2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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.

2000 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, L 27–40 vs. East Carolina
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	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 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 26	7:00 p.m.	New Mexico*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (Hispanic College Fund Football Classic)	FSN	W 24–3	42,238	[3]
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Utah State*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 38–16	35,913	[4]
September 9	6:00 p.m.	North Texas*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 13–7	36,925	[5]
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 26–0	35,740	[6]
September 30	11:30 a.m.	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	FSN	L 15–33	83,644	[7]
October 7	6:00 p.m.	Baylor	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 28–0	40,209	[8]
October 14	6:00 p.m.	No. 1 Nebraska	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 3–56	48,961	[9]
October 21	6:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	L 23–28	51,140	[10]
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 45–39	26,000	[11]
November 4	6:00 p.m.	No. 20 Texas	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	FSN	L 17–29	53,027	[12]
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 58–0	40,710	[13]
November 18	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 13–27	75,364	[14]
December 27	7:00 p.m.	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

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Game summaries

New Mexico

See also: 2000 New Mexico Lobos football team and Hispanic College Fund Football Classic

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	3	0	0	3
• Red Raiders	7	0	10	7	24

• Date: August 26
• Location: Jones SBC Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
• Game attendance: 42,238
• TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play) & Gary Reasons (Color)

Scoring summary

1	6:44	Texas Tech	Ricky Williams 6 yard pass from Kliff Kingsbury (Chris Birkholz kick)	Texas Tech 7-0
2	0:00	New Mexico	Vladimir Borombozin 49 yard field goal	Texas Tech 7-3
3	10:51	Texas Tech	Derrek Dorris 8 yard pass from Kliff Kingsbury (Chris Birkholz kick)	Texas Tech 14-3
3	0:33	Texas Tech	Chris Birkholz 33 yard field goal	Texas Tech 17-3
4	8:22	Texas Tech	Aaron Hunt 63 yard fumble return (Chris Birkholz kick)	Texas Tech 24-3

Statistics	UNM	TTU
First downs	13	13
Total yards	167	255
Rushing yards	115	69
Passing yards	52	186
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	33:02	26:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico	Passing	Jeremy Denson	6/18, 52 yards, INT
	Rushing	Holmon Wiggins	24 rushes, 91 yards
	Receiving	Larry Davis	2 receptions, 20 yards
Texas Tech	Passing	Kliff Kingsbury	21/47, 186 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ricky Williams	15 rushes, 78 yards
	Receiving	Derek Dorris	4 receptions, 53 yards, TD

Utah State

See also: 2000 Utah State Aggies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	6	7	16
Red Raiders	14	7	7	10	38

Statistics	USU	TTU
First downs	18	25
Total yards	300	582
Rushing yards	147	77
Passing yards	153	505
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	25:19	34:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing	Jeff Crosbie	16/34, 153 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Emmett White	20 rushes, 143 yards
	Receiving	Aaron Jones	8 receptions, 90 yards, TD
Texas Tech	Passing	Kliff Kingsbury	33/47, 450 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ricky Williams	17 rushes, 59 yards
	Receiving	Carlos Francis	7 receptions, 234 yards, TD

North Texas

See also: 2000 North Texas Mean Green football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	7	7
Red Raiders	0	7	6	0	13

Statistics	UNT	TTU
First downs	7	19
Total yards	156	318
Rushing yards	49	80
Passing yards	107	238
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	26:04	33:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Scott Hall	5/9, 93 yards
	Rushing	Ja'Quay Wilburn	11 rushes, 30 yards
	Receiving	Ladarrin McLane	1 reception, 60 yards
Texas Tech	Passing	Kliff Kingsbury	42/55, 238 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Ricky Williams	13 rushes, 38 yards
	Receiving	Tim Baker	8 receptions, 67 yards, TD

Louisiana–Lafayette

See also: 2000 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	7	6	7	6	26

Statistics	ULL	TTU
First downs	11	15
Total yards	179	341
Rushing yards	94	101
Passing yards	85	240
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	30:38	29:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana–Lafayette	Passing	Jon Van Cleave	10/21, 79 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	John Bernard	15 rushes, 50 yards
	Receiving	Frederick Stamps	3 receptions, 25 yards
Texas Tech	Passing	Kliff Kingsbury	24/37, 240 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ricky Williams	15 rushes, 55 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tim Baker	6 receptions, 140 yards, TD

At Texas A&M

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

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

Statistics	TTU	TAMU
First downs	19	18
Total yards	345	345
Rushing yards	23	159
Passing yards	322	186
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	33:32	26:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing	Kliff Kingsbury	28/50, 291 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ricky Williams	12 rushes, 27 yards
	Receiving	Tim Baker	9 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD
Texas A&M	Passing	Mark Farris	16/21, 186 yards
	Rushing	Richard Whitaker	12 rushes, 73 yards, TD
	Receiving	Robert Ferguson	8 receptions, 95 yards

Baylor

See also: 2000 Baylor Bears football team and Baylor–Texas Tech football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	7	7	7	7	28

Statistics	BAY	TTU
First downs	16	24
Total yards	248	451
Rushing yards	100	129
Passing yards	148	322
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	27:11	32:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Michael Odum	9/25, 110 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Darrell Bush	12 rushes, 50 yards
	Receiving	Lanny O'Steen	3 receptions, 69 yards
Texas Tech	Passing	Kliff Kingsbury	33/50, 322 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Shaud Williams	10 rushes, 67 yards
	Receiving	Darrell Jones	3 receptions, 79 yards

No. 1 Nebraska

See also: 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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

Statistics	NEB	TTU
First downs	30	11
Total yards	540	200
Rushing yards	442	19
Passing yards	98	181
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	37:48	22:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Eric Crouch	6/12, 86 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Dan Alexander	20 rushes, 113 yards
	Receiving	Matt Davison	2 receptions, 37 yards
Texas Tech	Passing	Kliff Kingsbury	20/37, 165 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	B. J. Symons	1 rush, 15 yards
	Receiving	Wes Welker	3 receptions, 56 yards

At No. 10 Kansas State

See also: 2000 Kansas State Wildcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	0	9	7	7	23
No. 10 Wildcats	0	14	7	7	28

Statistics	TTU	KSU
First downs	22	18
Total yards	337	285
Rushing yards	35	125
Passing yards	302	160
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	29:17	30:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing	Kliff Kingsbury	29/60, 302 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ricky Williams	8 rushes, 26 yards, TD
	Receiving	Derek Dorris	9 receptions, 124 yards, TD
Kansas State	Passing	Jonathan Beasley	13/25, 160 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Rock Cartwright	7 rushes, 41 yards, TD
	Receiving	Aaron Lockett	5 receptions, 58 yards

At Kansas

See also: 2000 Kansas Jayhawks football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	7	21	7	10	45
Jayhawks	7	7	11	14	39

Statistics	TTU	KU
First downs	28	27
Total yards	489	499
Rushing yards	80	172
Passing yards	409	327
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:02	30:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing	Kliff Kingsbury	32/48, 405 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Wes Welker	1 rush, 42 yards, TD
	Receiving	Darrell Jones	6 receptions, 109 yards
Kansas	Passing	Dylen Smith	23/40, 327 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	David Winbush	20 rushes, 120 yards
	Receiving	Termaine Fulton	6 receptions, 126 yards, TD

No. 20 Texas

See also: 2000 Texas Longhorns football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Longhorns	10	6	10	3	29
Red Raiders	0	10	7	0	17

Statistics	TEX	TTU
First downs	26	20
Total yards	415	299
Rushing yards	233	17
Passing yards	182	282
Turnovers	2	5
Time of possession	38:56	21:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Major Applewhite	18/33, 164 yards, INT
	Rushing	Hodges Mitchell	45 rushes, 229 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	B. J. Johnson	5 receptions, 50 yards
Texas Tech	Passing	Kliff Kingsbury	28/49, 282 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ricky Williams	5 rushes, 32 yards, TD
	Receiving	Carlos Francis	7 receptions, 97 yards, TD

Oklahoma State

See also: 2000 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Red Raiders	7	21	27	3	58

Statistics	OKST	TTU
First downs	21	29
Total yards	330	404
Rushing yards	107	152
Passing yards	223	252
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	34:07	25:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing	Aso Pogi	21/37, 219 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Reggie White	23 rushes, 111 yards
	Receiving	Terrance Davis-Bryant	4 receptions, 45 yards
Texas Tech	Passing	Kliff Kingsbury	30/43, 236 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kliff Kingsbury	3 rushes, 34 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tim Baker	7 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD

At No. 1 Oklahoma

See also: 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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

Statistics	TTU	OU
First downs	22	20
Total yards	330	384
Rushing yards	21	136
Passing yards	309	248
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	33:35	26:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing	Kliff Kingsbury	41/61, 295 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kliff Kingsbury	11 rushes, 24 yards
	Receiving	Derek Dorris	7 receptions, 71 yards
Oklahoma	Passing	Josh Heupel	24/38, 248 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Quentin Griffin	14 rushes, 51 yards, TD
	Receiving	Curtis Fagan	4 receptions, 78 yards

Vs. East Carolina (Galleryfurniture.com Bowl)

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

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

Statistics	ECU	TTU
First downs	25	18
Total yards	481	369
Rushing yards	252	62
Passing yards	229	307
Turnovers	5	2
Time of possession	33:08	26:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	David Garrard	17/27, 229 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Leonard Henry	20 rushes, 92 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Marcellus Harris	3 receptions, 76 yards
Texas Tech	Passing	Kliff Kingsbury	31/49, 307 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ricky Williams	9 rushes, 55 yards
	Receiving	Darrell Jones	6 receptions, 147 yards, TD

Roster

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 Mike Leach Coordinators/assistant coaches Greg McMackin (DC) Art Briles (RB) Sonny Dykes (WR) Dana Holgorsen (IWR) Robert Anae (OL) Ruffin McNeill (LB) Manny Matsakis (ST) Ron Harris (DA) Dave Aranda (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

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

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