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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: Spike Dykes
Conference: Southwest-

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1925 <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024

1988 Season Highlights

Spike Dykes enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.

1988 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. North Texas	24	29	L
Sat., Sep. 10	@ Arizona	19	35	L
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Baylor	36	6	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Texas A&M	15	50	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Arkansas	10	31	L	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Rice	38	36	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Texas	33	32	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Texas Christian	23	10	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Lamar	59	28	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Houston	29	30	L
Sat., Dec. 3	vs. Oklahoma State	42	45	L	@ Tokyo, Japan

1988 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	328
Scoring Average	29.8
Points Allowed	332
Defense Average	30.2
Opponents Record	65-50
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	2-3

1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1988 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	5-6	328	332		4-3	184	195	Spike Dykes
Arkansas	10-2	349	190	Lost 3-17	7-0	216	102	Ken Hatfield
Texas A&M	7-5	293	253		6-1	198	104	Jackie Sherrill
Houston	9-3	474	219	Lost 22-24	5-2	245	150	Jack Pardee
Baylor	6-5	232	196		2-5	98	172	Grant Teaff
Texas	4-7	252	304		2-5	159	205	David McWilliams
Texas Christian	4-7	206	286		2-5	98	188	Jim Wacker
Rice	0-11	165	358		0-7	107	189	Jerry Berndt

1988 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1988 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.