Showing posts with label Texas Tech Red Raiders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas Tech Red Raiders. Show all posts

Monday, April 08, 2019

CAVALIERS OUTLAST RED RAIDERS IN OT FOR FIRST NCAA MEN'S HOOPS NATIONAL TITLE

SAt US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis:

DeAndre Hunter scored 27 points (and grabbed nine rebounds) while Kyle Guy added 24 on Monday as the Virginia Cavaliers (35-3; #1, South Region) went on an 11-0 run in overtime while converting all 12 free throw attempts during the extra five minutes to hold off the Texas Tech Red Raiders (31-7; #3, West Region) 85-77 in win their first-ever men's basketball national championship.

Brandone Francis came off the bench to top the Red Raiders with 17 points.

Saturday, March 30, 2019

NCAA West: RED RAIDERS KNOCK OFF ZAGS FOR DEBUT FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE

At Honda Center, Anaheim, California:

Jarrett Carver scored 19 points as the third-seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders (30-6) qualified for their first-ever NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Final Four after their 75-69 Saturday victory over the top-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs (33-4) in the final of the West Regional.

Rui Hachimura topped the Zags with 22 points.

Monday, March 26, 2018

ANOTHER FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE FOR NOVA AFTER CATS TOP RED RAIDERS IN EAST FINAL

At Boston (TD Garden):

In Sunday's final in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament East Regional, Jalen Brunson scored 15 points as the top-seeded Villanova Wildcats (34-4), with four players scoring in double figures, defeated the third-seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders (27-10) 71-59 to advance to another Final Four.

Saturday, December 23, 2017

Birmingham Bowl: USF Bulls Come From Behind, Overtake Red Raiders

At Birmingham, Alabama:

Quarterback Quinton Flowers threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Tyre McCants with 16 seconds remaining to carry the South Florida Bulls (#23 in the final College Football Playoff rankings; 10-2) to a 38-34 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-7) in Saturday's edition of the Birmingham Bowl.

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Texas Bowl: Leonard Fournette Helps Bayou Bengals Overpower Red Raiders

At Houston:

In Tuesday's Texas Bowl, running back Justin Fournette ran for 212 yards and five touchdowns as the Louisiana State Tigers (#20 in the final College Football Playoff rankings; 9-3) overpowered the Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-6) 56-27.

Monday, December 30, 2013

Holiday Bowl: Davis Webb Tosses Four TDs As Red Raiders Top Sun Devils

At San Diego:

Quarterback Davis Webb threw for 403 yards and four touchdowns on Monday night as the Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-5) snapped a five-game losing streak with a 37-23 Holiday Bowl victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils (#14 in the Bowl Championship Series standings; # 16 in the Associated Press poll, #17 in the USA Today/Coaches rankings; 10-4).

Friday, December 28, 2012

Meineke Car Care Bowl: Comeback Win For The Red Raiders

At Houston:

After Seth Dodge threw a game-tying touchdown of 35 yards to Eric Ward with just over one minute remaining in regulation, D.J. Johnson intercepted a pass and returned it 39 yards, setting up Ryan Bustin's game winning 28-yard field goal as time expired as the Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-5) came from behind to upend the Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-7) 34-31 in Friday's Meineke Car Care Bowl.

Saturday, January 01, 2011

Wildcats Still Waiting For First Bowl Win Since '49; Setback Sets Pace For Awful Saturday For Big Ten

At Dallas:

Taylor Potts threw for four touchdowns and scored an additional TD thanks to a trick play as Texas Tech (8-5) withstood a Northwestern (7-6) rally to win the inaugural edition of the TicketCity bowl 45-38 on Saturday.  The Wildcats, who still have not won a bowl game since the 1949 Rose Bowl, have lost their last eight bowl games.  The Red Raiders also got help from Eric Stephens, who ran 86 yards for a touchdown.

Saturday, January 02, 2010

Red Raiders Overtake Spartans In San Antonio

At San Antonio, Texas:

In a battle of teams that underwent all sorts of recent turmoil, Texas Tech (9-4), with Ruffin McNeill as interim head coach, replacing the fired Mike Leach, defeatedMichigan State (6-7) , minus 14 players suspended in the aftermath of a November dormitory brawl, by the score of 41-31 in Saturday's Valero Alamo Bowl. Backup quarterback Steven Sheffield (replacing an injured Taylor Potts---who had thrown for an Alamo Bowl-record 372 yards and two touchdowns) marched the Red Raiders downfield in eight plays, culminating in the game-winning 11-yard touchdown pass to Detron Lewis in the fourth quarter.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Tech Cans Embattled Football Coach

BREAKING NEWS: Texas Tech has given head football coach Mike Leach the boot.