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2009 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2009 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Texas Tech Red Raiders Logo.svg
Alamo Bowl champion
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division South
Ranking
Coaches No. 23
AP No. 21
2009 record 9–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach Mike Leach
Ruffin McNeill (interim)
Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley (interim)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill
Captain Brandon Carter
Captain Ra'Jon Henley
Captain Taylor Potts
Captain Jamar Wall
Home stadium Jones AT&T Stadium
(Capacity: 58,930)
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Northern Division
#14 Nebraska x   6 2         10 4  
Missouri   4 4         8 5  
Kansas State   4 4         6 6  
Iowa State   3 5         7 6  
Colorado   2 6         3 9  
Kansas   1 7         5 7  
Southern Division
#2 Texas x$   8 0         13 1  
Oklahoma State   6 2         9 4  
#21 Texas Tech   5 3         9 4  
Oklahoma   5 3         8 5  
Texas A&M   3 5         6 7  
Baylor   1 7         4 8  

Championship: Texas 13, Nebraska 12
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Oklahoma 3 3 0 7 13
Texas Tech 3 14 10 14 41
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
  • Game start: 12:30 p.m. EST

The 2009 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Mike Leach during the regular season, and was coached by interim head coach Ruffin McNeill during the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl. The Red Raiders played their home games at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. The football team competed in the Division I NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The Red Raiders finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in Big 12 play and won the Valero Alamo Bowl 41–31 against Michigan State.

On December 28, 2009, head coach Mike Leach was suspended by Texas Tech University pending investigation of alleged inappropriate treatment of Adam James, a redshirt sophomore wide receiver, and the son of former SMU Mustangs and New England Patriots running back Craig James. The suspension came after allegations that Leach treated Adam James unfairly following a mild concussion. Leach was terminated by the university on December 30, 2009. Defensive Coordinator Ruffin McNeill was named interim head coach and led the team during their appearance in the 2010 Alamo Bowl.


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