1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
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ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1978 record7–4 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSam Robertson (1st season)
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 9 Texas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
SMU 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Baylor 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
TCU 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Rex Dockery, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–4 record (5–3 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 268 to 246, and finished in fourth place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9at No. 9 USC*
L 9–1750,321
September 23Arizona*
W 41–2641,732
September 30No. 6 Texas
L 7–2454,012
October 7at No. 7 Texas A&M
L 9–3856,121
October 14at New Mexico*
W 36–2323,167
October 31at Rice
W 42–2820,000
November 4Baylor
W 27–948,895
November 11at TCU
W 27–1717,228
November 18No. 18 SMU
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 19–1645,101
November 25No. 5 Houston
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 22–2136,691
December 2at No. 8 Arkansas
L 7–4943,301
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
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