1969 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1969 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference Southwest Conference
1969 record 5–5 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach J. T. King (9th season)
Home stadium Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
1969 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Texas $ 7 –0 –0  11 –0 –0
No. 7 Arkansas 6 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
Texas Tech 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
TCU 4 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
SMU 3 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Rice 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Texas A&M 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Baylor 0 –7 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1969 college football season. In their ninth and final season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 5–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 240 to 212.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Charles Napper with 901 passing yards, Danny Hardaway with 483 rushing yards, and David May with 340 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 20 Kansas* Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 38–22   42,250
September 27 at No. 4 Texas Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas L 7–49   65,200
October 4 at Oklahoma State* Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma L 10–17   28,500
October 11 Texas A&M Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 13–9   49,000
October 18 Mississippi State* Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas L 26–30   34,000
October 25 at SMU Cotton Bowl • Dallas W 27–24   27,465
November 1 Rice Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 24–14   38,500
November 8 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas L 26–35   25,278
November 15 Baylor Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 41–7   32,000
November 27 at No. 2 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas L 7–3   35,287
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Sources:[1][2]

Roster

1969 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 73 Phil Barney So
FB 41 Jimmy Bennett Sr
WR 82 Robby Best So
T 76 David Browning So
WR 87 Charles Evans Sr
RB 44 Danny Hardaway So
RB 42 Larry Hargrave Jr
C 54 Mark Hazelwood Jr
C 51 Jon Hill So
T 79 Mike Holladay Sr
RB 26 Ken Kattner So
RB 43 John Kleinert So
RB 34 Miles Langehennig So
QB 17 Joe Matulich Sr
WR 83 David May Jr
QB 15 Charles Napper So
G 60 Tom Newton Jr
TE 80 Johnny Odom So
C 50 Jesse Richardson Jr
WR 89 Ronnie Ross So
T 72 Jerry Ryan So
QB 13 Tom Sawyer Sr
WR 16 Lane Wade Jr
G 68 Water Yarbrough Jr
RB 30 Reagan Young So
T 71 Chuck Zeller So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 58 Scott Brady So
S 22 Bruse Bushong So
DE 88 Richard Campbell Sr
DE 91 Bruce Dowdy Jr
LB 32 Mark Fincannon Jr
DB 31 Denton Fox Sr
DT 56 Dickie Grigg Sr
DB 21 John Howard Jr
LB 62 Dennis Lane Sr
DT 77 Wayne McDermand Jr
LB 52 Larry Molinare So
DT 67 Pete Norwood Jr
DB 25 Dale Rebold So
DB 23 Jerry Watson Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 33 Jerry Don Sanders Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. 1 2 "1969 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1969 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.


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