1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference Independent
1956 record 2–7–1
Head coach DeWitt Weaver (6th season)
Home stadium Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium

The 1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as an independent during the 1956 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled a 2–7–1 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 216 to 117.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Buddy Hill with 326 passing yards, Doug Duncan with 360 rushing yards, and Ken Vakey with 180 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

Date Field Outcome Opponent
09/22/1956 H L 17–13 Texas Western
09/29/1956 A L 27–0 Baylor
10/06/1956 N L 40–7 Texas A&M
10/13/1956 H L 34–14 West Texas State
10/27/1956 A W 21–7 Arizona
11/03/1956 H T 13–13 Oklahoma A&M
11/10/1956 H W 21–7 TCU
11/17/1956 A L 10–7 Tulsa
11/24/1956 H L 20–7 Houston
12/01/1956 A L 41–14 Hardin–Simmons

References

  1. ↑ "1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 100. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.


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