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Texas Tech hands NU worst loss in school history
Posted: 10:18 PM Oct 9, 2004
Last Updated: 3:20 PM Oct 10, 2004
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Texas Tech handed Nebraska its worst lost in the program's storied 114-year history with Sonny Cumbie throwing for 436 yards and five touchdowns in the Red Raiders' 70-10 victory Saturday night at Lubbock.
Tech (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) recorded its first victory in eight tries against Nebraska (3-2, 1-1 Big 12), which set school records for points allowed and margin of defeat. Before Saturday, the most points scored against Nebraska came in a 62-36 loss to Colorado in 2001. Nebraska's largest previous margin of defeat was 54, set in a 54-0 loss to Minnesota in 1943 and matched in a 54-0 loss to Indiana in 1944 and a 61-7 loss to Minnesota in 1945. "I'm very disappointed in our team's effort," said coach Bill Callahan. "We are certainly capable of being a better ball club. It just came down to turnovers and we had a lot of them in the second half."
Cumbie, who came into the game leading the nation in passing yards at 417 yards a game, threw TD passes of 22, 80, 6, 3, and 2 yards. It was his sixth straight game of more than 350 yards passing and his fourth of more than 400 yards this season. The passing game backfired on Nebraska, which threw five interceptions and set up easy Tech scores. Four interceptions and both Nebraska fumbles came after halftime. "We kept allowing them opportunities to keep scoring and we just basically gave the game away," said Nebraska safety Daniel Bullocks. "They took advantage of our mistakes."
Tech has scored 70 points in each of its two home games this year. The Red Raiders beat TCU 70-35 in September after trailing by 21. Cumbie completed 44-of-56 passes, including 14 straight in the third quarter, and had one interception. His longest TD pass came late in the first half when he found Jarrett Hicks on the left sideline for an 80-yarder that made it 21-3. It was the longest TD pass by Tech since coach Mike Leach brought his aerial offense five years ago. The longest previous pass came in Tech's 49-45 win over Mississippi last season when B.J. Symons threw a 70-yard TD pass to Carlos Francis.
Tech running back Taurean Henderson scored the first rushing touchdown against Nebraska in the past 26 quarters when he capped an 86-yard drive on a 3-yard run to give the Red Raiders a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter. Henderson scored three touchdowns, one passing and two rushing. Johnnie Mack also scored three: one in the air and two on the ground.
Nebraska-Texas Tech by the numbers:
Nebraska 0 3 7 0 - 10
Texas Tech 7 14 21 28 - 70
First Quarter
TT: Hicks 22-yard pass from Cumbie (Trlica kick), 6:23
Second Quarter
TT: Henderson 3-yard run (Trlica kick), 10:35
Neb: FG Dyches 45 yards, 4:53
TT: Hicks 80-yard pass from Cumbie (Trlica kick), 1:14
Third Quarter
Neb: LeFlore 74-yard pass from Dailey (DeAngelis kick), 14:07
TT: Mack 6-yard pass from Cumbie (Trlica kick), 4:16
TT: Olomua 3-yard pass from Cumbie (Trlica kick), 2:24
TT: Mack 14-yard run (Trlica kick), 2:03
Fourth Quarter
TT: Henderson 1-yard run (Trlica kick), 11:16
TT: Glover 2-yard pass from Cumbie (Trlica kick), 9:36
TT: Mack 6-yard run (Trlica kick), 9:05
TT: Henderson 6-yard pass from Hodges (Trlica kick), 7:14
A: 52,954
Neb / TT
First downs 19 / 25
Rushes-yards 37-93 / 15-72
Passing 199 / 451
Comp-Att-Int 15-42-5 / 47-61-1
Return Yards 50 / 126
Punts-Avg. 5-42 / 4-42
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 / 3-0
Penalties-Yards 5-36 / 10-121
Time of Possession 30:42 / 29:18
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
Nebraska: Ross 15-49, Jackson 12-42, Horne 2-9, Green 2-4, Dailey 5-(minus 5), Team 1-(minus 6)
Texas Tech: Henderson 7-38, Mack 3-24, Filani 2-13, Rawls 1-0, Cumbie 2-(minus 3)
PASSING
Nebraska: Dailey 14-34-1-187, Davis 1-7-3-12, LeFlore 0-1-1-0
Texas Tech: Cumbie 44-56-1-436, Hodges 3-5-0-15
RECEIVING
Nebraska: LeFlore 5-110, Herian 3-39, Pilkington 3-22, Horne 1-12, Keiser 1-12, Mulkey 1-9, Ross 1-(minus 5)
Texas Tech: Glover 12-74, Haverty 7-64, Henderson 7-39, Olomua 6-41, Mack 5-73, Hicks 3-107, Fuller 3-37, Filani 2-7, Hodges 1-6, Amendola 1-3
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