Texas Tech Football Team History
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
Founded: 1923 Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium Capacity: 59,011 Colors: Scarlet & Black Coach: J.T. King Conference: Southwest-
1968 Season Highlights
J.T. King enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.
1968 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Cincinnati
10
10
T
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Texas
31
22
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Colorado State
43
13
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Texas A&M
21
16
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Mississippi State
28
28
T
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Southern Methodist
18
39
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Rice
38
15
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Texas Christian
31
14
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Baylor
28
42
L
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Arkansas
7
42
L
1968 Season Totals
Record 5-3
-2
Points Scored 255
Scoring Average 25.5
Points Allowed 241
Defense Average 24.1
Opponents Record 43-55
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 3-2
-1
Away Record 2-1
-1
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1968 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1968 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.