1969 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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. 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. The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

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

1969 Southwest Conference football standings

	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

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
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
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

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