1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Peach Bowl, T 6–6 vs. Vanderbilt
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4–2 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeNo-huddle option
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1974 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Baylor $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 17 Texas 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 16 Texas A&M 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arkansas 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
SMU 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 2
Rice 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
TCU 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Jim Carlen, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–4–2 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the SWC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 193 to 158.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Tommy Duniven with 552 passing yards, Larry Isaac with 671 rushing yards, and Lawrence Williams with 477 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14Iowa State*
W 24–338,542[5]
September 21New Mexico*
T 21–2117,719[6]
September 28No. 6 Texas
W 26–351,082[7]
October 5Oklahoma State*No. 10
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 14–1342,158[8]
October 12at No. 16 Texas A&MNo. 9
L 7–2850,620[9]
October 19No. 9 Arizona*No. 17
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 17–840,231[10]
October 26at SMUNo. 11
W 20–1732,505[11]
November 2at RiceNo. 13
L 7–2119,500[12]
November 9TCUNo. 19
W 28–040,189[13]
November 16at BaylorNo. 20
L 10–1732,000[14]
November 23Arkansas
L 13–2138,327[15]
December 28vs. Vanderbilt*
ABCT 6–631,695[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ a b "1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 98. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
  5. ^ "Texas Tech shocks Cyclones, 24–3". The Des Moines Register. September 15, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "New Mexico ties Texas Tech, 21–21". The Odessa American. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Raiders finally get Texas' number, 26–3". Valley Morning Star. September 26, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Red Raiders hold off OSU charge". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 6, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ags blast Red Raiders at College Station, 28–7". Pampa Daily News. October 13, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas Tech jars Arizona by 17–8". The Victoria Advocate. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Red Raiders squeak past Mustangs". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 27, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kramer, Rice upset Red Raiders, 21–7". The Marshall News Messenger. November 3, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Red Raiders blank Frogs". Wichita Falls Times. November 10, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Baylor slashes Raiders". Clovis News-Journal. November 17, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Arkansas' Forte T-Tech's undoing". Tulsa Daily World. November 24, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Vandy, Red Raiders battle to 6–6 stalemate in Peach Bowl". Valley Morning Star. December 29, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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