Texas Tech University Athletics
Postgame Notes
October 09, 2010 | Football
Oct. 9, 2010
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- GETTING STARTED
- Weather conditions at kickoff: Clear skies, 76 degrees, winds from the SW at 4 mph.
- Today's game was televised nationally on FSN with Joel Meyers (play-by-play), Dave Lapham (analyst) and Jim Knox (sidelines). The game also marked the 10th consecutive television appearance for the Red Raiders.
- Today's game marked the 69th meeting between Texas Tech and Baylor.
- Baylor won the coin toss and elected to receive. Texas Tech is now 3-2 on the season in the opening coin toss.
- Texas Tech wore red jerseys, white pants and black helmets. The last time Tech wore this uniform combination was in the season opener against SMU.
- Today's attendance: 48,213
- Today's game captains were senior tight end Chris Olson and senior place kicker Matt Williams.
- Defensive lineman Donald Langley made his first career start today and lined up at left defensive end.
- Senior nose tackle Colby Whitlock made his 41st consecutive start today against Baylor while teammate Brian Duncan (defensive end) made his 39th-straight start.
Starters - (Offense) - (LT) LaAdrian Waddle, (LG) Lonnie Edwards, (C) Justin Keown, (RG) Deveric Gallington (RR) Mickey Okafor, (QB) Taylor Potts, (F) Baron Batch (Y) Detron Lewis (Z) Alex Torres, (H) Tramain Swindall (X) Lyle Leong (Defense) - (LE) Donald Langley, (NT) Colby Whitlock, (DT) Kerry Hyder (RE) Brian Duncan, (SAM) Tre' Porter (MIKE) Bront Bird, (WILL) Julius Howard, (LC) D.J. Johnson, (SS) Franklin Mitchem (FS) Cody Davis, (RC) Jarvis PhillipsTECH'S WIN . .
- Gives Texas Tech a 3-2 record on the season and a 1-2 mark in Big 12 Conference play.
- Gives Texas Tech a 36-32-1 all-time record against Baylor.
- Gives Texas Tech 15 consecutive wins against Baylor.
- Gives Texas Tech its first win in Cotton Bowl stadium since a 45-14 victory over SMU in 1995.
- Gives Texas Tech a 3-0 record in Big 12 games played in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and a 6-3 overall record in DFW since 2000.
- Gives Tommy Tuberville a 113-62 overall record.
- Gives Tommy Tuberville a 3-2 record as the head coach of the Red Raiders.
- Gives Tommy Tuberville a 1-0 record against Baylor.
MAKE THAT 15 IN A ROW
Texas Tech's 45-38 win over Baylor gives the Red Raiders 15 consecutive wins against the Bears dating back to the 1996 season. Baylor has never beaten Texas Tech in Big 12 Conference play. The last three games in the series against Baylor have been decided by exactly seven points.TODAY THE TEXAS TECH OFFENSE ....
- Posted a season-high 635 yards of total offense. This total is the most since racking up 739 yards against Kansas State last season.
- Scored 45 points, second highest total of season behind the 52 scored at New Mexico on Sept. 11.
- Posted the most first downs (35) in a game since totaling 31 in last year's Alamo Bowl win over Michigan State.
- Logged the most passing yards (462) since the Kansas State game (554) last season.
- Ran 95 total plays, which is the most since running 111 against Iowa State in 2003.
CAREER DAY FOR Taylor Potts
Senior quarterback Taylor Potts silenced his critics today with a spectacular performance against the Baylor Bears in the Cotton Bowl. Potts led the Red Raiders to a 45-38 win over the Bears and in the process established the following records:
- Established a new career high in passing with 462 yards (21st most in school history) through the air. His previous high was 456 set against Rice last season.
- The 462 yards passing is an all-time Cotton Bowl Stadium record. The previous record was 387 yards by Oklahoma's Sam Bradford against Texas (Red River Rivalry) in 2008.
- The 462 passing yards is the third most all-time on a neutral field for a Tech quarterback and the most since Sonny Cumbie compiled 520 against California in the Holiday Bowl in 2004.
- Today' s game marked the 10th 300-plus yard passing game of his career.
- Now owns 44 career touchdown passes and that moves him into fifth place on the school's career touchdown passes list.
- Rattled off 15 consecutive completions in the first half which was a career high.
- Is responsible for 46 touchdowns in his career and that moves him past Billy Joe Tolliver (85-88) into seventh place on the school list.
- Became the sixth quarterback in Texas Tech history to tally 500-plus completions in his career. He now owns 525 career completions.
- Owns 798 attempts in his career and that mark moves him into sixth place on the school's career list.
STEPHENS SETS SCHOOL RECORD FOR CAREER KICKOFF RETURN YARDS
Sophomore Eric Stephens became the school's all-time career kickoff return yardage leader today as he picked up 37 return yards which was enough to move him into first place. Stephens edged former Red Raider great and current college football hall of fame member Donny Anderson who previously held the record of 1,309 that he set between 1963-65.
- Now has 1,342 career kickoff return yards.
- Moved into second place on the career returns list with 52 and is four shy of the record that is also held by Donny Anderson.
LEWIS MOVES INTO TOP 10
- Moved into 10th place on the school's all-time career receptions list and now owns 181. He surpassed Ricky Williams (1997-2001) who posted 172 catches in his four-year career.
NOTING THE RED RAIDERS
- Texas Tech scored on its opening possession for just the second time this season when Eric Stephens scampered into the end zone on a 10-yard run that tied the game at 7-7. Stephens lined up at quarterback in the wildcat formation and scored on a rush off the right side. Additionally, Chris Olson (offensive lineman) lined up at tight end (first time in his Tech career) in the formation.
- Baylor's kickoff return for the touchdown in the first quarter marked the second straight game that the Red Raider special teams unit has allowed a kickoff return for a touchdown.
- Taylor Potts' 43-yard rush on Tech's third offensive possession marked the longest rush of the year by any Tech player.
- Sophomore receiver Alex Torres hauled in his first touchdown catch of the season on a 1-yard pass from Potts with 34 seconds remaining in the first quarter. He hauled in his second touchdown catch (second career multiple touchdown game) of the afternoon with 6:56 remaining in the first half. The touchdown gave the Red Raiders their first lead of the day at 28-21.
- Senior running back Baron Batch rattled off his longest rush (37 yards) of the season early in the second quarter and scored his third rushing touchdown of the year. The touchdown tied the game at 21-21 with 10:53 remaining in the first half. Became the second Red Raider to post a multiple touchdown game as he scored on a seven-yard reception to put the Red Raiders ahead 45-28 with 7:36 remaining in the third quarter. He finished the game with a season-high 97 yards rushing.
- Senior Detron Lewis caught his first touchdown pass since the season opener against SMU with 1:38 remaining in the second quarter. The touchdown gave the Red Raiders a 35-21 lead.
- Senior placekicker Matt Williams nailed his third field goal of the season to start the third quarter and gave Tech a 38-28 lead with 12:26 remaining in the quarter. The 30-yard field goal was his longest of the season.
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