1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Peach Bowl, T 6–6 vs. Vanderbilt
Conference	Southwest Conference
1974 record	6–4–2 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	Jim Carlen (5th season)
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons

Template:1974 Southwest Conference football standings The 1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference 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 conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 193 to 158. 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. The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	Iowa State*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 24–3	38,442
September 21	New Mexico*		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	T 21–21	17,719
September 28	No. 6 Texas		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 26–3	51,082
October 5	Oklahoma State*	No. 10	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 14–13	42,158
October 12	at No. 16 Texas A&M	No. 9	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 7–28	50,620
October 19	No. 9 Arizona*	No. 17	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 17–8	40,231
October 26	at SMU	No. 11	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 20–17	32,505
November 2	at Rice	No. 13	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–21	19,500
November 9	at TCU	No. 19	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 28–0	40,189
November 16	at Baylor	No. 20	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 10–17	32,000
November 23	Arkansas		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 13–21	38,327
December 28	vs. Vanderbilt*		Atlanta Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	T 6–6	31,695
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game