You know, I don’t think this is a hot take, but I truly believe that Seth Doege and the 2012 Texas Tech offense deserve a bit more credit than they’ve been given. I mean, the Red Raiders were a bit of a mess during Tommy Tuberville’s final season of coaching out in Lubbock (they definitely weren’t that impressive on defense), but Doege and that offense kept them competitive.
And I think we can enjoy that (from a hindsight is 20/20 sort of thing and also not engaging with Tuberville in any meaningful way because the Red Raiders definitely don’t need to dwell too much on him).
All of that said, as we go through the Texas Tech football record book, examining impressive accomplishments and celebrate the exciting offenses that have been present in Lubbock since 2000, it’s impossible to not talk about what the 2012 Red Raiders did on offense.
Texas Tech football history: Tommy Tuberville’s final year at Texas Tech was lame, but at least the Red Raiders scored a lot of points
I want to be clear that I don’t think Texas Tech was impressive as a whole in 2012. They went 7-5 under Tuberville that year and then when the Red Raiders were freed of him, they won a bowl game over Minnesota.
That’s all fine and dandy. Focusing specifically on the offense now.
This is a group that averaged 495.8 yards per game throughout the season. They scored 37.5 points per game. And a lot of that had to do with the way that Seth Doege was throwing the ball all over the place. We’re talking about a quarterback who led an offense that averaged 355.9 passing yards per game (all while completing over 70 percent of his passes).
Darrin Moore caught 92 passes for 1032 yards and 13 touchdowns while Eric Ward hauled in 82 receptions for 1053 yards and 12 touchdowns of his own. That’s impressive, folks.