Texas Tech University Athletics
Post Game Notes
October 05, 2002 | Football
Oct. 5, 2002
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Saturday, Oct. 5, 2002; 1 p.m. (CT)
Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
KICKING OFF
Texas Tech won the opening coin toss for the third time this season and elected to receive. Texas Tech won the coin toss last week against New Mexico marking the first time this year Tech has won back-to-back coin tosses. o The trip to Kyle Field is the second in Mike Leach's career at Texas Tech. The Red Raiders lost to A&M 33-15. o Today's game is marks just the second time this season that Texas Tech has not been televised. The only other game that has not been on television was a 24-14 win at SMU.
TEXAS TECH STARTING LINEUPS
Offense - LT: Daniel Loper; LG: E.J. Whitley; C: Toby Cecil: RG: Rex Richard; RT: Casey Keck; QB: Kliff Kingsbury; F: Taurean Henderson; H: Wes Welker; X:Anton Paige; Y: Mickey Peters; Z: Nehemiah Glover Defense - LE: Aaron Hunt; LT: Rodney McKinney; RT: Lamont Anderson; RE: Adell Duckett; STUB: Mike Smith; MAC: Lawrence Flugence; BUC: Jason Wesley; LC: Ricky Sailor; FS: Raymond Pierce; SS: Ryan Aycock; RC: Joselio Hanson
WELKER MOVES UP CHARTS
Junior Wes Welker turned in a career-high 327 all-purpose yards (120 receiving, 41 rushing, 166 return). Welker also moved up the Big 12 and Texas Tech career charts in punt returns yards and on Tech's punt returns list. He tied Tracy Saul for second on the career punt returns list with 90, while moving to third on the Big 12 chart for punt return yards with 1043 yards which is second on Tech's list. Welker's 166 punt return yards is the most Texas A&M has ever given up in a game.
OFFENSE PUTS UP NUMBERS
Today's 48 points marked the fourth-straight game the Red Raider offense has scored 40 or more points in a game. The Red Raiders have scored 187 points the last four contests. Tech scored 42 points in the win over Ole Miss and 48 points in the loss to NC State, while tallying 49 in the win at New Mexico.
NOTABLES
- Senior wide receiver Anton Paige scored Tech's first points of the game when he caught a four-yard touchdown pass from Kliff Kingsbury. The touchdown catch was his sixth of the season and 10th of his career moving him into a tie for seventh place on Tech's all-time touchdown receiving list. Paige recorded his longest career pass reception on a 35-yard pass from Kingsbury in the second quarter.
- Senior cornerback Joselio Hanson picked up his second interception of the season late in the first quarter. The defensive pick was the third of his career.
- Junior Carlos Francis grabbed his eighth career touchdown pass with 7:55 remaining in the second quarter.
- Junior Wes Welker caught his eighth career touchdown in the fourth quarter. He then scored a touchdown on a punt return in the fourth quarter, marking his fifth career punt return for a touchdown. The 88-yard punt return was the longest ever given up by Texas A&M.
- Texas Tech has now won six of the last eight games against Texas A&M and has won the last two games (2001 and 2002).
- Texas Tech's 544 yards of total offense is the most ever by Texas Tech against Texas A&M.
- Today's overtime win marks the first in school history. Tech was 0-2 in overtime game prior to the A&M game including a 51-48 loss to North Carolina State earlier this season.
