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Texas Tech Post-Game Notes

The Tradition Continues
Texas Tech announced the name of the 13th masked rider in school history as "Midnight Matador" in a pregame ceremony. This year's rider is Jessica Melvin.

Getting Started

  • Texas Tech won the opening coin toss for the first time this season and elected to receive the ball. Texas Tech scored a field goal on the opening drive (a 40-yard FG from Robert Treece).
  • Two Red Raiders made their first career starts today: Armon Dorrough (Wide Receiver) and Adell Duckett (Right End).
    Offensive Starters:
    LT: Daniel Loper; LG: Jon Rodriguez; C: Toby Cecil; RG: Rex Richards; RT: Casey Keck; QB: Kliff Kingsbury; FB: Foy Munlin; HB: Wes Welker; R: Anton Paige; R: Mickey Peters; R:Armon Dorrough
    Defensive Starters:
    LE: Aaron Hunt; LT: Rodney McKinney; RT: Lamont Anderson; RE: Adell Duckett; LB: Lawrence Flugence; LB: Mike Smith; LB: Marquis Turner; RC: Ricky Sailor; LC: Joselio Hanson; SS: Ryan Aycock; FS: Raymond Pierce.
     

     

    That's A Long Way
    Senior punter Clinton Greathouse punted the ball 67 yards in the second quarter to set a new career mark. His previous career high was a 57-yard punt at Oklahoma in 2000.

    Super Kingsbury
    Senior Quarterback Kliff Kingsbury became the Big 12's all-time leading passer surpassing Texas' Major Applewhite. Kingsbury, who became the Texas Tech school record holder last week, has a total of 8,392 passing yards in his Red Raider career.

    Kingsbury also surpassed Major Applewhite on the Big 12 career total offense list as he now totals 8,331 yards of total offense.

    He's Quick At The Draw
    Junior Wes Welker returned a punt for a touchdown in the third quarter to give him his first punt return for a touchdown this season. Welker now has four punt returns for touchdowns in his Texas Tech career.

    A Lot Of Firsts For Duckett
    Sophomore Adell Duckett had a pretty productive day against Mississippi. Duckett, who was making his first career start at defensive end, notched his first career interception and returned it 21-yards for his first career touchdown.

    Other Notables

  • Junior receiver Mickey Peters grabbed his second touchdown pass of the season to give Tech a 9-0 lead in the first quarter. The touchdown was the fourth of this career. Peters also grabbed a two-point conversion pass with 5:32 remaining in the second quarter after an Adell Duckett interception return giving Texas Tech a 21-7 lead.
  • Senior placekicker Robert Treece picked up a 45-yard field goal in the second quarter to give him a new career-high.
  • The Texas Tech defense allowed just four rushing yards in the first half on 16 carries.
  • Texas Tech has an all-time record of 57-18-3 in home season openers.

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