Remember When

It is funny that the upcoming battle between Texas and Texas Tech is being presented as a revenge game for the Longhorns and not an annual tussle between conference rivals. True, Texas is an elite program but they should ignore the talents of the Red Raiders at their own peril. The set-up is eerliy similar to the last time Texas hosted their rivals from Lubbock one year after losing in the rivalry. In 2002, the Red Raiders stunned then no. 4 Texas, 42-38, as QB Kliff Kingsbury threw 6 TD passes and WR Wes Welker gained 247y all-purpose. For the "revenge" match in 2003, Texas was favored by 18.5 points as the nation expected payback. Instead, the game was competitive throughout with Texas needing a late TD drive engineered by a back-up QB.

In the first of a series featuring a recap of a previous battle between teams scheduled for play each week, Sunday Morning Quarterbacks presents the narrative summing up Texas's narrow victory over Texas Tech in 2003 from our book The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia (wherever fine books are sold!).


TEXAS 43 Texas Tech 40: Texas (9-2) coach Mack Brown took chance, and it paid off as former starting QB Chance Mock was inserted with just less than 2 mins left and led winning 86y drive. Mock, in relief of QB Vince Young (16-25/213y, 2 TDs, 2 INTs), completed 54y pass to WR Roy Williams (8/136y) to jumpstart Longhorns before tossing winning 9y TD pass to WR B.J. Johnson with 46 secs remaining. Texas Tech (7-4) had rallied from 35-21 deficit, scoring go-ahead TD on 11y run by RB Taurean Henderson, his 3rd of game, to convert FUM by Young. Once Texas regained lead, Red Raiders QB B.J. Symons (32-56/365y, 3 TDs) had time to drive his O unit to 48y FG ATT, which K Keith Toogood missed wide left as time ran out. Texas RB Cedric Benson rushed for 142y and 2 TDs.