1981 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1981 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference Southwest Conference
1981 record 1–9–1 (0–7–1 SWC)
Head coach Jerry Moore (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Jim Bates[1] (2nd season)
Home stadium Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium
1981 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 SMU $ 7 1 0  10 1 0
No. 2 Texas 6 1 1  10 1 1
Houston 5 2 1  7 4 1
Arkansas 5 3 0  8 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 0  7 5 0
Rice 3 5 0  4 7 0
Baylor 3 5 0  5 6 0
TCU 1 6 1  2 7 2
Texas Tech 0 7 1  1 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jerry Moore, the Red Raiders compiled a 1–9–1 record (4–5 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 298 to 198, and finished in ninth and last place in the conference.[2] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 12 at Colorado* Folsom FieldBoulder, Colorado L 27-45   34,884
September 19 New Mexico* Jones StadiumLubbock, Texas W 28-21   42,321
September 26 at Baylor Baylor StadiumWaco, Texas L 15-28   40,000
October 3 Texas A&M Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas L 23-24   50,081
October 10 Arkansas Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas L 14-26   41,866
October 17 Rice Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas L 23-30   40,073
October 24 Washington* Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas L 7-14   36,335
October 31 at No. 6 Texas Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, Texas (Chancellor's Spurs) L 9-26   56,439
November 7 TCU Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas T 39-39   37,714
November 14 at No. 8 SMU Ownby StadiumDallas, Texas L 6-30   24,410
November 21 at Houston AstrodomeHouston, Texas L 7-15   25,169
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Source:[3]

References

  1. Hunt, David (2007-01-11). "Broncos: Jim Bates Assistant Head Coach". Denver, Colorado: KUSA (TV). Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  2. "1981 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  3. "1981 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.


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