2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
The 2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–5 record (4–4 against Big 12 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in Southern Division of the Big 12, lost to Iowa in the 2001 Alamo Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 402 to 281.[1] The team played its home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
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Alamo Bowl, L 16–19 vs. Iowa | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
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2001 record | 7–5 (4–4 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Greg McMackin (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Jones SBC Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Colorado xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Nebraska x% | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Texas xy | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Oklahoma | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Red Raiders finished the 2000 season with an overall record of 7–6, 3–5 in Big 12 play, to finish fourth in the Big 12 South. The team was invited to the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, where they lost 27–40 to East Carolina.
NFL Draft
Tackle Kris Kocurek was drafted in the 6th round (181st overall) by the Seattle Seahawks.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 8 | 7:00 PM | New Mexico* | W 42–30 | 48,924 | ||
September 13 | at UTEP* | Cancelled | ||||
September 22 | 7:00 PM | vs. North Texas* | W 42–14 | 20,852 | ||
September 29 | 6:00 PM | at No. 5 Texas | FSN | L 7–42 | 83,081 | |
October 6 | 7:00 PM | Kansas![]() |
| L 31–34 2OT | 45,343 | |
October 13 | 7:00 PM | No. 24 Kansas State |
| W 38–19 | 46,536 | |
October 20 | 6:00 PM | at No. 3 Nebraska | FSN | L 31–41 | 77,838 | |
October 27 | 2:00 PM | at Baylor | W 63–19 | 39,110 | ||
November 3 | 1:00 PM | No. 24 Texas A&M |
| PPV | W 12–0 | 52,649 |
November 10 | 1:00 PM | at Oklahoma State |
| W 49–30 | 32,332 | |
November 17 | 2:30 PM | No. 3 Oklahoma |
| ABC | L 13–30 | 52,008 |
November 24 | 1:00 PM | Stephen F. Austin* |
| W 58–3 | 31,147 | |
December 29 | 2:30 PM | vs. Iowa* | ESPN | L 16–19 | 65,232 | |
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
New Mexico
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lobos | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
Red Raiders | 3 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at UTEP
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The game was initially scheduled to take place on September 13, but was then postponed following the September 11 attacks. The game was eventually canceled on September 21 when the two teams could not agree on a date to reschedule that would work for both.[3] Texas Tech would eventually play Stephen F. Austin to make up for the lost game.
vs. North Texas
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Raiders | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 07 | 7 | 14 |
at Texas
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 5 Longhorns | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Kansas
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Jayhawks | 10 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
Red Raiders | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
The Red Raiders would not lose to the Jayhawks again until October 26, 2019, with Kansas defeating Texas Tech 37–34 in Lawrence.
Kansas State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 24 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
Red Raiders | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
at Nebraska
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Raiders | 13 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
No. 3 Cornhuskers | 21 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
at Baylor
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Raiders | 21 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 63 |
Bears | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
Texas A&M
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 24 Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Red Raiders | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
at Oklahoma State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Raiders | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
Oklahoma
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 3 Sooners | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
Red Raiders | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Stephen F. Austin
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Red Raiders | 14 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 58 |
vs. Iowa (Alamo Bowl)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hawkeyes | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
Red Raiders | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
References
- "2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- "Texas Tech-UTEP Agree To Cancellation". Texas Tech Athletics. September 21, 2001. Retrieved October 20, 2018.