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-
1972 Season Highlights
Jim Carlen enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Utah
45
2
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
New Mexico
41
16
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Texas
20
25
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Tulsa
35
18
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Texas A&M
17
14
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Arizona
35
10
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Southern Methodist
17
3
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Rice
10
6
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Texas Christian
7
31
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Baylor
13
7
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Arkansas
14
24
L
Sat., Dec. 30
North Carolina
28
32
L
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1972 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 282
Scoring Average 23.5
Points Allowed 188
Defense Average 15.7
Opponents Record 69-63
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 5-0
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 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.