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1 Previous season  



1.1  NFL draftees  







2 Schedule  





3 Personnel  





4 Game summaries  



4.1  At SMU  





4.2  At New Mexico  





4.3  TCU  





4.4  At Kansas  





4.5  At Oklahoma  





4.6  Nebraska  





4.7  Texas  





4.8  At Kansas State  





4.9  Baylor  





4.10  At Texas A&M  





4.11  Oklahoma State  





4.12  Vs. California (Holiday Bowl)  







5 Rankings  





6 Players drafted into the NFL  





7 References  














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2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders football

Holiday Bowl champion

Holiday Bowl, W 45–31 vs. California

ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 18
Record8–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorLyle Setencich (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJones SBC Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Big 12 Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    North Division
    Coloradoxy   4 4     8 5  
    Iowa Statex   4 4     7 5  
    Nebraska   3 5     5 6  
    Missouri   3 5     5 6  
    Kansas   2 6     4 7  
    Kansas State   2 6     4 7  
    South Division
    No.3Oklahoma xy$   8 0     12 1  
    No.5Texas  %   7 1     11 1  
    Texas A&M   5 3     7 5  
    No.18Texas Tech   5 3     8 4  
    Oklahoma State   4 4     7 5  
    Baylor   1 7     3 8  
    Championship: Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3
    • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Rankings from AP Poll

    The 2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–4 record with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, finished in a tie for third place in Southern Division of the Big 12, defeated California in the 2004 Holiday Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 434 to 314.[1] The team played its home games at Jones SBC StadiuminLubbock, Texas.

    The team was led by senior quarterback Sonny Cumbie, who finished the season with 4,742 passing yards, 32 touchdowns, and 18 interceptions, leading the NCAA in passing yards. Cumbie would later serve as an assistant coach for the program starting in 2009, eventually being promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2013. He would then serve as TCU's offensive coordinator from 2014 to 2020. Cumbie would return to Texas Tech following the 2020 season, being hired as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under head coach Matt Wells.[2]In2021, Cumbie would be promoted to interim head coach after Wells was fired on October 25.[3]

    Previous season[edit]

    The 2003 team finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in Big 12 play, finishing in 4th place in the Southern Division. The team was invited to the Houston Bowl, defeating Navy 38–14. Quarterback B. J. Symons won the Sammy Baugh Trophy,[4][5] while wide receiver Wes Welker won the Mosi Tatupu Award.[6]

    NFL draftees[edit]

    Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
    4 99 Carlos Francis WR Oakland Raiders
    7 248 B. J. Symons QB Houston Texans

    Schedule[edit]

    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 46:00 PMatSMU*
  • University Park, TX
  • W 27–1334,689
    September 116:00 PMatNew Mexico*
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • L 24–2738,746
    September 1811:30 AMTCU*
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
  • FSNW 70–3551,271
    September 252:30 PMatKansas
  • Lawrence, KS
  • FSNW 31–3037,422
    October 211:30 AMat No. 2Oklahoma
  • Norman, OK
  • FSNL 13–2884,580
    October 96:00 PMNebraskadagger
    • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
  • TBSW 70–1052,594
    October 236:00 PMNo. 8Texas
    • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
  • TBSL 21–5155,413
    October 306:00 PMatKansas State
  • Manhattan, KS
  • FSNW 35–2548,338
    November 61:00 PMBaylor
    • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
  • W 42–1753,121
    November 132:30 PMat No. 22Texas A&M
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
  • ABCL 25–32 OT82,278
    November 272:30 PMNo. 23Oklahoma State
    • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
  • FSNW 31–1551,717
    December 307:00 PMvs. No. 4California*No. 23
  • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)
  • ESPNW 45–3163,711
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  • [7]

    Personnel[edit]

    2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    OL 72 Josh Aleman  Fr
    WR 20 Danny Amendola So
    WR 84 Cullin Bacak  Fr
    OL 66 Cody Baker  Fr
    OL 76 David Chatterton  Fr
    OL 68 Daniel Christian Sr
    QB 15 Sonny Cumbie Sr
    QB 16 Phillip Daugherty So
    WR 11 Brandon Douglas Jr
    QB 6 Graham Harrell  Fr
    WR 7 Trey Haverty Sr
    RB 19 Taurean Henderson Sr
    WR 88 Jarrett Hicks So
    WR 8 Joel Filani Jr
    WR 24 Cody Fuller Sr
    OL 65 Dylan Gandy Sr
    OL 70 Ben Griffin So
    OL 78 Gabe Hall Jr
    RB 41 Kelly Hildebrandt So
    QB 10 Cody Hodges Sr
    WR 83 Slade Hodges Sr
    OL 69 Glenn January Jr
    WR 18 Anthony Jenkins  Fr
    WR 27 Marquis Johnson Jr
    WR 9 Robert Johnson  Jr
    OL 73 Brandon Jones Jr
    OL 62 Bryan Kegans Sr
    OL 60 Daniel Loper Sr
    RB 4 Johnnie Mack Sr
    FB 38 Tywon Mackey So
    RB 32 Caeser Martinez Sr
    WR 26 Eric Morris  Fr
    OL 74 Josh Morris So
    TE 35 Bristol Olomua Sr
    WR 22 Adam Parsons  Fr
    OL 63 Manuel Ramirez Jr
    RB 40 Taurance Rawls So
    WR 86 L. A. Reed  Fr
    TE 80 Rylan Reed Fr
    WR 89 Chris Richburg  Fr
    QB 2 Ryan Rowland So
    WR 29 David Schaefer So
    WR 3 Todd Walker Fr
    WR 25 Rickey Wegner Jr
    WR 23 Travis Wheat So
    OL 75 E. J. Whitley Sr
    OL 89 Jared Williams  Fr
    WR 85 Josh Witherspoon  Fr
    RB 39 Shannon Woods  Fr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    S 3 Martin Aguirre So
    DB 31 Greg Aycock Jr
    DE 51 Dek Bake Sr
    DE 43 Brett Bischofberger Sr
    LB 41 Sylvester Brinkley Sr
    S 9 Chris Brister Jr
    CB 37 Marcus Benton  Fr
    DL 84 Randall Cherry Sr
    S 11 Hunter Coleman So
    S 13 James Conwright So
    S 24 Dustin Culpepper Sr
    DE 96 Keyunta Dawson Jr
    CB 21 Clifton Eddington Jr
    CB 18 Phil Ervin So
    DB 19 Lance Fuller  Fr
    FS 49 Joe Garcia So
    DL 87 Charles Glover Sr
    LB 54 Chad Hill So
    S 10 Anthony Hines  Fr
    DL 93 Chris Hudler Jr
    CB 36 Antonio Huffman Jr
    DT 72 Brian Jones  Fr
    CB 25 Sirdon Lewis Sr
    LB 68 Ty Linder So
    CB 20 Darcel McBath  Fr
    LB 23 Jamequinlon McGill Jr
    FS 1 Vincent Meeks Sr
    DB 26 Khalid Naziruddin Sr
    DE 40 Rome Nichols Jr
    DE 92 Seth Nitschmann Jr
    CB 17 Chris Parker So
    DE 95 Jake Ratliff  Fr
    LB 5 John Saldi Sr
    DL 99 Ken Scott Jr
    LB 53 Calen Shearer  Fr
    LB 39 Brent Slaughter Jr
    S 3 Dwayne Slay Sr
    LB 51 Mike Smith Sr
    LB 45 Brock Stratton Jr
    DL 97 Fred Thwreatt Sr
    LB 56 Kellen Tillman Jr
    DE 52 Shane Wagner So
    S 16 Loy White So
    LB 48 Paul Williams Jr
    DE 89 Tyler Yenzer So
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    DS 61 Michael Bettenhausen So
    P 22 Alex Reyes Jr
    DS 58 Ian Smetona Sr
    K 14 Keith Toogood Jr
    K 30 Alex Trlica So
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Game summaries[edit]

    At SMU[edit]

    Texas Tech Red Raiders at SMU Mustangs  – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Red Raiders 6 0 14727
    Mustangs 3 0 3713

    atGerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas

    Game information

    At New Mexico[edit]

    Texas Tech Red Raiders at New Mexico Lobos  – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Red Raiders 14 7 3024
    Lobos 7 14 0627

    atUniversity Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Game information

    TCU[edit]

    TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Horned Frogs 7 14 01435
    Red Raiders 0 21 282170

    atJones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

    Game information

    The Horned Frogs jumped out to a 21–0 lead midway through the second quarter before the Red Raiders scored 56 unanswered points.

    At Kansas[edit]

    Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks  – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Red Raiders 5 6 13731
    Jayhawls 14 16 0030

    atMemorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas

    Game information

    Texas Tech got on the board first, with Kansas running back John Randle being tackled in his own end zone for a safety. The Jayhawks then scored 14 unanswered points, with a 36-yard pass from Adam Barmann to Randle and a 1-yard Randle run. Texas Tech would then respond with a 34-yard field goal from Alex Trlica with under a minute left in the first quarter. Kansas went on another scoring run in the second, scoring 16 unanswered points, including a pass from wide receiver Charles GordontoBrandon Rideau. Gordon would then score on a receiving touchdown from Barmann, but the ensuing two-point pass would fail. The Red Raiders would score their first touchdown in the closing seconds of the first half, with a 32-yard pass from Sonny CumbietoTrey Haverty. Texas Tech would attempt a two-point conversion, but the pass fell incomplete. The Red Raiders went into halftime trailing 11–30. The Jayhawks were shutout in the second half as the Red Raiders scored 20 unanswered points, with running back Taurean Henderson scoring the game-winning touchdown with 2:37 left.

    Quarterback Sonny Cumbie had an uneven game, completing 28-of-52 passes (53.8%) for 356 yards with two touchdowns and four interceptions. Wide receiver Danny Amendola lost a fumble, bringing the Red Raiders' turnover total to five. The Jayhawks would capitalize on the turnovers, scoring 16 points off of turnovers. Kansas would commit three turnovers, all interceptions by quarterback Adam Barmann.

    At Oklahoma[edit]

    Texas Tech Red Raiders at No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners  – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Red Raiders 0 3 3713
    No. 2 Sooners 7 7 7728

    atGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma

    Game information

    Nebraska[edit]

    Nebraska Cornhuskers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cornhuskers 0 3 7010
    Red Raiders 7 14 212870

    at Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

    Game information

    Texas Tech forced eight turnovers while only committing one and had 523 yards of total offense while Nebraska only had 292. The 70 points given up and the 60 point margin of defeat are both the largest in Nebraska school history.[8] In 2020, the Omaha World-Herald ranked this game as the seventh most painful loss in the Cornhuskers' history since a 36–62 loss to Coloradoin2001.[9]

    Texas[edit]

    No. 8 Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    No. 8 Longhorns 14 10 141351
    Red Raiders 7 7 0721

    at Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

    Game information

    At Kansas State[edit]

    Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas State Wildcats  – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Red Raiders 14 0 14735
    Wildcats 0 7 12625

    atKSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

    Game information

    Baylor[edit]

    Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Bears 7 3 0717
    Red Raiders 7 7 141442

    at Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

    Game information

    At Texas A&M[edit]

    Texas Tech Red Raiders at No. 22 Texas A&M Aggies  – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34OTTotal
    Red Raiders 0 7 018025
    No. 22 Aggies 6 0 613732

    atKyle Field, College Station, Texas

    Game information

    Oklahoma State[edit]

    No. 23 Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    No. 23 Cowboys 3 3 9015
    Red Raiders 7 0 71731

    at Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

    Game information

    Vs. California (Holiday Bowl)[edit]

    No. 23 Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. No. 4 California Golden Bears (Holiday Bowl)  – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    No. 23 Red Raiders 7 17 14745
    No. 4 Golden Bears 14 0 31431

    atQualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

    Game information

    Rankings[edit]

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    APRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV242318
    Coaches PollRVRVRVRV24RVRV25RVRV202117
    BCSNot released2122Not released

    Players drafted into the NFL[edit]

    Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
    4 129 Dylan Gandy G Indianapolis Colts
    5 150 Daniel Loper T Tennessee Titans
    7 234 Mike Smith LB Baltimore Ravens

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  • ^ "Texas Tech hires TCU's Sonny Cumbie as offensive coordinator". ESPN. December 21, 2020.
  • ^ Mayer, Phil (October 25, 2021). "Matt Wells fired as Texas Tech head coach, sources say". KAMC. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  • ^ "2003 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  • ^ "Sammy Baugh Trophy Winners". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  • ^ "Welker reflects on Tatupu". ESPN.com. February 24, 2010.
  • ^ "2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  • ^ "Tech records first Nebraska win in eight tries". ESPN. October 9, 2004. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  • ^ Chatelain, Dirk (November 28, 2020). "Chatelain: Ranking the Huskers' 100 losses since Colorado 2001". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved November 25, 2021.

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