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.
^"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.
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.
^"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.