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: J.T. King Conference: Southwest-
1961 Season Highlights
J.T. King enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Mississippi State
0
6
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Texas
14
42
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Texas A&M
7
38
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Texas Christian
10
0
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Baylor
19
17
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Southern Methodist
7
8
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Rice
7
42
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Boston College
14
6
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Arkansas
0
28
L
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Dec. 2 vs. West Texas A&M
16
14
W
1961 Season Totals
Record 4-6
Points Scored 94
Scoring Average 9.4
Points Allowed 201
Defense Average 20.1
Opponents Record 49-41
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 0-4
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 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.