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2007 Texas Tech

9–⁠4 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Mike Leach, finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2007, game by game: won at SMU 49–9; won vs. UTEP 45–31; won at Rice 59–24; lost at Oklahoma State 45–49; won vs. Northwestern State 75–7; won vs. Iowa State 42–17; won vs. Texas A&M 35–7; lost at No. 15 Missouri 10–41; lost vs. Colorado 26–31; won at Baylor 38–7; lost at No. 15 Texas 43–59; won vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 34–27; won vs. No. 22 Virginia 31–28+68−31Won 49–9 at SMU+40SMUWon 45–31 vs. UTEP+14UTEPWon 59–24 at Rice+35RiceLost 45–49 at Oklahoma State-4Oklahoma StateWon 75–7 vs. Northwestern State+68Northwestern St…Won 42–17 vs. Iowa State+25Iowa StateWon 35–7 vs. Texas A&M+28Texas A&MLost 10–41 at No. 15 Missouri-31No. 15 MissouriLost 26–31 vs. Colorado-5ColoradoWon 38–7 at Baylor+31BaylorLost 43–59 at No. 15 Texas-16No. 15 TexasWon 34–27 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma+7No. 3 OklahomaWon 31–28 vs. No. 22 Virginia+3No. 22 Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atSMUW 49–⁠956%
Sep 8vsUTEPW 45–⁠3177%
Sep 15atRiceW 59–⁠2471%
Sep 22atOklahoma StateL 45–⁠4961%
Sep 29vsNorthwestern StateW 75–⁠791%
Oct 6vsIowa StateW 42–⁠1784%
Oct 13vsTexas A&MW 35–⁠762%
Oct 20at15MissouriL 10–⁠4146%
Oct 27vsColoradoL 26–⁠3176%
Nov 3atBaylorW 38–⁠770%
Nov 10at15TexasL 43–⁠5932%
Nov 17vs3OklahomaW 34–⁠2735%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs22VirginiaGator BowlW 31–⁠2856%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 31–⁠28 in the Gator Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 22
  2. Final: 22

Led the nationGraham Harrell: passing yards (5,705 yds), passing touchdowns (48 TD), total offense (5,614 yds), total offense per game (431.8); Michael Crabtree: receptions (134 catches), receiving yards (1,962 yds), receiving touchdowns (22 TD)

Biletnikoff AwardMichael Crabtree, WR

Consensus All-AmericanMichael Crabtree, WR

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 22
Points
532–⁠337
Coach
Mike Leach
Elo
1634 +64 this season
SP+ rating
24.9 No. 8 of 120; offense No. 2, defense No. 43, special teams No. 70
SRS
9.3 No. 23 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 42
Offensive coordinator
Dana Holgorsen
Defensive coordinators
Lyle Setencich and Ruffin McNeill
Captains
Danny Amendola, Graham Harrell, Chris Parker and Paul Williams
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense2nd of 119
  • Defense48th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1651%0.972nd of 119
Defense0.0242%0.8148th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 333% allowed
Defense0.0own 281% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Jacob Amie WR★★★No. 453
Detron Lewis WR★★★No. 608
Blake Emert OT★★★No. 755
Colby Whitlock DT★★★No. 768
Bront Bird S★★★No. 768

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.817
Receivers33.00.845
Offensive line42.50.807
Defensive line32.70.813
Defensive backs13.00.843
Athletes and specialists22.50.797
Whole class142.70.818

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

All-Big 12

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas7–⁠112–⁠17
Missouri7–⁠112–⁠24
Oklahoma6–⁠211–⁠38
Texas5–⁠310–⁠310
Texas Tech4–⁠49–⁠422
Oklahoma State4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado4–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠55–⁠7
Nebraska2–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠63–⁠9
Baylor0–⁠83–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.