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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: Jim Carlen
Conference: Southwest-

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1925 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024

1971 Season Highlights

Jim Carlen enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	@ Tulane	9	15	L
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. New Mexico	10	13	L
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Texas	0	28	L
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Arizona	13	10	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Texas A&M	28	7	W
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Boston College	14	6	W
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Southern Methodist	17	18	L
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Rice	7	9	L
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Texas Christian	6	17	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Baylor	27	0	W
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Arkansas	0	15	L

1971 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	131
Scoring Average	11.9
Points Allowed	138
Defense Average	12.5
Opponents Record	58-58
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	1-5

1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1971 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	4-7	131	138		2-5	85	94	Jim Carlen
Texas	8-3	281	168	Lost 6-30	6-1	185	73	Darrell Royal
Arkansas	8-3-1	356	169	Lost 13-14	5-1-1	181	83	Frank Broyles
Texas Christian	6-4-1	214	275		5-2	118	151	Jim Pittman
Texas A&M	5-6	144	212		4-3	96	117	Gene Stallings
Southern Methodist	4-7	151	227		3-4	111	118	Hayden Fry
Rice	3-7-1	146	220		2-4-1	108	124	Bill Peterson
Baylor	1-9	74	236		0-7	49	173	Bill Beall

1971 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1971 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.