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: Rex Dockery Conference: Southwest-
1979 Season Highlights
Rex Dockery enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Southern California
7
21
L
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
New Mexico
17
7
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Arizona
14
14
T
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Baylor
17
27
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Texas A&M
21
20
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Arkansas
6
20
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Rice
30
7
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Texas
6
14
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Texas Christian
3
3
T
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Southern Methodist
10
35
L
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Houston
10
14
L
1979 Season Totals
Record 3-6
-2
Points Scored 141
Scoring Average 12.8
Points Allowed 182
Defense Average 16.5
Opponents Record 75-50
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 3-2
-1
Away Record 0-4
-1
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.