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Tech Set To Face Baylor On Family Weekend
October 30, 2006 | Football
Oct. 30, 2006
TEXAS TECH vs. BAYLOR
Saturday, November 4, 2006 - 11 a.m. (FSN)
Family Weekend - Jones AT&T Stadium
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THIS WEEK'S GAME
Texas Tech (5-4, 2-3 Big 12) faces South Division rival Baylor (4-5, 3-2 Big 12) on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. Kickoff Saturday is set for 11 a.m. and the game will be broadcast regionally on FSN. Bill Land (play-by-play), Gary Reasons (analyst) and Emily Jones (sideline) will call the action from Lubbock. Texas Tech dropped a heart-breaking loss to Texas, 35-31, in Lubbock last weekend, while Baylor slipped at home against Texas A&M, 31-21.
RED RAIDERS CAN TIE SERIES WITH WIN
Texas Tech enters Saturday's game against Baylor trailing in the series, 32-31-1. The Red Raiders have covered some ground recently, having won 10 straight to erase the deficit. The series dates back to the 1929 season, and the teams played several times before Tech joined the Southwest Conference in 1960. The teams have met every year since and Texas Tech holds a 26-19-1 advantage over Baylor during that span.
DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME
Texas Tech has not played at home on consecutive weekends this season until now. The Baylor game marks the second of two straight at Jones AT&T Stadium for the Red Raiders as the team plays three of its final four games at home. Tech faces Oklahoma State in the season finale in Lubbock, after the final road trip of the season next weekend at Oklahoma.
RED RAIDERS AGAINST THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Texas Tech holds a series lead over four Big 12 members, including Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State and Oklahoma State. Baylor, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M all hold series advantages over the Red Raiders, while the series with Colorado is tied.
FIRST HALF SCORING
The Red Raiders have a penchant for coming out of the gates early, having scored 180 of its 269 points this season in the first half. The second quarter has been the most productive as the team has produced 104 points (11.6) in the frame. Entering the Iowa State game two weeks ago, Tech was averaging 5.9 points in the first quarter on the season, but tacked on 14 within the first eight minutes of the game, and added another 21 in the first quarter against Texas. On the flipside, Tech has scored 42 in the third and 44 in the fourth this season.
RED RAIDERS IN THE MIDST OF SCHOOL SCORING MARK
Texas Tech set a new consecutive games scoring mark against TCU and extended the streak against Texas. The run began with a 16-13 win over Texas A&M on Oct. 25, 1997, a week after dropping a 29-0 decision to second-ranked Nebraska. During its current run, the Red Raiders have scored 10+ in all but five games. During the run, two Tech opponents have come close twice to ending the streak - 1) Tech scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter at Texas in 1999 after going scoreless in the first three quarters, and 2) the Red Raiders poked one in the end zone in the fourth quarter at Colorado two weeks ago after being held scoreless through the first three.
Longest Scoring Streaks in School History
- 113 games - Began 10/25/97 with 16-13 win over Texas A&M in Lubbock (current streak)
- 106 games - Began 10/17/87 with 59-7 win over Rice; ended 12/29/96 with a 27-0 loss to Iowa
HARRELL PLAYING UNDER SOLID PROTECTION
The Texas Tech offensive line is having its best season under Mike Leach as far as sacks allowed are concerned. The unit has yielded only 13 sacks on the season or 1.4 sacks per game. Last season's group allowed 3.0 sacks per game, while the 2004 unit gave up 2.3. The previous low was 2.0 sacks per game in 2003 when QB B.J. Symons set the NCAA single-season passing yardage mark. The 2002 group allowed a record 46 sacks (3.3 per game), while the 2000 and 2001 o-lines yielded 2.3 per game each.
HARRELL BLISTERS TEXAS DEFENSE FOR CAREER HIGH
Texas Tech QB Graham Harrell had 364 passing yards and three TDs at the half against Texas, and wasn't done there. The sophomore signal caller completed 42-of-62 passes for the game and recorded the second-best performance all-time against a Longhorn defense. The 519 total pass yards for the game ranks sixth on the Tech all-time single game lists.
WASTING LITTLE TIME
Texas Tech is tied third nationally with Pittsburgh with 16 touchdown drives under two minutes in length. Louisville leads with 18. The Red Raiders had two touchdown drives against Iowa State under two minutes and one against Texas.
TOUGH ROW TO HOE
Texas Tech's schedule currently ranks in a tie as the 26th-toughest in the nation, with all opponents (past and future) a combined 43-33 on the season. Additionally, the Red Raiders' next three opponents are a combined 30-23 this year. Oklahoma State and Texas lead the Big 12 and are tied in 11th place, while Texas A&M is tied with the Red Raiders.
A LOT OF WORK TO DO
Texas Tech ranks third among Big 12 members with at least eight wins in each of the last four seasons. Texas leads the group with eight, while Oklahoma has done it in the last six seasons. Currently, the Red Raiders have five wins with three games to play at home against Baylor and Oklahoma State and on the road at Oklahoma.
TRIO OF TRUE FRESHMEN AMONG TWO-DEEP
Three true freshmen worked their way up the depth chart during the preseason and season and have appeared in the two deep at one point - RB Baron Batch, DT Dan'Tay Ward and TE Adrian Reese. Batch and Ward have been backups all season behind Shannon Woods and Chris Hudler, respectively. Reese moved into the No. 2 slot behind Grant Walker at Colorado and started at Iowa State.
TRUE FRESHMEN SEE ACTION EARLY
Nine members of the Texas Tech signing class saw action in the opener against SMU, including eight true freshmen. Junior college transfer Ofa Mohetau was lone upper classman in the signing class that played. S Jamar Wall, S Blake Collier, S Steven Harris, LB Marlon Williams, TE Adrian Reese, DE Brandon Williams, DT Rajon Henley, DT Dan'Tay Ward and DT Richard Jones all made appearances. RB Baron Batch was the 10th true freshman to see action when he stepped into the lineup at UTEP.
TEXAS TECH HAS 40 WINS OVER RANKED OPPONENTS
Over the course of Red Raider history 40 wins have come against ranked opponents. Tech's last win over a ranked opponent came against then-No. 4 California in the 2004 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl (45- 31). The Red Raiders closed the 2004 season with consecutive wins over ranked teams, including the regular-season finale over then-No. 23 Oklahoma State (31-15).
LEACH AMONG SHUTOUT LEADERS
In seven seasons as head coach, Mike Leach has delivered seven shutouts, including the 62-0 win over SLU. The total represents the most shutouts for a Texas Tech head coach since Dell Morgan's 20 blankings from 1941-50. Tech posted five shutouts during Leach's first three seasons, before reaching the sixth against Baylor last year.
ATTENDANCE MARK FALLS FOR SECOND SEASON IN A ROW
Fans came out in droves to see Texas Tech's game against Texas, setting a new single-game attendance record for the Red Raider program. The crowd of 56,168 eclipses the old mark of 55,755, set last season against Texas A&M.
DEFENSE SCORES FIRST TD ON PICK RETURN SINCE 2003
When senior LB Fletcher Session grabbed a first-quarter interception against Texas and returned it for a touchdown, it marked the first time since the SMU game in 2003 that Tech had returned a pick for a touchdown. Session's INT gave the Red Raiders a 21-0 first-quarter lead.
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