2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Alamo Bowl, L 16–19 vs. Iowa
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record7–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorGreg McMackin (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones SBC Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North 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  
South 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
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference 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.

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

See also: 2000 NFL Draft and List of Texas Tech Red Raiders in the NFL Draft

Tackle Kris Kocurek was drafted in the 6th round (181st overall) by the Seattle Seahawks.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 87:00 PMNew Mexico*
W 42–3048,924
September 13at UTEP*
 Cancelled
September 227:00 PMvs. North Texas*
W 42–1420,852
September 296:00 PMat No. 5 Texas
FSNL 7–4283,081
October 67:00 PMKansasdagger
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 31–34 2OT45,343
October 137:00 PMNo. 24 Kansas State
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 38–1946,536
October 206:00 PMat No. 3 Nebraska
FSNL 31–4177,838
October 272:00 PMat Baylor
W 63–1939,110
November 31:00 PMNo. 24 Texas A&M
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
PPVW 12–052,649
November 101:00 PMat Oklahoma State
W 49–3032,332
November 172:30 PMNo. 3 Oklahoma
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
ABCL 13–3052,008
November 241:00 PMStephen F. Austin*
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 58–331,147
December 292:30 PMvs. Iowa*
ESPNL 16–1965,232
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Personnel

2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Carlos Francis So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 7 7 3 13 30
Red Raiders 3 18 7 14 42

See also: 2001 New Mexico Lobos football team

At UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Miners 0 0 0 0 0

See also: 2001 UTEP Miners football team

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
Red Raiders 7 14 7 14 42
Mean Green 0 0 07 7 14

See also: 2001 North Texas Mean Green football team

At Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 7 0 0 7
No. 5 Longhorns 14 7 14 7 42

See also: 2001 Texas Longhorns football team and Texas–Texas Tech football rivalry

Kansas

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Jayhawks 10 3 0 1173 34
Red Raiders 7 10 7 070 31

See also: 2001 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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
No. 24 Wildcats 7 0 6 6 19
Red Raiders 7 10 7 14 38

See also: 2001 Kansas State Wildcats football team

At Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 13 15 3 0 31
No. 3 Cornhuskers 21 7 10 3 41

See also: 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

At Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 21 28 7 7 63
Bears 0 6 7 6 19

See also: 2001 Baylor Bears football team and Baylor–Texas Tech football rivalry

Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Aggies 0 0 0 0 0
Red Raiders 0 3 3 6 12

See also: 2001 Texas A&M Aggies football team and Texas A&M–Texas Tech football rivalry

At Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 7 14 14 14 49
Cowboys 3 7 7 13 30

See also: 2001 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Sooners 3 10 7 10 30
Red Raiders 3 0 7 3 13

See also: 2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Stephen F. Austin

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0 0 0 3 3
Red Raiders 14 20 17 7 58

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football

Vs. Iowa (Alamo Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 3 7 3 6 19
Red Raiders 0 3 7 6 16

See also: 2001 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and 2001 Alamo Bowl

References

  1. ^ "2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech-UTEP Agree To Cancellation". Texas Tech Athletics. September 21, 2001. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
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