Texas Tech Red Raiders football. The Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University (variously "Texas Tech" or "TTU"). The team competes, as a member of the Big 1. Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I- A) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The program began in 1. On December 1. 2, 2. Red Raider quarterback Kliff Kingsbury became the team's 1.
Tommy Tuberville. Home games are played at Jones AT& T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.[4]History[edit]Texas Tech (then known as Texas Technological College) fielded its first intercollegiate football team during the 1. The team was known as the "Matadors" from 1. E. Y. Freeland, the first football coach, to reflect the influence of the Spanish Renaissance architecture on campus. In 1. 93. 2, Texas Tech joined the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association, also known as the Border Conference.
The school's short- lived Matadors moniker was replaced officially in 1. Red Raiders", a nickname bestowed upon them by a sportswriter impressed by their bright Scarlet uniforms that remains to this day. That same year, the team won its first conference championship and was invited to the Sun Bowl. The game was played on January 1, 1. West Virginia Mountaineers.
Texas Tech suffered four more bowl losses before their first postseason win in the 1. Sun Bowl.[5] Before withdrawing from the Border Conference in 1. Red Raiders won eight conference championships and one co- championship, the most held by a Border Conference member. In 1. 95. 6, Texas Tech was admitted to the Southwest Conference (SWC) but was ineligible for any title during a four- year probationary period. It gained full SWC membership and began official conference play in 1.
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Mike Leach was the 14th head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders college football team and served in that role from 2000 to 2009. He compiled an 84–43 record (.661. Texastech.com // the official website of texas tech athletics; our mission: to educate, serve, and grow fearless champions. A year ago the Advocare V100 Texas Bowl narrowly missed on a dream matchup: Texas A&M vs. Texas. This year it might get the next best thing, as multiple projections. Your best source for quality Texas Tech Red Raiders news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.
The Red Raiders won conference co- championships in 1. The team remained in the SWC until the conference dissolved in 1. The university was invited and became a charter member in the South Division of the Big 1. Conference. Texas Tech was the only member in the history of the Big 1. A 1] In 2. 00. 3, Texas Tech was the only team to ever have 5 or more players with at least 6. In 2. 00. 8, the Red Raiders were one of three football teams involved in the first three way conference division tie.
Conference affiliations[edit]Texas Tech has competed as a member of 3 different conferences since 1. Championships[edit]Conference championships[edit]The Red Raiders have won 1. Border Conference championships, and the most recent was the Big 1. South Championship won in 2. Pete Cawthon, Texas Tech head coach 1.
Division championships[edit]The Red Raiders were previously members of the Big 1. South between its inception in 1. Big 1. 2 in 2. 01.
Season. Division. Championship Game Result. Coach. Overall Record. Conference Record. Big 1. 2 South. N/A†Mike Leach. Division Championships. Denotes co- champions (Oklahoma represented the South Division in the 2.
Big 1. 2 Championship Game due to a higher BCS Ranking.)Bowl games[edit]. Gator Bowl Champion Red Raiders, victors over the Auburn Tigers. Texas Tech has played in 3. The Red Raiders rank fourth among current Big 1.
Conference programs in bowl game appearances, and also boasted the distinction of being the only program in the conference to be bowl eligible every season since its formation in 1. The 3. 6 bowl game appearances by the Red Raiders rank the program 1.
Texas Tech's first bowl game was at the conclusion of the 1. The Red Raiders played in the 1. Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, against the West Virginia Mountaineers on New Year's Day.[2. Nine of Texas Tech's 3. Sun Bowl,[2. 2] the most appearances by any team to the second- oldest college football bowl game.[A 5]Texas Tech's 2. Ticket. City Bowl, occurred on January 1, 2. Red Raiders won, 4.
Northwestern Wildcats.[2. The game was the team's 1. Galleryfurniture. Bowl, in former head coach Mike Leach's first season.[2. In 1. 0 seasons, Mike Leach's 9 bowl game appearances and 5 wins are the most of any the program's head coaches.[2. Only 4 head coaches, E.
Y. Freeland, Grady Higginbotham, Rex Dockery, and Jerry Moore, did not lead Texas Tech to a postseason bowl game.[A 6] In the 1. Sun Bowl, De. Witt Weaver was the first head coach to lead the Red Raiders to a bowl game victory.[2.
Although both Pete Cawthon and Dell Morgan had led the program to previous bowl games, neither posted wins in their 5 combined appearances.[2. The Red Raiders' fans have set attendance records at 1. Sun Bowl.[2. 8] Although 8 of the 1. Pacific Life Holiday Bowl and 2. AT& T Cotton Bowl Classic, remain unbroken. The 2. 00. 9 AT& T Cotton Bowl Classic's attendance record of 8.
The 2. 01. 2 Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, occurred on December 2. Red Raiders won, 3. Minnesota Golden Gophers. The last time the two teams had met was during the 2.
Insight Bowl, in which Texas Tech completed the biggest comeback in bowl history. After falling behind 3. In the 2. 00. 6 game, the Gophers scored a field goal in overtime, but the Red Raiders responded with a touchdown to win. Texas Tech's most recent bowl game appearance, the 2. National University Holiday Bowl, occurred on December 3. The Red Raiders won, 3. Arizona State Sun Devils.
The last, and only other, time these two teams met was in the 1. Border Conference.
In this Holiday Bowl meeting, the Red Raiders led the entire game, with the smallest lead of 7 points only lasting 1. Reginald Davis returned a 9. Sun Devils' Taylor Kelly's 4. This was Kliff Kingsbury's first season as head coach of the Red Raiders. Honors and achievements[edit]Retired numbers[edit]Ring of Honor[edit]In 2. Texas Tech introduced the creation of a Ring of Honor to honor former Tech players.
The names are etched onto the west stadium building that faces the surface of the stadium, screen by a selection committee that makes formal recommendation to the athletic director of suitable candidates. There are currently four members, three of whom who already had their numbers retired. Donny Anderson (Running back), 1. E. J. Holub (Center/Linebacker), 1. Gabe Rivers (Defensive Line, 1. Dave Parks (Split End), 1. Individual honors[edit]Many of Texas Tech's players have been recognized for their accomplishments while with the program.
Six Red Raiders, Donny Anderson, Hub Bechtol, E. J. Holub, Dave Parks, Gabriel Rivera, and Zach Thomas have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[3. Anderson, Holub, and Parks are the only three players at Texas Tech to have had their numbers retired.[3. Two Red Raiders, Donny Anderson in 1. Graham Harrell in 2. Sporting News College Football Player of the Year, which is bestowed upon the most outstanding college football player of that season by Sporting News.[3. While no Texas Tech player has ever received the Heisman Trophy, seven Red Raiders have received votes by the award's selection committee.[3.
Donny Anderson and Graham Harrell both finished fourth in the voting in 1. Red Raider has received from voters.[3.
Additionally, Michael Crabtree, Byron Hanspard, E. J. Holub, Kliff Kingsbury, and B. J. Symons were Heisman candidates, receiving enough votes to finish in the top ten.[3. Texas Tech football players have won several individual awards based on their position.[3. At the end of the 1.
Bam Morris received the Doak Walker Award, and in 1. Byron Hanspard became the second Red Raider to receive the award.[3. Michael Crabtree became the first two- time winner of the both the Fred Biletnikoff Award and Paul Warfield Trophy in back- to- back seasons.[3. Three Texas Tech quarterbacks, Kliff Kingsbury, B. J. Symons, and Graham Harrell, have been awarded the Sammy Baugh Trophy. Harrell received the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.[3. In 2. 00. 3, Wes Welker won the Mosi Tatupu Award, given annually to the best special teams player.[4.
In 1. 93. 5, Herschel Ramsey was the first football player from Texas Tech to be named an All- American. Since then, a total of 4. All- American team, 3. All- Americans.[4. Twelve Red Raiders have been named consensus All- Americans, players who were awarded a majority of votes at their positions by the selectors with the most recent selection being tight end Jace Amaro in 2. Michael Crabtree was named as a consensus All- Americans in 2. Red Raider to receive the honor twice.[4.
Ten Red Raiders have been named academic All- Americans.[4. NCAA records held by individual Red Raiders[edit]Player. Position. NCAA Record. Statistic. Amaro, Jace.
Jace Amaro. TEYards gained by a tight end, season. Amaro, Jace. Jace Amaro.
TEYards gained by a tight end per game, season. Amendola, Danny. Danny Amendola. WRMost passes caught by two players same team, season.
Michael Crabtree. Calhoun, Charlie. Charlie Calhoun. PMost punts, game. Centenary 1. 93. 9)Calhoun, Charlie.
Charlie Calhoun. PMost punting yards, game. Centenary 1. 93. 9)Crabtree, Michael. Michael Crabtree.
WRMost passes caught by two players same team, season. Danny Amendola. Crabtree, Michael. Michael Crabtree. WRMost passes caught by a freshman, season. Crabtree, Michael.
Michael Crabtree. WRMost passes caught by a freshman, season per game.
Crabtree, Michael. Michael Crabtree. WRMost receiving yards gained by a freshman, season. Crabtree, Michael. Michael Crabtree. WRMost receiving yards gained by a freshman, season per game. Crabtree, Michael.
Michael Crabtree. WRMost games gaining 1. Crabtree, Michael. Michael Crabtree. WRMost touchdown passes caught by a freshman.
Crabtree, Michael. Michael Crabtree. WRMost touchdown passes caught in freshman and sophomore seasons[4. Doege, Seth. Seth Doege. QBHighest percentage of passes completed, game (min. New Mexico. 20. 11)Flugence, Lawrence.
Lawrence Flugence. LBMost total tackles, season. Francis, Carlos. Carlos Francis. WR3 players, same team, each gaining 1,0. Welker, Francis, Glover) (tie)Francis, Carlos. Carlos Francis. WR5 players, same team, each catching 6.
Welker, Peters, Francis, Glover, Henderson)Glover, Nehemiah. Nehemiah Glover. WR3 players, same team, each gaining 1,0. Welker, Francis, Glover) (tie)Glover, Nehemiah.