2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record7–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorGreg McMackin (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones SBC Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 9 Kansas State xy   6 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 8 Nebraska x   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 25 Iowa State   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Colorado   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Kansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Missouri   2 – 6     3 – 8  
South Division
No. 1 Oklahoma x$#   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 12 Texas   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Texas A&M   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Texas Tech   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Oklahoma State   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Baylor   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Kansas State 24
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–6 record (3–5 against Big 12 opponents), finished in fourth place in Southern Division of the Big 12, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 330 to 278.[1] The team played its home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Of the team's staff and players, 23 went on to coach either in the NFL or in college football, including eight head coaches of FBS football teams and eight more who were FBS coordinators.[2] Defensive coordinator Greg McMackin, running backs coach Art Briles, wide receivers coach Sonny Dykes, inside receivers coach Dana Holgorsen, linebackers coach Ruffin McNeill, special teams coordinator Manny Matsakis, and starting quarterback Kliff Kingsbury all went on to become FBS head coaches, with Kingsbury eventually becoming an NFL head coach.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 267:00 PMNew Mexico*
FSNW 24–342,238[3]
September 26:00 PMUtah State*
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 38–1635,913[4]
September 96:00 PMNorth Texas*
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 13–736,925[5]
September 166:00 PMLouisiana–Lafayette*
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 26–035,740[6]
September 3011:30 AMat Texas A&M
FSNL 15–3383,644[7]
October 76:00 PMBaylordagger
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
W 28–040,209[8]
October 146:00 PMNo. 1 Nebraska
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
FSNL 3–5648,961[9]
October 216:00 PMat No. 10 Kansas State
FSNL 23–2851,140[10]
October 281:00 PMat Kansas
W 45–3926,000[11]
November 46:00 PMNo. 20 Texas
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
FSNL 17–2953,027[12]
November 111:00 PMOklahoma State
  • Jones SBC Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 58–040,710[13]
November 182:30 pmat No. 1 Oklahoma
ABCL 13–2775,364[14]
December 277:00 PMvs. East Carolina*
ESPNL 27–4033,899[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Personnel

2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 81 Tim Baker Sr
WR 22 Derek Dorris Sr
RB 32 James Easterling Sr
WR 82 Carlos Francis Fr
RB 12 Rickey Hunter Sr
QB 16 Kliff Kingsbury  So
RB Foy Munlin Fr
QB 86 Mickey Peters Fr
QB B. J. Symons  So
WR 27 Wes Welker Fr
RB 19 Shaud Williams So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 28 Ryan Aycock Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 18 Clinton Greathouse So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

New Mexico

See also: Hispanic College Fund Football Classic
1 234Total
New Mexico 0 300 3
• Texas Tech 7 0107 24
Scoring summary
16:44Texas TechRicky Williams 6 yard pass from Kliff Kingsbury (Chris Birkholz kick)Texas Tech 7-0
20:00New MexicoVladimir Borombozin 49 yard field goalTexas Tech 7-3
310:51Texas TechDerrek Dorris 8 yard pass from Kliff Kingsbury (Chris Birkholz kick)Texas Tech 14-3
30:33Texas TechChris Birkholz 33 yard field goalTexas Tech 17-3
48:22Texas TechAaron Hunt 63 yard fumble return (Chris Birkholz kick)Texas Tech 24-3

At Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 7 0 8 15
Aggies 10 6 3 14 33

See also: 2000 Texas A&M Aggies football team and Texas A&M–Texas Tech football rivalry

Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Cornhuskers 14 14 7 21 56
Red Raiders 0 0 3 0 3

See also: 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

At Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 3 0 10 13
No. 1 Sooners 7 7 7 6 27

See also: 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Vs. East Carolina (Galleryfurniture.com Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 20 14 6 0 40
Red Raiders 0 7 7 13 27

See also: 2000 East Carolina Pirates football team and 2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Kris Kocurek Tackle 6 181 Seattle Seahawks

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References

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  2. ^ Feldman, Bruce (September 11, 2019). "A crazy cradle of coaches: Mike Leach's original Texas Tech staff and team". The Athletic.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech Football Box Score". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. August 26, 2000. Archived from the original on November 19, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  4. ^ "Texas Tech Football Stats". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. September 2, 2000. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  5. ^ "Texas Tech-North Texas Final Statistics". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. September 9, 2000. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  6. ^ "Texas Tech – Louisiana-Lafayette Statistics". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. September 16, 2000. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  7. ^ "Texas Tech Football Box Score". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. October 2, 2000. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  8. ^ "Texas Tech Football Box Score". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. October 7, 2000. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  9. ^ "Texas Tech – Nebraska Statistics". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. October 14, 2000. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  10. ^ "Texas Tech – Kansas State Box Score". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. October 21, 2000. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  11. ^ "Texas Tech – Kansas Box Score". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. October 28, 2000. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  12. ^ "Texas Tech – Texas Box Score". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. November 4, 2000. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  13. ^ "Texas Tech – Oklahoma State Box Score". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. November 11, 2000. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  14. ^ "Texas Tech – Oklahoma Box Score". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. November 18, 2000. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  15. ^ "Texas Tech – East Carolina Box Score". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. December 27, 2000. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  16. ^ "2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  17. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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