Post-Game Notes
November 15, 2014 | Football
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No. 24 Oklahoma Post-Game Notes 
GETTING STARTED
? Weather conditions at kickoff: Temperature: 71 degrees; Winds: W at 19 mph; Humidity: 23 percent; Conditions: Clear Skies
? Today's game was televised nationally on ESPN.
? Today's game marked the 22nd all-time meeting between Texas Tech and Oklahoma.
? Today's game marked the 997th all-time game in Texas Tech history.
? Texas Tech won the opening coin toss and elected to defer until the second half. Tech is now 4-6 on the opening coin toss this season.
? Texas Tech wore Black and Red Ombre' uniforms for today's game.
? Today's game captains were Davis Webb, Bradley Marquez, Sam Eguavoen and Kenny Williams.
? Junior offensive lineman Le'Raven Clark made his 36th consecutive start - most among active players.
? Senior linebacker Sam Eguavoen made his 35th career start - most among active defensive players.
? Today's attendance was 59,014... marked its 11th largest crowd in school history... marked its second largest home crowd in a game against Oklahoma (2012).
Starters - (Offense) - (LT) Le'Raven Clark, (LG) Alfredo Morales, (C) Jared Kaster, (RG) Baylen Brown (RT) Reshod Fortenberry, (QB) Patrick Mahomes, (RB) DeAndre Washington, (IR) Ian Sadler, (IR) Jakeem Grant (WR) Bradley Marquez, (WR) Devin Lauderdale (Defense) - (DE) Branden Jackson, (T) Jackson Richards, (N) Rika Levi, (BAN) Pete Robertson, (WILL) V.J. Fehoko, (MIKE) Sam Eguavoen, (RAIDER) Austin Stewart, (BC) Justis Nelson, (FC) Nigel Bethel III, (FS) Keenon Ward, (SS) J.J. Gaines
TECH'S LOSS...
? Gives Texas Tech a 3-7 overall record.
? Gives Texas Tech a 1-6 record in Big 12 play.
? Gives Oklahoma a 16-6 lead in the all-time series.
? Gives Oklahoma three straight wins over Texas Tech.
? Gives Kliff Kingsbury a career record of 11-12.
? Gives Kliff Kingsbury a career record of 5-11 against Big 12 opponents.
? Gives Kliff Kingsbury a career record of 0-2 against Oklahoma.
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE RECORD SET AGAIN
? With today's announced crowd of 59,014, Texas Tech set an average attendance record at Jones AT&T Stadium for the third consecutive season. This season Texas Tech sold out of season ticket for the first time in school history and recorded three home sellouts. The average attendance for 2014 was 58,934.
NOTING THE RED RAIDERS
? Jakeem Grant scored the first points of the game for Texas Tech when he caught a 6-yard TD pass from Patrick Mahomes with 4:03 to go in the first quarter. The touchdown catch was his sixth of the season (16th career).
? Senior linebacker Sam Eguavoen put a stop to Oklahoma's first scoring threat of the day when he recorded his first career interception. The interception came on the very next play following a 45-yard spectacular catch by Sooner receiver Durron Neal.
? Senior receiver Bradley Marquez (3 receptions, 49 yards) has now caught at least one pass in 39 of 41 career games.
? Freshman QB Patrick Mahomes hit freshman WR Ian Sadler for a 59-yard touchdown to give the Red Raiders a 14-7 lead with 3:17 left in the first half.
? Sadler's 59-yard catch marked the longest by a Tech freshman since 2009: Alex Torres (65 yards) and Harrison Jeffers (62 yards).
? Devin Lauderdale's 47-yard TD catch on the first possession of the second half gave Texas Tech a 21-7 lead and marked his fourth TD catch of the season.
? Senior kicker Ryan Bustin made a 27-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to give Tech a 24-21 lead with 14:11 left in the game.
? Bustin's 27-yard field goal in the fourth quarter marked his 48th career field goal, which tied the all-time school record (Alex Trlica, 2004-07).
? Mahomes finished with 393 yards on 27-of-50 passing with four touchdowns without throwing an INT... marks his first career 300-yard passing game.
? Mahomes posted season-highs in completions (27), attempts (50), passing yards (393), passing touchdowns (4) and longest pass completion (59 yards).
? Mahomes' 393 passing yards mark the most by a Red Raider this season in Big 12 play... Davis Webb had 374 passing yards (35-of-54 passing) at Oklahoma State.
? Freshman cornerback Tevin Madison's first half interception marked the first of his career.
? Sophomore defensive back Keenon Ward's first half interception marked his first of the season (2nd career).
? Junior linebacker Pete Robertson had his streak of six straight games with a sack snapped... marked longest streak by a Red Raider in the Big 12 era (since 1996).
TEAM NOTES
? Texas Tech extended it school-record scoring streak to 217 games with a Jakeem Grant touchdown late in the first quarter. Tech's scoring streak dates back to the 1997 season.
? Texas Tech tallied 486 total yards, which extended its streak with at least 325 total yards to 38 consecutive games (longest active streak in the FBS).
? Texas Tech recorded 23 first downs - the Red Raiders have notched at least 20 first downs in 19 of its last 20 games.
? Texas Tech snapped its streak of 17 consecutive games without winning the turnover battle as Tech forced three turnovers and did not commit a turnover in today's game... prior to today, the last time Tech won the turnover battle was at Kansas last season (Tech forced 4, allowed 1).
? Texas Tech's first drive of the game marked its longest of the season in terms of plays and total time. The drive covered 87 yards on 16 plays and consumed 7:05 off the clock. The previous long drive was 13 plays and 4:38 at TCU.
? Texas Tech shutout its opponent in the first quarter for just the second time this season.
? Tech recorded three interceptions in the first half (Sam Eguavoen, Tevin Madison, Keenon Ward)... marked Tech's most in a game since 2012 (3 - at Iowa State).
? Tech posted three interceptions in the first half for the first time since 2010 (vs. No. 4 Texas) when Jarvis Phillips (2) and Scott Smith (1) tallied INTs.
? The last time Texas Tech scored a touchdown on its opening drive of the first and second half was against Arizona State in the 2013 Holiday Bowl. The last time Tech accomplished this in a Big 12 game was at Oklahoma in 2011 (a 41-38 upset of the top-ranked Sooners in Norman).
