Texas Tech vs. New Mexico Game Notes

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2010 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL

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TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL 2010 GAME NOTES at New Mexico University Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M. September 11, 2010 • 7 p.m. (CT) • The Mtn. THIRD WINNINGEST TEAM IN THE BIG 12 THIS CENTURY • 2010 ALAMO BOWL CHAMPIONS BIG 12 RECORD 16-STRAIGHT BOWL ELIGIBLE SEASONS • 2008 BIG 12 SOUTH CHAMPIONS

TEXAS TECH (1-0; 0-0 BIG 12) SEPTEMBER 5 SMU (ESPN) 11 at New Mexico (The Mtn.) 18 *Texas (ABC) OCTOBER 2 at *Iowa State 9 vs. #*Baylor 16 *Oklahoma State 23 at *Colorado 30 at *Texas A&M NOVEMBER 6 *Missouri 13 at *Oklahoma 20 Weber State 27 Houston DECEMBER 4 &Big 12 Championship

W, 35-27 7 p.m. (CT) 7 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 7 p.m.

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

NEW MEXICO (0-1; 0-0 MWC) SEPTEMBER 5 at Oregon 11 Texas Tech (The Mtn.) 18 *Utah 25 at *UNLV OCTOBER 2 *UTEP 9 at New Mexico State 23 *San Diego State 30 at *Colorado State NOVEMBER 6 *Wyoming 13 at *Air Force 20 at *BYU 27 *TCU

L, 0-72 7 p.m. (CT) 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m.

* = Mountain West Conference Game

RED RAIDERS HEAD WEST FOR THE FIRST ROAD GAME OF THE 2010 SEASON Texas Tech will hit the road for the first time in 2010 as the Red Raiders head to University Stadium in Albuquerque, N.M., to face the New Mexico Lobos at 7 p.m. (CT) on Saturday. The Red Raiders will have a short turnaround due to kicking off the season on Sunday at home against SMU. Texas Tech jumped out to a 21-0 lead and held off the Mustangs 35-27 to win its eighth consecutive season opener. Saturday’s game in Albuquerque will be televised live on The Mtn. (Mountain West Sports Network) and can be seen nationally on channel 616 on DirecTV. James Bates (play-by-play), Todd Christensen (analyst) and Toby Christensen (sidelines) will call the action for the The Mtn. and Saturday’s game will mark Tech’s first appearance 2010 BIG 12 STANDINGS on the network. Fans that are not DirecTV subscribers can catch all the action live on the Texas Tech Sports Network with Brian Jensen, SOUTH CONF OVERALL STK John Harris and Chris Level. The Texas Tech Sports Network pregame Baylor 0-0 1-0 W1 show will begin at 6 p.m. (CT) across all 40 network affiliates and on Oklahoma 0-0 1-0 W3 Sirius Satellite Radio (Channel 126). Saturday’s game will mark the Oklahoma State 0-0 1-0 W1 42nd all-time meeting between these two border rivals with Texas Tech Texas 0-0 1-0 W1 commanding a 33-6-2 lead in the series. Texas A&M Texas Tech

0-0 0-0

1-0 1-0

W1 W4

TEXAS TECH HOLDS OFF SMU TO WIN SEASON OPENER LUBBOCK (AP)-- Taylor Potts threw for 359 yards and four touchdowns CONF OVERALL STK to lead Texas Tech over SMU 35-27 and give Tommy Tuberville a victory NORTH Colorado 0-0 1-0 W1 Sunday in his first game as Red Raiders coach. Tuberville took over Iowa State 0-0 1-0 W2 after the popular and successful Mike Leach was fired in December Kansas State 0-0 1-0 W1 amid allegations he mistreated an injured playerTuberville promised to 0-0 1-0 W1 stick with a pass-heavy offense that helped Leach make the Red Raiders Missouri 0-0 1-0 W2 famous. Promise kept. Potts was 34 for 53 with no interceptions and Nebraska Kansas 0-0 0-1 L8 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. 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. 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. 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.

GAME INFORMATION Date/Time: Location: Radio:

Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 7 p.m. (CT) Albuquerque, N.M. (University Stadium; 39,224) 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: None Satellite Radio: Sirius Channel 126 Television: The Mtn. (Channel 616 DirecTV) Todd Bates (Play-by-Play), Todd Christensen (Analyst) and Toby Christensen (Sidelines) On The Web: Live in-game statistics and other coverage can be found at www.texastech.com

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS

NEW MEXICO LOBOS

Record: Rankings

1-0; 0-0 BIG 12 Receiving Votes

Record: Rankings:

0-1; 0-0 MWC None

Last Game

W, SMU (35-27)

Last Game:

L, at Oregon (0-72)

Head Coach: Career Record: Record at Tech: vs. SMU:

Tommy Tuberville 111-60 (15 Seasons) 1-0 (First Season) 1-0

Head Coach: Career Record: Record at UNM: vs. Texas Tech:

Mike Locksley 1-12 1-12 0-1

UNIVERSITY STADIUM Location ___________ Corner of University Blvd. SE __________________________ and Cesar Chavez Capacity __________________________ 39,224 Tickets __________________________ Available Ticket Office _________________ (505) 925-5626 _____________________________ golobos.com

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