The Texas Tech Red Raiders is an NCAA Division I-A team that represents the Texas Tech University in the national collegeiate football tournament. They are also part of the Southern Division of the Big 12 Conference. Texas Tech's football program dates back in 1925, playing their first ever game against McMurry University which ended in a 0-0 tie. The team played in the independent scene for seven years before being part of the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. As a member of "BIAC" the Red Raiders were Conference Champs in nine occassions. The team returned in the Independent scene in 1957 but found a new home with the Southwest Conference 3 years later. The team were Southwest Conference co-champions in 1976 and 1994 before joining the Big 12 in 1996.
Since joining the Big 12 Conference, the Red Raiders have so far been the only team in the group to have a winning season each year since the Big 12 was created in '96. The team has also appeared in 30 Postseason Bowl Games, taking the trophy home nine times.
Texas Tech Red Raiders 2008 Roster
| No. | Name | Yr. | Ht. | Wt. | Pos. | Hometown (Prev. School)
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| 1 | Marcus Bunton | SR | 5-8 | 196 | Cornerback | Taylor, Texas (Taylor)
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| 1 | Brad Namdar | RS FR | 5-8 | | Place Kicker | Plano, Texas (West High School)
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| 2 | Shannon Woods | SR | 5-11 | 191 | Running Back | McKinney, Texas (North)
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| 3 | Jamar Wall | JR | 5-10 | 195 | Defensive Back | Plainview, Texas (Plainview)
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| 4 | Todd Walker | JR | 6-1 | 184 | Wide Receiver | Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville)
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| 5 | Michael Crabtree | SO | 6-3 | 208 | Wide Receiver | Dallas, Texas (Carter)
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| 6 | Graham Harrell | SR | 6-3 | 203 | Quarterback | Ennis, Texas (Ennis)
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| 7 | Darcel McBath | SR | 6-1 | 196 | Safety | Gainesville, Texas (Gainesville)
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| 8 | Taylor Charbonnet | RS FR | 5-10 | 155 | Defensive Back | The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands)
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| 8 | Jacoby Franks | RS FR | 6-1 | 182 | Wide Receiver | Orange, Texas (West Orange-Stark)
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| 9 | Jonathan LaCour | SO | 6-2 | 206 | Punter | Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood)
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| 10 | Daniel Charbonnet | SR | 5-11 | 195 | Safety | The Woodlands, Texas (Duke)
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| 11 | Tramain Swindall | RS FR | 6-3 | 176 | Wide Receiver | Oklahoma City, Okla. (Millwood)
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| 11 | Rashad Hawk | RS FR | 6-4 | 187 | Wide Receiver | Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove)
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| 12 | Eric Morris | SR | 5-8 | 174 | Inside Receiver | Shallowater, Texas (Shallowater)
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| 13 | Julius Howard | SO | 6-1 | 233 | Linebacker | Irving, Texas (Nimitz)
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| 14 | Landon Hoefer | JR | 6-1 | 195 | Wide Receiver | Abilene, Texas (Cooper)
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| 14 | Michael Rayos | SO | 5-10 | 195 | Cornerback | San Antonio, Texas (Navy)
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| 15 | Taylor Potts | SO | 6-5 | 221 | Quarterback | Abilene, Texas (Abilene)
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| 16 | Stefan Loucks | RS FR | 6-1 | 163 | Quarterback | Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Academy)
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| 18 | Steven Sheffield | SO | 6-4 | 175 | Quarterback | Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville Connally)
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| 21 | Kobey Lewis | JR | 5-5 | 173 | Running Back | Abilene, Texas (Abilene)
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| 21 | De'Shon Sanders | JR | 6-1 | 188 | Defensive Back | Hobbs, N.M. (CC Of San Francisco)
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| 22 | Jared Flannel | RS FR | 5-11 | 171 | Running Back | Brazoria, Texas (Columbia)
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| 22 | Detron Lewis | SO | 6-0 | 198 | Wide Receiver | College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated)
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| 22 | Gerardo Acevedo | SO | 6-1 | 195 | Inside Receiver | Mission, Texas (Veterans Memorial)
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| 23 | Anthony Hines | SR | 6-1 | 212 | Safety | Denison, Texas (Denison)
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| 24 | Lance Fuller | SR | 6-2 | 222 | Safety | Smithson Valley, Texas (Smithson Valley)
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| 25 | Baron Batch | SO | 5-11 | 209 | Running Back | Midland, Texas (Midland)
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| 26 | LaShawn Vation | JR | 5-9 | 194 | Safety | Irving, Texas (MacArthur)
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| 26 | Carter Todd | RS FR | 6-2 | 185 | Wide Receiver | Merced, Calif. (Merced)
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| 27 | Edward Britton | JR | | 183 | Wide Receiver | El Paso, Texas (Montwood)
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| 28 | LaRon Moore | SO | 5-9 | 186 | Defensive Back | Midwest City, Okla. (Midwest City)
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| 28 | Shane Jones | SO | 5-11 | 198 | Wide Receiver | Kerrville, Texas (Tivy)
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| 30 | Trent Nickerson | RS FR | 6-4 | 196 | Cornerback | Irving, Texas (MacArthur)
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| 31 | Pete Richardson | JR | 5-11 | 196 | Cornerback | Muskogee, Okla. (Muskogee)
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| 31 | Joe Capp | SO | 5-10 | 203 | Running Back | Frisco, Texas (Centennial)
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| 32 | Brett Dewhurst | RS FR | 6-0 | 203 | Safety | Klein, Texas (Klein)
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| 32 | Aaron Crawford | SO | 5-11 | 202 | Running Back | Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway)
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| 33 | Brent Nickerson | JR | 6-0 | 179 | Cornerback | Irving, Texas (MacArthur)
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| 34 | Chris Scott | SO | 6-1 | 175 | Defensive Back | Frisco, Texas (Frisco)
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| 35 | Blake Collier | JR | 6-2 | 212 | Linebacker | Justin, Texas (Northwest)
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| 36 | Lance Clark | RS FR | 6-2 | 200 | Wide Receiver | Celina, Texas (Celina)
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| 37 | Cory Fowler | SR | 5-8 | 157 | Kicker | The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands)
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| 37 | Franklin Mitchem | SO | 6-2 | 194 | Safety | Klein, Texas (Collins)
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| 38 | Jordy Rowland | SR | 6-1 | 199 | Safety | Nazareth, Texas (Nazareth)
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| 39 | Marlon Williams | JR | 6-0 | 211 | Linebacker | Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville)
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| 40 | Nathan Stone | SO | 5-8 | 170 | Defensive Back | Lubbock, Texas (Roosevelt)
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| 41 | Sam Fehoko | RS FR | 5-11 | 224 | Linebacker | Honolulu, Hawaii (Farrington)
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| 41 | Steven Harris | SO | 5-11 | 190 | Safety | Lewisville, Texas (Hebron)
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| 42 | Clint Stoffels | SO | 6-0 | 269 | Defensive Tackle | Gainesville, Texas (Gainesville)
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| 45 | Bront Bird | SO | 6-3 | 222 | Linebacker | Odessa, Texas (Permian)
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| 45 | Tyrone Sonier | RS FR | 6-2 | 215 | Linebacker | Missouri City, Texas (Fort Bend Marshall)
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| 46 | Sandy Riley | JR | 6-0 | 248 | Defensive End | Houston, Texas (Westfield)
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| 47 | Ryan Hale | JR | 6-1 | 222 | Running Back | Baytown, Texas (Lee)
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| 50 | Austin Burns | JR | 5-10 | 244 | Deep Snapper | Midland, Texas (Midland High School)
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| 51 | Shawn Byrnes | JR | 6-4 | 303 | Center | Phoenix, Ariz. (Paradise Valley)
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| 51 | Jack Campbell | RS FR | 6-0 | 225 | Linebacker | Bakersfield, Calif. (Garces)
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| 52 | Josh Tackett | JR | 5-10 | 210 | Deep Snapper | Corsicana, Texas (Navarro Junior College)
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| 52 | Victor Hunter | JR | 5-11 | 256 | Linebacker | Irving, Texas (Nimitz)
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| 53 | Daniel Howard | JR | 6-3 | 238 | Defensive End | Wichita, Kan. (Butler County C.C.)
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| 57 | Brian Duncan | SO | 6-1 | 239 | Linebacker | Baton Rouge, La. (Tara)
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| 58 | Chris Wallace | JR | 5-11 | 217 | Linebacker | Grapevine, Texas (Grapevine)
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| 62 | Adrian Archie | SO | 6-5 | 313 | Offensive Line | Huntsville, Texas (Huntsville)
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| 64 | Dominique Delpeche | RS FR | 6-5 | 350 | Offensive Line | Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley)
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| 65 | Louis Vasquez | SR | 6-6 | 335 | Offensive Line | Corsicana, Texas (Corsicana)
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| 67 | Marlon Winn | JR | 6-6 | 329 | Offensive Line | Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie)
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| 68 | Britton Barbee | SO | 6-2 | 293 | Defensive Tackle | Abilene, Texas (Wylie)
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| 68 | Landon Burge | SO | 6-3 | 284 | Offensive Line | Leander, Texas (Leander)
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| 69 | Jake Johnson | SR | 6-7 | 353 | Offensive Line | Blessing, Texas (Blinn C.C.)
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| 70 | Chris Olson | SO | 6-5 | 303 | Offensive Line | Dallas, Texas (Highland Park)
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| 71 | Stephen Hamby | JR | 6-3 | 287 | Offensive Line | San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Heights)
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| 72 | Jerrod Gooch | RS FR | 6-4 | 283 | Offensive Line | Vidor, Texas (Vidor)
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| 73 | Justin Keown | SO | 6-4 | 280 | Center | Anderson, S.C. (Westside High School/Hargrave Military Academy)
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| 74 | Rylan Reed | SR | 6-7 | 314 | Offensive Line | Dallas, Texas (Crossett (Ark.))
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| 75 | Blake Emert | RS FR | 6-4 | 286 | Offensive Line | Garland, Texas (Sachse)
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| 76 | Brandon Carter | JR | 6-7 | 374 | Offensive Line | Longview, Texas (Spring Hill)
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| 77 | Mickey Okafor | RS FR | 6-7 | 320 | Offensive Line | Houston, Texas (Westbury)
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| 78 | Lonnie Edwards | RS FR | 6-5 | 313 | Offensive Line | Brownsboro, Texas (Brownsboro)
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| 80 | Adrian Reese | JR | 6-7 | 207 | Tight End | Longview, Texas (Longview)
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| 83 | Lyle Leong | SO | 6-1 | 165 | Wide Receiver | Abilene, Texas (Abilene)
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| 84 | Brandon Williams | JR | 6-5 | 253 | Defensive End | Fort Worth, Texas (South Hills)
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| 84 | J.J. Griffin | SR | 5-10 | 206 | Wide Receiver | Odessa, Texas (Permian)
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| 86 | L.A. Reed | SR | 6-2 | 201 | Safety | Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge)
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| 87 | Kyle Hack | SO | 6-5 | 260 | Defensive Line | Lake Worth, Texas (Lake Worth)
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| 87 | Adam James | RS FR | 6-3 | 211 | Tight End | Celina, Texas (Celina)
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| 88 | Brik Brinker | SO | 6-2 | 180 | Wide Receiver | Wolfforth, Texas (Frenship)
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| 91 | Rajon Henley | JR | 6-3 | 265 | Defensive Tackle | Galveston, Texas (Ball)
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| 92 | Brandon Sharpe | SR | 6-3 | 243 | Defensive End | Lyons, Ga. (Fresno City College)
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| 93 | Colby Whitlock | SO | 6-2 | 281 | Defensive Line | Noble, Okla. (Noble)
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| 95 | David Neill | RS FR | 6-5 | 270 | Defensive Line | Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus)
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| 96 | Bobby Agoucha | RS FR | 6-4 | 328 | Defensive Tackle | Houston, Texas (Putnam City (Okla.) North)
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| 97 | Sean Estelle | SO | 6-2 | 242 | Defensive End | Missouri City, Texas (Fort Bend Marshall)
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| 98 | Jake Ratliff | SR | 6-7 | 247 | Defensive End | Lawton, Okla. (Eisenhower)
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| 99 | Richard Jones | JR | 6-1 | 277 | Defensive Tackle | LaMarque, Texas (LaMarque)
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