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Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-1, 0-1) vs. Houston Cougars (0-0, 0-0)
September 26, 2009 :: 8:00 p.m. CST :: Weather: Houston, TX
TV: ESPN2 :: Radio: Texas Tech, :: Game Cast: Fox Sports
| CATEGORY | STATISTIC (NCAA RANK, CONF. RANK) | WINNER |
| TTU Pass Offense vs. UH Pass Defense |
444.33 (1, 1) 173.00 (34, 1) |
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| TTU Rush Offense vs. UH Rush Defense |
28.67 (118, 12) 175.50 (97, 9) |
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| UH Pass Offense vs. TTU Pass Defense |
406.50 (4, 1) 178.67 (39, 3) |
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| UH Rush Offense vs. TTU Rush Defense |
118.50 (86, 6) 89.33 (27, 4) |
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| TTU Scoring Offense vs. UH Scoring Defense |
39.00 (19, 5) 21.00 (52, 2) |
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| UH Scoring Offense vs. TTU Scoring Defense |
50.00 (1, 1) 19 (40, 7) |
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Team Leaders
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| STATISTIC | TEXAS TECH | HOUSTON |
| Passing | Taylor Potts :: 116-167 : 1,281 : 12 : 4 | Case Keenum :: 55-76 : 725 : 7: 1 |
| Rushing | Baron Batch :: 17 : 65 : 1 | Bryce Beall :: 27 : 136 : 2 |
| Receiving | Lyle Leong :: 19 : 252 : 5 | Charles Sims :: 11 : 175 : 1 |
| Punt Returns | Austin Zouzalik :: 5 : 39 : 0 | Tyron Carrier :: 1 : 31 : 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | Eric Stephens :: 8 : 236 : 0 | Tyron Carrier :: 2 : 41 : 0 |
| Tackles | Marlon Williams :: 26 | Marcus McGraw :: 20 |
| Sacks | Daniel Howard :: 2.0 : 11 | Tyrell Graham :: 1.0 : 15 |
| Tackles for Loss | Colby Whitlock :: 5.0 : 14 | Tyrell Graham :: 2.5 : 22 |
| Interceptions |
D.J. Johnson Marlon Williams LaRon Moore :: 1 : 10 : 0 |
Jamal Robinson :: 1 : 26 : 1 |
Five Initial Thoughts
One :: Getting in the Backfield: Perhaps this is a signal that the offensive line will have a little bit of a rest as Houston is 92nd in the nation in sacks and 106th in the nation in tackles for loss. Not that Taylor Potts could use an off day, but perhaps he could have a day without as much pressure as last week.
Two :: Keenum is Ridiculously Efficient: Yards per attempt is the end-all in terms of quarterback efficiency, but it's not a bad indicator of how well your quarterback is performing. After 2 games, Case Keenum is averaging 9.5 yards for every passing attempt. For those of you keeping records of that sort of thing, that's pretty good.
Three :: Turnover Margin: Thus far, Houston is 2nd in the nation in turnover margin. I didn't get to watch the Houston vs. Oklahoma St. game but that was a game where OSU lost it because they turned the ball over 4 times to Houston's 2.
Four :: Another Team to Run Against: I guess I get to keep repeating myself, but Houston has an absolutely abysmal rushing defense. To the tune of 175.50 yards a game. I know, you're saying that one of those games was OSU, but Northwestern St. did gain about 180 yards on the ground in the first game (excluding a few sacks by the QB).
Five :: Average Defensively: Houston is just about dead-center in terms of total defense, 66th in the nation. They aren't awful, but they're not good either. I've already mentioned the rushing defense being fairly porous, but the passing defense hasn't truly seen a passing team. I'm tempted to say that the Cougars will be susceptible defensively, whether it be in the air or on the ground, assuming Texas Tech can figure out how to run the ball.