1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference Southwest Conference
1974 record 6–4–2 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach Jim Carlen (5th season)
Home stadium Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
1974 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 Baylor $ 6 –1 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 16 Texas A&M 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 17 Texas 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Arkansas 3 –3 –1  6 –4 –1
SMU 3 –3 –1  6 –4 –1
Texas Tech 3 –4 –0  6 –4 –2
Rice 2 –5 –0  2 –8 –1
TCU 0 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Jim Carlen, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–4–2 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 193 to 158.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Tommy Duniven with 552 passing yards, Larry Isaac with 671 rushing yards, and Lawrence Williams with 477 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 14 Iowa State* Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 24–3   38,442
September 21 at New Mexico* University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico T 21–21   17,719
September 28 No. 6 Texas Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 26–3   51,082
October 5 Oklahoma State* No. 10 Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 14–13   42,158
October 12 at No. 16 Texas A&M No. 9 Kyle Field • College Station, Texas L 7–28   50,620
October 19 No. 9 Arizona* No. 17 Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 17–8   40,231
October 26 at SMU No. 11 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas W 20–17   32,505
November 2 at Rice No. 13 Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas L 7–21   19,500
November 9 at TCU No. 19 Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 28–0   40,189
November 16 at Baylor No. 20 Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas L 10–17   32,000
November 23 Arkansas Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas L 13–21   38,327
December 28 vs. Vanderbilt* Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta (Peach Bowl) T 6–6   31,695
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "1974 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. ↑ "1974 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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