1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Winder (2nd season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorCarlos Mainord (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1988 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Arkansas $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M* 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
No. 18 Houston 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Baylor 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 332 to 328.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 pmNorth Texas*
L 24–2926,424[2]
September 1010:00 pmat Arizona*
L 19–3546,334[3]
September 247:00 pmBaylor
W 36–645,385[4]
October 11:30 pmat Texas A&M
L 15–5063,822[5]
October 812:00 pmat No. 20 Arkansas
RaycomL 10–3149,818[6]
October 1512:00 pmat Rice
RaycomW 38–3610,500[7]
October 2912:00 pmTexas
RaycomW 33–3249,682[8]
November 51:30 pmat TCU
W 23–1029,362[9]
November 121:00 pmLamar*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 59–2830,319[10]
November 191:00 pmNo. 17 Houston
L 29–3027,204[11]
December 410:00 pmvs. No. 12 Oklahoma State*
CBSL 42–4556,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

References

  1. ^ "1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "North Texas upsets Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. September 4, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech blows lead again, loses to Arizona, 35–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 11, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Red Raiders rout Bears in SWC opener, 36–6". Longview News-Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aggies wallop Raiders, 50–15". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 2, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Razorbacks rush past Raiders, 31–10". The Jonesboro Sun. October 9, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Owls set school offense mark but drop 12th straight to Tech". The Victoria Advocate. October 16, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Red Raiders soar past Texas 33–32". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 30, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tolliver, Tech pass by Horned Frogs". Times Record News. November 6, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech starts fast, romps past Lamar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 13, 1988. Retrieved December 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Coogs clinch bowl bid with 30–29 comeback". Abilene Reporter-News. November 20, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Telander, Rick (December 12, 1988). "Big hand for a quiet man". Vault SI. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  13. ^ "1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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