2005 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 2005 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 9–3 record with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, finished in a tie for second place in Southern Division of the Big 12, lost to Alabama in the 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 473 to 226.^[1] The team played its home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

2005 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 10–13 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 20
Record	9–3 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Sonny Dykes (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Dana Holgorsen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Lyle Setencich (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Jones SBC Stadium
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
Colorado x		5	–	3					7	–	6
No. 24 Nebraska		4	–	4					8	–	4
Missouri		4	–	4					7	–	5
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5					7	–	5
Kansas State		2	–	6					5	–	6
South Division
No. 1 Texas x$#		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 20 Texas Tech		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 22 Oklahoma		6	–	2					8	–	4
Texas A&M		3	–	5					5	–	6
Baylor		2	–	6					5	–	6
Oklahoma State		1	–	7					4	–	7
Championship: Texas 70, Colorado 3
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 2004 team finished the season with an overall record of 8–4, 5–3 in Big 12 play, finishing tied in third place in the Southern Division. The Red Raiders finished the regular season with a 31–15 upset victory over the no. 23 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys. The team was invited to the Holiday Bowl, defeating no. 4 California 45–31. The 2004 team was ranked no. 18 and no. 17 in the final AP and Coaches' polls, respectively. Quarterback Sonny Cumbie finished the season leading the nation in passing yards, throwing for 4,742 yards.

NFL draftees

See also: 2005 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	129	Dylan Gandy	G	Indianapolis Colts
5	150	Daniel Loper	T	Tennessee Titans
7	234	Mike Smith	LB	Baltimore Ravens

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	6:00 PM	FIU*	No. 21	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 56–3	50,156
September 17	6:00 PM	Sam Houston State*	No. 19	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 80–21	50,171
September 24	6:00 PM	Indiana State*	No. 19	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSSW	W 63–7	44,681
October 1	6:00 PM	Kansas	No. 16	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 30–17	52,601
October 8	3:00 PM	at Nebraska	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	TBS	W 34–31	77,580
October 15	11:00 AM	Kansas State	No. 13	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	W 59–20	50,813
October 22	2:30 PM	at No. 2 Texas	No. 10	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry, College GameDay)	ABC	L 17–52	83,919
October 29	11:30 AM	at Baylor	No. 17	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	FSN	W 28–0	43,525
November 5	6:00 PM	Texas A&M	No. 16	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	FSN	W 56–17	55,755
November 12	1:00 PM	at Oklahoma State	No. 13	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		L 17–24	40,035
November 19	11:00 AM	Oklahoma	No. 21	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	W 23–21	52,625
January 2	10:00 AM	vs. No. 13 Alabama*	No. 18	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	FOX	L 10–13[n 1]	74,222
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

2005 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 72 Josh Aleman  Fr HB 20 Danny Amendola So OL 66 Cody Baker  Fr RB 34 Justin Bradley So RB 40 Edward Britton Fr OL 64 Shawn Byrnes Fr OL 60 Brandon Carter Fr OL 76 David Chatterton Fr OL 68 Daniel Christian Sr WR 85 Chris Cunigan Fr WR 87 Michael Dorsey Fr WR 11 Brandon Douglas Jr WR 8 Joel Filani Jr OL 78 Gabe Hall Jr OL 71 Stephen Hamby  Fr QB 6 Graham Harrell  Fr RB 19 Taurean Henderson Sr WR 88 Jarrett Hicks Jr WR 85 Kelly Hildebrandt So QB 10 Cody Hodges Sr WR 83 Slade Hodges Sr WR 2 Catron Houston Fr OL 69 Glenn January Jr OL 61 Andrew Johnson Fr WR 27 Marquis Johnson Jr WR 9 Robert Johnson  Jr OL 73 Brandon Jones Jr OL 62 Bryan Kegans Sr WR 15 John King  Fr RB 37 Kobey Lewis Fr RB 32 Caesar Martinez Sr TE 26 Austin Mickelson Fr WR 12 Eric Morris  Fr TE 33 Bristol Olomua Sr OL 63 Manuel Ramirez Jr RB 18 Taurance Rawls So WR 86 L. A. Reed  Fr TE 80 Rylan Reed Fr RB 31 Pete Richardson Fr QB 7 Ryan Rowland So WR 29 David Schaefer So OL 77 David Spriggs Fr OL 79 Gary Taylor Fr QB 13 Chris Todd Fr OL 65 Louis Vasquez Fr WR 4 Todd Walker Fr WR 28 Travis Wheat So OL 75 E. J. Whitley Sr OL 67 Marlon Winn Fr WR 85 Josh Witherspoon  Fr RB 21 Shannon Woods  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 31 Greg Aycock Jr DT 51 Dek Bake Sr DE 43 Brett Bischofberger Sr LB 41 Sylvester Brinkley Sr S 9 Chris Brister Jr CB 28 Marcus Bunton  Fr DB 10 Daniel Charbonnet So DL 84 Randall Cherry Sr S 32 Hunter Coleman So CB 13 James Conwright So DE 96 Keyunta Dawson Jr DT 91 McKinner Dixon Fr CB 21 Clifton Eddington Jr CB 18 Phill Ervin So DB 24 Lance Fuller  Fr FS 49 Joe Garcia So LB 50 Ryan Hale Fr LB 54 Chad Hill So S 23 Anthony Hines  Fr DL 93 Chris Hudler Jr CB 36 Antonio Huffman Jr DE 95 Rashad Hunt Fr DE 52 Victor Hunter Fr DT 90 Brian Jones  Fr DE 94 Philip Jones Fr LB 62 John Knust Fr CB 25 Sirdon Lewis Sr LB 68 Ty Linder So CB 7 Darcel McBath  Fr LB 57 Jamequinlon McGill Jr FS 1 Vincent Meeks Sr DB 26 Khalid Naziruddin Sr CB 33 Brent Nickerson Fr DE 92 Seth Nitschmann Jr CB 82 Kennedy Offoegbu  Fr CB 17 Chris Parker So DE 98 Jake Ratliff  Fr S 18 Taylor Read  Fr LB 46 Sandy Riley Fr S 27 Jordy Rowland  Fr S 5 John Saldi Sr DL 99 Ken Scott Jr LB 42 Fletcher Session Jr LB 53 Calen Shearer  Fr LB 39 Brent Slaughter Jr S 3 Dwayne Slay Sr LB 45 Brock Stratton Jr LB 29 Jordan Thomas Fr DL 97 Fred Thwreatt Sr LB 56 Kellen Tillman Jr S 84 Lashawn Vation Fr S 16 Loy White So DE 77 Jared Williams  Fr LB 48 Paul Williams So DE 89 Tyler Yenzer So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 92 Grant Berg So DS 61 Michael Bettenhausen So DS 50 Austin Burns Fr P 22 Alex Reyes Jr P 87 Brandon Ritchey So DS 58 Ian Smetona Sr K 14 Keith Toogood Jr K 30 Alex Trlica So	Head coach Mike Leach Coordinators/assistant coaches Bill Bedenbaugh Offensive Line Sonny Dykes Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers Dana Holgorsen Co-offensive coordinator/Inside Receivers Seth Littrell Running Backs Lyle Setencich Defensive coordinator/linebackers Ruffin McNeill Assistant Head Coach/special teams coordinator/defensive line Carlos Mainord Safeties Charlie Sadler Defensive Ends Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

FIU

See also: 2005 FIU Golden Panthers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Panthers	0	3	0	0	3
No. 21 Red Raiders	14	14	7	21	56

Game information

First quarter TTU – Taurean Henderson 20-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 8:24. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:19. TTU – Danny Amendola 7-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Alex Trlica kick), 4:07. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:49. Second quarter TTU – Cody Hodges 17-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 12:17. Red Raiders 21–0. Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 2:55. FIU – Adam Moss 36-yard field goal, 6:49. Red Raiders 21–3. Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 5:28. TTU – Robert Johnson 47-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Alex Trlica kick), 4:38. Red Raiders 28–3. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:11. Third quarter TTU – Taurean Henderson 38-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Alex Trlica kick), 6:28. Red Raiders 35–3. Drive: 1 play, 38 yards, 0:10. Fourth quarter TTU – Danny Amendola 39-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Alex Trlica kick), 13:46. Red Raiders 42–3. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:30. TTU – Shannon Woods 7-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 9:19. Red Raiders 49–3. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:18. TTU – Shannon Woods 2-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 5:14. Red Raiders 56–3. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:38. Top passers FIU – Josh Padrick – 21/32, 172 yards TTU – Cody Hodges – 29/37, 454 yards, 4 TD Top rushers FIU – Julian Reams – 16 rushes, 85 yards TTU – Taurean Henderson – 8 rushes, 67 yards, TD Top receivers FIU – Chandler Williams – 7 receptions, 74 yards TTU – Robert Johnson – 9 receptions, 129 yards, TD

FIU Golden Panthers at No. 21 Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

at Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy • Wind: SSE 14 MPH
• Game attendance: 50,156
• Referee: Tom Walker
• Box score, Recap

Sam Houston State

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	7	0	14	21
No. 19 Red Raiders	28	21	17	14	80

Game information

First quarter TTU – Jarrett Hicks 22-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Alex Trlica kick), 12:56. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:04. TTU – Taurean Henderson 3-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 10:40. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 0:43. TTU – Taurean Henderson 2-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 6:15. Red Raiders 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 2:42. TTU – Jarrett Hicks 1-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Alex Trlica kick), 0:40. Red Raiders 28–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:43. Second quarter TTU – Joel Filani 11-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Alex Trlica kick), 11:59. Red Raiders 35–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:04. SHSU – Stevie Smith 19-yard run (Lance Garner kick), 9:33. Red Raiders 35–7. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:26. TTU – Danny Amendola 13-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Alex Trlica kick), 6:47. Red Raiders 42–7. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:46. TTU – Taurean Henderson 2-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 0:34. Red Raiders 49–7. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 0:31. Third quarter TTU – Joel Filani 11-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Alex Trlica kick), 14:06. Red Raiders 56–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:54. TTU – Alex Trlica 20-yard field goal, 9:33. Red Raiders 59–7. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:54. TTU – Taurance Rawls 1-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 3:24. Red Raiders 66–7. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:04. Fourth quarter SHSU – Jason Godfrey 1-yard run (Lance Garner kick), 14:55. Red Raiders 66–14. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:29. TTU – Shannon Woods 41-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Alex Trlica kick), 12:46. Red Raiders 73–14. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:09. TTU – Eric Morris 19-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 6:11. Red Raiders 80–14. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:26. SHSU – Justin Wells 6-yard pass from Phillip Daugherty (Lance Garner kick), 0:58. Red Raiders 80–21. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:13. Top passers SHSU – Phillip Daugherty – 13/25, 157 yards, TD TTU – Cody Hodges – 26/37, 436 yards, 5 TD Top rushers SHSU – Stevie Smith – 4 rushes, 28 yards, TD TTU – Taurean Henderson – 10 rushes, 56 yards, 3 TD Top receivers SHSU – Corey Roberts – 4 receptions, 50 yards TTU – Robert Johnson – 8 receptions, 209 yards

Sam Houston State Bearkats at No. 19 Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

at Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: September 17
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 94 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Mostly cloudy • Wind: S 12 MPH
• Game attendance: 50,171
• Referee: James Hatfield
• Box score, Recap

Indiana State

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	7	7
No. 19 Red Raiders	14	35	7	7	63

Indiana State Sycamores at No. 19 Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

at Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 8 MPH
• Game attendance: 44,681
• Referee: Steve Usechek
• Box score, Recap

Kansas

See also: 2005 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	0	14	3	17
No. 16 Red Raiders	7	13	7	3	30

Kansas Jayhawks at No. 16 Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

at Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: WSW 11 MPH
• Game attendance: 52,601
• Referee: Clair Gausman
• Box score, Recap

At Nebraska

See also: 2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Red Raiders	7	14	6	7	34
Cornhuskers	0	14	7	10	31

No. 15 Texas Tech Red Raiders at Nebraska Cornhuskers  – Game summary

at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 3:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 77,580
• Referee: Jon Bible
• TV announcers (TBS): Bob Neal (play-by-play), Tom Ramsey (analyst), and Kip Lewis (sideline)
• Box score, Recap

Kansas State

See also: 2005 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	10	7	0	20
No. 13 Red Raiders	3	14	28	14	59

Kansas State Wildcats at No. 13 Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

at Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Mostly cloudy • Wind: WNW 3 MPH
• Game attendance: 50,813
• Referee: Drew George
• TV announcers (ABC): Gary Thorne, Ed Cunningham, Mark Morgan
• Box score, Recap

Quarterback Cody Hodges finished the game 44-of-65 for 643 yards with five touchdowns and two interceptions. Hodges's 643 passing yards are the fourth most by a quarterback in Division I-A (now Division I FBS) and the second time a Texas Tech quarterback threw for over 600 yards in a single game, with B. J. Symons throwing for 661 yards against Ole Miss in 2003.^[3]

At No. 2 Texas

See also: 2005 Texas Longhorns football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Red Raiders	7	3	7	0	17
No. 2 Longhorns	10	21	14	7	52

No. 10 Texas Tech Red Raiders at No. 2 Texas Longhorns  – Game summary

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

• Date: October 22
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NNE 5–15 MPH
• Game attendance: 83,919
• Referee: Tom Walker
• TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, Jack Arute
• Box score, Recap

At Baylor

See also: 2005 Baylor Bears football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Red Raiders	3	3	0	22	28
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Game information

First quarter TTU – Alex Trlica 33-yard field goal, 6:46. Red Raiders 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 2:50. Second quarter TTU – Alex Trlica 47-yard field goal, 14:04. Red Raiders 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:27. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter TTU – Robert Johnson 50-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Cody Hodges pass to Bristol Olomua), 10:32. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:07. TTU – Taurean Henderson 2-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 5:46. Red Raiders 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:19. TTU – Taurean Henderson 1-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 2:48. Red Raiders 28–0. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:27. Top passers TTU – Cody Hodges – 22/44, 264 yards, TD, 2 INT BAY – Shawn Bell – 13/21, 127 yards, 2 INT Top rushers TTU – Taurean Henderson – 18 rushes, 136 yards, 2 TD BAY – Paul Mosley – 18 rushes, 66 yards Top receivers TTU – Jarrett Hicks – 7 receptions, 115 yards BAY – Trent Shelton – 3 receptions, 59 yards

No. 17 Texas Tech Red Raiders at Baylor Bears  – Game summary

at Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas

• Date: October 29
• Game time: 11:30 a.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SSE 11 MPH
• Game attendance: 43,525
• Referee: Randy Christal
• TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land, Gary Reasons, John Rhadigan
• Box score, Recap

Texas A&M

See also: 2005 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	7	0	7	17
No. 16 Red Raiders	14	0	21	21	56

Game information

First quarter TTU – Jarrett Hicks 17-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Alex Trlica kick), 12:22. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:38. TTU – Taurean Henderson 19-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 9:42. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 0:42. TAMU – Todd Pegram 25-yard field goal, 2:48. Red Raiders 14–3. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 6:54. Second quarter TAMU – Courtney Lewis 48-yard run (Todd Pegram kick), 14:45. Red Raiders 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 0:39. Third quarter TTU – Cody Hodges 1-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 10:24. Red Raiders 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:53. TTU – Taurean Henderson 4-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 6:54. Red Raiders 28–10. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:40. TTU – Taurean Henderson 4-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 1:54. Red Raiders 35–10. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 2:49. Fourth quarter TAMU – Martel Bennett 1-yard pass from Reggie McNeal (Todd Pegram kick), 12:42. Red Raiders 35–17. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:11. TTU – Jarrett Hicks 3-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Alex Trlica kick), 10:05. Red Raiders 42–17. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:38. TTU – Taurean Henderson 3-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 7:54. Red Raiders 49–17. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 0:46. TTU – Slade Hodges 10-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Alex Trlica kick), 2:27. Red Raiders 56–17. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:35. Top passers TAMU – Reggie McNeal – 15/24, 131 yards, TD, INT TTU – Cody Hodges – 29/44, 408 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers TAMU – Courtney Lewis – 10 rushes, 95 yards, TD TTU – Taurean Henderson – 20 rushes, 109 yards, 4 TD Top receivers TAMU – Jason Carter – 6 receptions, 53 yards TTU – Jarrett Hicks – 8 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TD

Texas A&M Aggies at No. 16 Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

at Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: November 5
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: W 14 MPH
• Game attendance: 55,755
• Referee: W. Davenport
• TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman, Gary Reasons, Jim Knox
• Box score, Recap

At Oklahoma State

See also: 2005 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Red Raiders	0	0	3	14	17
Cowboys	14	0	3	7	24

Game information

First quarter OKST – Mike Hamilton 83-yard run (Bruce Redden kick), 10:22. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 98 yards, 2:04. OKST – D'Juan Woods 17-yard pass from Bobby Reid (Bruce Redden kick), 1:34. Cowboys 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:06. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter OKST – Bruce Redden 29-yard field goal, 6:41. Cowboys 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 5:03. TTU – Alex Trlica 29-yard field goal, 4:56. Cowboys 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:45. Fourth quarter TTU – Jarrett Hicks 4-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Alex Trlica kick), 14:42. Cowboys 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:45. TTU – Chris Hudler 0-yard fumble return (Alex Trlica kick), 14:23. Tied 17–17. OKST – Al Pena 1-yard run (Bruce Redden kick), 0:23. Cowboys 24–17. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:20. Top passers TTU – Cody Hodges – 29/42, 308 yards, TD, INT OKST – Bobby Reid – 10/18, 82 yards, TD Top rushers TTU – Cody Hodges – 11 rushes, 36 yards OKST – Mike Hamilton – 23 rushes, 161 yards, TD Top receivers TTU – Robert Johnson – 5 receptions, 70 yards OKST – D'Juan Woods – 4 receptions, 37 yards, TD

No. 13 Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys  – Game summary

at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Fair and windy • Wind: SSW 22 MPH
• Game attendance: 40,035
• Referee: Tom Walker
• Box score, Recap

Oklahoma

See also: 2005 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sooners	0	7	0	14	21
No. 21 Red Raiders	3	7	0	13	23

Game information

First quarter TTU – Alex Trlica 33-yard field goal, 11:45. Red Raiders 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:15. Second quarter OKLA – Adrian Peterson 1-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), 14:13. Sooners 7–3. Drive: 16 plays, 91 yards, 8:25. TTU – Jarrett Hicks 7-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Alex Trlica kick), 3:30. Red Raiders 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:03. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter TTU – Bristol Olomua 3-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Alex Trlica kick), 14:35. Red Raiders 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:38. OKLA – Malcolm Kelly 13-yard pass from Rhett Bomar (Garrett Hartley kick), 5:57. Red Raiders 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 4:08. OKLA – Adrian Peterson 13-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), 1:33. Sooners 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:13. TTU – Taurean Henderson 2-yard run, 0:00. Red Raiders 23–21. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 1:33. Top passers OKLA – Rhett Bomar – 12/26, 118 yards, TD TTU – Cody Hodges – 24/37, 232 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers OKLA – Adrian Peterson – 29 rushes, 108 yards, 2 TD TTU – Taurean Henderson – 16 rushes, 109 yards, TD Top receivers OKLA – Malcolm Kelly – 4 receptions, 49 yards, TD TTU – Joel Filani – 6 receptions, 82 yards

Oklahoma Sooners at No. 21 Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

at Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: November 19
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny with gusty winds • Wind: NNE 25–40 MPH
• Game attendance: 52,625
• Referee: Randy Christal
• TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman (play-by-play), Dave Lapham (analyst), and Jim Knox (sideline)
• Box score, Recap

Vs. No. 13 Alabama (Cotton Bowl Classic)

See also: 2005 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Main article: 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Red Raiders	3	0	0	7	10
No. 13 Crimson Tide	7	0	3	3	13

Game information

First quarter ALA – Keith Brown 76-yard pass from Brodie Croyle (Jamie Christensen kick), 11:37. Crimson Tide 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 84 yards, 0:46. TTU – Alex Trlica 34-yard field goal, 3:00. Crimson Tide 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 2:22. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter ALA – Jamie Christensen 31-yard field goal, 6:53. Crimson Tide 10–3. Drive: 17 plays, 67 yards, 8:07. Fourth quarter TTU – Jarrett Hicks 12-yard pass from Cody Hodges (Alex Trlica kick), 2:56. Tied 10–10. Drive: 2 plays, 38 yards, 0:16. ALA – Jamie Christensen 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Crimson Tide 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 2:56. Top passers TTU – Cody Hodges – 15/32, 196 yards, TD ALA – Brodie Croyle – 19/31, 275 yards, TD Top rushers TTU – Cody Hodges – 17 rushes, 66 yards ALA – Kenneth Darby – 29 rushes, 81 yards Top receivers TTU – Joel Filani – 4 receptions, 67 yards ALA – Keith Brown – 5 receptions, 141 yards, TD

No. 18 Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. No. 13 Alabama Crimson Tide (Cotton Bowl Classic)  – Game summary

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

• Date: January 2, 2006
• Game time: 10:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Clear and sunny • Wind: NNW 10 MPH
• Game attendance: 74,222
• Referee: Terry Leyden
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Terry Donahue, Chris Rix, Jeanne Zelasko
• Box score, Recap

Rankings

See also: 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	21	21	19	19	16	15	13	10	17	16	13	21	18	18	18	20
Coaches Poll	21	19	19	16	13	13	11	8	16	17	13	19	17	16	15	19
Harris Poll	Not released				16	15	13	9	16	16	12	19	17	16	15	Not released
BCS	Not released							7	16	15	12	19	16	16	15	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2006 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
7	216	E. J. Whitley	C	Dallas Cowboys

Notes

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