1963 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1963 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference Southwest Conference
1963 record 5–5 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach J. T. King (3rd season)
Home stadium Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium
1963 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Texas $ 7 –0 –0  11 –0 –0
Baylor 6 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Rice 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Arkansas 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
TCU 2 –4 –1  4 –5 –1
Texas Tech 2 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
SMU 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Texas A&M 1 –5 –1  2 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1963 college football season. In their third season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 5–5 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 178 to 147.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included James Ellis with 536 passing yards, Donny Anderson with 609 rushing yards, and David Parks with 499 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21Washington State*
W 16–7 
September 28at No. 4 Texas
L 7–49 
October 5Texas A&M
W 10–0 
October 12TCU
L 3–35 
October 19Baylor
L 17–21 
October 26at SMU
W 13–6 
November 2Rice
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 3–17 
November 9Kansas State*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 51–13 
November 16at Texas Western*
W 7–3 
November 23at Arkansas
L 20–27 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "1963 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. ↑ "1963 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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