2005 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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

2005 Big 12 Conference football standings

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	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

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	6:00 p.m.	FIU*	No. 21	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 56–3	50,156
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Sam Houston State*	No. 19	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 80–21	50,171
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Indiana State*	No. 19	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSSW	W 63–7	44,681
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Kansas	No. 16	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 30–17	52,601
October 8	3:00 p.m.	at Nebraska	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	TBS	W 34–31	77,580
October 15	11:00 a.m.	Kansas State	No. 13	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	ABC	W 59–20	50,813
October 22	2:30 p.m.	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 a.m.	at Baylor	No. 17	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	FSN	W 28–0	43,525
November 5	6:00 p.m.	Texas A&M	No. 16	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	FSN	W 56–17	55,755
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	No. 13	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		L 17–24	40,035
November 19	11:00 a.m.	Oklahoma	No. 21	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	W 23–21	52,625
January 2	10:00 a.m.	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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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	21	19	19	16	13	13	11	8	16	17	13	19	17	16	15	19
Harris	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

Game summaries

FIU

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

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

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

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

Sam Houston State

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

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

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

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

Indiana State

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.^[4]

At No. 2 Texas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Texas A&M

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

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

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

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

At Oklahoma State

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

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

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

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

Oklahoma

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

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

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

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

Vs. No. 13 Alabama (Cotton Bowl Classic)

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

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

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

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

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

Players drafted into the NFL

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

Notes

^ Alabama's win in the Cotton Bowl was later vacated by the NCAA due to infractions committed by the Crimson Tide during the season.^[2]

References

^ "2005 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
^ "Alabama wins vacated". June 11, 2009.
^ "2005 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
^ "Hodges throws for 643 yards, 5 TDs in No. 13 Texas Tech win". ESPN. October 15, 2005. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

[3] Alabama's win in the Cotton Bowl was later vacated by the NCAA due to infractions committed by the Crimson Tide during the season.^[2]

[SR-1] "2005 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[2] "Alabama wins vacated". June 11, 2009.

[4] "2005 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[5] "Hodges throws for 643 yards, 5 TDs in No. 13 Texas Tech win". ESPN. October 15, 2005. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

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