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1975 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1975 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Steve Sloan, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the SWC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 272 to 251.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Tommy Duniven with 1,038 passing yards, Larry Isaac with 751 rushing yards, and Sammy Williams with 496 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

1975 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRex Dockery (1st season)
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorBill Parcells (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Arkansas + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Texas + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Texas A&M + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Texas Tech 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Baylor 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 2
SMU 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
TCU 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Florida State*
W 31–2035,268
September 20New Mexico*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 24–1739,160[5]
September 27at No. 6 Texas
L 18–4277,809
October 4at No. 15 Oklahoma State*
L 16–1743,500
October 11No. 6 Texas A&M
L 9–3852,254
October 18at No. 13 Arizona*
L 28–3239,854[6]
October 25SMU
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 37–2036,020
November 1Rice 
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 28–2438,205
November 8at TCU
W 34–018,200
November 15Baylor
W 33–1036,594
November 22at No. 19 Arkansas
L 14–3136,600
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1975 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. ^ "1975 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
  5. ^ "Duniven directs Red Raider victory". The Austin American-Statesman. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Arizona nips Red Raiders". Express-News. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


  

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