1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference Southwest Conference
1966 record 4–6 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach J. T. King (6th season)
Home stadium Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
1966 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 SMU $ 6 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Arkansas 5 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Texas 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Texas A&M 4 –3 –0  4 –5 –1
Baylor 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Texas Tech 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
TCU 2 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Rice 1 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1966 college football season. In their sixth 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 216 to 181.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included John Scovell with 1,323 passing yards, Mike Leinert with 495 rushing yards, and Larry Gilbert with 767 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 17 at Kansas* Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas W 23–7   28,165
September 24 Texas Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas L 21–31   48,155
October 1 at Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas L 14–35   23,500
October 8 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas L 3–6   25,064
October 15 Florida State* Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas L 33–42   28,307
October 22 SMU Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas L 7–24   40,354
October 29 at Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas W 35–19   21,000
November 5 Oklahoma State* Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 10–7   28,175
November 12 Baylor Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas L 14–29   28,965
November 19 No. 6 Arkansas Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 21–16   34,565
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "1966 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. ↑ "1966 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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