 Nine of Texas Tech's 37 bowl game bids have been to the Sun Bowl, the most appearances by any team to the second-oldest college football bowl game.Texas Tech's 2011 bowl game appearance, the 2011 TicketCity Bowl, occurred on January 1, 2011, when the Red Raiders won, 45–38, against the Northwestern Wildcats.The game was the team's 11th consecutive bowl appearance that began with the 2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, in former head coach Mike Leach's first season.