1969 Texas Tech
5–5 (4–3 Southwest Conference), coached by J.T. King. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Baylor 41–7Nov 15
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Kansas | W 38–22 | 43% |
| Sep 27 | at 4Texas | L 7–49 | 24% |
| Oct 4 | at Oklahoma State | L 10–17 | 48% |
| Oct 11 | vs Texas A&M | W 13–9 | 56% |
| Oct 18 | vs Mississippi State | L 26–30 | 75% |
| Oct 25 | at SMU | W 27–24 | 35% |
| Nov 1 | vs Rice | W 24–14 | 77% |
| Nov 8 | at TCU | L 26–35 | 50% |
| Nov 15 | vs Baylor | W 41–7 | 79% |
| Nov 27 | at 2Arkansas | L 0–33 | 17% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 33–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1969.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 4–3 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 212–240
- Coach
- J.T. King
- Elo
- 1489 −7 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.4 No. 42 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- T formation
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1970
The 1970 draft| Rd 3 | Denton Fox DB | Dallas Cowboys |
All-Southwest Conference
3 first teamFirst team
Richard CampbellDEAP-1- Denton FoxDBAP-1; UPI-1
- Jerry Don SandersKicking specialistsAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1969 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 7–0 | 11–0 | 1 |
| Arkansas | 6–1 | 9–2 | 7 |
| Texas Tech | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| TCU | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| SMU | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Rice | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Texas A&M | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Baylor | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.