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Texas Tech Football Team History


Texas Tech Red Raiders
Texas Tech University
 Lubbock, TX
Founded: 1923
Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium
Capacity: 59,011
Colors: Scarlet & Black
Coach: Joey McGuire
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Texas Tech 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1925  
  1986 - McWilliams accepted the head coach position of Texas. The team was coached in the bowl game by Spike Dykes.
  2009 - On December 28, Leach was suspended by Texas Tech. Ruffin McNeill was named interim head coach and led the team during their appearance in the Alamo Bowl.
  2012 - At the end of the regular season, Tuberville resigned to take the same position at Cincinnati. Offensive line coach Chris Thomsen served as interim head coach for the team's bowl game.
  2021 - Wells was fired on October 25, with offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie being named interim head coach.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1937, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953
1954, 1955, 1976, 1994
Division Championships
  2008
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 597-480-33
 Winning Pct. 55%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 597-480-33
 Winning Pct. 55%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 237-259-6
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 376-192-15
 Away Record 203-260-17
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 100
 Winning Seasons (#1) 65
 Losing Seasons (#1)34
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2008)
 Most Loses in A Season 9 (1981)
 10 Win Seasons 6
 Most Points Scored in a Game 120 (11/5/1925)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 586 (2015)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 82 (10/25/2014)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 567 (2015)
 Largest Margin of Victory 120 (11/5/1925)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 60 (11/12/2011)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 125 (10/22/2016)
 Last Shutout 9/8/2018
 Last Time Shutout 11/20/2021
 Shutouts All-Time 106
 Been Shutout All-Time 79
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 12 (11/17/2007-11/8/2008)
 Longest Losing  8 (9/22/1962-11/10/1962)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 17-23-1
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-4-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  26-23
 2010-19  60-65
 2000-09  85-43
 1990-99 62-53
 1980-89 48-61-3
 1970-79 70-42-4
 1960-69 47-51-4
 1950-59 49-53-4
 1940-49 61-42-4
 1930-39 67-30-6
 1920-29 22-17-8
Next Game
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Abilene Christian in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Texas Tech won 20-0 in 1949.
All-Time:
 Texas Tech vs. Abilene Christian 6-3-0 66.7% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Abilene Christian
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Washington State
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. North Texas
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Arizona State
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Cincinnati
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Arizona
 Sat., Oct. 12  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Baylor
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Texas Christian
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Iowa State
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Colorado
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Oklahoma State
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. West Virginia
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Big 12  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Arizona 0-0
Arizona State 0-0
Baylor 0-0
Brigham Young 0-0
Central Florida 0-0
Cincinnati 0-0
Colorado 0-0
Houston 0-0
Iowa State 0-0
Kansas 0-0
Kansas State 0-0
Oklahoma State 0-0
Texas Christian 0-0
Texas Tech 0-0
Utah 0-0
West Virginia 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Texas Tech & Baylor have played 82 games.
Texas Tech has won 40 games.
Baylor has won 41 games.
with 1 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-11
 10 or more 171-120
 20 or more  165-90
 30 or more 145-49
 40 or more 99-17
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 24-0
 10 or more 147-131
 20 or more 94-128
 30 or more 42-110
 40 or more 11-75
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.