1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorSam Robertson (1st season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 1 09 3 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 2 09 2 1
No. 9 Texas 6 2 09 3 0
Texas Tech 5 3 07 4 0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 4 08 4 0
SMU 3 5 04 6 1
Baylor 3 5 03 8 0
Rice 2 6 02 9 0
TCU 0 8 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of 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&ML 9–3856,121
October 14at New Mexico*W 36–2323,167
October 31at RiceW 42–2820,000
November 4Baylordagger
W 27–948,895
November 11at TCUW 27–1717,228
November 18No. 18 SMU
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 19–1645,101
November 25No. 5 Houston
W 22–2136,691
December 2at No. 8 ArkansasL 7–4943,301
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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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