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October 3, 2009 :: 2:30 p.m. CST :: Weather: Lubbock, TX
TV: FSN :: Radio: Texas Tech Affiliates :: Game Cast: Fox Sports
| CATEGORY | STATISTIC (NCAA RANK, CONF. RANK) | WINNER |
| TTU Pass Offense vs. NM Pass Defense |
413.50 (3, 1) 216.00 (66, 6) |
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| TTU Rush Offense vs. NM Rush Defense |
62.25 (120, 12) 204.00 (111, 9) |
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| NM Pass Offense vs. TTU Pass Defense |
158.50 (108, 8) 242.75 (89, 11) |
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| NM Rush Offense vs. TTU Rush Defense |
103.50 (100, 8) 103.00 (29, 5) |
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| TTU Scoring Offense vs. NM Scoring Defense |
36.25 (21, 9) 35.50 (111, 9) |
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| NM Scoring Offense vs. TTU Scoring Defense |
11.50 (119, 9) 21.50 (46, 11) |
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Team Leaders
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| STATISTIC | TEXAS TECH | NEW MEXICO |
| Passing | Taylor Potts :: 146-212 : 1,602 : 13 : 4 | Donovan Porterie :: 61-98 : 530 : 1 : 3 |
| Rushing | Baron Batch :: 37 : 179 : 3 | Demond Dennis :: 42 : 200 : 1 |
| Receiving | Lyle Leong :: 21 : 263 : 5 | Ty Kirk :: 13 : 152 : 0 |
| Punt Returns | Austin Zouzalik :: 5 : 39 : 0 | Ian Clark :: 3 : 18 : 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | Eric Stephens :: 13 : 329 : 0 | Roland Bruno :: 8 : 108 : 0 |
| Tackles | Marlon Williams :: 35 | Carmen Messina :: 57 |
| Sacks | Daniel Howard :: 3.0 : 23 | Johnathan Rainey :: 5.5 : 59 |
| Tackles for Loss | Marlon Williams :: 5.0 : 14 | Johnathan Rainey :: 8.5 : 71 |
| Interceptions | LaRon Moore D.J. Johnson Will Ford Marlon Williams :: 1 : 10 : 0 |
Carmen Messina :: 1 : 0 : 0 |
Five Initial Thoughts
One :: 6, 10, 13, 17: That's the point totals for the Lobos for their 4 games this season. New Mexico is one of the worst teams in the nation in scoring offense, 119th in the nation. This is a bad offensive team right now and it will be interesting to see how this Texas Tech defense reacts after last week's loss to Houston.
Two :: One Strength: This is really scary, but if you check out the NCAA official page on the Lobos (which is what I use to put together these numbers) they are 100th or worse in just about every category other than Pass Defense, Sacks and Tackles for Loss. The Lobos are actually very good in those respects and I have to wonder if this should be a cause for concern for a passing team.
Three :: Getting Closer: The first 4 games of the Lobos young season have been tough, with a bad loss to TAMU to start the season, but New Mexico played a very close game with their in-state rivals, the New Mexico St. Aggies. The Lobos played a good game, but it appeared that their defense was probably incredibly worn out after the game, being on the field for 37 minutes.
Four :: Not Sure What the Lobos Are: With these numbers, it's tough to tell exactly what the Lobos really are. I'm sure that this is a bad team, and not to pile-on here, with the numbers that I'm looking at, there's not even very much to get excited about, either offensively or defensively and conversely, it makes this weekly article really hard to write.
Five :: Road Games: The TAMU game was the only road game of the year for New Mexico, which they lost 6-41, and even playing at home has been difficult. I would expect a similar result on Saturday and if it's not painfully obvious, and as referenced above, statistically, New Mexico is an awful team and this article is difficult to write.