Texas Tech Football Team History
Texas Tech Red Raiders
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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
Founded: 1923
Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium
Capacity: 59,011
Colors: Scarlet & Black
Coach: Rex Dockery
Conference: Southwest-
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| 1978 Season Highlights |
| Rex Dockery enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas Tech. |
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| 1978 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 9 | @
Southern California
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9 |
17 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 23 | vs.
Arizona
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41 |
26 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 30 | vs.
Texas
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7 |
24 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 7 | @
Texas A&M
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9 |
38 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 14 | @
New Mexico
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36 |
23 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 21 | @
Rice
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42 |
28 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 4 | vs.
Baylor
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27 |
9 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 11 | @
Texas Christian
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27 |
17 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 18 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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19 |
16 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 25 | vs.
Houston
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22 |
21 |
W |
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| | Sat., Dec. 2 | @
Arkansas
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7 |
49 |
L |
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| 1978 Season Totals |
| Record | 7-4
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| Points Scored | 246 |
| Scoring Average | 22.4 |
| Points Allowed | 268 |
| Defense Average | 24.4 |
| Opponents Record | 70-56
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| Conference Record | 5-3 |
| Home Record | 4-1
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| Away Record | 3-3
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| 1978 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| was not ranked. |
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| 1978 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1978 All Southwest Conference Players |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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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.
