Griffin was sacked twice. The second sack occurred on a fourth down, which caused the Bears to turn the ball over on downs. Tech ran out the clock and preserved their 35–28 victory. vs. Ole Miss (Cotton Bowl Classic) The Red Raiders were defeated by the Ole Miss Rebels in the 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, Texas on January 2, 2009. The Red Raiders and the Rebels have met in bowl games twice before: the 1986 Independence Bowl and the 1998 Independence Bowl, with Ole Miss winning both. The teams also met during the 2002 and 2003 regular seasons with Texas Tech winning both games of the home-and-home series. Rankings Statistics Team Scores by quarter See also 2008 Big 12 Conference South Division 3-way tie controversy References Texas Tech Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons Texas Tech Red Raiders football