1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
SWC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record10–2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRex Dockery (2nd season)
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorBill Parcells (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1976 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Houston + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 13 + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Texas A&M 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Baylor 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Texas 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Arkansas 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
SMU 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
TCU 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Steve Sloan, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference playing sharing the SWC title with Houston. Texas Tech was invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, where they lost to Nebraska. The team outscored opponents 336 to 206 and finished the season with the 38th toughest schedule in NCAA Division I.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Colorado*
W 24–744,132[2]
September 25at New Mexico*No. 20
W 20–1628,501[3]
October 9at No. 17 Texas A&MNo. 15
W 27–1652,651[4]
October 16at RiceNo. 10
W 37–1323,500[5]
October 23Arizona*No. 8
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 52–2744,890[6]
October 30No. 15 TexasNo. 6
W 31–2854,187[7]
November 6at TCUNo. 5
W 14–1020,986[8]
November 13SMUNo. 5
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 34–734,780[9]
November 20No. 9 HoustonNo. 5
L 19–2745,102[10]
November 27at ArkansasNo. 9
W 30–741,327[11]
December 4No. 18 BaylorNo. 9
W 24–2137,105[12]
December 31vs. No. 13 Nebraska*No. 9
L 24–2748,618[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1976 NCAA Division I football rankings
Ranking movements
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Game summaries

No. 15 Texas

See also: 1976 Texas Longhorns football team
No. 15 Texas Longhorns at No. 6 Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Longhorns 7 7 7728
No. 5 Red Raiders 7 3 14731

at Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: October 30
  • Game attendance: 54,187
  • Source:[15]
Game information
First quarter

Second quarter

  • TEX – Jimmy Johnson 1-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick). Longhorns 14–7.
  • TTU – Brian Hall 34-yard field goal. Longhorns 14–10.

Third quarter

  • TEX – Jimmy Johnson 60-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick). Longhorns 21–10.
  • TTU – Rodney Allison 5-yard run (Brian Hall kick). Longhorns 21–17.
  • TTU – Larry Isaac 15-yard run (Brian Hall kick). Red Raiders 24–21.

Fourth quarter

  • TEX – Jimmy Johnson 1-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick). Longhorns 28–24.
  • TTU – Billy Taylor 1-yard (Brian Hall kick). Red Raiders 31–28.

Vs. No. 13 Nebraska (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)

See also: 1976 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Main article: 1976 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
No. 13 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. No. 9 Texas Tech Red Raiders (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Cornhuskers 7 7 13027
No. 9 Red Raiders 3 14 7024

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Game information
First quarter
  • NEB – Rick Berns 1-yard run (Al Eveland kick), 5:42. Cornhuskers 7–0.
  • TTU – Brian Hall 28-yard field goal, 1:22. Cornhuskers 7–3.

Second quarter

  • TTU – Billy Taylor 14-yard pass from Rodney Allison (Brian Hall kick), 12:08. Red Raiders 10–7.
  • TTU – Billy Taylor 11-yard pass from Rodney Allison (Brian Hall kick), 2:14. Red Raiders 17–7.
  • NEB – Mark Dufresne 22-yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Al Eveland kick), 0:33. Red Raiders 17–14.

Third quarter

  • TTU – Billy Taylor 8-yard run (Brian Hall kick), 11:32. Red Raiders 24–14.
  • NEB – Rick Berns 18-yard run (kick failed), 9:19. Red Raiders 24–20.
  • NEB – Chuck Malito 23-yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Al Eveland kick), 7:01. Cornhuskers 27–24.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Despite losing the game, Texas Tech quarterback Rodney Allison was named the game's MVP.[16] Nebraska trailed by ten in the second half, coming back to win 27–24.[17][18] The Red Raiders looked to take the lead back late in the fourth quarter, but lost a fumble that was recovered by Nebraska's Reg Gast to seal the Cornhuskers' victory.[19][20][21]

Personnel

1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Tres Adami
QB Rodney Allison
OL Terry Anderson
RB Sam Bailey
RB Angel Berlingeri
TE Sylvester Brown
OL Greg Davis
QB Tommy Duniven
TE James Hadnot
OL Dan Irons
RB Larry Isaac
RB Mark Julian
WR Brian Nelson
OL Mike Sears
RB Billy Taylor
OL Kenny Thiel
WR Godfrey Turner
OL Greg Wessels
RB Jimmy Williams
WR Sammy Williams
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Richard Arledge
DL Bill Bothwell
DL Harold Buell
DB Larry Dupre
DB Eric Felton
DB Greg Frazier
LB Thomas Howard Sr.
DL Jim Krahl
LB Gary McCright
LB Mike Mock
DL Curtis Reed
DB Don Roberts
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Brian Hall
K David Mellott
P David Kuykendall
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 1977 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 67 Thomas Howard Sr. LB Kansas City Chiefs
6 196 Tommy Duniven QB Cincinnati Bengals

References

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  4. ^ "Tech finds weaknesses in Aggie defense". The Brownsville Herald. October 10, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Allison guns surging Red Raiders by Rice". The Monitor. October 17, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas Tech ruins Wildcats, 52–27". Clovis News-Journal. October 24, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jubilant Texas Tech slips past Longhorns". The El Paso Times. October 31, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Red Raiders turn back Horned Froogs". The Daily Advertiser. November 7, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Raiders win snow battle 34–7". The Galveston Daily News. November 14, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sophomore q-back sparks Houston upset victory". Hobbs Daily News-Sun. November 21, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Allison leads Tech by Hogs". Wichita Falls Times. November 28, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tech takes title share with 24–21 win". The Marshall News Messenger. December 5, 1976. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Nebraska nips Tech with rally". The Spokesman-Review. January 1, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "2012 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  15. ^ "'Greatest Game': Texas Tech Beats Texas." Eugene Register-Guard. October 31, 1976
  16. ^ "Nebraska aerials key to win over Raiders". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1977. p. 10.
  17. ^ "Nebraska rally sinks Texas Tech, 27-24". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. January 1, 1977. p. 1B.
  18. ^ "Bonnet bowl win for Nebraska, 27-24". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 1, 1977. p. 12.
  19. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ^ "1976 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl".
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