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2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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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
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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 87:00 p.m.New Mexico*
W 42–3048,924
September 13at UTEP*
 Cancelled
September 227:00 p.m.vs. North Texas*
W 42–1420,852
September 296:00 p.m.at No. 5 Texas
FSNL 7–4283,081
October 67:00 p.m.Kansasdagger
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 31–34 2OT45,343
October 137:00 p.m.No. 24 Kansas State
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 38–1946,536
October 206:00 p.m.at No. 3 Nebraska
FSNL 31–4177,838
October 272:00 p.m.at Baylor
W 63–1939,110
November 31:00 p.m.No. 24 Texas A&M
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
PPVW 12–052,649
November 101:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State
W 49–3032,332
November 172:30 p.m.No. 3 Oklahoma
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
ABCL 13–3052,008
November 241:00 p.m.Stephen F. Austin*
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 58–331,147[2]
December 292:30 p.m.vs. 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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Game summaries

New Mexico

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

At UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
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.[4] 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

At Texas

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

Kansas

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Jayhawks 10 3 0 1173 34
Red Raiders 7 10 7 070 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
No. 24 Wildcats 7 0 6 6 19
Red Raiders 7 10 7 14 38

At Nebraska

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

At Baylor

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

Texas A&M

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

At Oklahoma State

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

Oklahoma

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

Stephen F. Austin

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

Vs. Iowa (Alamo Bowl)

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

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Roster

2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 16 Kliff Kingsbury Jr
QB 4 B. J. Symons  Fr
QB 15 Sonny Cumbie  Fr
QB 12 Cody Hodges Fr
RB 2 Ricky Williams Sr
G 64 Cody Campbell  Fr
OL 77 Dylan Gandy Fr
WR 82 Carlos Francis So
WR 7 Trey Haverty  Fr
WR 27 Wes Welker So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 9 Aaron Hunt Jr
DB 12 Joselio Hanson Jr
DB 28 Ryan Aycock So
LB 59 Preston Hartfield Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K/P 18 Clinton Greathouse Jr
K 32 Robert Treece Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. "Tech sets sights on bowl game". Abilene Reporter-News. November 25, 2001. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  4. "Texas Tech-UTEP Agree To Cancellation". Texas Tech Athletics. September 21, 2001. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  5. "Iowa vs. Texas Tech". USA Today. December 29, 2001. Retrieved December 29, 2025.