With last night’s victory over the Texas Longhorns in Austin, Kliff Kingsbury gained legendary status in the annals of Texas Tech football becoming the first Red Raider to beat Texas as a player and as a head coach.
As the Texas Tech starting quarterback in 2002 Kingsbury led the Red Raiders to an upset of the No. 3 Longhorns 42-38 on senior day in Lubbock. And the similarities between that game and what transpired Thursday night in Austin are striking.
In both games, Texas Tech needed a massive offensive output in order to secure the victory. In 2002, Texas Tech put up 602 yards of total offense with Kingsbury throwing for 473 yards and six touchdowns.