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Texas Tech Had Almost As Much Success Against Bob Stoops As Anyone

By Matthew Conner

Oct 24, 2015; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops runs onto the field prior to action against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2015; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops runs onto the field prior to action against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 29, 2016; Lubbock, TX, USA; A Texas Tech Red Raiders cheerleader shows her support during the game with the Kansas Jayhawks at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 29, 2016; Lubbock, TX, USA; A Texas Tech Red Raiders cheerleader shows her support during the game with the Kansas Jayhawks at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /

2009: Texas Tech 41-Oklahoma 13

The biggest beating Texas Tech put on Bob Stoops was also one of the worst losses of his storied career.  Coincidentally, Texas Tech’s 2009 41-13 dismantling of OU in Lubbock was also the last game Mike Leach would coach for the Red Raiders.

The win gave Leach one more career win than his predecessor Spike Dykes to move to the top of the Texas Tech head coaching wins list.  Leach would be fired prior to the Red Raiders’ bowl game after allegations of player mistreatment when he allegedly locked Adam James in an electrical shed during practice after James (who was recovering from a concussion) showed up to practice wearing sunglasses.

But as for the win over the Sooners, Leach and Texas Tech were dominant.  Taylor Potts threw for 388 yards and two touchdowns while Baron Batch rushed for 136 yards and two scores.

The win was the final blow to a disappointing season for Stoops who saw his starting quarterback, Sam Bradford, lost for the season in the year’s opening game.  Behind freshman QB Landry Jones, the Sooners limped into Lubbock just 6-4 on the season.

Texas Tech’s defense frustrated Jones all afternoon.  Brandon Sharpe had 2 ½ sacks and Jones was just 18-35 passing for 262 yards.

The win was a bit of payback for Texas Tech after the Sooners demolished the Red Raiders 65-21 the previous season to end Texas Tech’s national title dreams.  Ultimately, the game will be remembered for two unusual moments.

During the 4th quarter, the entire Jones Stadium crowd jumped up and down to the song “Jump Around” by House of Pain in mocking fashion of the same act that was performed to the same song a year earlier in Norman as OU reveled in its destruction of Tech.

Then, with Texas Tech up 41-6 late in the game, OU receiver Ryan Broyles high-stepped into the end zone on his way to a 51-yard score.  This taunting drew a 15-yard penalty and brought quite a bit of criticism on Broyles for showboating while down 35 points.

While this game featured several odd moments, nothing could prepare Texas Tech fans for the turmoil that would unfold over the next two months as the Leach era came to an inglorious end.

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