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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: Steve Sloan
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1925  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Steve Sloan enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.
 The Red Raiders won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Colorado  24   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ New Mexico  20   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Texas A&M  27   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Rice  37   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Arizona  52   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Texas  31   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Texas Christian  14   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Southern Methodist  34   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Houston  19   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Arkansas  30   7   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Dec. 4  vs. Baylor  24   21   W       
 Fri., Dec. 31   Nebraska  24   27   L    @ Houston, TX   Bluebonnet Bowl
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored336
  Scoring Average28.0
  Points Allowed206
  Defense Average17.2
  Opponents Record69-64
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record5-0
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
13 10-2-0 AP
13 10-2-0 Coaches
13 10-2-0 UPI
  
1976 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 10-2336206Lost  24-277-1216129  Steve Sloan
Houston 10-2343188Won  30-217-122895  Bill Yeoman
Texas A&M 10-2364140Won  37-146-2260105  Emory Bellard
Baylor 7-3-1209183 4-3-1142133  Grant Teaff
Texas 5-5-1195188 4-4159154  Darrell Royal
Arkansas 5-5-1220204 3-4-1168169  Frank Broyles
Rice 3-8236417 2-6171314  Homer Rice
Southern Methodist 3-8202339 2-6148225  Ron Meyer
Texas Christian 0-11128430 0-8118286  Jim Shofner

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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.