2006 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 August 2026 2006 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech University beveled logo.svg football 150 Big 12 Conference South Division Big 12 8–5 4–4 Mike Leach 7th Sonny Dykes 2nd Dana Holgorsen 2nd Air raid Lyle Setencich 4th 3–4 Jones AT&T Stadium Insight Bowl champion Insight Bowl W 44–41OT vs. Minnesota The 2006 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big 12's South Division.2006 Football Standings https://big12sports.com/standings.aspx?standings=143 Big12Sports.com Big 12 Conference 2 August 2026 Texas Tech was invited to the Insight Bowl, where they defeated Minnesota in overtime. The Red Raiders played their home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Schedule 2006 AP Central September 3 6:00 pm w y 25 SMU Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX 35–3 50,362 September 9 8:00 pm w y y 24 UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, TX CSTV 38–35 OT 51,827 September 16 4:30 pm l y y 24 TCU 20 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry OLN 3–12 45,647 September 23 6:00 pm w y Southeastern Louisiana Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX 62–0 52,913 September 30 2:30 pm w y Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry ABC 31–27 85,979 October 7 6:00 pm l y Missouri 23 Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX TBS 21–38 49,050 October 14 2:30 pm l y Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO 6–30 50,233 October 21 2:30 pm w y Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA 42–26 44,112 October 28 6:00 pm l Texas 5 Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry TBS 31–35 56,158 November 4 11:00 am w Baylor Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry FSN 55–21 51,303 November 11 6:00 pm l y Oklahoma 17 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK FSN 24–34 85,313 November 18 1:00 pm w Oklahoma State Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX 30–24 45,457 December 29, 2006 7:00 pm w y y Minnesota Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ Insight Bowl NFLN 44–41 OT 48,391 Rankings 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings AP 0 15 25 24 24 RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Coaches 0 15 25 24 22 RV 24 24 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Harris 4 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR BCS 7 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Game summaries Baylor Baylor 7 7 7 0 Texas Tech 7 21 14 13 November 4 Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas 11:05 a.m. CST 51,303 Bill Land (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color), & Emily Jones (Sideline) FSN Source: ESPN yes 1 11:45 TTU Edward Britton 20-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Alex Trlica kick) TTU 7–0 1 4:24 BAY Trent Shelton 56-yard pass from Blake Szymanski (Ryan Havens kick) Tied 7–7 2 12:02 BAY Blake Szymanski 3-yard run (Ryan Havens kick) BAY 14–7 2 7:46 TTU Shannon Woods 34-yard run (Alex Trlica kick) Tied 14–14 2 4:14 TTU Joel Filani 4-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Alex Trlica kick) TTU 21–14 2 0:31 TTU Joel Filani 31-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Alex Trlica kick) TTU 28–14 3 11:43 TTU Joel Filani 76-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Alex Trlica kick) TTU 35–14 3 7:04 TTU Shannon Woods 1-yard run (Alex Trlica kick) TTU 42–14 3 2:38 BAY Blake Szymanski 3-yard run (Ryan Havens kick) TTU 42–21 4 14:10 TTU Alex Trlica 37-yard field goal TTU 45–21 4 9:19 TTU Shannon Woods 6-yard run (Alex Trlica kick) TTU 52–21 4 4:25 TTU Alex Trlica 37-yard field goal TTU 55–21 yes Statistics BAYTTU First downs 16 32 Total yards 217 682 Rushing yards 29 175 Passing yards 197 507 Passing: comp–att–int 16–30–1 38–58–1 Turnovers 3 1 Team Category Player Statistics Baylor Passing Blake Szymanski 16/30, 197 yards, TD, INT Rushing Blake Szymanski 22 rushes, 25 yards, 2 TD Receiving Trent Shelton 2 receptions, 62 yards, TD Texas Tech Passing Graham Harrell 35/52, 483 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Shannon Woods 10 rushes, 125 yards, 3 TD Receiving Joel Filani 8 receptions, 212 yards, 3 TD Roster 2006 Texas Tech Red Raiders y 6 So Graham Harrell QB y 88 Sr Jarrett Hicks WR y 30 Jr Alex Trlica K y Mike Leach References Texas Tech Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons Category:Guaranteed Rate Bowl champion seasons Texas Tech Red Raiders football