1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football | |
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Gator Bowl, W 28–19 vs. Tennessee | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 11 |
1973 record | 11–1 (6–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Richard Bell (4th season) |
Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Texas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Texas Tech | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Carlen, the Red Raiders compiled an 11–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, defeated Tennessee in the 1973 Gator Bowl, were ranked No. 11 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 342 to 187.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Joe Barnes with 978 passing yards and 568 rushing yards and Andre Tillman with 428 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 15 | Utah* | No. 20 | W 29–22 | 38,554 | |
September 22 | New Mexico* |
| W 41–7 | 30,218 | |
September 29 | at No. 14 Texas | L 12–28 | 77,809 | ||
October 6 | at Oklahoma State* | W 20–7 | 41,000 | ||
October 13 | Texas A&M |
| W 28–16 | 50,102 | |
October 20 | at No. 19 Arizona* | W 31–17 | 40,172 | ||
October 27 | SMU | No. 18 |
| W 31–14 | 45,098 |
November 3 | Rice | No. 15 |
| W 19–6 | 37,400 |
November 10 | at TCU | No. 12 | W 24–10 | 25,029 | |
November 17 | Baylor | No. 12 |
| W 55–24 | 35,102 |
November 24 | at Arkansas | No. 12 | W 24–17 | 42,061 | |
December 29 | vs. No. 20 Tennessee* | No. 11 | W 28–19 | 62,109 | |
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References[]
- ^ a b "1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 98. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
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