Post-Game Notes
September 13, 2014 | Football
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? Weather conditions at kickoff: Temperature: 54 degrees; Winds: SSE at 6 mph; Humidity: 76 percent; Conditions: Cloudy skies
? Today's game was televised nationally on ABC.
? Today's game marked the 36th all-time meeting between Texas Tech and Arkansas and the first since 1991.
? Today's game marked the 990th all-time game in Texas Tech history.
? Texas Tech won the opening coin toss and elected to receive. Tech is now 2-1 on the opening coin toss this season.
? Texas Tech wore black helmets, black jerseys and silver pants for today's game. The uniform was a "throwback" to the early `90s when Texas Tech was a member of the Southwest Conference.
? Today's game captains were Davis Webb, Bradley Marquez, Sam Eguavoen and Kenny Williams.
? Gabe Rivera became the fourth Red Raider to be inducted into the Texas Tech Football Ring of Honor. Rivera was honored in a pre-game ceremony and his name and number were revealed on the facia of the west stadium building.
? Sophomore wide receiver Devin Lauderdale made his first career start on the offense while defensive tackle Marcus Smith made his first career start defensively.
? Sophomore offensive lineman Le'Raven Clark made his 29th consecutive start while senior linebacker Sam Eguavoen made his 22nd consecutive start.
? Today's attendance was 60,277 - just 177 shy of a sellout. Student attendance was 14,107.
Starters - (Offense) - (LT) Le'Raven Clark, (LG) Alfredo Morales, (C) Jared Kaster, (RG) James Polk (RT) Reshod Fortenberry, (QB) Davis Webb, (RB) DeAndre Washington, (WR) Bradley Marquez (WR) Devin Lauderdale, (IR) Jakeem Grant, (WR) Reginald Davis (Defense) - (DE) Branden Jackson, (T) Marcus Smith (N) Keland McElrath, (BAN) Pete Robertson, (WILL) V.J. Fehoko, (MIKE) Sam Eguavoen, (RAIDER) Kenny Williams, (BC) Justis Nelson, (FC) Tevin Madison, (FS) Keenon Ward, (SS) J.J. Gaines
TECH'S LOSS...
? Gives Texas Tech a 2-1 overall record.
? Snaps a 16-game regular season non-conference winning streak. The streak dated back to the 2009 season.
? Snaps a 26-game regular season non-conference winning streak against opponents at Jones AT&T Stadium. That streak dates back to the 2002 season.
? Gives Texas Tech a record of 7-29 against Arkansas.
? Snaps a two-game win streak against Arkansas that dated back to 1990.
? Gives Kliff Kingsbury a career record of 10-6.
? Gives Kliff Kingsbury a career record of 6-1 against non-Big 12 opponents.
NOTING THE RED RAIDERS
? Reginald Davis scored the first touchdown of the game for Texas Tech when he hauled in an 8-yard pass from Davis Webb following a turnover on the Arkansas punt return team.
? Davis Webb now has at least one touchdown pass in the first 13 games of his Texas Tech career (school record).
? Bradley Marquez has now caught at least one pass in 32-of-34 career games.
? Sophomore linebacker Kris Williams made his career debut late in the first quarter.
? DeAndre Washington moved past the 1,000 career rushing yards mark early in the second quarter on a seven-yard rush deep in Arkansas territory.
? D.J. Polite-Bray scored his first career touchdown with 13:04 to go in the second quarter on a three-yard pass from Davis Webb. His touchdown catch tied the game at 14.
? With 76 kick return yards, Jakeem Grant moved into the Top 10 on the career kick return list and now stands tied for 10th with 790 career return yards.
? Davis Webb scored his first career touchdown on the ground (3-yard rush) and that tied the game at 21 with 6:45 to go in the first half.
? Jakeem Grant scored his first touchdown of the season on a 39-yard pass from Davis Webb with 5:42 remaining in the third quarter. The TD pulled Tech back to with a touchdown at 35-28 and was the second longest TD pass of the season for Webb.
TEAM NOTES
? After being forced to punt on its first drive, the Red Raiders came away with their first forced turnover of the season as Sam Eguavoen recovered a fumble on the punt. That set up Texas Tech's first touchdown of the game.
? Texas Tech has now scored in 210 consecutive games dating back to the 1997 season. That streak ranks 13th nationally and second in the Big 12 Conference behind Kansas State. Of those 210 games, Texas Tech has scored in double digits 196 times.
? Texas Tech forced two turnovers in the game, its first so far in 2014. The Red Raiders recovered two fumbles, the first by Sam Eguavoen with 14:16 remaining in the first quarter and the second by Justis Nelson with 2:02 remaining before halftime.
