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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 ...
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 ...
Texas Tech became a charter member in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference in 1996 when the Southwest Conference disbanded. 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 ...
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 ...
Leach will be fondly remembered by fans as a colorful, eccentric character in what is too often an overly serious profession. Mike Leach, a bolt of personality and football savant, is dead at 61 ...
Mike Leach QBs regularly led the nation in passing. QBs were leading rushers when his old Texas Tech football, WSU programs met on a special night
On December 30, 2009, Texas Tech fired head coach Mike Leach for allegedly mistreating Adam James, an injured player. [36] Leach's record at Tech stands at 84–43. Following Leach's departure, Defensive Coordinator Ruffin McNeill was named the interim head coach and led the team to a 41–31 victory over the Michigan State Spartans at the 2010 ...