1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Gator Bowl, W 28–19 vs. Tennessee
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 11
AP No. 11
1973 record 11–1 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach Jim Carlen (4th season)
Home stadium Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
1973 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 Texas $ 7 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 11 Texas Tech 6 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
Rice 4 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
SMU 3 –3 –1  6 –4 –1
Arkansas 3 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
Texas A&M 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
TCU 1 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Baylor 0 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Carlen, the Red Raiders compiled an 11–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, defeated Tennessee in the 1973 Gator Bowl, were ranked No. 11 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 342 to 187.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Joe Barnes with 978 passing yards and 568 rushing yards and Andre Tillman with 428 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 15 Utah* No. 20 Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 29–22   38,554
September 22 New Mexico* Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 41–7   30,218
September 29 at No. 14 Texas Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas L 12–28   77,809
October 6 at Oklahoma State* Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma W 20–7   41,000
October 13 Texas A&M Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 28–16   50,102
October 20 at No. 19 Arizona* Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona W 31–17   40,172
October 27 SMU No. 18 Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 31–14   45,098
November 3 Rice No. 15 Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 19–6   37,400
November 10 at TCU No. 12 Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas W 24–10   25,029
November 17 Baylor No. 12 Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 55–24   35,102
November 24 at Arkansas No. 12 Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas W 24–17   42,061
December 29 vs. No. 20 Tennessee* No. 11 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl) W 28–19   62,109
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "1973 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. 98. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1973 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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