1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
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.
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Peach Bowl, T 6–6 vs. Vanderbilt | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1974 record | 6–4–2 (3–4 SWC) |
| Head coach | Jim Carlen (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Baylor $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Texas A&M | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 14 | Iowa State* | W 24–3 | 38,442 | ||
| September 21 | New Mexico* |
| T 21–21 | 17,719 | |
| September 28 | No. 6 Texas |
| W 26–3 | 51,082 | |
| October 5 | Oklahoma State* | No. 10 |
| W 14–13 | 42,158 |
| October 12 | at No. 16 Texas A&M | No. 9 | L 7–28 | 50,620 | |
| October 19 | No. 9 Arizona* | No. 17 |
| W 17–8 | 40,231 |
| October 26 | at SMU | No. 11 | W 20–17 | 32,505 | |
| November 2 | at Rice | No. 13 | L 7–21 | 19,500 | |
| November 9 | at TCU | No. 19 |
| W 28–0 | 40,189 |
| November 16 | at Baylor | No. 20 | L 10–17 | 32,000 | |
| November 23 | Arkansas |
| L 13–21 | 38,327 | |
| December 28 | vs. Vanderbilt* | T 6–6 | 31,695 | ||
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References
- "1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 98. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- "1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
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