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1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Peach Bowl, T 6–6 vs. Vanderbilt
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4–2 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeNo-huddle option
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1974 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Baylor $6–1–08–4–0
No. 17 Texas5–2–08–4–0
No. 16 Texas A&M5–2–08–3–0
Arkansas3–3–16–4–1
SMU3–3–16–4–1
Texas Tech3–4–06–4–2
Rice2–5–02–8–1
TCU0–7–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) 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 SWC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 193 to 158.[1][2] 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.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14Iowa State*
W 24–338,542[5]
September 21New Mexico*
T 21–2117,719[6]
September 28No. 6 Texas
W 26–351,082[7]
October 5Oklahoma State*No. 10
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 14–1342,158[8]
October 12at No. 16 Texas A&MNo. 9
L 7–2850,620[9]
October 19No. 9 Arizona*No. 17
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 17–840,231[10]
October 26at SMUNo. 11
W 20–1732,505[11]
November 2at RiceNo. 13
L 7–2119,500[12]
November 9TCUdaggerNo. 19
W 28–040,189[13]
November 16at BaylorNo. 20
L 10–1732,000[14]
November 23Arkansas
L 13–2138,327[15]
December 28vs. Vanderbilt*
ABCT 6–631,695[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][2]

References

  1. "1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 98. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. "1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
  5. Maly, Phil (September 15, 1974). "Texas Tech shocks Cyclones, 24–3". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "New Mexico ties Texas Tech, 21–21". The Odessa American. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Raiders finally get Texas' number, 26–3". Valley Morning Star. September 26, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Red Raiders hold off OSU charge". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 6, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Ags blast Red Raiders at College Station, 28–7". Pampa Daily News. October 13, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Texas Tech jars Arizona by 17–8". The Victoria Advocate. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Red Raiders squeak past Mustangs". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 27, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Kramer, Rice upset Red Raiders, 21–7". The Marshall News Messenger. November 3, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Red Raiders blank Frogs". Wichita Falls Times. November 10, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Baylor slashes Raiders". Clovis News-Journal. November 17, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Arkansas' Forte T-Tech's undoing". Tulsa Daily World. November 24, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Vandy, Red Raiders battle to 6–6 stalemate in Peach Bowl". Valley Morning Star. December 29, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.