2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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2000
Jones SBC Stadium
Seasons
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  
  • # – 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

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 PMFSNW 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&MFSNL 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 StateFSNL 23–2851,140[10]
October 281:00 PMat
Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
  • 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
    ABC
    L 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

    [16]

    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

    1 234Total
    New Mexico 0 300 3
    Texas Tech 7 0107 24

    At Texas A&M

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

    Nebraska

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

    At Oklahoma

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

    Vs. East Carolina (Galleryfurniture.com Bowl)

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

    Team players drafted into the NFL

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

    [17]

    References

    1. ^ "2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
    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.