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Sept. 10, 2006
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2006 Texas Tech Football Red Raiders vs. UTEP (Sun Bowl Stadium) September 9, 2006
Postgame Notes
GETTING STARTED • UTEP won the opening coin toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff. Texas Tech is 1-1 this season on the opening coin toss. • For the first time since a road game at Wyoming on Sept. 21, 1991, the Red Raiders wore red pants with white jerseys. Texas Tech has traditionally worn either white or black pants and white jerseys when playing on the road. • Tonight's game marked Tech's first appearance at Sun Bowl Stadium since 1993 when the Red Raiders played the Oklahoma Sooners in the John Hancock Bowl. Tech's last game against UTEP (then Texas Western) here at Sun Bowl Stadium was on Nov. 16, 1963. The Red Raiders were victorious 7-3. • The Biletnikoff Award Committee announced on Friday afternoon that Texas Tech wide receiver Joel Filani is among 51 initial candidates for the annual award that honors the nation's top wide receiver. • Tonight's game was televised by CSTV (College Sports Television) and it marked the first-ever appearance for the Red Raiders on the all college network. Starters - (Offense) - (LT) Glenn January, (LG) Louis Vasquez, (C) Brandon Jones, (RT) Gabe Hall, (RG) Manny Ramirez, (QB) Graham Harrell, (F) Shannon Woods (H) Danny Amendola, (X) Todd Walker, (Y) Robert Johnson, (Z) Joel Filani (Defense) - (LE) Jake Ratliff, (NT) Chris Hudler, (DT) Ken Scott, (RE) Keyunta Dawson, (SAM) Kellen Tillman, (MIKE) Brock Stratton, (WILL) Fletcher Session, (LC) Antonio Huffman, (SS) Joe Garcia, (FS) Darcel McBath, (RC) Chris Parker

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TECH'S WIN . . . • Gives Head Coach Mike Leach career win No. 50 (50-28) and his 14th win on the road (14-18). Leach is in his seventh season at the helm of the Red Raiders. • Moves Tech's record to 40-2 (in Mike Leach era) when leading at halftime. • Gives Texas Tech an all-time record of 13-6-1 against UTEP and an 88-75-3 record against opponents who currently make up Conference USA. • Improved Texas Tech to 29-11 in night-games in the Mike Leach era. • Gives Tech an all-time record of 30-48-4 in the initial road game of each season.] • Gives Tech a 2-3 record in overtime games, winning its first since the 2002 overtime win at Texas A&M (48-47).
RED RAIDERS SCORE IN 106th-STRAIGHT CONTEST, TIES SCHOOL RECORDGraham Harrell's quarterback sneak for a one-yard touchdown in the second quarter extended Texas Tech's scoring streak to 106 games. The 106-game streak ties the school record. Tech's last 106-game scoring stretch began on Oct. 17, 1987 against Rice and ended on Dec. 29, 1996 with a 27-0 loss to Iowa in the Alamo Bowl.
NOTING THE RED RAIDERS • Running back Baron Batch (Midland, Texas/Midland) became the 10th true freshman to see playing time this season when he entered the game on Tech's second offensive play in the first quarter. Batch missed the season opener last week against SMU due to an injury and in that game nine true freshman earned playing time for the first time in their Texas Tech careers. • Alex Reyes' 61-yard punt with 4:12 remaining in the first quarter marked the fourth-longest of his career. The 60-plus yard punt was his longest since setting a career best 71-yard punt against Indiana State last season. • Sophomore quarterback Graham Harrell scored Texas Tech's first points of the ball game with a quarterback sneak on the UTEP 1-yard line with 14:50 remaining in the second quarter. The rushing touchdown marked the first of the season for the Red Raider offense as Tech scored all five touchdowns last week against SMU through the air. • The Texas Tech defense played five quarters this season before allowing its first touchdown of the season. UTEP scored on a reverse pass with 11:47 to go in the second quarter but missed the extra point that would have tied the game at 7-6. • Junior place kicker Alex Trlica nailed a 25-yard field goal with 6:29 remaining in the first half to push the Texas Tech lead to 10-6. The field goal was his first of the season. He added his second FG of the game with 9:51 remaining in the game to pull Tech to within one at 28-27. Trlica is now 10-for-10 in his career from the 20-29-yard range. He added his third FG of the night on a career long of 49 yards in overtime to win the game for Tech. His previous career long was 47 yards at Baylor in 2005. • Senior wide receiver and Biletnikoff Candidate Joel Fliani gave the Red Raiders a 16-6 lead with 2:43 remaining in the first half. Filani was on the receiving end of a 5-yard strike from Graham Harrell and it marked his second touchdown of the season. • Senior receiver Robert Johnson caught his third touchdown of the season on Tech's opening drive of the second half. The Red Raiders countered UTEP's last minute scoring drive at the end of the first half with an 80-yard drive that was capped by Johnson's 15-yard TD reception. • Sophomore running back Shannon Woods scored his first touchdown of the season on a nine-yard run with 7:10 remaining in the game. • Sophomore free safety Darcel McBath recorded his first interception of his career with 6:38 remaining in the game. McBath recorded his second career interception in the overtime period. • The last team to successfully recover an on-side kick against the Red Raiders was NC State in Raleigh in 2003. • The last time the Tech defense allowed a 100-yard receiver was against Nebraska in 2004 (Mark LeFlore -110 yards). The 162 yards receiving by UTEP's Johnny Lee Higgins is the most since Iowa State's Lane Danielson tallied 192 receiving in 2003. • UTEP's 375 passing yards is the first time Tech has allowed 300 yards passing in a game since Oklahoma's Jason White threw for 394 yards in 2003. • The overtime game marked the first overtime game for Texas Tech since 2004 when it lost at Texas A&M, 32-25. Tech's last overtime win was at Texas A&M in 2002 in a 48-47 thriller. The overtime victory gives the Red Raiders a 2-3 record in overtime games.