The 1999 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented

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as a member of the

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during the

1999 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State named national champions, defeating Virginia Tech in the BCS Sugar Bowl. Florida State became the first team in history to start out preseason No. 1 and remain there through the entir ...

. Led by

Spike Dykes William Taylor "Spike" Dykes (March 14, 1938 – April 10, 2017) was an American football coach. A high school and college football coach throughout his career, he last served as head coach at Texas Tech University from 1986 to 1999. Coaching ca ...

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

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, Dykes announced his retirement. He was replaced by Oklahoma offensive coordinator Mike Leach.

Schedule

Game summaries

At No. 25 Arizona State

At Louisiana–Lafayette

North Texas

No. 5 Texas A&M

At Oklahoma State

Colorado

At Baylor

At Missouri

Iowa State

At No. 10 Texas

Oklahoma

'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.

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

References

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Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons

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