1961 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1961 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference Southwest Conference
1961 record 4–6 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach J. T. King (1st season)
Home stadium Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium
1961 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Texas + 6 –1 –0  10 –1 –0
No. 9 Arkansas + 6 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 17 Rice 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Texas A&M 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –1
TCU 2 –4 –1  3 –5 –2
Baylor 2 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Texas Tech 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
SMU 1 –5 –1  2 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their first season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 201 to 94.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Doug Cannon with 442 passing yards, Coolidge Hunt with 486 rushing yards, and Bob Witucki with 335 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 23at Mississippi State*
L 0–6 
September 30at No. 6 Texas
L 14–42 
October 7Texas A&M
L 7–38 
October 14TCU
W 10–0 
October 21Baylor
W 19–17 
October 28at SMU
L 7–8 
November 4Rice
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 7–42 
November 11Boston College*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 14–6 
November 25at No. 9 Arkansas
L 0–28 
December 2West Texas State*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 16–14 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "1961 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1961 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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