Texas Tech Football Prepares For Oklahoma State.
November 06, 2000 | Football
Nov. 6, 2000
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The Records
Texas Tech dropped to 6-4 on the season following last weekend's 29-17 loss at home to No. 20 Texas. The Red Raiders are 2-4 in Big 12 play. Oklahoma State is 2-6 overall and 0-5 in league play. The Cowboys dropped last week's game 21-16 at home to No. 24 Texas A&M.
Streaks
The Red Raiders have split their last two games. Tech knocked off Kansas 45-39 two weeks ago after losing two straight for the first time this season. The Red Raiders lost last weekend to Texas. Oklahoma State has lost six-straight games since opening the season 2-0, knocking off both Tulsa and Southwest Texas State.
The Series
Texas Tech leads the series 15-9-3. Oklahoma State snapped Tech's four-game series win streak last season with a 41-21 win in Stillwater. The Red Raiders lead 7-2-2 in Lubbock. The Red Raiders hold the longest win streak in the series at five games (1935-1941, 1946-1956). Tech is 3-1 since the inception of the Big 12 and also is 3-1 in the last 10 years. The two teams first met during the 1935 season as Texas Tech opened the series with five-straight wins.
The Coaches
Mike Leach is 6-4 in his first season at Texas Tech and as a collegiate head coach. The Red Raiders have a 2-4 mark in league play under the first-year coach. Leach has never faced Oklahoma State as a head coach. Oklahoma State's Bob Simmons is 29-36 in his sixth season at OSU. Simmons is 1-3 against the Red Raiders.
The Last Game - (20) Texas 29, Texas Tech 17
Texas Tech and Texas played before a national television audience on the FOX Sports Network for the fourth-straight season. The game was originally scheduled to kickoff at 1 p.m., but was moved to 6 p.m. to accommodate the television broadcast. The game was the fifth-straight night game in the series.
Representatives from the Sanford Independence Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl Committee, the galleryfurniture.com Bowl and the Sylvania Alamo Bowl were in attendance.
The crowd of 53,027 marked the first sellout of the season at Jones SBC Stadium. The crowd was the sixth-largest in school history. The attendance total also gives Texas Tech a single-season attendance record of 293,013, which surpasses the old record of 291,046 set during the 1980 season.
Texas was the second team this season to score against Texas Tech on its opening drive. Texas A&M scored on its opening drive against the Red Raiders on Sept. 30.
True freshman Wes Welker tallied a career-high 43-yard reception in the first quarter. Welker's previous high was a 37-yard reception against Baylor.
Redshirt freshman Carlos Francis caught his second-career touchdown pass on a 39-yard strike from Kliff Kingsbury with 7:35 remaining in the second quarter. The touchdown catch was his first since he amassed a Tech freshman record 234 receiving yards and a touchdown against Utah State on Sept. 2.
Senior defensive end Devin Lemons picked up his first-career fumble recovery in the second quarter after Aaron Hunt hit Texas QB Major Applewhite to force the turnover.
Senior linebacker John Norman recorded his seventh-career interception and third of the season when he picked off Applewhite early in the third quarter.
Kingsbury finished the game nine yards shy of setting the single-season passing yardage record at Tech. Kingsbury has 2,887 yards this season and needs nine to pass Robert Hill's current record of 2,894 yards set during the 1993 season.
Tech's 17 rushing yards was the lowest output of the season.
Break Out the Shades
For the first time this season, the Red Raiders will play a home game without the service of the Jones SBC Stadium lights. The first six home games were scheduled to be played at night due to warm West Texas temperatures. The game against Texas, originally scheduled for 1 p.m., was moved to 6 p.m. to accommodate a national television broadcast. The Oklahoma State game will kickoff at 1 p.m.
Reeling 'Em In
The crowd of 53,027 to witness the Texas Tech-Texas game was the sixth-largest in school history. The attendance total also helped Texas Tech set a single-season attendance record of 293,013, which surpasses the old record of 291,046 set during the 1980 season.
Kingsbury Ranks Among Best All-Time
Despite playing in just his sophomore season and first full season, Tech quarterback Kliff Kingsbury has quickly made his mark on the Red Raider passing record charts. Kingsbury ranks among the top five in three categories and already has set single-game records in completions (42), attempts (60) and passing yards (456). Kingsbury also ranks seventh in career TD passes (21) and trails Robert Hall's single-season record of 21 by four scoring tosses.
Paper or Plastic?
Sophomore defensive end Aaron Hunt leads the team with eight sacks this season and is tied for 10th on the single-season sacks list at Tech. He has 12 career sacks and is one shy of cracking the career top 10 list.
Tech Safety Posts Career High
Red Raider free safety Mark Washington is having his finest season at Texas Tech. Washington recorded a career-high 17 tackles against Texas, including seven solo. He has seven double-digit tackle games this season and is one of the team's leading tacklers in the last four games with 46.
Williams Among Top Tech Running Backs
Senior running back Ricky Williams, who is looking to become the seventh player to lead the Red Raiders in rushing in three seasons, currently leads Texas Tech with 390 net rushing yards through 10 games.
Dorris, Baker Enjoying Best Seasons
Senior receivers Derek Dorris and Tim Baker are having their best seasons in their final campaigns. Dorris is second on the team with 48 points. He caught a school-record four touchdown passes against Kansas and has eight on the season. Dorris also is second on the team with 44 catches for 473 yards. Baker leads the team with 56 catches and 640 yards. He is second with four touchdown receptions. Baker entered the season with 510 career receiving yards.
Greathouse Helping Out the Defense
Sophomore punter Clinton Greathouse is averaging nearly 40 yards per punt after taking over the punting duties midway through the season. He is currently averaging 39.8 yards per kick on 29 punts and has placed six inside the 20.
Long Distance Scoring
Return specialist Wes Welker has scored three touchdowns on the ground this season, none shorter than 40 yards. Welker returned a punt 63 yards for a score against Baylor and returned his second of the season 63 yards for a touchdown at Kansas. Welker also scored on a 42-yard run against the Jayhawks.
Texas Tech and Professional Football
Texas Tech currently has four players on NFL rosters and recently had three former players drafted by teams in the new Xtreme Football League.
Getting the Most Out of Completions
Kliff Kingsbury has completed 291 passes this season, 17 of those for touchdowns. Kingsbury is currently averaging a touchdown pass per 17.2 completions.