Postgame Notes
October 03, 2015 | Football
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GETTING STARTED
• Weather conditions at kickoff: stadium roof closed.
• Today's game was televised regionally on ABC with a reverse mirror on ESPN2. This is Texas Tech's first appearance on ABC this season.
• Today's game marked the 74th all-time meeting between Texas Tech and Baylor. Texas Tech is now 36-37-1 all-time against the Bears.
• Today's game marked the 1005th all-time game in Texas Tech history.
• Baylor won the coin toss and chose to receive the opening kick. The Red Raiders are now 1-1 this season when not receiving the opening kickoff.
• Texas Tech wore black helmets (red facemask), white jerseys and red pants. This is the first time Texas Tech has used the uniform combination under Kliff Kingsbury.
• Today's game captains were Branden Jackson (DL), Le'Raven Clark (OL), Jared Kaster (OL), DeAndre Washington (RB), and Micah Awe (LB).
• Texas Tech had one player make his first career start today in junior defensive back Thierry Nguema.
• Senior offensive lineman Le'Raven Clark made his team-leading 43rd consecutive start while senior defensive lineman Branden Jackson made his 29th-consecutive start.
• Today's attendance was 56,179.
Starters - (Offense)
(LT) Le'Raven Clark, (LG) Alfredo Morales, (C) Jared Kaster, (RG) Justin Murphy (RT) Baylen Brown, (QB) Patrick Mahomes II, (RB) Justin Stockton, (RB) DeAndre Washington, (WR) Devin Lauderdale, (IR) Jakeem Grant, (WR) Reginald Davis;
(Defense) -
(DE) Branden Jackson, (T) Breiden Fehoko (N) Rika Levi, (RUSH) Pete Robertson, (SAM) Dakota Allen, (MIKE) Micah Awe, (DB) Thierry Nguema, (FC) J.J. Gaines, (BC) Tevin Madison, (FS) Keenon Ward, (SS) Jah'Shawn Johnson.
TEXAS TECH'S LOSS...
• Gives Texas Tech a 3-2 overall record.
• Gives Texas Tech 36-37-1 all-time record against Baylor.
• Gives Texas Tech a 1-5 record all-time against Baylor at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
• Gives Texas Tech a 2-5 record all-time in netural site games against Baylor.
• Gives Kliff Kingsbury a career record of 15-15.
• Gives Kliff Kingsbury a career record of 6-14 against Big 12 opponents.
• Gives Kliff Kingsbury a career record of 0-3 all-time against Baylor.
MAHOMES RECORDS ANOTHER STRONG PERFORMANCE AGAINST NO. 5 BAYLOR
• Patrick Mahomes II put together yet another strong performance today in a losing effort as the sophomore finished 32-of-50 for 415 yards and three touchdowns. It was the seventh 300-yard performance for Mahomes and the third time he has gone over 400 yards during his career.
• In his two career starts against Baylor, Mahomes has totaled over 1,000 yards through the air as he has passed for 1,013 yards and nine touchdowns. He finished with 598 yards of passing and six touchdowns in the 2014 meeting against Baylor.
• Mahomes recorded his sixth rushing touchdown of the season in Texas Tech's first drive of the second half as he scampered 25 yards to the endzone. The run marked his longest of his career, breaking his previous mark of 24 yards set earlier this year against Sam Houston State.
Zach Austin, Tony Brown BOTH RECORD OVER 100 YARDS IN CAREER DAYS
• Zach Austin made his first career catch on Texas Tech's opening drive as the sophomore was on the receiving end of a 55-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes II.
• Tony Brown, meanwhile, joined Austin and fellow receivers Cameron Batson and Jonathan Giles by grabbing his first career touchdown reception with 4:04 remaining in the second quarter.
• Austin and Brown both finished with over 100 yards of receiving, marking the duo the fifth and sixth Red Raiders to go over 100 yards in a game this season, joining the likes of Reginald Davis (Arkansas), Jakeem Grant (UTEP, TCU) and Devin Lauderdale (Sam Houston State, TCU).
• Austin ended the game with 8 receptions for 110 yards while Brown caught 5 passes for 117 yards.
NOTING THE RED RAIDERS
• Cameron Batson recorded Texas Tech's second touchdown of the game with 2:16 remaining in the opening quarter. The 37-yard pass marked the first touchdown reception of Batson's career. Batson matched his career high with three receptions and then set a new career mark with 71 yards of receiving.
• J.J. Gaines' interception just before halftime marked the sixth of his career and the second already. He has now had two interceptions in each of the past three seasons.
• Jonathan Giles recorded the first touchdown of his career with 8:34 remaining in the fourth quarter as he caught a 13-yard pass from Davis Webb. He was one of two true freshmen wide receivers to score in today's game, joining Tony Brown.
• Texas Tech had the following players make career highs in tackles: Thierry Nguema (4) and D'Vonta Hinton (5).
TEAM NOTES
• DeAndre Washington's fumble with 12:03 remaining in the second quarter marked the first time Texas Tech had turned the ball over via fumble this season.
• Texas Tech lost the turnover battle for the first time since facing Baylor in the final game of the 2014 season.
• Texas Tech committed four turnovers in the loss after coming into the contest with only three through the first four games of the season.
• Texas Tech committed a season-high 17 penalties in today's game, one shy of the single-game school record. The Red Raiders were previously one of the least-penalized teams in the Big 12 Conference coming into the game as Texas Tech had been flagged just 21 times through four games.
