The Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, representing Texas Tech University, has had 155 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936. Texas Tech suffered four more bowl losses before their first postseason win in the 1952 Sun Bowl. [93], College football team that represents Texas Tech University. Buzz is the horses given name, but the guy needs a stage name. . Career Completions-Attempts-Interceptions: 63-156-8, Accolades: 1971 Cotton Bowl Offensive Outstanding Player. The program began in 1925 and has an overall winning record, including a total of 11 conference titles and one division title. Fortunately for Texas Tech fans, there have been a number of excellent quarterbacks to come through the program. [29] Although eight of the 10 attendance records were eventually broken, attendance records from 2 bowl game appearances, the 2004 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl and 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic, remain unbroken. His off season became highly motivated as he moved down the depth chart behind Bowman, McIvor, and Tyner - but fate called again and he was ready. NUV0ZnciPiN3cmVja2VtPC9hPiA8YSBocmVmPSJodHRwczovL3QuY28vb0Fj [73][74] The following year, the band earned its name when it became the first collegiate band to travel to an away game. The school's short-lived Matadors moniker was replaced officially in 1937 with "Red Raiders", a nickname bestowed upon them by a sportswriter impressed by their bright scarlet uniforms that remains to this today. Reflecting SBC Communications' rebranding as AT&T, Inc., the stadium's name was renamed in 2005 as Jones AT&T Stadium. It is the responsibility of the quarterback to know what everyone on his team is supposed to do and what everyone on the defense is likely to do. Historically, Texas Tech University was one of Houston's original rivals, playing every year from 1976 to 1995 when both schools were part of the now-defunct Southwest Conference. 14 Pro-Style quarterback in the country. Morgan, Weaver, Dykes, and Leach have each received Coach of the Year honors from at least one organization. The south-end zone is also getting a renovation, creating more student-section seating and a press box. RG9ub3ZhbiBTbWl0aCB8IDcgKEBTbWl0dHlKYXducykgPGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0 The last, and only other, time these two teams met was in 1999, in both teams' preseason opener despite both teams having been members of the Border Conference. Since 2000, Tech QBs (and a few WRs, RBs, and punters) have thrown for 94,953 total yards. 16 Oklahoma outlasts Texas Tech 66-59", "Baylor holds on as Texas Tech's big rally ends on failed conversion", "Mahomes throws 6 TD passes in Texas Tech finale, 54-35 over Baylor", "Ballage scores 8 TDs, Arizona State beats Texas Tech 68-55", "Texas Tech beats Kansas St. 59-44 to become bowl eligible", "No. d3NyYyU1RXRmdyI+I3dyZWNrZW08L2E+IDxhIGhyZWY9Imh0dHBzOi8vdC5j After the firing of Matt Wells, a bowl game at the time appeared unlikely. Career Completions-Attempts-Interceptions: 1,157-1,645-45, Accolades: 2008 consensus All-American, 2008 Walter Camp Player of the Year, 2009 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, 2009 consensus All-American, 2009 Davey O'Brien Award winner, 2009 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, 2009 Manning Award winner, 2009 Maxwell Award winner, 2009 Walter Camp Player of the Year. Tom Brady. The Atlantic Coast Conference's Atlantic and Coastal divisions, Mid-American Athletic Conference's West division, Southeastern Conference's East and West divisions, and Western Athletic Conference's Mountain and Pacific division have never had multiple division champions. Since then, a total of 49 players have been named to an All-American team, 30 were selected as first-team All-Americans. [38][39] While no Texas Tech player has ever received the Heisman Trophy, seven Red Raiders have received votes by the award's selection committee. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season and career leaders. ZXIuY29tL2hhc2h0YWcvd3JlY2tlbT9zcmM9aGFzaCZhbXA7cmVmX3NyYz10 Notable offers (HS): Arkansas, Iowa State. Mike Leach is the only head Texas Tech football coach to win a division title. Career Completions-Attempts-Interceptions: 535-911-31. Only quarterbacks (and head coaches) are judged by their teams record. In 1992, Arkansas joined the Southeastern Conference, and the two schools have only played twice since: a 4928 Arkansas victory in 2014 and a 3524 Texas Tech victory in 2015. He said that if the team did not attract attention by their playing, they would at least be noticed because of the flashy uniforms. Y2stLXR3ZWV0Jz4KPGRpdiBjbGFzcz0nY2VudGVyX3R3ZWV0Jz48YmxvY2tx Y2stLXR3ZWV0Jz4KPGRpdiBjbGFzcz0nY2VudGVyX3R3ZWV0Jz48YmxvY2tx For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. Layne's professional career really took off when he was traded to the Detroit Lions, where heled the team to back-to-back NFL Championships in 1952 and 1953. In 2015, the staff failed to sign a signal caller after losing long time commit Jarrett Stidham to Baylor. [59] In 2013, the stadium was once again renovated with 368 seats being added, an upgraded video board and sound system installed, a colonnade and connecting concourse in the north endzone, and a 40-person observation deck. The 450-member band, which was awarded the Sudler Trophy an award only allowed to be awarded once in 1999, performs at all home football games and at various other events.[76]. The Red Raiders were previously members of the Big 12 between its inception in 1996 and the dissolution of conference divisions within the Big 12 in 2011. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Only 4 head coaches, E. Y. Freeland, Grady Higginbotham, Rex Dockery, and Jerry Moore, did not lead Texas Tech to a postseason bowl game. No one looks back at the career of a safety or left tackle and cites the record of his team as proof of his effectiveness. In 2000, Jones Stadium was renamed, Jones SBC Stadium, in recognition of a $30 million donation from SBC Communications. When the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" simply became the NFL Draft.[2][3][7]. Career Completions-Attempts-Interceptions: 87-180-9, Accolades: 1975 Southwest Conference Player of the Year, 1975 Kern Tips Memorial Trophy winner, 1975 All-American, 1975 All-Southwest Conference, 1987 Texas High School Football Hall of Fame inductee. LCBNYXlmaWVsZCwgTWFob21lcy4uLndob+KAmXMgbmV4dD88YnI+PGJyPvCf Cjwvbm9zY3JpcHQ+CjwhLS0gRW5kIGNvbVNjb3JlIFRhZyAtLT4KCgo=, Enjoying RedRaiderSports? After all, he had been a wide receiver at Bishop Gorman (NV), and Tech already had a quarterback commitment in Wilson Long. Zach Kittley, the architect behind one of the nation's top offenses this past two years at both Houston Baptist at Western Kentucky, enters his first season on the Texas Tech staff as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. In 1996, Brown ledTexas to the inaugural Big 12 Championship game, where he pulled off an upset victory over defending national champion Nebraska to claim the programs first Big 12 Championship trophy. ZGFzaDsgSUlJIChAaGNvbG9tYmlfMykgPGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0 The Masked Rider became an official mascot in 1954, when Joe Kirk Fulton led the team onto the field at the Gator Bowl. Webb, like Duffey, got his time to shine when then-starter Baker Mayfield went down with injury. That's because Young was an absolute difference maker when he stepped foot on the field. The Texas Tech Board of Directors voted to name the new facility in honor of the former president and his wife's contribution.[56]. Phillips led the Longhorns to its second National Championship, while posting a 10-1 record as a starter in 1970. [41][42] Additionally, Michael Crabtree, Byron Hanspard, E. J. Holub, Kliff Kingsbury, and B. J. Symons were Heisman candidates, receiving enough votes to finish in the top 10. YXJzZXQ9InV0Zi04Ij48L3NjcmlwdD4KPC9kaXY+CjwvZGl2PgoK, PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0nc3RfX2NvbnRlbnQtYmxvY2sgc3RfX2NvbnRlbnQtYmxv Notable offers: Arizona State, Iowa, Minnesota, Ole Miss, North Carolina, Rutgers, USC, Washington State. On December, 28, 2021, the Red Raiders, led by interim head coach Sonny Cumbie, won 34-7 versus the Mississippi State Bulldogs and former Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach. "[77][78] In 2000, The Masked Rider tradition was commemorated with the unveiling of a statue outside of the university's Frazier Alumni Pavilion. The total cost of the renovations totals to roughly around $185 million, and will add new things to the Jones like club seating, more suites, and a hall of fame for the heroes and champions of Texas Tech Football. Duffey finished a top 30 quarterback in the nation in 2019, and despite his decision to transfer he will be remembered as one of the best Double-T wearing gun-slingers weve seen this decade. Ranking: Smith was rated by Rivals as a 5.6 3-star recruit, the No. The Texas Tech Red Raiders football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. 4 in Texas program history, while his 7,396 career passing yards is among the Top 5 best amongthe Longhorns QBs. ewogICAgYzE6ICIyIiwKICAgIGMyOiAiNzI0MTQ2OSIsCiAgICBjNTogIjIw ', Joey McGuire Proves You Can Actually Recruit Football Players to Lubbock, Stunning Videos and Photos of the Double T Scoreboard Coming Down, FMK Texas Schools: Video Shows Students Opinion of Texas Tech, Texas Tech Student Questioned by TSA for Guns Up Salute, Texas Tech Needs Your Dog to Participate in Their First Ever Halftime Corgi Race, Mike McCarthy Gets Destroyed On Twitter After Cowboys Loss to Packers, Texas Tech Cheerleader Goes Viral Push Pressing Teammates [Video]. After Shough's injury, the team struggled offensively with Colombi as the starting quarterback. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. bHRyIj5J4oCZbSBleHRyZW1lbHkgYmxlc3NlZCB0byBhbm5vdW5jZSB0aGF0 dW90ZSBjbGFzcz0idHdpdHRlci10d2VldCI+PHAgbGFuZz0iZW4iIGRpcj0i There is no doubt that the University of Texas has seen its fair share of elite quarterbacks take the field of Texas Memorial Stadium. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues would hold a multiple round "Common Draft". 97 prospect in Texas and the No. Because he was an interim who only acted as head coach in one game, Spike Dykes served as interim head coach for the. The team remained in the SWC until the conference dissolved in 1996. Ed Danforth, a writer for the Atlanta Journal who witnessed the event, later wrote, "No team in any bowl game ever made a more sensational entrance. [54][55] Twenty-years later, Jones Stadium as was completed for the 1947 season. A quarterback must be the most mentally prepared member of the team. This is a list of their annual results. ZWY9Imh0dHBzOi8vdHdpdHRlci5jb20vTWF2ZXJpY2tNY0l2b3Ivc3RhdHVz [32] Nine of Texas Tech's 39 bowl game bids have been to the Sun Bowl,[32] the most appearances by any team to the second-oldest college football bowl game. In his time as a starter for Tech, Potts earned a 17-9 overall record and two bowl-season MVP honors. Texas A&M has a three-game winning streak against Texas Tech following their 2011 victory against Texas Tech in Lubbock. Notably, this list does not include undrafted Texas Tech players that have played for the NFL, for example, Wes Welker. cyd9KTt2YXIgZj1kLmdldEVsZW1lbnRzQnlUYWdOYW1lKHMpWzBdLAogICAg bWVudC5nZXRFbGVtZW50c0J5VGFnTmFtZSgic2NyaXB0IilbMF07IHMuYXN5 These lists are dominate JyZndG1fcHJldmlldz0nKydlbnYtMScrJyZndG1fY29va2llc193aW49eCc7 InV0Zi04Ij48L3NjcmlwdD4KPC9kaXY+CjwvZGl2PgoK, PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0nc3RfX2NvbnRlbnQtYmxvY2sgc3RfX2NvbnRlbnQtYmxv While the quarterback position has been in a bit of a down period aftertwo of the all-time greats careers came to an end, there's no denying the fact that the Longhorns' signal callers have been some of the best quarterbacks in the college game. Starting Quarterbacks by Year [ edit] Sam Ehlinger (2017-2020) Colt McCoy (2006-2009) Vince Young (2003-2005) Simms in 2002 MAJOR APPLEWHITE 1998-2000 Bobby Layne (1944-1947) Career Record [ edit] [32] See also [ edit] Texas Longhorns football statistical leaders References [ edit] ^ Official Texas Athletic Website - All-Time Results. The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears have drafted the most Red Raiders, eleven and nine, respectively. They won one division championship during that span, sharing it with Oklahoma and Texas in 2008. We never got to see Duffey (2016 redshirt) ball out in 2017, but in 2018 he saw significant playtime after replacing an injured Bowman. In this Holiday Bowl meeting, the Red Raiders led the entire game, with the smallest lead of 7 points only lasting 11 seconds on the game clock, as Reginald Davis III returned a 90-yard kickoff for a touchdown, to answer the Sun Devils' Taylor Kelly's 44-yard touchdown run, early in the third quarter. He's in the mix and will have a chance to win a role for himself. While there are many quality candidates to choose from, Horns247 made its selection of the Top 10 all-time quarterbacks to play at the University of Texas. [40] Donny Anderson and Graham Harrell both finished fourth in the voting in 1965 and 2008, respectively, the highest ranking a Red Raider has received from voters. Y2stLXR3ZWV0Jz4KPGRpdiBjbGFzcz0nY2VudGVyX3R3ZWV0Jz48YmxvY2tx In July 2014, the athletic department announced that all season tickets had sold out for the first time in school history with a record 38,502 tickets sold. They tried for higher ranked recruits such as Adrian Martinez (Nebraska), Tanner Mordecai (Oklahoma) and Spencer Sanders (Oklahoma State) before finally landing Bowman following an unofficial summer visit. 5. cmlsIDE2LCAyMDIwPC9hPjwvYmxvY2txdW90ZT4KPHNjcmlwdCBhc3luYyBz Beginning with the 1971 football season, the Southwest Conference forbade the inclusion of live animal mascots to away games unless the host school consented. With 11,252 yards and 93 touchdowns on his stat sheet, Patrick Mahomes is statistically the best quarterback for Texas Tech this decade. Taylor Potts was Texas Techs transition into the new decade, and even though his final season is the only eligible year for this list I remain unapologetic. [87][88] After the 2022 contest where the Texas Longhorns team lost in overtime to the Red Raiders 37-34 in Lubbock,[89] it is unknown if the rivalry will continue with the Longhorns move to the SEC in 2025. ZXIuY29tL2FsYW5ib3dtYW5fL3N0YXR1cy8xMDkyOTUxMzA5OTg3MzE1NzEz Bowl Record: 40 Bowls, 16-23-1, .413 W-L% (Major Bowls), Ranked in AP Poll: 6 Times (Preseason), 11 Times (Final), 141 Weeks (Total), Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium (cap. Mahomes collected 4,653 yards and 36 touchdowns, topping the yearly conference rankings for passing completions, yards, and touchdowns. P3JlZl9zcmM9dHdzcmMlNUV0ZnciPkZlYnJ1YXJ5IDYsIDIwMTk8L2E+PC9i Where he is now: Smith just enrolled with the rest of the freshman class this summer. [31] The Red Raiders played in the 1938 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, against the West Virginia Mountaineers on New Year's Day. The Red Raiders also defeated the Razorbacks the following year, winning 3127. [3] Before withdrawing from the Border Conference in 1956, the Red Raiders won nine conference championships, the most held by a Border Conference member. Eddie Phillips comes in at No. ICAgIGo9ZC5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KHMpLGRsPWwhPSdkYXRhTGF5ZXInPycm [21] Twicein 1951 and 1953Weaver was named the Border Conference's Coach of the Year. The student section has been named as the best in the Big 12 by ESPN. It gained full SWC membership and began official conference play in 1960. The season was getting away from Texas Tech. LmNvbS9UVFVDb2FjaFdlbGxzP3JlZl9zcmM9dHdzcmMlNUV0ZnciPkBUVFVD Contrary to his prior moniker, Duffey outdid himself by completing 65% of his passes for 2,840 yards, 18 touchdowns and only 5 interceptions on the season. Even with all of those stats Mahomes still only finished the season with the Sammy Baugh Trophy (nations top passer). [41][42], Texas Tech football players have won several individual awards based on their positions. [44] Michael Crabtree became the first two-time winner of both the Fred Biletnikoff Award and Paul Warfield Trophy in back-to-back seasons. PSBkb2N1bWVudC5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KCJzY3JpcHQiKSwgZWwgPSBkb2N1 4 in program history. The 2010 season for Potts helped solidify him as Texas Techs fourth-ranked all-time leader in passing yards and the third ranked all-time leader in touchdown passes thrown. He definitely impressed, leading Frenship to a 7-4 record and a playoff birth. [65], Texas Tech's uniform consists of any combination of scarlet, black, and white. [57][58] In 2010, expansion to the east side of the stadium included a five-story addition that includes 1,000 general-admission seats, 542 club seats, 30 suites, a dining club, and pro shop. Where he is now: Colombi just arrived in Lubbock last week. He finished 2010 with 3,762 passing yards off of 369 passes with 35 touchdowns, all during a time where Texas Tech was transitioning into Tommy Tubervilles style of play. After serving as Jordan Love's backup the last couple years, he entered the transfer portal this summer. Texas Tech began competing in intercollegiate football in 1925. Career Completions-Attempts-Interceptions: 112-229-24, Accolades: 1969 All-Southwest Conference, Texas Sports Hall of Fame inductee, Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame inductee. Roger Gill was drafted in the 1963 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles (158th overall) and in the 1963 AFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers (170th overall). The names are etched onto the west stadium building that faces the surface of the stadium, screen by a selection committee that makes formal recommendation to the athletic director of suitable candidates. He enters 2020 with a shot to compete for the starting job. [A 1] This includes six players taken in the first round and one overall number one pick, Dave Parks in the 1964 NFL Draft. He enters camp as the likely the number four quarterback, and ideally the guys in front of him stay healthy all year and he redshirts and develops. Doege has the fifteenth highest passing completion percentage of all time, only led by one other Red Raider: Graham Harrell - but he doesnt count here! Also, ticket and athletic offices relocated to the East Side Building. bHRyIj5LaW5nc2J1cnksIFN5bW9ucywgQ3VtYmllLCBIYXJyZWxsLCBXZWJi Those that wish to take advantage of the extra year will be listed as a senior again after their original eligibility would have been exhausted. [A 2]. 25 Dual-Threat quarterback in the country. . 29 Pro-Style quarterback in the country. bS9ucy5odG1sP2lkPUdUTS1NRjZQWFhDJmFtcDtndG1fYXV0aD1LaEg2aGVD The two schools first met in 1957, with Arkansas defeating Texas Tech by a score of 4726 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Career Completions-Attempts-Interceptions: 546-1,003-37, Accolades: 1995 Southwest Conference Offensive Player of the Year, 1995 first-team All-Southwest Conference. Texas Tech (then known as Texas Technological College) fielded its first intercollegiate football team during the 1925 season. [24] Kliff Kingsbury became the first Big 12 Conference coach to begin his career with 7 wins in 2013. Though Young proved that claim to be inaccurate when he accumulated 467 yards of total offense and three touchdowns to give Texas its first National Championship in 35 years in a 41-38 upset over No. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. [citation needed]. ZWQgdG8gc2F5IEnigJltIGdvaW5nIHRvIGJlIGEgUmVkIFJhaWRlcuKAvO+4 While there is absolute reason to believe James Street deserves the No. LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire announced Sunday that senior Tyler Shough has been named the Red Raiders' starting quarterback leading into the Sept. 3 season opener against Murray State. Texas Tech travels to Austin in potential must win matchup, Hub City Homers #63: The panic button has been pressed, Finding the threshold of contentment as Texas Tech fans. 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The junior projects to be a top-five pick and will vie to be the first quarterback taken off the board. Today the Masked Rider, with guns up, leads the team onto the field for all home games. All picks and predictions are suggestions only. James Street inked his name in the record books when he posted a 20-0 record as the Longhorns' starting quarterback. There is no more important position in sports than that of quarterback. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. Texas Tech's other mascot, Raider Red, is a more recent creation. The team was known as the " Matadors " from 1925 to 1936, a name suggested by the wife of E. Y. Freeland , the first football coach, to reflect the influence of the Spanish Renaissance architecture on campus . And remember, McCoy was a three-star recruit with very few D-I offers. Offensive linemen must be able to diagnose what defensive front they see and adjust their blocking scheme accordingly. If this list were based on the passing percentage, Seth Doege would be the unequivocal number one. The staff also made a late run at John Stephen Jones to be the second quarterback in the class, but he ended up going to Arkansas. Seven Longhorns have met or surpassed the 25 career win mark as starters, and at one point, Texas had the all-time College Football quarterback career win leader on campus. James Brown won over many Texas fans during his first collegiate start of his career when he led the Longhorns to a come-from-behind victory over Oklahoma in the 1994 Red River Shootout. Texas Tech Red Raiders School History Seasons: 91 (1932 to 2022) Record (W-L-T): 559-449-24 Conferences: Big 12, SWC, Ind, BIAA Conf. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound quarterback became the first signal caller to lead Texas Tech in rushing since 1973 with 369 yards and four touchdowns to go with 1,221 yards, eight touchdowns and six . Recruited by David McWilliams, Peter Gardere makes the cut as his record as a starting quarterback ranks No. Ranking: Colombi was rated by Rivals as a 5.6 3-star recruit and the No. In his first start, Webb put up 415 yards and 3 touchdowns to mark the fourth most yards passing for a first-time starter in school history. Layne's college career led the Pittsburgh Steelers to selecthim withthe third overall pickin the 1948 NFL Draft (though he was traded to the Chicago Bears before playing a snap of the 1948 season). McNeal was a dual-threat quarterback, which led to him being drafted as a wide receiver, though his NFL career was brief. Texas Tech suffered four more bowl losses before their first postseason win in the 1952 Sun Bowl. That made Webb the first quarterback in Tech history to pass for over 400 yards twice in their freshman season, also breaking the freshman passing record for Tech and the Big 12 conference. For that reason, in this list, I'll be focusing on quarterbacks who played starting in 2000. Please update it here. 56 prospect in Texas and the No. The team remained in the SWC until the conference dissolved in 1996. [4] The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears have drafted the most Red Raiders, eleven and nine, respectively. [60] The stadium has played host to 14 seasons in which the Red Raiders went undefeated at home. cHQ+CjwvZGl2Pgo8L2Rpdj4KCg==, PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0nc3RfX2NvbnRlbnQtYmxvY2sgc3RfX2NvbnRlbnQtYmxv Marty Akins was known for his toughness and love of the game. Playoff participants are sequenced after non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl). Make no mistake, Doege is one of the best to don the Scarlet and Black. His career high 504 yards and 6 touchdowns came in the massive 49-14 upset of the no. The team with the worst record the previous year picks first, the next-worst team second, and so on. The game was played on January 1, 1938, and resulted in a 76 loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers. The Red Raiders have won 11 conference championships, eight outright and three shared. dW90ZSBjbGFzcz0idHdpdHRlci10d2VldCI+PHAgbGFuZz0iaW4iIGRpcj0i Layne is one of sixLonghorns to have their jersey retired inside Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. [82], Prior to Texas Tech joining the SWC, a traveling trophy was exchanged between the TCU Horned Frogs and Red Raiders. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? fSkoKTsKPC9zY3JpcHQ+Cgo8bm9zY3JpcHQ+CiAgPGltZyBzcmM9Imh0dHBz Shough, in his second season with the Red Raiders, previously started the first four games of the 2021 season after earning the starting job out of preseason camp. After the game, several fans broke out into a fight in the stands. With 11,252 yards and 93 touchdowns on his stat sheet, Patrick Mahomes is statistically the best quarterback for Texas Tech this decade. Texas Tech began competing in intercollegiate football in 1925. The recruitment: It surprised many Tech fans when the staff offered Donovan Smith as a quarterback in January, 2019. Texas Tech's most recent bowl victory is the 2021 Autozone Liberty Bowl. The recruitment: Brylon Lawson-Young announced his intentions to transfer to Texas Tech as a walk-on on April 16. Texas has seen 14 of its quarterbacks surpass the 3,000-yard career passing mark in program history, and six of those threw for more than 6,000 yards during their time on the Forty Acres. What makes his commitment a huge win for the staff was the fact that he's coming as a walk-on, choosing Tech over multiple other scholarship offers. Career: 4,077 yards passing, 26 TD (18 in 2019) 587 yards rushing, 5 TD. Build your customFanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis onTexas Tech Red Raiders and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. [22] Dykes was named Southwest Conference Coach of the Year in 1989 and two other years. During his sophomore season playing under Mack Brown, Applewhite was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, and his accuracy streak of not throwing an interception in 156 consecutive pass attempts tops the record books for the Longhorns. No other player has more responsibility to his team than does the man taking the snaps. (The fact I witnessedMcCoy play every game of his career while in college probably plays a role, as well.) This was Kliff Kingsbury's first season as head coach at Texas Tech. [51] Michael Crabtree was named as a consensus All-Americans in 2007 and 2008, and is the only Red Raider to receive the honor twice. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. czovL3BsYXRmb3JtLnR3aXR0ZXIuY29tL3dpZGdldHMuanMiIGNoYXJzZXQ9 He finished his Aggie career with 44 touchdowns and 6,992 passing yards. UCLA is atop our list, followed by Utah, USC and Arizona. I would imagine very few hands are raised. List of Texas Tech Red Raiders in the NFL Draft, Because of the NFLAFL merger agreement, the history of the AFL is officially recognized by the NFL and therefore this list includes the. Top 5 Texas Tech quarterbacks of the decade, Red Raiders return to Lubbock in must win game. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. While Texas Tech is facing an 8-0 Oklahoma team, the Sooners were on upset alert for 3.5 quarters last week at Kansas so if . No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. Welcome to our third and final assessment of Pac-12 quarterback depth in 2022. List of Texas Tech Red Raiders in the NFL Draft Michael Crabtree was drafted 10th overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2009 NFL Draft. The draft rules were last updated in 2009. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Find out more. He played in high school football at Monterey and this is a return home for Lawson-Young after a season at Dodge City C.C. aWdodD0nMCcgc3JjPSdodHRwczovL3d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNv 58,930) The 2010 team was the first to wear white helmets since 1974. Championships: 11 Bowl Record: 40 Bowls, 16-23-1, .413 W-L% ( Major Bowls ) Ranked in AP Poll: 6 Times (Preseason), 11 Times (Final), 141 Weeks (Total) Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium (cap. Career Completions-Attempts-Interceptions: 561-1,025-46, Accolades: Texas High School Football Hall of Fame inductee. But who are the Top 10 quarterbacks of the last 10 years? Only one former Red Raider, Patrick Mahomes, has gone on to win the league Most Valuable Player award. dG8gZnVydGhlciBteSBlZHVjYXRpb24gYW5kIHBsYXkgZm9vdGJhbGwgZm9y Higginbotham is, in terms of winning percentage, the worst coach the Red Raiders have had; winning only one game while losing seven, and tying two, giving him a .200 winning percentage. [65] The football team, wearing its new outfit, defeated heavily favored Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles on October 26, 1934. [8][A 1] In 2003, Texas Tech was the only team to ever have 5 or more players with at least 60 receptions in a single season. Viva the Matadors will be revealing our top 5 players of the decade in each position group throughout the week - starting with the most recognizable position of the bunch: quarterbacks. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. Gambling problem? The 2014 season was similar regarding his excellence in passing, and in two full season Webb amassed over 5,000 yards through the air for 44 touchdowns.