The newly renovated Mackay Stadium will celebrate its 50th anniversary this season. We will count down the 50 most memorable games in the stadium's history with one game per day until the Wolf Pack's 2016 season opener Sept. 2 against Cal Poly. Here is today's entry.
Headline: Air Raid powers past Wolf Pack
Key stat: 12 - Texas Tech was ranked 12th when it played in Reno in 2008, making this the highest-ranked team - non-Boise State category - to ever play at Mackay Stadium. The game still didn't sell out.In short: Mike Leach's loaded offense, which included QB Graham Harrell and WR Michael Crabtree, who both finished in the top five of the Heisman Trophy voting this season, actually had an off game, but it was more than enough to get past Nevada.