1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders football | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
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1979 record | 3–6–2 (2–5–1 SWC) |
Head coach | Rex Dockery (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Sam Robertson (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#5 Houston § | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Arkansas § | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#12 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#14 Baylor | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Rex Dockery, the Red Raiders compiled a 3–6–2 record (2–5–1 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 182 to 141, and finished in seventh place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 8 | No. 1 USC* | L 7–21 | 52,991 | |
September 15 | New Mexico* |
| W 17–7 | 42,109 |
September 22 | at Arizona* | T 14–14 | 40,476 | |
September 29 | at Baylor | L 17–27 | 35,800 | |
October 6 | Texas A&M |
| W 21–20 | 52,468 |
October 13 | Arkansas |
| L 6–20 | 47,109 |
October 20 | Rice |
| W 30–7 | 41,732 |
November 3 | at No. 8 Texas | L 6–14 | 77,809 | |
November 10 | TCU |
| T 3–3 | 40,091 |
November 17 | at SMU | L 10–35 | 42,226 | |
November 24 | at No. 9 Houston | L 7–34 | 25,637 | |
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References[]
- ↑ "1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/1979.html. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ "1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/1979-schedule.html. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
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