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Bowman back with 408 yards, 3 TDs in Texas Tech win over KU
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Alan Bowman threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns while playing for the first time since suffering a partially collapsed lung three weeks ago, and Texas Tech beat Kansas 48-16 on Saturday.
''Looked like he never even had an injury,'' receiver Antoine Wesley said.
Bowman completed 36 of 47 passes while showing accuracy on short and deep passes, with only one interception. The true freshman was the nation's leading passer when he got crushed between two West Virginia defenders in Texas Tech's last home game Sept. 29, and was released from the hospital four days later.
''It's been a while. We just wanted to make sure practice went well. Didn't want any setbacks,'' coach Kliff Kingsbury said. ''We felt confident ... a few days after he got out of the hospital that he'd be ready for this date. We just wanted to make sure he held up, felt good. His breathing was fine.''
After coming out early in that loss to West Virginia, Bowman missed only one game. Jett Duffey started a 17-14 win at TCU. On his only drive in the fourth quarter Saturday, Duffey completed all three of his passes for 33 yards before DeMarcus Felton's 34-yard TD run for a 48-9 lead.
Wesley, who entered the game third nationally with 117 yards receiving a game, had nine catches for 155 yards and a nifty one-handed grab for a 6-yard touchdown. T.J. Vasher and Seth Collins also had TD catches for the Red Raiders (5-2, 3-1 Big 12), who had 553 total yards despite three turnovers.
Kansas (2-5, 0-4) lost its 43rd consecutive true Big 12 road game, dating back to a 35-33 win at Iowa State on Oct. 4, 2008.
But the Jayhawks weren't surprised to see Bowman in the game, no matter how coy Kingsbury had been about who would be his starting quarterback.
''Our defensive game plan was all around Bowman,'' senior linebacker Joe Dineen Jr. said. ''Our coaches knew that he was going to be able to go this week, so we really prepared for him.''
The Jayhawks played their first game since offensive coordinator Doug Meacham was fired. Peyton Bender threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns while freshman Pooka Williams had 16 carries for 70 yards to finish 38 yards below his rushing average that was second-best in the Big 12.
''We're disappointed because we didn't do enough to help us win,'' coach David Beaty said of the overall offensive output. ''We had a firm understanding of what we were doing. I think everybody felt comfortable there. They were engaged the entire time.''
THE TAKEAWAY
Kansas: The Jayhawks have lost all four of their Big 12 games after finishing their nonconference schedule with consecutive victories games for the first time since 2009.
Texas Tech: Coach Kliff Kingsbury is back to .500 as coach of his alma mater - at 35-35 overall in his sixth season. The former Red Raiders quarterback was 7-0 in his coaching debut in 2013, and is 28-35 since. Tech is one win shy of bowl eligibility, a mark it didn't reach until the regular-season finale last year.
RED RAIDER D
The Red Raiders has held consecutive conference opponents under 20 points for the first time since 2013, and had three sacks against the Jayhawks. Senior linebacker Kolin Hill had his first two sacks of the season.
''Especially when I first got here, we weren't known for defense at all,'' Hill said. ''That's definitely something that we stress. Things have changed for us defensively.''
EXTRA POINTS
Eight different players caught passes from Bowman. ... Dineen had two tackles for loss, giving him 41 for his career and matching Willie Pless for the school record.
UP NEXT
Kansas: Home to play TCU next Saturday.
Texas Tech: Plays Saturday at Iowa State.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 16 | 30 |
Rushing | 6 | 7 |
Passing | 9 | 21 |
Penalty | 1 | 2 |
3rd Down Conv | 4-15 | 8-14 |
4th Down Conv | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 288 | 528 |
Total Plays | 70 | 84 |
Avg Gain | 4.1 | 6.3 |
Net Yards Rushing | 97 | 112 |
Rush Attempts | 29 | 35 |
Avg Rush Yards | 3.3 | 3.2 |
Yards Passing | 221 | 441 |
Comp. - Att. | 18-41 | 39-49 |
Yards Per Pass | 4.7 | 8.5 |
Penalties - Yards | 6-62 | 7-51 |
Touchdowns | 2 | 6 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 3 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 3 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2-1 | 4-2 |
Int. Thrown | 1 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 9-42.2 | 3-45.3 |
Return Yards | 89 | 67 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 3-1 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 3-52 | 2-66 |
Int. - Returns | 1-37 | 1-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
P. Bender
7 QB
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P. Bender | 18/41 | 221 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
P. Williams Jr.
1 RB
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P. Williams Jr. | 16 | 80 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Herbert
10 RB
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K. Herbert | 8 | 39 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Williams
25 RB
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D. Williams | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Bender
7 QB
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P. Bender | 3 | -30 | 0 | -4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Charlot
2 WR
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D. Charlot | 0 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Lassiter II
83 WR
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K. Lassiter II | 0 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Sims Jr.
11 WR
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S. Sims Jr. | 0 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Robinson Jr.
5 WR
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S. Robinson Jr. | 0 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Williams Jr.
1 RB
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P. Williams Jr. | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Booker
88 WR
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J. Booker | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Williams
25 RB
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D. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Johnson Jr.
14 WR
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K. Johnson Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Herbert
10 RB
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K. Herbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Saunders
89 TE
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M. Saunders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
M. Lee
11 S
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M. Lee | 9-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Torneden
1 S
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B. Torneden | 9-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Harris
2 CB
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C. Harris | 8-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Dineen Jr.
29 LB
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J. Dineen Jr. | 7-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Loneker Jr.
47 LB
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K. Loneker Jr. | 7-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Taylor
8 CB
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S. Taylor | 4-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Hempstead Jr.
23 CB
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E. Hempstead Jr. | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Defense
13 CB
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H. Defense | 3-1 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. McCullough
12 S
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J. McCullough | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Thomas
24 CB
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R. Thomas | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Johnson
15 LB
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K. Johnson | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Wise
96 DT
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D. Wise | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Kamara
5 DE
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A. Kamara | 2-2 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Ford
27 CB
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D. Ford | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Holmes
88 DT
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J. Holmes | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Robinson
64 OL
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J. Robinson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Lipscomb
58 DE
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B. Lipscomb | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Simmons
98 DT
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K. Simmons | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
G. Rui
7 K
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G. Rui | 1/1 | 20 | 1/1 | 4 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
K. Thompson
80 P
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K. Thompson | 9 | 42.2 | 3 | 52 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
S. Sims Jr.
11 WR
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S. Sims Jr. | 2 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Williams Jr.
1 RB
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P. Williams Jr. | 1 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Henry
26 RB
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T. Henry | 15 | 62 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Felton
2 RB
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D. Felton | 2 | 36 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. King
24 RB
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T. King | 10 | 30 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Carter
82 WR
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K. Carter | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Duffey
7 QB
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J. Duffey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Bowman
10 QB
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A. Bowman | 4 | -27 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
A. Wesley
4 WR
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A. Wesley | 0 | 9 | 155 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Vasher
9 WR
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T. Vasher | 0 | 5 | 79 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. High
88 WR
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J. High | 0 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Carter
82 WR
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K. Carter | 0 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Henry
26 RB
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T. Henry | 0 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Collins
22 WR
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S. Collins | 0 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Leggett
89 WR
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C. Leggett | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. King
24 RB
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T. King | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Bowman
8 WR
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D. Bowman | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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