2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Alamo Bowl, L 16–19 vs. Iowa
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record7–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorGreg McMackin (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones SBC Stadium
2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 9 Colorado xy$  7 1   10 3  
No. 8 Nebraska x%  7 1   11 2  
Iowa State  4 4   7 5  
Kansas State  3 5   6 6  
Missouri  3 5   4 7  
Kansas  1 7   3 8  
South Division
No. 5 Texas xy  7 1   11 2  
No. 6 Oklahoma  6 2   11 2  
Texas Tech  4 4   7 5  
Texas A&M  4 4   8 4  
Oklahoma State  2 6   4 7  
Baylor  0 8   3 8  
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–5 record (4–4 against Big 12 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in Southern Division of the Big 12, lost to Iowa in the 2001 Alamo Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 402 to 281. The team played its home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.