Texas Tech's 2016 football season will begin in exactly 50 days with a Sept. 3 kickoff against Stephen F. Austin.
Today, we begin our Countdown to Kickoff series with a look at a notable way the number 50 relates to Red Raider football.
50: Taurean Henderson rushed for 50 touchdowns during his Texas Tech career.
Texas Tech's football record book is filled with entries for running back Taurean Henderson. The Gatesville, Texas product put his mark on both Mike Leach's program and the Big 12 in a big way during his four-year career.
Henderson rushed for 50 touchdowns from 2002-05, finishing with a league-high 17 as a senior in 2005. The most memorable of those 17 rushing scores happened to be the last, a 2-yard run as time expired that secured the Red Raiders' first victory over Oklahoma under Leach.
In all, Henderson scored 69 total touchdowns -- 50 rushing, 19 receiving -- during his career on the South Plains, setting a Big 12 record that stands to this day.
Tomorrow: 49 - We look back at one of the most successful seasons in Texas Tech football history.
