2012 RED RAIDER FOOTBALL • The NSU game marked the first time the Tech defense has held an opponent without an offensive touchdown since SMU in 2006. • Texas Tech held its opponent to seven or fewer first downs (6) for the first time since 2006 when Tech held SE Louisiana to seven. • Texas Tech held NSU to 13 rushing yards which is the fewest allowed by a Tech defense since 1998 when the Red Raiders held Fresno State to nine total rushing yards. • Texas Tech held Northwestern State to only 49 plays and that marked the fewest plays by a Tech opponent since 2000 (North Texas – 46). STEPHENS MAKES TRIUMPHANT RETURN Senior Eric Stephens made his triumphant return in the season opener from a season ending knee injury suffered against Texas A&M last year. Stephens was on track for one of the best seasons by a Tech running back, since the late 1990s, before that injury in game five sidelined him for the rest of the season and took away the team’s best offensive player. After a grueling rehabilitation, Stephens returned to team workouts during fall camp and hopes to remove the knee brace by the Texas State game. Notables • On his first touch in the season opener, Stephens caught a 7-yard pass that moved him into 7th place all-time at Texas Tech in career yardage. He entered the game with 3,389 career yards and moved past Danny Amendola. • With 58 rushing yards against the Demons, Stephens moved past the 1,500 career rushing yards mark. The last Red Raider to pick up 1,500 career rushing yards was Baron Batch. • He scored Texas Tech’s first touchdown of the 2012 season on a 4-yard rush with 2:50 remaining in the first quarter. • Stephens recorded his fifth career multiple touchdown game in the season opener with a pair of rushing touchdowns. In his career he has four multiple rushing touchdown games and one multiple receiving touchdown game. BUSTIN TAKES OVER Sophomore placekicker Ryan Bustin had an impressive debut in the season opener agasint Northwestern State. Bustin connected on three field goals in the game and that marked the first time in over 12 years that a kicker has connected on three field goals in a career debut. Robert Treece was the last Red Raider kicker to connect on multiple field goals in a career debut as he booted two against New Mexico in 2001. BREWER TOSSES TWO TDs IN CAREER DEBUT Heralded redshirt freshman quarterback Michael Brewer got the first playing time of his career in Tech’s season opener against Northwestern State. Brewer replaced starter Seth Doege at the beginning of the fourth quarter and proceeded to lead the Red Raiders on three scoring drives. In his one quarter of action, Brewer tossed two touchdown passes and became the first Tech quarterback to accomplish that in a career debut since Ron Reeves threw two TD passes in his debut against Arizona (41-26 Tech win) on Sept. 23, 1978. ANDERSON, HOLUB, PARKS ENTER HALL OF HONOR The season opener against Northwestern State went down in the history books as the night the Red Raiders officially unveiled the newly established Texas Tech Football Ring of Honor. Donny Anderson (Running Back, 1963-65), E.J. Holub (Center/ Linebacker, 1958-60) and Dave Parks (Split End, 1961-63) were permanently enshrined on the west side of Jones AT&T Stadium during a pregame ceremony. About this year’s inductees: Donny Anderson, Running Back, 1963-1965 Nicknamed the Golden Palomino, Anderson is one of three
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Red Raiders to have his jersey formally retired at Texas Tech. In 1989, he became Texas Tech’s second induction into the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame. A consensus All-American in both 1964 and 1965, Anderson capped off his Red Raider career by finishing fourth in the Heisman Trophy balloting as a senior in ’65. He was named the Co-National Player of the Year in 1965 by The Sporting News while earning All-Southwest Conference Honors in 1963, 1964 and 1965. He was a first-round draft choice in both the AFL and the NFL in 1965 and ended up playing for the Green Bay Packers and the St. Louis Cardinals. Anderson was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Honor in 1978. E.J. Holub, Center/Linebacker, 1958-1960 Nicknamed “The Beast”, Holub is one of just three Red Raiders to have his jersey formally retired at Texas Tech. In 1986, he became Texas Tech’s first-ever inductee into the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame. Holub was a First Team All-American in 1959 and 1960 and finished 10th in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1960. Holub was Texas Tech’s first All-Southwest Conference honoree in 1960 and was recently named to Street & Smith’s 50th Anniversary Team. Holub was a first-round draft pick by the AFL and a second round pick by the NFL. As a pro, he was named an AFL All-Star in 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965 and 1966 and is the only player in history to start two Super Bowls at two different positions. He was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Honor in 1977. Dave Parks, Spit End, 1961-1963 Parks joins fellow Ring of Honor inductees Donny Anderson and E.J. Holub as one of just three players in Tech history to have their jersey formally retired. In 2008, Parks was inducted into the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame. He was a consensus All-American in 1963 and an AllSouthwest Conference selection in 1962 and 1963. Parks is the only player in school history to be drafted as the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft as he was taken by the San Francisco 49ers in 1964. His pro career spanned 10 seasons including stops in San Francisco, New Orleans and Houston. He was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Honor in 1990. NEW FACES ON THE SIDELINE Four new coaches will dot the Texas Tech sideline when the Red Raiders kick off the 2012 season. Three of the new coaches can be found on the defensive side of the football. Art Kaufman, Tech’s new defensive coordinator, will take over the defense in 2012 and will be assisted by defensive line coach Fred Tate (previously at Marshall) and defensive backs coach John Lovett (previously at Miami, Fla.). On the offensive side of the football, coordinator Neal Brown will have a new o-line coach in Chris Thomsen (previously head coach at Abilene Christian). • Graduate assistants for the 2012 season will be Carlos Alvarado and Jeff Howard on defense along with Jason Reed and Kevin Oliver (offense). DEFENSE UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP The Texas Tech defense will be under the guidance of first-year coordinator Art Kaufman, who is the fourth different coach to lead the Red Raider defense in the last four years. Since 2009, Texas Tech defenses have been led by Ruffin McNeil, James Willis, Chad Glasgow and now Kaufman. Texas Tech ran the 4-3 defense in Tommy Tuberville’s first season in 2010 but switched to the 4-2-5 with the hire of Glasgow in 2011. The Red Raiders returned to the 4-3 defense in the spring under Kaufman’s leadership.
TECH’S RECORD WHEN Overall Record ..................................................................6-3 Big 12 Record ...................................................................3-3 Non-Conference ...............................................................3-0 Home ...............................................................................3-2 Away ................................................................................3-1 Neutral .............................................................................0-0 Current Streak ..........................................................Lost Two Current Home Streak ............................................... Lost One Current Road Streak ................................................. Lost One Current Bowl Streak ................................................Won Two Last Win .............................. 56-53 vs. No. 21 TCU (10/20/12) Last Loss ............................22-31 vs. No. 23 Texas (11/03/12) Day Games........................................................................2-3 Night Games.....................................................................4-0 On Television ....................................................................6-3 ABC ..................................................................................2-2 FOX...................................................................................0-1 FSN ...................................................................................0-0 ESPN.................................................................................0-0 ESPN2...............................................................................0-0 ESPNU...............................................................................0-0 ESPN3...............................................................................1-0 FCS....................................................................................2-0 Fox Sports Southwest Plus................................................1-0 September .......................................................................4-0 October ............................................................................2-2 November ........................................................................0-1 January.............................................................................0-0 Against Teams In Top 25 ...................................................2-3 Against Teams In Top 15 ...................................................1-1 Against Teams In Top 10 ...................................................1-1 vs. Non-Ranked Teams .....................................................4-0 On Natural Grass ...............................................................2-0 On Field Turf .....................................................................4-3 When Tech Scores First .....................................................4-1 Opponent Scores First .......................................................2-2 Come-From-Behind Wins .................................................... 1 Leading After First Quarter ...............................................4-1 Behind After First Quarter ................................................2-1 Tied After First Quarter .....................................................0-1 Leading At Halftime .........................................................5-0 Behind At Halftime ...........................................................0-3 Tied At Halftime ...............................................................1-0 Leading After Third Quarter ..............................................5-0 Behind After Third Quarter ...............................................1-3 Tied After Third Quarter ....................................................0-0 Overtime ..........................................................................1-0 Scoring 20 points or less ...................................................0-1 Scoring 20 points or more ................................................1-2 Scoring 30+ points ..........................................................5-0 Allowing 20 points or less ................................................3-0 Allowing 10 points or less ................................................2-0 With a 100-yard rusher ....................................................1-0 Allowing a 100-yard rusher ..............................................0-1 With a 300-yard passer ....................................................4-2 With a 400-yard passer ....................................................1-0 With a 500-yard passer.....................................................0-0 Allowing a 300-yard passer ..............................................1-0 Allowing a 400-yard passer ..............................................0-0 More Total Offense Than Opponent ..................................5-2 Total Offense 300-plus yards ............................................2-1 Total Offense 400-plus yards ............................................0-2 Total Offense 500-plus yards ............................................4-0 Allowing 300-plus yards total offense ..............................2-3 No Turnovers ....................................................................1-1 Less Than Three Turnovers ................................................5-0 Three Or More Turnovers ...................................................0-2 No Takeaways ...................................................................3-2 Three Or More Takeaways .................................................2-0 Fewer Turnovers ...............................................................3-0 Equal Turnovers ................................................................0-0 More Turnovers .................................................................3-2 Won Time of Possession ....................................................3-1 Opponent Controls Time Of Possession .............................3-2 7