Texas Tech Postgame Notes
October 01, 2005 | Football
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2005 Texas Tech Football
Red Raiders vs. Kansas (Jones SBC Stadium)
October 1, 2005
Postgame Notes
GETTING STARTED
- Texas Tech lost the opening coin toss and fell to 2-of-4 on the opening toss this season. Kansas elected to defer until the second half.
- Senior linebacker Sylvester Brinkley made his first career start tonight at WILL.
- Tonight's attendance was 52, 601.
- Texas Tech announced its 2005 Hall of Legacy Class (Kent Hance, Jerry Rawls, Ted and Vickie Parker, Jack Hightower and Delbert McDougal).
Starters - (Offense) - (LT) Glen January, (LG) E.J. Whitley, (C) Brandon Jones, (RT) Gabe Hall, (RG) Manny Ramirez, (QB) Cody Hodges, (F) Taurean Henderson, (H) Danny Amendola, (X) Jarrett Hicks, (Y) Robert Johnson, (Z) Joel Filani (Defense) - (LE) Randall Cherry, (NT) Chris Hudler, (DT) Ken Scott, (RE) Keyunta Dawson, (SAM) John Saldi, (MIKE) Fletcher Session, (WILL) Sylvester Brinkley, (LC) Antonio Huffman, (SS) Vincent Meeks, (FS) Dwayne Slay, (RC) Khalid Naziruddin
TECH'S WIN . . .
- Gives Tech a 4-0 record and its best start to a season since 2000 when Tech also jumped out at 4-0.
- Gives Head Coach Mike Leach a career record of 43-25.
- Moves Tech's record to 33-1 (in Mike Leach era) when leading at halftime.
- Gives Tech a six-game home win streak.
SALDI AND SLAY COMBINE FOR BIG FIRST HALF
Senior linebacker John Saldi and senior free safety Dwayne Slay combined for a big first half defensively for the Red Raiders. Saldi and Slay finished with nine total tackles and two forced fumbles to help lead the Red Raiders to their second consecutive first half shutout. Saldi also aided in the scoring when he recovered a fumble by Kansas quarterback Brian Luke in the endzone to give the Tech defense its first touchdown of the season. The last fumble recovery for a touchdown was last season against TCU when Keyunta Dawson returned one against the Horned Frogs for 17 yards.
MEEKS MOVES UP INTERCEPTION LIST
Senior strong safety Vincent Meeks logged his 10th career interception in the fourth quarter and that moves him into a tie for seventh place all-time at Texas Tech. Meeks is tied with Kevin Curtis who also had 10 interceptions during his four-year (1998-2001) career with the Red Raiders.
BIG NIGHT FOR TRLICA
Sophomore kicker Alex Trlica set a new career-high tonight with three made field goals. Trlica entered the game with a 0-for-6 career mark from 40-plus yards out but turned that streak around after nailing two 40-yarders. Trlica set a new career best with a 46-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter to give Tech a 30-17 lead.
HICKS TIES CAREER TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION LIST
Junior wide receiver Jarrett Hicks tied the Texas Tech school record for touchdown passes in a career on Tech's first TD of the game with 11:12 remaining in the first quarter. Hicks' grabbed his 22nd career TD to move into a tie with Mickey Peters (2000-03) while surpassing Carlos Francis (2000-03), Wes Welker (2000-03) and Nehemiah Glover (2001-04) who each had 21.
NOTING THE RED RAIDERS
- Junior punter Alex Reyes turned in the third longest punt of his career (64) yards with 5:33 remaining in the first quarter. Reyes' two longest punts are 71 (vs. Indiana State last week) and 67 (vs. Oklahoma in 2003).
- Senior linebacker Sylvester Brinkley picked up his first career interception and the first by the Tech defense this season midway through the second quarter. Tech's last interception was by Vincent Meeks in the Holiday Bowl against California.
- Senior quarterback Cody Hodges picked up his second rushing touchdown of the season with 10:20 remaining in the third quarter to give Tech a 27-7 lead.
- The Tech defense allowed a 100-yard rusher for the first time this season. Kansas' Jon Cornish finished the game with 111 yards.
