe Collins 42-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down42 .................... ISU .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Jeremy Reeves 42-yard kickoff return/Touchdown39 .................... UH .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Patrick Edwards 39-yard reception/2nd and 7/First Down39 .................... WS .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Joe Collins 39-yard reception/2nd and 15/First Down39 .................... WS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Joe Collins 39-yard reception/2nd and 6/First Down39 .................... OU ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Demarco Murray 39-yard rush/2nd and 10/First Down38 .................... BU ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Terrance Ganaway 38-yard kickoff return/Touchdown36 .................... ISU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Darius Reynolds 36-yard reception/2nd and 2/Touchdown36 .................... UNM ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Emmanuel McPherason36-yard kickoff return/First Down35 .................... ISU .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Grant Mahoney 35-yard field goal/4th and 14/Good34 .................... OU ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Mossis Madu 34-yard rush/3rd and 1/First Down34 .................... OU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Jimmy Stevens 34-yard field goal/4th and 7/Good34 .................... TAMU ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Jeff Fuller 34-yard reception/3rd and 7/First Down34 .................... BU ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Josh Gordon 34-yard reception/2nd and 8/Touchdown34 .................... BU .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Antoni Johnson 34-yard reception/4th and 7/First Down33 .................... BU ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Tevin Reese 33-yard reception/2nd and 7/First Down33 .................... UT .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. James Kirkendoll 33-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down33 .................... UNM ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Lucas Reed 33-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down31 .................... WS ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Joe Collins 31-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down31 .................... TAMU ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Jeff Fuller 31-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down31 .................... BU .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Aaron Jones 31-yard field goal/4th and 3/Good30 .................... WS .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Bo Bolen 30-yard reception/2nd and 5/Touchdown30 .................... OU .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Cameron Kenney 30-yard reception/3rd and 9/First Down30 .................... ISU ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... David Sims 30-yard kickoff return/First Down29 .................... OU ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Travis Lewis 29-yard interception return/First Down29 .................... OU ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Ryan Broyles 29-yard recpetion/1st and 10/Touchdown29 .................... OU ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Roy Finch 29-yard rush/1st and 10/Touchdown29 .................... OSU .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Tracy Moore 29-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down29 .................... CU .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Scotty McKnight 29-yard reception/3rd and 17/First Down28 .................... UNM ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................James Aho 28-yard field goal/4th and 9/Good27 .................... WS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Josh Booker 27-yard rush/1st and 10/First Down27 .................... MU .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Grant Ressell 27-yard field goal attempt/4th and 2/Good27 .................... TAMU ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Jeff Fuller 27-yard reception/2nd and 3/First Down27 .................... BU .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Josh Gordon 27-yard reception/2nd and 17/First Down27 .................... OSU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Justin Blackmon 27-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down27 .................... ISU .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Franklin Collin 27-yard reception/3rd and 8/Touchdown26 .................... WS .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Bo Bolen 26-yard kickoff return/First Down26 .................... TAMU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Ryan Swope 26-yard reception/2nd and 10/First Down26 .................... SMU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Aldrick Robinson 26-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down26 .................... OSU ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Tracy Moore 26-yard reception/2nd and 10/First Down25 .................... CU .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Toney Clemons 25-yard reception/3rd and 3/First DOwn25 .................... SMU ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Bradley Haynes 25-yard reception/1st and 10/First Down25 .................... OSU ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Justin Blackmon 25-yard reception/3rd and 6/First Down

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TEXAS TECH

No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive ScoringOpponent Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start PlayUH 12 80 3:57 TD 1st/11:03 T20 Detron Lewis 6-yard receptionUH 7 68 1:58 TD 1st/1:13 T32 Eric Stephens 26-yard runUH 8 47 2:22 TD 2nd/12:19 T47 Detron Lewis 9-yard receptionUH 5 54 1:00 TD 3rd/12:34 T46 Baron Batch 8-yard receptionUH 8 92 2:45 TD 4th/7:15 T08 Lyle Leong 19-yard recpetionWS 10 80 2:12 TD 1st/12:48 T20 Baron Batch 4-yard receptionWS 9 95 2:55 TD 1st/7:10 T05 Taylor Potts 2-yard runWS 10 78 2:43 TD 1st/3:20 T22 Lyle Leong 7-yard receptionWS 0 0 0:00 S 1st/2:09 - TEAM SafetyWS 9 67 3:23 TD 2nd13:46 T33 Baron Batch 6-yard runWS 10 74 3:20 TD 2nd/3:13 T26 Detron Lewis 6-yard receptionWS 6 61 1:09 TD 2nd/1:14 T39 Aaron Crawford 15-yard receptionWS 5 38 1:45 FG 3rd/10:06 T27 Donnie Carona 52-yard field goalWS 11 50 5:00 FG 3rd/1:24 T26 Matt Williams 41-yard field goalWS 7 71 2:12 TD 4th/12:02 T29 Ben McRoy 1-yard runWS 1 39 :15 TD 4th/7:16 W39 Ben McRoy 39-yard runOU 7 67 2:24 TD 1st/10:03 T33 Darrin Moore 3-yrad recepetionMU 8 29 1:57 FG 1st/6:39 T46 Matt Williams 42-yard field goalMU 16 82 4:55 TD 2nd/:15 T18 Detron Lewis 8-yard receptionMU 6 70 2:20 TD 3rd/12:40 T30 Lyle Leong 16-yard receptionMU 12 85 5:54 TD 3rd/6:46 T15 Lyle Leong 4-yard receptionTAMU 11 52 3:30 TD 1st/7:37 T38 Eric Stephens 1-yard runTAMU 10 88 2:45 TD 2nd/5:33 T12 Lyle Leong 15-yard receptionTAMU 8 42 2:57 TD 4th/11:30 A42 Lyle Leong 11-yard receptionTAMU 3 77 :39 TD 4th/2:14 T23 Lyle Leong 35-yard receptionCU 11 79 4:53 TD 2nd/6:10 T21 Aaron Crawford 1-yard runCU 7 93 1:42 TD 3rd/8:43 T07 Alex Torres 15-yard receptionCU 12 57 4:48 FG 4th/14:55 T20 Matt Williams 40-yard field goalCU 7 80 1:55 TD 4th/10:54 T20 Lyle Leong 7-yard receptionCU 6 34 2:18 FG 4th/2:18 T47 Matt Williams 36-yard field goalOSU 15 80 5:17 TD 2nd/11:04 T20 Baron Batch 4-yard runOSU 9 59 2:41 TD 2nd/5:54 T41 Cornelius Douglas 28-yard receptionOSU 9 40 3:08 FG 3rd/2:13 T50 Matt Williams 27-yard field goalBU 9 80 2:34 TD 1st/6:50 T20 Eric Stephens 10-yard runBU 7 69 2:35 TD 1st/:34 T31 Alex Torres 1-yard receptionBU 3 75 :59 TD 2nd/10:53 T25 Baron Batch 37-yard runBU 7 44 2:22 TD 2nd/6:56 B44 Alex Torres 3-yard receptionBU 13 92 4:18 TD 2nd/1:38 T08 Detron Lewis 10-yard receptionBU 12 53 2:34 FG 3rd/12:26 T34 Matt Williams 30-yard field goalBU 12 84 3:05 TD 3rd/7:26 T16 Baron Batch 7-yard receptionISU 8 75 2:08 TD 2nd/:45 T25 Eric Stephens 0-yard fumble recoveryISU 1 20 :06 TD 2nd/:09 I20 Lyle Leong 20-yard receptionISU 14 70 4:34 FG 3rd/10:21 T23 Matt Williams 24-yard field goalISU 9 80 2:08 TD 3rd/5:25 T20 Lyle Leong 21-yard receptionISU 12 80 3:07 TD 4th/10:00 T20 Eric Stephens 10-yard receptionISU 9 78 2:05 TD 4th/1:30 T22 Lyle Leong 26-yard receptionUT 0 0 0:00 TD 1st/1:39 UT0 Jarvis Phillips 87-yard interceptionUT 6 68 2:00 TD 2nd/11:52 TTU32 Lyle Leong 15-yard receptionUNM 4 73 :45 TD 1st/14:15 TTU27 Austin Zouzalik 55-yard receptionUNM 1 3 :04 TD 1st/10:49 NM03 Eric Stephens 3-yard runUNM 2 7 :32 TD 1st/5:15 NM07 Baron Batch 2-yard runUNM 11 68 3:30 FG 2nd/7:05 TTU27 Matt Williams 22-yard field goalUNM 11 76 3:20 TD 2nd/1:15 TTU24 Lyle Leong 25-yard receptionUNM 1 1 :05 TD 3rd/12:25 NM01 Baron Batch 1-yard runUNM 9 62 4:05 TD 4th/13:04 TTU38 Lyle Leong 11-yard recpetionUNM 2 13 :47 TD 4th/9:35 NM13 Steven Sheffield 10-yard runSMU 5 18 1:32 TD 1st/:54 SMU18 Lyle Leong 2-yard receptionSMU 3 51 :33 TD 2nd/14:30 TTU48 Lyle Leong 6-yard receptionSMU 7 80 1:23 TD 2nd/:06 TTU20 Detron Lewis 16-yard receptionSMU 6 63 1:38 TD 3rd/13:22 TTU37 Lyle Leong 4-yard recpetinSMU 9 40 2:48 TD 3rd/4:40 SMU40 Eric Stephens 3-yard run

OPPONENTS

No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive ScoringOpponent Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start PlayUH 5 48 1:27 FG 1st/9:36 H20 Matt Hogan 49-yard field goalUH 10 74 4:33 TD 1st/3:11 H26 Justin Johnson 7-yard receptionUH 9 61 1:46 FG 2nd/0:00 H37 Matt Hogan 19-yard field goalUH 12 82 3:51 TD 4th/10:00 H18 Tyrone Carrier 13-yard receptionWS 7 79 3:42 TD 3rd/6:24 W21 Brian Jankowski 6-yard receptionWS 12 60 4:31 TD 4th/7:31 W40 Vai Tafuna 3-yard runWS 8 88 3:29 TD 4th/3:47 W12 Bo Bolen 30-yard receptionOU 8 80 2:29 TD 1st/12:31 O20 Demarco Murray 12-yard receptionOU 7 53 2:04 FG 1st/7:53 O30 Jimmy Stevens 34-yard field goalOU 4 75 1:29 TD 1st/5:01 O25 Kenny Stills 59-yard receptionOU 6 57 2:30 TD 1st/:26 O43 Roy Finch 29-yard rushOU 5 72 1:58 TD 2nd/10:15 O28 Ryan Broyles 29-yard receptionOU 4 53 :38 TD 2nd/:27 O47 Ryan Broyles 18-yard receptionOU 7 53 1:50 TD 3rd/5:53 O47 Ryan Broyles 8-yard receptionMU 3 80 1:03 TD 1st/13:57 M20 Marcus Murphy 69-yard rushMU 2 80 :38 TD 1st/8:36 M20 Kendial Lawrence 71-yard rushMU 8 84 2:10 FG 2nd/5:10 M07 Grant Ressel 27-yard field goalTAMU 11 69 3:55 FG 1st/:36 A20 Randy Bullock 29-yard field goalTAMU 7 70 2:58 TD 2nd/10:38 A30 Michael Lamothe 3-yard receptionTAMU 4 57 1:15 TD 2nd/8:18 A43 Jeff Fuller 6-yard receptionTAMU 8 60 :53 TD 2nd.:09 A40 Jeff Fuller 2-yard receptionTAMU 2 60 :45 TD 3rd/7:36 A40 Cyrus Gray 54-yard runTAMU 12 60 3:53 TD 3rd/1:36 A40 Cyrus Gray 2-yard runTAMU 6 81 2:04 TD 4th/9:26 A19 Michael Lamonthe 1-yard receptionCU 11 40 6:03 TD 1st/4:48 T40 Tyler Hansen 1-yard runCU 18 73 5:53 FG 2nd/:12 C21 Aric Goodman 23-yard field goalCU 11 80 2:34 TD 3rd/10:32 C20 Paul Richardson 3-yard receptionCU 4 72 1;12 TD 3rd/4:43 C28 Paul Richardson 60-yard receptionOSU 5 61 1:40 TD 1st/9:53 O39 Kendall Hunter 15-yard runOSU 5 62 1:06 TD 1st/7:44 O38 Joseph Randle 4-yard runOSU 8 82 2:42 TD 1st/1:21 O18 Jeremy Smith 4-yard runOSU 14 74 5:37 FG 2nd/:17 008 Dan Bailey 35-yard field goalOSU 2 64 :33 TD 3rd/9:56 O36 Justin Blackmon 62-yard receptionOSU 7 48 2:45 FG 4th/11:33 O37 Dan Bailey 32-yard field goalBU 12 82 5:36 TD 1st/9:24 B18 Robert Griffin 1-yard runBU 0 0 0:00 TD 1st/6:37 T00 Terrance Ganaway 38-yard kickoff returnBU 7 84 3:42 TD 2nd/11:52 B16 Josh Gordon 34-yard receptionBU 3 72 :21 TD 2nd/1:17 B28 Kendall Wright 62-yard receptionBU 11 58 3:38 FG 3rd/3:48 T34 Aaron Jones 31-yard field goalBU 8 40 3:16 TD 4th/14:11 T40 Robert Griffin 2-yard runISU 17 52 6:52 FG 2nd/14:16 I31 Grant Mahoney 31-yard field goalISU 5 57 1:45 TD 2nd/11:17 I43 Darius Reynolds 36-yard receptionISU 4 67 1:45 TD 2nd/2:59 I33 Alexander Robinson 1-yard rushISU 2 18 :34 TD 2nd/6:13 I33 Josh Lenz 14-yard receptionISU 5 39 1:31 TD 4th/14:12 T39 Collin Franklin 27-yard receptionISU 1 61 :10 TD 4th/13:07 I39 Shontre Johnson 61-yard rushISU 12 53 6:14 TD 4th/3:40 I47 K. Hammerschmidt 4-yard receptionISU 0 0 0:00 TD 4th/1:22 T00 Jeremy Reeves 42-yard kickoff returnUT 1 7 :06 TD 1st/13:16 TTU7 Fozzy Whittaker 7-yard runUT 7 79 3:09 TD 1st/8:41 UT21 Mike Davis 7-yard reception UT 4 2 2:02 FG 3rd/8:39 TTU12 Justin Tucker 27-yard field goalUT 22 80 9:25 TD 4th/9:26 UT20 Barrett Matthews 1-yard touchdownUNM 8 53 4:40 FG 1st/6:03 NM36 James Aho 28-yard field goalUNM 5 74 2:18 TD 2nd/4:42 NM26 Lucas Reed 9-yard receptionUNM 2 72 :20 TD 2nd/:55 NM28 Chris Hernandez 45-yard runSMU 12 72 5:57 TD 2nd/1:29 SMU28 Zach Line 2-yard runSMU 8 80 4:39 TD 3rd/8:43 SMU20 Cole Beasley 19-yard receptionSMU 4 1 1:51 FG 3rd/2:49 TTU8 Matt Szymanski 24-yard field goal

SCORING DRIVES

TEXAS TECH’S LONGEST (BY YARDAGE) DRIVES OF THE YEAR

No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive ScoringOpponent Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start PlayWS 9 95 2:55 TD 1st/7:10 T05 Taylor Potts 2-yard runCU 7 93 1:42 TD 3rd/8:43 T07 Alex Torres 15-yard receptionBU 13 92 4:18 TD 2nd/1:38 T08 Detron Lewis 10-yard receptionUH 8 92 2:45 TD 4th/7:15 T08 Lyle Leong 19-yard recpetionTAMU 10 88 2:45 TD 2nd/5:33 T12 Lyle Leong 15-yard reception

TEXAS TECH’S QUICKEST DRIVES OF THE YEAR

No. of Total Drive Type of Score Drive ScoringOpponent Plays Yards Time Score Qtr/Time Start PlayUNM 1 3 :04 TD 1st/10:49 NM03 Eric Stephens 3-yard runUNM 1 1 :05 TD 3rd/12:25 NM01 Baron Batch 1-yard runISU 1 20 :06 TD 2nd/:09 I20 Lyle Leong 20-yard receptionWS 1 39 :15 TD 4th/7:16 W39 Ben McRoy 39-yard runUNM 2 7 :32 TD 1st/5:15 NM07 Baron Batch 2-yard run

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Kickoff Return for TD ________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Vincent Meeks at Oklahoma, 2002 (98 Yards) By Opponent: ................................................Terrance Ganaway, vs. Baylor, 2010 (38 Yards)Punt Return for TD __________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Eric Morris at Nevada, 2008 (86 yards) By Opponent: ................................................Jordan Shipley, at Texas, 2009 (46 Yards)Blocked Punt for TD _________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Brandon Douglas vs. Indiana State, 2005 (Brandon Douglas 2-Yard Return) By Opponent: ................................................Ernie Pierce, at Kansas State 2008 (18 Yards)Interception Return for TD _____________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Jarvis Phillips vs. Texas, 2010 (87 Yards) By Opponent: ................................................Patrick Lavine, at Oklahoma State, 2009 (21 Yards)Fumble Return for TD ________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................LaRon Moore vs. Kansas, 2009 (31 Yards) By Opponent: ................................................Max Onyegbule, Kansas, 2009 (3 Yards)Non-Quarterback Threw TD Pass ________________ By Texas Tech ..............................................Detron Lewis at Oklahoma, 2010 (3 yards to Darrin Moore) By Opponent .................................................Keshawn Martin, vs. Michigan State, 2009 (8 yards to Blair White)Blocked Punt _______________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Jonathan Brydon, at New Mexico, 2010 By Opponent: ................................................Ernie Pierce, at Kansas State 2008Blocked Field Goal ___________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Daniel Howard vs. Michigan State (2009) By Opponent: ................................................Andrew Gachkar, Missouri (2010)Blocked Field Goal for TD ______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Aaron Hunt vs. Oklahoma State, 2000 (Lawrence Flugence 79-Yard Return) By Opponent: ................................................Ontei Jones, Oklahoma, 1998 (Daryl Bright 48-Yard Return)100-Yard Rushing Game _______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Baron Batch vs. Missouri, 2010 (134 Yards) By Opponent: ................................................Kendi Lawrence, Missouri, 2010 (102 Yards)200-Yard Rushing Game _______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Shaud Williams vs. Colorado, 1999 (230 Yards) By Opponent: ................................................Brad Smith, Missouri, 2003 (291 Yards)300-Yard Passing Game _______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Taylor Potts vs. Houston, 2010 (373 Yards) By Opponent: ................................................Landry Jones, at Oklahoma, 2010 (316 Yards)400-Yard Passing Game _______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Taylor Potts vs. vs. Baylor, 2010 (462 Yards) By Opponent: ................................................David Piland, vs. Houston, 2010 (441 Yards)500-Yard Passing Game _______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Graham Harrell vs. Eastern Washington, 2008 (536 Yards) By Opponent: ................................................David Klingler, Houston, 1991 (533 Yards)600-Yard Passing Game _______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Graham Harrell at Oklahoma State, 2007 (646 Yards) By Opponent: ................................................Never Happened100-Yard Receiving Game _____________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Detron Lewis (135) vs. Houston (2010) By Opponent: ................................................P. Edwards (177), vs. Houston (2010)200-Yard Receiving Game _____________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Michael Crabtree at Ok. State, 2007 (237), Danny Amendola at Ok. State, 2007 (233) By Opponent: ................................................Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State, 2010 (207 Yards)60+ Yard Punt _____________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Donnie Carona vs. Houston, 2010 (63 Yards) By Opponent: ................................................Tress Way ,Oklahoma, 2009 (66 Yards)70+ Yard Punt _____________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Robert King vs. Texas A&M, 1993 (77 Yards) By Opponent: ................................................Matt Grabner, Missouri, 2010 (71 Yards)50+ Yard Field Goal _________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Donnie Carona vs. Weber State, 2010 (52 Yards) By Opponent: ................................................Jordan Mannisto, Houston, 2009 (50 yards)Three TDs-Game ____________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Lyle Leong at Texas A&M (2010) By Opponent: ................................................Ryan Broyles, at Oklahoma, 2010Four TDs-Game _____________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Baron Batch vs. Kansas, 2009 By Opponent: ................................................Vince Young, Texas, 2004Five TDs-Game _____________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Taurean Henderson vs. Kansas State, 2005 By Opponent: ................................................KeJuan Jones, Oklahoma, 2003Three Rushing TDs-Game ______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Harrison Jeffers vs. New Mexico, 2009 By Opponent: ................................................Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M, 2009Four Rushing TDs-Game _______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Baron Batch vs. Kansas, 2009 By Opponent: ................................................Vince Young, Texas, 2004Five Rushing TDs-Game _______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................James Gray vs. Rice, 1989 By Opponent: ................................................Brad Smith, Missouri, 2003Three Passing TDs-Game ______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Taylor Potts vs. Weber State, 2010 By Opponent: ................................................Jevan Snead, Mississippi, 2006Four Passing TDs-Game _______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Taylor Potts vs. Houston, 2010 By Opponent: ................................................Ryan Tannehill at Texas A&M, 2010Five+ Passing TDs-Game ______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Taylor Potts at Iowa State, 2010 (5) By Opponent: ................................................Landry Jones, at Oklahoma, 2010 (5)Three Receiving TDs-Game _____________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................Lyle Leong at Texas A&M, 2010 By Opponent: ................................................Ryan Broyles, at Oklahoma, 2010

Team

30+ First Downs ____________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Weber State, 2010 (34) By Opponent: ................................................at Texas A&M, 2010 (35)40+ First Downs ____________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Sam Houston State, 2005 (40) By Opponent: ................................................Has Not Happened400+ Yards Rushing _________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Southwestern Louisiana, 1997 (453) By Opponent: ................................................Missouri, 2003 (469)300+ Yards Rushing _________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. UTEP, 1998 (324) By Opponent: ................................................vs. Texas A&M, 2009 (321)50+ Rushing Attempts _______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Missouri, 2010 (51) By Opponent: ................................................at Iowa State, 2010 (50)Four Rushing TDs ___________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Weber State, 2010 By Opponent: ................................................at Texas, 2007Five+ Rushing TDs __________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Eastern Washington, 2008 (5) By Opponent: ................................................vs. Texas A&M, 2009 (6)

THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED

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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL350 Passing Yards ___________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Houston, 2010 (373) By Opponent: ................................................Oklahoma State, 2010 (356)400+ Passing Yards _________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Houston, 2010 (441) By Opponent: ................................................Texas A&M, 2010 (449)500+ Passing Yards _________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Kansas State, 2009 (554) By Opponent: ................................................Houston, 1991 (533)600+ Passing Yards _________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................at Oklahoma State, 2007 (646) By Opponent: ................................................Has Not Happened60+ Pass Attempts __________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................at Iowa State, 2010 (62) By Opponent: ................................................vs. Houston, 2008 (61)70+ Pass Attempts __________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Oklahoma, 2007 (72) By Opponent: ................................................Houston, 1991 (70)40+ Pass Completions ________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Baylor, 2010 (42) By Opponent: ................................................Has Not Happened50+ Pass Completions ________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................at SMU, 2007 (50) By Opponent: ................................................Has Not HappenedFive+ TD Passes ____________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................at Iowa State, 2010 (5) By Opponent: ................................................Oklahoma, 2002 (5)500+ Yards of Total Offense ___________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................at Iowa State, 2010 (508) By Opponent: ................................................vs. Houston, 2010 (585)600+ Yards of Total Offense ___________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Weber State, 2010 (669) By Opponent: ................................................at Texas A&M, 2008 (623)700+ Yards of Total Offense ___________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Kansas State, 2009 (739) By Opponent: ................................................Has Not Happened80+ Total Plays ____________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Weber State, 2010 (81) By Opponent: ................................................Oklahoma State, 2010 (83)90+ Total Plays ____________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Baylor, 2010 (95) By Opponent: ................................................vs. Houston, 2009 (97)100+ Total Plays ___________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Missouri, 2010 (101) By Opponent: ................................................Has Not Happened70+ Points ________________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Northwestern State, 2007 (75) By Opponent: ................................................Has Not Happened60+ Points ________________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Weber State, 2010 (64) By Opponent: ................................................Missouri, 2003 (62)50+ Points ________________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................at New Mexico, 2010 (52) By Opponent: ................................................at Iowa State, 2010 (52)40+ Points ________________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Baylor, 2010 (45) By Opponent: ................................................at Oklahoma, 2010 (45)No Turnovers ______________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Weber State (2010) By Opponent: ................................................at Colorado, (2010)Two Blocked Punts __________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................at New Mexico (2010 By Opponent: ................................................N/ASafety Recorded ____________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Weber State, 2008, TEAM (snap over the head of the punter in the end zone) By Opponent: ................................................at Kansas State, 2004, Cumbie flagged for intentional grounding in end zoneShutout at Jones AT&T Stadium ________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 2006, 62-0 By Opponent: ................................................vs. Arkansas, 1987, 31-0Shutout on the Road _________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................at Baylor, 2005, 28-0 By Opponent: ................................................at Nebraska, 1997, 29-0100 Rusher/100 Receiver ______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Missouri, 2010 (Baron Batch [134 rush] and Lyle Leong [123 receiving]) By Opponent: ................................................Texas A&M, (Cyrus Gray [105 rushing yards] and Jeff Fuller [171 receiving yards])Two 100-Yard Rushers _______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Lamar, 1988 (James Gray [113] and Clifton Winston [105]) By Opponent: ................................................at Iowa State, 2010 (Alexan Robinson [104] and Shontre Johnson [104])Two 100-Yard Receivers ______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Rice, 2009 (Tramain Swindall [123] and Lyle Leong [117]) By Opponent: ................................................Baylor, 1998 (Morris Anderson [130] and D. Thompson [119])Two 200-Yard Receivers ______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................at Oklahoma State, 2007 (Michael Crabtree [237] and Danny Amendola [233]) By Opponent: ................................................Hsas Not HappenedThree 100-Yard Receivers _____________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Kansas State, 2005 (Henderson [118], Hicks [105] and Johnson [107]) By Opponent: ................................................Has Not HappenedIntercepted Five+ Passes _____________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. SMU, 2008 (5) By Opponent: ................................................Oklahoma, 2003 (5)Intercepted Four Passes _______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Clemson, 2002 By Opponent: ................................................Colorado, 2007Under 200 Yards of Total Offense _______________ By Texas Tech: .............................................at Texas, 1999 (160) By Opponent: ................................................Southeastern Louisiana, 2006 (189)Under 150 Yards of Total Offense _______________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Texas, 2010 (144) By Opponent: ................................................Northwestern State, 2007 (118)Under 100 Yards Rushing ______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. SMU 2010 (72) By Opponent: ................................................Texas, 2010 (93)Under 50 Yards Rushing _______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................at Nebraska 2009 (25) By Opponent: ................................................Oklahoma, 2009 (48)Negative Rushing Yards _______________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs Texas, 2010 (-14) By Opponent: ................................................Kansas State, 1996 (-12)No Touchdown _____________________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................at TCU, 2006 By Opponent: ................................................at SMU, 2007Offensive Two-Point Conversion ________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Texas A&M, 2009 By Opponent: ................................................Texas, 200335 Minutes of Possession _____________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Missouri, 2010 (39:41) By Opponent: ................................................Texas, 2008 (37:44)Scored TD in Last Minute to Win ________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Texas, 2008 (Michael Crabtree 28-yard reception from Harrell with one second remaining) By Opponent: ................................................at Houston, 2009Field Goal in Last Minute to Win _________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Texas A&M, 1997 By Opponent: ................................................New Mexico, 2004Won on Two-Point Conversion __________________ By Texas Tech: .............................................vs. Texas, 1988 By Opponent: ................................................SMU, 1961

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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL40, AUNDREY BARR, DE2010- had season-ending knee surgery on Oct. 13... made first career start and added two tackles - one for a loss of four yards - against New Mexico (9/11)...registered first career tackle (solo) in career debut in the season opener against SMU (9/5).

25, BARON BATCH, RBTEXAS TECH CAREER RUSHING RECORD BOOK WATCH- needs 2 rushing touchdowns to tie for 8th place (career rushing touchdowns)- needs 3 rushing touchdowns to move into 8th place (career rushing touchdowns)- needs 31 rushing attempts to move into 10th place (career rushing attempts)- needs 144 yards rushing to move into 7th place (career rushing yards)

TEXAS TECH CAREER ALL-PURPOSE RECORD BOOK WATCH- needs 228 all-purpose yards to move into 8th place (career total yardage)

TEXAS TECH CAREER TOUCHDOWNS RECORD BOOK WATCH- needs 2 touchdowns to move into 8th place (career touchdowns)- needs 5 touchdowns to tie for 7th place (career touchdowns)

2010- named All-Big 12 honorable mention (Coaches)... needs just 10 rushing yards to become the eighth Texas Tech player with 2,500 career rushing yards... moved into ninth place on the Texas Tech career yardage list (3,595)... has tallied the most career yards since Danny Amendola (3,839, 2004-07)... moved into a tie for eighth place on the school’s career touchdowns list (32) with Bobby Cavazos (32, 1951-53)... posted third straight season with over 1,000 all-purpose yards (2008: 1,207 - 2009: 1,279 - 2010: 1,025)... rushed 19 times for 61 yards, caught six passes for 50 yards with one touchdown reception to finish with 110 all-purpose yards against Houston (11/27)... had 11 rushes for 71 yards with a touchdown and also caught a touchdown pass while making two receptions for 48 yards against Weber State (11/20)... marked eighth career multiple touchdown game (third this season)... was fourth career game with a rushing and receiving touchdown (second this season)... marked averaged 8.3 yards per carry against No. 16 Oklahoma with 11 rushes for 91 yards (11/13)... ran for a season-high 134 yards on 28 carries (career-high) and caught two passes for 14 yards against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... is one of 19 players in the Big 12 this season to rush for 100-yard in a game... entered the Texas Tech 2,000/1,000 club with over 2,000 career rushing yards and over 1,000 career receiving yards after the Missouri game (11/6)... joined senior Bront Bird as a team captain against Tigers... moved into ninth place on Texas Tech career rushing yardage list, moving past Shannon Woods (2,249 - 2005-08) and Doug McCutchen (2,222 - 1970-72)... moved into 10th place on school’s career all-purpose yards list, moving past Wayne Walker (3,183 - 1985-88)... rushed 10 times for 30 yards and made three receptions for 12 yards at Texas A&M (10/30)... rushed for 60 yards on 13 carries at Colorado (10/23)... reached the 2,000 career rushing yards plateau against Oklahoma State (10/16)... finished with 19 carries for 83 yards with one touchdown and caught three passes for 10 yards against the Cowboys... rushed 17 times for 97 yards with one rushing touchdown and caught four passes for 26 yards receiving with one receiving touchdown against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... collected 110 all-purpose yards at Iowa State (10/2) with 12 carries for 58 yards and six catches for 52 yards receiving... gained 37 yards - including a 25-yard carry - on seven attempts against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... carried 10 times for 32 yards scoring two rushing touchdowns at New Mexico (9/11)... scored on a two-yard run in the first quarter and scored Tech’s only touchdown in the third quarter with a one-yard run... marked sixth career multi-rushing touchdown game... owns seven career multi-TD games, including one with a rushing and receiving touchdown...rushed 15 times for 52 yards (3.5 avg) and caught two passes for 10 yards in season opener against SMU (9/5)... joined senior Bront Bird as a team captain for season opener against Mustangs.

20, BRONT BIRD, LB2010- named All-Big 12 honorable mention (Coaches)... named first team All-Big 12 Academic... NCAA RANKINGS: tied for 12th in solo tackles (70)... 65th in tackles/game (8.4)... BIG 12 RANK-INGS: fourth in solo tackles (70)... eighth in total tackles (101)... ninth in tackles/game (8.4)... had eight tackles (all solo) against Houston (11/27)... made four tackles (all solo) against Weber State (11/20)... notched 10 tackles (four solo) at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... collected a team-high seven tackles (six solo) against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... joined senior Baron Batch as a team captain against Tigers... recorded at least seven tackles in seven consecutive games... made nine tackles (all solo) with one fumble recovery and intercepted quarterback Ryan Tannehill with 14:27 left in the fourth quarter at Texas A&M (10/30)... led team with 11 tackles (six solo) at Colorado (10/23)... led team and matched a career-high with 14 tackles (13 solo), had one tackle for a loss and made first career interception against quarterback Brandon Weeden with 13:08 to play in the third quarter against Oklahoma State (10/16)... had nine tackles (seven solo) against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... posted eight tackles (four solo) with 1.5 tackles for a loss at Iowa State (10/2)... joined senior Lyle Leong as a team captain against Cyclones... led or tied for team lead in tackles in back-to-back weeks (at New Mexico/vs. Texas)... tied for team lead with seven tackles (all solo) against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... led team with nine tackles (three solo) against New Mexico (9/11)...posted five tackles (all solo) with one sack (loss of seven yards) in season opener against SMU (9/5)... joined senior Baron Batch as a team captain for season opener against Mustangs.

CAREER HIGHSTackles ___________________________________________________ 2, at New Mexico (2010)Tackles For Loss _____________________________________________ 1, at New Mexico (2010)Sacks __________________________________________________________________ NoneInterceptions ______________________________________________________________ NoneFumbles Recovered _________________________________________________________ None

DEFENSE G U-A-TT TFL SACK INT FF-FR PBU2010 4 2-1-3 1.0-4 0.0 0-0 0-0 0

CAREER HIGHSRushes _____________________________________________________ 28, vs. Missouri (2010)Rushing Yards _______________________________________________136, vs. Oklahoma (2009)Rushing Touchdowns _____________________________________________ 4, vs. Kansas (2009)Receptions _________________________________________________ 9, vs. Texas A&M (2009)Receiving Yards ___________________________________________ 85, vs. Michigan State (2009)Receiving Touchdowns _________________________________________ 1 5x, vs. Houston (2010)Total Touchdowns _______________________________________________ 4, vs. Kansas (2009)Longest Rush ____________________________________________ 49, vs. Michigan State (2009)Longest Reception _________________________________________ 49, vs. Michigan State (2009)All-Purpose Yards _____________________________________________204, vs. Oklahoma (2009)* Indicates most recent high

ALL-PURPOSE G RUSH REC TOTAL AVG/G HIGH2006 6 43 41 84 14.0 602008 13 758 449 1207 92.8 1692009 13 884 395 1279 98.4 2042010 12 805 220 1,025 85.4 148TOTAL 44 2,490 1,105 3,595 81.7 204

CAREER HIGHSTackles ____________________________________________ 14 2x, vs. Oklahoma State (2010)*Tackles For Loss __________________________________________________3, at Texas (2009)Sacks ______________________________________________________1 3x, vs. SMU (2010)*Interceptions _______________________________________________ 1 3x, vs. Houston (2010)*Fumbles Recovered ________________________________________ 1 3x, at Texas A&M (2010)** Indicates most recent high

DEFENSE G U-A-TT TFL SACK INT FF-FR PBU2007 8 8-8-16 1.0 0.0 0-0 0-1 0 2008 13 45-19-64 4.0 1.0 0-0 0-1 22009 13 40-16-56 5.5 1.0 0-0 1-0 32010 12 67-34-101 4.5 1.0 3-33 0-1 2TOTALS 46 160-77-237 15.0 3.0 3-33 1-3 7

RECEIVING G REC YARDS Y/REC TD LONG2006 6 6 41 6.8 0 122008 13 45 449 10.0 1 422009 13 57 395 6.9 1 492010 12 31 220 7.1 3 44TOTALS 44 139 1,105 7.9 5 49

RUSHING G RUSH YARDS Y/RUSH TD LONG2006 6 9 43 5.8 1 132008 13 113 758 6.7 7 492009 13 168 884 5.3 14 442010 12 172 805 4.7 5 37TOTALS 44 462 2,490 5.4 27 49

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49, DONNIE CARONA, PK2010- named second team All-Big 12 Academic... tallied career-long 63-yard punt while making four punts for 218 yards (54.5 avg.) with two punts inside the 20-yard line against Houston (11/27)... also had six kickoffs for 397 yards (66.2 avg.) with one touchback against Cougars... made a career-long 52-yard field goal and tallied 10 kickoffs for 657 yards (65.7 avg.) with three touchbacks against Weber State (11/20)... 52-yard field goal is tied for the second longest this season in the Big 12... kicked off twice (143 yards - avg of 71.5) with one touchback and made three punts (43.0 avg) with one going inside the 20-yard line at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... 54-yard field goal attempt was blocked and kicked off five times for 326 yards (65.2 avg) against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... made five kickoffs for 316 yards (63.2 avg.) with one touchback at Texas A&M (10/30)... had six kickoffs for 420 yards (70.0 avg) with four touchbacks at Colorado (10/23)... also had career-long 57-yard punt in only attempt against Buffaloes... averaged a career best 70.5 yards per kickoff (4 kickoffs/282 yards) against Oklahoma State (10/16)... had eight kickoffs for an average of 56.8 yards (454 total yards) and missed a 47-yard field goal attempt against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... kicked off seven times for 332 yards (47.4 avg) with one touchback at Iowa State (10/2)... averaged 69.0 yards on three kickoffs for 207 yards with two touchbacks against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... kicked off nine times for an average of 64.1 yards per kick (577 yards) with four touchbacks at New Mexico (9/11)... recorded first tackle of the season on a 36-yard kick-off return in the first quarter... had 51-yard field goal attempt blocked against SMU (9/5) in season opener... averaged 66.8 yards per kickoff in six kicks with two touchbacks against Mustangs.

CAREER HIGHSKickoffs _________________________________________________ 11, vs. Kansas State (2009)Kickoff Yards ____________________________________________ 673, vs. Kansas State (2009)Kickoff Average _________________________________________71.5 (2 att.), at Oklahoma (2010)Field Goals Attempts ____________________________________________2 2x, vs. SMU (2008)*Field Goals Made __________________________________________1 5x, vs. Weber State (2010)*Longest Field Goal Made ___________________________________52 yards, vs. Weber State (2010)Field Goals Blocked __________________________________________ 1 4x, vs. Missouri (2010)*Punts ________________________________________________________4, vs. Houston (2010)Long Punt ____________________________________________________63, vs. Houston (2010)Punt Average _______________________________________________ 54.5, vs. Houston (2010)* Indicates most recent high

FIELD GOALS G MADE ATT LONG PCT2008 13 4 9 42 44.42009 13 0 0 0 0.02010 12 1 4 52 25.0TOTAL 38 5 13 52 38.5

32, AARON CRAWFORD, RB2010- picked up 11 yards on three carries and caught a 15-yard touchdown pass - marking first receiv-ing touchdown of the season - against Weber State (11/20)... ran for 21 yards on three carries at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... rushed six times for 39 yards (long of 18) against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... carried once for 25 yards and made two receptions for 18 yards at Texas A&M (10/30)... tallied first rushing touchdown of the season - first since 2008 season - on one-yard rush at Colorado (10/23) to tie the score (7-7) in the second quarter... three rushes for 12 yards and one reception for six yards against New Mexico (9/11)... blocked first career punt against Lobos in the first quarter with 3:22 on the clock as ball was recovered by Tech on New Mexico three-yard line... carried once for three yards in season opener against SMU (9/5).

CAREER HIGHSRushes ______________________________________________13, vs. Northwestern State (2007)Rushing Yards ________________________________________________47, vs. Oklahoma (2007)Rushing Touchdowns ____________________________________________ 2, vs. Colorado (2007)Receptions __________________________________________________11, vs. Oklahoma (2007)Receiving Yards _________________________________________________ 82, at Baylor (2007)Receiving Touchdowns _____________________________________________ 2, at Baylor (2007)Total Touchdowns ________________________________________________ 4, at Baylor (2007)Longest Rush ________________________________________________ 29, vs. Colorado (2007)All-Purpose Yards _____________________________________________128, vs. Oklahoma (2007)

RUSHING G RUSH YARDS Y/RUSH TD LONG2007 8 54 214 4.0 4 292008 2 8 26 3.2 1 82009 10 1 -1 -1.0 0 02010 12 18 111 6.2 1 25TOTALS 32 81 350 4.3 6 29

56, JONATHAN BRYDON, LB2010- named second team All-Big 12 Academic... had one tackle (solo) against Houston (11/27)... sec-ond on the team with six tackles (all solo), including one for a loss of two yards against Weber State (11/20)... had one tackle (solo) at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... made two tackles (both solo) against Oklahoma State (10/16)... assisted on one tackle against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... recovered a blocked punt in the first quarter against New Mexico (9/11) on the Lobos three-yard line... later blocked a Lobo punt in the third quarter that was recovered by Tech on the New Mexico one-yard line.

CAREER HIGHSTackles ___________________________________________________6, vs. Weber State (2010)Tackles For Loss _____________________________________________1, vs. Weber State (2010)Sacks __________________________________________________________________ NoneInterceptions ______________________________________________________________ NoneFumbles Recovered _________________________________________________________ NoneBlocked Punts _______________________________________________ 1, at New Mexico (2010)* Indicates most recent high

DEFENSE G U-A-TT TFL SACK INT FF-FR BLK2009 7 2-0-2 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 02010 12 12-1-13 1.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 1TOTALS 19 14-1-15 1.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 1

KICKOFFS G NO YARDS AVG TB2008 13 96 6,361 66.3 262009 13 84 5,451 64.9 172010 12 70 4,504 64.3 21TOTAL 38 250 16,316 65.3 64

1, TERRANCE BULLITT, S2010- recorded four tackles (all solo) against Weber State (11/20)... had four tackles (one solo), includ-ing one tackle for a loss at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... made two tackles (one solo) and forced one fumble at Texas A&M (10/30)... had a career-high seven tackles (six solo) against Oklahoma State (10/16)... posted two tackles (one solo), including one for a loss against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... assisted on one tackle and broke up a pass against Texas (9/18)... made career debut in season-opener against SMU (9/5)

CAREER HIGHSTackles ________________________________________________ 7, vs. Oklahoma State (2010)Tackles For Loss ____________________________________________ 1 2x, at Oklahoma (2010)*Sacks __________________________________________________________________ NoneInterceptions ______________________________________________________________ NoneFumbles Recovered _________________________________________________________ None* Indicates most recent high

DEFENSE G U-A-TT TFL SACK INT FF-FR PBU2010 10 13-7-20 2.0 0.0 0-0 1-0 1

PUNTS G PUNTS YDS AVG LG TB I202008 13 0 0 0.0 0 0 02009 13 3 114 38.0 40 0 02010 12 9 442 49.1 63 0 3TOTAL 38 12 556 46.3 63 0 3

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DEFENSE G U-A-TT TFL SACK INT FF-FR PBU2009 9 1-0-1 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 02010 12 8-2-10 1.0 0.0 0-0 1-0 0TOTALS 21 9-2-11 1.0 0.0 0-0 1-0 0

16, CODY DAVIS, S2010- named All-Big 12 honorable mention... named first team All-Big 12 Academic... BIG 12 RANK-INGS: tied for 21st in tackles/game (6.6)... tied for 20th in total tackles (79)... made six tackles (all solo), had one quarterback hurry and posted first career interception against Houston quarterback David Piland in the third quarter with 9:08 on the clock (11/27)... had two tackles (both solo) against Weber State (11/20)... made six tackles (five solo) with one tackle for a loss of six yards at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... had four tackles (all solo) against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... led team with 11 tackles (four solo) with 1.5 tackles for a loss of eight yards, forced two fumbles, had one fumble recovery for four yards and collected first career sack at Texas A&M (10/30)... second on the team with 10 tackles (eight solo), including two tackles for a loss of five yards at Colorado (10/23)... second on the team with nine tackles (seven solo) with one tackle for a loss of three yards and broke up a pass against Oklahoma State (10/16)... made eight tackles (all solo) against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... had six tackles (five solo) at Iowa State (10/2)... tallied five tackles (all solo) and one tackle for a loss of eight yards against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... had seven tackles (four solo) and one pass breakup against New Mexico (9/11)... tallied five tackles (all solo) with one pass breakup in season opener against SMU (9/5).

CAREER HIGHSTackles _____________________________________________________ 15, at Houston (2009)Tackles For Loss ________________________________________________ 6, at Houston (2009)Sacks _____________________________________________________1, at Texas A&M (2010)Interceptions ___________________________________________________1, vs. Houston (2010)Fumbles Recovered ____________________________________________1, at Texas A&M (2010)

DEFENSE G U-A-TT TFL SACK INT FF-FR PBU2009 12 58-23-81 1.5 0.0 0-0 0-0 6 2010 12 63-16-79 6.5 1.0 1-0 2-1 4TOTALS 24 121-39-160 8.0 1.0 1-0 2-1 10

30, BRETT DEWHURST, S2010- collected four tackles (all solo) with one quarterback hurry and broke up three passes against Houston (11/27)... had four tackles (all solo) against Weber State (11/20)... made five tackles (one solo) at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... collected three tackles (all solo) against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... made two tackles (one solo) at Texas A&M (10/30)... career-high nine tackles (seven solo) at Colorado (10/23)... made two tackles (one solo) against Oklahoma State (10/16)... assisted on one tackle at Iowa State (10/2)... made two tackles (both solo) against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... had two tackles (one solo) and broke up a pass against New Mexico (9/11)... made season debut in season opener against SMU (9/5).

CAREER HIGHSTackles ______________________________________________________9, at Colorado (2010)Tackles For Loss __________________________________________________1, at Texas (2009)Sacks __________________________________________________________________ NoneInterceptions ______________________________________________________________ NoneFumbles Recovered _________________________________________________________ None* Indicates most recent high

DEFENSE G U-A-TT TFL SACK INT FF-FR PBU2008 12 5-2-7 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 02009 10 20-6-26 1.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 42010 12 24-10-34 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 4TOTALS 34 49-18-67 1.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 8

2, CORNELIUS DOUGLAS, IR2010- caught two passes for 29 yards and made two tackles against Houston (11/27)... rushed once for three yards and caught two passes for 32 yards against Weber State (11/20)... made one tackle (solo) at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... caught one pass for five yards and threw one pass (incomplete) against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... made one catch for 11 yards and tallied two tackles (both assisted) at Texas A&M (10/30)... had a career game with four catches and 53 yards while catching first career touchdown pass against Oklahoma State (10/16)... made one tackle (solo) against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... played on both sides of the ball at Iowa State (10/2) with one reception and one solo tackle for a loss of yardage... made two receptions for eight yards against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... caught three passes for 49 yards in season opener against SMU (9/5).

CAREER HIGHSReceptions ______________________________________________ 4, vs. Oklahoma State (2010)Yards _________________________________________________ 53, vs. Oklahoma State (2010)Touchdowns _____________________________________________ 1, vs. Oklahoma State (2010)Longest Reception ________________________________________ 28, vs. Oklahoma State (2010)All-Purpose Yards _________________________________________ 53, vs. Oklahoma State (2010)Tackles __________________________________________________ 2 2x, vs. Houston (2010)*Tackles For Loss ______________________________________________ 1, at Iowa State (2010)* Indicates most recent high

RECEIVING G REC YARDS Y/REC TD LONG2009 9 4 28 7.0 0 122010 12 16 186 11.6 1 28TOTALS 21 20 214 10.7 1 28

7, SETH DOEGE, QB2010- passed for 58 yards on 3-of-4 passing (long of 21 yards) in the fourth quarter against Weber State (11/20)... made season debut off the bench at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13) in the fourth quarter... did not attempt a pass in first appearance of the season.

CAREER HIGHSPass Attempts ________________________________________________ 28, vs. Kansas (2009)Pass Completions ____________________________________________ 18, vs. Texas A&M (2009)Passing Yards ________________________________________________ 159, vs. Kansas (2009)Passing Touchdowns __________________________________________ 1 2x, vs. Kansas (2009)*Longest Pass __________________________________________________ 61, vs. Kansas (2009)* Indicates most recent high

PASSING G C-A-I PCT YDS YDS/GM TD LG2009 4 38-61-0 62.3 369 92.2 2 612010 2 3-4-0 75.0 58 29.0 0 21TOTAL 6 41-65-0 63.1 427 71.2 2 61

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7, WILL FORD, DB2010- had two tackles (both solo) against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... made seven tackles (four solo) and intercepted New Mexico (9/11) quarterback B.R. Holbrook in the third quarter with 4:10 on the clock... interception return went for 27 yards...notched five tackles (four solo) and broke up a pass in season opener against SMU (9/5).

CAREER HIGHSTackles ___________________________________________________ 7, at New Mexico (2010)Tackles For Loss ___________________________________________________________ NoneSacks __________________________________________________________________ NoneInterceptions _____________________________________________ 1 2x, at New Mexico (2010)*Fumbles Recovered _________________________________________________________ None* Indicates most recent high


8, JACOBY FRANKS, WR2010- suffered broken foot at Colorado (10/23)... caught four passes for 34 yards against Oklahoma State (10/16)... had three catches for 46 yards against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... posted four catches for 46 yards at Iowa State (10/2)... made three catches for 39 yards against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... recorded five catches for 58 yards at New Mexico (9/11)...caught six passes for 31 yards in season opener against SMU (9/5).

CAREER HIGHSReceptions ______________________________________________________ 6, vs. SMU (2010)Yards ___________________________________________________ 99, vs. Kansas State (2009)Touchdowns ___________________________________________1 2x, vs. Michigan State (2009)*Longest Reception __________________________________________ 72, vs. Kansas State (2009)All-Purpose Yards ___________________________________________ 99, vs. Kansas State (2009)* Indicates most recent high

RECEIVING G REC YARDS Y/REC TD LONG2008 11 6 58 9.7 0 142009 11 26 313 12.0 2 722010 7 25 254 10.2 0 30 TOTALS 29 57 625 11.0 2 72

41, SAM FEHOKO, LB2010- made three tackles (all solo) and broke up a pass against Houston (11/27)... tallied one tackle (solo) against Weber State (11/20)... had six tackles (two solo), including 0.5 tackle for a loss at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... made two tackles (both solo) against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... had one tackle for a loss of 12 yards at Texas A&M (10/30)... made five tackles (all solo) and recorded first career sack against Oklahoma State (10/16)... assisted on one tackle against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... made six tackles (four solo) at Iowa State (10/2)... posted three tackles (all solo) and recovered one fumble against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... collected one tackle (assisted) at New Mexico (9/11)... opened season with five tackles (four solo) in opener against SMU (9/5).

CAREER HIGHSTackles __________________________________________________ 6 2x, at Oklahoma (2010)*Tackles For Loss __________________________________________ 1 5x, at Texas A&M (2010)*Sacks _________________________________________________ 1, vs. Oklahoma State (2010)Interceptions ______________________________________________________________ NoneFumbles Recovered ____________________________________________ 1 2x, vs. Texas (2010)** Indicates most recent high

DEFENSE G U-A-TT TFL SACK INT FF-FR PBU2008 3 3-0-3 2.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 0 2009 13 17-2-19 1.0 0.0 0-0 0-1 12010 12 25-10-35 2.5 1.0 0-0 1-1 1TOTALS 28 45-12-57 5.5 1.0 0-0 1-2 2

57, BRIAN DUNCAN, LB2010- named All-Big 12 honorable mention (Coaches)... named second team All-Big 12 Academic... NCAA RANKINGS: tied for 49th in sacks (7.0)... tied for 74th in tackles for a loss/game (1.0)... BIG 12 RANKINGS: fifth in tackles for a loss (12.0)... tied for sixth in sacks (7.0)... made four tackles (all solo) against Houston (11/27)... recorded one sack for a loss of six yards (seventh of the season) against Weber State (11/20)... joined senior Lyle Leong as a team captain against We-ber State... led team with 13 tackles (six solo) with 1.5 tackles for a loss and forced one fumble at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... did not start against No. 14 Missouri (11/6) to have consecutive starts streak snapped at 42 games... had three tackles (all solo), including one tackle for a loss of six yards against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... made five tackles (one solo) at Texas A&M (10/30)... has at least one sack in four games this season... tallied four tackles (one solo) at Colorado (10/23)... made three tackles (two solo) against Oklahoma State (10/16)... made two solo tackles against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... tied for team lead with nine tackles (six solo), including 2.5 tackles for a loss of 10 yards and collected sixth sack of the season at Iowa State (10/2)... tallied five tackles and one sack for a loss of three yards against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... recorded a sack with 24 seconds remaining in the first half at New Mexico (9/11)... finished with four tackles (two solo) and two tackles for a loss of 10 yards... joined senior Taylor Potts as a team captain against Lobos... had three sacks and five tackles (four solo) in season opener against SMU (9/5)... three sacks are tied for the most by a Big 12 player in a game this season... first career sack came in the Mustangs’ first drive of the game... three sacks went for a loss of 12 yards.

CAREER HIGHSTackles _____________________________________________________ 15, at Houston (2009)Tackles For Loss _____________________________________________ 2.5, at Iowa State (2010)Sacks _________________________________________________________ 3, vs. SMU (2010)Interceptions _________________________________________________1 2x, vs. Baylor (2008)*Quarterback Hurries ____________________________________________ 1 2x, vs. Texas (2010)** Indicates most recent high

DEFENSE G U-A-TT TFL SACK INT FF-FR PBU2007 13 49-20-69 4.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 12008 13 61-33-94 2.5 0.5 2-2 1-0 82009 13 66-22-88 7.0 0.0 0-0 1-0 52010 12 37-21-58 12.0 7.0 0-0 1-1 0TOTALS 51 213-96-309 25.5 7.5 2-2 3-1 14

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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL95, PEARLIE GRAVES, DL2010- made one tackle (solo) against Houston (11/27)... tallied one solo tackle against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... made first career start and added seven assisted tackles, including 1.5 tackles for a loss of three yards at Texas A&M (10/30)... made career debut at Colorado (10/23) with three tackles (all solo), with two sacks and three tackles for a loss.

CAREER HIGHSTackles ____________________________________________________7, at Texas A&M (2010)Tackles For Loss ________________________________________________3, at Colorado (2010)Sacks _______________________________________________________2, at Colorado (2010)Interceptions ______________________________________________________________ NoneFumbles Recovered _________________________________________________________ None


13, JULIUS HOWARD, LB2010- collected one tackle (solo) against Weber State (11/20)... made one solo tackle against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... joined senior Detron Lewis as a team captain at Texas A&M (10/30)... made three tackles (two solo), including one tackle for a loss at Colorado (10/23)... tallied five tackles (three solo) against Oklahoma State (10/16)... had six tackles (four solo) with one tackle for a loss against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... notched seven tackles (five solo) with two quarterback hurries against Iowa State (10/2)... made two tackles (both solo), including one for a loss of two yards against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... notched four tackles (three solo) at New Mexico (9/11)... posted three tackles (all solo), including one for a loss of two yards, in season opener against SMU (9/5).

CAREER HIGHSTackles _______________________________________________________ 8, at Baylor (2009)Tackles For Loss _____________________________________________1 5x, at Colorado (2010)*Sacks __________________________________________________________________ NoneInterceptions ______________________________________________________________ NoneFumbles Recovered ____________________________________________1, at Texas A&M (2008)

DEFENSE G U-A-TT TFL SACK INT FF-FR PBU2007 6 0-0-0 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 02008 13 4-6-10 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-1 02009 13 25-4-29 1.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 22010 12 24-8-32 4.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 0 TOTALS 44 53-18-71 5.0 0.0 0-0 0-1 2

51, CQULIN HUBERT, LB2010- made one tackle (solo) against Houston (11/27)... led team with a career-high nine tackles (eight solo) against Weber State (11/20)... tallied five tackles (one solo) at Texas A&M (10/30)... posted three tackles (one solo) at New Mexico (9/11)... made career debut against SMU (9/5) in season opener.

CAREER HIGHSTackles ___________________________________________________9, vs. Weber State (2010)Tackles For Loss _____________________________________________1, vs. Weber State (2010)Sacks __________________________________________________________________ NoneInterceptions ______________________________________________________________ NoneFumbles Recovered _________________________________________________________ None


91, KERRY HYDER, DE2010- broke up one pass against Houston (11/27)... collected two tackles (both solo) with one sack for a loss of 10 yards, broke up one pass and forced a fumble against Weber State (11/20)... made three tackles (one solo) and forced one fumble at Texas A&M (10/30)... recorded first career sack (six-yard loss) and had four tackles (one solo) at New Mexico (9/11)...made career debut with a tackle (solo) on SMU’s (9/5) second drive of the game during the season opener.

CAREER HIGHSTackles ___________________________________________________ 4, at New Mexico (2010)Tackles For Loss __________________________________________1 2x, vs. Weber State (2010)*Sacks _________________________________________________1 2x, vs. Weber State (2010)*Interceptions ______________________________________________________________ NoneFumbles Recovered _________________________________________________________ None


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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL10, HARRISON JEFFERS, RB2010- rushed six times for 36 yards and caught two passes for 16 yards against Weber State (11/20)... returned three kickoffs for 58 yards at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... made one kick return for 18 yards and ran twice for seven yards out of the backfield against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... carried once for a loss of four yards at Colorado (10/23)... made season debut rushing seven times for 44 yards at New Mexico (9/11).

CAREER HIGHSRushes ____________________________________________________8, vs. New Mexico (2009)Rushing Yards _________________________________________________ 57, at Houston (2009)Rushing Touchdowns __________________________________________3, vs. New Mexico (2009)Receptions ________________________________________________ 6, vs. Kansas State (2009)Receiving Yards _____________________________________________90, vs. New Mexico (2009)Receiving Touchdowns _________________________________________1, vs. New Mexico (2009)Total Touchdowns ____________________________________________4, vs. New Mexico (2009)Longest Rush _________________________________________________ 35, at Houston (2009)Longest Reception ___________________________________________62, vs. New Mexico (2009)All-Purpose Yards _____________________________________________128, vs. Oklahoma (2007)


RUSHING G RUSH YARDS Y/RUSH TD LONG2009 12 35 217 6.2 4 352010 9 17 83 4.9 0 32TOTALS 21 52 300 5.8 4 35

12, D.J. JOHNSON, DB2010- named All-Big 12 honorable mention (Coaches)... NCAA RANKINGS: tied for 72nd in intercep-tions (3)... BIG 12 RANKINGS: ninth in interceptions (3)... made three tackles (all solo) and inter-cepted Houston quarterback David Piland in the fourth quarter with 1:49 on the clock and returned the interception 33 yards (11/27)... tallied two tackles (both solo) against Weber State (11/20)... made three tackles (all solo) at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... posted four tackles (two solo) at Texas A&M (10/30)... collected six tackles (all solo) at Colorado (10/23)... finished with five tackles (all solo), broke up two passes and intercepted Oklahoma State (10/16) quarterback Brandon Weeden in the third quarter with 3:55 on the clock... had two tackles (both solo) and made one tackle for a loss of one yard against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... made two tackles (one solo) at Iowa State (10/2)... had a career-high seven tackles (six solo) and marked first career tackle for a loss against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... made six tackles (four solo) at New Mexico (9/11)...intercepted SMU quarterback Kyle Padron in the third quarter with 7:42 on the clock during season opener (9/5)... recorded three tackles (all solo) and broke up one pass.

CAREER HIGHSTackles _______________________________________________________ 7, vs. Texas (2010)Tackles For Loss ______________________________________________1 2x, vs. Baylor (2010)*Sacks __________________________________________________________________ NoneInterceptions _______________________________________________ 1 4x, vs. Houston (2010)*Fumbles Recovered _________________________________________________________ None* Indicates most recent high


9, JONATHAN LaCOUR, P2010- named second team All-Big 12 Academic... ranks sixth on Tech all-time career list averaging 39.9 yards per punt... punted twice for 58 yards (29.0 avg.) against Houston (11/27)... tallied one punt for 49 yards against Weber State (11/20)... made five punts for 171 yards (34.2 avg) - with two inside the 20-yard line - at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... punted seven times for 250 yards (35.7 avg.) with two punts going inside the 20-yard line against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... notched six punts (38.3 avg.) for 230 yards with a long of 47 yards at Texas A&M (10/30)... made four punts averaging 43.5 yards (174 total yards) with a long of 46 yards at Colorado (10/23)... joined senior Franklin Mitchem as a team captain against Buffaloes... made seven punts for 263 yards - aver-aging 37.6 yards per punt - with a long of 57 yards and two punts going inside the 20 against Oklahoma State (10/16)... tallied four punts averaging 41.8 yards per punt (167 total yards) with one inside the 20 and with one touchback against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... recorded four punts for 153 yards (38.2 avg) with one going inside the 20 at Iowa State (10/2)... had a career-high eight punts with an average of 43.2 yards/punt (346 yards) with one punt inside the 20-yard line (downed at 1-yard line) against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... averaged 47.5 yards per punt on two punts, including one inside the 20, at New Mexico (9/11)... equaled a career-long 60-yard punt (Baylor, 2007) during season opener against SMU (9/5)... averaged 48.2 yards per punt (four punts) with one going inside the 20-yard line against Mustangs... punt inside the 20 was downed at the SMU 6-yard line.

CAREER HIGHSPunts _________________________________________________________ 8, vs. Texas (2010)Punt Average _________________________________________________ 51.7, at Baylor (2007)Inside the 20 __________________________________________ 2 5x, vs. Oklahoma State (2010)*Long Punt ___________________________________________________ 60 2x, vs. SMU (2010)** Indicates most recent high

PUNTS G PUNTS YDS AVG LG TB I202007 12 29 1,236 42.6 60 2 82008 12 25 927 37.1 53 0 112010 12 54 2,149 39.8 60 1 11TOTAL 36 108 4,312 39.9 60 3 30

82, ADAM JAMES, IR2010- caught a pass for 14 yards against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... made one catch for 12 yards at Texas A&M (10/30)... made season debut against SMU (9/5) in season opener.

CAREER HIGHSReceptions _________________________________________________4, at Kansas State (2008)Yards ____________________________________________________36, at Kansas State (2008)Touchdowns ________________________________________1 2x, vs. North Dakota State (2009)*Longest Reception ___________________________________________ 20, vs. Texas A&M (2009)All-Purpose Yards ____________________________________________36, at Kansas State (2008)* Indicates most recent high

RECEIVING G REC YARDS Y/REC TD LONG2008 13 15 159 10.6 1 222009 12 17 154 9.1 1 202010 8 2 26 13.0 0 14 TOTALS 33 34 339 10.0 2 22

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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL19, LYLE LEONG, WRTEXAS TECH CAREER RECEIVING RECORD BOOK WATCH- needs 1 touchdown to move into 2nd place (career touchdowns)

TEXAS TECH SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING RECORD BOOK WATCH- needs 2 touchdowns to tie for 2nd place (single-season touchdowns)- needs 5 touchdowns to tie for all-time record (single-season touchdowns)

CONSECUTIVE GAMES STREAK- has at least one reception in 35 consecutive games dating back to Sept. 20, 2008, against UMASS at Jones AT&T Stadium... also owns a streak of 24 straight games with a catch during Big 12 competition which covers the entire 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons.

2010- All-Big 12 second team (AP)... All-Big 12 second team (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)... All-Big 12 second team (Phil Steele)... All-Big 12 second team (Rivals.com)... All-Big 12 second team (San Antonio Express-News)... All-Big 12 second team (Dallas Morning News)... named All-Big 12 honor-able mention (Coaches)... NCAA RANKINGS: tied for 10th in scoring (touchdowns) (17)... tied for 25th in scoring (points/game) (8.5)... 41st in receptions per game (5.3)... 53rd in receiving yards per game (67.3)... BIG 12 RANKINGS: leads all players with three games having three receiving touchdowns...tied for fifth with three 100-yard receiving games... third in scoring touchdowns (17)... fifth in scoring points/game (8.5 points/game)... sixth in receiving yards per game (67.3)... ninth in receptions per game (5.3)... ranks tied for second on the Texas Tech career receiving touchdowns list (30)... ranks third on Tech’s single-season receiving touchdowns list... owns nine career multi-receiving touchdown games (five this season), including three games this season with three touchdowns... has caught at least one touchdown in five of the last six games and has at least one receiving touchdown in nine games this season... has at least one TD catch in 11 of the last 14 games dating back to last season... during last 14 games (dating back to Baylor in 2009) has caught 73 passes for 924 yards with 20 touchdowns... caught three passes for 46 yards with one touchdown reception against Houston (11/27)... made three catches for 37 yards and caught one touchdown pass against Weber State (11/20)... joined senior Brian Duncan as a team captain against Weber State... made two catches for 14 yards at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... caught nine passes for 123 yards with two touchdown receptions against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... marked fourth career 100-yard receiving game and third of the season... was the third time during career, and second time of the season, with multiple touchdowns in consecutive games (3 vs. Rice, 2 at Texas - 2009... 3 vs. SMU, 2 at New Mexico - 2010... 3 at Texas A&M, 2 vs. Missouri - 2010)... made five catches for 67 yards with three touchdowns at Texas A&M (10/30)... caught a touchdown pass from Taylor Potts in the second quarter and caught two touchdown passes from Steven Sheffield in the fourth quarter... three touchdown receptions matches a career-high (five times)... caught five passes for 32 yards with one touchdown at Colorado (10/23)... made three receptions for 28 yards against Oklahoma State (10/16)... tallied five catches for 85 yards against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... had streak of at least one touchdown in six consecutive games snapped against Baylor... caught nine passes for 125 yards and three touchdowns against Cyclones... posted touchdown catches in second, third and fourth quarters from QB Taylor Potts... joined senior Bront Bird as a team captain against Iowa State... on the receiving end of four passes for 34 yards with one touchdown against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... caught five passes for 75 yards with two touchdowns at New Mexico (9/11)... opened the season with back-to-back multiple touchdown performances (3 vs. SMU, 2 at New Mexico)... made season debut breaking previous career-highs with 11 receptions and 142 yards and tied a career-high three touchdowns (set twice previously) in season opener against SMU (9/5)... previous career-highs were nine catches and 117 yards, both coming against Rice (2009)... marked second career 100-yard receiving game... caught TD passes from Taylor Potts in the first, second and third quarter against Mustangs... two-yard TD reception in first quarter (0:54) was the first for Tech in 2010 season.

CAREER HIGHSReceptions _____________________________________________________ 11, vs. SMU (2010)Yards ________________________________________________________ 142, vs. SMU (2010)Touchdowns _____________________________________________ 3 5x, at Texas A&M (2010)*Longest Reception _________________________________________ 43, vs. Michigan State (2009)All-Purpose Yards ________________________________________________ 142, vs. SMU (2010)* Indicates most recent high

RECEIVING G REC YARDS Y/REC TD LONG2007 12 15 174 11.6 1 272008 12 18 206 11.4 3 322009 13 45 571 12.7 9 432010 12 64 808 12.6 17 40 TOTALS 49 142 1,759 12.4 30 43

17, DETRON LEWIS, WRTEXAS TECH CAREER RECEIVING RECORD BOOK WATCH- needs 2 receptions to move into 3rd place (career receptions)- needs 29 receptions to tie for 2nd place (career receptions)- needs 46 yards to move into 7th place (career yards)- needs 180 yards to move into 6th place (career yards)

TEXAS TECH SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING RECORD BOOK WATCH- needs 8 receptions to move into 9th place (single-season receptions)

CONSECUTIVE GAMES STREAK- has at least one reception in 39 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 1, 2008, against Virginia in the Gator Bowl... also owns a streak of 24 straight games with a catch during Big 12 competition which covers the entire 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons.

2010- All-Big 12 third team (Phil Steele)... named All-Big 12 honorable mention (Coaches)... 79 recep-tions are the most by a Red Raider since Michael Crabtree made 97 catches in 2008... NCAA RANKINGS: tied for 14th in receptions per game (6.6)... 56th in receiving yards per game (66.9)... BIG 12 RANKINGS: fourth in receptions/game (6.6)... seventh in receiving yards per game (66.9)... tied for ninth with two 100-yard receiving games... moved into fourth place on the Texas Tech all-time career receptions list (230), moving past Nehemiah Glover (223, 2001-04)... moved into seventh place on the Texas Tech all-time career receiving yards list (2,680), moving past Joel Filani (2,667, 2003-06)... moved into 10th place on the school’s all-time single-season receptions list (79), moving past Mickey Peters and Taurean Henderson, who both made 78 recep-tions in 2003... tallied most receiving yards of the season (135) by matching a career-high 11 receptions with a pair of touchdowns against Houston (11/27)... marked first multiple touchdown performance of the season and the third of his career... was his second 100-yard receiving game of the season and the seventh of his career... made four catches for 50 yards with one touchdown against Weber State (11/20)... led team with seven catches for 59 yards and threw a three-yard touchdown pass at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... became first Texas Tech non-quarterback to throw for a touchdown in over 15 years with three-yard TD pass to Darrin Moore in first quarter at Oklahoma... caught eight passes for 64 yards with one touchdown against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... became the seventh receiver in Texas Tech history to make 200 career recep-tions during Texas A&M game (11 catches)… tied Wes Welker as the third fastest player in Texas Tech history to reach 200 career receptions (43 games)... led team with eight catches with 111 yards receiving (long of 54 yards) at Texas A&M (10/30)... joined senior Julius Howard as a team captain against Aggies... 111-yard performance at Texas A&M marked the first 100-plus yard receiving game of his season and the sixth of his career... posted six catches for 84 yards (long of 32) at Colorado (10/23)... led team with five catches for 28 yards against Oklahoma State (10/16)... had career-high 11 catches for 95 yards with one touchdown against Baylor at the Cot-ton Bowl (10/9)... had four catches for 12 yards at Iowa State (10/2)... led team with six catches for 42 yards against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... joined senior Colby Whitlock as a team captain against Longhorns... 20-yard completion in fourth quarter at New Mexico (9/11) marked 2,000 career receiving yards... recorded 44 receiving yards on three catches against Lobos... caught six passes for 79 yards with a touchdown in season opener against SMU (9/5)... has recorded 25 receptions, 451 yards and four touchdowns in four career season openers.

CAREER HIGHSReceptions ________________________________________________11 2x, vs. Houston (2010)*Yards ______________________________________________163, vs. Eastern Washington (2008)Touchdowns _______________________________________________ 2 3x, vs. Houston (2010)*Longest Reception ______________________________________76, vs. Eastern Washington (2008)All-Purpose Yards ______________________________________163, vs. Eastern Washington (2008)Pass Attempts ________________________________________________ 1, at Oklahoma (2010)Pass Completions _______________________________________________ 1, at Oklahoma (2010)Passing Yards _________________________________________________ 3, at Oklahoma (2010)Passing Touchdowns ____________________________________________ 1, at Oklahoma (2010)Longest Pass __________________________________________________ 3, at Oklahoma (2010)* Indicates most recent high

RECEIVING G REC YARDS Y/REC TD LONG2007 9 10 120 12.0 3 502008 13 76 913 12.0 3 762009 13 65 844 13.0 6 612010 12 79 803 10.2 6 54 TOTALS 47 230 2,680 11.7 18 76

PASSING G C-A-I PCT YDS YDS/GM TD LG2007 9 0-0-0 0.0 0 0.0 0 02008 13 0-0-0 0.0 0 0.0 0 02009 13 0-0-0 0.0 0 0.0 0 02010 10 1-1-0 100.0 3 3.0 1 3TOTAL 45 1-1-0 100.0 3 0.3 1 3

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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL26, FRANKLIN MITCHEM, S2010- made one tackle (solo) against Weber State (11/20)... notched five tackles (three solo), including one tackle for a loss at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... collected one solo tackle against No. 14 Mis-souri (11/6)... had eight tackles (five solo), including first career sack for a loss of 11 yards and broke up three passes at Texas A&M (10/30)... made one tackle (solo) at Colorado (10/23)... joined senior Jonathan LaCour as a team captain against Buffaloes... had one tackle against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... posted seven tackles (three solo) with one pass breakup at Iowa State (10/2)... had one tackle (assisted) at New Mexico (9/11)... led team during season opener against SMU (9/5) with six tackles (five solo) and had one fumble recovery.

CAREER HIGHSTackles ________________________________________________ 8 2x, at Texas A&M (2010)*Tackles For Loss ____________________________________________ 1 3x, at Oklahoma (2010)*Sacks ____________________________________________________1, at Texas A&M (2010)*Interceptions ___________________________________________1 2x, vs. Michigan State (2009)*Fumbles Recovered _____________________________________________1 4x, vs. SMU (2010)** Indicates most recent high

DEFENSE G U-A-TT TFL SACK INT FF-FR PBU2008 13 9-7-16 0.0 0.0 0-0 2-0 02009 10 45-12-57 1.0 0.0 2-7 0-3 52010 12 20-11-31 2.0 1.0 0-0 0-1 4TOTALS 35 74-30-104 3.0 1.0 2-7 2-4 9

28, LaRON MOORE, CB2010- posted one tackle (solo) and broke up two passes against Houston (11/27)... made two tackles (one solo) at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... joined senior Colby Whitlock as a team captain against Sooners...had two solo tackles and broke up three passes against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... had four tackles (one solo) at Texas A&M (10/30)... made one tackle (assisted) at Colorado (10/23)... made one tackle (solo) against Oklahoma State (10/16)... joined senior Steven Sheffield as a team captain against the Cowboys... made season debut with three tackles (all solo) with one tackle for a loss against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... missed opening four games while recovering from a broken leg suffered during spring game.

CAREER HIGHSTackles ________________________________________________ 6 2x, vs. Texas A&M (2009)*Tackles For Loss __________________________________________________ 2, vs. Rice (2009)Sacks __________________________________________________________________ NoneInterceptions ______________________________________________ 1 2x, vs. Oklahoma (2009)*Fumbles Recovered ___________________________________________ 1 2x, vs. Kansas (2009)** Indicates most recent high


31, EUGENE NEBOH, CB2010- had four tackles (all solo) against Houston (11/27)... made one tackle (solo) against Weber State (11/20)... tallied one tackle (assisted) at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... made first career start against No. 14 Missouri (11/6) and finished game with four tackles (all solo) and broke up one pass... tallied four tackles (all solo) against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... recorded first career tackle against Texas A&M (10/30) while finishing with nine tackles (four solo).

CAREER HIGHSTackles ____________________________________________________9, at Texas A&M (2010)Tackles For Loss ______________________________________________1, at Texas A&M (2010)Sacks __________________________________________________________________ NoneInterceptions ______________________________________________________________ NoneFumbles Recovered _________________________________________________________ None* Indicates most recent high


34, BEN McROY, ATH2010- scored a pair of rushing touchdowns - first and second of career - on eight carries for 76 yards (9.5 avg.) against Weber State (11/20)... first career touchdown was a one-yard run with 12:02 left in the fourth quarter... second touchdown was a 39-yard run with 7:16 left in the fourth quarter... rushed seven times for 31 yards at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... made one carry for nine yards against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... carried twice for 13 yards at Colorado (10/23)... made one rush for three yards against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... made one rush for four yards at New Mexico (9/11)... made career debut rushing once for eight yards against SMU (9/3) during season opener.

CAREER HIGHSRushes ____________________________________________________8, vs. Weber State (2010)Rushing Yards ______________________________________________76, vs. Weber State (2010)Rushing Touchdowns __________________________________________2, vs. Weber State (2010)Receptions ______________________________________________________ 1, vs. SMU (2010)Receiving Yards ___________________________________________________ 1, vs. SMU (2010)Receiving Touchdowns _______________________________________________________ NoneTotal Touchdowns ____________________________________________2, vs. Weber State (2010)Longest Rush ______________________________________________39, vs. Weber State (2010)Longest Reception _________________________________________________ 1, vs. SMU (2010)All-Purpose Yards ____________________________________________95, vs. Weber State (2010)* Indicates most recent high

RECEIVING G REC YARDS Y/REC TD LONG2010 11 1 1 1.0 0 1

RUSHING G RUSH YARDS Y/RUSH TD LONG2010 11 21 144 6.9 2 39

ALL PURPOSE G RUSH REC PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G2010 11 144 1 0 29 0 174 17.4

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5, TRE’ PORTER, CB2010- BIG 12 RANKINGS: leads all Big 12 freshmen with 70 total tackles... tied for 26th in tackles/game (5.8)... led team making nine tackles (all solo) against Houston (11/27)... made four tackles (all solo) against Weber State (11/20)... second on the team with 10 tackles (five solo) and broke up one pass at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... had five tackles (all solo) with one tackle for a loss of one yard against Missouri (11/6)... finished with six tackles (two solo) and broke up three passes at Texas A&M (10/30)... notched three tackles (two solo) at Colorado (10/23)... made eight tackles (all solo) with one tackle for a loss and broke up a pass against Oklahoma State (10/16)... led team with 12 tackles (10 solo) against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... made first career start against Iowa State (10/2)... had four tackles against Cyclones (three solo)... had five tackles (four solo) - including one for a loss of three yards - against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... collected four solo tackles at New Mexico (9/11)... made career debut in season opener against SMU (9/5) with one interception, which he returned for 13 yards... intercepted SMU quarterback Kyle Padron in the second quarter with 8:22 on the clock.

CAREER HIGHSTackles ______________________________________________________ 12, vs. Baylor (2010)Tackles For Loss ____________________________________________ 1 3x, vs. Missouri (2010)*Sacks __________________________________________________________________ NoneInterceptions _____________________________________________________ 1, vs. SMU (2010)Fumbles Recovered _________________________________________________________ None


21, JARVIS PHILLIPS, DBTEXAS TECH SINGLE-SEASON INTERCEPTIONS RECORD BOOK WATCH- needs 2 interceptions to tie for 7th place (single-season interceptions)- needs 3 interceptions to tie for 5th place (single-season interceptions)

2010- NCAA RANKINGS: tied for 18th in passes defended (13)... tied for 33rd in interceptions (4)... BIG 12 RANKINGS: tied for third in passes defended (13)... tied for fifth in interceptions (4)... made four tackles (all solo) and broke up one pass against Houston (11/27)... collected one tackle (solo) against Weber State (11/20)... made four tackles (three solo) at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... notched three tackles (two solo) and broke up two passes against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... had six tackles (four solo) and broke up one pass at Texas A&M (10/30)... notched six tackles (five solo) at Colorado (10/23)... made four tackles (two solo) and had one tackle for a loss against Oklahoma State (10/16)... made eight tackles (seven solo) against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... notched six tackles (all solo) at Iowa State (10/2)... has at least one interception in three of five games this season... four interceptions are the most by a Red Raider since 2008 (Darcel McBath - 7... Daniel Charbonnet - 5)... recorded two interceptions, including one for an 87-yard INT return for a touchdown, had one tackle (assisted) and broke up one pass against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... two interceptions are tied for the most by a Big 12 player this season... intercepted Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert at the Texas Tech 13-yard line before going 87 yards for a touchdown with 1:39 on the clock in the first quarter... it was the first INT for TD for a Tech player since 2008 (Daniel Charbonnet vs. Texas - 18 yards - in 2008)... marked the first defensive score for Tech since LaRon Moore had a 31-yard fumble return for a TD in 2009 against Kansas... 87-yard INT return for a touchdown is the second longest return for a TD by a Big 12 player this season... picked off Gilbert for the second time inside the red zone (Texas Tech 19-yard line) with 3:22 left in the second quarter... finished with four tackles and intercepted New Mexico (9/11) quarterback B.R. Holbrook in the fourth quarter with 2:37 left in the game... interception was returned 27 yards to the New Mexico 27-yard line... made career debut in season opener against SMU (9/5) with five tackles (all solo), one interception and broke up two passes... intercepted SMU quarterback Kyle Padron in the first quarter with 0:03 on the clock.

CAREER HIGHSTackles _______________________________________________________ 8, vs. Baylor (2010)Tackles For Loss __________________________________________ 1, vs. Oklahoma State (2010)Sacks __________________________________________________________________ NoneInterceptions ____________________________________________________ 2, vs. Texas (2010)INT Returned for Touchdowns ________________________________________ 1, vs. Texas (2010)* Indicates most recent high


12, TAYLOR POTTS, QBTEXAS TECH CAREER PASSING RECORD BOOK WATCH- needs 1 passing touchdown to tie for 3rd place (career passing touchdowns)- needs 443 passing yards to move into 3rd place (career passing yardage)- needs 21 passing attempts to move into 3rd place (career passing attempts)

TEXAS TECH CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE BOOK WATCH- needs 44 attempts to move into 6th place (career attempts)- needs 225 yards of total offense to move into 4th place (career total offense)

TEXAS TECH SINGLE-SEASON PASSING RECORD BOOK WATCH- needs 4 passing touchdowns to tie for 7th place (single-season passing touchdowns)- needs 5 passing touchdowns to tie for 6th place (single-season passing touchdowns)- needs 62 passing yards to move into 10th place (single-season passing yardage)- needs 84 passing yards to move into 9th place (single-season passing yardage)- needs 146 passing yards to move into 8th place (single-season passing yardage)- needs 35 passing attempts to move into 9th place (single-season passing attempts)- needs 37 passing attempts to move into 8th place (single-season passing attempts)- needs 28 passing completions to move into 9th place (single-season passing completions)- needs 37 passing completions to move into 8th place (single-season passing completions)- needs 40 passing completions to move into 7th place (single-season passing completions)

TEXAS TECH SINGLE-SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE BOOK WATCH- needs 2 touchdowns responsible for to tie for 6th place (single-season TD responsible for)- needs 3 touchdowns responsible for to move into 6th place (single-season TD responsible for)- needs 70 attempts to move into 9th place (single-season attempts)- needs 96 yards to move into 9th place (single-season yardage)- needs 113 yards to move into 8th place (single-season yardage)

2010- named first team All-Big 12 Academic... NCAA RANKINGS: third in passing (27.17 completions/game)... sixth in pass-ing touchdowns (31)... 10th in total passing yards (3,357)... 10th in passing yards per game (279.75)... tied for13th in points responsible for per game (16.0)... 20th in total offense/game (278.5)... 34th in passing efficiency (139.9)... BIG 12 RANKINGS: third in passing yards/game (279.8)... tied for third among Big 12 quarterbacks with four 300-yard passing games... fourth in total offense/game (278.5)... sixth in passing efficiency (139.9)... moved into a tie for seventh place on the single-season touchdowns passing list (31)... moved into fourth place on school’s career passing attempts list (1,050)... moved into a tie for fifth place on school career touchdowns responsible for list (61) with B.J. Symons (2000-03)... marked the 11th consecutive season that Texas Tech has had a 3,000-yard passer (2000-2010)... one of six quarterbacks in Texas Tech history to throw for over 3,000 yards in a single-season... became just the third quarterback in Texas Tech his-tory to throw for multiple 3,000-yard seasons (Graham Harrell - 3, Kliff Kingsbury - 3)... went 32-for-46 passing for 373 yards with four touchdowns and one interception against Houston (11/27)... 373 yards is the 70th most passing yards in a single-game in Texas Tech history... marked eighth multiple passing touchdown performance this season - 14th during career... 373-yard performance against Houston marked the fourth 300-yard game of the season - 11th during career... Texas Tech is 7-4 when Potts throws for 300 yards... performance against Houston was fourth this season with at least four pass-ing touchdowns - fifth during career... joined senior Colby Whitlock as a team captain against Cougars... became the fourth quarterback in Texas Tech history to pass for 7,000 career yards with 272 yards passing against Weber State... in only the first half, went 21-for-24 passing for 272 yards with three touchdown passes against Weber State (11/20)... 272 yards passing in the first half is the most since throwing for 306 yards against Baylor earlier this season... went 18-for-36 for 136 yards and threw two interceptions at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... moved into fourth place on the school’s all-time career passing yardage list following 136 yards passing at No. 16 Oklahoma moving past Billy Joe Tolliver (6,756 - 1985-88) and Zebbie Lethridge (6,789 - 1994-97)...passed for 188 yards with three touchdowns on 19-for-28 passing with one intercep-tion against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... became only the fourth quarterback in Texas Tech history to pass for 50 career touchdowns... entered game in a back-up role in the second quarter with 5:10 remaining until halftime... moved into fourth place on school’s career passing touchdowns list following three TD performance against No. 14 Missouri... moved into fifth place on Tech’s career total offense leaders list with 6,685 total yards moving past B.J. Symons (6,586 - 2000-03)... went 23-for-37 for 227 yards passing with one touchdown pass at Texas A&M (10/30)... became the seventh quarterback in Texas Tech history to pass for 6,000 career yards after game at Colorado... moved into third place on the school’s all-time career completions list moving past B.J. Symons (554 - 2000-03)... threw for 286 yards with two touchdowns on 24-of-38 passing at Colorado (10/23)... completed 28-of-43 passes for 226 yards with one touchdown against Oklahoma State (10/16)... named the AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Week (10/15) following performance against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl... established new career-high with 462 yards passing (21st most in school history) on 42-of-59 passing with four touchdowns and one interception against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... the 462 yards passing is an all-time Cotton Bowl Stadium record... the previous stadium record was 387 yards by Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford against Texas (Red River Rivalry) in 2008... the 462 yards passing yards is the third most all-time on a neutral field for a Tech quarterback and the most since Sonny Cumbie compiled 520 against California in the Holiday Bowl in 2004... 483 total yards against Baylor are the most by a Big 12 player this season... the 462 yards passing is the second most by a Big 12 quarterback this season (OU’s Landry Jones 468 at Oklahoma State)... 42 pass competions equal his own mark (at Iowa State) as the most pass completions by a Big 12 quarterback this season... rattled off 15 consecutive completions in the first half against Baylor, which marked a career-high... became the sixth quarterback in Texas Tech history to record 500-plus career completions... passed for 377 yards on 42-of-62 passing with five touchdowns and one interception at Iowa State (10/2)... 377 yards are the 64th most passing yards in a single-game in Texas Tech history and the 21st most passing yards in a road game for a Tech quarterback all-time... completions (42) and attempts (62) marked Jack Trice Stadium (Iowa State home field) all-time records... 62 pass attempts are the most by a Big 12 quarterback this season... five touchdown passes are his second highest total, trailing only career-high of seven in 2009 against Rice (9/12/09)... went 21-of-35 for 158 yards with one touchdown pass and threw two interceptions against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... was 22-of-34 for 293 yards with three touchdowns at New Mexico (9/11)... marked ninth career and fifth consecutive (dating back to 2009) multiple passing touchdown performance... joined senior Brian Duncan as a team captain against Lobos... completed 34-of-53 passes for 359 yards with four touchdowns in season opener against SMU (9/5)... third touchdown against SMU marked 30th career... four consecutive multi-touchdown performance dating back to last season.

CAREER HIGHSPass Attempts ___________________________________________ 62 2x, at Iowa State (2010)*Pass Completions _________________________________________________46, at Texas (2009)Passing Yards _________________________________________________ 462, vs. Baylor (2010)Passing Touchdowns _______________________________________________ 7, vs. Rice (2009)Longest Pass ___________________________________________79 yards, vs. New Mexico (2009)* Indicates most recent high

PASSING G C-A-I PCT YDS YDS/GM TD LG2007 5 32-49-1 65.3 409 81.8 3 502008 10 23-36-1 63.9 260 26.0 2 272009 12 309-470-13 65.7 3,440 286.7 22 792010 12 326-495-9 65.9 3,357 279.8 31 55TOTAL 39 690-1,050-24 65.7 7,466 191.4 58 79

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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL92, LAWRENCE RUMPH, DT2010- made two tackles (both solo) against Houston (11/27)... collected one tackle (solo) against Weber State (11/20)... made one tackle (solo) at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... had one tackle (assisted) at Texas A&M (10/30)... made one tackle (solo) against Oklahoma State (10/16)... made one tackle (solo) against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... had two tackles (one solo) and first career sack for a loss of 11 yards in the fourth quarter with 7:29 remaining... made career debut in season opener against SMU (9/5).

CAREER HIGHSTackles __________________________________________________ 2 2x, vs. Houston (2010)*Tackles For Loss _____________________________________________ 1, at New Mexico (2010)Sacks ____________________________________________________ 1, at New Mexico (2010)Interceptions ______________________________________________________________ NoneFumbles Recovered _________________________________________________________ None


1, STEVEN SHEFFIELD, QB2010- entered as a back up in the second quarter against Weber State (11/20) and finished 8-for-12 for 109 yards with one touchdown pass (33-yard long) against Wildcats... entered as a back up in the third quarter with just over five minutes on the clock at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... went 1-for-4 with five passing yards against Sooners... made first start of the season against No. 14 Missouri (11/6) and threw for 99 yards on 11-for-20 passing during the first half… did not return during the second half against Tigers... marked first start since at Nebraska (2009)... played most minutes of the season going 11-for-14 with 129 yards passing with two touchdowns and one interception in a back-up role during the fourth quarter at Texas A&M (10/30)... marked first multiple passing touchdown performance this season and the third career (two in 2009)... lined up once in the wildcat formation as a receiver at Colorado (10/23)... lined up once in the wildcat formation as a receiver against Oklahoma State (10/16)... joined senior LaRon Moore as a team captain against Cowboys... lined up in two wildcat formations during Baylor game at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... played in one series at quarterback at Iowa State (10/2)... had one rush for two yards... entered at quarterback in the third quarter for one series against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... had one pass attempt and was sacked for a loss of eight yards... made season debut completing 2-of-7 passes for 17 yards with two rushes for 15 yards and a rushing touchdown at New Mexico (9/11)... entered New Mexico game in the fourth quarter with 2:37 remaining to play.

CAREER HIGHSPass Attempts ____________________________________________ 41, vs. Kansas State (2009)Pass Completions ___________________________________________ 33, vs. Kansas State (2009)Passing Yards ____________________________________________ 490, vs. Kansas State (2009)Passing Touchdowns _________________________________________ 7, vs. Kansas State (2009)Longest Pass ______________________________________________ 72, vs. Kansas State (2009)

PASSING G C-A-I PCT YDS YDS/GM TD LG2006 1 0-0-0 0.0 0 0.0 0 02007 1 0-0-0 0.0 0 0.0 0 02009 6 101-136-4 74.3 1,219 203.2 14 722010 10 33-58-1 56.9 359 35.9 3 35TOTAL 18 134-194-5 69.1 1,578 87.7 17 72

94, SCOTT SMITH, DE2010- made five tackles (two solo) at Iowa State (10/2)... had a career game with six tackles (all solo), two sacks, three tackles for a loss of 18 yards, one interception and forced one fumble against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... became the sixth Texas Tech player – and only the second defensive lineman – since 2000 to have an interception and sack in the same game after having two sacks and an INT against Longhorns… the last Red Raider to tally an INT and sack in the same game was Marlon Williams against Rice (9/12/09) last season… the last defensive lineman to do it was Adell Duckett (at Kansas State – 10/30/04)… recorded two tackles (one solo), with one tackle for a loss of 12 yards, forced one fumble, recovered one fumble and had first career sack at New Mexico (9/11)... made career debut in season opener against SMU (9/5).

CAREER HIGHSTackles _______________________________________________________ 6, vs. Texas (2010)Tackles For Loss _________________________________________________ 3, vs. Texas (2010)Sacks ________________________________________________________ 2, vs. Texas (2010)Interceptions ____________________________________________________ 1, vs. Texas (2010)Fumbles Recovered ___________________________________________ 1, at New Mexico (2010)


45, TYRONE SONIER, LB2010- made one tackle (assisted) at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... posted four tackles (two solo) at Colorado (10/23)... made one tackle against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... made two tackles (both solo) at Iowa State (10/2)... tallied career-high six tackles (all solo) against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... collected four tackles (three solo), forced one fumble and had one quarterback hurry at New Mexico (9/11)... had two tackles (both solo), including first career sack for a four-yard loss in the season opener against SMU (9/5).

CAREER HIGHSTackles _______________________________________________________ 7, vs. Texas (2010)Tackles For Loss __________________________________________________ 1, vs. SMU (2010)Sacks _________________________________________________________ 1, vs. SMU (2010)Interceptions ______________________________________________________________ NoneFumbles Recovered _________________________________________________________ None

DEFENSE G U-A-TT TFL SACK INT FF-FR PBU2008 4 2-0-2 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 0 2009 3 2-2-4 0.0 0.0 0-0 0-0 02010 10 16-6-22 1.0 1.0 0-0 1-0 0TOTALS 17 19-9-28 1.0 1.0 0-0 1-0 0

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86, ALEXANDER TORRES, WRCONSECUTIVE GAMES STREAK- has at least one reception in 15 consecutive Big 12 Conference games, spanning all of 2009 and 2010.

2010- named second team All-Big 12 Academic... made two catches for 30 yards against Weber State (11/20)... became the fastest active Red Raider to 100 career receptions (21 games) - and the fastest since Michael Crabtree (seven games - 2007) - after making two catches for 17 yards at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... became the fifth active Tech player with 100 career recep-tions... made five catches for 66 yards at Texas A&M (10/30)... led team with 133 yards receiving with six catches and one touchdown at Colorado (10/23)... one of 28 players in the Big 12 this season to tally 100-yards receiving in a game... marked first 100-yard receiving performance of the season and third career... hauled in four catches for 44 yards against Oklahoma State (10/16)... posted season-highs with seven catches and 82 yards with two receiving touchdowns against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... second career multi-touchdown performance... first career two-touchdown game came against Kansas State (10/10/09)... had five catches for 43 yards at Iowa State (10/2)... notched three catches for 17 yards against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... made season debut with two catches for seven yards at New Mexico (9/11)... made first appearance of the season with just over 10 minutes to play in the second quarter after missing season opener with a lower back strain.

CAREER HIGHSReceptions __________________________________________________11, vs. Oklahoma (2009)Yards _____________________________________________________163, vs. Oklahoma (2009)Touchdowns _________________________________________________2 2x, vs. Baylor (2010)*Longest Reception _____________________________________________65, vs. Oklahoma (2009)All-Purpose Yards _____________________________________________163, vs. Oklahoma (2009)

RECEIVING G REC YARDS Y/REC TD LONG2009 13 67 806 12.0 6 652010 10 36 439 12.2 3 45 TOTALS 23 103 1,245 12.1 9 65

11, TRAMAIN SWINDALL, IR2010- made four catches for 58 yards (long of 36 yards) against Houston (11/27)... caught three passes for 32 yards against Weber State (11/20)... made two catches for eight yards at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... caught two passes for 10 yards against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... made two catches for eight yards at Texas A&M (10/30)... caught three passes for 17 yards at Colorado (10/23)... made one catch for five yards against Oklahoma State (10/16)... had one catch for six yards against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... made five catches for 42 yards at Iowa State (10/2)... logged 12 yards on two catches at New Mexico (9/11)...caught five passes for 42 yards in season opener against SMU (9/5).

CAREER HIGHSReceptions __________________________________________________7, at Texas A&M (2008)Yards ___________________________________________________ 139, vs. New Mexico (2009)Touchdowns _____________________________________________________ 2, vs. Rice (2009)Longest Reception __________________________________________ 139, vs. New Mexico (2009)All-Purpose Yards ____________________________________________79, vs. New Mexico (2009)

RECEIVING G REC YARDS Y/REC TD LONG2008 13 46 561 12.2 2 372009 12 55 694 12.6 5 792010 12 30 240 8.0 0 36 TOTALS 37 131 1,495 11.4 7 79

ALL PURPOSE G RUSH REC PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G2009 13 254 113 0 823 0 1,190 91.52010 12 542 193 0 989 0 1,724 143.7TOTALS 25 796 306 0 1,812 0 2,914 116.6

24, ERIC STEPHENS, RBTEXAS TECH CAREER KICK RETURN RECORD BOOK WATCH- Owns Texas Tech career kick return yardage record (1,812 yards - 72 returns)- Owns Texas Tech career kick return record (72)

TEXAS TECH SINGLE-SEASON KICK RETURN RECORD BOOK WATCH- Owns Texas Tech single-season kick return record (40)- Owns Texas Tech single-season kick return yardage record (989 - 40 returns)- Owns Texas Tech sophomore kick-return yardage record (989 - 40 returns)

2010- All-Big 12 second team (AP)... All-Big 12 second team (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)... All-Big 12 second team (Columbia Tribune)... named All-Big 12 honorable mention (Coaches)... NCAA RANKINGS: 22nd in all-purpose yards per game (143.7)... 53rd in kickoff return yards per game (24.7)... BIG 12 RANKINGS: third in all-purpose yards per game (143.7)... fourth in kickoff return yards per game (24.7)... has nine games this season with at least 100 all-purpose yards - 15 during career... has finished with over 100 all-purpose yards in 11 of his last 14 games played dating back to 2009... made six carries for 29 yards with one rushing touchdown against Houston (11/27)... finished with 101 all-purpose yards (23 rushing, 4 receiving, 74 kick return) against Cougars... rushed seven times for 31 yards and made one kick return for 25 yards against Weber State (11/20)... on first kick return at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13) broke school’s single-season kick return record with his 33rd kick return of the season... rushed 11 times for 40 yards, caught one pass for five yards and returned four kickoffs for 65 yards against the Sooners... on third kick return against No. 14 Missouri (11/6), broke school’s all-time single-season kick-return yardage record with 825 yards... the record was set the previous season by Stephens on the same amount of returns (32) with 823 yards during freshman season... rushed twice for 11 yards, caught one pass for two yards and returned three kicks for 85 yards to break single-season record... led team with 47 yards rushing on 10 carries, added 22 yards receiving with four catches and had 94 yards on three kick returns for a team-leading 163 all-purpose yards at Texas A&M (10/30)... broke school’s all-time career kick return record at Colorado (10/23) on second kick return... broke College Football Hall of Famer Donny Ander-son’s all-time record of 56 career kick-off returns (1963-65)... finished with 94 yards rushing on 15 carries at Colorado (10/23)... made three kick returns for 50 yards at Colorado... finished with 144 all-purpose yards against Buffaloes... tallied 15 carries with a career-high 99 yards rushing and posted 200 all-purpose yards with 24 yards receiving (four catches) and 77 kick-return yards against Oklahoma State (10/16)... broke school’s all-time career kick-off return yardage record after posting 37 kick-return yards against Baylor at the Cot-ton Bowl, moving past college football hall of famer Donny Anderson (1,309 - 1963-65, 56 returns)... Needed only 52 career returns to break all-time kick-return yardage mark... led team with 143 all-purpose yards against Baylor, including 52 rushing yards (14 rushes), 54 yards receiving (seven catches) and 37 kick-return yards (2 returns)... owns 10 career games with at least 100 all-purpose yards... had 59 yards rushing on 10 carries, 27 yards receiving on four catches and had 111 yards on five kick returns for 195 all-purpose yards at Iowa State (10/2)... had streak of four consecutive games with at least 100 all-purpose yards snapped against No. 4 Texas (9/18) with 74 kick-return yards, 12 receiving yards and seven rushing yards for 93 total all-purpose yards... had 175 kick return yards, 46 yards rushing (10 carries), including one rushing touchdown, and 43 yards receiving (three catches) for 264 all-purpose yards at New Mexico (9/11)... 175 kick-return yards are second most during career (school-record 182 at Texas - 2009)... return yards at New Mexico break school record for a sophomore in a single-game... posted a career-long 93-yard kick return midway through the first quarter to the Lobos 7-yard line... named a Big 12 Conference Player of the Week (special teams) following week 2... marks eighth career and fourth consecutive game (dating back to 2009) with at least 100 all-purpose yards... carried nine times for 35 yards with one rushing touchdown and returned five kickoffs for 122 yards (24.4 avg) for a team-leading 157 all-purpose yards in the season opener against SMU (9/5).

CAREER HIGHSRushes ___________________________________________________15 2x, at Colorado (2010)*Rushing Yards ___________________________________________ 99, vs. Oklahoma State (2010)Rushing Touchdowns _________________________________________ 1 7x, vs. Houston (2010)*Receptions _____________________________________________________ 7, vs. Baylor (2010)Receiving Yards _________________________________________________ 54, vs. Baylor (2010)Receiving Touchdowns __________________________________________ 2, at Iowa State (2010)Total Touchdowns _____________________________________________ 2, at Iowa State (2010)Longest Rush ______________________________________________30 2x, at Colorado (2010)*Longest Reception ________________________________________________ 34, vs. Rice (2009)Kickoff Returns ___________________________________________________7, at Texas (2009)Kickoff Return Yards _____________________________________________ 182, at Texas (2009)Longest Kickoff Return ________________________________________ 93, at New Mexico (2010)All-Purpose Yards ___________________________________________ 264, at New Mexico (2010)* Indicates most recent high

KICK RETURNS G RET YARDS Y/RET TD LONG2009 13 32 823 25.7 0 642010 12 40 989 24.7 0 93TOTALS 25 72 1,812 25.2 0 93


RUSHING G RUSH YARDS Y/RUSH TD LONG2009 13 49 254 5.2 2 302010 12 113 542 4.8 5 30TOTALS 25 162 796 4.9 7 30

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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL93, COLBY WHITLOCK, DL2010- All-Big 12 first team (AP)... All-Big 12 first team (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)... All-Big 12 first team (San Antonio Express-News)... All-Big 12 first team (Dallas Morning News)... All-Big 12 sec-ond team (Phil Steele)... All-Big 12 honorable mention (Coaches)... All-Big 12 second team (Rivals.com)... All-Big 12 second team (Kansas City Star)... All-Big 12 second team (Columbia Tribune)... was honorable mention for Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year... named All-Big 12 second team... BIG 12 RANKINGS: tied for 15th in tackles for a loss (8.5)... extended consecutive starts streak to 48 games against Houston (11/27), which is the longest active streak among Tech players... recorded five tackles (all solo) against Houston (11/27)... joined senior Taylor Potts as a team captain against Cougars... made five tackles (three solo) and recovered one fumble at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... joined senior LaRon Moore as a team captain against Sooners... made six tack-les (four solo) with one sack for a loss of nine yards against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... had seven tackles (three solo), including 1.5 tackles for a loss at Texas A&M (10/30)... recorded three tackles (two solo) with one tackle for a loss of five yards at Colorado (10/23)... notched four tackles (all solo), including one for a loss, against Oklahoma State (10/16)... posted three tackles (two solo), one tackle for a loss and had team’s only sack against Baylor (10/9) at the Cotton Bowl... tied for team-high nine tackles (five solo) and had one tackle for a loss and one pass breakup at Iowa State (10/2)... had six tackles (all solo), including two tackles for a loss of three yards against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... joined senior Detron Lewis as a team captain against Longhorns... had two tackles (both solo) and one quarterback hurry during season opener against SMU (9/5).

CAREER HIGHSTackles _______________________________________________________10, at Texas (2007)Tackles For Loss ________________________________________3, vs. Northwestern State (2007)Sacks ______________________________________________________ 1.5, vs. Kansas (2009)Interceptions ______________________________________________________________ NoneFumbles Recovered _______________________________________________ 1, at Baylor (2007)


85, MATT WILLIAMS, PK2010- named second team All-Big 12 Academic... BIG 12 RANKINGS: one of six kickers to not miss a PAT kick this season... third in extra-points made (50)... eighth in scoring (among kickers) (6.2)... tied for ninth in field goals made/game (0.67)... was a perfect 5-of-5 in PATs against Houston (11/27)... has made seven consecutive field goals dating back to Oct. 2... streak includes FG made from 24, 30, 27, 40, 36, 42 and 41 yards... made 8-of-8 PAT attempts and connected on 41-yard field goal against Weber State (11/20)... eight PAT kicks made and eight PAT kicks attempted are tied for the most by a Big 12 kicker this season... was 1-for-1 on extra points at No. 16 Okla-homa (11/13)... made a season-long 42-yard field goal on only attempt while making 3-of-3 PAT attempts against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... connected on 3-of-3 PATs at Texas A&M (10/30)... kicked game-winning 36-yard field goal with 2:08 remaining in the fourth quarter to give Tech a 27-24 victory at Colorado (10/23)... also made season-long 40-yard field goal at Colo-rado and connected on 3-of-3 extra-point attempts... marked the fifth time during career with a pair of field goals in a game... made a 27-yard field goal and was 2-for-2 in PAT against Oklahoma State (10/16)... was 7-for-7 on PATs and made a 30-yard field goal against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... joined senior Chris Olson as a team captain for game against Bears... ranks second on Tech’s all-time career PAT list (112)... connected on 5-of-5 PAT and made 24-yard field goal at Iowa State (10/2)... missed first field goal attempt against Cyclones for 48-yards... went 2-of-2 in PAT attempts against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... was a perfect 7-for-7 in PATs and made a 22-yard field goal - first of the season - at New Mexico (9/11)... had 47-yard field goal attempt blocked against SMU (9/5) in season opener... was 5-for-5 in PATs.

CAREER HIGHSField Goals Attempts _____________________________________3 2x, vs. Michigan State (2009)*Field Goals Made _____________________________________________2 5x, at Colorado (2010)*Longest Field Goal Made ___________________________________________ 43, vs. Baylor (2009)Field Goals Blocked _________________________________________ 1 3x, at Iowa State (2010)*PAT Attempts ____________________________________________ 9 3x, vs. Kansas State (2009)PAT Made ______________________________________________ 9 2x, vs. Kansas State (2009)* Indicates most recent high

FIELD GOALS G PAT-ATT FG-FGA PCT LONG2008 6 33-33 2-3 66.7 312009 13 60-61 11-14 78.6 432010 12 50-50 8-10 80.0 42TOTAL 30 143-144 21-27 77.8 43

6, AUSTIN ZOUZALIK, IR2010- named first team All-Big 12 Academic... made three catches for 42 yards against Houston (11/27)... led team with six catches for a career-high 100 yards against Weber State (11/20)... one of 28 players in the Big 12 this season to tally 100-yards receiving in a game... first 100-yard receiving game of career... caught one pass for 35 yards at No. 16 Oklahoma (11/13)... caught three passes for 25 yards, threw one pass (incomplete) and returned one punt for five yards against No. 14 Missouri (11/6)... made one catch for three yards at Texas A&M (10/30)... had three catches for 19 yards at Colorado (10/23)... caught four passes for 68 yards (long of 29 yards) against Baylor at the Cotton Bowl (10/9)... had three catches for 29 yards at Iowa State (10/2)... caught one pass for six yards and tallied 16 yards on one punt return against No. 4 Texas (9/18)... first touch of the season resulted in a 55-yard touchdown reception (also a career-long, previous was 50-yard catch in Alamo Bowl in 2009) that gave Texas Tech a 7-0 lead with 14:15 remaining in the first quarter at New Mexico (9/11)... missed the season opener after undergoing an appendectomy (8/12).

CAREER HIGHSRushes ________________________________________________________ 1, vs. Baylor (2009)Rushing Yards ___________________________________________________ 5, vs. Baylor (2009)Rushing Touchdowns ________________________________________________________ NoneReceptions _____________________________________________________ 7, vs. Baylor (2009)Receiving Yards ____________________________________________ 100, vs. Weber State (2010)Receiving Touchdowns ______________________________________ 1 3x, at New Mexico (2010)*Total Touchdowns _________________________________________ 1 3x, at New Mexico (2010)*Longest Rush ___________________________________________________ 5, vs. Baylor (2009)Longest Reception ___________________________________________ 55, at New Mexico (2010)Punt Returns ________________________________________________5, vs. New Mexico (2009)Punt Return Yards ___________________________________________52, vs. New Mexico (2009)Longest Punt Return _____________________________________ 26 2x, at Oklahoma State (2009)*All-Purpose Yards ___________________________________________ 100, vs. Weber State (2010)* Indicates most recent high

PUNT RETURNS G RET YARDS Y/RET TD LONG2009 13 21 201 9.6 0 26 2010 11 6 5 0.8 0 16TOTALS 24 27 206 7.6 0 26

RECEIVING G REC YARDS Y/REC TD LONG2009 13 35 469 13.4 2 50 2010 11 26 382 14.7 1 55TOTALS 24 61 851 14.0 3 55

RUSHING G RUSH YARDS Y/RUSH TD LONG2009 13 1 5 5.0 0 5 2010 11 0 0 0.0 0 0TOTALS 24 1 5 5.0 0 5

ALL PURPOSE G RUSH REC PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G2009 13 5 469 201 63 0 738 56.82010 11 0 382 5 38 0 425 38.6TOTALS 24 5 851 206 101 0 1,163 48.5

PASSING G C-A-I PCT YDS YDS/GM TD LG2009 13 0-0-0 0.0 0 0.0 0 02010 11 0-1-0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0TOTALS 24 0-1-0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0

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Most Attempts: 72, Graham Harrell vs. Oklahoma (2007)Most Completions: 49, Kliff Kingsbury at Texas A&M (2002); vs. Missouri (2002)Highest Completion Percentage: 83.7%, Graham Harrell vs. Iowa State (2007); 36-of-43Most Yards per Completion: 28.8, Kliff Kingsbury vs. Oklahoma (1999); 9-of-17, 259 yardsMost Yards: 661, B.J. Symons at Mississippi (2003)Most Yards by Class: Freshman: 422, Billy Joe Tolliver vs. TCU (1985) Sophomore: 519, Graham Harrell vs. Texas (2006) Junior: 646, Graham Harrell at Oklahoma State (2007) Senior: 661, B.J. Symons at Mississippi (2003)Most Touchdowns: 8, B.J. Symons vs. Texas A&M (2003)Miscellaneous: Longest Texas Tech Pass: 95, Robert Hall to Rodney Blackshear vs. Houston (1991) Most Passing Yards In A Half: Steven Sheffield (370) vs. Kansas State (2009) - First Half SINGLE-GAME YARDAGE LEADERS 1. B.J. Symons at Mississippi (2003)....................................661 2. Graham Harrell at Oklahoma State (2007) ........................646 3. Cody Hodges vs. Kansas State (2005) ..............................643 4. B.J. Symons at N.C. State (2003) ....................................586 5. B.J. Symons at Oklahoma State (2003) ............................552 6. Graham Harrell vs. E. Washington (2008)..........................536 7. Sonny Cumbie vs. California (2004) ..................................520 8. Graham Harrell vs. Texas (2006) ......................................519 9. Kliff Kingsbury vs. Missouri (2002)...................................510 10. B.J. Symons vs. Texas A&M (2003) .................................505

SEASON

Most Attempts: 719, B.J. Symons (2003)Most Completions: 512, Graham Harrell (2007)Highest Completion Percentage: 71.8%, Graham Harrell (2007); 512-of-713Most Yards per Completion: 15.1, Billy Joe Tolliver (1988); 190 completions, 2,869 yardsMost Yards: 5,833, B.J. Symons (2003)Most Yards by Class: Freshman: 1,596, Zebbie Lethridge (1994) Sophomore: 4,555, Graham Harrell (2006) Junior: 5,705, Graham Harrell (2007) Senior: 5,833, B.J. Symons (2003)Most Yards per Game: 448.7, B.J. Symons (2003); 5,833/13 Most Touchdowns: 52, B.J. Symons (2003)Miscellaneous: Most 300-Yard Games: 13, Graham Harrell (2007) Most 400-Yard Games: 11, Graham Harrell (2007)

SINGLE-SEASON YARDAGE LEADERS 1. B.J. Symons (2003) ......................................................5,833 2. Graham Harrell (2007) ...................................................5,705 3. Graham Harrell (2008) ...................................................5,111 4. Kliff Kingsbury (2002) ...................................................5,017 5. Sonny Cumbie (2004) ....................................................4,742 6. Graham Harrell (2006) ...................................................4,555 7. Cody Hodges (2005) ......................................................4,238 8. Kliff Kingsbury (2001) ...................................................3,502 9. Taylor Potts (2009) .......................................................3,440 10. Kliff Kingsbury (2000) ...................................................3,418

SINGLE-SEASON YARD PER GAME LEADERS 1. B.J. Symons (2003) ......................................................448.7 2. Graham Harrell (2007) ...................................................438.8 3. Sonny Cumbie (2004) ....................................................395.2 4. Graham Harrell (2008) ...................................................393.2 5. Kliff Kingsbury (2002) ...................................................358.4 6. Cody Hodges (2005) ......................................................353.2 7. Graham Harrell (2006) ...................................................350.4 8. Kliff Kingsbury (2001) ...................................................318.4 9. Taylor Potts (2009) .......................................................286.7 10. Kliff Kingsbury (2000) ...................................................284.3

SINGLE-SEASON TOUCHDOWN LEADERS 1. B.J. Symons (2003) ...........................................................52 2. Graham Harrell (2007) ........................................................48 3. Kliff Kingsbury (2002) ........................................................45 Graham Harrell (2008) ........................................................45 5. Graham Harrell (2006) ........................................................38 6. Sonny Cumbie (2004) .........................................................32 7. Cody Hodges (2005) ...........................................................31 Taylor Potts (2010) ............................................................31 9. Kliff Kingsbury (2001) ........................................................25 10. Taylor Potts (2009) ............................................................22 11. Robert Hall (1993) ..............................................................21 Kliff Kingsbury (2000) ........................................................21 SINGLE-SEASON PASS ATTEMPT LEADERS 1. B.J. Symons (2003) .........................................................719 2. Graham Harrell (2007) ......................................................713 3. Kliff Kingsbury (2002) ......................................................712 4. Sonny Cumbie (2004) .......................................................642 5. Graham Harrell (2008) ......................................................626 6. Graham Harrell (2006) ......................................................617 7. Kliff Kingsbury (2000) ......................................................585 8. Cody Hodges (2005) .........................................................531 9. Kliff Kingsbury (2001) ......................................................529 10. Taylor Potts (2010) ..........................................................495

SINGLE-SEASON COMPLETION LEADERS 1. Graham Harrell (2007) ......................................................512 2. Kliff Kingsbury (2002) ......................................................479 3. B.J. Symons (2003) .........................................................470 4. Graham Harrell (2008) ......................................................442 5. Sonny Cumbie (2004) .......................................................421 6. Graham Harrell (2006) ......................................................412 7. Kliff Kingsbury (2001) ......................................................365 8. Kliff Kingsbury (2000) ......................................................362 9. Cody Hodges (2005) .........................................................353 10. Taylor Potts (2010) ..........................................................326

CAREER

Most Attempts: 2,062, Graham Harrell (2005-08)Most Completions: 1,403, Graham Harrell (2005-08)Highest Completion Percentage: 68.0, Graham Harrell (2005-08); 1,403-of-2,062Most Yards per Completion: 14.9, Rodney Allison (1974-77); 161 completions, 2,411 yardsMost Yards: 15,793, Graham Harrell (2005-08)Most Yards per Game: 350.9, Graham Harrell (2005-08);15,793.45 gamesMost Touchdowns: 134, Graham Harrell (2005-08)Miscellaneous: Most 300-Yard Games: 32, Graham Harrell (2005-08) Most 400-Yard Games: 20, Graham Harrell (2005-08)

CAREER YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Graham Harrell (2005-08) ............................................15,793 2. Kliff Kingsbury (1999-02) ............................................12,429 3. Robert Hall (1990-93) ...................................................7,908 4. Taylor Potts (2007-) ......................................................7,466 5. Zebbie Lethridge (1994-97) ...........................................6,789 6. Billy Joe Tolliver (1985-88) ...........................................6,756 7. B.J. Symons (2000-03) .................................................6,378 8. Sonny Cumbie (2001-04) ...............................................5,116 9. Ron Reeves (1978-81) ...................................................4,688 10. Cody Hodges (2002-05).................................................4,308

CAREER TOUCHDOWN LEADERS 1. Graham Harrell (2005-present) .........................................134 2. Kliff Kingsbury (1999-02) ...................................................95 3. B.J. Symons (2000-03) ......................................................59 4. Taylor Potts (2007-) ...........................................................58 5. Robert Hall (1990-93) ........................................................48 6. Zebbie Lethridge (1994-97) ................................................42 7. Billy Joe Tolliver (1985-88) ................................................38 8. Sonny Cumbie (2001-04) ....................................................33 Cody Hodges (2002-05)......................................................33 10. Ron Reeves (1978-81) ........................................................31 CAREER PASS ATTEMPTS LEADERS 1. Graham Harrell (2005-08) ..............................................2,062 2. Kliff Kingsbury (1999-02) ..............................................1,883 3. Zebbie Lethridge (1994-97) ...........................................1,070 4. Billy Joe Tolliver (1985-88) ...........................................1,008 5. Taylor Potts (2007-) ......................................................1,050 6. Robert Hall (1990-93) ......................................................997 7. B.J. Symons (2000-03) ....................................................797 8. Ron Reeves (1978-81) ......................................................763 9. Sonny Cumbie (2001-04) ..................................................704 10. Cody Hodges (2002-05)....................................................543

CAREER COMPLETION LEADERS 1. Graham Harrell (2005-08) ..............................................1,403 2. Kliff Kingsbury (1999-02) ..............................................1,231 3. Taylor Potts (2007-) .........................................................690 4. B.J. Symons (2000-03) ....................................................554 5. Robert Hall (1990-93) ......................................................548 6. Zebbie Lethridge (1994-97) ..............................................519 7. Billy Joe Tolliver (1985-88) ..............................................493 8. Sonny Cumbie (2001-04) ..................................................461 9. Cody Hodges (2002-05)....................................................360 10. Ron Reeves (1978-81) ......................................................352

PASSING RECORDS

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TOP PASSING GAMES

1. B.J. Symons at Mississippi (2003) ..................................... 661 2. Graham Harrell at Oklahoma State (2007) .......................... 646 3. Cody Hodges vs. Kansas State (2005) ............................... 643 4. B.J. Symons at N.C. State (2003) ...................................... 586 5. B.J. Symons at Oklahoma State (2003) ............................. 552 6. Graham Harrell vs. E. Washington (2008) ........................... 536 7. Sonny Cumbie vs. California (2004) ................................... 520 8. Graham Harrell vs. Texas (2006) ........................................ 519 9. Kliff Kingsbury vs. Missouri (2002) .................................... 510 10. B.J. Symons vs. Texas A&M (2003) .................................. 505 11. B.J. Symons vs. Navy (2003) ............................................. 497 12. Steven Sheffield vs. Kansas State (2009) .......................... 490 13. B.J. Symons vs. Iowa State (2003) .................................... 487 14. Graham Harrell vs. UTEP (2007) ........................................ 484 15. Graham Harrell vs. Baylor (2006) ....................................... 483 16. Kliff Kingsbury at Texas A&M (2002) ................................ 474 Graham Harrell vs. Texas (2008) ........................................ 474 18. Kliff Kingsbury vs. Texas (2002) ........................................ 473 19. Sonny Cumbie at SMU (2004) ............................................ 470 20. Graham Harrell at Texas (2007) ......................................... 466 21. Taylor Potts vs. Baylor (2010) ........................................... 462 22. Kliff Kingsbury vs. Utah State (2000) ................................ 456 Graham Harrell vs. Oklahoma State (2008) ........................ 456 Taylor Potts vs. Rice (2009) .............................................. 456 25. Cody Hodges vs. Florida International (2005) ..................... 454 Graham Harrell at Kansas State (2008) .............................. 454 27. Graham Harrell at Texas A&M (2008) ................................ 450 28. Sonny Cumbie at New Mexico (2004) ................................ 449 29. Billy Joe Tolliver vs. Oklahoma State (1988) ...................... 446 30. Graham Harrell vs. Minnesota (2006) ................................. 445 31. Sonny Cumbie vs. TCU (2004) ........................................... 441 32. Kliff Kingsbury vs. Oklahoma State (2001) ......................... 440 33. Sonny Cumbie vs. Nebraska (2004) .................................... 436 Cody Hodges vs. Sam Houston State (2005) ...................... 436 35. Graham Harrell at Baylor (2007) ........................................ 433 36. Graham Harrell vs. Colorado (2007) ................................... 431 37. B.J. Symons at Baylor (2003) ............................................ 428 38. Kliff Kingsbury vs. Oklahoma State (2002) ......................... 425 Graham Harrell vs. Iowa State (2007) ................................ 425 Graham Harrell vs. Texas A&M (2007) ............................... 425 41. Billy Joe Tolliver vs. TCU (1985) ........................................ 422 42. Graham Harrell vs. Oklahoma (2007) .................................. 420 Taylor Potts at Texas (2009) ............................................. 420 44. Graham Harrell at SMU (2007) ........................................... 419 45. B.J. Symons vs. New Mexico (2003).................................. 418 Graham Harrell vs. SMU (2008) ......................................... 418 47. Graham Harrell at Rice (2007) ............................................ 414 48. Kliff Kingsbury vs. Kansas State (2001) ............................. 409 49. Kliff Kingsbury at Missouri (2003) ..................................... 408 Cody Hodges vs. Texas A&M (2005).................................. 408 51. Kliff Kingsbury at New Mexico (2002) ............................... 407 Graham Harrell vs. Virginia (2007) ...................................... 407 53. Kliff Kingsbury vs. Kansas (2000) ...................................... 405 Taylor Potts vs. North Dakota (2009) ................................ 405 55. Sonny Cumbie vs. Texas (2004) ......................................... 403 56. B.J. Symons vs. Colorado (2003) ....................................... 399 57. Sonny Cumbie vs. Baylor (2004) ........................................ 397 Graham Harrell at Missouri (2007) ..................................... 397 59. Graham Harrell at Texas A&M (2006) ................................ 392 60. Robert Hall vs. Houston (1991) .......................................... 388 Robert Hall vs. Georgia (1993) ........................................... 388 Taylor Potts vs. Oklahoma (2009) ...................................... 388 63. Graham Harrell at Kansas (2008) ....................................... 386 64. Jim Hart vs. Houston (1983) .............................................. 380 65. Taylor Potts at Iowa State (2010) ..................................... 377 66. Graham Harrell at UTEP (2006) .......................................... 376 67. Kliff Kingsbury vs. Clemson (2002) .................................... 375 68. Kliff Kingsbury vs. Baylor (2002) ....................................... 373 Taylor Potts vs. Houston (2010) ........................................ 373 70. Taylor Potts vs. Michigan State (2009) .............................. 372 71. Kliff Kingsbury vs. SMU (2002).......................................... 369 Sonny Cumbie at Oklahoma (2004) .................................... 369 Cody Hodges at Texas (2005) ............................................ 369 74. Cody Hodges at Nebraska (2005) ....................................... 368 Graham Harrell at Iowa State (2006) ................................. 368 76. Robert Hall vs. Rice (1991) ................................................ 366 Kliff Kingsbury vs. Stephen F. Austin (2001) ...................... 366 78. B.J. Symons at Texas (2003) ............................................. 365 79. Zebbie Lethridge vs. Texas (1996) ..................................... 364 Kliff Kingsbury vs. New Mexico (2001) .............................. 364 Graham Harrell vs. Mississippi (2008) ................................ 364 82. Billy Joe Tolliver vs. Houston (1988) .................................. 363 83. Graham Harrell at Oklahoma (2008) ................................... 361 84. Zebbie Lethridge vs. North Texas (1997) ............................ 359 Taylor Potts vs. SMU (2010 .............................................. 359

RECEIVING RECORDSGAME

Most Receptions: 15, Michael Crabtree vs. UTEP (2007); Robert Johnson vs. SMU (2006)Most Receptions by Class: Freshman: 15, Michael Crabtree vs. UTEP (2007) Sophomore: 11, Carlos Francis vs. Nebraska (2001); Wes Welker vs. Texas A&M (2001) Junior: 14, Wes Welker vs. Texas (2002) Senior: 15, Robert Johnson vs. SMU (2006)Most Yards: 255, Joel Filani vs. Kansas State (2005)Most Yards by Class: Freshman: 244, Michael Crabtree at Rice (2007) Sophomore: 241, Donnie Hart vs. Texas (1996) Junior: 255, Joel Filani vs. Kansas State (2005) Senior: 251, Rodney Blackshear vs. Houston (1991)Most Yards per Reception: 50.2, Rodney Blackshear vs. Houston (1991); 5 rec.,251 yardsMost Touchdowns: 4, Derek Dorris at Kansas (2000)Miscellaneous: Longest Texas Tech Reception (Game): 95, Rodney Blackshear from

Robert Hall vs. Houston (1991)

SINGLE-GAME RECEPTION LEADERS 1. Robert Johnson vs. SMU (2006) .......................................... 15 Michael Crabtree vs. UTEP (2007) ....................................... 15 3. Wes Welker vs. Texas (2002) ............................................... 14 Danny Amendola at Oklahoma State (2007) ......................... 14 Michael Crabtree at Oklahoma State (2007) ........................ 14 6. Ricky Williams vs. North Texas (2001) ................................. 13 Taurean Henderson at Texas A&M (2002) ........................... 13 Wes Welker at Missouri (2003) ............................................ 13 9. Larry Gilbert vs. Florida State (1966) ................................... 12 Leonard Harris vs. Houston (1983) ....................................... 12 Lloyd Hill vs. Wyoming (1992) .............................................. 12 Ricky Williams vs. Oklahoma (2001) ..................................... 12 Nehemiah Glover vs. Nebraska (2004) .................................. 12 Danny Amendola vs. UTEP (2007) ........................................ 12 Michael Crabtree vs. Oklahoma (2007) ................................. 12

SINGLE-GAME YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Joel Filani vs. Kansas State (2005) .................................... 255 2. Rodney Blackshear vs. Houston (1991) .............................. 251 3. Leonard Harris vs. Houston (1983) ..................................... 248 4. Michael Crabtree at Rice (2007) ........................................ 244 5. Donnie Hart vs. Texas (1996)............................................. 241 6. Michael Crabtree at Oklahoma State (2007) ...................... 237 7. Carlos Francis vs. Utah State (2000) ................................. 234 8. Danny Amendola at Oklahoma State (2007) ....................... 233 9. Lloyd Hill vs. Wyoming (1992) ............................................ 222 10. Joel Filani vs. Baylor (2006) ............................................... 212

SEASON

Most Receptions: 134, Michael Crabtree (2007)Most Receptions by Class: Freshman: 134, Michael Crabtree (2007) Sophomore: 97, Michael Crabtree (2008) Junior: 86, Wes Welker (2002) Senior: 109, Danny Amendola (2007)Most Yards: 1,962, Michael Crabtree (2007)Most Yards by Class: Freshman: 1,962, Michael Crabtree (2007) Sophomore: 1,177, Jarrett Hicks (2004) Junior: 1,261, Lloyd Hill (1992) Senior: 1,300, Joel Filani (2006)Most Yards per Reception: 22.1, Rodney Blackshear (1990)Most Touchdowns: 22, Michael Crabtree (2007)Miscellaneous: Most 100-Yard Games: 11, Michael Crabtree (2007)

SINGLE-SEASON RECEPTION LEADERS 1. Michael Crabtree (2007) .................................................... 134 2. Danny Amendola (2007) ..................................................... 109 3. Taurean Henderson (2002) ................................................... 98 4. Wes Welker (2003) .............................................................. 97 Michael Crabtree (2008) ...................................................... 97 6. Ricky Williams (2001) .......................................................... 92 7. Joel Filani (2006) ................................................................. 91 8. Robert Johnson (2006) ........................................................ 89 9. Wes Welker (2002) .............................................................. 86 10. Detron Lewis (2010) ............................................................ 79

SINGLE-SEASON YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Michael Crabtree (2007) .................................................1,962 2. Joel Filani (2006) ............................................................1,300 3. Lloyd Hill (1992) .............................................................1,261 4. Danny Amendola (2007) ..................................................1,245 5. Carlos Francis (2003) ......................................................1,177 Jarrett Hicks (2004) .......................................................1,177 7. Michael Crabtree (2008) .................................................1,165 8. Wes Welker (2003) .........................................................1,099 9. Nehemiah Glover (2003)..................................................1,081 10. Wes Welker (2002) .........................................................1,054

SINGLE-SEASON TOUCHDOWN LEADERS 1. Michael Crabtree (2007) ...................................................... 22 2. Michael Crabtree (2008) ...................................................... 19 3. Lyle Leong (2010) ................................................................ 17 4. Jarrett Hicks (2004) ............................................................ 13 Joel Filani (2006) ................................................................. 13 6. Lloyd Hill (1992) .................................................................. 12 Mickey Peters (2003) .......................................................... 12 8. Nehemiah Glover (2002)....................................................... 10 Jarrett Hicks (2005) ............................................................ 10 10. Rodney Blackshear (1990) ..................................................... 9 Derek Dorris (2000) ............................................................... 9 Carlos Francis (2003) ............................................................. 9 Wes Welker (2003) ................................................................ 9 Nehemiah Glover (2003)......................................................... 9 Eric Morris (2007) .................................................................. 9 Lyle Leong (2009) .................................................................. 9

CAREER

Most Receptions: 302, Taurean Henderson (2002-05)Most Yards: 3,127, Michael Crabtree (2007-08)Most Yards per Reception: 20.4, Rodney Blackshear (1987-91)Most Touchdowns: 41, Michael Crabtree (2007-08)Miscellaneous: Most 100-Yard Receiving Games: 15, Michael Crabtree (2007-08)

CAREER RECEPTION LEADERS 1. Taurean Henderson (2002-05)............................................ 302 2. Wes Welker (2000-03) ....................................................... 259 3. Michael Crabtree (2007-08) ............................................... 231 4. Detron Lewis (2007-) ......................................................... 230 5. Nehemiah Glover (2001-04) ............................................... 223 6. Carlos Francis (2000-03) ................................................... 216 7. Danny Amendola (2004-07) ............................................... 204 8. Jarrett Hicks (2003-06) ..................................................... 198 9. Mickey Peters (2000-03) ................................................... 196 10. Lloyd Hill (1990-93) ........................................................... 189 CAREER YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Michael Crabtree (2007-08) ............................................3,127 2. Wes Welker (2000-03) ....................................................3,069 3. Lloyd Hill (1990-93) ........................................................3,059 4. Carlos Francis (2000-03) ................................................3,027 5. Jarrett Hicks (2003-06) ..................................................2,859 6. Nehemiah Glover (2001-04) ............................................2,725 7. Detron Lewis (2007-) ......................................................2,680 8. Joel Filani (2003-06) .......................................................2,667 9. Mickey Peters (2000-03) ................................................2,318 10. Danny Amendola (2004-07) ............................................2,246 CAREER TOUCHDOWN LEADERS 1. Michael Crabtree (2007-08) ................................................. 41 2. Jarrett Hicks (2003-06) ....................................................... 30 Lyle Leong (2007-) ............................................................... 30 4. Joel Filani (2003-06) ............................................................ 23 5. Mickey Peters (2000-03) ..................................................... 22 6. Carlos Francis (2000-03) ..................................................... 21 Wes Welker (2000-03) ......................................................... 21 Nehemiah Glover (2001-04) ................................................. 21 9. Lloyd Hill (1990-93) ............................................................. 20

PASSING/RECEIVING RECORDS

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GAME

Most Attempts: 43, Anthony Hutchison vs. TCU (1982)Most Yards: 287, Byron Hanspard vs. Baylor (1996)Most Yards by Class: Freshman: 230, Shaud Williams vs. Colorado (1999) Sophomore: 260, Byron Hanspard vs. Air Force (1995) Junior: 287, Byron Hanspard vs. Baylor (1996) Senior: 268, James Hadnot vs. New Mexico (1978)Most Yards per Attempt: 14.1, Taurean Henderson vs. Indiana State (2005); 10, 141 yardsMost Touchdowns: 5, James Gray vs. Rice (1989); Billy Taylor vs. TCU (1977)Miscellaneous: Most Players Gaining: 100 Yards: Ricky Williams (159) and Rob Peters (106) vs. Baylor (1998) Most Yards Gained by Two Players: 385 vs. Baylor (1996); Byron Hanspard (287) and Sammy Morris (98) Longest Texas Tech Run: 90, Donny Anderson vs. TCU (1964)

SINGLE-GAME YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Byron Hanspard vs. Baylor (1996) .......................................287 2. James Gray vs. Duke (1989) ...............................................280 3. Byron Hanspard vs. Oklahoma State (1996) ........................272 4. James Hadnot vs. New Mexico (1978) ................................268 5. Byron Hanspard vs. Air Force (1995) ...................................260 6. Ricky Williams vs. UTEP (1998) ..........................................251 7. Byron Hanspard vs. SW Louisiana (1996) ............................247 8. Ricky Williams vs. Fresno State (1998) ...............................244 9. James Gray vs. Arizona (1989) ...........................................234 10. James Gray vs. SMU (1989) ...............................................232

SEASON

Most Attempts: 339, Byron Hanspard (1996)Most Yards: 2,084, Byron Hanspard (1996)Most Yards by Class: Freshman: 894, Ricky Williams (1997) Sophomore: 1,582, Ricky Williams (1998) Junior: 2,084, Byron Hanspard (1996) Senior: 1,752, Byron Morris (1993)Most Yards per Attempt: 9.1, Lonnie Graham (1954)Most Yards per Game: 189.5, Byron Hanspard (1996)Most Touchdowns: 22, Byron Morris (1993)

SINGLE-SEASON YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Byron Hanspard (1996) ....................................................2,084 2. Byron Morris (1998) ........................................................1,752 3. Ricky Williams (1998) ......................................................1,582 4. James Gray (1989) ..........................................................1,509 5. Byron Hanspard (1995) ....................................................1,374 6. James Hadnot (1979) ......................................................1,371 7. James Hadnot (1978) ......................................................1,369 8. Byron Morris (1992) ........................................................1,279 9. Doug McCutchen (1970) ..................................................1,068 10. James Gray (1987) ..........................................................1,006

SINGLE-SEASON ATTEMPT LEADERS 1. Byron Hanspard (1996) .......................................................339 2. Ricky Williams (1998) .........................................................336 3. Byron Morris (1993) ...........................................................298 4. James Hadnot (1979) .........................................................273 5. James Gray (1989) .............................................................263 6. James Hadnot (1978) .........................................................251 7. Byron Hanspard (1995) .......................................................248 8. Byron Morris (1992) ...........................................................242 9. Doug McCutchen (1970) .....................................................227 10. Anthony Lynn (1990) ..........................................................224

SINGLE-SEASON TOUCHDOWN LEADERS 1. Byron Morris (1993) .............................................................22 2. James Gray (1989) ...............................................................20 3. Donny Anderson (1965) ........................................................17 Taurean Henderson (2005) ....................................................17 5. Taurean Henderson (2004) ....................................................16 6. Ricky Williams (2001) ...........................................................14 Baron Batch (2009) ..............................................................14 8. Bobby Cavazos (1953) ..........................................................13 Billy Taylor (1977) ................................................................13 Byron Hanspard (1996) .........................................................13 Ricky Williams (1998) ...........................................................13

CAREER

Most Attempts: 789, Ricky Williams (1997-01)Most Yards: 4,219, Byron Hanspard (1994-96)Most Yards per Attempt: 6.2, James Sides (1953-55)Most Yards per Game: 127.8, Byron Hanspard (1994-96)Most Touchdowns: 52, James Gray (1986-89)Miscellaneous: Most Games Rushing for 100 Yards: 21, Byron Hanspard (1994-96) Most Games Rushing for 200 Yards: 6, Byron Hanspard (1994-96)

CAREER YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Byron Hanspard (1994-96) ...............................................4,219 2. James Gray (1986-89) .....................................................4,066 3. Ricky Williams (1997-01) .................................................3,661 4. Byron Morris (1991-93) ...................................................3,544 5. Taurean Henderson (2002-05)..........................................3,241 6. James Hadnot (1976-79) .................................................2,794 7. Larry Isaac (1973-76) ......................................................2,633 8. Baron Batch (2006-) ........................................................2,490 9. Donny Anderson (1963-65) ..............................................2,280 10. Shannon Woods (2005-08) ...............................................2,249

CAREER ATTEMPT LEADERS 1. Ricky Williams (1997-01) ....................................................789 2. Byron Hanspard (1994-96) ..................................................760 3. James Gray (1986-89) ........................................................742 4. Byron Morris (1991-93) ......................................................638 5. Taurean Henderson (2002-05).............................................577 6. Larry Isaac (1973-76) .........................................................538 7. James Hadnot (1976-78) ....................................................532 8. Donny Anderson (1963-65) .................................................526 9. Doug McCutchen (1970-72) ................................................496 10. Anthony Lynn (1988-91) .....................................................492

CAREER TOUCHDOWN LEADERS 1. James Gray (1986-89) ..........................................................52 2. Taurean Henderson (2002-05)...............................................50 3. Byron Morris (1991-93) ........................................................37 4. Ricky Williams (1997-01) ......................................................36 5. Shannon Woods (2005-08) ....................................................33 6. Bobby Cavazos (1951-53) .....................................................32 7. Larry Isaac (1973-76) ...........................................................31 8. Billy Taylor (1974-77) ...........................................................29 Byron Hanspard (1994-96) ....................................................29 Zebbie Lethridge (1994-97) ...................................................29

TOP RUSHING GAMES

Total 100-Yard Performances: 189Total 200-Yard Performances: 26

1. Byron Hanspard vs. Baylor (1996) .......................................287 2. James Gray vs. Duke (1989) ...............................................280 3. Byron Hanspard vs. Oklahoma State (1996) ........................272 4. James Hadnot vs. New Mexico (1978) ................................268 5. Byron Hanspard vs. Air Force (1995) ...................................260 6. Ricky Williams vs. UTEP (1998) ..........................................251 7. Byron Hanspard vs. SW Louisiana (1996) ............................247 8. Ricky Williams vs. Fresno State (1998) ...............................244 9. James Gray vs. Arizona (1989) ...........................................234 10. James Gray vs. SMU (1989) ...............................................232 11. Shaud Williams vs. Colorado (1999) ....................................230 12. Byron Hanspard vs. Houston (1995) ....................................228 13. James Gray vs. Rice (1989) ................................................227 14. Byron Hanspard vs. Utah State (1996) ................................224 15. Byron Morris vs. Houston (1993) ........................................223 Byron Morris vs. TCU (1993) ..............................................223 17. Byron Morris vs. SMU (1993) .............................................222 Byron Morris vs. Houston (1992) ........................................222 19. Byron Hanspard vs. Georgia (1996) .....................................214 20. James Hadnot vs. Baylor (1978) .........................................212 21. James Gray vs. TCU (1989) ................................................209 22. Walter Schlinkman vs. Creighton (1942)..............................206 Anthony Hutchison vs. SMU (1982) ....................................206 24. James Hadnot vs. Rice (1979) ............................................204 Cliff Hoskins vs. Baylor (1972) ...........................................204 Doug McCutchen vs. TCU (1970) ........................................204 27. Byron Morris vs. TCU (1992) ..............................................199 James Hadnot vs. Houston (1979) ......................................199 29. Byron Hanspard vs. Texas A&M (1996) ..............................198 30. Byron Hanspard vs. Kansas (1996) .....................................194 31. James Gray vs. Rice (1988) ................................................181 32. Byron Hanspard vs. SMU (1995) .........................................180 Byron Hanspard vs. Arkansas State (1995) .........................180 34. Ricky Williams vs. Kansas (1997) ........................................179 35. Anthony Hutchison vs. New Mexico (1981) .........................178 36. Byron Morris vs. SMU (1992) .............................................175 Anthony Hutchison vs. TCU (1982) .....................................175 38. Byron Morris vs. Baylor (1993) ...........................................174 39. James Gray vs. TCU (1987) ................................................173 James Gray vs. Rice (1987) ................................................173 Billy Taylor vs. Arizona (1976) ............................................173 Joe Barnes vs. SMU (1973) ................................................173 43. George Smith vs. North Carolina (1972) ..............................172 44. Ricky Williams vs. North Texas (1998) ................................170 Sammy Morris vs. Texas A&M (1999) ................................170 46. Donny Anderson vs. TCU (1969) .........................................169 Taurean Henderson at Kansas (2004) .................................169 48. Robert Lewis vs. Arkansas (1983) ......................................167 49. James Hadnot vs. SMU (1978) ...........................................166 50. Ricky Williams vs. Baylor (1998) .........................................159 51. Byron Morris vs. Texas (1993) ............................................158 George Smith vs. New Mexico (1972) .................................158 53. Byron Morris vs. Baylor (1992) ...........................................157 James Gray vs. North Texas (1988) ....................................157 Donny Anderson vs. New Mexico St. (1965) .......................157 56. Doug McCutchen vs. Baylor (1970) .....................................155 57. James Hadnot vs. New Mexico (1979) ................................153 George Smith vs. Utah (1972) .............................................153 Ricky Williams vs. Baylor (2001) .........................................153 60. Shaud Williams vs. North Texas (1999) ...............................151 James Gray vs. Lamar (1987) .............................................151 Billy Taylor vs. TCU (1977) .................................................151 63. James Gray vs. Colorado State (1987) ................................150 Billy Taylor vs. North Carolina (1977) .................................150

RUSHING RECORDS

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GAME

Most Plays: 78, Kliff Kingsbury vs. Missouri (2002); 8 rush, 70 passMost Yards: 681, B.J. Symons at Mississippi (2003)Most Yards by Class: Freshman: 398, Billy Joe Tolliver vs. TCU (1985) Sophomore: 518, Graham Harrell vs. Texas (2006) Junior: 643, Graham Harrell at Oklahoma State (2007) Senior: 661, B.J. Symons at Mississippi (2003)Most Touchdowns Responsible For: 8, B.J. Symons vs. Texas A&M (2003)

SINGLE-GAME YARDAGE LEADERS 1. B.J. Symons at Mississippi (2003) ...................................... 681 2. Graham Harrell at Oklahoma State (2007) ........................... 643 3. B.J. Symons at N.C. State (2003) ....................................... 618 4. Cody Hodges vs. Kansas State (2005) ................................. 604 5. Graham Harrell vs. E. Washington (2008) ............................ 538 6. B.J. Symons vs. Iowa State (2003) ..................................... 529 B.J. Symons at Oklahoma State (2003) ............................... 529 8. Graham Harrell vs. Texas (2006) ......................................... 518 9. Steven Sheffield vs. Kansas State (2009) ........................... 509

SEASON

Most Plays: 814, Kliff Kingsbury (2002); 102 rush, 712 passMost Yards: 5,976, B.J. Symons (2003)Most Yards by Class: Freshman: 1,885, Zebbie Lethridge (1994) Sophomore: 4,489, Graham Harrell (2006) Junior: 5,614, Graham Harrell (2007) Senior: 5,976, B.J. Symons (2003)Most Yards per Game: 459.7, B.J. Symons (2003)Most Touchdowns Responsible For: 57, B.J. Symons (2003)

SINGLE-SEASON ATTEMPT LEADERS 1. Kliff Kingsbury (2002) ......................................................... 814 2. Graham Harrell (2007) ......................................................... 751 3. B.J. Symons (2003) ............................................................ 740 4. Sonny Cumbie (2004) .......................................................... 694 5. Graham Harrell (2008) ......................................................... 667 6. Kliff Kingsbury (2000) ......................................................... 663 7. Graham Harrell (2006) ......................................................... 649 8. Cody Hodges (2005) ............................................................ 640 9. Kliff Kingsbury (2001) ......................................................... 595 10. Taylor Potts (2009) ............................................................. 526

SINGLE-SEASON YARDAGE LEADERS 1. B.J. Symons (2003); 143 rush, 5,833 pass ......................5,976 2. Graham Harrell (2007); -91 rush, 5,705 pass ....................5,614 3. Graham Harrell (2008); -15 rush, 5,111 pass ....................5,096 4. Kliff Kingsbury (2002); -114 rush, 5,017 pass ..................4,903 5. Sonny Cumbie (2004); -167 rush, 4,742 pass ...................4,575 6. Graham Harrell (2006); -66 rush, 4,555 pass ....................4,489 7. Cody Hodges (2005); 191 rush, 4,238 pass .....................4,429 8. Kliff Kingsbury (2001); -48 rush, 3,502 pass ....................3,454 9. Kliff Kingsbury (2000); 19 rush, 3,418 pass .....................3,437 10. Taylor Potts (2010); -15 rush, 3,357 pass........................3,342

SINGLE-SEASON TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR 1. B.J. Symons (2003) .............................................................. 57 2. Graham Harrell (2007) ........................................................... 52 3. Graham Harrell (2008) ........................................................... 51 4. Kliff Kingsbury (2002) ........................................................... 47 5. Graham Harrell (2006) ........................................................... 40 6. Sonny Cumbie (2004) ............................................................ 34 Cody Hodges (2005) .............................................................. 34 8. Taylor Potts (2010) ............................................................... 32 9. Robert Hall (1993)................................................................. 25 Kliff Kingsbury (2001) ........................................................... 25 11. Taylor Potts (2009) ............................................................... 24

CAREER

Most Plays: 2,158, Kliff Kingsbury (1999-02); 275 rush, 1,883 passMost Yards: 15,611, Graham Harrell (2005-08); -182 rush, 15,793 passMost Yards per Game: 278.7, Kliff Kingsbury (1999-02)Most Touchdowns Responsible For: 100, Kliff Kingsbury (1999-02)

CAREER ATTEMPT LEADERS 1. Kliff Kingsbury (1999-02) .................................................2,158 2. Graham Harrell (2005-2008) ............................................2,124 3. Zebbie Lethridge (1994-97) ..............................................1,539 4. Robert Hall (1990-93) ......................................................1,341 5. Ron Reeves (1978-81) ......................................................1,333 6. Billy Joe Tolliver (1985-88) ..............................................1,150 7. Taylor Potts (2007-) .........................................................1,107 8. B.J. Symons (2000-03) ....................................................... 864 9. Ricky Williams (1997-01) .................................................... 789 10. Sonny Cumbie (2001-04) ..................................................... 762 CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERS 1. Graham Harrell (2005-2008) ..........................................15,611 2. Kliff Kingsbury (1999-01) ...............................................12,263 3. Robert Hall (1990-93) ......................................................8,489 4. Zebbie Lethridge (1994-97) ..............................................7,690 5. Taylor Potts (2007-) .........................................................7,466 6. B.J. Symons (2000-03) ....................................................6,586 7. Billy Joe Tolliver (1985-88) ..............................................6,475 8. Ron Reeves (1978-81) ......................................................5,544 9. Sonny Cumbie (2001-04) ..................................................4,965 10. Cody Hodges (2002-05) ...................................................4,532 CAREER TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR 1. Graham Harrell (2005-2008) ............................................... 146 2. Kliff Kingsbury (1999-02) .................................................... 100 3. Zebbie Lethridge (1994-97) ................................................... 71 4. Taurean Henderson (2002-05) ............................................... 70 5. B.J. Symons (2000-03) ......................................................... 61 Taylor Potts (2007-) .............................................................. 61 7. James Gray (1986-89) .......................................................... 52 8. Billy Joe Tolliver (1985-88) ................................................... 44 9. Robert Hall (1990-93) ........................................................... 41 10. Ricky Williams (1997-01) ...................................................... 39

ALL PURPOSE YARDSGAME

Yards: 347, Byron Hanspard vs. Baylor (1996)Yards by Class: Freshman: 271, Wes Welker vs. Kansas (2000) Sophomore: 269, Byron Hanspard vs. Houston (1995) Junior: 347, Byron Hanspard vs. Baylor (1996) Senior: 341, Donny Anderson vs. Oklahoma St. (1965)

SINGLE-GAME YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Byron Hanspard vs. Baylor (1996) ....................................... 347 2. Donny Anderson vs. Oklahoma St. (1965) ............................ 341 3. Wes Welker at Texas A&M (2002) ...................................... 327 4. Donny Anderson vs. TCU (1965) ......................................... 303 5. James Hadnot vs. New Mexico (1978) ................................ 297 6. Leonard Harris vs. Houston (1983) ...................................... 283 7. Rodney Blackshear vs. Houston (1991) ............................... 274 8. Byron Hanspard vs. Oklahoma St. (1996) ............................ 272 9. Wes Welker vs. Kansas (2000) ............................................ 271 10. James Gray vs. SMU (1989) ............................................... 269 Byron Hanspard vs. Houston (1995) .................................... 269

SEASON

Yards: 2,276, Byron Hanspard (1996)Yards by Class: Freshman: 1,978, Michael Crabtree (2007) Sophomore: 1,848, Byron Hanspard (1995) Junior: 2,276, Byron Hanspard (1996) Senior: 2,107, Donny Anderson (1965)Yards per Game: 206.9, Byron Hanspard (1996)

SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS 1. Byron Hanspard (1996) ....................................................2,276 2. Donny Anderson (1965) ....................................................2,107 3. Wes Welker (2002) ...........................................................2,055 4. Michael Crabtree (2007) ..................................................1,978 5. Byron Morris (1993) .........................................................1,902 6. Byron Hanspard (1995) ....................................................1,848 7. Shannon Woods (2006) ....................................................1,808 8. Ricky Williams (1998) ......................................................1,758 9. Eric Stephens (2010) ........................................................1,724 10. Donny Anderson (1964) ....................................................1,710

CAREER

Yards: 5,730, Wes Welker (2000-03)Yards per Game: 171.9, Donny Anderson (1963-65)

CAREER YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Wes Welker (2000-03) .....................................................5,730 2. Taurean Henderson (2002-05) ..........................................5,308 3. Donny Anderson (1963-65) ..............................................5,156 4. Byron Hanspard (1994-96) ...............................................5,115 5. Ricky Williams (1997-01) .................................................5,024 6. James Gray (1986-89) .....................................................4,796 7. Danny Amendola (2004-07) ..............................................3,839 8. Byron Morris (1991-93)....................................................3,822 9. Tyrone Thurman (1985-88) ..............................................3,492 10. Baron Batch (2006-) .........................................................3,595

TOTAL OFFENSE/ALL-PURPOSE

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GAME

Points: 30, Billy Taylor vs. TCU (1977); James Gray vs. Rice (1989); Byron

Hanspard vs. SMU (1995)Touchdowns: 5, Billy Taylor vs. TCU (1977); James Gray vs. Rice (1989); Byron

Hanspard vs. SMU (1995); Taurean Henderson vs. Kansas State (2005)Points by Kicking: 15 vs. Cal State-Fullerton (1991); 4 FG, 3 PATField Goals Made: 4, nine times; latest, Chris Birkholz vs. Texas (1998)Longest Field Goal Made: 57, Bill Adams vs. Texas A&M (1977)

LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RUNS 1. Donny Anderson vs. TCU (1964).........................................90 2. Lonnie Graham vs. West Texas State (1955) ......................89 3. Percy Walker vs. TCU (1926) .............................................88 Glen Lewis vs. Texas Western (1948) .................................88 Bobby Cavazos vs. Baylor (1951) .......................................88 6. Ansel Cole vs. Tulsa (1983) ................................................87 7. Byron Hanspard vs. Oklahoma State (1996) .......................72 8. Robert Hall vs. Rice (1991) .................................................70 9. Byron Hanspard vs. SW Louisiana (1996) ...........................65 10. Byron Hanspard vs. Houston (1995) ...................................63

LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS 1. Rodney Blackshear vs. Houston (1991) ..............................95 2. Cal Stevenson vs. Texas A&M (1948) ................................90 3. Brian Nelson vs. TCU (1976) ..............................................88 4. Donnie Hart vs. Texas (1996) .............................................86 5. James Gray vs. Arizona (1988) ...........................................85 Rodney Blackshear vs. Arkansas (1990) .............................85 7. John Roberts vs. Arkansas (1957) ......................................84 8. Michael Crabtree at Nevada (2008) ....................................82 9. Don Schmidt vs. Houston (1954) ........................................80 Mickie Barron vs. Baylor (1958) .........................................80 Rodney Blackshear vs. Houston (1991) ..............................80 Jarrett Hicks vs. Nebraska (2004) ......................................80

LONGEST FIELD GOALS 1. Bill Adams vs. Texas A&M (1977) ......................................57 2. Kenny Vinyard vs. TCU (1966)............................................55 David Mellot vs. New Mexico (1975) ..................................55 Ricky Gann vs. Houston (1984) ..........................................55 Jaret Greaser vs. Texas (1996) ..........................................55 6. Kenny Vinyard vs. Texas (1967) .........................................54 7. Bill Adams vs. SMU (1978).................................................53 Jaret Greaser vs. Kansas State (1996) ...............................53 Tony Rogers vs. Kansas State (1996).................................53 Chris Birkholz vs. Texas (1998) ..........................................53Bowl Game Alex Trlica vs. Minnesota (2006 Insight Bowl) ....................52

SEASON

Points: 134, Byron Morris (1993); 22 TD, 1 conversionPoints by Class: Freshman: 132, Michael Crabtree (2007) Sophomore: 114, Michael Crabtree (2008) Junior: 108, Taurean Henderson (2004) Senior: 134, Byron Morris (1993)Points per Game: 12.2, Byron Morris (1993)Touchdowns: 22, Byron Morris (1993); Taurean Henderson (2005); Michael Crabtree

(2007)Points by Kicking: 106, Alex Trlica (2007); 13 FG, 67 PATConversions Made: 67, Alex Trlica (2007)Conversions Attempted: 70, Keith Toogood (2003)Field Goals Made: 17, Bill Adams (1979); Ricky Gann (1984); Lin Elliott (1991)Field Goals Attempted: 26, Ricky Gann (1984); Lin Elliott (1991)Field Goal Percentage: .824, Lin Elliott (1990); 14-of-17Most PAT Kicks, No Misses: 67, Alex Trlica (2007)Perfect PAT Seasons: 1972, Don Grimes (34-of-34); 1978, Bill Adams (26-of-26); 1990,

Lin Elliott (32-of-32); 1995, Tony Rogers (37-of-37); 2001, Robert Treece (49-of-49); 2002, Robert Treece (54-of-54); 2004, Alex Trlica (55-of-55); 2005, Alex Trlica (60-of-60); 2006, Alex Trlica (51-of-51); 2007, Alex Trlica (67-of-67); 2008, Matt Williams (33-of-33)

SINGLE-SEASON SCORING LEADERS 1. Byron Morris (1993); 22 TD, 1 conversion ........................134 2. Taurean Henderson (2005); 22 TD ...................................132 Michael Crabtree (2007); 22 TD .......................................132 4. James Gray (1989); 20 TD ...............................................120 5. Michael Crabtree (2008); 19 TD .......................................114 6. Byron Hanspard (1995); 18 TD .........................................108 Ricky Williams (2001); 18 TD ...........................................108 Taurean Henderson (2004); 18 TD ...................................108 9. Alex Trlica (2007); 12 FG, 63 PAT ...................................106 10. Donny Anderson (1965); 17 TD ........................................102

SINGLE-SEASON TOUCHDOWN LEADERS 1. Byron Morris (1993) ...........................................................22 Taurean Henderson (2005) .................................................22 Michael Crabtree (2007).....................................................22 4. James Gray (1989).............................................................20 5. Michael Crabtree (2008).....................................................19 6. Byron Hanspard (1995) ......................................................18 Ricky Williams (2001).........................................................18 Taurean Henderson (2004) .................................................18 9. Donny Anderson (1965) ......................................................17 Lyle Leong (2010)...............................................................17 11. Taurean Henderson (2003) .................................................16

SINGLE-SEASON FIELD GOAL LEADERS 1. Bill Adams (1979)...............................................................17 Ricky Gann (1984) .............................................................17 Lin Elliott (1991) ................................................................17 4. Bill Adams (1978)...............................................................16 Chris Birkholz (1998) ..........................................................16 6. Brian Hall (1976) ................................................................15 Scott Segrist (1988) ..........................................................15 Alex Trlica (2006) ..............................................................15 9. Lin Elliott (1990) ................................................................14 10. Eight tied; latest, Alex Trlica (2005) ...................................13

SINGLE-SEASON PAT LEADERS 1. Alex Trlica (2007) ..............................................................67 2. Keith Toogood (2003).........................................................66 3. Alex Trlica (2005) ..............................................................60 Matt Williams (2009) .........................................................60 5. Alex Trlica (2004) ..............................................................55 6. Robert Treece (2002) .........................................................54 7. Alex Trlica (2006) ..............................................................51 8. Matt Williams (2010) .........................................................50 9. Jon Davis (1993) ................................................................45 10. Robert Treece (2001) .........................................................43

SINGLE-SEASON TOUCHDOWNS RESPONSIBLE FOR 1. B.J. Symons (2003) ...........................................................57 2. Graham Harrell (2007) ........................................................52 3. Graham Harrell (2008) ........................................................51 4. Kliff Kingsbury (2002) ........................................................47 5. Graham Harrell (2006) ........................................................40 6. Sonny Cumbie (2004) .........................................................34 7. Cody Hodges (2005) ...........................................................34 8. Taylor Potts (2010) ............................................................32 9. Robert Hall (1993) ..............................................................25 Kliff Kingsbury (2001) ........................................................25 Taylor Potts (2009) ............................................................25

CAREER

Points: 414, Taurean Henderson (2002-05) – 69 TDPoints per Game: 9.4, Michael Crabtree (2007-08), 246 points, 26 gamesTouchdowns: 69, Taurean Henderson (2002-05)Points by Kicking: 377, Alex Trlica (2004-07); 48 FG, 233 PATConversions Made: 233, Alex Trlica (2004-07)Conversions Attempted: 233, Alex Trlica (2004-07)Field Goals Made: 48, Alex Trlica (2004-07)Field Goals Attempted: 73, Alex Trlica (2004-07)Field Goal Percentage: .724, Robert Treece (2001-02); 21-of-29Consecutive Field Goals Made (Career): 10, Bill Adams (1979); 10, Scott Segrist (1988)

CAREER SCORING LEADERS 1. Taurean Henderson (2002-05); 69 TD ..............................414 2. Alex Trlica (2004-07); 48 FG, 233 PAT ............................377 3. James Gray (1986-89); 52 TD ..........................................312 4. Ricky Williams (1997-01); 42 TD ......................................252 5. Michael Crabtree (2007-08); 41 TD ..................................246 6. Shannon Woods (2005-08); 40 TD ...................................240 7. Byron Hanspard (1994-96); 38 TD ...................................228 8. Byron Morris (1991-93); 37 TD, 2 conversions .................226 9. Lin Elliott (1988-91); 40 FG, 100 PAT ..............................220 10. Scott Segrist (1985-88); 41 FG, 92 PAT ..........................215

CAREER TOUCHDOWN LEADERS 1. Taurean Henderson (2002-05) ............................................69 2. James Gray (1986-89) .......................................................52 3. Ricky Williams (1997-01) ...................................................42 4. Michael Crabtree (2007-08) ...............................................41 5. Shannon Woods (2005-08) .................................................40 6. Byron Hanspard (1994-96) .................................................38 7. Byron Morris (1991-93) ......................................................37 8. Bobby Cavazos (1951-53) ..................................................32 Baron Batch (2006-) ...........................................................32 10. Larry Isaac (1973-76).........................................................31 Wes Welker (2000-03)........................................................31 CAREER FIELD GOAL LEADERS 1. Alex Trlica (2004-07) .........................................................48 2. Bill Adams (1977-79) .........................................................43 3. Ricky Gann (1981-84) ........................................................41 Scott Segrist (1985-88) .....................................................41 5. Lin Elliott (1988-91) ...........................................................40 6. Jon Davis (1991-94)...........................................................35 Chris Birkholz (1998-00).....................................................35 8. Don Grimes (1971-73) ........................................................29 9. Brian Hall (1974-77) ...........................................................28 10. Tony Rogers (1994-97) ......................................................25 Robert Treece (2001-02) ....................................................25

CAREER PAT LEADERS 1. Alex Trlica (2004-07) .......................................................233 2. Matt Williams (2008-) ......................................................143 3. Jon Davis (1991-94).........................................................103 4. Lin Elliott (1988-91) .........................................................100 5. Robert Treece (2001-02) ....................................................97 6. Scott Segrist (1985-88) .....................................................92 7. Chris Birkholz (1998-00).....................................................88 8. Brian Hall (1974-76) ...........................................................79 9. Don Grimes (1971-73) ........................................................78 10. Jack Kirkpatrick (1952-55) ................................................74

SCORING RECORDS

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GAME

Tackles: 30, Donald Harris vs. Arizona (1988)Fumble Return for Touchdown: 1, several times; most recently, Daniel Howard vs. Nebraska (2009)Interceptions: 3, Daniel Charbonnet vs. SMU (2008), Darcel McBath at Kansas (2008)Interception Return for Touchdown: 1, several times; most recently, Jarvis Phillips vs. Texas (2010)Longest Fumble Return: 92, Marcus Coleman vs. New Mexico (1995)Longest Interception Return: 98, Dave Parks vs. Colorado (1962)

SEASON

Tackles: 193, Lawrence Flugence (2002)Tackles for Loss: 24.5, Adell Duckett (2003)Tackles for Loss Yards: 123, Adell Duckett (2003), Brandon Williams (2008)Sacks: 15.0, Brandon Sharpe (2009)Sack Yards: 104, Brandon Sharpe (2009), Brandon Williams (2008)Fumble Recoveries: 4, Zach Thomas (1995), Paul McClendon (2001), Daniel Charbonnet

(2008)Fumble Returns for Touchdowns: 3, Paul McClendon (2001)Interceptions: 11, Elmer Tarbox (1938)Interception Return for Touchdowns: 2, Marcus Coleman (1994), Darcel McBath (2008)Most Passes Broken Up: 24, Joselio Hanson (2002)Most Blocked Kicks: 3, Marcus Coleman (1992)

SINGLE-SEASON TACKLE LEADERS 1. Lawrence Flugence (2002) ...............................................193 2. Brad Hastings (1985) .......................................................171 3. Lawrence Flugence (2000) ...............................................156 4. Michael Johnson (1987) ...................................................154 5. Brad Hastings (1986) .......................................................153 Kevin Curtis (1999) ..........................................................153 7. Ryan Aycock (2002) .........................................................151 8. Lawrence Flugence (2001) ...............................................145 9. Brad Hastings (1984) .......................................................141 Donald Harris (1988) ........................................................141 James Mosley (1988) .......................................................141

SINGLE-SEASON TACKLES BY POSITIONEnd – Aaron Hunt (2002) .................................................................108Tackle – Gabe Rivera (1982)............................................................105Linebacker – Lawrence Flugence (2002) ..........................................193Cornerback – Leonard Jones (1985) ...................................................91Safety – Kevin Curtis (1999) ...........................................................153

SINGLE-SEASON SACK LEADERS 1. Brandon Sharpe (2009) ...................................................15.0 2. Adell Duckett (2003) .......................................................14.0 3. Brandon Williams (2008) .................................................13.0 4. Aaron Hunt (2001) ..........................................................12.0 5. Shawn Jackson (1992) ...................................................11.0 6. Calvin Riggs (1986) .........................................................10.5 Montae Reagor (1997) ....................................................10.5 8. Fred Petty (1991) ..............................................................9.0 Aaron Hunt (2002) ............................................................9.0 McKinner Dixon (2008)......................................................9.0

SINGLE-SEASON INTERCEPTION LEADERS 1. Elmer Tarbox (1938)...........................................................11 2. John Thompson (1951).........................................................8 Tracy Saul (1989) ................................................................8 Tracy Saul (1991) ................................................................8 5. Teddy Roberts (1964) ..........................................................7 Darcel McBath (2008) ..........................................................7 7. Elmer Tarbox (1937).............................................................6 Tate Randle (1979) ..............................................................6 Boyd Cowan (1987) .............................................................6 Bart Thomas (1994) .............................................................6 Ryan Aycock (2003) .............................................................6

CAREER

Tackles: 500, Lawrence Flugence (1999-02)Tackles for Loss: 53, Montae Reagor (1995-98)Tackles for Loss Yards: 205, Montae Reagor (1995-98)Sacks: 34.0, Aaron Hunt (1999-02)Sack Yards: 170, Aaron Hunt (1999-02)Fumble Recoveries: 7, Zach Thomas (1992-95)Fumble Returns for Touchdowns: 3, Paul McClendon (1998-2001)Interceptions: 25, Tracy Saul (1989-91)Interception Returns for Touchdowns: 4, Marcus Coleman (1992-95)

CAREER TACKLE LEADERS 1. Lawrence Flugence (1999-02) ..........................................500 2. Brad Hastings (1983-86) ..................................................480 3. Kevin Curtis (1998-01) .....................................................422 4. Michael Johnson (1984-87) ..............................................393 5. Zach Thomas (1992-95) ...................................................390 6. Matt Wingo (1988-91)......................................................385 7. Shawn Banks (1992-95)...................................................365 8. Ryan Aycock (2000-03) ...................................................338 9. Charles Rowe (1986-89) ..................................................329 10. Tracy Saul (1989-92) .......................................................327

CAREER SACK LEADERS 1. Aaron Hunt (1999-02) .....................................................34.0 2. Adell Duckett (2001-04) ..................................................28.0 3. Montae Reagor (1995-98) ...............................................25.5 4. Brandon Williams (2006-08) ............................................22.5 5. Keyunta Dawson (2003-06) ............................................19.5 6. Calvin Riggs (1983-86) ....................................................18.5 7. James Mosley (1985-88) .................................................17.0 Shawn Jackson (1991-93) ..............................................17.0 9. Brandon Sharpe (2008-09) ..............................................15.0 10. Gabriel Rivera (1979-82) .................................................14.0

CAREER INTERCEPTION LEADERS 1. Tracy Saul (1989-91) .........................................................25 2. Elmer Tarbox (1936-38) .....................................................17 3. John Thompson (1951-53) .................................................14 Tate Randle (1978-81) .......................................................14 5. Boyd Cowan (1985-88) ......................................................12 Vincent Meeks (2002-05) ...................................................12 Darcel McBath (2005-08) ...................................................12 8. Ryan Aycock (2000-03) .....................................................11 9. Kevin Curtis (1998-01) .......................................................10 10. Four tied...............................................................................9

DEFENSIVE RECORDS

5050


GAME

Returns: 6, Ivory McCann vs. Texas (2001)Yards: 182, Eric Stephens at Texas (2009)Yards by Class: Freshman: 182, Eric Stephens at Texas (2009) Sophomore: 175, Eric Stephens at New Mexico (2010) Junior: 132, Rodney Blackshear vs. Texas A&M (1990) Senior: 169, Donny Anderson vs. Oklahoma State (1965)Yards per Return: 60.0, Johnnie Mack vs. SMU (2003); 2-120 yardsTouchdowns: 1, several times; most recently, Vincent Meeks at Oklahoma (2002);

98 yards100-Yard Returns: 100, Ivory McCann vs. New Mexico (2001), Keith Henderson vs.

Houston (1984), Donny Anderson vs. Oklahoma State (1965), Jack Kirkpatrick vs. Tulsa (1953), Jack Kirkpatrick vs. West Texas State (1953)

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS 1. Ivory McCann vs. New Mexico (2001) ..............................100 Keith Henderson vs. Houston (1984).................................100 Donny Anderson vs. Oklahoma St. (1965) .........................100 Jack Kirkpatrick vs. Tulsa (1953) .....................................100 Jack Kirkpatrick vs. West Texas State (1953) ..................100 6. Vincent Meeks at Oklahoma (2002) ....................................98 7. Frank Graves vs. New Mexico (1951) .................................97 8. Herman Bailey vs. Hardin-Simmons (1949) .........................95 Lawrence Williams vs. New Mexico (1973) .........................95 Dane Johnson vs. Texas (1997) ..........................................95

SEASON

Returns: 40, Eric Stephens (2010)Yards: 989, Eric Stephens (2010); 40 returnsYards by Class: Freshman: 823, Eric Stephens (2009) Sophomore: 989, Eric Stephens (2010) Junior: 621, Rodney Blackshear (1990) Senior: 541, Donny Anderson (1965)Yards per Return: 30.8, Lawrence Williams (1972); 16-493 yardsTouchdowns: 2, Jack Kirkpatrick (1953)

SINGLE-SEASON YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Eric Stephens (2010); 37 returns ......................................989 2. Eric Stephens (2009); 32 returns ......................................823 3. Rodney Blackshear (1990); 24 returns .............................621 4. Ivory McCann (2001); 22 returns .....................................606 5. Johnnie Mack (2003); 22 returns .....................................546 6. Donny Anderson (1965); 22 returns ..................................541 7. Tyrone Thurman (1988); 23 returns .................................535 8. Ivory McCann (2002); 27 returns .....................................495 9. Lawrence Williams (1972); 16 returns ..............................493 10. Lawrence Williams (1973); 19 returns ..............................491 SINGLE-SEASON RETURN LEADERS 1. Eric Stephens (2010) ..........................................................40 2. Eric Stephens (2009) ..........................................................32 3. Ivory McCann (2002) .........................................................27 4. Rodney Blackshear (1990)..................................................24 5. Tyrone Thurman (1988)......................................................23 6. Donny Anderson (1965) ......................................................22 Ivory McCann (2001) .........................................................22 Johnnie Mack (2003) .........................................................22 9. Wayne Walker (1986) .........................................................21 Johnnie Mack (2004) .........................................................21

CAREER

Returns: 72, Eric Stephens (2009-)Yards: 1,812, Eric Stephens (2009-); 72 returnsYards per Return: 30.3, Ronnie Rice (1957-59); 19-577 yardsTouchdowns: 2, Jack Kirkpatrick (1952-55)

CAREER YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Eric Stephens (2009-); 68 returns ..................................1,812 2. Donny Anderson (1963-65); 56 returns .........................1,309 3. Lawrence Williams (1972-74); 47 returns ......................1,268 4. Ivory McCann (2001-02); 49 returns .............................1,101 5. Wayne Walker (1985-88); 51 returns................................959 6. Johnnie Mack (2003-04); 43 returns ................................955 7. Rodney Blackshear (1987-91); 37 returns ........................899 8. Mike Leinert (1965-67); 40 returns ..................................824 9. John Norman (1997-00); 37 returns .................................790 10. Leonard Harris (1981-83); 34 returns ...............................774

CAREER RETURN LEADERS 1. Eric Stephens (2009-) .........................................................72 2. Donny Anderson (1963-65).................................................56 3. Wayne Walker (1985-88) ....................................................51 4. Ivory McCann (2001-02) ....................................................49 5. Lawrence Williams (1972-74) .............................................47 6. Johnnie Mack (2003-04) ....................................................43 7. Mike Leinert (1965-67).......................................................40 8. Tyrone Thurman (1985-88) ................................................37 Rodney Blackshear (1987-91) ............................................37 John Norman (1997-00) .....................................................37 11. Leonard Harris (1981-83) ...................................................34

KICKOFF RETURN RECORDS

5151


GAME

Punts: 36, Charlie Calhoun vs. Centenary (1939) Game (Since 1950): 12, Dennis Vance vs. Texas (1984)Punting Average: 57.0, Alex Reyes vs. Baylor (2004); 3 punts for 171 yardsLongest Punt: 85, R.W. Moyers vs. West Texas State (1945)

LONGEST PUNTS 1. R.W. Moyers vs. West Texas State (1945) ......................... 85 2. David Kuykendall vs. Arkansas (1975) ............................... 79 3. Buddy Hill vs. Tulsa (1954) ................................................ 78 Ken Vinyard vs. Kansas (1966)........................................... 78 Johnny Odom vs. Boston College (1971) ............................ 78 Mark Bounds vs. Texas (1991)........................................... 78 7. Robert King vs. Rice (1992) ............................................... 77 Robert King vs. Texas A&M (1993) .................................... 77 9. Johnny Odom vs. SMU (1970)............................................ 76 10. Johnny Odom vs. Texas (1970) .......................................... 75 Maury Buford vs. Texas A&M (1978) ................................ 75 Robert King vs. Wyoming (1992) ........................................ 75

SEASON

Punts: 78, Maury Buford (1981)Punting Average: 46.8, Mark Bounds (1991); 53 punts for 2,481 yards

SINGLE-SEASON AVERAGE LEADERS 1. Mark Bounds (1991); 53 punts for 2,481 yards .............. 46.8 2. Alex Reyes (2006); 43 punts for 1,943 yards .................. 45.2 3. Maury Buford (1981); 78 punts for 3,493 yards ............. 44.8 4. Maury Buford (1978); 71 punts for 3,131 yards ............. 44.1 5. Alex Reyes (2003); 28 punts for 1,203 yards .................. 43.0 6. Alex Reyes (2005); 49 punts for 2,099 yards .................. 42.8 7. Robert King (1993); 54 punts for 2,305 yards................. 42.7 8. Robert King (1992); 53 punts for 2,256 yards................. 42.6 9. Jonathan LaCour (2007); 33 punts for 1,391 yards......... 42.2 10. Jamie Simmons (1988); 44 punts for 1,860 yards ........... 42.4

CAREER

Punts: 293, Maury Buford (1978-81)Punting Average: 43.3, Alex Reyes (2006); 43 punts for 1,943 yards

CAREER AVERAGE LEADERS 1. Alex Reyes (2003-06) ..................................................... 43.3 2. Maury Buford (1978-81) ................................................. 43.2 3. Robert King (1992-93) .................................................... 42.6 4. Jeremy Hernandez (1996-98) .......................................... 40.1 Jamie Simmons (1986-89) .............................................. 40.1 6. Jonathan LaCour (2007-) ................................................ 39.9 7. Brad Cade (1994-95) ...................................................... 39.8 Clinton Greathouse (2000-02) ......................................... 39.8 9. Eric Rosiles (1999-00) ..................................................... 39.8 10. Dennis Vance (1982-84) .................................................. 39.6 11. Kenny Vinyard (1966-68) ................................................ 39.2

GAME

Returns: 8, Wes Welker vs. New Mexico (2001)Yards: 166, Wes Welker vs. Texas A&M (2002)Yards by Class: Freshman: 106, Tracy Saul vs. Texas (1989) Sophomore: 102, Tyrone Thurman vs. Texas (1986) Junior: 166, Wes Welker vs. Texas A&M (2002) Senior: 145, Leonard Harris vs. TCU (1983)Yards per Return: 47.0, Larry Alford vs. Texas (1968); 3-141 yardsTouchdowns: 1, several times; most recently; Eric Morris at Nevada (2008)Longest Texas Tech Punt Return: 96, Tyrone Thurman vs. Texas (1986)

LONGEST PUNT RETURNS 1. Tyrone Thurman vs. Texas (1986) ...................................... 96 2. Estil Carnes vs. New Mexico Normal (1931) ....................... 90 Danny Amendola at Kansas State (2004) ........................... 90 4. Wes Welker at Texas A&M (2002) ..................................... 88 5. Eric Morris at Nevada (2008) ............................................. 86 6. Wes Welker vs. Nebraska (2001)........................................ 85 7. Larry Alford vs. Texas (1968) ............................................ 84 Leonard Harris vs. TCU (1983) ........................................... 84 9. Elmer Wilson vs. West Texas State (1951) ......................... 80 John Norman vs. Baylor (1999) .......................................... 80

SEASON

Returns: 57, Wes Welker (2002)Yards: 752, Wes Welker (2002)Yards by Class: Freshman: 419, Tyrone Thurman (1985) Sophomore: 444, Tyrone Thurman (1986) Junior: 752, Wes Welker (2002) Senior: 385, Wes Welker (2003)Yards per Return: 13.5, Tyrone Thurman (1985), 33 for 444 yardsTouchdowns: 3, Wes Welker (2002)

SINGLE-SEASON YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Wes Welker (2002); 57 returns ........................................ 752 2. Tyrone Thurman (1986); 33 returns ................................. 444 3. Larry Alford (1968); 38 returns ........................................ 430 4. Tyrone Thurman (1985); 31 returns ................................. 419 5. Wes Welker (2003); 33 returns ........................................ 385 6. Danny Amendola (2006); 41 returns ................................. 377 7. Marc Dove (1971); 33 returns .......................................... 374 8. Danny Amendola (2004); 29 returns ................................. 371 9. Leonard Harris (1982); 33 returns .................................... 365 10. Wes Welker (2000); 28 returns ........................................ 353

SINGLE-SEASON RETURN LEADERS 1. Wes Welker (2002) ............................................................ 57 2. Danny Amendola (2006) ..................................................... 41 3. Larry Alford (1968) ............................................................ 38 4. Tyrone Thurman (1987) ..................................................... 35 5. Marc Dove (1971) .............................................................. 33 Leonard Harris (1982) ........................................................ 33 Tyrone Thurman (1986) ..................................................... 33 Wes Welker (2003) ............................................................ 33 9. Larry Alford (1967) ............................................................ 32 Danny Amendola (2005) ..................................................... 32

CAREER

Returns: 152, Wes Welker (2000-03)Yards: 1,761, Wes Welker (2000-03)Yards per Return: 12.0, Marc Dove (1969-71), 48 for 576 yardsTouchdowns: 8, Wes Welker (2000-03)

CAREER YARDAGE LEADERS 1. Wes Welker (2000-03) ..................................................1,761 2. Tyrone Thurman (1985-88) ...........................................1,466 3. Danny Amendola (2004-07)...........................................1,283 4. Tracy Saul (1989-92) ....................................................... 902 5. Dane Johnson (1994-97) .................................................. 876 6. Leonard Harris (1981-83) ................................................. 759 7. Larry Alford (1967-68) ..................................................... 750 8. Marc Dove (1969-71) ....................................................... 576 9. John Norman (1997-00) ................................................... 513 10. Eric Morris (2005-08)....................................................... 486

CAREER RETURN LEADERS 1. Wes Welker (2000-03) ..................................................... 152 2. Tyrone Thurman (1985-88) .............................................. 126 3. Danny Amendola (2004-07).............................................. 116 4. Tracy Saul (1989-92) ......................................................... 90 5. Dane Johnson (1994-97) .................................................... 76 6. Larry Alford (1967-68) ....................................................... 70 7. Leonard Harris (1981-83) ................................................... 68 8. Mike Patterson (1976-77) .................................................. 55 9. John Norman (1997-99) ..................................................... 50 10. Eric Morris (2005-08)......................................................... 49

PUNTING RECORDS

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SCORING

POINTSGame: 120, Wayland (1925) Game since 1950: 80 vs. Sam Houston State (2005) Most First-Half Points: 52 vs. Indiana State (2005)Most Second-Half Points: 49 vs. Nebraska (2004)Most First-Quarter Points: 28 vs. Sam Houston State (2005)Most Second-Quarter Points: 35 vs. SMU (1990); vs. Indiana State

(2005)Most Third-Quarter Points: 28 vs. TCU (2004); vs. Kansas State

(2005); vs. Northwestern State (2007)Most Fourth-Quarter Points: 28 vs. N.C. State (2002); at Oklahoma

State (2003); vs. Nebraska (2004)Season – High: 569 (2008)Season – Low: 245 (1997)

POINTS PER GAMESeason – High: 43.8 (2008); 569 points in 13 gamesSeason – Low: 22.3 (1997); 245 points in 11 games

TOUCHDOWNSGame: 12 vs. Wayland (1925)Game since 1950: 11 vs. Sam Houston State (2005)Season – High: 79 (2008)Season – Low: 29 (1998)

PATs MADEGame: 11 vs. Sam Houston State (2005)Season – High: 70 (2008)Season – Low: 26 (1997)

FIELD GOALS MADEGame: 4, nine times; most recently vs. Texas (1998)Season – High: 19 (1998)Season – Low: 7 (1999); 7 (2004); 7 (2008)

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTEDSeason – High: 28 (1998), 19-of-28Season – Low: 13 (1999), 7-of-13; 13 (2008), 7-of-13

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGESeason: 82.4 (1990); 14-of-17

MISCELLANEOUSMost Two-Point PATs Made: 5 (1994); 5-of-8 / 5 (2002); 5-of-7Most Two-Point PAT Attempts: 8 (1990); 4-of-8 / (1994); 5-of-8Largest Deficit Erased: 31 vs. Minnesota (2006 Insight Bowl; also

NCAA Bowl Record); trailed 38-7 with 7:47 to play in the third quarter

Quickest Score into a Game: :17 vs. North Texas (1988); Tolliver 73-yard pass to Walker

Most Safeties: 3 (1992)

TOP 10 SCORING GAMES 1. vs. Wayland (1925) ............................................................. 120 2. vs. Sam Houston State (2005) .............................................. 80 3. vs. Trinity (1932) .................................................................. 79 4. vs. Northwestern State (2007) .............................................. 75 5. vs. New Mexico A&M (1953) ................................................ 71 6. vs. TCU (2004) ..................................................................... 70 vs. Nebraska (2004) .............................................................. 70 8. vs. Kansas State (2009) ........................................................ 66 9. vs. Austin College (1932) ...................................................... 64 10. vs. UC-Santa Barbara (1970)................................................. 63 vs. TCU (1985) ..................................................................... 63 vs. Arkansas State (1995)..................................................... 63 at Baylor (2001) .................................................................... 63 vs. Indiana State (2005) ........................................................ 63 at Kansas (2008) .................................................................. 63

RUSHING

RUSHESGame – High: 73 vs. Arizona (1989)Game – Low: 7 at Texas (2007)

YARDSGame – High: 620 vs. Trinity (1939)Game – Low: -17 vs. Texas (2004)Season – High: 3,342 (1932) Season High Since 1950: 2,505 (1989)Season – Low: 771 (2007)

TOUCHDOWNSGame: 12 vs. Wayland (1925), vs. Trinity (1932) Game Since 1950: 5 vs. TCU (1977), vs. Rice (1989), vs. Sam Houston

State (2005); vs. Texas A&M (2005)Season: 30 (1993)

YARDS PER RUSHSeason – High: 7.7 (1989); 581 rush for 2,505 yardsSeason – Low: 3.1 (2007); 246 rush for 771 yards

PASSING

ATTEMPTSGame – High: 78 vs. Iowa State (2003)Game – Low: 10 vs. Texas (1997)Season – High: 780 (2003)Season – Low: 270 (1999)

COMPLETIONSGame – High: 52 vs. Iowa State (2003)Game – Low: 3 vs. Texas (1997)Season – High: 544 (2007)Season – Low: 119 (1996)

COMPLETION PERCENTAGEGame – High (min. 20 att.): 85.7 vs. Stephen F. Austin (2001)Game – Low (min. 20 att.): 24.0 vs. Missouri (1995); 6-of-25Season – High: 71.3 (2007); 544-of-763Season – Low: 43.8 (1996)

YARDSGame – High: 669 vs. Kansas State (2005)Game – Low: 42 vs. Rice (1989)Season – High: 6,179 (2003)Season – Low: 1,723 (1996)

YARDS PER COMPLETIONGame – High: 28.7 vs. Oklahoma (1999); 259 yardsGame – Low: 6.6 vs. Kansas State (1997)

TOUCHDOWNSGame: 8 vs. Texas A&M (2003); at Baylor (2003); vs. Northwestern

State (2007); vs. Rice (2009)Season: 53 (2003)

INTERCEPTIONS THROWNGame: 5 vs. Rice (1990); vs. Colorado (2003)Season – High: 30 (1938)Season – Low: 6 (1996, 1997)

TOP 10 PASSING GAMES 1. vs. Kansas State (2005) ...................................................... 669 2. at Mississippi (2003) ........................................................... 661 3. vs. Sam Houston State (2005) ............................................ 650 4. at Oklahoma State (2007) ................................................... 646 5. vs. Texas A&M (2003) ........................................................ 605 6. at N.C. State (2003) ........................................................... 586 7. at Baylor (2003) .................................................................. 580 8. vs. Kansas State (2009) ...................................................... 554 9. at Oklahoma State (2003) ................................................... 553 10. vs. Eastern Washington (2008) ............................................ 536

TOTAL OFFENSE

PLAYSGame – High: 111 vs. Iowa State (2003)Game – Low: 46 vs. Nebraska (1997)Season – High: 1,155 (2002)Season – Low: 732 (1997)

YARDSGame – High: 1,271 vs. Wayland (1925) Game High Since 1950: 775 vs. Iowa State (2003)Game – Low: 93 vs. Miami (1990)Season – High: 7,576 (2003)Season – Low: 3,401 (1997)

TOP 10 TOTAL OFFENSE GAMES (SINCE 1950) 1. vs. Iowa State (2003) ......................................................... 775 2. vs. Sam Houston State (2005) ............................................ 770 3. vs. Kansas State (2009) ...................................................... 739 4. at Oklahoma State (2007) ................................................... 718 5. at Baylor (2003) .................................................................. 716 6. at Mississippi (2003) ........................................................... 713 7. vs. TCU (1985) ................................................................... 699 8. vs. Kansas State (2005) ...................................................... 684 9. vs. Baylor (2006) ................................................................ 682 10. at N.C. State (2003) ........................................................... 681

TEAM RECORDS

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PENALTIES

PENALTIESGame – High: 18 vs. Eastern Washington (2008)Game – Low: 1 vs. Rice (1991), vs. Texas A&M (1992), vs. Arkansas

(1988)Season – High: 120 (2009)Season – Low: 28 (1961)

YARDS PENALIZEDGame – High: 183 at Rice (2007)Game – Low: 5 vs. Texas A&M (1992), vs. Arkansas (1988)Season – High: 1,019 (2009)

FIRST DOWNS

FIRST DOWNSGame – High: 45 vs. Iowa State (2003)Game – Low: 6 vs. Kansas State (1997), vs. Nebraska (1997)Season – High: 418 (2003)Season – Low: 186 (1999)

TURNOVERS

TURNOVERSGame: 8 vs. Rice (1990)Season – High: 38 (1990)Season – Low: 14 (1997)

FUMBLESGame: 8 vs. Texas A&M (1991)Season – High: 35 (1990)Season – Low: 15 (2001)

FUMBLES LOSTGame: 5 vs. New Mexico (1994)Season – High: 21 (1990)Season – Low: 5 (2000, 2001)

INTERCEPTIONS THROWNGame: 5 vs. Rice (1990); vs. Colorado (2003); vs. Oklahoma (2003)Season – High: 23 (2003)Season – Low: 6 (1996, 1997)

TURNOVER MARGINSeason – High: +12 (1991, 1993, 1997)Season – Low: -10 (2002)

PUNTING

PUNTSGame: 39 vs. Centenary (1939) Game Since 1950: 14 vs. Kansas State (1996)Season – High: 78 (1981)Season – Low: 26 (2008)

PUNTING AVERAGEGame – High: 57.0 vs. Baylor (2004); 3 punts for 171 yardsGame – Low: 24.4 at Oklahoma (2002); 5 punts for 122 yardsSeason – High: 44.2 (2006)Season – Low: 35.6 (2007)

PUNT RETURNS

RETURNSReturns (Game): 22 vs. Centenary (1939)Returns (Game Since 1950): 13 vs. Iowa State (1967)Returns (Season): 59 (2002)Yards (Season): 766 (2002)Yards Per Return (Season): 12.9 (2002)Touchdowns (Season): 3 (2002)

KICK RETURNS

RETURNSMost Kickoff Returns (Season): 52 (2010)Most Kickoff Return Yards (Season): 1,176 (2010)Highest Kickoff Return Average (Season): 24.4 (2009)Most Kickoff Return Touchdowns (Season): 2 (1953)

DEFENSE

RUSH DEFENSEFewest Rushing Yards Allowed (Game): -45 vs. Arizona (1933)Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed (Since 1950): -13 vs. SMU (1992)Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed (Season): 871 (1932)

PASS DEFENSEFewest Passing Yards Allowed (Game): 0 vs. Centenary (1939), vs.

Texas A&M (1954), vs. Oklahoma State (1974), vs. Arkansas (1974)

Fewest Passing Yards Allowed (Season): 1,623 (1994)

TOTAL DEFENSEFewest Yards Allowed (Game): 119 vs. Southeastern Louisiana

(2006)Fewest Yards Allowed (Season): 3,421 (1994)

SACKSMost Sacks (Game): 8 vs. SMU (1993)Most Sacks (Season): 41 (2009)Most Yards Lost by Sacks (Game): 61 vs. SMU (1994)Most Yards Lost by Sacks (Season): 265 (1997, 2009)

TAKEAWAYSMost Takeaways (Game): 7, Houston (1993); 7, Nebraska (2004)Most Takeaways (Season): 35 (1989)Most Opponent Fumbles (Game): 8, Baylor (1990)Most Opponent Fumbles (Season): 36 (2007)Most Opponent Fumbles Lost (Game): 4, Oklahoma State (1990),

TCU (1993)Most Opponent Fumbles Lost (Season): 16 (1993), (1989)Most Interceptions (Game): 6 vs. New Mexico (1946), vs. Rice

(1968), vs. Houston (1993)Most Interceptions (Season): 30 (1938)Most Interception Return Yards (Game): 160 vs. TCU (1990)Most Interception Return Yards (Season): 366 (1990)Most Interception Returns for Touchdowns (Game): 2 vs.

Oklahoma State (2000)Most Interception Returns for TDs (Season): 3 (1994, 2001, 2008)

TEAM RECORDS

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STADIUM RECORD ATTENDANCE: 60,454– Texas Tech vs. Texas (Sept. 18, 2010) 60,454– Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State (Oct. 16, 2010)

FIRST GAME AT JONES AT&T STADIUM: Nov. 29, 1947; Texas Tech vs. Hardin-Simmons

FIRST GAME ON ARTIFICIAL TURF: Sept. 12, 1970; Texas Tech vs. Tulane

FIRST GAME ON FIELDTURF: Sept. 2, 2006; Texas Tech vs. SMU

TEXAS TECH SUCCESS AT JONES AT&T STADIUM: In its 64th season at The Jones, Texas Tech is 328-156-13 at home.

STADIUM RECORD ATTENDANCE FOR A SEASON OPENER: 57,528 – Texas Tech vs. SMU (Sept. 5, 2010)

STADIUM RECORD ATTENDANCE FOR STUDENT ATTENDANCE: 12,910 – Texas Tech vs. SMU (Sept. 5, 2010)

CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES WITHOUT A LOSS AT JONES AT&T STADIUM:

12; began with 34-27 win over Oklahoma on Nov. 17, 2007, through 52-30 loss to Texas A&M on Oct. 24, 2009

WINNING SEASONS: Texas Tech has had 51 winning or non-losing seasons in 64 years at Jones AT&T Stadium. The last team to go undefeated at home was the 2008 squad with a record of 7-0.

GAME ATTENDANCE (since 1959)Season Gms Average High Opponent2010 6 57,108 60,454 Texas/Okla. State2009 7 50,249 57,733 Texas A&M2008 7 53,625 56,333 Texas2007 6 51,911 55,491 Texas A&M2006 6 50,874 56,158 Texas2005 7 50,972 55,755 Texas A&M2004 5 52,823 55,413 Texas2003 6 49,608 53,135 Oklahoma2002 6 43,126 52,047 Texas2001 6 46,101 52,649 Texas A&M2000 8 42,215 53,027 Texas1999 5 45,894 53,513 Texas A&M1998 6 43,256 50,647 Texas1997 6 41,906 50,513 Texas A&M1996 5 45,317 51,344 Nebraska1995 5 39,218 51,205 Texas A&M1994 6 32,032 45,591 Texas1993 5 33,318 50,748 Texas A&M1992 6 39,735 50,741 Texas1991 6 37,905 50,577 Texas A&M1990 5 43,476 50,276 Texas1989 6 37,983 50,743 Texas A&M1988 5 35,803 49,682 Texas1987 7 31,132 42,625 Texas A&M1986 6 37,719 44,820 Texas1985 6 36,392 50,148 Texas A&M1984 6 36,839 50,722 Texas1983 6 39,459 52,109 Texas A&M1982 5 43,311 52,041 Texas1981 6 41,398 50,081 Texas A&M1980 7 41,578 50,132 Texas1979 6 46,083 52,991 USC1978 5 45,286 54,012 Texas1977 5 43,557 55,008 Texas A&M1976 6 43,366 54,187 Texas1975 6 39,584 52,254 Texas A&M1974 6 41,738 51,082 Texas1973 6 39,412 50,102 Texas A&M1972 6 38,876 52,187 Texas1971 5 36,914 44,380 Texas A&M1970 6 44,476 53,124 Texas1969 5 39,150 49,000 Texas A&M1968 6 43,199 50,352 SMU1967 5 40,978 48,240 Texas A&M1966 6 34,708 48,155 Texas1965 7 35,979 45,619 Baylor1964 6 37,155 47,100 Texas1963 6 32,333 38,000 Texas A&M1962 5 28,473 42,000 Texas1961 6 22,583 38,500 Texas A&M1960 6 19,475 32,000 SMU1959 4 17,116 23,000 TCU

TOP 13 ATTENDANCE FIGURESAttend Game Season60,454 Tech vs. Texas 201060,454 Tech vs. Ok State 201057,733 Tech vs. Texas A&M 200957,528 Tech vs. SMU 201056,333 Tech vs. Texas 200856,168 Tech vs. Texas 200655,755 Tech vs. Texas A&M 200555,667 Tech vs. Missouri 201055,491 Tech vs. Texas A&M 200755,413 Tech vs. Texas 200455, 084 Tech vs. Weber State 201055,038 Tech vs. Oklahoma 200755,008 Tech vs. Texas A&M 1977

GAME RECORDSMost Home Games, Season: 9 games (1932)Most Home Games, Season (Since 1950): 8 (1994, 2000)Most Home Wins, Season: 7 games (1965, 2005, 2008)Most Home Losses, Season: 5 games (1944, 1950)Most Home Losses, Season (Since 1950): 4 games (1952, 1957, 1962,

1966, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1990)Most Home Ties, Season: 2 (1925)Most Home Ties, Season (Since 1950): 1 game (1954, 1956, 1968,

1979, 1981, 1983)Undefeated Home Seasons: 14 (Last: 2008)Longest Home Winning Streak: 13 (1939-42); before Jones AT&T

StadiumLongest Home Losing Streak: 6 (1943-44)

SINGLE GAMEMost Points: 120 vs. Wayland (1925)Most Points (Since 1950): 80 vs. Sam Houston State (2005)Most Opponent Points: 61, Miami (Fla.) (1986)Most Combined Points: 120 (Texas Tech 120, Wayland 0 – 1925)Most Combined Points (Since 1950): 105 (Tech 70, TCU 35 – 2004)Widest Margin of Victory: 120 (Tech vs. Wayland – 1925)Widest Margin of Victory (Since 1950): 71-0 vs. New Mexico A&M

(1953)

MISCELLANEOUSWin-Lost Record: 328-156-13Last Tie Game: vs. TCU, 10-10 (1983)

SEASONMost Points: 367 (2005)Fewest Points: 20 (1928)

STADIUM RECORDS

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MEDIA CLIPS

GAME RECAPS Game 1 – September 5, 2010 Texas Tech 35, SMU 27 Lubbock, Texas Jones AT&T Stadium (57,582 – Attendance)

Defense gets it done in Tech’s season-opening win against SMU

September 5, 2010 Adam Zuvanich Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

LUBBOCK, Texas - The offense provided plenty of fireworks, racking up 431 total yards and scoring five touchdowns.

But in Tommy Tuberville’s inaugural game as head coach, it was the defense that ignited Texas Tech and eventually snuffed out a late burst by SMU.

Texas Tech’s Cody Davis breaks up a pass intended for Southern Methodist’s Cole Beasley during Tech’s 35-27 win Sunday at Jones AT&T Stadium. (Zach Long)

Tech turned two of its three interceptions into touchdowns on Sunday, and senior Brian Duncan had a dazzling debut at a new position. The middle linebacker-turned-defensive end recorded three sacks, the last two of which secured the Red Raiders’ 35-27 victory before a season-opening crowd of 57,528 at Jones AT&T Stadium.

“Our theme for the year is start fast and finish strong, and no matter what the score is, no matter what the situation is, those guys finished,” Tech defensive coordinator James Willis said. “They did get the job done in the end and made the play when it counted, and I think we’ll grow from that as a defense and as a team.”

Duncan, Tech’s leading tackler each of the last two seasons, entered the game with one-half sack for his career. He registered a full one only four plays in, and two more when SMU (0-1) had the ball near midfield, an eight-point deficit and less than two minutes of clock time.

Duncan sacked Kyle Padron for a 6-yard loss on second down, and two plays later, he ended the Mustangs’ chance for an upset with another one.

“I’m most definitely excited,” Duncan said. “Coming in with point-five sacks and leaving with three, I give glory to God. It’s awesome, and I give credit to my team.”

The Red Raiders (1-0) registered two more sacks, and both kept points off the board in the second half. Tyrone Sonier brought down Padron on third-and-goal from Tech’s 3-yard line – after a 92-yard kickoff return by Darryl Fields – so SMU had to settle for a short field goal by Matt Szymanski late in the third quarter.

Szymanski kicked a school-record 61-yard field goal on the Mustangs’ next possession, after they were backed up by a Bront Bird sack.

“I think it was a combination of guys being in the right place at the right time, and playing within the scheme of the defense,” Willis said. “I don’t care what you do, if everybody believes in it, if everybody plays hard and gives total effort, you’re going to come out making plays like that.”

Willis said the defense’s biggest question mark coming in was its youth in the secondary, where it has only two upperclassmen in the two-deep and two new starters at cornerback. But the defensive backfield was a strength on Sunday.

Safety Franklin Mitchem was Tech’s leading tackler with six and recovered a fumble on special teams that led to the game’s opening score. Safety Cody Davis and cornerbacks Will Ford and Jarvis Phillips made five tackles apiece.

Interceptions by Phillips, a redshirt freshman, and sophomore D.J. Johnson led to touchdowns for the Red Raiders. Cornerback Tre’ Porter, a true freshman, also picked off a pass.

“We’re definitely young, but that doesn’t mean we can’t go out and make plays,” said Davis, a sophomore. “We’ve just got to get poised, communicate and do what we do.”

The defense’s day wasn’t perfect. A missed interception by Davis led to a Cole Beasley touchdown catch, which brought SMU within out eight points midway through the fourth quarter, and no one was near Beasley when he hauled in a 19-yard TD pass early in the first half.

The Mustangs’ 27 points and 5.3 yards per rushing attempt also weren’t satisfactory to Tuberville, who categorized the defense as a “work in progress.” But he liked the result and most of what he saw against SMU coach June Jones and his run-and-shoot attack.

“I thought the defense played excellent,” Tuberville said. “I was really, really concerned with the young defensive backs, new scheme, we’re playing a team that runs every formation in the book, and they threw it all at us.

“But you just go back and look at the sacks that we had from our D-line, and putting pressure on the quarterback at the end, I thought it was huge.”

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Game 2 – September 11, 2010 Texas Tech 52, New Mexico 17 Albuquerque, N.M. University Stadium (25,734 – Attendance)

Special teams’ turnaround fuels Raiders’ rout of Lobos


ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Texas Tech’s offense committed two turnovers on Saturday night, and its defense was torched at times by New Mexico quarterback B.R. Holbrook.

Fortunately for the Red Raiders, their play on special teams was, well, special.

Two blocked punts led to short touchdown runs, as did a 93-yard kickoff return by Eric Stephens. And a week after having two field goals blocked, Matt Williams booted his only attempt through the uprights as Tech beat New Mexico 52-17 in front of 25,734 fans at University Stadium.

“It was about as good as I’ve seen the special teams play in a long time — blocking kicks, running back punts, running back kickoff returns,” Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville said. “It was excellent. We needed that.”

Stephens, who scored one of the TDs and accounted for 264 all-purpose yards, racked up 175 kick-return yards in the first half to move into third place on Tech’s career list. The sophomore from Mansfield, who set the Red Raiders’ single-season record as a freshman, needs 189 more kick-return yards to tie career leader Donny Anderson.

Stephens’ 93-yard return, a career long, led to a 2-yard touchdown run by Baron Batch and helped Tech race out to a 21-3 lead in the first quarter.

“He’s getting better,” Tuberville said of Stephens, who finished with a team-high 46 rushing yards and 43 receiving yards on three catches. “The thing about him is he’s got so good of vision on those returns, but we’ve got to get more just in the offense. He’s too good a back for us to not get more yards in the running game.”

Tech’s first blocked punt also led to the large early lead. At the end of New Mexico’s first offensive possession, Aaron Crawford stuffed a punt by Ben Skaer. Tech’s Jonathan Brydon recovered it at the New Mexico 3-yard line, and Stephens ran it in on the next play.

The Red Raiders (2-0) went up 31-10 in the second quarter on Taylor Potts’ fourth touchdown pass of the season to Lyle Leong. The former high school teammates from Abilene connected for a fifth touchdown in the fourth quarter but the Lobos closed the deficit to 31-17 at halftime.

Tech regained the momentum, and started to pull away, with the second blocked punt on the opening possession of the

second half. Brydon took care of everything this time, blocking a kick that rolled out of bounds at the Lobos’ 1-yard line, and Batch scored on the next play.

“It’s pretty cool,” Brydon said of his contributions. “When you get on the field you really want to make a difference for your team and help the team out, so it feels good to help the team out.”

Tech’s seldom-used punt team performed nearly as well as its return unit, with Jonathan LaCour averaging 47.5 yards on two attempts. His last punt covered 53 yards and was downed at the New Mexico 3.

The Red Raiders also welcomed back punt returner Austin Zouzalik, who missed last week’s opener against SMU following an appendectomy, but the sophomore from Coronado made a bigger mark on offense. He scored less than one minute into the game on Tech’s fourth play from scrimmage.

Zouzalik caught a screen pass from Potts and raced untouched down the right sideline for a 55-yard touchdown. It was a career-long reception for Zouzalik.

Alex Torres, another sophomore receiver who missed the SMU game with a back injury, also made his season debut and caught two passes for 7 yards. Quarterback Steven Sheffield and offensive lineman Mickey Okafor, who missed the opener following a preseason concussion, were two more Tech players to see their first action of 2010.

Sheffield replaced Potts with 10:22 left in the game and scored on a 10-yard scramble two plays later. Sheffield completed 2 of 7 passes for 17 yards.

Potts threw for 293 yards and three touchdowns on 22-of-34 passing. He fumbled late in the first half but has yet to throw an interception this season.

Tech’s young defensive backfield, which lost senior safety Franklin Mitchem to a right knee injury in the first quarter, recorded two more interceptions and now has five for the season. Will Ford picked off a pass late in the third quarter, and freshman Jarvis Phillips’ second interception of the season led to Sheffield’s score.

New Mexico (0-2), which lost 72-0 at Oregon last week, scored two touchdowns in the first half. Holbrook, a sophomore who threw for a career-high 323 yards, connected with Lucas Reed for a 9-yard touchdown with 4:42 left in the second quarter.

On the Lobos’ next possession, Holbrook fumbled at the end of an 11-yard run. But Chris Hernandez picked it up and ran 45 yards into the end zone, pulling New Mexico to within 14 points during the final minute of the first half.

But Tech made another critical play on special teams early in the second half and dominated the rest of the game.

“It’s good to see the entire team functioning together,” Tuberville said. “We’re coming together more as a team than we have been.”

Game 3 – September 18, 2010 #4 Texas 24, Texas Tech 14 Lubbock, Texas Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454 – Attendance)

Key second-half drive helps Longhorns leave Lubbock with 24-14 win against Raiders


For most of Saturday night’s Big 12 Conference opener, Texas Tech proved it was just as tough and every bit as good as sixth-ranked Texas.

But when they had a chance to prove they could beat the Longhorns, the Red Raiders couldn’t quite cut it.

A poor throw by Tech quarterback Taylor Potts and two poor decisions by cornerback Will Ford helped Texas turn a tense game in its favor, and the Longhorns escaped a sold-out Jones AT&T Stadium with a 24-14 victory.

“We just killed ourselves,” said first-year Tech coach Tommy Tuberville, who also lamented a Red Raider running game that finished with negative-14 yards on 18 attempts.

The Red Raiders (2-1, 0-1 Big 12) committed three turnovers and finished with 144 total yards – their lowest offensive output since a 1990 game against a Miami team with Tuberville on its defensive staff – but still had the ball on Texas’ 16-yard line with the score tied early in the second half.

That’s when Potts threw his second interception of the game to UT defensive back Curtis Brown, who returned it all the way to the Tech 12 to set up a 27-yard field goal by Justin Tucker that gave the Longhorns a 17-14 lead with 8:39 left in the third quarter.

“The turning point of the game,” Tuberville said. “Their nickel back just read (Potts) all the way. He looked at the receiver, and you can’t do that against experienced defensive backs.”

Steven Sheffield replaced Potts on Tech’s ensuing possession but didn’t fare any better, throwing one incompletion and being sacked once on a three-and-out. Potts returned on the next possession and finished out the game, completing 21 of 35 passes for 158 yards and one touchdown with the two picks.

Tuberville said the plan all along was for Sheffield to play at some point. The coach also said Potts “got hit pretty good” on the interception to Brown.

“We gave Steven a chance to try to make a play while Taylor got his breath back,” Tuberville said, “and obviously we didn’t do much in that situation, either.”

The Longhorns (3-0, 1-0) got the ball back with about four minutes left in the third quarter and put the game away with a 22-play, 80-yard touchdown drive that took more than nine minutes off the clock, using some gutsy play-calling, a couple clutch throws by sophomore quarterback Garrett Gilbert and overzealousness on the part of Ford.

Ryan Roberson, who did not get a carry in Texas’ first two games of the season, took a direct snap out of a punt formation and gained 2 yards on fourth-and-1 from the UT 29. Gilbert extended the drive with a pair of third-down completions to James Kirkendoll, Cody Johnson converted another fourth down along the way, and Gilbert put Texas in the end zone when he faked a handoff, rolled to his right and found tight end Barrett Matthews for a 1-yard score on third-and-goal.

The touchdown would not have been possible, though, if not for two personal-foul penalties against Ford, Tech’s sophomore cornerback. His unnecessary roughness penalty sent the Longhorns across midfield, and then Ford was flagged for taunting Greg Smith after the UT tight end dropped a pass on third-and-13 from the Tech 27.

“Two personal fouls on the same drive inside the 50, that’s something you can’t do,” Tech defensive coordinator James Willis said. “Those go back to being disciplined as a team, disciplined as a player and doing the right things. We can’t allow one individual to tear the team down, and that was one instance where one guy really hurt us right there.”

The Longhorns’ long drive aside, Tech’s defense held its own behind monster performances by defensive end Scott Smith and freshman cornerback Jarvis Phillips. Smith registered two sacks, forced a fumble, intercepted a pass and tipped another throw right to Phillips, who returned the pick 87 yards for Tech’s first touchdown of the game.

Phillips, who had interceptions in each of the Raiders’ first two games, snuffed out a potential UT scoring drive later in the first half with a shoestring grab at the Tech 19.

Tech’s offense didn’t do its job, though. The Raiders didn’t record a first down until the second quarter and were 3 of 13 on third down, and they had the team’s least productive day in 20 years in terms of yardage. About the only bright spot was a six-play, 68-yard scoring drive early in the second quarter. Baron Batch ignited it with a 25-yard run on the first play – the Raiders’ longest rush of the season – and Potts capped it with his sixth TD pass of the season to former high school teammate Lyle Leong.

“Obviously a very poor performance on the offensive side of the ball, and you don’t need to be a brain scientist to figure that out,” Tech offensive coordinator Neal Brown said. “We’re not going to beat anybody like that, much less Texas.”

Game 4 – October 2, 2010 Iowa State 52, Texas Tech 38 Ames, Iowa Jack Trice Stadium (43,162 – Attendance)

Key second-half drive helps Longhorns leave Lubbock with 24-14 win against Raiders

October 2, 2010 David Just Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

AMES, Iowa — Two years ago, Paul Rhoads worked for Tommy Tuberville as Auburn’s defensive coordinator. But did all that experience practicing against Tuberville’s offense make the difference Saturday?

Iowa State beat Texas Tech 52-38, just the second time the Cyclones have ever defeated the Red Raiders.

Texas Tech finished with 377 passing yards compared to Iowa States 190, but also had two fumbles and an interception.

The last time Iowa State scored 50 points was in 2002.

Iowa State picked up 17 yards and a first down on a fake punt late in the first quarter. It was the first promising play by either team, as both staggered through short drives early on.

Iowa State was called for pass interference on a 13-yard touchdown pass, with a 15-yard penalty placing the ball on the Tech 25. Tech was called for grabbing a facemask and ISU for holding before the first quarter ended with ISU standing on Tech’s 20. Colby Whitlock broke up a touchdown pass to keep the Cyclones there, and ISU kicker Grant Mahoney made a field goal to get on the board as the second quarter opened.

Iowa State made it 10-0 on its longest scoring pass play of the year, throwing the ball 36 yards to Darius Reynolds with 11:17 left in the second.

ISU’s Josh Lenz caught his first career touchdown pass five minutes later, giving the Cyclones a 17-0 lead and putting Tech in its biggest hole of the season. Then Alexander Robinson ran the ball in to make it 24-0, Tech’s biggest deficit since losing to Mississippi in the Cotton Bowl.

Texas Tech did put points on the board before halftime. With 2:08 left in the second quarter, Eric Stephens caught an 11-yard pass, which ISU’s Jake Knott caused him to fumble. Stephens recovered in the end zone, though, and after review Tech’s score stood.

Tech scored again, seemingly while no one was watching. Iowa State botched the snap on a punt, and Cornelius Douglas fell on the ball to recover for Tech at the ISU 20. Potts found Lyle Leong in the end zone for a one-play, nine-second scoring drive with nine seconds remaining in the first half.

Tech moved within a touchdown after halftime. Kicker Matt Williams, who missed a 48-yard field goal in the first quarter connected on a 24-yarder to make it 24-17.

To tie the game, Potts found Leong for another touchdown, marking the receiver’s third multi-touchdown game of the season. This one was 21 yards and came with 2:04 to play in the third quarter.

Tech seemed to have settled down, scoring 24 consecutive points and controlling the ball half of the third quarter, after having possession for 11:16 of the 30-minute first half. Yet Iowa State’s offense regrouped in the fourth quarter, retaking the lead on a 27-yard touchdown pass to tight end Collin Franklin. Tech’s next drive went three-and-out. Iowa State got the ball back on its own 39, and Shontrelle Johnson took a handoff and ran it back 61 yards.

Potts passed to Eric Stephens for a 10-yard touchdown with 10 minutes on the clock. Iowa State found tight end Kurt Hammerschmidt for another touchdown.

Tech tried to stay in it with Potts’ third touchdown pass to Leong, but Jeremy Reeves returned the kickoff for a touchdown. The final blow came with 21 seconds remaining, when A.J. Klein intercepted a pass by Potts.

Game 5 – October 9, 2010 Texas Tech 45, Baylor 38 Dallas, Texas Cotton Bowl Stadium (48,213 – Attendance) Back on Track?: Potts has career game as offensive line, Torres return to previous form October 10, 2010 Adam Zuvanich Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

DALLAS — Those clamoring to see the Texas Tech offense of old finally got their wish on Saturday.

The Red Raiders got a career performance from Taylor Potts, a return to form from Alex Torres and improvement from the offensive line. They were balanced, efficient, creative and, most importantly, more productive than they had been all season.

They needed every bit of it to hold off Baylor 45-38 in a key Big 12 Conference game in front of 48,213 fans at the Cotton Bowl.

“It was absolutely the best performance (this season), but we have so much more potential,” said Tech running back Baron Batch, who scored twice and accounted for 123 total yards. “We’ve just got to keep going to work, and we’re going to be good.”

Tech (3-2, 1-2 in Big 12), which stopped a two-game skid and gave Tommy Tuberville his first conference win as head coach, scored touchdowns on four of its first five possessions to win a first-half track meet with the Bears (4-2, 1-1). They added a Matt Williams field goal and another TD to start the second half before cooling off and failing to score on their last four possessions.

By then, though, enough damage had been done. The Red Raiders racked up season highs of 173 rushing yards, 635 total yards and 35 first downs. They also ran 95 plays, their most since snapping the ball 111 times in a 2003 game against Iowa State.

“We’re getting in rhythm, guys are understanding what to do, and we’ve able to run the ball better last week and this week,” Tuberville said. “If that continues to work, we’ll be able to score a lot of points.”

Potts passed for four touchdowns and a career-high 462 yards — also a record for the Cotton Bowl — completing 71 percent of his attempts and connecting with eight different receivers. The senior from Abilene also ran 43 yards to the Baylor 1 — Tech’s longest rushing play of the season — on a zone-read keeper late in the first quarter.

Torres snagged the first of his two touchdown passes two plays later to ignite his best game of the season. Last year’s receptions leader, who missed the first game of the year with a back injury and entered the Baylor game with 10 catches

for 67 yards and no scores, had seven receptions for 82 yards on Saturday.

“I’m back,” Torres said, “and it feels good to be back.”

Detron Lewis led the Tech receivers with 11 catches for 95 yards and a TD, and offensive coordinator Neal Brown praised the group as much for its blocking as its catching. He said the wideouts, particularly Cornelius Douglas and Tramain Swindall, had a large hand in the Raiders’ running game.

“They didn’t catch a lot of balls today, but they blocked really, really well,” Brown said. “I thought that was a big factor.”

Brown said Tech’s offensive line, which had the same lineup for the third consecutive game, also deserved credit. Potts was sacked only twice on 61 pass plays, and the Raiders averaged 4.8 yards per rushing attempt.

Batch finished with a season-high 97 rushing yards on 17 carries, scoring on a 37-yard scamper in the second quarter. Eric Stephens, who gained 52 yards on 14 carries, scored Tech’s first touchdown out of the Wildcat formation.

On fourth-and-1 from the Baylor 10, with backup quarterback Steven Sheffield lined up as a receiver and Harrison Jeffers in motion, Stephens took a direct snap and was nearly untouched as he sprinted to the front-right corner of the end zone.

“We’re just trying to get our best players the ball, and I thought Eric Stephens made a great run on that,” Brown said. “They kind of blitzed it, and he did a good job reading the play and bouncing it outside.”

It was a good job all the way around for the Red Raiders, but they thought it still could have been better. Potts committed the game’s only turnover when his tipped pass was intercepted by Prince Kent, which set up Baylor’s last touchdown, and Tech punted on all three of its possessions in the fourth quarter as the defense had to hold off a late push by the Bears.

“We didn’t finish like we should have,” Potts said. “We didn’t finish near as good as we had played the first three quarters, and that’s something we definitely need.”

Game 6 – October 16, 2010 #18 Oklahoma State 34, Texas Tech 17 Lubbock, Texas Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454 – Attendance) Tech smarting after lackluster showing against OSU October 18, 2010 Don Williams Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Texas Tech players have long had an informal “24-hour rule” — 24 hours to process the last game, good or bad, before directing their attention toward the next.

But a day after a 34-17 home loss to Oklahoma State, the Red Raiders were pushing the limits of the guideline.

“They’re not over it yet,” offensive coordinator Neal Brown said. “It’ll take a day. We didn’t play very well. ... The guys are down and deservedly so, because that was a game that was winnable, and I thought Oklahoma State kind of took the fight to our guys.”

Some recurring themes reared their heads again Saturday: The offense didn’t get any traction in the first quarter, Tech dug itself a big hole before trying to rally, and the Red Raiders gave up a season-high yardage total for the third week in a row.

Defensive coordinator James Willis watched his players allow 581 yards to Oklahoma State after they’d allowed 507 to Baylor and 441 at Iowa State.

“You always go back and assess the damage,” Willis said. “You look at what’s happening and why and you stay on track. The one thing we cannot do as coaches and players is abandon ship. Yes, things are going bad. We have to ask ourselves why they’re going bad and how we can fix them.”

Tech (3-3, 1-3 in the Big 12 Conference) managed one first down in its first five possessions. Fourteen minutes into the game, Oklahoma State (6-0, 2-0) had a 21-0 lead and minimized the impact of a Jones AT&T Stadium crowd of 60,454. It was nothing new for a team that fell behind Texas 14-0, Iowa State 24-0 and Baylor by three seven-point deficits.

Brown said coaches will keep trying to uncover the reason for the Raiders’ slow starts, “from pregame to what we eat to how we practice.”

“There’s no excuse for it,” he said. “You play 12 games a year, and if you’re not ready to go, I don’t understand it. ... I tell them all the time, ‘It’s 12 months for 12 games,’ so there’s no excuse for not being ready to play in any game, much less being early, especially on a home game when we had a sellout crowd.”

Tech frittered away four of its first five possessions with three-and-out series. Brown said dropped passes, missed assignments and bad techniques all factored in.

“We basically ran the same opening script that we did against Baylor,” he said. “We just executed it better against them (the Bears).”

Tech planned to pass a lot against Oklahoma State, but more or less discarded the idea with the Cowboys emptying out the box and daring Tech to run. The Red Raiders did, with Eric Stephens and Baron Batch going for 99 and 83 yards, respectively.

But Tech couldn’t overcome its miscues.

“We’re a drive-oriented offense,” Brown said. “We’re not going to hit a ton of big plays. ... It’s going to be 10 or 12 plays for us to score, but we’re capable of doing that. We’re capable of doing it against good people, but we can’t overcome negative plays, and when we have drops and penalties and things like that, we’re going to have a hard time overcoming those.”

Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon, who had at least 100 receiving yards and a touchdown in his first five games of the season, hurt Tech even worse with 10 catches for 207 yards. After Tech rallied within 24-14 at halftime, Blackmon caught a 62-yard touchdown pass early in the third quarter.

The presence of running back Kendall Hunter, who ran for 130 yards, had the Raiders picking their poison and unable to devote extra men to Blackmon.

“You would have loved to have doubled (double covered) a guy like that,” Willis said. “But when you double him, you take another guy out of the box to stop the run. You try to slow him down — put somebody over the top of him, put somebody underneath him sometimes and try to roll coverage toward him some.

“But the thing about that offense, they’re so good as far as they’re not very (predictable) tendency-wise. You can’t think, ‘Second-and-long, they’re probably going to throw the ball.’ No, they’re all over the place. So you have to be sound in everything you do.”

In that regard, Willis said the Raiders have been lacking lately.

“It’s just basic,” he said. “It’s a guy had the wrong hole. It’s a guy’s eyes in the wrong place. It’s a guy missing a tackle. These are things we have to address and be honest with ourselves as far as, do we have the right people doing the right things? Now are we doing the right things as a staff?”

Game 7 – October 23, 2010 Texas Tech 27, Colorado 24 Boulder, Colo. Folsom Field (47,665 – Attendance)

Raiders rally past Colorado 27-24 for first win in Boulder

October 23, 2010 Don Williams Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

BOULDER, Colo. – Texas Tech’s oh-for-forever streak in Colorado is history. Because of that, maybe there’s still hope for the Red Raiders’ season.

With Tech in danger of dipping below .500 after seven games for the first time since 1994, the Red Raiders put together a solid all-around fourth quarter to rally past Colorado 27-24 on a scenic sunny Saturday in the foothills of the Rockies.

Colorado (3-4, 0-3 in the Big 12 Conference) led 24-14, but was outscored 13-0 in the fourth quarter as Matt Williams sandwiched two field goals around a 7-yard Taylor Potts-to-Lyle Leong touchdown pass. Williams’ 36-yard field goal with 2:08 left gave the Red Raiders their only lead all day.

“It’s huge for us, getting to 4-3 after our first win on the road, really, in terms of being in another team’s stadium,” Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said. “You need to win like this to get some confidence on both sides of the ball and in the kicking game. We played better today. That’s one of the better overall games we’ve played.”

Tech (4-3, 2-3) put together four solid drives in the final 20 minutes at the same time its defense was chipping in four three-and-out sequences. Colorado had all the momentum after backup quarterback Cody Hawkins threw two third-quarter touchdown passes to freshman wide receiver Paul Richardson.

The latter was a 60-yard bomb that Richardson caught over cornerback D.J. Johnson down the right sideline. With a 10-point lead and a Folsom Field crowd of 47,665 behind them, the Buffaloes seemed home free or close to it.

“Somehow, someway, today we kept our presence about us and didn’t panic when we were 10 points back,” Tuberville said. “We were able to make enough plays to win the game.”

The win was Tech’s first at Colorado in five trips. The timing couldn’t have been much better with the Raiders coming off a 1-3 stretch that dropped them out of conference contention by midseason.

“I hope everybody remembers this,” Potts said. “To go on the road, a place that we’ve never won before in school history, we go out and get the win and come from behind to win it. It’s something to build off of, something to kind of hang your hat on.”

The Red Raiders gained 223 of their 430 yards in the final 20 minutes, mixing effective runs and passes. A 30-yard burst by Eric Stephens sparked a drive that led to a Williams field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter.

Colorado then blew a chance to add to its 24-17 after Tech’s Blake Kelley inadvertently let a punt hit him and the Buffs recovered at the Tech 23. But Aric Goodman’s 35-yard field goal from the right hashmark stayed right, so it remained a one-score game with almost 13 minutes left.

Tech went and got the tying touchdown on an 80-yard march fueled by 15- and 32-yard catches by Detron Lewis, the latter taking the Raiders inside the CU 10. From the 7, Leong ran a fade route, stepped back from cornerback Jimmy Smith and made the catch easily to help Tech get even at 24 with 10:54 to go.

The defense rose up again to force two quick punts and the Raiders took advantage on a drive that started at the 4:26 mark. From a trips-right formation, Lewis took a screen pass and made 14 yards behind good blocks from Alex Torres and Tramain Swindall. Four running plays in a row, starting with a 14-yard gain from Baron Batch, burned clock and brought on Williams.

His field goal from the right hash stayed true all the way.

Though the kick was Williams’ first game winner in college, Potts pointed out that Tuberville put his kickers in pressure situations every day at the end of August workouts. Miss the field goal, and the whole team runs.

“So we’ve done that a lot,” Potts said. “He (Williams) has had some people mad at him a few times. After a hard two-a-day, we have to run, but he went out there and did what he’s supposed to.”

Stephens led the Tech rushing attack with 94 yards on 15 carries. The Red Raiders topped 150 yards on the ground for the third week in a row.

“Mainly, it’s the dive and the zone,” Stephens said. “The dive and the zone have been opening up great for us the last couple of weeks, so we try to favor those plays a little more than the stretches and the counters.”

Colorado starting quarterback Tyler Hansen left the game with bruised ribs in the second quarter. Hawkins, a senior and a starter for much of his career, completed 22 of 43 for 274 yards and two touchdowns.

Tech limited CU to 34 yards on its last six possessions.

“They were crowding the box a bit, which took away the running game,” CU coach Dan Hawkins said. “It kind of forced us to throw. We got a couple of throws, and then we were just off on a few.”

Game 8 – October 30, 2010 Texas A&M 45, Texas Tech 27 College Station, Texas Kyle Field (84,479 Attendance) Red Raiders start well but can't keep up with Aggies October 31, 2010 Adam Zuvanich Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

COLLEGE STATION — For the first time since the first half of September, starting slowly on a Saturday wasn’t a problem for Texas Tech.

At issue in the Red Raiders’ worst loss of the season was everything that happened afterward.

Tech scored first for the first time since its second game of the season, a win against New Mexico on Sept. 11, but it couldn’t score nearly as often as Texas A&M in a 45-27 loss to the Aggies in front of 84,479 fans at Kyle Field.

“I thought we came out a little bit stronger, with a lot more confidence, played pretty good, caused a turnover or two,” Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said. “It looked like we had the game under control, but it just flipped on us real quick.”

Tech forced a three-and-out and a turnover on downs on the Aggies’ first two offensive series, then took a 7-0 lead

midway through the first quarter on a 1-yard touchdown run by Eric Stephens. On the second play of the ensuing possession, Cody Davis stripped Texas A&M receiver Brandal Jackson in Aggie territory.

The Red Raiders (4-4, 2-4 in Big 12 Conference) were on the verge of going up 14-0 shortly thereafter, but Trent Hunter forced a Stephens fumble into the end zone, where A&M’s Garrick Williams recovered.

The Aggies (5-3, 2-2) scored on that possession and their next two, never relinquishing their lead after that point.

“Play of the game, there’s no question about it,” A&M coach Mike Sherman said of Stephens’ fumble. “One play can make the difference in a ballgame like that. If they go up 14-nothing, we might have to play the game differently.”

Down 17-7 after the first two touchdown passes by Ryan Tannehill, who threw for a school-record 449 yards in his first start at quarterback for the Aggies, Tech tried to fight back in the second quarter. Taylor Potts connected with Lyle Leong for a 15-yard TD that put the Red Raiders within three with 5:33 left in the first half, and they got the ball back about four minutes later.

But Tech went three-and-out while taking only 37 seconds off the clock, then helped fuel a 60-yard touchdown drive by the Aggies with a pair of personal fouls. Davis was flagged for a big hit on A&M receiver Jeff Fuller, who couldn’t hold on

to a deep ball on second-and-9 from the Tech 33-yard line, and Franklin Mitchem was penalized for a hit on Ryan Swope, who missed a tipped pass in the end zone on third down.

On the next play, Fuller caught his second TD pass to give the Aggies a 24-14 lead with nine seconds left in the half.

“That kills your momentum and puts a damper on everything,” Davis said.

Tech’s troubles continued in the second half. The Red Raiders got the ball first and stormed into Aggie territory on a 54-yard catch and run by Detron Lewis — a College Station native who finished with eight receptions for a season-high 111 yards — and Lewis nearly scored on the next play before fumbling the ball into the end zone.

“I hate for that to happen to him,” Tuberville said. “He made a great run to get us down there in the third quarter and then he made a very good catch, just got the ball outside of his body a little bit.”

A&M recovered again and dominated the rest of the third quarter, taking a 38-14 lead into the fourth. That’s when Leong caught two touchdown passes from Steven Sheffield, who completed 11 of 14 for 129 yards with an interception in his most extensive action of the season.

But the late offensive burst wasn’t nearly enough for the Raiders to avoid dropping to 2-4 in conference play for the first time since 2000, Mike Leach’s first year as head coach.

“Both sides, we scratched and clawed,” Tuberville said. “We just made way too many mistakes on both sides to give ourselves a chance.”

Game 9 – November 7, 2010 Texas Tech 24, #14 Missouri 17 Lubbock, Texas Jones AT&T Stadium (55,667 Attendance) Defense rallies to overcome Tigers November 6, 2010 Adam Zuvanich Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Texas Tech’s defense has been dogged for most of the season, and it was for the first seven minutes of Saturday night’s Big 12 Conference game against Missouri.

The Tigers scored on the game’s third play from scrimmage when Marcus Murphy broke loose for a 69-yard run in which the Red Raiders barely got a hand on him. Two possessions later, Kendial Lawrence wasn’t touched at all on a 71-yard touchdown run.

Just like that, the Red Raiders were down 14 points and seemingly on their way to a third consecutive loss at home. But just like that, their defense started playing some of its best football of the season.

Tech pitched a shutout after the five-minute mark of the second quarter and held the nation’s 23rd-ranked passing offense to its lowest output of the season by far. The Red Raiders also shut down Mizzou’s running game after the early going, which played a key role in a 24-17 upset of the 14th-ranked Tigers at Jones AT&T Stadium.

“I’m real proud of how we played defense after the first couple series,” Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said. “It didn’t look very good. They’ve got a wide-open offense and really put us in a bind. They’re all over the field, and we had some mismatches.

“I thought our coaches did a good job of moving guys around and putting them on certain players so they could make plays.”

Tech’s play against the pass was especially remarkable. The Red Raiders entered the game allowing 317.4 passing yards per game — the second-highest total in the country — and had given up at least 336 yards through the air in each of the last four games.

But Mizzou quarterback Blaine Gabbert completed only 12 of 30 passes for 95 yards and no touchdowns. Tight end Michael Egnew from Plainview and receiver T.J. Moe, who were among the top 10 nationally in receptions per game, caught a combined 10 passes for 78 yards.

Tech’s young defensive backs, who allowed Texas A&M’s Jeff Fuller to post career highs of 11 catches and 171 yards last week, were credited with six pass breakups.

Tech tamed the Tigers’ passing game by dropping seven and eight defenders into coverage for most of the game, but

still managed to slow Mizzou’s running game. After rushing for 243 yards on 22 carries in the first half, the Tigers ran the ball nine times for 17 yards in the second half.

“Most people don’t realize how many difficulties we’ve had on defense,” Tuberville said, “but that was about as good as you can play against that type of offense.”

The Red Raiders’ defense, which allowed a mere three first downs and 62 yards in the second half, was especially good when it mattered most. Missouri didn’t convert a third down until late in the third quarter and finished one of 12 in such situations, and it was 0 for 2 on fourth downs.

One of those fourth-down stops came in the waning minutes, after Mizzou had marched into Tech territory.

“We wouldn’t have won the game tonight,” Tuberville said, “had our defense not stepped up.”

Game 10 – November 13, 2010 #16 Oklahoma 45, Texas Tech 7 Norman, Okla. Memorial Stadium (85,116 – Attendance)

First-half breakdowns haunt Red Raiders in Norman November 15, 2010 Don Williams Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Neal Brown doesn’t suggest Texas Tech would have beaten Oklahoma had the Red Raiders converted two fourth-down chances in OU territory early in Saturday’s game.

But the Texas Tech offensive coordinator would like to have seen how much more competitive the game might have been had the Red Raiders done so.

Oklahoma got fourth-down stops at its 42-yard line while leading 17-7, at its 20-yard line while leading 24-7 and went on to roll the Red Raiders 45-7 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

“I thought we played well enough in the first half to have 14 to 24 points, and it was a downer going into the half with only that seven points,” Brown said Sunday.

He took responsibility for the offense’s inability to do much of anything in the second half.

“We didn’t make any plays the second half,” he said. “I probably didn’t call a very good game the second half, so I’ll take as much blame as anybody on that.”

The loss put Tech at 5-5 with only non-conference home games against Weber State and Houston left in the regular season. The Raiders are nearly certain to get a bowl bid if they finish 7-5 and would have a chance for an invitation at 6-6.

Tech last finished the regular season 7-5 in 2006 and 2003, then won bowl games each time.

Brown said the Raiders stayed positive on Sunday after “the first time we’ve probably really had it handed to us.”

“They understand that 5-5 is not where the coaching staff wants to be, not where the players want to be and certainly not where our fan base wants to be, but that’s where we’re at,” Brown said. “We’ve got three games left, and we need to make sure we do everything we can to send these seniors out on a good note by winning eight games.”

Tech didn’t move any closer Saturday, losing its seventh game in a row in Norman.

Tech ran 45 plays in the first half for 229 yards, averaged 5 yards per rush, and had a 38-7 deficit to show for it.

The Red Raiders moved right down the field on their first possession with a 35-yard pass play to Austin Zouzalik, a 17-yard run by Eric Stephens and a trick-play touchdown pass from Detron Lewis to Darrin Moore.

Oklahoma kept scoring while Tech broke down on the next three series. Brown pinpointed four plays: missed assignments on second and third down that led to a three-and-out second possession and the two failed fourth downs on the next two series.

On fourth-and-1 from the OU 42, Tech got receivers Lyle Leong and Detron Lewis one-on-one against cover-two zone coverage, but OU defensive end Ronnell Lewis dropped off the line rather than rushing and batted Taylor Potts’ pass.

On fourth-and-1 from the OU 20, Potts got sacked by linemen Jeremy Beal and Pryce Macon, thought Brown indicated it wasn’t Potts’ fault.

“We had two missed assignments,” he said. “A running back didn’t block the right guy, and one of the receivers ran the wrong route.

The frustrating thing about that is, it would have definitely been a first down and possibly a touchdown if we run the right route.

“I thought those two breakdowns hurt us. The score was close enough ... we still stay in the game if we make those.”

Tech can count a victory against Weber State, a Football Championship Subdivision team, toward bowl eligibility, if necessary.

The Wildcats, Tech’s opponent Saturday, was competitive against Boston College in its season opener, losing 38-20.

The Wildcats are led by a colorful coaching veteran, Ron McBride, who was 88-63 with six bowl trips in 13 seasons as head coach at Utah. This is his sixth season at Weber State.

Game 11 – November 20, 2010 Texas Tech 64, Weber State 21 Lubbock, Texas Jones AT&T Stadium (55,083 – Attendance)

Passing game gets vertical against Weber State

November 21, 2010 David Just Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

The vertical passing game is still relevant at Texas Tech, and coach Tommy Tuberville said he hopes to see more of it in the future.

That trend might have started Saturday in a 64-21 victory against Weber State at Jones AT&T Stadium. Entering the game, the Red Raiders averaged 6.3 passing yards per attempt and 9.9 per catch — the lowest since Mike Leach’s first two seasons in Lubbock.

Tech looked down the field often Saturday, averaging 13.7 yards per catch and 10.7 per attempt. In the first quarter alone, quarterback Taylor Potts completed 10 passes for 10 yards or more.

“That was definitely an emphasis point coming into today,” offensive coordinator Neal Brown said. “We wanted to throw the ball down the field.

“The passing stat that is telling is yards per attempt, and our yards per attempt hasn’t been real high this year. It was really high last year at Troy, and as our offensive line matures we’re going to throw the ball downfield more.”

Brown’s 2009 Troy team averaged 8.3 yards per attempt and 13.1 yards per catch. During Leach’s 10-year run, the best average per attempt was 8.3 in 2008, and the best per catch was 12.2 in 2003 — the last six years it was a consistent 11 yards and change.

This season, short, quick passes have been the norm. Tuberville said the Red Raiders simply haven’t had enough time in the pocket to be consistently successful with their vertical passing.

“You want to throw it down the field a lot,” Tuberville said. “But the last couple of weeks we haven’t had that opportunity.”

Tech threw for 439 yards Saturday, including 272 from Potts. Steven Sheffield, Seth Doege and Jacob Karam all saw time in the second half.

The win followed one of Tech’s worst passing performances in a decade. Potts threw for only 136 yards — his career low as a starter — last week in a 45-7 loss to Oklahoma.

The Sooners took the Red Raiders out of their rhythm, and Tech wasn’t able to make the most of its usually up-tempo

offense. So Tuberville said the team was focused on moving the ball even faster Saturday, and he said Tech was mistake-free in terms of getting set at the line of scrimmage.

Brown went a step further, saying Tech’s fast-paced offense is the most important thing the Red Raiders do.

“We really emphasized it this week,” he said. “We wanted our kids to understand that for us to be good, we have to play fast and at a quick tempo.”

Game 12 – November 27, 2010 Texas Tech 35, Houston 20 Lubbock, Texas Jones AT&T Stadium (53,461 – Attendance)

Opportune time: Defense gives up yards, but not the points

November 28, 2010 Adam Zuvanich Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Houston moves the football better than most teams, and its season finale on Saturday was no exception. The Cougars racked up 589 total yards and 29 first downs, besting their 2010 averages in both categories.

They didn’t score nearly as often as usual, though, because an opportunistic Texas Tech defense wouldn’t allow it.

The Red Raiders epitomized the bend-but-don’t-break mentality on a chilly November night at Jones AT&T Stadium, making enough timely plays to limit the Cougars to 20 points — about half of their season average and their second-lowest total of the year. The result was a 35-20 victory for Tech, which avenged last year’s loss in Houston and kept the Cougars from becoming bowl eligible.

“That’s a lot of yards,” Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said, “but when you hold them to 20 points and get a couple big turnovers, it really turns the game around.”

Tech’s defense, despite allowing both of Houston’s touchdowns on fourth-down plays, had its best game of the season in third-down situations and recorded its first three interceptions of the month. The Red Raiders (7-5) held the Cougars (5-7) to a 1-of-15 showing on third down, and they were especially strong deep in their own territory.

With Tech leading 21-10 late in the first half, Houston marched inside the Red Raider 25-yard line on back-to-back possessions but got only three points to show for it. A blitzing Tech defense forced UH quarterback David Piland into a fourth-down incompletion from the 1 on the first possession, then forced the Cougars to settle for a 19-yard field goal by Matt Hogan as the second quarter expired.

Tech turned the trick twice more in the second half. The Cougars had a first down at the 25 but had to punt after a holding penalty and a fumbled snap out of the shotgun, and D.J. Johnson picked off a pass near the goal line late in the game.

Bront Bird and Cody Davis also intercepted a constantly pressured Piland, a true freshman who has thrown 11 picks in his last four games, and the Red Raiders broke up 11 passes.

The defense’s effort made things fairly easy on the Tech offense, which gained 488 yards and 22 first downs. Taylor Potts threw for 373 yards and four touchdowns, and fellow

senior Detron Lewis had his best game of the year with 11 catches for 135 yards and two TDs.

PLAYER FEATURES Lewis' strong day sparks Tech offense November 29, 2010 David Just Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Texas Tech offensive coordinator Neal Brown noticed a particular trend about the Red Raiders’ success and struggles during the 2010 season.

When wide receiver Detron Lewis is on, the Tech offense follows.

Lewis had one of the best games of his career Saturday night at Jones AT&T Stadium, racking up a season-high 135 yards and matching career-highs of 11 receptions and two touchdowns in Tech’s 35-20 victory against Houston.

Lewis moved from an inside receiver to the outside position the week of Tech’s game against Colorado in late October, and the switch has paid off.

“He’s enjoyed the move,” Brown said. “He’s our most dynamic player, he’s our most explosive player. He struggled at times during the early part of the season, and we moved him outside and, really, when we’ve played well on offense, he’s played well.”

Lewis has had at least six catches in five of Tech’s six games since the switch. He had 84 receiving yards against Colorado, 111 against Texas A&M and averaged a touchdown per game during the final month of the season.

Quarterback Taylor Potts said the switch has helped create mismatches for the senior receiver, and Lewis said he’s in a better position to beat defenders.

“It’s helped me a lot because an outside receiver has more one-on-one matchups as opposed to playing inside and having backers and safeties,” Lewis said. “On the outside they can call a play and I’ll be singled up with the cornerback and I’m able to beat them.”

Lewis scored both of his touchdowns Saturday during the first half. The first came at the end of Tech’s opening possession. Potts found Lewis wide open on the right side of the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown catch.

Potts found Lewis on a fade for a 9-yard touchdown catch to cap Tech’s first possession of the second quarter and stake the Red Raiders to a 21-10 lead. Lewis’s longest catch of the night was a 50-yard reception early in the third quarter.

His 11 catches moved him into fourth place on Tech’s all-time receptions list with 230.

After a season of ups and downs, both personally and as a team, Lewis was certainly pleased to go out on a high note at Jones Stadium.

“It feels good to know that I finished strong and that we were able to get the win for the seniors,” Lewis said. “I think that’s going to give us a lot of momentum going into this bowl game.”

Tech finishes rough regular season on strong note November 28, 2010 Adam Zuvanich Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

The 2010 football season didn't turn out the way Texas Tech had hoped or envisioned. But the regular season ended pretty well for the Red Raiders, who can make it even better in about a month.

Tech beat Houston 35-20 on Saturday night at Jones AT&T Stadium to win consecutive games for the just the second time all season, and it will go for a third in a row at a bowl game to be determined.

And while the Red Raiders aren't thrilled to have gone 7-5, it's the best they could have hoped for after being 5-5 when they concluded Big 12 Conference play.

"It wasn't what we expected at all all. We thought we'd have a way better season," said senior receiver Detron Lewis, who had his best game of the year with 11 catches for 135 yards and two touchdowns. "It's been rough, but we pushed through it. We've just got to finish strong."

The Raiders did that against Houston, despite being far from perfect. They turned the ball over three times and allowed 585 total yards, but they also forced three turnovers and made key plays offensively and defensively.

After the Cougars took a 10-7 lead late in the first quarter, Tech scored 14 consecutive points and never trailed again. And when UH cut its deficit to eight with a methodical drive early in the fourth quarter, the Raiders responded on the next possession with a five-play, 92-yard drive that essentially put the game away.

Those stretches were microcosms of the Raiders' season, because they've had to bounce back from adversity at almost every turn.

"It's been a rough and long year for everybody," said sophomore safety Cody Davis, who had one of Tech's three interceptions. "One thing that's shown is how strong we've pushed and how resilient we are. The team pushed the whole way, and we're proud with how it's ended up."

It's not over yet. Tech will play in either the Texas Bowl in Houston, the TicketCity Bowl in Dallas or the Pinstripe Bowl in New York, and it has a month to improve even more.

Tech's Mickey Okafor shows toughness

November 27, 2010 Dwain Price Fort Worth Star-Telegram

LUBBOCK -- From Neal Brown's perspective, Texas Tech offensive right tackle Mickey Okafor is the ideal offensive lineman for the Red Raiders.

At 6-foot-6 and 305 pounds, Okafor is nimble and has the proper mean streak to tangle with the usually agile defensive ends featured in the Big 12.

"He's got the body type we're looking for," said Brown, Tech's offensive coordinator. "He's long; he's got long arms; he's a tall guy and he's athletic. But the thing that's probably the most improved part of his game is he's been physical.

"I didn't know he had it in him, but he's played nasty. He's been a physical kid, and that's what we're recruiting. We want guys that look like him and move like him. When you can protect the edge in this league, you're going to have a chance."

A junior from Houston Westbury, Okafor won the starting job during the preseason, but started the season in street clothes after suffering a concussion in a scrimmage the week before the opener.

"It happened on a Saturday morning. He spent Saturday night in the hospital, and it took him awhile to recover," Brown said. "He had to miss some classes for it, so we were real cautious bringing him back.

"He went three weeks when he didn't practice a bit....He never put on a helmet."

Okafor played half of the Sept. 18 game against Texas, and has been a fixture in the starting lineup since the Sept. 25 game at New Mexico.

Okafor will again help protect the right side of Tech's offensive line when the Red Raiders (6-5) play their final regular-season game at 7 tonight against Houston (5-6) at Jones AT&T Stadium. A win by Tech would avenge last year's 29-28 loss at Houston and prevent the Cougars from becoming bowl eligible.

"Last year, they got our number down in Houston," Okafor said. "So it means a lot to everybody here to win this game after what happened to us last year.

"Also, we really need this game to finish out the season strong. We want to finish strong and with a winning record at home."

Following a slow start in the spring, Okafor finished strong in winning the starting offensive right tackle spot. He lost about 30 pounds since last year, got totally focused on his game and then beat out Chris Olson of Dallas Highland Park for the starting job.

"He's probably our most improved player since we started practicing in the preseason,'' Brown said of Okafor. "He had to compete for a job, and he didn't have a great spring.

"If you look at offensive linemen -- whether it's high school, college or the NFL -- the best ones are always the toughest guys and the most physical guys, and I really think that's why he's progressed. I think the more he said, 'I'm not going to be a soft guy, I'm going to be a tough guy and I'm going to be physical,' is when his game changed."

Reserves get plenty of work, produce points in rout of Weber State


Seth Doege led two offensive series on Saturday, but he didn’t quite get the playing time he wanted or expected.

Texas Tech’s sophomore quarterback completed 3 of 4 passes for 58 yards on his first drive, which ended with a rushing touchdown by Ben McRoy, and he planned to fire a few more passes when he stepped back on the Jones AT&T Stadium turf midway through the fourth quarter. But Doege handed the ball off to McRoy on the first play, and the speedy freshman promptly bolted to the end zone for a 39-yard score.

Just like that, Doege’s day was done.

“I gave (McRoy) a hard time when I came to the sideline,” Doege said. “I was like, ‘Hey man, you’re cutting into my reps.’”

There were plenty of repetitions to go around on Saturday, and Doege wasn’t genuinely disappointed. He had no reason to be after the Red Raiders routed visiting Weber State 64-21 to become bowl eligible for the 18th consecutive season.

Tech (6-5) raced out to a 23-0 lead in the first quarter and starting substituting in the second, after which it led 44-0. Starting quarterback Taylor Potts left the field with more than three minutes left in the first half after throwing for three touchdowns and rushing for another, and he was one of several Tech starters who sat out the second half.

“We’ve got to credit the first-string guys for taking care of business,” Doege said. “Without them, we wouldn’t be out there.”

Doege was one of three backup quarterbacks who played for the Red Raiders, who racked up season highs of 230 rushing yards and 669 total yards. Senior Steven Sheffield threw a touchdown pass late in the first half and played the entire third quarter, leading two field-goal drives, and redshirt freshman Jacob Karam made his first career appearance late in the game.

Tech, which had used the same five offensive linemen almost exclusively since facing Texas on Sept. 18, played a backup line of Blake Emert, Jonathan Guerra, Terry McDaniel, David Neill and Chris Olson.

None of the offensive reserves shined brighter than McRoy, the 5-foot-9, 160-pound running back. The true freshman from Florida had career highs of eight carries and 76 yards and scored his first two collegiate touchdowns.

“I was very excited,” McRoy said. “Like coach told me, if I do my job and take advantage of my opportunities, then I’ll get more playing time. Coach will put me out there more and I’ll get to shine more.”

Tech’s defense, which pitched a first-half shutout, also used its reserves liberally. And much like McRoy, many of those reserves made the most of their chance.

The Red Raiders’ four leading tacklers against Weber State (6-5) had played only sparingly on defense before Saturday. Linebacker Cqulin Hubert led Tech with nine tackles, and fellow true freshman Dartwan Bush had a team-high two tackles for loss from his defensive end position.

Sophomore Arlan Waller, a non-scholarship cornerback, matched Bush with five total tackles. Senior Jonathan Brydon, a regular on special teams, played defensive end from the second quarter on and finished with six tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage.

“It was a good time,” Brydon said. “We all got to get in pretty early in the game and play pretty much the majority of it. It was definitely a fun game to get out there and play our hearts out.”

Texas Tech's Jarvis Phillips' path has veered from Crabtree's only slightly November 19, 2010 Dwain Price Fort Worth Star-Telegram

For a moment, it appeared as though Jarvis Phillips might follow in the footsteps of Michael Crabtree.

Like Crabtree, Phillips was a two-year starting quarterback -- with superb athletic abilities -- at Dallas Carter High School. And like Crabtree, Phillips chose to play college football at Texas Tech and redshirt his first season while learning a new position.

The comparisons were inevitable.

But while Crabtree went on to become a two-time Biletnikoff Award winner as the nation's top collegiate receiver, Phillips is focused on becoming a cornerback.

Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said the 5-foot-10, 189-pound redshirt freshman has done pretty well considering how much talent the Big 12 boasts at wide receiver.

"We've put him in a bind most of the year playing man coverage a lot," Tuberville said. "I bet he's played man coverage more than half the time he's been on the field, and he's held his own well for a redshirt freshman.

"He's got to cover the tall receivers and the physical receivers, and guys with a lot of speed. Obviously there's been times when he didn't do as well, but that's going to happen to anybody that plays a lot of man coverage."

Phillips and Texas Tech (5-5) face Weber State (6-4) at 2 p.m. Saturday in a nonconference game.

Coming out of Carter, Phillips liked the idea of switching to wide receiver, but the Red Raiders had other ideas.

"I played a little wide receiver my sophomore year [in high school], and I played in spots in the secondary if they needed me to get out there," Phillips said. "I expected to play wide receiver [at Tech], but it just didn't work out [that way].

"But it all worked out for the best."

Phillips was a freshman at Carter when Crabtree was a senior there, and the two developed a close bond.

"We're pretty good friends, and I always watched Texas Tech play just because of Michael Crabtree," Phillips said. "Somebody compared me to him, but I haven't."

Phillips said that Crabtree, now in his second season with the San Francisco 49ers, has called to offer some words of encouragement.

"I haven't talked to him lately, but we keep in touch," Phillips said. "He called me a lot during my redshirt year.

"He told me to keep working hard and don't give up."

While battling knee and shoulder problems this season, Phillips leads the Red Raiders with four interceptions -- which ties him for second in

the Big 12 -- and is fifth on the team with 47 tackles. One of those interceptions was returned 87 yards for a touchdown in the loss to Texas on Sept. 18.

Not bad for a player who rushed for 1,544 yards and scored 22 touchdowns, and passed for 1,277 yards and 12 touchdowns during his two seasons as Carter's quarterback.

"Jarvis has done a good job," Tuberville said. "As the season went on, the injuries started to mount up on him, and he just wasn't able to get healthy all year because he had to play, but he's hung on there.

"He's really competed well and he's very technique-oriented. I'm sure he's looking forward to having a little downtime here."

Tech's Baron Batch looking for a big finish


Texas Tech senior running back Baron Batch knows the season hasn't gone the way the Red Raiders had anticipated.

With two games left against non-conference foes Weber State and Houston, the Raiders need one win to become bowl-eligible for the 11th straight season. It's an opportunity Batch doesn't want to pass up.

"It's my outlook to make a bowl game," Batch said. "So we have to take care of business, and hopefully it will pan out and we get to play an extra game.

"I haven't not been to a bowl game since I've been here, and I don't want to start this year and nobody else does either. So this game is big for us, and we need to get this win."

The Raiders will host Weber State -- a team they've never played --- at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Tech is 5-5 this season and completed Big 12 play with a 3-5 record. The Raiders can finish no better than fifth in the six-team Big 12 South.

Although the season has been disappointing, coach Tommy Tuberville has challenged his players to step up and finish the year in style.

"We still have a lot to play for and we understand where we are," Tuberville said. "We want to be much better two weeks from now than we are today.

"We would love to play in a bowl game. It's one of the things as a coach -- you use [the bowl] as a second season. I look at it as a reward, too."

Bad idea?

Why is Tech playing non-conference games this late in the season when everyone else in the Big 12 is playing conference games?

Tech originally had conference games against Texas and Baylor scheduled to be played in November. But the Texas game was moved to Sept. 18 so it could be televised nationally by ABC, and the

game against Baylor was moved to Oct. 9 so it could be played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas during the State Fair.

Money, of course, played a role in those two moves, and it will be interesting to see the fan reaction for the final two games of the season at Jones AT&T Stadium.

"Hopefully, our fans will come out and support the team in the last couple of games and let them know that they appreciate what they have done, even though it hasn't gone as well as we hoped," Tuberville said. "We have two games to go, and we will keep working hard."

Tuberville admitted that moving the Texas and Baylor games may have not worked to Tech's advantage.

"The thing about this schedule is of 10 games that we have played, six have been on the road," Tuberville said. "You can't get any continuity, especially with a young team [that's] trying to run a new offense and new defense.

"We won't use that [as an excuse and] we don't have any excuses of how we played. Some [games] we played pretty good [and] some we haven't played that well. So, hopefully we finish up on a strong note."

Briefly

The Raiders can become bowl-eligible with a win over Weber State because every four years an FBS school can count one win against an FCS team toward bowl eligibility. The Raiders have never used this exception before.

With potentially three games left, Baron Batch has a chance of reaching the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Batch has rushed for 674 yards on 142 carries. That includes 225 yards on 39 carries during the past two games against Missouri and Oklahoma.

Tech senior faces tough challenge in final homecoming


Whenever Colby Whitlock goes home to Noble, Okla., the Texas Tech defensive tackle has to drive by a familiar and historic place.

Owen Field in Norman, Okla., sits a short distance up the highway from where Whitlock grew up. It's also the home of the Oklahoma Sooners.

"My house is about six or seven minutes away from the stadium," Whitlock said. "It's always been great to be able to go back home and play and see all my family and friends. It's a neat experience."

Whitlock and his teammates will face that "neat experience" again Saturday when the Red Raiders (5-4, 3-4 Big 12) play at 19th-ranked Oklahoma (7-2, 3-2) at 2:30 p.m.

Despite being a first-team all-state selection, playing in the Oklahoma Coaches Association all-state football game, and making 109 tackles (and forcing 11 fumbles) as a senior, Whitlock wasn't heavily recruited by OU. Yet he harbors no ill will.

"They looked at me a little bit, but not much," Whitlock said. "I committed to Tech pretty early.

"I came down here and I just fell in love with the university and with the players and the city of Lubbock and all the people. It's a place that really fits me and my personality really well."

A 6-3, 294-pound senior, Whitlock hopes the Red Raiders' trip to Norman -- where the Sooners have a 35-game home winning streak -- won't resemble the last time Tech visited.

Two years ago the Red Raiders were ranked No. 2 with a 10-0 record when they played at OU. But the Sooners wrecked Tech's national championship aspirations with a 65-21 rout.

"They just played a heck of a game and we didn't," Whitlock said. "Any time you go on the road in the Big 12, it's a hostile environment. "We just have to come out as a team and execute well, stick to our game plan and believe in our game plan, and try to limit our mistakes."

Whitlock is one of the mainstays of Tech's 3-4 defense, which has been criticized for not playing well.

But that much-maligned unit is coming off its best game of the season, a 24-17 win over Missouri. Tech held the Tigers to three first downs, no points and just 62 yards in the second half.

"We executed better than we have all season and we were extremely happy," he said. "But then again, we were frustrated a little bit just knowing what this team has been capable of all year and how we didn't perform at that level earlier in the season."

Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said his defense has leaned heavily on the play of Whitlock, who is sixth on the team with 40 tackles.

"He's really played well for us," Tuberville said. "He's a big guy inside. "In a game like Saturday's where you've got to stop the run -- Oklahoma is a running team as well as a throwing team -- he'll be big in there."

So-called 'Prince' Neboh makes name with royal showing

November 11, 2010 Don Williams Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

One of the top NFL draft prospects playing in the Big 12 Conference this season is Nebraska cornerback Prince Amukamara, who could go in the first round next April.

He’s not the league’s only top prospect, of course. He’s not even the league’s only Prince making waves at cornerback.

Missouri’s hopes of beating Texas Tech in Lubbock last week died with a pass breakup in the end zone by Texas Tech cornerback Eugene Neboh.

To his teammates, he’s “Prince” Neboh.

That’s what all the Red Raiders call him ever since older defensive backs Darcel McBath, Anthony Hines and LaRon Moore got clever.

“We all made up a little story that he was a prince from Africa, and everybody believes us because he drives a big nice car,” Moore said. “We’ve seen him in, like, three different cars, so we made up a story. It’s stuck with him for three years.”

Neboh, a 5-foot-10, 174-pound sophomore from Odessa Permian, started to make a name for himself outside the Tech locker room the last two Saturdays.

With the Red Raiders’ secondary depleted by injuries, he stepped in and made nine tackles at Texas A&M in the first extensive playing time of his career, then played every snap in the Red Raiders’ 24-17 upset of Missouri.

Neboh made what Tech coach Tommy Tuberville described as the play of the game, perfectly timing his move to break up a fourth-down pass into the end zone on Missouri’s last offensive play.

“I was happy for Prince,” Moore said. “He waited a long time to get his spot, so I just hope they continue to give him a chance. He actually can play when he gets in there.”

Tuberville said before the season that Neboh would play, but it took a few players going down in front of him for his role to expand.

“That’s what’s fun about this business,” Tuberville said. “Your number’s called, you’ve got to be ready to go, and he has been.”

In fact, you might call Neboh the Prince of Patience. He walked on in the fall of 2008 and got in line behind the usual assortment of scholarship players. Before that, he was Tech teammate Bront Bird’s backup during the 2006 season at Permian, when Bird was a senior, Neboh a junior and both played safety.

“He took all the playing time,” Neboh said. “It’s just being patient. The year after that, it was mine.”

In advancing from walk-on to playing time as a sophomore, Neboh’s ticket is his speed and all-around athletic ability. He said he could have gone to Notre Dame to play soccer, and both the Oklahoma and Tech track programs showed interest in him as a hurdler.

A painful hip limited Neboh to three track meets his senior year, and he didn’t make it out of regional. Still, Tech track coach Wes Kittley said Neboh showed potential, running in the low-38-second range in the 300-meter hurdles.

Efforts to turn him to track proved fruitless, though.

“Boy, he loves football,” Kittley said. “He had a few little track offers, but he stayed determined to play football, worked hard and look where he is. I’m real proud of him. He’s a neat kid.”

Neboh said he also was recruited for football by Sam Houston State and Abilene Christian. So those other options occasionally came to mind when he faced a walk-on’s inevitable roadblocks and rough days.

“There were times I was second guessing my decision, I guess you could say, just for the fact I could have had school paid for,” Neboh said. “But I just pray on it and thank God for keeping me on the right path.”

Meanwhile, Neboh had an identity among teammates before he started getting into games. Neboh does, in fact, have family roots in Africa. His mother, Stella Neboh, originally from Nigeria, was a track standout at Angelo State.

But Neboh insists he’s not royalty.

“That’s just a team joke,” he said. “There’s no truth behind that.”

Nevertheless, the nickname’s probably here to stay.

Last year, during his first few weeks on campus, Tech cornerback D.J. Johnson said he knew Neboh as “Prince” well before he knew his real name. Johnson was a freshman then; he didn’t think to question it.

Now he knows better, but it’s too ingrained.

“We just continue to call him ‘Prince’ because he’s rich,” Johnson said with a smile. Jokingly, he added, “He has his own money, his picture on it and everything.”

Potts takes high road on and off the field


Texas Tech was looking for Steven Sheffield to be its savior Saturday night, starting him at quarterback in place of fellow senior Taylor Potts.

In a strange twists of events, Potts turned out to be the savior.

After the Red Raiders' first seven possessions - in which they punted five times, fumbled once, kicked a field goal and trailed 17-3 against Missouri - they turned the offense back over to Potts, who started the first eight games. Potts immediately provided a spark, leading the team to three consecutive touchdown drives for the first time since the Baylor game on Oct. 9.

That was all the offense needed in a 24-17 victory against 14th-ranked Mizzou.

"It was huge," Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said of Potts, who finished 19-of-28 passing for 188 yards and three TDs. "We needed some momentum, and I tell you, he was on."

The leader of Tech's defense, which held Missouri scoreless in the second half, also was praiseful of Potts, who often takes a great degree of heat from Red Raider fans.

"Hats off to the guy," middle linebacker Bront Bird said. "Those quarterbacks go through a lot, man. They're basically at the center of the spotlight on a team, whether that's good or bad.

"He definitely rose to the occasion, man. His name was called and he came in and did his thing."

Potts apparently didn't want to talk about his performance, or having to come off the bench. He didn't take any questions in his postgame interview session, talking soley about the Wounded Warrior Project.

Tech wore camouflage jerseys in support of the non-profit foundation, which benefits injured American soldiers. Some of those soldiers spoke to the Red Raiders before Saturday's game.

"On Saturdays we're worried about wins and losses, and it kind of puts things in perspective," Potts said. "They're worried about their lives and what happens to their families if they don’t make it back.

"It's a huge honor to wear these jerseys and meet these guys and hear their stories. They give so much for us every single day. I don’t think we appreciate them enough."

Well, Taylor, I don't think you're appreciated enough by Texas Tech's football fans. After Saturday, though, perhaps you will be.

Texas Tech senior defends coaches, players November 5, 2010 Dwain Price Fort Worth Star Telegram

Baron Batch occupies a special place among Texas Tech fans.

When Michael Crabtree, Graham Harrell and Batch led the Red Raiders to new heights in 2008, Batch rushed for a team-high 742 yards on 111 carries.

The fifth-year senior running back wears his emotions on his sleeve and is one of the leaders of this football program.

An intense competitor, Batch also writes a column every Wednesday for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, affording Tech fans insight into his thinking.

So when asked to gauge the pulse of the city in the wake of the Red Raiders' 4-4 season, Batch was direct.

"I'd say I'm just as frustrated as the fans are," he said. "But I also say that the record doesn't reflect the quality of the coaches or the athletes and the program.

"We have probably some of the best talent that we've had since I've been at Tech. As far as coaching, the coaches are outstanding coaches."

Batch attributes Tech's problems to too many mistakes made during critical junctures.

He said the 2008 squad, which finished 11-2, had another gear to turn to during difficult times and knew how to fight through adversity.

"You can't turn the football over and keep making the mistakes we've made," Batch said. "If we were playing like this -- turning the football over like we are right now -- in 2008, we'd be 4-4 even though we had Graham and Crabtree.

"We just got to fix those mistakes and we'll be OK."

Batch and the Red Raiders will make another attempt to fix those mistakes 7 p.m. Saturday when they host No. 14 Missouri (7-1) at Jones AT&T Stadium.

The Red Raiders have played in 10 consecutive bowl games, and the 5-foot-10, 210-pounder from Midland doesn't want that streak to end on his watch.

"The thought of thinking about not going to a bowl game makes me feel physically sick," Batch said. "Even before the season started, all my plans around the holidays revolved around the fact that we're going to be in a bowl game because we have since I've been here.

"I just don't want to go out [missing a bowl game] because that would not reflect the team that we have and the coaches that we have, and that's the one thing that drives me crazy. It would be different if we

had a sorry football team and a sorry coaching staff if we didn't go to a bowl game, but that's not the case."

Batch leads Tech with 449 yards rushing on 103 carries -- 4.4 yards per attempt -- and is tied for the team lead with four rushing touchdowns. He also has 18 receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown.

The stats, however, are meaningless to Batch. He just wants to win.

"I told them that in 2008 when we had that historic team, there were four games that we could have easily lost," Batch said. "But we didn't turn the ball over and we made those plays, and that was the difference."

Tech linebacker Brian Duncan said Batch's straightforward attitude has resonated throughout the team in a positive manner.

"Baron Batch is a great guy and an amazing guy," Duncan said. "He knows what to do, he knows how to play, he knows how to get focused, and he's really, really into the game.

"He's really tough, he's a downhill runner and you will see Batch on the next level."

Batch said even though some fans may want to blame the losses on the transition to coach Tommy Tuberville, he doesn't see it that way.

"It's not from a lack of effort or a lack of coaching," Batch said. "There's been games we played good football and just came up short.

"Even though we're 4-4, no one's quitting on this season and I'm not going to quit on this season. The season's over when the buzzer ticks down on that last game -- whenever that might be."

Graves provides boost for Red Raiders' defensive line November 5, 2010 Don Williams Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

For much of the season, Texas Tech coaches searched for a consistent defensive tackle to pair with Colby Whitlock in the middle of the Red Raiders’ defensive line.

Whether Pearlie Graves can stop the revolving door remains to be seen, but he’s made a heck of a first impression. In his first two college games, Graves has 10 tackles with 41/2 coming behind the line and two being sacks.

“He’s playing well,” Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said this week. “He’s playing reckless. We hadn’t had that in the defensive line, guys playing reckless. Sometimes they may not be doing the right thing, but they make a play, and that’s what you want on defense.

“I think he’s picked up our level of defensive line play and linebacker play, just by his enthusiasm. He’s been a breath of fresh air. He’s given us somebody that ... Colby doesn’t have to do it all.”

Largely because of injuries and partly for lack of playmaking, Tech has started eight defensive linemen other than Whitlock and end Brian Duncan, who have been in the lineup every game.

Graves was late arriving on the scene, because he’s been set back by one injury after another throughout his first year-plus on campus. The 6-foot-2, 285-pound redshirt freshman from Tulsa, Okla., East Central has had issues with his back, a knee and his neck that made him a non-factor for lengthy stretches.

A sprained knee ligament in spring practice and a neck injury this summer kept him out of the mix. Coaches didn’t get to evaluate him much in August, so older players such as Chris Perry, Myles Wade, Lawrence Rumph and Bobbie Agoucha got first crack at defensive tackle spots.

“Dealing with the neck, you’re dealing with a serious injury and I really wanted not to rush that,” Graves said. “That kind of had me nervous. But once I got back and got into the rhythm again, I started moving well. I started hitting guys like I know I can.”

Then his gusto for the game took over.

“I love college football,” he said. “I love football, period. ... I knew when I got my opportunity, I was going to be ready, because I always stay hungry.”

Two weeks ago, when they were getting ready for Colorado, coaches promoted Graves from the scout team. He got credit for two sacks and another tackle for loss in that game, then got in on seven tackles last Saturday at Texas A&M in his first start.

“It surprised me how he’s playing,” Tuberville said. “He’s playing a lot more consistent than I thought he’d play. He’s just a freshman. He’s not that big a guy. He gets bounced around pretty good, but he plays hard — good pressure on the quarterback, running after the ball, all those things.”

Graves has put on 20 pounds since February 2009, when he signed with Tech over suitors such as Oklahoma, Tennessee and Michigan. Told of Tuberville’s observation that he’s still small for a tackle and gets bounced around, Graves said he wouldn’t want it any other way.

Forget moving out to the edge.

“I love the inside. I’ve played inside all my life,” he said. “I’m used to it, and I love it. I love when people think they can hit harder than I can. I like that type of stuff.”

Whitlock said Graves has always had the ability. It was just matter of him getting healthy.

“Pearlie’s done a great job since he came in at Colorado,” Whitlock said. “He’s played really well, played great technique, done everything that coaches have asked him, and he’s made a lot of plays along the way. He got in there and got his chance at Colorado and made the best of it.”

Tech RB Baron Batch writes inspiring columns November 3, 2010 Dwain Price Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Texas Tech running back Baron Batch is receiving a lot of support -- from people with close ties to the Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies and Oklahoma Sooners.

Who knew?

Batch, you see, writes an inspiring weekly column for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. In the column, Batch tackles more than just the X and O issues about the Red Raider football team.

A devout Christian, Batch often gets personal and insightful with his writings. Here's an excerpt from this week's column:

"For you to be able to read this column that means that you woke up today and are alive. You can’t complain about being alive, it sure beats the alternative! You’re alive if you’re reading this and that is a blessing. Don’t go through the motions. Tomorrow is far from guaranteed. Enjoy your ride!''

For Batch, he has been enjoying the ride that each one of his columns present. They have offered him ample cause for reflections.

"When I first got to Lubbock (in 2006) a lot of stuff went bad for me,'' Batch said. "I got hurt, and for awhile I kind of thought for sure I was in the wrong place. I was thinking about that the other day and then I realized what God’s done for me and how He's put me in the right spots.

"At the time I thought I was completely in the wrong place, and I was kind of like: 'What’s going on God? I put in the work and I want the rewards.' But I’ve learned that after five years that things don’t always go as you planned, but it doesn’t always mean that they’re wrong.''

A communications studies major, it was Batch who approached the Avalanche-Journal about writing the column, which he has written weekly since the opening of fall practice. And according to Batch, he has a huge following in some unexpected places.

"The really cool thing about the column is I get a lot of feedback from Aggies and Longhorns and Sooner fans, and from players from other schools,'' the 5-10, 210-pound senior from Midland said. "They come to me after the game and say, ‘Man, I read your column and it helped me out this week.’

"When it comes down to it, for me that’s what it's about. Football is fun and I love to it. But to be able to write something and impact somebody and possibly change their life is such a privilege and such a great opportunity for me that I can’t ever pass that up.''

Of course, everything isn't always rosy every time Batch sits down with his laptop and writes his column. Trying to string thoughts, verbs, adjectives and complete sentences together are challenging after a Tech loss.

Batch, meanwhile, has discovered that writer's block is very, very real.

"I definitely understand it,'' he said. "If I don’t take notes and get myself together it’s always tough to throw the column together.

"There have been nights that I’ve been up late writing and editing, and back-spacing and deleting stuff. But it’s fun and I really enjoy doing it. It’s really cool to see when you do have the finished product and knowing that it's going to be in the paper.''

Batch is deep-rooted in prayer, and sometimes his columns are humorous. Here's what he wrote after Tech's 24-14 loss to Texas on Sept. 18:

"Week three is down and we are sitting at 2-1 after a loss to UT. All week I was praying that I would have a long game-changing run. Turns out I did. I had the longest run of my career Saturday night. A sprint of about 70 yards; unfortunately, it was chasing down a UT player from behind.

"Indeed, God has a sense of humor, and after I thought about the irony of the situation I couldn’t help but chuckle to myself. So what’s the moral of the story? The moral of the story is to pray very specific prayers!''

Batch, who describes himself as "the king of networking,'' is hopeful that he can continue touching other people in a positive light with his columns.

"That really does a lot to me when people say, ‘I hate Tech, but I’m rooting for you because I appreciate the way you carry yourself off the field,’ '' Batch said. "That means a lot to me. Probably more than those people know.''

Texas Tech senior linebacker says season at a crossroads today

October 22, 2010 Dwain Price Fort Worth Star-Telegram

This hasn't been Texas Tech linebacker Bront Bird's easiest season.

Bird, a 6-foot-4, 248-pound senior, is not accustomed to losing.

The product of tradition-rich Odessa Permian, Bird has played on three Tech teams that went 9-4, 11-2 and 9-4, and advanced to the Gator, Cotton and Alamo bowls, respectively.

"I hate losing," Bird said. "Whatever it is that keeps causing us to lose this year, we've got to fix it.

"This is a time that it can either go for the worst for us, or we can win every game from here on. It's a decision everyone has to make as a group and individually on how they want to be perceived after this year -- and especially for me, because my senior season ends."

Tech defensive coordinator James Willis said Bird is the player who makes his 3-4 defense tick, and he'll be counting on him again today at 2:30 p.m. when the Red Raiders (3-3, 1-3 Big 12) play Colorado (3-3, 0-2) at Folsom Field.

"He is that guy on the field for us who gets everybody lined up," Willis said. "He has great energy and great personality, and he's the one you want to be around and he's the one you want to have on the field, especially when it's time to make a play.

"I'm very fond of him. I know his background, I know what kind of program he came from, and he really exemplifies that program.'

Last Sunday, Bird was one of the Tech seniors who told the underclassmen in a team meeting about the importance of keeping the Red Raiders' 10-year bowl streak intact. Tech has lost three of their past four games.

"I've never not been to a bowl game, but right now we're a long way from becoming bowl-eligible, and that's something that all the seniors got up and talked about," Bird said. "That's a big thing to us.

"We don't want to be done with football in November, because the bowl games are a fun time. It's fun for the team, and to be able to play one last game together, that's something that we really pounded in everybody's head ... that it's imperative that we start winning, because we don't want the season to be over in November."

Last week in a 34-17 loss to Oklahoma State, Bird had a career-high-tying 14 tackles and an interception.

"I had a lot of tackles," Bird said, "but at the end of the day, we didn't win."

The fact that Bird made so many tackles means there were some defensive breakdowns.

"I hate he had to make that many tackles," Willis said. "I'm sure, although he had 14 tackles, I'm sure he didn't play the kind of game that he would want to play.

"He made a few big plays and I'm sure he would have liked to have made some more."

Bird leads Tech in tackles with 52, including 39 solo. But Willis is impressed with more than just Bird's ability to stop players.

"I think just his passion for the game is what makes him special," Willis said. "He really wants to be good, he spends more time in the film room, he spends more time technique-wise, he understands defense.

"That's what makes him a valuable player because he really understands what's going on."

Bird also understands that Tech needs to be better, and he says that will happen starting today.

"Each individual has to have their mind right for the game," Bird said. "And you have to be 100 percent focused in on what you have to do, because it is a team effort.

"But this game is a group of individual battles, and you have to win your individual battle in order for the team to succeed. In the meetings we were just talking about it's not about what happens to you in life, it's how you respond."

Tech notes: Brown says Potts played best career game


Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts had season highs across the board in Saturday’s loss to Iowa State, hitting 42 of 62 passes for 377 yards and five touchdowns.

“That was probably the best game he’s ever played here,” offensive coordinator Neal Brown said Sunday. “He played really well. The thing I was really pleased with him is he had some negative things happen to him early. In the past, he’s had a hard time overcoming adversity, but he stayed super, super positive, didn’t let the drops wear on him. He overcame it and was able to make some big-time plays as the game wore on.”

Workhorses up front

Tech didn’t make a substitution in the offensive line Saturday. The starters — Justin Keown at center, Lonnie Edwards and Deveric Gallington at guard and Mickey Okafor and LaAdrian Waddle at tackle — played all 87 snaps.

Offensive coordinator Neal Brown said he was pleased with the results.

“Deveric Gallington played really, really well,” Brown said. “He played physical. Those guys played with a lot better technique. I was pleased with that group. If we can get that same consistent effort, then we’re going to be all right.”

Chris Olson, the starter at right tackle the first two games, gave way to Mickey Okafor for the duration Saturday after they shared time against Texas. Okafor was set back by a concussion he suffered in preseason workouts.

“Mickey played well,” Brown said. “The bye week (after Texas) helped him. He was able to get his stamina up, so he was able to play all those snaps.”

Where they stand

Tech defensive end Brian Duncan ranks second in the nation in sacks after recording his sixth of the season in Saturday’s game. Marshall defensive lineman Vinny Curry leads with eight.

Tech wide receiver Lyle Leong is tied for the national lead in touchdown catches after getting his seventh, eighth and ninth on Saturday. Oklahoma State’s Justin Blackmon and Hawaii’s Kealoha Pilares also have nine.

Tech cornerback Jarvis Phillips remains tied for the national lead in interceptions with four after getting shut out in that category Saturday for the first time this season. Virginia Tech’s Jayron Hosley, Oregon’s Cliff Harris, Alabama’s Robert Lester and Nevada-Las Vegas’ Will Chester also have four apiece.

Willis: Defense just didn’t do job


James Willis had a rough night Saturday, one that didn’t end once Texas Tech’s team plane touched down after a long flight back from Iowa.

The Red Raiders’ defensive coordinator kept going over all the breakdowns his side was responsible for in a 52-38 loss at Iowa State.

“It was hard to sleep last night; it really was,” Willis said after Sunday’s workout at Jones AT&T Stadium. “I can name a couple of plays, for instance, I know for a fact that I put them in a bad spot. It’s one of those things you wish you could take back, but you’ve got to learn from it.”

Tech allowed two 100-yard rushers, a total of 251 rushing yards and big plays galore. Iowa State gashed the Raiders with two runs longer than 60 yards, and quarterback Austen Arnaud threw four touchdown passes, including ones of 36 and 27 yards.

Two considerations made it worse: Iowa State came in averaging 20.2 points per game and ranking 106th in total offense. And Tech’s defense had made a bevy of big plays the game before in a 24-14 loss to Texas.

That being the case, Willis was asked if, after the Texas game, he was hopeful his defense was beyond the possibility of games like Saturday’s.

“Very hopeful of that,” he said. “You always want to get better and build week upon week, but this past week was a definite setback for us. Now I guess we’ll find out what our team is really made of.”

Tech rallied from a 24-0 deficit to tie the score at 24 going into the fourth quarter. The momentum went to waste when the Cyclones erupted for a 28-point fourth period.

“It all reverts back to one thing: people not doing the right thing as far as the right hand placement, the right gap control, the right pad level, the right technique, the right fundamentals,” Willis said.

“Those things always come back to haunt you. Sometimes you may get away with it by making a play here or there, but those things always catch up with you.”

Iowa State got 103 rushing yards from Alexander Robinson and 102 from Shontrelle Johnson. Each’s stat line showed a dozen carries, a touchdown and a back-breaking long run. Robinson broke a 65-yarder in the second quarter to set up the score that made it 24-0. Johnson zoomed 61 yards to make it 38-24 with 10 minutes left in the game. Willis faulted himself for those plays.

“We didn’t have a second-level player (on one long run), because it was actually a safety blitz also,” he said. “It was one of those deals where I was wrong as far as expecting a pass at that time, really trying to get after them and get us a play for a loss. So I put them in a bad spot there. There was one time we just didn’t get in the right gap.

“But that’s coaching. That’s something I’ve got to get better on as far as teaching these kids what to do and when to do it and how to do it.”

It was the worst showing by a Tech defense since last October, when Texas A&M won 52-30 in Lubbock with 559 yards total offense and 321 on the ground.

Willis said effort wasn’t a conributing factor in the letdown.

“Effort’s there,” he said. “That’s one thing about this team. We found out early when we got here, there’s no quit in this team, not at all. The effort is something we don’t have a problem with. We’ve just got to make sure we’re doing the right things all the time.”

As bad as it was for the defense, Tech’s offense showed a spark, scoring five touchdowns and a field goal in an eight-series stretch from late in the second quarter to late in the fourth. However, with the score tied at 24 late in the third quarter, inside receiver Detron Lewis lost a fumble at his own 39-yard line, positioning Iowa State for the go-ahead score.

The Red Raiders finished with 508 yards.

“We found something,” offensive coordinator Neal Brown said. “We played pretty good. In the last 32 minutes and 53 seconds, we had 450 yards and 38 points. We’re talking about a little over half a game. That’s pretty good.

“I think that’s what we’re going to tell our kids, because there wasn’t a whole lot of negative once we got rolling, other than that fumble we had.”

Tech senior LaRon Moore takes on mentor's role

September 30, 2010 Don Williams Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

LaRon Moore already earned his college degree in business administration. That’ll provide fallback options in case his first choice, which is a future in football, doesn’t pan out.

Texas Tech’s senior cornerback would love to coach someday, and he spent the past few months getting an unexpected internship of sorts. Though sidelined since April with a broken right tibia, he remained a visible presence at Tech practices, mentoring younger teammates and earning the nickname “Coach Moore.”

“I always want to coach,” Moore said this week. “That’s my dream job is to go and coach at this level, maybe the next level and go back and be a head coach somewhere. It was good to see the other side of football. It made me a better player, I feel.”

Moore the player could make his season debut Saturday when Tech visits Iowa State.

But ever since he got hurt in the April 17 spring game, he made a favorable impression on Tech coaches who have yet to see him play a game in person.

Defensive coordinator James Willis said he was impressed by the patience and maturity Moore displayed during his down time.

“He rehabbed each day,” Willis said. “He came in and still watched film. He was at every practice, watching, learning everything. He was involved in the coaching of it, talking to the other corners and secondary guys, getting them lined up and talking through plays. So he’s been in it mentally the entire time.”

Moore’s a fifth-year senior who garnered honorable mention all-Big 12 Conference last season, when he made 42 tackles, four tackles behind the line, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries. All the assistants on Tech’s defensive staff are new to the league.

That being the case, Moore got a peek behind the coaching curtain. In turn, the defensive staff was able to use him as a resource.

“They would talk to me about certain things that you normally wouldn’t talk to a player about,” Moore said. “It wasn’t anything too specific or too deep. But they let me on the inside of what they wanted to do, and since a lot of the coaches haven’t played in the Big 12, they come to me for a little advice, especially last week about Texas, seeing what things they liked to do.”

Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said adding Moore back into the mix can make a lot of difference. He’s experienced, and he spent spring workouts training to play multiple positions in the secondary.

Through three games, the Red Raiders rank 100th in the nation in pass defense, but the secondary hasn’t seemed like a weakness. Only four teams in the country have more interceptions than Tech’s eight. Redshirt freshman Jarvis Phillips leads the nation individually with four interceptions, and Willis said after two games that sophomore safety Cody Davis was the best defensive player on the field.

Now Moore will see what he can add.

“I’ve got nine games left to go,” he said, “and I believe I can make a good showing in nine games, especially in this defense. You see how many plays have been made by the younger guys. I think it’s just going to get even better when you get more experience in there and when they get more experience.”

If Moore plays this week, he’ll return a little more than five months since his injury. He said his recovery period initially was projected to be six or seven months.

Willis said he wasn’t expecting to have Moore available until November, so he’s been reluctant to hurry him back into the mix even though Moore could have played the last two games.

Soon enough, he’ll see some reward for persevering through the spring and summer.

“It’s been kind of hard,” Moore said, “but a lot of prayer and keeping my mind focused helped me go through it — and just being out here every day. I think if I wasn’t here playing football, being with the team and traveling that it would have been a lot harder. But being here, the coaches uplifting me, working hard and still running and trying to cut every day has helped me go through it.”

Junior linebacker Sonier proves versatile September 29, 2010 Don Williams Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said this week that he wasn’t sure last spring where Tyrone Sonier would fit in on the Red Raiders’ defense.

In the first month of the season, Sonier has provided an answer: Everywhere. Or, as Sonier put it more than once Tuesday, “all over the place.”

The 6-foot-2, 245-pound junior from Sugar Land Marshall has gotten game time at every one of the Red Raiders’ four linebacker positions — mostly in the middle and on the weak side, but also on the strong side and at the buck linebacker, a standup spot normally stationed on or near the line of scrimmage.

“Anytime you get a guy who can do that much and still be successful and play at the same tempo, that’s always good for us,” defensive coordinator James Willis said. “I’m so happy with his improvement, because at one time he doubted himself. I think right now he’s playing with more confidence, playing with more discipline and understanding what we’re doing on defense.”

Sonier has 13 tackles, sixth most on the team, as well as a sack, a quarterback pressure and a forced fumble. He’s become a top option at, ostensibly, every linebacker position, which says something about how far he’s come.

The last two years, he found playing time hard to come by at any spot.

Sonier said he thought he could have helped, but he has no beef with his past coaches. After all, Bront Bird, Brian Duncan and Marlon Williams were established, multi-year starters at linebacker. There wasn’t much room then.

This season, Sonier’s taking advantage of newfound opportunity.

“It’s fun,” he said. “I love this game, and I believe everything happens for a reason. These past two years really made me hungry and made me realize the kind of sacrifice I had to do. I realize it’s mostly not about me. It’s about this team at the end of the day.”

Tuberville calls Sonier “a pleasant surprise” and “a breath of fresh air.” He says the Raiders’ multi-purpose linebacker is one of the team’s best tacklers and a smart player who gives teammates confidence that he can get them in the right spots.

“I’d say probably his tackling,” is his forte, Tuberville said. “He’s a good tackler. Everybody has their limitations, but I think the biggest thing he does for us is he can play so many different places and not worry about a dropoff mentally or physically.”

Sonier was credited with a career-high seven tackles in the Red Raiders’ last game, a 24-14 loss against Texas. He said that was probably his best game, not because of the statistics, but because he’s gained a better understanding of his responsibilities and that translated into him playing with better awareness.

Sonier said he can see a benefit to not being settled into one position.

“It’s good for me because not only do I know what I have to do, but I know what everybody’s doing on the defense and where the holes are, where the weakness may be and if anything happens, then I can react back to that,” he said. “So it helps me out a lot, the fact that I’ve been moved around quite a bit.”

Sometimes Sonier goes into a game based on the package called. Other times, he’s at the ready if one of the starters needs a quick breather. Still other times, Willis can put him in the game to use his edge rushing or coverage skills.

“I think I’ve become pretty well-rounded,” he said. “The most important thing is knowing what you’re doing. You can’t play fast unless you know what you’re doing.”

Maybe that’s the difference between Sonier’s role this year and his limited time the last two.

Willis said he did his homework on Tech players before he left Alabama’s staff to become the Tech defensive coordinator. The report on Sonier?

“He was a guy the strength staff told me was a very good player; he can run, he can hit, but he just hasn’t reached his potential,’” Willis said. “For whatever reason that was, I don’t know. But I think he’s done a very good job of overcoming that and playing within himself.”

Raiders think Douglas has future as two-way player


Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville has said for months he needs 10 to 12 defensive backs — to be two-deep, in other words, at all four starting spots plus the nickel and dime positions.

On Saturday, that led to a rarity for the Red Raiders: Sophomore Cornelius Douglas became a two-way player, appearing on both offense and defense in the same game.

“No. 1, he’s offense,” Tuberville said Tuesday, “but the other thing is, what we put him at is a pretty simple position on defense. It’s not rocket science. He’ll play a couple of coverages, but he’s a very good athlete, so he has no problem going both ways. He’s got a lot of instincts.”

Douglas, a 5-foot-10, 200-pound inside receiver, caught his fourth and fifth passes of the season in the 24-14 loss to Texas. In the second half, when the game was still on the line, he played a few snaps as a sub-package defensive back, lining up on slot receivers.

That’s likely to be more than a one-time thing. Tuberville said Douglas has worked 10 to 15 minutes a day on defense since preseason practice, partly because season-ending injuries to safeties Jared Flannel and Desmond Martin and cornerback LaRon Moore’s being out for the first month created a need.

“We’re going to need his help,” Tuberville said. “We’re not looking for many plays out of him. … He’s getting better and better at it. I think it’s a good move for him, too. It gives him a chance to get on the field, because he doesn’t play but about 20 plays (a game) on offense.”

Douglas was his team’s starting quarterback his last two years at Lawton, Okla., High School and never saw any significant varsity action at receiver. More colleges projected him as a defensive back than anything else. Tulsa, Kansas State, Colorado State and Iowa State all recruited him to play in the secondary. SMU recruited him as a quarterback, Wyoming as a running back.

“(Tech) is the only school that recruited me as a receiver,” Douglas said. “That’s why I like playing receiver. If I had wanted to play cornerback, I would have went to other schools that offered me for corner and stuff like that. Overall, I like playing the position, but I like offense, too, so I get a mix of both.”

Douglas already had gotten some positive attention for his work on special teams in the first two games, when he made two tackles that way.

So that got him ready to knock heads with some offensive players.

“Special teams, you’ve got to be physical, and I think defense is really, really physical,” he said. “You have to go down, shed blocks, make tackles (covering kicks). It does prepare you for it.”

Texas Tech finds its 'Playmaker' in wide receiver Lyle Leong

September 9, 2010 Dwain Price Fort Worth Star-Telegram

LUBBOCK -- Long before becoming the coach at Texas Tech, Tommy Tuberville recalls being an assistant on a University of Miami squad that included a brash, trash-talking wide receiver named Michael Irvin.

Fast-forward to today, and Tuberville can't help but insist that Red Raiders receiver Lyle Leong reminds him of the Dallas Cowboys' Hall of Famer. At least when it comes to his play on the field and obsessive work habits.

"Lyle's got a lot of tenacity, he loves to fight for the ball, and the one thing that he does as a receiver is he uses his body well," Tuberville said. "He can turn into the defender and use his body and go up for the ball.

"I told him one day, I said, 'You're as close to a guy that I've ever seen that worked as much as Michael Irvin did.' Michael Irvin was the first guy on the practice field and the last guy to leave, and Lyle's a lot like that."

That hard work paid major dividends during Sunday's 35-27 victory over SMU as Leong set career highs with 11 catches for 142 yards. He also tied a career high with three touchdowns.

Tuberville said Leong catches between 200-300 footballs a day in practice, which is partly why the 6-foot-1, 175-pound senior was able

to pull down two touchdowns on fade routes in the left corner of the end zone.

"He's very well hand-eye coordinated in catching the ball over his head and over his shoulders," Tuberville said. "He also caught a couple of crucial passes down the stretch on corner routes.

"He's a big target that's not a big target because he's not one of those 6-3 or 6-4 guys. But he plays bigger than what he is."

Leong credits the bond he has with senior quarterback Taylor Potts for his breakout performance. Potts and Leong were teammates on the Johnson Elementary School intramural football team in Abilene, and again on the Abilene High School junior varsity and varsity squads.

"It's like a comfort zone that we have," Leong said. "He knows where I'm going to be, I know where he's going to put it and how he's going to throw it.

"I know I can trust him, he knows he can trust me, so it makes it a lot of fun. It's been a blessing."

Although Potts knows he can always count on Leong, he doesn't take their long-standing relationship on the field for granted.

"Like I said, he's a great receiver," Potts said. "He's great with his hands.

"He doesn't drop many. It just seems to work, so why change something that works so well?"

Leong hopes not much changes when Tech plays at New Mexico at 7 p.m. Saturday. But with the return of wide receivers Alex Torres (back) and Austin Zouzalik (appendectomy), he may not see as many passes.

"He's a guy that now he'll have a target on him," Tuberville said. "But now with the other two wide receivers back, I think it'll take the pressure off of him, but I expect Lyle to have a great year.

"His efforts in two-a-days really showed up in the first game, and Taylor's got confidence in him. And like any passing game, your quarterback knows who works in practice and they're going to throw to the guys that they feel like can get the job done just from practice situations."

Raiders’ young defensive backs pass their first test


With six freshmen and sophomores in the defensive backfield two-deep, Texas Tech defensive coordinator James Willis acknowledged the secondary to be one of the big question marks on defense.

All those kids passed their first test.

The Red Raiders held their own against SMU’s run-and-shoot passing attack, getting a handful of key plays from the young DBs in a 35-27 victory Sunday.

“We are young, as he said, but I think we reacted well,” freshman cornerback Tre Porter said Tuesday. “We’ve still got to do a lot more

learning, got to get more experience under our belts, but we’re coming along.”

Porter and redshirt freshman Jarvis Phillips made interceptions in their first college games and sophomore cornerback D.J. Johnson picked off another pass. SMU quarterback Kyle Padron was coming off a hot second half of last season in which he went 5-1 as a starter. Facing Tech, Padron’s 218 passing yards were his fewest in seven career starts, and the three interceptions he threw were a career high.

“I attribute a lot to the pass rush,” said Phillips, a 5-foot-10, 189-pound Dallas Carter product. “It’s hard to cover a receiver for a long period of time without a good pass rush, so the rush definitely was a big influence on the quarterback’s (throws) and his decisions.”

Defending SMU gave Tech coaches reason to hold their breath. Aside from Padron’s credentials, Willis said last week he expected to see a lot of vertical routes, but the Raiders didn’t give up anything longer than 26 yards.

Starting cornerback Will Ford was limited by a hamstring injury for most of preseason practice, and Phillips spent most of preseason workouts being withheld from contact to protect an injured shoulder. Not exactly a perfect scenario to gear up to face a June Jones-coached offense.

The blue jersey Phillips wore in August meant he was off-limits to contact.

As a matter of fact, at Tuesday’s workout, Phillips was back in the blue jersey, which makes him scoff.

“It’s the trainers messing with me,” he said. “There’s nothing wrong with me.

“I didn’t have a blue jersey on in the game,” Phillips added, “so I was just fine. No problems.”

That’s how it looked. Phillips’ interception near the end of the first quarter set up Tech’s second touchdown, which made the score 14-0. Later in the quarter, Porter’s pickoff and 13-yard return positioned Tech at the SMU 39-yard line, though the offense failed to cash in.

Johnson’s interception set up a Tech touchdown that made it 35-14, after which the Mustangs mounted a comeback.

Not everything went right. Porter acknowledged he messed up a coverage that allowed SMU receiver Cole Beasley to be wide open for a 19-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Porter, a 6-foot, 190-pound freshman from Midwest City, Okla., Carl Albert, said he thought wrongly that he had help over the top on the play.

“That’s where experience comes in,” he said. “I was a little bit inexperienced. I was looking at the wrong keys. I learned from that mistake, though, and I shouldn’t make it again. Hopefully, I won’t.”

Both Phillips and Porter were playing as extra defensive backs in sub packages.

“Both of them have a good nose for the football,” Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said. “Obviously, for Porter’s first time out, he did well. We made some mistakes, but we’ll get better as we go.”

Tuberville said players such as Phillips and Porter will need to get some of their snaps at cornerback as the season goes along. Ford and Johnson played corner the whole way, 65 defensive snaps, against SMU, because coaches were reluctant to pull their best corners against a good passing offense.

“They can handle around 60 plays,” Tuberville said, “but anything after that, we’re going to have to start resting them a little bit, because they play special teams.”

Phillips spent all spring and the early part of preseason practice lining up at cornerback. After he and Ford were slowed by injury, coaches flipflopped Johnson from nickel back to first-string corner with Phillips going the other way.

It could stay that way, because Tuberville likes what he sees from Johnson on the outside. The switch means Phillips must adjust his style of play.

“You definitely have to be more physical,” Phillips said, “because you’re in there close to the linemen and you’re part of the run game. The biggest adjustment is being more physical. I’m adapting pretty well.”

Defensive backs coach Travaris Robinson gave his pupils the impression Sunday was a reasonably good starting point.

“We made a couple of mistakes, but overall they were pretty happy,” Phillips said. “We didn’t back down. We didn’t give up, even if the game was kind of iffy. We stood and fought to the last down, so he was pretty happy.”

Speedy McRoy expected to be impact player for Red Raiders offense August 25, 2010 Don Williams Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Texas Tech freshman Ben McRoy got the word Monday: Forget the redshirt. He’s expected to help the Red Raiders this year.

To which the lightning quick running back from Lakeland, Fla., added his own note of caution.

“I was real excited, but I know I’ve got to keep it up,” he said. “I can’t just hear that news and then start dropping in effort. I’ve got to keep improving and learning. ... I’m sure if I start going downhill, they’ll change their mind.”

McRoy, at 5-foot-9 and 160 pounds, holds a couple of distinctions: He’s the most lightweight player listed on the roster, and he might also be the fastest.

McRoy’s lifetime best 200-meter time of 20.93 seconds, which won him the Florida state track meet title in May, ranked second in the nation last spring among chartable times. (Four high school sprinters ran faster times, but in conditions outside the allowable wind speed of 2.0 meters per second.)

Tech coaches are thinking long and hard about how to deploy McRoy.

“Man, he’s fast,” senior running back Baron Batch said. “I think he’ll help us out a lot on special teams. He’ll help us on some special plays, just getting him the ball in space and letting him use his speed, because that kid can fly.”

On Tuesday, Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said McRoy is in the Red Raiders’ top three for kickoff returns. The group consists of him, sophomore Eric Stephens, who set a school record with 823 kickoff return yards last season, and senior Detron Lewis.

Tuberville said he wants to get McRoy into games and get the ball into his hands.

How so?

“Like a sweep, swings, screens, those type of plays,” McRoy said. “Speed plays.”

What McRoy won’t be is a gimmick. There won’t be a special package of a few plays per game for McRoy out of the offensive set. Not right now anyway.

Tuberville said it’s not a bad idea, but he prefers to do that only with veteran players.

McRoy’s not quite there yet.

“We want him to learn the offense from the running back position,” Tuberville said. “We don’t want him to think he’s just a guy that’s going to play three or four plays a game.”

Tuberville said Tech has “two running backs you feel good about,” referring to the 1-2 of Batch and Stephens and “a couple of guys that have been here” in junior Aaron Crawford and sophomore Harrison Jeffers.

“You’re talking about guys that can also run that you’d be taking the ball out of their hands,” he said. “But Ben’s going to be a good running back for us. He’s getting better. He’s fearless. I just want him to learn the entire offense.”

McRoy played primarily cornerback his junior year in high school, then moved to running back — the position he’s played most in organized football — last year. He carried 99 times for 872 yards on a state semifinal team that finished 13-1.

For the most part, the players chasing McRoy then aren’t as massive as the ones that will be doing so from now on.

“I haven’t really got hit hard yet, but I’m sure they’re going to be a lot different than high school,” he said. “I’ll have to get more physical, tougher, and put on more weight so I can handle these big guys coming, because I know it’s not going to be easy.”

Potts deserves benefit of doubt from Red Raider fans August 23, 2010 Adam Zuvanich Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Texas Tech fans seem up in arms about which arm will throw the football this fall.

New head coach Tommy Tuberville named Taylor Potts, and not fellow senior Steven Sheffield, as the starting quarterback for the Red Raiders’ season opener against SMU on Sept. 5.

And many among the Tech faithful don’t like it.

As of 5 p.m. Monday, there were more than 50 comments attached to Don Williams’ story about Tuberville’s decision on RedRaiders.com and LubbockOnline.com. Close to half of those comments were either

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critical of Potts and the decision or praiseful of Sheffield, and some were downright doom and gloom.

“The season is over before it even began. Might as well think about next year,” one fan, using the online handle “therealarod,” wrote. “We will probably be 0-3 before September is out.”

Another fan, using the name “woe is upon us,” said, “This season is officially down the toilet. … Anyone who watched the games last year knows who the better quarterback is, and the eye-ball test can be backed up by the stats.”

Well, I’m here to tell those fans to take a deep breath and settle down. I’d also like to remind them that last year was last year.

True, Tech’s offense seemed to have an extra spring in its step with Sheffield taking the snaps. He engineered what was arguably the Red Raiders’ most impressive stretch of the 2009 season — consecutive wins against New Mexico, Kansas State and then-No. 15 Nebraska — and finished off their come-from-behind win against Michigan State in the Alamo Bowl.

Sheffield also had the better completion percentage, passer rating and touchdown-to-interception ratio.

But Potts had his moments, too. He saved the day against Kansas, whipped Oklahoma and gave Tech a puncher’s chance in back-to-back road games against nationally ranked Texas and Houston. He also threw for 3,440 yards and 22 touchdowns while completing more than 65 percent of his passes, which isn’t too shabby.

But, like I said, last year was last year. Tuberville and offensive coordinator Neal Brown brought fresh sets of eyes to Lubbock, and Potts has apparently looked more appealing.

Potts, who was a prized recruit while Sheffield started his Tech career as a walk-on, also has the better upside. He’s 6-foot-5, 222 pounds and has a rocket for a right arm, and he’s likely to be an NFL draft pick. The 6-4, 197-pound Sheffield, although he’s proven he can be successful at the college level, is not nearly as much of a pro prospect.

At any rate, Tech fans should trust the new coaches’ judgement and show some faith in their choice. Potts played poorly at times last season and looked uncomfortable at others, but perhaps he’s learned from those mistakes and is ready to realize his potential.

And maybe the lows he experienced last year — namely the concussion he suffered against New Mexico and being booed inside Jones AT&T Stadium — have served as motivation for his senior season. Potts could very well be Tech’s most-improved player in 2010.

If he’s not, and he continues to be interception-prone and the Raiders start the season sluggishly, Tech fans still shouldn’t be too concerned. Because unlike most other college teams, Tech knows it has a backup who’s more than capable.

Keown's emergence for Red Raiders comes on heels of challenging spring

August 18, 2010 Don Williams Lubbock AVALANCHE-JOURNAL

When Texas Tech offensive coordinator Neal Brown revealed last weekend that Justin Keown had staked a claim to a starting job, the Red Raiders’ center was naturally grateful.

He might have had more reason to be grateful than other players in a similar situation, considering how challenging his spring had been. If someone needed something good to happen, it was Keown, who had to rededicate himself to school and cope with his 20-month marriage ending in divorce.

“In the spring, I went through some things on and off the field,” he said. “I had some challenges with school and bounced back. I did really well in the summer grades-wise. I came back in camp right now, and I’m just playing really hard and focused.”

The 6-foot-4, 300-pound junior from Anderson, S.C., showed up this summer with a new appearance — a short, neat haircut — to go with his fresh outlook.

“I had some relationship problems,” he said. “A lot of people know I was married and went through that deal, and I had to go for a new look was the big reason.”

Keown shared the center spot last season with Shawn Byrnes, but Tech line coach Matt Moore didn’t just hand over the job to Keown when Byrnes’ eligibility ran out. Keown competed through spring and summer with senior Chris Olson before the staff decided last week that Keown was taking control and Olson might be able to address a need at right tackle. Last year, Olson started the first three games and the last four at left tackle.

Keown said he can now relax and work on the areas he needs to improve. He said pass protection has always come easily to him. Getting better at run blocking, recognizing defensive fronts and calling protections are the priorities.

At least Keown isn’t going into the job cold.

In the middle of last season, he started the Kansas State and Texas A&M games and played all but the first series at Nebraska.

“From that season coming in now has helped tremendously,” Keown said, “because I’m not going in — I don’t know what the word is — blindsided, I guess, from seeing the physicalness of the different starters from other teams. I’ve been up against a No. 1 draft pick, (Nebraska’s Ndamukong) Suh. That kind of helps a lot.”

A lot is riding on Keown’s performance since the team lost three starting offensive linemen from last year. On Monday, head coach Tommy Tuberville said he can’t abide seeing his quarterbacks get hit play after play, let alone be sacked 31 times like last year.

“These guys are taking pride in (protecting the passer),” Tuberville said. “We challenged them. They made a commitment to get better from last year. I think it starts with the center. He’s having a good camp, as they all are.”

Keown’s chance to play full-time midway through last season coincided with an ankle injury Byrnes was battling. Though Keown took advantage of it and played well, he had to prove to coaches that they could count on him being there this season.

That’s why it mattered that he made a composite 3.0 in summer-school classes this year.

“I was eligible,” he said, “but coaches were like, ‘I don’t know if we can trust you, not going to classes or whatever.’ I was more concentrating on football and getting my starting position back rather than school.”

Then Keown had to deal with the breakup of his marriage in May.

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“At first, it was difficult, because we’d been together since junior high school,” he said. “We just had to go our different ways. At first, it was bad, but now, we still talk, so it was best for the both of us.”

Red Raiders hope Duncan can help pass rush after switch

August 17, 2010 Don Williams Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Through the first three years of his Texas Tech career, Brian Duncan never needed to develop a sack dance.

The Red Raiders had other people who specialized in that: Bell cows such as Brandon Williams and Brandon Sharpe posted single-season sack totals in the double digits, and others like McKinner Dixon and Daniel Howard came close.

Now it’s Duncan’s turn.

Ever since his spring-time move from middle linebacker to defensive end, the 6-foot-1, 240-pound senior from Baton Rouge, La., has been taking a crash course in learning a new position.

“I think everything is working out,” Duncan said. “I’ve still got a lot of things, a lot of different moves, that I have to master and get down pat. But the big thing is helping out this defense. The rush is beautiful, and I’m kind of fitting in with it, so I’m doing pretty well.”

Duncan’s resume — one that shows 244 career tackles, two years of leading the team in tackles but only one-half sack — seemed to fit the profile of a middle linebacker.

But after Tech’s offseason coaching change, Tommy Tuberville and defensive coordinator James Willis saw something else. Convinced Duncan is more agile coming forward than moving laterally, they bumped him to the defensive front.

After Saturday’s scrimmage, Willis praised seniors Bront Bird and Duncan for being willing to change positions after spending the majority of their careers establishing themselves at other spots. Bird went from strong-side linebacker to the middle.

“I think they accepted it very well,” Willis said. “They understood the plan. They understood the vision. After that, they became a team member. They’ve accepted it, and both of them have excelled.”

To make the adjustment, Duncan sought help from a variety of sources. His position coach, Robert Prunty, provided a DVD showing moves and techniques. The team’s strength and conditioning coach, Joe Walker, offered position-specific drills to do during the summer.

And Duncan figured it wouldn’t hurt to pay attention to the best. So he watched Jared Allen, the Minnesota Vikings’ defensive end who has averaged 12 sacks a season his first six years in the NFL and made 441/2 sacks in the last three years alone.

“He’s good with his hands. He’s quick,” Duncan said. “I kind of watched what he did, trying to fit off of that and see what I can do.”

Tech was able to trot out a quality defensive line the last two years, which helped Duncan roam and record 94 and 88 tackles, respectively. Some nights, he might not have had much hand-to-hand grappling with offensive linemen.

Now learning how to use his hands is a priority.

“We’ve got the get-off,” Duncan said, “but you always have to have a first move and a second move. A first move is basically getting the offensive lineman’s hands off of you so you can stick and make your second move. Hands are very, very important. We want to work hands first, then our move, and then we’ll get that sack.”

Tech’s 1-2 last season at middle linebacker consisted of Duncan and Sam Fehoko, who is on the move as well. Fehoko, who played defensive end his last two years in high school, also changed positions in the spring and will be rushing off the edge.

“What it’s going to do is help out this defense a lot,” Duncan said. “Different (opponents) are never going to know where we’re coming from — from standing up, me getting down, Sam on the other side. Just amazing stuff’s going on with this defense. We’re going to dominate with this defense.”

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