1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference Southwest Conference
1987 record 6–4–1 (4–3–1 SWC)
Head coach Spike Dykes (1st season)
Home stadium Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium
1987 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Texas A&M $ 6 1 0  10 2 0
Arkansas 5 2 0  9 4 0
Texas 5 2 0  7 5 0
Texas Tech 3 3 1  6 4 1
Baylor 3 4 0  6 5 0
TCU 3 4 0  5 6 0
Houston 2 4 1  4 6 1
Rice 0 8 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–4–1 record (4–3–1 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 315 to 266.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 6:00 PM at No. 8 Florida State* Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, Florida HSE L 16–40   52,893
September 12 7:00 PM Colorado State* Jones StadiumLubbock, Texas W 33–24   28,786
September 19 7:00 PM Lamar* Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 43–14   27,795
September 26 12:00 PM at Baylor Baylor StadiumWaco, Texas Raycom L 22–36   34,816
October 3 12:00 PM No. 15 Texas A&M Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas (Rivalry) Raycom W 27–21   42,625
October 10 7:00 PM No. 20 Arkansas Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas L 0–31   40,586
October 17 1:00 PM Rice Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 59–7   25,314
October 24 2:00 PM Tulsa* Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 42–7   24,341
October 31 1:00 PM at Texas Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, Texas (Chancellor's Spurs) HSE L 27–41   74,984
November 7 12:00 PM TCU Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas Raycom W 36–35   28,516
November 21 7:00 PM at Houston AstrodomeHouston, Texas T 10–10   19,295
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. "1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. "1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.


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