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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: Jerry Moore
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1925  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Jerry Moore enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Colorado  27   45   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. New Mexico  28   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Baylor  15   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Texas A&M  23   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Arkansas  14   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Rice  23   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Washington  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Texas  9   26   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Texas Christian  39   39   T       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Southern Methodist  6   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Houston  7   15   L       
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record1-9 -1
  Points Scored198
  Scoring Average18.0
  Points Allowed298
  Defense Average27.1
  Opponents Record70-52
  Conference Record0-7
  Home Record1-4 -1
  Away Record0-5
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1981 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 1-9-1198298 0-7-1136218  Jerry Moore
Southern Methodist 10-1365137 7-1224103  Ron Meyer
Texas 10-1-1262158Won  14-126-1-1177115  Fred Akers
Arkansas 8-4325219Lost  27-315-3219158  Lou Holtz
Houston 7-4-1238174Lost  14-405-2-1161105  Bill Yeoman
Texas A&M 7-5280203Won  33-164-4163139  Tom Wilson
Baylor 5-6252245 3-5169206  Grant Teaff
Rice 4-7183347 3-5139261  Ray Alborn
Texas Christian 2-7-2230299 1-6-1163246  F.A. Dry

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.