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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1925  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024
1973 Season Highlights
 Jim Carlen enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Utah  29   22   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. New Mexico  41   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Texas  12   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Oklahoma State  20   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Texas A&M  28   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Arizona  31   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Southern Methodist  31   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Rice  19   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Texas Christian  24   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Baylor  55   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Arkansas  24   17   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Dec. 29   Tennessee  28   19   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored342
  Scoring Average28.5
  Points Allowed187
  Defense Average15.6
  Opponents Record66-64
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-1
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
11 11-1-0 AP
11 10-1-0 Coaches
11 10-1-0 UPI
  
1973 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 11-1342187Won  28-196-1193115  Jim Carlen
Texas 8-3367162Lost  3-197-029571  Darrell Royal
Rice 5-6153223 4-3117137  Al Conover
Southern Methodist 6-4-1259228 3-3-1131182  Dave Smith
Arkansas 5-5-1124184 3-3-177104  Frank Broyles
Texas A&M 5-6292231 3-4167156  Emory Bellard
Texas Christian 3-8189290 1-6100187  Billy Tohill
Baylor 2-9192359 0-7109237  Grant Teaff

1973 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1973 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.