1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1966 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 SMU $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arkansas 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Texas 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Texas A&M 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Baylor 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
TCU 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Rice 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a Southwest Conference (SWC) member during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth place in the SWC, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 216 to 181.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included John Scovell with 1,323 passing yards, Mike Leinert with 495 rushing yards, and Larry Gilbert with 767 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Kansas*
W 23–728,165[5]
September 24Texas
L 21–3148,155[6]
October 1at Texas A&M
L 14–3523,500[7]
October 8at TCU
L 3–625,064[8]
October 15Florida State*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 33–4228,307[9]
October 22SMU
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 7–2440,350[10]
October 29at Rice
W 35–1921,000[11]
November 5Oklahoma State*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 10–728,175[12]
November 12Baylor
L 14–2928,965[13]
November 19No. 6 Arkansas
W 21–1634,565[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
  5. ^ "Red Raiders romp over Kansas, 23–7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 18, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas races by Texas Tech". The Daily Oklahoman. September 25, 1966. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "A&M pins 35–14 loss on Tech". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 2, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "TCU edges Texas Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 9, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "FSU shocks Red Raiders". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 16, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "SMU, miscues down Tech". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 23, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tech plasters Rice, 35–19". Wichita Falls Times. October 30, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Texas Tech slips past Cowpokes". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Baylor dumps Tech, 29–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 13, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Texas Tech surprises sixth-ranked Arkansas, 21–16". The El Paso Times. November 20, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1966–67 NCAA Statistics (Texas Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
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