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-
1974 Season Highlights
Jim Carlen enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.
1974 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Iowa State
24
3
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @
New Mexico
21
21
T
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Texas
26
3
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Oklahoma State
14
13
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Texas A&M
7
28
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Arizona
17
8
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Southern Methodist
20
17
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Rice
7
21
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Texas Christian
28
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Baylor
10
17
L
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Arkansas
13
21
L
Sat., Dec. 28
Vanderbilt
6
6
T
@ Atlanta, GA
Peach Bowl
1974 Season Totals
Record 6-4
-2
Points Scored 193
Scoring Average 16.1
Points Allowed 158
Defense Average 13.2
Opponents Record 70-60
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 1-3
-1
1974 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1974 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1974 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.