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Texas Tech football classics: Red Raiders stun Sooners in Norman

By Matthew Conner

NORMAN, OK - OCTOBER 22: Texas Tech players celebrate after the game against the Oklahoma Sooners October 22, 2011 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. Texas Tech upset Oklahoma 41-38. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK - OCTOBER 22: Texas Tech players celebrate after the game against the Oklahoma Sooners October 22, 2011 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. Texas Tech upset Oklahoma 41-38. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /
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Quarterback Seth Doege #7 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders scrambles  (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
Quarterback Seth Doege #7 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders scrambles  (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /

Doege out-duels Landry Jones

OU QB Landry Jones was the king of the empty stats.  Though he passed for an OU record 16,646 yards in his career, he never managed to come up with the huge wins that are expected of QBs in Norman.

Meanwhile, Seth Doege is one of the more underrated QBs in Texas Tech history.  After all, he ranks fourth in program history with 8,636 passing yards to trail only Graham Harrell, Kliff Kingsbury, and Pat Mahomes.  Yet, he’s never really discussed in even the same breath as guys like B.J. Symons, Sonny Cumbie, or Cody Hodges.

In this game, the two staged a typical Big 12 QB shootout with Doege getting the better of the matchup.  Completing 33 of 52 passes for 441 yards and four TDs with no picks, the Red Raider signal-caller was at his best.

Jones was no slouch either as he completed 30 of 55 passes for 412 yards with five touchdowns and one pick.  His numbers were also hurt by the fact that his receivers dropped at least six passes that night.

It was the fourth-most prolific passing day of Doege’s Red Raider career and one of five 400-yard games to his credit.  And it was especially impressive given the fact that his previous outing was a disaster.

Against Kansas State, Doege tossed three picks and lost a fumble in what was once of his worst games as a Red Raider when it came to protecting the ball.  In fact, he threw two picks and lost a fumble in the span of five plays in the second half allowing the Wildcats to come from behind and steal the game.

But he put that behind himself and played one of his best games as a Red Raider in Norman. Making his performance even more impressive was the fact that he had to play behind a center in Deveric Gallington, who was playing the position for the first time in his life due to an injury to starter Justin Keown.  Throughout the first half, Gallington’s snaps were low or off the mark causing Doege problems as he had to take his eyes off the defense just to corral the football.  That’s just another reason that this was arguably his finest hour as a QB at any level of football.

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