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: Spike Dykes
 Conference: Southwest-
 
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| 1987 Season Highlights |  | Spike Dykes enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas Tech. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1987 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 5 | @
Florida State | 16 | 40 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 12 | vs.
Colorado State | 33 | 24 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 19 | vs. Lamar | 43 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 26 | @
Baylor | 22 | 36 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 3 | vs.
Texas A&M | 27 | 21 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 10 | vs.
Arkansas | 0 | 31 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 17 | vs.
Rice | 59 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 24 | vs.
Tulsa | 42 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 31 | @
Texas | 27 | 41 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 7 | vs.
Texas Christian | 36 | 35 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 21 | @
Houston | 10 | 10 | T |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1987 Season Totals |  | Record | 6-4
-1 |  | Points Scored | 315 |  | Scoring Average | 28.6 |  | Points Allowed | 266 |  | Defense Average | 24.2 |  | Opponents Record | 58-57 |  | Conference Record | 3-3 |  | Home Record | 6-1 |  | Away Record | 0-3
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| 1987 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1987 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1987 All Southwest Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.