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1986 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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1986 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorSpike Dykes (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Texas A&M $7–1–09–3–0
No. 15 Arkansas6–2–09–3–0
No. 12 Baylor6–2–09–3–0
Texas Tech5–3–07–5–0
SMU5–3–06–5–0
Texas4–4–05–6–0
Rice2–6–04–7–0
TCU1–7–03–8–0
Houston0–8–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a memnber of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first and only season under head coach David McWilliams, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–4 record in the regular season (5–3 against SWC opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the conference. The team was invited to play in the 1986 Independence Bowl and lost to Ole Miss, 20 to 17. The team was coached in the bowl game by Spike Dykes. Over the course of the full 1986 season, the team outscored opponents by a combined total of 271 to 268.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 67:00 pmKansas State*
W 41–737,842[2]
September 136:30 pmat No. 2 Miami (FL)*
L 11–6141,925[3]
September 207:00 pmNew Mexico*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 14–736,520[4]
September 2712:00 pmNo. 17 Baylordagger
RaycomL 14–4541,046[5]
October 41:30 pmat No. 14 Texas A&M
L 8–4562,876[6]
October 111:00 pmat No. 8 Arkansas
W 17–749,012[7]
October 1812:00 pmat Rice
RaycomW 49–2118,000[8]
November 112:00 pmTexas
USAW 23–2144,820[9]
November 82:00 pmat TCU
W 36–1425,729[10]
November 152:00 pmSMU
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 7–1335,887[11]
November 222:00 pmHouston
W 34–730,196[12]
December 207:00 pmvs. Ole Miss*
USAL 17–2046,369[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. "1986 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. "Cowan, Tech bounce Wildcats". The Odessa American. September 7, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Second-ranked Miami canes Texas Tech, 61–11". Bryan-College Station Eagle. September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Texas Tech nudges New Mexico, 14–7". The Monitor. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Baylor bounces Texas Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Battlestar Aggie destroys Texas Tech, 45–8". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tech pulls off shocker". The Victoria Advocate. October 12, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Raiders cash 7 Owl turnovers". Bryan-College Station Eagle. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Texas Tech routs Texas". The Kilgore News Herald. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Texas Tech drops TCU, 36–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Ponies stifle fumbling Raiders". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Texas Tech gains Independence in 34–7 rout". Longview Morning Journal. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Texas Tech falls short against Ole Miss, 20–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 21, 1986. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1986 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.