# 1999 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1999 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Spike Dykes in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Big 12's South Division. The team's offense scored 253 points, while the defense allowed 282 points on the season.
On November 20, following the team's 38–28 win over Oklahoma, Dykes announced his retirement. He was replaced by Oklahoma offensive coordinator Mike Leach.

## Previous season

The 1998 team finished the regular season with a 7–4 record, 4–4 in Big 12 play. The Red Raiders were invited to the Independence Bowl, where they lost 18–35 to Ole Miss, finishing with an overall record of 7–5.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 6 | 7:00 pm | at No. 25 Arizona State* | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | FSN | L 13–31 | 65,091 |
| September 11 | 7:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette* | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | | W 38–17 | 18,182 |
| September 18 | 6:00 pm | North Texas* | Jones StadiumLubbock, TX | | L 14–21 | 45,824 |
| October 2 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 Texas A&M | Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) | FSN | W 21–19 | 53,513 |
| October 9 | 7:00 pm | at Oklahoma State | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK | | L 21–41 | 44,125 |
| October 16 | 2:30 pm | Colorado | Jones StadiumLubbock, TX | ABC | W 31–10 | 46,424 |
| October 23 | 6:00 pm | at Baylor | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX (rivalry) | | W 35–7 | 27,815 |
| October 30 | 1:00 pm | at Missouri | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | | L 7–34 | 52,982 |
| November 6 | 1:00 pm | Iowa State | Jones StadiumLubbock, TX | | W 28–16 | 41,691 |
| November 13 | 6:00 pm | at No. 10 Texas | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | FSN | L 7–58 | 83,882 |
| November 20 | 11:30 am | Oklahoma | Jones StadiumLubbock, TX | FSN | W 38–28 | 42,020 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At No. 25 Arizona State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| No. 25 Sun Devils | 0 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 31 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: September 6
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/5:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Temperature: 105 °F (41 °C) • Weather: Humid • Wind: 6 MPH
* Game attendance: 65,091
* Referee: Jay Stricherz
* TV announcers (FSN): Steve Physioc, Tom Ramsey, and James Lofton
* Stats
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Ricky Williams 1-yard run (Chris Birkholz kick), 11:42. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:29.
Second quarter
ASU – J. R. Redmond 56-yard run (Stephen Baker kick), 14:37. Tied 7–7. Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:13.
ASU – Stephen Baker 40-yard field goal, 5:40. Sun Devils 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:17.
ASU – Stephen Baker 35-yard field goal, 0:25. Sun Devils 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:44.
Third quarter
ASU – Delvon Flowers 40-yard run (John Leonard pass to Tariq McDonald), 12:03. Sun Devils 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:15.
ASU – J. R. Redmond 3-yard run (Stephen Baker kick), 8:49. Sun Devils 28–7. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:03.
ASU – Stephen Baker 34-yard field goal, 4:34. Sun Devils 31–7. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:43.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Aaron Hunt 53-yard fumble return (pass failed), 14:06. Sun Devils 31–13.
Top passers
TTU – Rob Peters – 7/22, 124 yards, 2 INT
ASU – John Leonard – 7/17, 117 yards
Top rushers
TTU – Shaud Williams – 5 rushes, 40 yards
ASU – J. R. Redmond – 20 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
TTU – Sammy Morris – 3 receptions, 68 yards
ASU – Tariq McDonald – 5 receptions, 47 yards :

### At Louisiana–Lafayette

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, Louisiana
* Date: September 11
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: S 5 MPH
* Game attendance: 18,182
* Referee: S. Usechek
* Stats, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
UL – Brent Bergeron 20-yard field goal, 11:42. Ragin' Cajuns 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:01.
TTU – James Easterling 5-yard run (Chris Birkholz kick), 10:24. Red Raiders 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:18.
UL – Gerald Stewart 63-yard fumble return (Brent Bergeron kick), 6:31. Ragin' Cajuns 10–7.
TTU – Shaud Williams 6-yard run (Chris Birkholz kick), 1:19. Red Raiders 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:12.
Second quarter
TTU – Tim Baker 55-yard pass from Rob Peters (Chris Birkholz kick), 11:30. Red Raiders 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 1:45.
UL – Travis Schwartz 34-yard interception return (Brent Bergeron kick), 10:10. Red Raiders 21–17.
TTU – Derek Dorris 11-yard pass from Rob Peters (Chris Birkholz kick), 7:14. Red Raiders 28–17. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 2:56.
Third quarter
TTU – James Easterling 3-yard run (Chris Birkholz kick), 0:50. Red Raiders 35–17. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:31.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Chris Birkholz 29-yard field goal, 10:48. Red Raiders 38–17. Drive: 9 plays, 24 yards, 3:21.
Top passers
TTU – Rob Peters – 11/21, 245 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
UL – Barton Folse – 8/11, 64 yards
Top rushers
TTU – James Easterling – 25 rushes, 105 yards, 2 TD
UL – Darren Brister – 9 rushes, 26 yards
Top receivers
TTU – Tim Baker – 3 receptions, 74 yards, TD
UL – Marcus Wilridge – 6 receptions, 80 yards :

### North Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Date: September 18
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SW 10–20 MPH
* Game attendance: 45,824
* Referee: Rich Kollen
* Stats, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
UNT – Jeff Rodgers 27-yard interception return (Jason Ball kick), 13:07. Mean Green 7–0.
Third quarter
TTU – Shaud Williams 6-yard run (Chris Birkholz kick), 8:39. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:32.
UNT – Michael Hickmon 1-yard run (Jason Ball kick), 7:08. Mean Green 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:31.
UNT – Broderick McGrew 46-yard pass from Jason Attaway (Jason Bell kick), 4:38. Mean Green 21–7. Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:07.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Shaud Williams 24-yard run (Chris Birkholz kick), 14:54. Mean Green 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 4:44.
Top passers
UNT – Jason Attaway – 3/10, 76 yards, TD
TTU – Rob Peters – 15/29, 171 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
UNT – Ja'Quay Wilburn – 27 rushes, 148 yards
TTU – Shaud Williams – 24 rushes, 151 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
UNT – Ladarrin McLane – 2 receptions, 30 yards
TTU – Derek Dorris – 4 receptions, 40 yards :

### No. 5 Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Aggies | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Date: October 2
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: E 10 MPH
* Game attendance: 53,513
* Referee: Randy Christal
* TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin, Artie Gigantino, and Eric Clemons
* Stats, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
TAMU – Terence Kitchens 36-yard field goal, 10:00. Aggies 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:00.
TAMU – Jay Brooks 9-yard blocked punt return (Terence Kitchens kick), 3:52. Aggies 10–0.
Second quarter
TTU – Dee Jackson 15-yard pass from Rob Peters (Chris Birkholz kick), 12:18. Aggies 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:25.
TTU – Sammy Morris 2-yard run (Chris Birkholz kick), 9:48. Red Raiders 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 0:33.
TTU – Darrell Jones 9-yard pass from Rob Peters (Chris Birkholz kick), 0:25. Red Raiders 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 2:03.
Third quarter
TAMU – Terence Kitchens 27-yard field goal, 12:44. Red Raiders 21–13. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 1:55.
TAMU – Terence Kitchens 51-yard field goal, 6:15. Red Raiders 21–16. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 2:03.
Fourth quarter
TAMU – Terence Kitchens 27-yard field goal, 8:09. Red Raiders 21–19. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:01.
Top passers
TAMU – Randy McCown – 20/38, 273 yards, 2 INT
TTU – Rob Peters – 13/18, 138 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
TAMU – Randy McCown – 11 rushes, 33 yards
TTU – Sammy Morris – 33 rushes, 170 yards, TD
Top receivers
TAMU – Chris Taylor – 6 receptions, 103 yards
TTU – Darrell Jones – 4 receptions, 46 yards, TD :

### At Oklahoma State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
at Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma
* Date: October 9
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy • Wind: W 7 MPH
* Game attendance: 44,125
* Referee: John Laurie
* Stats, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
OKST – Terance Richardson 25-yard run (Seth Condley kick), 12:17. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:43.
OKST – B. J. Tiger 1-yard run (Seth Condley kick), 8:10. Cowboys 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:52.
Second quarter
OKST – Kevin Brown 4-yard pass from B. J. Tiger (Seth Condley kick), 11:53. Cowboys 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:35.
TTU – Kyle Allamon 29-yard pass from Rob Peters (Chris Birkholz kick), 4:25. Cowboys 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 1:04.
OKST – Jamaal Fobbs 51-yard pass from B. J. Tiger (Seth Condley kick), 3:39. Cowboys 28–7. Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:46.
OKST – Seth Condley 37-yard field goal, 0:10. Cowboys 31–7. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 1:02.
Third quarter
OKST – Tim Sydnes 33-yard field goal, 11:49. Cowboys 34–7. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 1:37.
OKST – Nathan Simmons 3-yard run (Tim Sydnes kick), 10:41. Cowboys 41–7. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:03.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Dee Jackson 9-yard pass from Kliff Kingsbury (Chris Birkholz kick), 4:36. Cowboys 41–14. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:02.
TTU – Rickey Hunter 4-yard run (Chris Birkholz kick), 1:06. Cowboys 41–21. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 1:46.
Top passers
TTU – Rob Peters – 7/18, 138 yards, TD
OKST – B. J. Tiger – 15/25, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
TTU – Sammy Morris – 16 rushes, 40 yards
OKST – B. J. Tiger – 11 rushes, 61 yards, TD
Top receivers
TTU – Sammy Morris – 3 receptions, 95 yards
OKST – Terance Richardson – 4 receptions, 36 yards :

### Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Date: October 16
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: N 25 MPG
* Game attendance: 46,424
* Referee: Hal Dowden
* TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant and Dean Blevins
* Stats, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
TTU – Derek Jones 13-yard pass from Rob Peters (Chris Birkholz kick), 9:53. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:44.
TTU – Shaud Williams 3-yard run (Chris Birkholz kick), 8:41. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:12.
TTU – Chris Birkholz 36-yard field goal, 2:09. Red Raiders 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 2:06.
Third quarter
CU – John Minardi 37-yard pass from Mike Moschetti (Jeremy Aldrich kick), 14:16. Red Raiders 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:23.
TTU – Derek Jones 13-yard pass from Rob Peters (Chris Birkholz kick), 12:55. Red Raiders 24–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:21.
Fourth quarter
CU – Jeremy Aldrich 45-yard field goal, 12:02. Red Raiders 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:50.
TTU – Shaud Williams 6-yard run (Chris Birkholz kick), 9:14. Red Raiders 31–10. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:48.
Top passers
CU – Mike Moschetti – 20/32, 194 yards, TD, INT
TTU – Rob Peters – 15/23, 181 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
CU – Cortlen Johnson – 22 rushes, 107 yards
TTU – Shaud Williams – 21 rushes, 230 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
CU – Cedric Cormier – 5 receptions, 27 yards
TTU – Tim Baker – 4 receptions, 95 yards :

### At Baylor

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 6 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas
* Date: October 23
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Clear, dry, and windy • Wind: N 15–25 MPH
* Game attendance: 27,815
* Referee: John Bible
* Stats, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Chris Birkholz 41-yard field goal, 10:31. Red Raiders 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 3:21.
TTU – Chris Birkholz 40-yard field goal, 2:28. Red Raiders 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:26.
Second quarter
TTU – Rob Peters 1-yard run (Rob Peters pass to Tim Winn), 10:32. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:09.
Third quarter
BAY – Randy Davis 91-yard kickoff return (Kyle Atteberry kick), 14:44. Red Raiders 14–7.
TTU – John Norman 80-yard punt return (Chris Birkholz kick), 2:50. Red Raiders 21–7.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Sammy Morris 2-yard run (Chris Birkholz kick), 14:42. Red Raiders 28–7. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:04.
TTU – Darrell Jones 11-yard pass from Rob Peters (Chris Birkholz kick), 8:21. Red Raiders 35–7. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 6:04.
Top passers
TTU – Rob Peters – 11/22, 117 yards, TD
BAY – Jermaine Alfred – 7/22, 67 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
TTU – Sammy Morris – 19 rushes, 98 yards, TD
BAY – Darrell Bush – 19 rushes, 91 yards
Top receivers
TTU – Tim Winn – 2 receptions, 31 yards
BAY – Brandon Thompson – 3 receptions, 34 yards :

### At Missouri

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tigers | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
* Date: October 30
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly cloudy • Wind: S 10 MPH
* Game attendance: 52,982
* Referee: Terrance Turlington
* Stats, Recap

### Iowa State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cyclones | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Red Raiders | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Date: November 6
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: S 10 MPH
* Game attendance: 41,691
* Referee: John Laurie
* Stats, Recap

### At No. 10 Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 10 Longhorns | 7 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 58 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
* Date: November 13
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 2 MPH
* Game attendance: 83,882
* Referee: Steve Usechek
* TV announcers (FSN): Ron Thulin, Artie Gigantino, and Eric Clemons
* Stats, Recap

### Oklahoma

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sooners | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Red Raiders | 10 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 38 |
at Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Date: November 20
* Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
* Game attendance: 42,020
* TV announcers (FSN): Drew Goodman, Keith Jackson, and Jim Knox
* Stats, Recap
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Sammy Morris 32-yard pass from Kliff Kingsbury (Chris Birkholz kick), 14:03. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:16.
TTU – Chris Birkholz 29-yard field goal, 8:54. Red Raiders 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:49.
OKLA – Quentin Griffin 1-yard run (Tim Duncan kick), 5:49. Red Raiders 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:05.
OKLA – Damien Mackey 44-yard pass from Josh Heupel (Tim Duncan kick), 0:05. Sooners 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:53.
Second quarter
OKLA – Quentin Griffin 13-yard run (Tim Duncan kick), 2:06. Sooners 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:29.
TTU – Chris Birkholz 47-yard field goal, 0:08. Sooners 21–13. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 0:27.
Third quarter
TTU – Chris Birkholz 36-yard field goal, 7:20. Sooners 21–16. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:10.
TTU – Kliff Kingsbury 1-yard run (Kingsbury pass to Morris), 4:39. Red Raiders 24–21. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:33.
TTU – Sammy Morris 67-yard pass from Kliff Kingsbury (Chris Birkholz kick), 1:13. Red Raiders 31–21. Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:13.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Tim Baker 18-yard pass from Kliff Kingsbury (Chris Birkholz kick), 3:54. Red Raiders 38–21. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:01.
OKLA – Josh Norman 1-yard run (Tim Duncan kick), 1:39. Red Raiders 38–28. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 2:15.
Top passers
OKLA – Josh Heupel – 32/50, 352 yards, TD, INT
TTU – Kliff Kingsbury – 9/17, 259 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
OKLA – Quentin Griffin – 10 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD
TTU – Sammy Morris – 20 carries, 51 yards
Top receivers
OKLA – Brandon Daniels – 9 receptions, 94 yards
TTU – Sammy Morris – 3 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD :
In Spike Dykes's final game as the Red Raiders' head coach, the team came back from a 21–13 halftime deficit to win 38–28 over the Sooners. Dykes finished his career at Texas Tech with an overall record of 82–67–1 through 13 seasons. Oklahoma's offensive coordinator, Mike Leach, would serve as Dyke's successor.

## Team players drafted into the NFL

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Anthony Malbrough | Defensive back | 5 | 130 | Cleveland Browns |
| Sammy Morris | Running back | 5 | 156 | Buffalo Bills |