2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team explained

Year:2001
Team:Texas Tech Red Raiders
Sport:football
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Division:South Division
Short Conf:Big 12
Record:7–5
Conf Record:4–4
Hc Year:2nd
Off Scheme:Air raid
Def Coach:Greg McMackin
Dc Year:2nd
Def Scheme:4–3
Stadium:Jones SBC Stadium
Bowl:Alamo Bowl
Bowl Result:L 16–19 vs. Iowa

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

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Game summaries

New Mexico

See also: 2001 New Mexico Lobos football team.

At UTEP

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

See also: 2001 North Texas Mean Green football team.

At Texas

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

Kansas

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

See also: 2001 Kansas State Wildcats football team.

At Nebraska

See also: 2001 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.

At Baylor

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

Texas A&M

At Oklahoma State

See also: 2001 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team.

Oklahoma

See also: 2001 Oklahoma Sooners football team.

Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football.

Vs. Iowa (Alamo Bowl)

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

Notes and References

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