Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders Head To Austin To Face No.14/15 Texas
November 06, 2007 | Football
Nov. 6, 2007
Texas Tech (7-3;3-3 Big 12)
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Texas (8-2; 4-2 Big 12)
Saturday, Nov. 10 - 2:30 p.m.
Royal Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
Series vs. Texas: Texas leads 41-14
Series Streak: Texas has won the last four
Last Meeting vs. Texas: Texas 35, Tech 31 - 2006
Last Texas Tech Win: Tech 24, Texas 10 - 1997
Television: ABC Sports
Radio: Texas Tech Sports Network
Live Stats: www.texastech.com
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ON THE ROAD AGAINM
Texas Tech plays its final regular-season road contest at Texas on Saturday, before wrapping up the regular season against Oklahoma at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock on Nov 17. This weekend's trip is the second straight for the Red Raiders after playing at Baylor last weekend.
RADIO COVERAGE
The Texas Tech Sports Network is comprised of 48 stations and the game can be heard on Sirius Satellite Radio (122) and XM Radio (242). Brian Jensen will handle the play-by-play duties, while John Harris and former Red Raider quarterback Sonny Cumbie serve as analysts. Armen Williams will comb the sidelines for the network. Flagship station 1340 KKAM and KFMX 94.5 carry the games in Lubbock.
TELEVISION COVERAGE
ABC will be on hand to provide regional coverage of Saturday's game against Texas. Ron Franklin (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (analyst) and Jack Arute (sideline) will call the action from DKR/Memorial Stadium in Austin. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.
RED RAIDERS IN THE POLLS
The Red Raiders received votes in this week's USA Today Coaches Poll. Red Raider opponents earning top 25 status include Texas (14/15), Oklahoma (4/4) and Missouri (7/7). Oklahoma State also is receiving votes. (USA Today/AP)
ROAD TO THIS POINT
The Red Raiders are 7-3 (3-3 in Big 12 play) on the season and got back into the win column at Baylor after dropping back-to-back games for the first time this season against Missouri and Colorado. Texas Tech opened the season with wins over three-straight Conference USA opponents, before dropping its conference opener at Oklahoma State, 49-45. Tech bounced back with three straight wins against Northwestern State, Iowa State and Texas A&M, all in Lubbock. The Longhorns are 8-2 (4-2 Big 12) after picking up a come-from-behind win at Oklahoma State last weekend.
TEXAS HOLDS SERIES ADVANTAGE
Texas leads the series with Texas Tech, 41-14, and has won the last four games in the series. The Red Raiders last win came in Lubbock during the 2002 season and Tech's last win in Austin was a 24-10 victory in 1997.
SACK BY COMMITTEE
Texas Tech is one of five teams in the Big 12 Conference with at least 20 sacks on the season. Outside of DE Brandon Williams' team-leading five quarterback stops, 12 different Red Raiders account for the remaining 15 sacks, and only one of the 12 has more than one and a half. DT Rajon Henley is second with two and a half.
TAKING ADVANTAGE INSIDE THE 20
Texas Tech has 53 trips inside the red zone this season and has scored 44 times. Of the 44 scores, 41 of those have gone for touchdowns; which leads the Big 12 Conference. Kansas is second with 33 touchdowns inside the red zone.
TECH SCORING IN BUNCHES
Quietly flying under the radar is the fact that Texas Tech is enjoying its second-most productive scoring season in school history (42.5 in 2003). The Red Raiders are averaging 42.4 points per game. Tech ranks third in the Big 12 Conference behind Kansas' 46.2 and Oklahoma's 44.2. The Red Raiders are fifth nationally. Should Tech continue its scoreboard assault, it will mark only the second time in school history that a team has finished with an above 40.0 average.
WINNING AT HOME
Texas Tech currently is tied nationally with Iowa in 12th place among home records since the 2003 season. Tech is 25-5 over that stretch.
FIRST AND 10
For what seems like the umpteenth year in a row, Texas Tech leads the Big 12 Conference and the country with 283 first downs and leads the country with 28.3 first downs per game.
CRAB, DANNY PROVIDE ONE-TWO PUNCH
Texas Tech's dynamic receiving duo of Michael Crabtree and Danny Amendola has given opposing defenses fits this season. When one player is defended, the other is open. Crabtree's numbers speak for themselves and have been well-documented: 104 receptions, 1,512 yards and 18 touchdowns; not to mention a host of NCAA and school records. Amendola is having his best season after making the switch from inside to out. The senior has 86 receptions, 1,014 yards and five touchdowns. Statistically, the duo has left other receiving tandems in their wake, along with several defensive units as well.
The Numbers are Astounding
190 receptions / 2,526 yards / 23 touchdowns
OFFENSIVE DUO NAMED TO SEMIFINALISTS LISTS
QB Graham Harrell and WR Michael Crabtree have been named to award semifinalists lists for their respective positions. Harrell is one of 15 vying for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, while Crabtree is one of 10 semifinalists for the prestigious Biletnikoff Award.
CRABTREE, AMENDOLA AMONG ELITE GROUP
Crabtree and Amendola became the 24th duo in NCAA history to record 1,000 receiving yards apiece when Amendola eclipsed the mark against Baylor. Crabtree leads the country with 1,512 yards and Amendola has 1,014 yards this season. On a side note, the only team to produce three 1,000-yard receivers in a season - Texas Tech in 2003 (Francis, Welker, Glover).
DANNY MOVES THE CHAINS
Senior WR Danny Amendola enjoyed tremendous success in his first eight games at the Y-receiver position, notching single-game career highs in catches (14) against Oklahoma State and receiving yards (233) also against the Cowboys. Most notably, 44 of his 86 catches this season have resulted in drive-extending first downs or touchdowns, including his career-long 49-yard catch and run early in the second quarter at SMU. With an expanded role in the offense, and a wealth of experience under his belt, Amendola has already shattered his personal season bests of 34 catches and 395 yards set a year ago during the 2006 season. He currently has 86 receptions for 1,014 yards and five touchdowns.
WILLIAMS EMERGING AS TOP D-LINEMAN
Brandon Williams has been getting to know the opposition's backfield better the opposition. The sophomore defensive end is among the Big 12 Conference's top linemen, ranking fourth in sacks, second in tackles for loss and tied first in forced fumbles. Williams leads Tech with five sacks this season and 11.5 tackles for loss, while forcing three fumbles. On the season, Williams has 37 tackles.
OUT OF COMFORT ZONE SUITS DUNCAN
Redshirt freshman LB Brian Duncan has started the last six games and has led the defense in tackles thrice. Duncan recorded seven stops at Baylor and made eight stops against Colorado, including a tackle for loss. He recorded seven stops for the second-straight week at Missouri after doing the same against Texas A&M. Duncan posted nine tackles, including seven solo stops, against Iowa State. In his first start, he had five tackles in the win over Northwestern State. Duncan had been backing up Paul Williams at middle backer, before getting the nod in the last six games at strongside. He still says the middle is his natural position.
TECH HARASSING OPPOSITION BEHIND THE LINE
Texas Tech has already this season registered 58 tackles for loss, 11 shy of last year's mark. DE Brandon Williams leads the group with 11.5.
AND THE QUARTERBACK, TOO...
Texas Tech picked up right where it left off a year ago. The Red Raiders made a 15-sack increase from 2005 to 2006, recording 33 sacks a year ago. This year's defensive unit has 20. The total ranks the Red Raiders in a fourth-place tie in the Big 12 standings. In the Rice win, the Red Raiders turned in a season-high six sacks, which marks the most in a single game since last year's game against Baylor.
WALL GETTING IN GOOD POSITION
Sophomore CB Jamar Wall leads the team with four interceptions this season, collecting his fourth at Missouri and second in as many games. He also ranks among the top 20 nationally in picks. On the season, Wall has 42 tackles and three pass breakups. His four picks are the most for a Red Raider since Ryan Aycock's six in 2003.
TRLICA NEARING NCAA MARK
PK Alex Trlica has 222 career extra points made and is four away from tying the record currently of 226 held by Shaun Suisham of Bowling Green (2001-04). Additionally, Trlica already holds the NCAA mark for career extra points without a miss.
