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-
1966 Season Highlights
J.T. King enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.
1966 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Kansas
23
7
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Texas
21
31
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Texas A&M
14
35
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Texas Christian
3
6
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Florida State
33
42
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Southern Methodist
7
24
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Rice
35
19
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Oklahoma State
10
7
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Baylor
14
29
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Arkansas
21
16
W
1966 Season Totals
Record 4-6
Points Scored 181
Scoring Average 18.1
Points Allowed 216
Defense Average 21.6
Opponents Record 48-52
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 2-2
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1966 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1966 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.