page_title: 2008 Texas vs. Texas Tech football game
section_title: Pregame
hierarchical_section_title: 2008 Texas vs. Texas Tech football game / Pregame
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo Credit: Truett Holmes College GameDay at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, on November 1, 2008
context_page_description: The 2008 Texas vs. Texas Tech football game was a Big 12 Conference college football game played between the Texas Longhorns and Texas Tech Red Raiders at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. The game was played on November 1 and was one of the most memorable games in the two teams' rivalry. Heading into the game, both teams were undefeated at 8–0. However, a big difference between the teams was their rankings in the AP poll. Texas came into this game as the number 1 ranked team in the nation, led by coach Mack Brown. The Red Raiders, unlike their rivals, were not in the top 3. Instead, they came into the game ranked number 6 in the country. In the game, the Red Raiders stunned the Longhorns 39–33 on a last second touchdown pass. The game appeared over on the previous play, but Texas dropped an interception. The game has gone down as one of the greatest upsets in the rivalry's history and was crucial in a 3-way tie that happened in the Big 12 at the end of the season.
context_section_description: The rivalry between Texas Tech and Texas originated in Austin in 1928 and the two teams have met annually since 1960. Texas led the series 43–14, with the Red Raiders last win coming in a 42–38 upset of the #3 Longhorns in Lubbock in 2002. In the 2006 contest, #5 Texas narrowly came away with a 35–31 win over an unranked Texas Tech team at Jones AT&T Stadium. In the 2007 game, #14 Texas won 59–43.
  On the day of the game, ESPN's College GameDay broadcast from Lubbock for the first time.
caption: College GameDay broadcasting prior to the game.
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