2000 Texas Tech
7–6 (3–5 Big 12), coached by Mike Leach. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oklahoma State 58–0Nov 11
By 58 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs New Mexico | W 24–3 | 64% |
| Sep 2 | vs Utah State | W 38–16 | 73% |
| Sep 9 | vs North Texas | W 13–7 | 85% |
| Sep 16 | vs Louisiana | W 26–0 | 87% |
| Sep 30 | at Texas A&M | L 15–33 | 38% |
| Oct 7 | vs Baylor | W 28–0 | 81% |
| Oct 14 | vs 1Nebraska | L 3–56 | 30% |
| Oct 21 | at 10Kansas State | L 23–28 | 22% |
| Oct 28 | at Kansas | W 45–39 | 47% |
| Nov 4 | vs 20Texas | L 17–29 | 48% |
| Nov 11 | vs Oklahoma State | W 58–0 | 73% |
| Nov 18 | at 1Oklahoma | L 13–27 | 19% |
| Dec 27Bowls & playoff | vs East CarolinaGalleryfurniture.com Bowl | L 27–40 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 40–27 in the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
Players on this team
Kliff KingsburyQuarterback
B.J. SymonsQuarterback- Kevin CurtisDefensive back
- Kris KocurekDefensive tackle
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 2000.
- Record
- 7–6
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 7th in Big 12
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 330–278
- Coach
- Mike Leach
- Elo
- 1517 −6 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.9 No. 43 of 116; offense No. 59, defense No. 31
- SRS
- 4.9 No. 44 of 116 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- No. 44
- Defensive coordinator
- Greg McMackin
- Offense
- Air raid
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 2001
The 2001 draft| Rd 7 | Kris Kocurek DT | Seattle Seahawks |
All-Big 12
1 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Kevin CurtisDBCoaches-2; Media-1
Second team
- Kliff KingsburyQBCoaches-2
- Tim BakerWRMedia-2
- Kris KocurekDLCoaches-2
- Lawrence FlugenceLBMedia-2
From Wikipedia’s 2000 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2000 Big 12 standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 8–0 | 13–0 | 1 |
| Texas | 7–1 | 9–3 | 12 |
| Nebraska | 6–2 | 10–2 | 8 |
| Kansas State | 6–2 | 11–3 | 9 |
 Iowa State | 5–3 | 9–3 | 25 |
| Texas A&M | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Texas Tech | 3–5 | 7–6 | |
 Colorado | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Kansas | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
 Missouri | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Oklahoma State | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
| Baylor | 0–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.