1969 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1969 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
1969 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–5 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach	J. T. King (9th season);
Offensive scheme	T formation
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
	Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		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 (SWC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division 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 SWC, 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	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Kansas*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 38–22	43,201–42,250
September 27	at No. 4 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 7–49	65,200	^[5]
October 4	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 10–17	28,500
October 11	Texas A&M	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 13–9	49,000
October 18	Mississippi State*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 26–30	34,000	^[6]
October 25	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 27–24	27,465
November 1	Rice	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 24–14	38,500
November 8	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 26–35	25,278
November 15	Baylor	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 41–7	32,000
November 27	at No. 2 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	L 0–33	35,287
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1969 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`73`	Phil Barney	So
FB	`41`	Jimmy Bennett	Sr
WR	`82`	Robby Best	So
OT	`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
OT	`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
OT	`72`	Jerry Ryan	So
QB	`13`	Tom Sawyer	Sr
WR	`16`	Lane Wade	Jr
G	`68`	Water Yarbrough	Jr
RB	`30`	Reagan Young	So
OT	`71`	Chuck Zeller	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	Name	Class
K	`33`	Jerry Don Sanders	Sr

Head coach

J. T. King

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ ^a ^b "1969 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^ "1969 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
^ "Longhorns rip Raiders, 49–7". The Odessa American. September 28, 1969. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Texas Tech bows in 30–26 battle". The Kilgore News Herald. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.