Below is information on the history of Texas
Tech's football bowl games. The latest chapter on Texas
Tech's proud history of bowl games is the drama involving
Head Coach Mike Leach,
who was suspended prior to the 2009 Alamo Bowl over
allegations he mistreated player Adam Jones, who happens
to be the son of former college football star and current
ESPN analyst Craig James.
Going into the 2009 Alamo Bowl game, Texas Tech's
win/loss record in bowl games stands at 10 wins, 21
losses, and one tie.
Mike Leach has led the Red Raiders into a bowl game
every year since taking the head coaching job in 2000.
His Texas Tech bowl record is 5 wins, with 4 losses.
|
Year
Bowl Played
|
Bowl
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
W/L For
Texas Tech
|
|
1937
|
Sun
|
West Virginia
|
6-7
|
L
|
|
1938
|
Cotton
|
St. Mary's (CA)
|
13-20
|
L
|
|
1941
|
Sun
|
Tulsa
|
0-6
|
L
|
|
1947
|
Sun
|
Miami (Ohio)
|
12-13
|
L
|
|
1949
|
Raisin
|
San Jose St.
|
13-20
|
L
|
|
1951
|
Sun
|
Pacific
|
25-14
|
W
|
|
1953
|
Gator
|
Auburn
|
35-13
|
W
|
|
1955
|
Sun
|
Wyoming
|
14-21
|
L
|
|
1964
|
Sun
|
Georgia
|
0-7
|
L
|
|
1965
|
Gator
|
Georgia Tech
|
21-31
|
L
|
|
1970
|
Sun
|
Georgia Tech
|
9-17
|
L
|
|
1972
|
Sun
|
North Carolina
|
28-32
|
L
|
|
1973
|
Gator
|
Tennessee
|
28-19
|
W
|
|
1974
|
Peach
|
Vanderbilt
|
6-6
|
T
|
|
1976
|
Bluebonnet
|
Nebraska
|
24-27
|
L
|
|
1977
|
Tangerine
|
Florida State
|
17-40
|
L
|
|
1986
|
Independence
|
Mississippi
|
17-20
|
L
|
|
1989
|
All-American
|
Duke
|
49-21
|
W
|
|
1993
|
Sun
|
Oklahoma
|
10-41
|
L
|
|
1994
|
Cotton
|
USC
|
14-55
|
L
|
|
1995
|
Copper
|
Air Force
|
55-41
|
W
|
|
1996
|
Alamo
|
Iowa
|
0-27
|
L
|
|
1998
|
Independence
|
Mississippi
|
18-35
|
L
|
|
2000
|
Houston
|
East Carolina
|
27-40
|
L
|
|
2001
|
Alamo
|
Iowa
|
16-19
|
L
|
|
2002
|
Tangerine
|
Clemson
|
55-15
|
W
|
|
2003
|
Houston
|
Navy
|
38-14
|
W
|
|
2004
|
Holiday
|
California
|
45-31
|
W
|
|
2005
|
Cotton
|
Alabama
|
10-13
|
L
|
|
2006
|
Insight
|
Minnesota (OT)
|
44-41
|
W
|
|
2007
|
Gator
|
Virginia
|
31-28
|
W
|
|
2008
|
Cotton
|
Mississippi
|
34-47
|
L
|
|
2009
|
Alamo
|
Michigan State
|
41-31
|
W
|
Texas Tech
Bowl Game Links
http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl_history_texas_tech.html
ESPN
Bowls Page
Alamo
Bowl Reacts to Leach Suspension
Michigan
St.-Texas Tech Preview
--CBSports.com
Mike
Leach's suspension well-deserved
--Dallas Morning News,
Dec. 28, 2009
