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- Head coach: Mike Leach
- Inaugural season: 1925
- Joined league: 1996
- National titles: 0
- Home: Jones AT&T Stadium
- Capacity: 53,000
- All-time: 483-382-32
- Colors: Scarlet and black
- Fight song: Fight Raiders, Fight
- Bitter rival: Texas A&M
- 2008 W-L: Conf: 7-1; overall: 11-1
- Head coach Mike Leach selected as the Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2008SI.com: Texas Tech's Mike Leach Is the Big 12 Coach of the Year
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The Texas Tech University football team plays college football as a member of the South Division of the Big 12 Conference. Known by their nickname the Red Raiders, the team plays their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium on campus in Lubbock. The team has won 11 conference championships, the most recent in 1994 in the Southwest Conference.
According to ESPN, Texas Tech and head coach Mike Leach agreed to a five year contract worth $12.7 million on February 19, 2009.ESPN.com: Source: Leach, Tech Reach New Deal Earlier in the month, the team reportedly offered Leach a similar contract, which Leach turned down as he was not content with specific clauses of the agreement.ESPN.com: Tech's Terms of New Deal Turn Off Leach
Red Raiders Keep On Burning
Though not thought of nationally as their state of Texas counterparts the Longhorns and Aggies, the Red Raiders have carved an impressive and unique place within the fabric of college football. The school currently owns the record for the largest come-from-behind victory in bowl history when they rallied from 31 points down in the third quarter to defeat Minnesota in three overtimes.Great players from TTU
Among those that have made significant contributions to the Red Raiders program are E.J. Holub, Byron Hanspard, Kliff Klingsbury, Roland Mitchell, Bam Morris, Sammy Morris, Wes Welker, Marcus Coleman and Zach Thomas.Players in the NFL
- Keyunta Dawson (defensive tackle)
- Joel Filani (wide receiver)
- Joselio Hanson (cornerback)
- Daniel Loper (offensive lineman)
- Sammy Morris (running back)
- Manny Ramirez (offensive lineman)
- Zach Thomas (linebacker)
- Wes Welker (wide receiver)
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