LUBBOCK, Texas — Taylor Potts threw for 373 yards and four touchdowns to lead Texas Tech over Houston 35-20 on Saturday night.
Potts completed 32 of 46 passes with an interception for the Red Raiders (7-5).
Texas Tech kept the Cougars (5-7) from becoming bowl-eligible and avenged a one-point defeat at Houston last season.
Houston moved the ball well between the 20-yard lines, but couldn’t get it across the goal line enough.
The Cougars pulled within 28-20 on a 13-yard pass from Piland to Tyron Carrier early in the fourth quarter. But Texas Tech came right back, as Potts threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Lyle Leong to cap a 92-yard drive.
Houston quarterback David Piland, a true freshman, completed 32 of 61 passes for 441 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions.
