2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference Big 12 Conference
2011 record 5–7 (2–7 Big 12)
Head coach Tommy Tuberville (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Neal Brown (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Chad Glasgow (1st year)
Base defense 4–2–5 defense
Home stadium Jones AT&T Stadium
(Capacity: 60,454)
2011 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 Oklahoma State $   8 – 1         12 – 1  
#15 Kansas State   7 – 2         10 – 3  
#13 Baylor   6 – 3         10 – 3  
#16 Oklahoma   6 – 3         10 – 3  
Missouri   5 – 4         8 – 5  
Texas   4 – 5         8 – 5  
Texas A&M   4 – 5         7 – 6  
Iowa State   3 – 6         6 – 7  
Texas Tech   2 – 7         5 – 7  
Kansas   0 – 9         2 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Red Raiders were led for the second year by head coach Tommy Tuberville, and played their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. The 2011 Red Raiders Season finished with a 5–7 overall record, 2–7 in Big 12 play. It was the first losing season for Texas Tech football since the 1992 season. As a result, the Red Raiders failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since 1999.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM Texas State* Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 50–10   51,792[1]
September 17 2:30 PM at New Mexico* University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico Versus W 59–13   20,674[1]
September 24 6:00 PM Nevada* Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas FCS Central W 35–34   55,664[1]
October 1 12:00 PM at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas FSN W 45–34   46,747[1]
October 8 6:00 PM No. 24 Texas A&M Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas (A&M–Tech Rivalry) FX L 40–45   58,416[1]
October 15 6:00 PM No. 17 Kansas Statedagger Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas FSN L 34–41   49,744[1]
October 22 7:00 PM at No. 3 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma ABC/ESPN3 W 41–38   85,204[1]
October 29 6:00 PM Iowa State No. 19 Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas FSN L 7–41   59,260[1]
November 5 12:00 PM at Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas (Battle for the Chancellor's Spurs) FX L 20–52   100,506[1]
November 12 11:00 AM No. 2 Oklahoma State Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas ABC L 6–66   59,059[1]
November 19 2:30 PM at Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri ABC/ESPN3 L 27–31   54,309[1]
November 26 6:00 PM vs. No. 21 Baylor Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas (Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Shootout) FSN L 42–66   51,615[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Texas State

Texas State at Texas Tech
1 234Total
Texas State 10 000 10
• Texas Tech 9 02021 50
Quarterback Seth Doege drops back to pass during Texas Tech's season-opening win over Texas State.

The Red Raiders opened their 2011 season at home against the Texas State Bobcats, marking the 950th overall contest in the program's 86-year history.[3] Texas Tech won the coin toss and elected to receive. Their first drive would end in a punt by Ryan Erxleben from their own 26 yard line. The first score of the game came by way of a 40 yard Texas State field goal by Will Johnson on their first drive. On the next drive the Red Raiders fumbled the ball on their own 41 yard. Texas State capitalized on this turnover with a rushing touchdown by Marcus Curry. The Bobcats' Will Johnson kicked the extra point, to bring the score to 10–0. The Red Raiders' first score of the 2011 season came on their next drive, in which Seth Doege completed a 41 yard pass to Darrin Moore and another 10 yard pass to true freshman Bradley Marquez for the touchdown. Donnie Carona successfully converted the extra point for a score of 10–7. On the kickoff following the touchdown, the Bobcats' Shaun Rutherford was tripped up by his own defender and fell at his own 1 yard line. On the next play, Bobcats' quarterback Shaun Rutherford was penalized for intentional grounding which resulted in safety giving the Red Raiders' two more points and the ball back. Neither team would score during the remainder of the first half, and at halftime the Red Raiders trailed 10–9.[4]

The Red Raiders dominated the second half, shutting out the Bobcats. In the third quarter the Red Raiders scored three touchdowns, the first on a 20 yard pass from Seth Doege to Darrin Moore. Following the first touchdown, Texas Tech unsuccessfully attempted a two–point conversion but held their first lead at 15–10. The second score of the third quarter came on the Red Raiders' next drive when Eric Stephens ran 46 yards for a touchdown. Donnie Carona added the extra point to bring the score to 22–10. On Texas State's next possession, the Bobcats fumbled on their own 36 yard line. The Red Raiders capitalized on the fumble with an Eric Stephens 2 yard rushing touchdown four plays later. Donnie Carona converted the extra point. That drive was the last of the third quarter, and brought the score to 29–10.

The fourth quarter scoring again consisted of three Red Raider touchdowns. The first was a 20 yard pass by Seth Doege to Tramain Swindall, during their first drive of the quarter. The second score came four drives later, when DeAndre Washington ran 23 yards for a touchdown. The final touchdown of the game came on the next Red Raider drive with 3 yard pass to Eric Ward from backup quarterback Jacob Karam. Donnie Carona successfully converted each of the three extra point attempts during the fourth quarter. The final score was 50–10.

New Mexico

Texas Tech at New Mexico
1 234Total
• Texas Tech 14 24147 59
New Mexico 0 706 13
Clouds and scoreboard during first lightning delay

After a bye weekend on September 10, Texas Tech faced New Mexico on the road in Albuquerque on September 17. The Red Raiders fielded a young team, especially on defense, with true freshmen Blake Dees and Sam Equavoen getting their first starting assignments at linebacker, and redshirt Jackson Richards starting at defensive end. Texas Tech came into the game with a 35–6–2 all-time record against New Mexico.[6]

Despite two weather delays in the game caused by lightning strikes nearby, the Red Raiders rolled to a 59–13 rout of the Lobos. Texas Tech quarterback Seth Doege tied a school record by completing all 15 of his first 15 passes. Overall, he finished 40 for 44, a 90.9 completion percentage, setting an NCAA record for quarterbacks with at least 40 completions in a game.[7] The former record, 49 for 59 (83%), was held by Red Raider Kliff Kingsbury.[8]

Doege connected on a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes to Darrin Moore as the Red Raiders jumped out to a 14–0 lead. Doege hit Eric Ward on a 1-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter, and wide receiver Austin Zouzalik threw a touchdown pass to Darrin Moore as Texas Tech increased its lead to 28–0. Texas Tech's lead was 38–7 at halftime. Texas Tech's domination continued in the third quarter as Doege threw scoring passes to Ward and tight end Jace Amaro. Texas Tech's final touchdown in the fourth quarter came as true freshman Ronnie Daniels, a graduate of Albuquerque's La Cueva High School, ran in the ball from nine yards out.[9] For his performance in the game, Doege was nominated for the Capital One Impact Performance award. He was also nominated for and won the AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Week award. Doege was named the Big 12 Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his record performance, sharing the honor with Missouri running back Henry Josey.[10]

Nevada

Nevada at Texas Tech
1 234Total
Nevada 0 14146 34
• Texas Tech 0 71414 35

Seth Doege rallied the Red Raiders from a two-score third quarter deficit to win 35–34 with the game-winning touchdown toss to Eric Ward with 36 seconds left. Wolf Pack quarterback Cody Fajardo broke loose for a 56-yard touchdown to give Nevada a 28–14 lead over the Red Raiders with 5:29 remaining in the third quarter, but Texas Tech's defense held Nevada to a pair of field goals in the fourth quarter as the Red Raiders mounted their comeback. Trailing 34–28, the Red Raiders got the ball with less than 5 minutes remaining and drove 56 yards in 9 plays for the winning score. Doege connected with Ward on a fourth-down play from the Nevada 4-yard line for the winning touchdown.[12]

Kansas

Texas Tech at Kansas
1 234Total
• Texas Tech 7 17210 45
Kansas 20 707 34

The Red Raiders traveled to Lawrence, Kansas to open Big 12 Conference play against the Jayhawks. The Red Raiders fell behind the Jayhawks 20–0 in the first half but scored 24 straight points to take a 24–20 lead in the second quarter. True freshman DeAndre Washington scored on a 1-yard run for Texas Tech's first touchdown, and Seth Doege hooked up with Eric Ward for a 40-yard touchdown pass on Texas Tech's next possession. Ward's touchdown came just one play after Texas Tech safety D.J. Johnson intercepted a pass by KU's Jordan Webb. Johnson intercepted Webb again on Kansas's next possession, and Doege found Jacoby Franks for a 13-yard touchdown to give Texas Tech a 21–20 lead halfway through the second quarter. Donnie Carona added a 46-yard field goal to extend Texas Tech's lead to 24–20, but the Jayhawks scored just before halftime to take a 27–24 lead.

Texas Tech put the game away with a 21–0 run in the third quarter. Eric Stephens scored on runs of 1 and 8 yards, and Ward pulled in another Doege pass for a touchdown and a 45–27 Red Raider lead with time running out in the third quarter. Texas Tech's final touchdown pass came after an interception by Red Raider linebacker Cquilin Hubert in the end zone. Doege finished with 366 yards passing, and Stephens added 124 rushing yards in Texas Tech's Big 12 season-opening victory.[13]

Texas A&M

#25 Texas A&M at Texas Tech
1 234Total
• Texas A&M 10 2177 45
Texas Tech 7 131010 40

In the final game between Texas Tech and Texas A&M as Big 12 Conference opponents, the Aggies jumped out to a halftime lead and held on for the victory. The Aggies scored on five of their six first-half possessions to take a 31–20 lead. Aggie quarterback Ryan Tannehill opened the scoring with a 19-yard touchdown run, but the Raiders tied the score at 7–7 with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Adam James. Texas Tech's offense added a pair of Donnie Carona field goals and a touchdown run by Eric Stephens to stay within 11 points at halftime.[14] Stephens rushed for 102 yards on 22 carries, but he was lost for the season when he suffered a knee injury late in the third quarter. Stephens was on pace to become the first Texas Tech 1,000-yard rusher since 1998, averaging 114 yards per game through his first five games of the season. He finished the year with 570 yards on 109 carries and eight touchdowns.[15]

Kansas State

#18 Kansas State at Texas Tech
1 234Total
• Kansas State 7 13147 41
Texas Tech 7 2133 34

Oklahoma

Texas Tech at #1 Oklahoma
1 234Total
• Texas Tech 7 17710 41
Oklahoma 7 01021 38

The Red Raiders' victory over the Sooners ended Oklahoma's 39-game home winning streak, which started in 2005 after a loss to TCU in the season opener. The game was the Sooners’ first Big 12 Conference loss at Owen Field since 2001, and only the third time the team has lost at home under Bob Stoops.[16][17] The Red Raiders were named the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of October 22.[18]

Seth Doege threw for 441 yards and four touchdown passes, three of them to Alex Torres, as the Red Raiders built a 24–7 halftime lead. Texas Tech's lead grew to 31–7 as Doege connected with Torres on a fade route for Torres' third touchdown of the night. The Sooners came storming back on a night in which the opening kickoff was delayed more than 90 minutes because of stormy weather. Oklahoma closed to within 31–24, but a Donnie Carona field goal and a touchdown pass from Doege to Oklahoma native Tramain Swindall built Texas Tech's lead back to 41–24. The Sooners added two late touchdowns, but tailback Aaron Crawford recovered Oklahoma's desperation onside kick attempt with time running out, and the Red Raiders were able to run out the clock for the win.[19] With the victory, Texas Tech entered the national rankings for the first time in the season. The AP sports writers' poll placed Texas Tech at No. 19, and the USA Today Coaches Poll included Texas Tech at No. 22.[20]

Iowa State

Iowa State at #19 Texas Tech
1 234Total
• Iowa State 21 3710 41
Texas Tech 0 700 7

A week after upsetting Oklahoma, Texas Tech hosted Iowa State, which came into the game with a 3–4 record and a 0–4 mark in Big 12 play. The Cyclones jumped out to a 21–0 lead, but the Raiders scored on a Seth Doege touchdown run to narrow the halftime lead to 24–7. However, the Cyclones scored on their opening possession of the second half, and their defense shut out the Raiders for the rest of the game as they held on for a 41–7 rout. Iowa State rang up 368 rushing yards and over 500 yards of total offense.[21]

Texas

Texas Tech at #25 Texas
1 234Total
Texas Tech 3 377 20
• Texas 3 28714 52

Oklahoma State

#3 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech
1 234Total
• Oklahoma State 21 28143 66
Texas Tech 0 060 6

Missouri

Texas Tech at Missouri
1 234Total
Texas Tech 14 3100 27
• Missouri 0 10714 31

Baylor

Texas Tech vs. #20 Baylor
1 234Total
Texas Tech 7 2177 42
• Baylor 10 212114 66

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR 19 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches' NR RV NR RV RV RV RV NR 22 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Harris Not released RV RV 21 RV NR NR NR NR NR Not released 
BCS Not released NR 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Cumulative Season Statistics". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Texas State Bobcats vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders – Box Score – September 03, 2011". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Texas Tech Football – Texas State Game Notes" (PDF). Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. August 28, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Texas State Bobcats vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders – Play By Play". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. New Mexico Lobos Box Score". ESPN. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Preview: Texas Tech At New Mexico". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Seth Doege Passes Texas Tech Over New Mexico". ESPN. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Texas Tech QB Goes 40–44 Passing; Breaks NCAA Record". The Sports Bank. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Texas Tech-New Mexico Scoring Summary". Yahoo! Sports. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Big 12 Players of the Week: OU, Tech, OSU, MU". ESPN. September 19, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders Box Score". ESPN. September 24, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Texas Tech Overcomes 14-point Third-Quarter Deficit, Wins 35–34". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. September 24, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Texas Tech Opens Big 12 Play With 45-34 Win Over Kansas". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Texas A&M 45, Texas Tech 40". USA Today. October 8, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  15. ↑ Williams, Don (October 10, 2011). "Stephens Expected Out for Season, Tuberville Says". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  16. ↑ Shinn, John (October 23, 2011). "Red Raiders Spoil Home Win Streak and Much More for Sooners". The Norman Transcript. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  17. ↑ Corley, James (October 24, 2011). "OU Football 39-Game Home Winning Streak Snapped". The Oklahoma Daily. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Texas Tech Named National Team of the Week". Big 12 Conference. October 24, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Texas Tech Holds Onto Lead, Upsets No. 3 Oklahoma, 41-38". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. October 23, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Red Raiders Enter Top 25 After Historic Win At Oklahoma". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. October 23, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  21. ↑ Williams, Don (October 31, 2011). "Red Raiders Wrestle With Listless Effort Against Iowa State". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
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