Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders Square Off With Jayhawks In Lubbock
October 03, 2001 | Football
Oct. 3, 2001
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LAST WEEK FOR TEXAS TECH AND KANSAS
The Red Raiders suffered their first defeat of the season, a 42-7 setback at fifth-ranked Texas in Austin. Kansas was idle following a 27-16 loss the previous week at Colorado. Both teams enter this week's game looking for their first conference win of the season.
THE TEXAS TECH-KANSAS SERIES
Texas Tech hasn't lost in seven meetings with the Jayhawks, dating back to the 1965 season. Between 1965 and 1970, the two teams faced each other four times. The last three meetings have all come in Big 12 play.
KANSAS SCOUTING REPORT
Kansas is 1-2 on the season and 0-1 in Big 12 play. The Jayhawks opened the season with a 24-10 win over Southwest Missouri State in Lawrence, but dropped their next outing to UCLA (41-17) at home in week two. In its last game, Kansas suffered a 27-16 setback at Colorado in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams. QB Mario Kinsey leads the team in rushing with 43.0 yards per game and is second in passing yardage with 258 yards in two games. QB Zach Dyer tops the team in passing with 294 yards in two games. HB Reggie Duncan helps support the run with 41.5 yards per game. WR Roger Ross leads the team with 14 receptions and 171 yards receiving, followed by FK Tremaine Fulton with 10 catches for 160 yards. As a team, the Jayhawks are averaging 19.0 points per game, but are allowing 26.0 points to the opposition. KU also is averaging 284.3 yards per game of total offense and while the defense yields 414.0 yards.
RED RAIDER NOTEBOOK VS. TEXAS
- Senior RB Ricky Williams ran 31 yards for Texas Tech's first touchdown of the game in the first quarter. The touchdown run was Williams longest of the 2001 season.
- The Texas Tech defense gave up a season-high 42 points against the Longhorns. The previous high was 30 points by the New Mexico Lobos in the season opener in Lubbock.
- Texas Tech is now 3-3 in Big 12 Conference openers and has lost two-straight dating back to last season's loss at Texas A&M (33-15). Tech's last Big 12 opening win came against Texas A&M in Lubbock on Oct. 2, 1999. The Red Raiders are 12-28-1 in conference openers dating back to Tech's first season in the SWC in 1960. The 42-7 loss to Texas is also the largest margin of defeat in a Big 12 opening game for Texas Tech.
- Junior DT Lamont Anderson earned his first career interception in the third quarter.
- Junior QB Kliff Kingsbury's streak of consecutive games (7) with a passing touchdown was snapped as Tech's only touchdown of the evening came on a 31-yard rush by Ricky Williams in the first half.
- Kingsbury is now fourth all-time on the career-passing list at Texas Tech. Kingsbury has 4,820 career passing yards, surpassing Ron Reeves who tallied 4,488 between 1978 and 1981.
KINGSBURY GOOD AT HOME
Kliff Kingsbury has an 8-2 record as the Red Raider starter in Jones SBC Stadium. His first start came in the season finale in 1999 against Oklahoma. Last year, Kingsbury led Tech to six wins at home. In nine games at Jones SBC Stadium, Kingsbury is averaging 274.8 yards per game.
KINGSBURY CONTINUES TO MOVE UP CHARTS
Another week passes and junior QB Kliff Kingsbury makes another move up the charts. Kingsbury passed Ron Reeves and moved into fourth place on the career passing yardage list against Texas and has 4,820 career passing yards. He also moved into fourth place on the completions list with 492 in his career.
RED RAIDERS UPCOMING SLATE PRETTY TOUGH
Texas Tech is in the middle of one of the toughest stretches in school history. Beginning Saturday night at fifth-ranked Texas, the Red Raiders host Kansas this weekend, then face 12th-ranked Kansas State in Lubbock, before traveling to Lincoln, Neb., for an Oct. 20 meeting with the fourth-ranked Cornhuskers.
RICKY BECOMES FOURTH TO RUSH FOR 3,000 YARDS
Senior RB Ricky Williams joins Byron Hanspard (4,219), James Gray (4,066) and Byron Morris (3,544) on the list of 3,000-yard rushers at Texas Tech. Williams surpassed the mark two weeks ago at North Texas and now has 3,126 yards.
WILLIAMS MAKES HISTORY IN WIN OVER NORTH TEXAS
RB Ricky Williams set a school record with 13 receptions against the Mean Green last Saturday. Needless to say, Williams also set the school record for receptions by a running back and established a personal-best 101 yards receiving. On the night, Williams amassed 195 yards of total offense with two rushing touchdowns.
TECH DEFENSIVE BACK ONE OF TEAM'S LEADING SCORERS
DB Paul McClendon returned two North Texas turnovers for touchdowns and has 18 points on the season, six points behind team leader Ricky Williams. McClendon scored on a 6-yard fumble return and a 50-yard interception return. In the season opener against New Mexico, he returned a fumble 5 yards for a touchdown.
McCLENDON NAMED BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
For his heroics against North Texas, McClendon was named Southwestern Bell Big 12 Football Defensive Player of the Week. McClendon is the first Red Raiders to earn the award on the defensive side since Kevin Curtis during the 1999 season. Overall, four Tech players have received the defensive honor (Robert Johnson - 1996, Montae Reagor - 1997).
DEFENSE IMPRESSIVE ON THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS
Texas Tech's defense has limited the opposition on third-down conversions. In three games, Tech opponents are 11-of-41 (27%) on third down.
FOLLOWING McCLENDON'S LEAD
Texas Tech scored back-to-back touchdowns twice in its 42-1 win over North Texas. Following McClendon's fumble return, the Red Raiders scored on their next offensive possession, capping a 10-play, 67-yard drive with a Kingsbury to Cole Roberts 4-yard strike. Tech did it again in the third and fourth quarters. Following another McClendon defensive touchdown to close the third, Kingsbury hit Mickey Peters with a 5-yard pass to end a 10-play, 79-yard drive.
BIG 12 RUSHERS MOVIN' ON UP
Led by senior Ricky Williams of Texas Tech as he continues his comeback from near-career-ending knee surgery in September, 1999, active Big 12 rushers are climbing the charts after some excellent early performances. Williams became the fifth rusher since the founding of the Big 12 to surpass 3,000 yards while Nebraska QB Eric Crouch continues to excel on the ground and in the air. He accounted for five touchdowns (three passing, two running) in NU's win over Rice and moved past Missouri QB Corby Jones (2,533 net rushing yards from 1995-98) for the most rushing yards ever by a Big 12 signalcaller. ISU's Ennis Haywood used a 219-yard rushing day at Ohio on Sept. 22 to reach the 2,000-yard career mark. Kansas State's Josh Scobey became the seventh active Big 12 carrier to reach the 1,000-yard mark after his performance at Oklahoma on Sept. 29. He reached the 1,000 figure in his 16th regular-season clash with the Wildcats.
PAIGE GETS FIRST COLLEGIATE START
Junior college transfer WR Anton Paige saw his first action as a Red Raiders as a member of the starting lineup against North Texas. Paige suffered a hamstring injury in the team's first scrimmage of the preseason Aug. 19 and has been limited since. He caught two passes for 13 yards against North Texas.
TECH AMONG THE LEAGUE'S BEST
The Red Raiders rank high in several Big 12 statistical categories, including holding the top spot in passing offense at 325.0 yards per game, which also ranks seventh nationally. Tech also ranks second in scoring offense (42.0 ppg), second in pass defense (123.5 ypg), tied for first in point after kicking (10-of-10, 100%), third in fourth down conversions (3-of-5, 60%) and fourth in red zone offense (6-of-8, 75%).
Kingsbury Named to O'Brien Watch List
Junior quarterback Kliff Kingsbury was been named to the Davey O'Brien Foundation Watch List for the upcoming season. The award is presented annually to the nation's top college quarterback.
Joining Kingsbury on the list from the Big 12 is Eric Crouch (Nebraska), Mark Farris (Texas A&M) and Chris Simms (Texas).
The O'Brien Award is named in honor of the late Davey O'Brien, the All-American and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback for Texas Christian University who led the Horned Frogs to the 1938 National Championship.
TECH RANKS HIGH IN GRADUATION RATES SURVEY
The American Football Coaches Association recognized Texas Tech football as one of the nation's top 30 programs in graduating its student-athletes.
Texas Tech recognized a jump in graduation to 70 percent this past year after graduating 5 percent the previous year. Tech, Baylor and Nebraska were the only schools from the Big 12 recognized as having graduated 70 percent or higher.
Curtis Named to Thorpe Award "Watch List"
Senior strong safety Kevin Curtis was been named to the Thorpe Award "Watch List" for the 2001 season. The Thorpe Award is presented annually to the nation's top defensive back.
Curtis also has received several preseason honors, including being named a second-team All-American by Street & Smith's. He also is listed as one of the top 10 collegiate safeties entering the 2001 season by Lindy's College Football.
The 6-foot-3, 223-pound Lubbock native finished second on the team last season with 121 tackles and fourth in the Big 12 Conference. His 320 career tackles ranks ninth all-time at Tech, trailing former Tech All-American Gabe Rivera by one tackle.
Other players named to the list include Quentin Jammer (Texas), Roy Williams (Oklahoma), Pig Prather (Mississippi State) and Lito Sheppard (Florida).
