With their 39-33 win over top-ranked Texas, the Texas Tech Red Raiders (9-0) have been named the Southern Fans' National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Nov. 1.
Michael Crabtree hauled in 28-yard touchdown pass with one second left to lift the Red Raiders to their first-ever win vs. a No. 1-ranked team. Graham Harrell threw for 474 yards and two touchdowns, but Texas Tech had to rally after opening a 19-0 first-half lead.
The win extends Texas Tech's winning streak to 11 games and snaps a five-game losing streak vs. Texas. It also gives the Red Raiders a 5-0 mark in conference play for the first time since 1953, when they were a member of the Border Conference.Other nominees for this week's Southern Fans' National Team of the Week:
No. 6 Florida (7-1)
W - vs. No. 7 Georgia 49-10
Tim Tebow ran for three touchdowns and threw for two others in the Gators' 49-10 drubbing of Georgia in Jacksonville.
Northwestern (7-2)
W - at Minnesota 24-17
Brendan Smith returned an interception 48 yards for a touchdown with 12 seconds left as the Wildcats stunned Minnesota, 24-17, in Minneapolis.
Arkansas (4-5)
W - vs. No. 16 Tulsa 30-23
David Johnson threw incomplete on fourth down from the Arkansas 7, giving the Razorbacks a 30-23 victory Saturday and ending No. 18 Tulsa's unbeaten run after the Golden Hurricanes amassed 528 total yards on offense but surrendered three turnovers (1 fumble, 2 INTs).
The Southern Fans' Poll began naming a national team of the week this season. Members of the Southern Fan's pool of voters decide the weekly honor. Each Monday during the 2008 college football season, the Southern Fans will name the National Team of the Week through Dec. 1.
2008 Southern Fans' National Teams of the Week
• Weekend of Aug. 30: Alabama
• Weekend of Sept. 6: East Carolina
• Weekend of Sept. 13: Southern California
• Weekend of Sept. 20: Louisiana State
• Weekend of Sept. 27: Ole Miss
• Weekend of Oct. 4: Vanderbilt
• Weekend of Oct. 11: Texas
• Weekend of Oct. 18: TCU
• Weekend of Oct. 25: Penn State
• Weekend of Nov. 1: Texas Tech
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