Conference Independent Captain Bruce Reed (1st year) | 1927 record 5–4–0 | |
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Head coach Ewing Y. Freeland (3rd year) Assistant coach Grady Higginbotham (3rd year) Assistant coach Victor Payne (1st year) | ||
The Texas Tech Red Raiders football teams (1925 to 1980) represented Texas Tech University (known as Texas Technological College until 1969) in the college football seasons of 1925/26 to 1980/81. Originally, the teams played their home games at South Plains Fairgrounds. Beginning with the second home game of the 1926/27 season, they moved to Tech Field. Later, they began playing home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium. From 1925 to 1936, the teams were called the Matadors.
Contents
- 1927
- 1928
- 1929
- 1930
- 1931
- 1932
- 1933
- 1934
- 1935
- 1942
- 1947
- 1948
- 1949
- 1951
- 1953
- 1954
- 1955
- 1956
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- References
In a 2013 poll, the 1953, 1973, and 1976 seasons were all nominated as being the best seasons in Texas Tech football history. The 1973 team defeated the 2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team by a margin of 53.2% to 46.8%.
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1930
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1942
Texas Tech wins its second Border Conference championship (shared with Hardin–Simmons).
1947
Texas Tech wins its third Border Conference championship.
1948
Texas Tech wins its fourth Border Conference championship.
1949
Texas Tech wins its fifth Border Conference championship.
1951
Texas Tech wins its sixth Border Conference championship.
1953
Texas Tech wins its seventh Border Conference championship.
1954
Texas Tech wins its eighth Border Conference championship.
1955
Texas Tech wins its ninth Border Conference championship.
1956
Coach: DeWitt Weaver
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1957
Coach: DeWitt Weaver
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1958
Coach: DeWitt Weaver
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1959
Coach: DeWitt Weaver
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Coach: DeWitt Weaver
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Coach: J. T. King
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Coach: J. T. King
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Coach: J. T. King
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Coach: J. T. King
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Coach: J. T. King
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Coach: J. T. King
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Coach: J. T. King
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Coach: J. T. King
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Coach: J. T. King
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Coach: Jim Carlen
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Coach: Jim Carlen
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Coach: Jim Carlen
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Coach: Jim Carlen
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Coach: Jim Carlen
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Coach: Steve Sloan
Offensive coordinator: Rex Dockery
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1977
Coach: Steve Sloan
Offensive coordinator: Rex Dockery
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1978
Coach: Rex Dockery
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1979
Coach: Rex Dockery
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1980
Head coach: Rex Dockery
Defensive coordinator: Jim Bates
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