2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Big 12 South Division co-champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record11–2 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorRuffin McNeill (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones SBC Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 19 Missouri xy   5 3     10 4  
Nebraska x   5 3     9 4  
Kansas   4 4     8 5  
Colorado   2 6     5 7  
Kansas State   2 6     5 7  
Iowa State   0 8     2 10  
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$   7 1     12 2  
No. 4 Texas x%   7 1     12 1  
No. 12 Texas Tech x   7 1     11 2  
No. 16 Oklahoma State   5 3     9 4  
Baylor   2 6     4 8  
Texas A&M   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 11–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, finishing in a three-way tie with Oklahoma and Texas atop the Big 12 South Division standing. To break the tie, the Bowl Championship Series BCS rankings were used to determine who would face Missouri in Big 12 Championship Game. Oklahoma, ranked No. 2 in the BCS poll, was chosen to represent the South Division in the game. Texas Tech was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they lost to Ole Miss. The Red Raiders played home games at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

In a 2013 poll, the 2008 team was voted as the second best team in Texas Tech football history, losing to the 1973 team by a margin of 53.2% to 46.8%.[1]

  1. ^ "College Football Playoff: Red Raider Style". Double T 1043. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.