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Football Accomplishments 2003-2004

89% graduation rate, highest ever. American Football Coaches Association. (4 years in a row)

Texas Tech Football placed 15 student-athletes on the 2003-2004 Academic All Big XII Team
(Ranked 2nd in the Big XII for eight years in a row):

Ryan Aycock -- 2nd Team
Toby Cecil -- 2nd Team
Dylan Gandy -- 1st Team
Byron Johnson -- 1st Team
B. J. Symons -- 2nd Team
Marcus Boyd -- 1st Team
Cody Fuller -- 1st Team
Trey Haverty -- 2nd Team
Josh Rangel -- 1st Team
Keith Toogood -- 2nd Team
Cody Campbell -- 1st Team
Joel Filani -- 2nd Team
Taylor Jobe -- 1st Team
Dupree Scovell -- 1st Team
Geremy Woods -- 2nd Team

Dupree Scovell was the Male Student-Athlete of the Year and also recognized from the Houston Bowl as Academic Player of the Year.

Josh Rangel - NCAA Leadership Conference Selection of all student-athletes and Big XII Community Champion Award recipient.

Taylor Jobe - Male Big XII Postgraduate recipient

14 Players graduated in December 2003 -- Highest ever midyear graduation number

All 5 players who signed with NFL teams this year graduated:

Toby Cecil, BBA Finance
Carlos Francis, BS in Exercise Sport Science
Micky Peters, BS in Exercise Sport Science
B.J. Symons, BBA Management
Wes Welker, BBA Management

Deans/Presidents List Honorees (3.5 GPA and above):

Fall '03 - 8 players
Spring '04 -13 players

Big XII Commissioner Honor Roll Honorees (3.0 GPA and above):

Fall '03 - 23 players
Spring '04 - 42 players