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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: Joey McGuire
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Texas Tech 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1925  
  1986 - McWilliams accepted the head coach position of Texas. The team was coached in the bowl game by Spike Dykes.
  2009 - On December 28, Leach was suspended by Texas Tech. Ruffin McNeill was named interim head coach and led the team during their appearance in the Alamo Bowl.
  2012 - At the end of the regular season, Tuberville resigned to take the same position at Cincinnati. Offensive line coach Chris Thomsen served as interim head coach for the team's bowl game.
  2021 - Wells was fired on October 25, with offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie being named interim head coach.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1937, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953
1954, 1955, 1976, 1994
Division Championships
  2008
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 605-484-33
 Winning Pct. 56%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 605-484-33
 Winning Pct. 56%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 243-262-6
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 381-194-15
 Away Record 206-262-17
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 100
 Winning Seasons (#1) 66
 Losing Seasons (#1)34
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2008)
 Most Loses in A Season 9 (1981)
 10 Win Seasons 6
 Most Points Scored in a Game 120 (11/5/1925)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 586 (2015)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 82 (10/25/2014)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 567 (2015)
 Largest Margin of Victory 120 (11/5/1925)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 60 (11/12/2011)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 125 (10/22/2016)
 Last Shutout 9/8/2018
 Last Time Shutout 11/20/2021
 Shutouts All-Time 106
 Been Shutout All-Time 79
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 12 (11/17/2007-11/8/2008)
 Longest Losing  8 (9/22/1962-11/10/1962)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 17-23-1
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-4-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  34-27
 2010-19  60-65
 2000-09  85-43
 1990-99 62-53
 1980-89 48-61-3
 1970-79 70-42-4
 1960-69 47-51-4
 1950-59 49-53-4
 1940-49 61-42-4
 1930-39 67-30-6
 1920-29 22-17-8
Next Game
 12/27/2024 (Fri)  
 Arkansas in Liberty Bowl
@ Memphis, TN
Last Time: Texas Tech won 35-24 in 2015.
All-Time:
 Texas Tech vs. Arkansas 8-29-0 21.6% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Abilene Christian  52-51 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Washington State  16-37 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. North Texas  66-21 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Arizona State  30-22 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Cincinnati  44-41 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Arizona  28-22 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Baylor  35-59 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Texas Christian  34-35 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Iowa State  23-22 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Colorado  27-41 L
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Oklahoma State  56-48 W
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. West Virginia  52-15 W
 Fri., Dec. 27  vs. Arkansas  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Scoring463-414
  Conference Record6-3
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record3-2
 
2024 Big 12  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Arizona State 11-27-2
Brigham Young 10-27-2
Colorado 8-47-2
Iowa State 10-37-2
Baylor 8-46-3
Texas Christian 8-46-3
Texas Tech 8-46-3
Kansas State 8-45-4
West Virginia 6-65-4
Kansas 5-74-5
Cincinnati 5-73-6
Houston 4-83-6
Arizona 4-82-7
Central Florida 4-82-7
Utah 5-72-7
Oklahoma State 3-90-9
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Texas Tech & Baylor have played 83 games.
Texas Tech has won 40 games.
Baylor has won 42 games.
with 1 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-11
 10 or more 179-124
 20 or more  173-93
 30 or more 151-51
 40 or more 104-17
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 24-0
 10 or more 155-135
 20 or more 101-132
 30 or more 45-114
 40 or more 14-77
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.