Post-Game Notes
September 24, 2011 | Football
Sept. 24, 2011
Recap | Final Stats | Quotes
GETTING STARTED
• Weather conditions at kickoff: Sunny Skies; 93 degrees; Winds from the W at 13 mph.
• Tonight's game was televised nationally on Fox College Sports, marking Tech's first appearance on the cable channel since last year's Iowa State game.
• Tonight's game marked the second all-time meeting against Nevada.
• Tonight's game marked the 951st all-time game in Texas Tech history. With today's win, Texas Tech improves to 521-398-32 all-time.
• Nevada won the coin toss and elected to defer. Texas Tech is now 1-2 on the opening coin toss this season.
• Texas Tech wore red jerseys, black pants and black helmets in tonight's game. It marked the third different uniform combination of the season.
• Tonight's attendance was 55,664 (ninth largest crowd in school history).
• Tonight's game captains were seniors Adam James and Chris Perry.
• Cody Davis had his string of 26 consecutive starts snapped in tonight's game.
Starters - (Offense) - (LT) LaAdrian Waddle, (LG) Lonnie Edwards, (C) Terry McDaniel, (RG) Deveric Gallington (RT) Mickey Okafor, (QB) Seth Doege, (F) Eric Stephens, (H) Cornelius Douglas, (Z) Darrin Moore, (X) Eric Ward, (Y) Alex Torres (Defense) - (LE) Dartwan Bush, (DT) Kerry Hyder, (NT) Donald Langley, (RE) Jackson Richards, (MIKE) Blake Dees, (SAM) Sam Eguavoen, (LC) Derrick Mays, (RC) Eugene Neboh, (SS) Terrance Bullitt, (FS) DJ Johnson, (WS) Brett Dewhurst
TECH'S WIN . .
• Gives Texas Tech a 3-0 record to start the season.
• Gives Texas Tech a six-game win streak dating back to last season... marks longest win streak for Tech since 2007-2008 (12 consecutive wins).
• Gives Texas Tech a 2-0 all-time record against Nevada.
• Gives Texas Tech a 10-1 all-time record against the WAC.
• Gives Texas Tech an all-time record of 7-6-1 on Sept. 24.
• Gives Tommy Tuberville a 121-65 career record.
• Gives Tommy Tuberville an 11-5 record as the head coach of the Red Raiders.
• Gives Tommy Tuberville a 1-0 record against Nevada.
• Gives Tommy Tuberville a 46-6 all-time record in non-conference games.
CAREER NIGHT FOR STEPHENS
Eric Stephens has embraced his role as a starter as he set career highs in both attempts and yards. The junior carried the ball 26 times for 134 yards and scored two touchdowns on the ground. His previous highs were 21 attempts (Texas State, 2011) and 126 yards (Northwestern, 2011).
KICKOFF RETURN RECORDS BROKEN
Ben McRoy broke the single-game record for kickoff returns and yardage. The sophomore returned seven kicks for 203 yards on the night and gave the Red Raiders an advantage in field position all night. Ivory McCann held the record for number of returns with six set in 2001 versus Texas, and Eric Stephens held the previous yardage record with 182-yards against Texas in 2009.
FIRST HALF NOTES
• Nevada held a 14-7 lead over the Red Raiders at halftime.
• Texas Tech has now trailed at the half in both home games of the 2011 season. The Red Raiders trailed Texas State 10-9 in the season opener on Sept. 3, but went on to win 50-10.
• Junior safety DJ Johnson led the defense with 10 first half tackles. That total was the most by a Red Raider in the first half of a game since Marlon Williams registered 10 in the first half at Texas A&M on Oct. 18, 2008.
NOTING THE RED RAIDERS
• Freshman running back Kenny Williams made his first appearance of the season on Texas Tech's second offensive possession. Williams is the 11th true freshman to earn playing time this season.
• Sophomore Eric Ward scored Texas Tech's first touchdown of the game on a two-yard pass from Seth Doege with 9:32 remaining in the first half. The touchdown was his fourth of the season.
• With 11:04 remaining in the third quarter, Eric Stephens rushed for six yards and that was enough to move him past Tyrone Thurman into 10th place on the school's career all-purpose yards list with 3,415. After tonight's game, Stephens has amassed 3,578 all-purpose yards in his three-year career at Texas Tech.
• Eric Stephens cut into a 21-7 Nevada lead with 8:22 remaining in the third quarter when he scored on a four-yard rush. The touchdown was his fourth of the season and he has now scored in each of the last five games dating back to the 2010 season.
• Justin Keown, who suffered a torn ACL prior to the start of the season, came into the game at center in the third quarter following an injury to Mickey Okafor.
• Freshman tight end Jace Amaro caught his second touchdown pass of the season with 4:12 remaining in the third quarter. The touchdown was an eight-yard strike by Seth Doege.
TEAM NOTES
• The score with 36 seconds left to play is the first time Tech has scored in the final minute to win a game since the 2008 thriller with Texas. The Red Raiders defeated the Longhorns on a 28-yard pass to Michael Crabtree from Graham Harrell on that night.
