1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorSam Robertson (1st season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 9 Texas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
SMU 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Baylor 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
TCU 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Rex Dockery, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–4 record (5–3 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 268 to 246, and finished in fourth place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at No. 9 USC*
L 9–1750,321[2]
September 23Arizona*
W 41–2641,732[3]
September 30No. 6 Texas
L 7–2454,012[4]
October 7at No. 7 Texas A&M
L 9–3856,121[5]
October 14at New Mexico*
W 36–2323,167[6]
October 21at Rice
W 42–2820,000[7]
November 4Baylordagger
W 27–948,895[8]
November 11at TCU
W 27–1717,228[9]
November 18No. 18 SMU
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 19–1645,101[10]
November 25No. 5 Houston
W 22–2136,691[11]
December 2at No. 8 Arkansas
L 7–4943,301[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "USC booed, then tips Tech". The Columbian. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech goes in scoring orgy against UA". The Arizona Daily Star. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas pins Texas Tech, 24–7". Statesman Journal. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas A&M rips Texas Tech, 38–9". Star-Gazette. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Raiders trounce New Mexico". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Tech holds off Rice". The Victoria Advocate. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Raiders roll past Baylor, 27–9". Longview News-Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Raiders' aces trump Frogs as Reeves holds hot hand". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "T-Tech tips Mustangs". Tulsa World. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Houston caught in revolt". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Arkansas rips Texas Tech". The Orlando Sentinel Star. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.


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