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Michael Charles Leach (March 9, 1961 – December 12, 2022) was an American college football coach who primarily coached at the NCAA Division I FBS level. Nicknamed "The Pirate", he was a two-time national coach of the year, three-time conference coach of the year and the mastermind behind the NCAA record-setting air raid offense.
Mike Leach record at Texas Tech. Leach was hired as the Red Raiders coach on Dec. 9, 1999, after his success with Oklahoma in the Big 12. Leach led Texas Tech to three nine-win seasons in 2002 ...
The 2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season.Led by eighth-year head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big 12's South Division with Texas A&M and ...
During his ninth season as head coach, Mike Leach led Texas Tech to the program's first division championship in 2008. After Leach was fired at the end of the 2009 season, Ruffin McNeill was named interim head coach for the Alamo Bowl. Tommy Tuberville coached the Red Raiders from 2010 to 2012, resigning after the conclusion of the regular ...
At Texas Tech, visionary football coach Mike Leach revolutionized offense in the Big 12. He died Monday evening at age 61. RIP to coach Mike Leach, perhaps the most influential figure in Big 12 ...
The 2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season.In their fifth season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–4 record with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, finished in a tie for third place in Southern Division of the Big 12, defeated ...
Mike Leach is gone at 61, and between his humor and his coaching, he changed Texas Tech and football. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Texas Tech (then known as Texas Technological College) fielded its first intercollegiate football team during the 1925 season. The team was known as the " Matadors " from 1925 to 1936, a name suggested by the wife of E. Y. Freeland , the first football coach, to reflect the influence of the Spanish Renaissance architecture on campus .