2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS THIRD WINNINGEST TEAM IN THE BIG 12 THIS CENTURY 2011 TICKETCITY BOWL CHAMPIONS BIG 12 RECORD 18-STRAIGHT BOWL ELIGIBLE SEASONS 11 CONSECUTIVE BOWL APPEARANCES
TEXAS TECH (8-5; 3-5 BIG 12) SEPTEMBER 5 SMU (ESPN) 11 at New Mexico (The Mtn.) 18 *Texas (ABC/ESPN2) OCTOBER 2 at *Iowa State (FCS) 9 vs. #*Baylor (FSN) 16 *Oklahoma State (FSN+) 23 at *Colorado 30 at *Texas A&M NOVEMBER 6 *Missouri (ABC) 13 at *Oklahoma (ABC) 20 Weber State 27 Houston (FSN) JANUARY 1 vs. %Northwestern (ESPNU)
W, 35-27 W, 52-17 L, 14-24 L, 38-52 W, 45-38 L, 17-34 W, 27-24 L, 27-45 W, 24-17 L, 7-45 W, 64-21 W, 35-20 W, 45-38
* = Big 12 Conference Game # = Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas & = Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas % = TicketCity Bowl, Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, Texas
2010 HEADLINES • Tommy Tuberville becomes the first coach in school history to win a bowl game in his first season as head coach. • Tommy Tuberville becomes just the fifth coach in NCAA history to win a bowl game at three different schools (Ole Miss, Auburn and Texas Tech). • QB Taylor Potts completes prolific senior season with 3,726 passing yards (ranks eighth in school history) and 35 touchdowns (ranks sixth in school history. • Sophomore Eric Stephens became the school’s all-time career leader in kickoff return yards and kickoff returns. He surpassed former Tech All-American and College Football Hall of Fame member Donny Anderson. • Texas Tech sold a school record 46,565 season tickets for the 2010 season which surpassed the previous record of 41,740 set back in 2008. • Texas Tech established a new school record for average home attendance over the course of the 2010 season. Tech averaged 57,107 fans per-game which surpassed the previous record of 53,625 set in 2009. • Texas Tech played in its fourth consecutive January bowl game and its 34th overall (ranks 19th nationally). • Texas Tech secured its 16th consecutive winning season.
FINAL ATTENDANCE NUMBERS Total Home Attendance ______________ 342,647 Average Home Attendance _____ Six Games/57,108 Neutral Site Attendance ______________ 48,213 _______ Texas Tech vs. Baylor (Cotton Bowl Stadium)
RED RAIDERS TOP NORTHWESTERN TO WIN THE TICKETCITY BOWL, 45-38 DALLAS, Texas – Taylor Potts threw four touchdown passes and scored another on a trick play, and Eric Stephens ran 86 yards for a TD to carry Texas Tech to a 45-38 victory over Northwestern in the inaugural TicketCity Bowl. The Red Raiders (8-5) led by 22 points early in the second half, then had to sweat it out. The Wildcats (7-6) got within a touchdown twice in the fourth quarter, with freshmen quarterbacks Evan Watkins and Kain Colter combining to lead three straight touchdown drives and Jordan Maybin returning an interception 39 yards for a score with 5:37 left. FINAL BIG 12 STANDINGS The game wasn’t decided until the final play, a heave by Watkins that SOUTH CONF OVERALL STK was intercepted. 6-2 12-2 W5 Northwestern remains winless in a bowl since 1949. The Wildcats Oklahoma (Champion) Oklahoma State 6-2 11-2 W1 have lost eight in a row, including three straight close ones. The game was played at the Cotton Bowl, site of more bowl games Texas A&M 6-2 9-4 L1 than any stadium but the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. The building was Baylor 4-4 7-6 L4 empty last bowl season because the namesake game moved to Cowboys Texas Tech 3-5 8-5 W3 Stadium. Attendance was announced as 40,121, well under half of capac- Texas 2-6 5-7 L1 ity; the actual crowd was several thousand less. Not even a game sponsored by a ticket-seller could lure folks other than fans of both schools to NORTH CONF OVERALL STK an 11 a.m. kickoff on a windy New Year’s morning with temperatures in Nebraska 6-2 10-4 L2 the 30s. Missouri 6-2 10-3 L1 It turned out to be quite a contest - 927 yards of total offense and an Iowa State 3-5 5-7 L3 inspired comeback by the Wildcats. Kansas State 3-5 7-6 L1 There were all sorts of oddities and game-changing plays, from a Colorado 2-6 5-7 L1 flubbed hold on an extra-point kick to Tech coach Tommy Tuberville trying Kansas 1-7 3-9 L3 an onside kick while leading 38-17 late in the third quarter. Soon, Northwestern was within 38-31. Potts held them off, though, going 43 of 56 for 369 yards. He ran twice for 19 yards, 13 coming when he threw the ball to Austin Zouzalik on the right side of the field and Zouzalik threw it back to him. Potts scored easily behind a convoy of blockers. The throwback was ruled a lateral, so it went down as a rushing play. Stephens became Tech’s main running back because of an injury to Baron Batch. He ran 14 times for 128 yards. His big play was the second-longest in a bowl game at this stadium, topped only by the 95-yarder in the 1954 Cotton Bowl that was awarded when Alabama’s Tommy Lewis came off the bench to tackle Rice’s Dickie Maegle. Stephens also contributed to the dramatic finish by failing to gain enough first downs to let Tech run out the clock. Lyle Leong caught 10 passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns. Watkins, a redshirt freshman who took over when Dan Persa tore an Achilles’ tendon in mid-November, was 10 of 21 for 76 yards and a touchdown. He also ran for a 13 yards and a touchdown. Colter, his smaller, speedy substitute, ran 18 times for 105 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw for 36 yards. Midway through the fourth quarter, Northwestern safety Hunter Bates - son of former Dallas Cowboys standout Bill Bates - broke a leg and had to be carted off the field. Northwestern scored its most points of the season against a Tech defense run by line coach Sam McElroy. He took over following the departure of coordinator James Willis earlier this week. His unit was solid in the first half, then gave up scores on the first four drives it faced in the second half.
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
2010-11 BIG 12 BOWL FINAL RESULTS
Record: Rankings
8-5; 3-5 BIG 12 None
Texas Tech 45, Northwestern 38 TicketCity Bowl, Dallas
Iowa 27, Missouri 24 Insight Bowl, Tempe, Ariz.
Last Game
W, vs. Northwestern (45-38)
Illinois 38, Baylor 14 Texas Bowl, Houston
Syracuse 36, K-State 34 Pinstripe Bowl, New York
Head Coach: Career Record: Record at Tech: Bowl Record:
Tommy Tuberville 118-65 (15 Seasons) 8-5 (First Season) 7-3
Washington 19, Nebraska 7 Holiday Bowl, San Diego, Calif.
Oklahoma 48, UCONN 20 Fiesta Bowl, Phoenix, Ariz.
Oklahoma State 36, Arizona 10 Alamo Bowl, San Antonio
LSU 41, TEXAS A&M 24 Cotton Bowl, Dallas
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