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: Rex Dockery Conference: Southwest-
1980 Season Highlights
Rex Dockery enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Texas-El Paso
35
7
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
North Carolina
3
9
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
New Mexico
28
17
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Baylor
3
11
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Texas A&M
21
41
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Rice
10
3
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Texas
24
20
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Texas Christian
17
24
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Southern Methodist
14
0
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Houston
7
34
L
Sat., Nov. 29 @
Arkansas
16
22
L
@ Little Rock, AR
1980 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 178
Scoring Average 16.2
Points Allowed 188
Defense Average 17.1
Opponents Record 64-52
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 1-3
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 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.