November 8, 2008 Week 11 · Regular Season Belt defended

Texas Tech defends the belt, 56–20, at home over Oklahoma State.

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Oklahoma State 20

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Recap

Texas Tech's high-powered passing attack overwhelmed Oklahoma State in a dominant defensive performance that saw the Red Raiders control the line of scrimmage from start to finish. Graham Harrell carved up the Cowboys defense throughout the contest, connecting with Michael Crabtree twice for touchdowns including a devastating 77-yard strike late in the second quarter that set up another score, while also finding Edward Britton and Eric Morris in the end zone during a furious first quarter. Oklahoma State managed only 368 total yards and couldn't establish any rhythm offensively, with Kendall Hunter scoring three rushing touchdowns but unable to generate consistent drives as Texas Tech's defense forced two turnovers. The Red Raiders' balanced attack of 527 passing yards and strong third-down efficiency allowed them to keep Oklahoma State's offense sidelined, holding the ball for over 21 minutes while the Cowboys managed just 15 minutes of possession.

Graham Harrell's 77-yard touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree late in Q2 that effectively put the game out of reach before halftime
Texas Tech's three first-quarter touchdowns in rapid succession that established immediate dominance and set the tone for the entire game
Oklahoma State's inability to move the ball consistently, managing only 368 total yards and 5 third-down conversions on 10 attempts despite scoring 20 points

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 TechOklahoma State

Total yards629368

Rushing yards113186

Passing yards527194

First downs3819

3rd down conv.7/95/10

Turnovers32

Penalties–yards3–194–40

Time of possession21:3815:02

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

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 12:30	Oklahoma State	+2 yd	Kendall Hunter rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 12:30	Oklahoma State	+0 yd	Dan Bailey extra point GOOD.
Q1 12:40	Oklahoma State	+26 yd	Kendall Hunter rush for 26 yards to the TexTc 2 for a 1ST down.
Q1 10:12	Texas Tech	+16 yd	Graham Harrell pass complete to Edward Britton for 16 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 11:30	Texas Tech	+38 yd	Baron Batch rush for 38 yards to the OKSt 40 for a 1ST down.
Q1 10:12	Texas Tech	+22 yd	Donnie Carona kickoff for 70 yards returned by Perrish Cox for 22 yards to the OKSt 22.
Q1 10:12	Texas Tech	+0 yd	Matt Williams extra point GOOD.
Q1 3:38	Texas Tech	+4 yd	Graham Harrell pass complete to Eric Morris for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 3:55	Texas Tech	+21 yd	Graham Harrell pass complete to Shannon Woods for 21 yards to the OKSt 4 for a 1ST down.
Q1 3:38	Texas Tech	+21 yd	Donnie Carona kickoff for 68 yards returned by Perrish Cox for 21 yards to the OKSt 23.
Q1 3:38	Texas Tech	+0 yd	Matt Williams extra point GOOD.
Q2 10:56	Texas Tech	+9 yd	Graham Harrell pass complete to Michael Crabtree for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 10:56	Texas Tech	+0 yd	Matt Williams extra point GOOD.
Q2 4:13	Oklahoma State	+2 yd	Keith Toston rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 4:13	Oklahoma State	+0 yd	Dan Bailey extra point GOOD.
Q2 4:13	Oklahoma State	+26 yd	Dan Bailey kickoff for 68 yards returned by Detron Lewis for 26 yards to the TexTc 28.
Q2 9:10	Oklahoma State	+26 yd	Kendall Hunter rush for 26 yards to the TexTc 31 for a 1ST down.
Q2 0:47	Texas Tech	+3 yd	Shannon Woods rush for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 0:47	Texas Tech	+23 yd	Donnie Carona kickoff for 68 yards returned by Perrish Cox for 23 yards to the OKSt 25.
Q2 0:47	Texas Tech	+0 yd	Matt Williams extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:55	Texas Tech	+77 yd	Graham Harrell pass complete to Michael Crabtree for 77 yards to the OKSt 3 for a 1ST down.
Q3 15:00	Texas Tech	+20 yd	Donnie Carona kickoff for 70 yards returned by Perrish Cox for 20 yards to the OKSt 20.
Q3 9:32	Texas Tech	+8 yd	Graham Harrell pass complete to Michael Crabtree for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 9:32	Texas Tech	+0 yd	Matt Williams extra point GOOD.
Q3 7:39	Oklahoma State	+4 yd	Kendall Hunter rush for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 9:32	Oklahoma State	+47 yd	Zac Robinson pass complete to Dez Bryant for 47 yards to the OKSt 24, Oklahoma St penalty 10 yard holding accepted for a 1ST down.
Q3 4:05	Texas Tech	+1 yd	Graham Harrell pass complete to Michael Crabtree for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 7:12	Texas Tech	+28 yd	Graham Harrell pass complete to Lyle Leong for 28 yards to the TexTc 48 for a 1ST down.
Q3 4:05	Texas Tech	+25 yd	Donnie Carona kickoff for 70 yards returned by Perrish Cox for 25 yards to the OKSt 25.
Q3 4:05	Texas Tech	+0 yd	Matt Williams extra point GOOD.
Q4 14:09	Oklahoma State	+0 yd	Zac Robinson pass intercepted by Darcel McBath at the TexTc 4, returned for no gain to the TexTc 4.
Q4 8:52	Texas Tech	+13 yd	Graham Harrell pass complete to Shannon Woods for 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 8:52	Texas Tech	+0 yd	Matt Williams extra point GOOD.
Q4 2:31	Texas Tech	+16 yd	Taylor Potts pass complete to Shannon Woods for 16 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 3:05	Texas Tech	+20 yd	Taylor Potts pass complete to Tramain Swindall for 20 yards to the OKSt 27 for a 1ST down.
Q4 2:31	Texas Tech	+0 yd	Matt Williams extra point GOOD.
Q4 2:31	Texas Tech	+21 yd	Donnie Carona kickoff for 67 yards returned by Bo Bowling for 21 yards to the TexTc 30, Oklahoma St penalty 10 yard holding accepted.

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

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Graham HarrellTexas Tech	40/50	456	9.1	6	0	92.2
Taylor PottsTexas Tech	5/5	60	12.0	1	0	99.6
Zac RobinsonOklahoma State	16/28	182	6.5	0	1	69.4

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Baron BatchTexas Tech	11	79	7.2	0	38
Shannon WoodsTexas Tech	9	36	4.0	1	10
Graham HarrellTexas Tech	5	-2	-0.4	0	8
Kendall HunterOklahoma State	17	112	6.6	2	26
Beau JohnsonOklahoma State	5	34	6.8	0	14
Keith TostonOklahoma State	6	24	4.0	1	9
Zac RobinsonOklahoma State	6	16	2.7	0	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Eric MorrisTexas Tech	10	97	9.7	1	17
Detron LewisTexas Tech	7	93	13.3	0	19
Michael CrabtreeTexas Tech	8	89	11.1	3	18
Shannon WoodsTexas Tech	5	77	15.4	2	21
Baron BatchTexas Tech	5	50	10.0	0	16
Lyle LeongTexas Tech	3	36	12.0	0	28
Tramain SwindallTexas Tech	3	34	11.3	0	20
Edward BrittonTexas Tech	2	21	10.5	1	16
Jacoby FranksTexas Tech	1	11	11.0	0	11
Todd WalkerTexas Tech	1	8	8.0	0	8
Dez BryantOklahoma State	4	86	21.5	0	47
Brandon PettigrewOklahoma State	7	72	10.3	0	18
Damian DavisOklahoma State	1	17	17.0	0	17
Kendall HunterOklahoma State	4	7	1.8	0	8

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Darcel McBathTexas Tech	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Matt WilliamsTexas Tech	0/0	0.0	0	8/8	8
Dan BaileyOklahoma State	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Eric MorrisTexas Tech	3	41	13.7	17	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Matt FodgeOklahoma State	4	209	52.3	0	0	71

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

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