1983 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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1983 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
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ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1983 record3–7–1 (3–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJim Bates[1] (4th season)
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Texas $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 12 SMU 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Baylor 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Texas A&M 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Arkansas 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Houston 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 8 – 2
Rice 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Jerry Moore, the Red Raiders compiled a 3–7–1 record (3–4–1 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 253 to 160, and finished in sixth place in the conference.[2] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 10at Air Force*
L 13–2826,800
September 24at Baylor
ABCW 26–1138,000
October 1Texas A&M
W 3–052,109
October 8New Mexico*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 10–3036,543
October 15Rice
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 14–343,611
October 22Tulsa*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 20–5934,002
October 29at No. 2 Texas
L 3–2075,225
November 5TCU
T 10–1037,507
November 12at No. 7 SMU
L 7–3330,050
November 19at Houston
L 41–4323,153
November 26Arkansas
L 13–1632,978
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ Hunt, David (2007-01-11). "Broncos: Jim Bates Assistant Head Coach". Denver, Colorado: KUSA (TV). Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  2. ^ "1983 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "1983 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
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