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Belt / 2008 season / Reign #268 · Game 1,400 of 1,643
November 1, 2008 Week 10 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Texas Tech takes the belt, 39–33, at home over Texas.

Home · New Holder
Texas TechAP No. 6 39
AT
Away · Defending Holder
TexasAP No. 1 33

AP poll, week 10: Texas No. 1 at Texas Tech No. 6 · No. 1 that week: Michigan State. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Texas Tech took the belt here, ending Texas’ run of 7 days and 0 defenses (reign #267) and starting reign #268. It lasted 21 days and 1 defense, until Oklahoma took it on November 22, 2008.

For Texas Tech this was its 8th shot at the belt; it had held the belt once before — and it took it back here.

It was the 2nd of 2 belt games between the two; going in, Texas led the belt series 1–0; all-time it is 1–1.

AI-Written

Recap

Texas Tech dominated the first half behind Graham Harrell's passing attack, with Baron Batch punching in a touchdown late in the first quarter and Eric Morris hauling in an 18-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to give the Red Raiders a commanding lead. Texas clawed back with field goals and a Jordan Shipley punt return touchdown in the third quarter, but Daniel Charbonnet's interception return for a touchdown kept Tech ahead. The fourth quarter turned into a shootout as Malcolm Williams caught two touchdown passes for Texas, including a stunning 91-yard bomb from Colt McCoy, but it wasn't quite enough as Texas Tech held on for the 39-33 upset victory to claim the belt.

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score
 Texas TechTexas
Total yards579374
Rushing yards10580
Passing yards499311
First downs3118
3rd down conv.8/164/12
Turnovers12
Penalties–yards8–788–56
Time of possession22:1314:28

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 12:52Texas Tech+29 ydGraham Harrell pass complete to Tramain Swindall for 29 yards to the Texas 41 for a 1ST down.
Q1 10:38Texas-2 ydChris Ogbonnaya rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Texas 0 for a SAFETY.
Q1 6:47Texas Tech+29 ydMatt Williams 29 yard field goal GOOD.
Q1 6:47Texas Tech+23 ydDonnie Carona kickoff for 62 yards returned by Quan Cosby for 23 yards to the Texas 31.
Q1 0:01Texas Tech+3 ydBaron Batch rush for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 3:18Texas Tech+46 ydGraham Harrell pass complete to Edward Britton for 46 yards to the Texas 48 for a 1ST down.
Q1 0:01Texas Tech+0 ydMatt Williams extra point GOOD.
Q2 11:11Texas Tech+23 ydGraham Harrell pass complete to Tramain Swindall for 23 yards to the Texas 28 for a 1ST down.
Q2 9:39Texas Tech+18 ydGraham Harrell pass complete to Eric Morris for 18 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 9:39Texas Tech+0 ydMatt Williams extra point GOOD.
Q2 9:39Texas Tech+40 ydDonnie Carona kickoff for 70 yards returned by Jordan Shipley for 40 yards to the Texas 40.
Q2 5:27Texas+43 ydHunter Lawrence 43 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 1:37Texas Tech+31 ydMatt Williams 31 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 0:28Texas+44 ydColt McCoy pass complete to Malcolm Williams for 44 yards to the TexTc 17 for a 1ST down.
Q2 0:58Texas+27 ydColt McCoy rush for 27 yards to the Texas 43 for a 1ST down.
Q2 0:00Texas+25 ydHunter Lawrence 25 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 15:00Texas Tech+20 ydDonnie Carona kickoff for 66 yards returned by Jordan Shipley for 20 yards to the Texas 24.
Q3 10:26Texas Tech+45 ydJonathan LaCour punt for 36 yards, returned by Jordan Shipley for 45 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 10:26Texas+0 ydHunter Lawrence extra point GOOD.
Q3 7:33Texas+18 ydColt McCoy pass intercepted by Daniel Charbonnet at the Texas 18, returned for 18 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 7:33Texas Tech+0 ydMatt Williams extra point GOOD.
Q3 0:12Texas+37 ydColt McCoy pass complete to Malcolm Williams for 37 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 15:00Texas Tech+34 ydGraham Harrell pass complete to Edward Britton for 34 yards to the Texas 34 for a 1ST down.
Q4 11:14Texas Tech+42 ydMatt Williams 42 yard field goal BLOCKED, Texas penalty 9 yard personal foul accepted.
Q4 11:00Texas+91 ydColt McCoy pass complete to Malcolm Williams for 91 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 11:00Texas+0 ydHunter Lawrence extra point GOOD.
Q4 10:42Texas Tech+22 ydGraham Harrell pass complete to Detron Lewis for 22 yards to the TexTc 42 for a 1ST down.
Q4 5:45Texas Tech+42 ydDonnie Carona 42 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 1:29Texas+0 ydHunter Lawrence extra point GOOD.
Q4 1:29Texas+4 ydVondrell McGee rush for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 4:23Texas+21 ydFoswhitt Whittaker rush for 21 yards to the TexTc 40 for a 1ST down.
Q4 1:29Texas+38 ydJustin Tucker kickoff for 70 yards returned by Jamar Wall for 38 yards to the TexTc 38.
Q4 0:01Texas Tech+28 ydGraham Harrell pass complete to Michael Crabtree for 28 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 0:01Texas Tech+0 ydMatt Williams extra point GOOD.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Texas Tech

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Graham Harrell36/534748.92079.6

Texas

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Colt McCoy20/342948.62149.4

Rushing

Texas Tech

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Shannon Woods15714.7016
Baron Batch10515.1116
Graham Harrell3-17-5.708

Texas

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Fozzy Whittaker6427.0021
Colt McCoy13161.2027
Chris Ogbonnaya6142.309
Vondrell McGee382.714

Receiving

Texas Tech

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Edward Britton713919.9046
Michael Crabtree1012712.7128
Detron Lewis55811.6022
Tramain Swindall25226.0029
Eric Morris44611.5118
Lyle Leong3289.3014
Adam James11212.0012
Shannon Woods199.009
Baron Batch331.008

Texas

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Malcolm Williams418245.5291
Jordan Shipley6427.0011
Brandon Collins22512.5014
Chris Ogbonnaya3206.7012
James Kirkendoll11010.0010
Dan Buckner177.007
Fozzy Whittaker155.005
Quan Cosby231.507
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Interceptions

Texas Tech

PlayerINTYDSTD
Daniel Charbonnet1181

Texas

No recorded stats in this category.

Kicking

Texas Tech

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Matt Williams2/366.7314/410
Donnie Carona1/1100.0420/03

Texas

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Hunter Lawrence2/2100.0433/39

Punt Returns

Texas Tech

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Jamar Wall100.000

Texas

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Jordan Shipley24522.5451

Punting

Texas Tech

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Jonathan LaCour413834.50042

Texas

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Justin Tucker422756.80067
Colt McCoy12525.00025

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 283062641) · This game in the downloadable dataset