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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 8 | 7:00 PM | New Mexico* | | | W 42–30 | 48,924 |
| | 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 | - Jones SBC Stadium
- Lubbock, TX
| | L 31–34 2OT | 45,343 |
October 13 | 7:00 PM | No. 24 Kansas State | - Jones SBC Stadium
- Lubbock, TX
| | 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 | - Jones SBC Stadium
- Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
| 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 | - Jones SBC Stadium
- Lubbock, TX
| ABC | L 13–30 | 52,008 |
November 24 | 1:00 PM | Stephen F. Austin* | - Jones SBC Stadium
- Lubbock, TX
| | W 58–3 | 31,147 |
December 29 | 2:30 PM | vs. Iowa* | | ESPN | L 16–19 | 65,232 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- 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
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Game summaries
New Mexico
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Total |
Lobos
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7
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7
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3
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13 |
30 |
Red Raiders
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3
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18
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7
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14 |
42 |
At UTEP
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Total |
Red Raiders
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0
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
Miners
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0
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0
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0
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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
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Total |
Red Raiders
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7
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14
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7
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14 |
42 |
Mean Green
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0
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0
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07
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7 |
14 |
At Texas
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Total |
Red Raiders
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0
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7
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0
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0 |
7 |
No. 5 Longhorns
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14
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7
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14
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7 |
42 |
Kansas
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Total |
Jayhawks
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10
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3
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0
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11 | 7 | 3 |
34 |
Red Raiders
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7
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10
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7
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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
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Total |
No. 24 Wildcats
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7
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0
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6
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6 |
19 |
Red Raiders
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7
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10
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7
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14 |
38 |
At Nebraska
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Total |
Red Raiders
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13
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15
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3
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0 |
31 |
No. 3 Cornhuskers
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21
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7
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10
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3 |
41 |
At Baylor
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Total |
Red Raiders
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21
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28
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7
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7 |
63 |
Bears
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0
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6
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7
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6 |
19 |
Texas A&M
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Total |
No. 24 Aggies
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0
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
Red Raiders
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0
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3
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3
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6 |
12 |
At Oklahoma State
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Total |
Red Raiders
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7
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14
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14
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14 |
49 |
Cowboys
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3
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7
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7
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13 |
30 |
Oklahoma
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Total |
No. 3 Sooners
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3
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10
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7
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10 |
30 |
Red Raiders
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3
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0
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7
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3 |
13 |
Stephen F. Austin
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Total |
Lumberjacks
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0
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0
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0
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3 |
3 |
Red Raiders
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14
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20
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17
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7 |
58 |
Vs. Iowa (Alamo Bowl)
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Total |
Hawkeyes
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3
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7
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3
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6 |
19 |
Red Raiders
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0
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3
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7
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6 |
16 |
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