2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Alamo Bowl, L 16–19 vs. Iowa
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South Division
Record	7–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (2nd season);
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Greg McMackin (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jones SBC Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

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.

South Division

Record7–5 (4–4 Big 12)

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2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
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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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	7:00 p.m.	New Mexico*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 42–30	48,924
September 13		at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		Cancelled
September 22	7:00 p.m.	vs. North Texas*	Texas Stadium Irving, TX		W 42–14	20,852
September 29	6:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	FSN	L 7–42	83,081
October 6	7:00 p.m.	Kansas	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 31–34 ^2OT	45,343
October 13	7:00 p.m.	No. 24 Kansas State	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 38–19	46,536
October 20	6:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FSN	L 31–41	77,838
October 27	2:00 p.m.	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		W 63–19	39,110
November 3	1:00 p.m.	No. 24 Texas A&M	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	PPV	W 12–0	52,649
November 10	1:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 49–30	32,332
November 17	2:30 p.m.	No. 3 Oklahoma	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	L 13–30	52,008
November 24	1:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 58–3	31,147	^[2]
December 29	2:30 p.m.	vs. Iowa*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	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

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	7	14	7	14	42
Mean Green	0	0	07	7	14

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

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Jayhawks	10	3	0	11	7	3	34
Red Raiders	7	10	7	0	7	0	31

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