Record Books Reflect Season's Success

Jan. 19, 2006

LUBBOCK, Texas - While marching through one of the best seasons in Texas Tech Football annals, several Red Raider student-athletes made a lasting impression not only in the school's record books, but also on NCAA charts as well. Thirteen individual school records were broken and one tied, while three NCAA marks bit the dust.

All-Big 12 running back Taurean Henderson accounted for five of the school records and all three NCAA marks. During a four-year career in which Henderson established himself as the best multi-dimensional back in school history, he managed to record a reception in every game he played, setting a new NCAA mark of 51 consecutive games with a catch. He also caught 304 passes over the last four seasons which set a new mark for receptions by a running back. The receptions total also ranks third all-time in NCAA history. Henderson set an NCAA mark of 39 games in which he scored a touchdown, breaking the old mark of 37, set by Texas' Cedric Benson during the 2001-04 seasons. Henderson's 50 rushing scores rank among the all-time top 20 in collegiate history.

Included among the five school records Henderson established are three scoring marks: Career Points (414), Career Points per Game (8.1) and Career Touchdowns (69). He also tied the single-season record for touchdowns with 22 (Byron Morris, 1993). Other marks Henderson set include Single-Game Yards per Rush (14.1 vs. Indiana State) and the aforementioned 304 career receptions.

Henderson wasn't alone in this season's record cavalcade. WR Joel Filani's 255 receiving yards against Kansas State set a single-game school and Big 12 record as well as the school's junior class receiving mark, while WR Jarrett Hicks' 28 receiving touchdowns over his first three seasons is a career record.

The leg of PK Alex Trlica propelled him into the books during his sophomore season. Trlica set records in Single-Season Points by a Kicker (99), Career Extra Points Made (115), Career Extra Points Attempted (115), Single-Season PATs without a Miss (60) and Career Consecutive PATs Made (115).

The Red Raiders set four team school records including Most Points in Modern Era - Since 1950 (80 vs. Sam Houston State), Most First Quarter Points (28 vs. Sam Houston State), Most PATs Made (11 vs. Sam Houston State) and Most Passing Yards (669 vs. Kansas State). Tech also tied four other school marks.

Other Record Book Highlights:•  Henderson is one of only three players to lead the team in scoring in three-consecutive seasons (RB James Gray, 1986-89; PK Ricky Gann, 1982-84)•  Henderson's 132 points in 2005 are the most in a season since 1993 (Byron Morris, 134); Henderson is just the seventh player in school history to record 100 points in a season•  Texas Tech's 39.4 points per game average is the best under Mike Leach since 2003 (42.5)•  Texas Tech's 107.0 rushing yards per game marks the second time that Tech has averaged over 100 rushing yards since the 2000 season•  Texas Tech 495.8 yards of total offense per game is the second most since 2000•  Texas Tech's 25 rushing scores in 2005 are the most since the Byron Hanspard-led Red Raiders scored 27 in 1996•  Texas Tech's 12 interceptions thrown are the second-fewest under Leach (11 in 2001)•  Tech held opponents to 15 rushing scores, the lowest since 1998 (11)•  Tech held opponents to 18.8 points per game, the lowest since 1996 (18.6)•  Tech held opponents to 155.4 rushing yards per game, the lowest since 1999 (145.3)•  Tech held opponents to 180.4 passing yards per game, the lowest since 2000 (164.1)•  Tech held opponents to 335.8 yards of total offense per game, the lowest since 2000 (320.7)•  Tech recorded three of the top 10 passing games in school history in 2005 (669 vs. Kansas State; 650 vs. Sam Houston State; 518 vs. Florida International)•  Tech recorded two of the top 10 scoring games in school history (80 vs. Sam Houston State; 63 vs. Indiana State)•  Tech recorded two of the top 10 total offense games in school history (770 vs. Sam Houston State; 684 vs. Kansas State)•  The Red Raiders have won six-straight home openers and 12 of the last 13•  The Red Raiders have won three-straight season openers and five of the last six•  The Red Raiders have won four-straight homecoming games and 13 of the last 14

Players Mentioned

Joel Filani

Taurean Henderson

Jarrett Hicks

Alex Trlica

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