2000_Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football_team

2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
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Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South Division
Record	7–6 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (1st season);
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Greg McMackin (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jones SBC Stadium
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season

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.

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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.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	7:00 PM	New Mexico*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (Hispanic College Fund Football Classic)	FSN	W 24–3	42,238^[3]
September 2	6:00 PM	Utah State*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 38–16	35,913^[4]
September 9	6:00 PM	North Texas*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 13–7	36,925^[5]
September 16	6:00 PM	Louisiana–Lafayette*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 26–0	35,740^[6]
September 30	11:30 AM	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	FSN	L 15–33	83,644^[7]
October 7	6:00 PM	Baylor	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 28–0	40,209^[8]
October 14	6:00 PM	No. 1 Nebraska	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 3–56	48,961^[9]
October 21	6:00 PM	at No. 10 Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	L 23–28	51,140^[10]
October 28	1:00 PM	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 45–39	26,000^[11]
November 4	6:00 PM	No. 20 Texas	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	FSN	L 17–29	53,027^[12]
November 11	1:00 PM	Oklahoma State	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 58–0	40,710^[13]
November 18	2:30 pm	at No. 1 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 13–27	75,364^[14]
December 27	7:00 PM	vs. East Carolina*	Reliant Astrodome Houston, TX (Galleryfurniture.com Bowl)	ESPN	L 27–40	33,899^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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

2000_Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football_team

2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Schedule

Personnel

Game summaries

New Mexico

At Texas A&M

Nebraska

At Oklahoma

Vs. East Carolina (Galleryfurniture.com Bowl)

Team players drafted into the NFL

References

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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

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

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

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

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