LUBBOCK, Texas (Ticker) -- Vince Young ran wild and No. 9 Texas ran all over No. 24 Texas Tech.

Young rushed for four touchdowns and threw for another as the Longhorns blitzed the Red Raiders, 51-21, in a Big 12 Conference matchup.

Texas Tech (4-3, 2-2 Big 12 South) took a brief 7-0 lead on a two-yard TD run by Taurean Henderson before Young took over.

Texas (6-1, 3-1 South) took a 14-7 lead after the first quarter on a pair of two-yard TD runs by Young, who finished with 25 carries for 158 yards. He hit David Thomas for a nine-yard TD pass and Dusty Mangum connected on a 27-yard field goal to give the Longhorns a 24-14 lead at the half.

"We had a good week of practice and coach told me to play my game and stay focused," Young said. "We just kept fighting for four quarters. Now we have a big game next week (at Colorado) and have to get ready to play."

The third quarter was more Young as he added a pair of TD scores to extend the Texas lead to 38-14. Cedric Benson also had a strong game on the ground for Texas as he picked up 168 yards on 38 carried and topped the 1,000 yard mark for the fourth consecutive season.

"They played eight or nine men in the box to stop the run and it freed Vince up and he did awesome," Benson said. "It was beautiful. We had to send a message and Vince stepped up and played a great game."

Sonny Cumbie completed 34-of-51 passes for 403 yards but just one TD for the Red Raiders and was intercepted once. The Longhorn defense kept most of Cumbie's completions short and rushed only three men once the lead got comfortable.

Texas rushed for 351 yards while the Red Raiders were held to minus-17. The Longhorns made eight trips into the Texas Tech red zone and scored on each one.

Benson now has 1,156 yards on the season and is the first Texas player and sixth in NCAA history to post four consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons. He joins Tony Dorsett (Pittsburgh, 1973-1976), Amos Lawrence (North Carolina, 1977-1980), Denvis Manns (New Mexico State, 1995-1998), Ron Dayne (Wisconsin, 1996-1999) and Avon Cobourne (West Virginia, 1999-2002).