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Texas Tech Red Raider football player stands with the a football in the endzone in the foreground with fans in the stands in the background cheering.
Future St. Louis Rams wide receiver Danny Amendola scores a touchdown in the 2004 game against the Baylor Bears
A six-story press box stands over a lawn and parking lot.
The West press box of Jones AT&T Stadium

The Texas Tech Red Raiders college football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-A), representing Texas Tech University in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference. Texas Tech has played its home games at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas since 1947.[1]

Texas Tech (then known as Texas Technological College) fielded its first intercollegiate football team during the 1925 season. The team was known as the "Matadors" from 1925 to 1936, a name suggested by the wife of E. Y. Freeland, the first football coach, to reflect the influence of the Spanish Renaissance architecture on campus. In 1932, Texas Tech joined the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association, also known as the Border Conference. The school's short-lived Matadors moniker was replaced officially in 1937 with "Red Raiders", the nickname the team has today. The same year, the team won its first conference championship and was invited to the Sun Bowl. The game was played on January 1, 1938, and resulted in a 7–6 loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers. Texas Tech suffered four more bowl losses before their first postseason win in the 1952 Sun Bowl.[2] Before withdrawing from the Border Conference in 1956, the Red Raiders won eight conference championships and one co-championship, the most held by a Border Conference member.

In 1960, Texas Tech was admitted to the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Red Raiders won conference co-championships in 1976 and 1994. The team remained in the SWC until the conference ceased operations in 1996.[3] Following the dissolution of the SWC, the university became a charter member in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference. Texas Tech is the only team in the Big 12 with a winning record each year since 1996, when the conference began.[3][A 1]

In each of its last thirteen seasons Tech has finished with a winning record, the fourth-longest such streak in the nation.[15][A 2] The Red Raiders have made 32 bowl game appearances, the 4th-most by a Big 12 team and tied with the Miami Hurricanes and Ole Miss Rebels for 17th-most of any university.[17]

Seasons

Conference champions† Conference co-champions‡ Division co-champions♦ Bowl game berth^ Shared standing T
Season Head coach[3] Conference[18] Season results[3][19][20] Bowl result[2] Final poll[21]
Final standings Wins Losses Ties[A 3] AP USA Today Coaches'
Conference Division[A 4]
Texas Tech Matadors
1925 E. Y. Freeland Independent 6 1 2 —
1926 Independent 6 1 3 —
1927 Independent 5 4 0 —
1928 Independent 4 4 1 —
1929 Grady Higginbotham Independent 1 7 2 —
1930 Pete Cawthon Independent 3 6 0 —
1931 Independent 6 3 0 —
1932 Border Conference — 10 2 0 —
1933 Border Conference — 8 1 2 —
1934 Border Conference — 7 2 1 —
1935 Border Conference — 5 4 1 —
1936 Border Conference — 5 4 1 —
Texas Tech Red Raiders
1937† Pete Cawthon Border Conference 1st 8 4 0 Lost Sun Bowl to West Virginia Mountaineers, 7–6^ —
1938 Border Conference — 10 1 0 Lost Cotton Bowl Classic to Saint Mary's (CA), 20–13^ 11
1939 Border Conference — 5 5 1 — —
1940 Border Conference — 9 1 1 — —
1941 Dell Morgan Border Conference — 9 2 0 — —
1942‡ Border Conference T–1st 4 5 1 Lost Sun Bowl to Tulsa Golden Hurricanes, 6–0^ —
1943 Border Conference — 4 6 0 — —
1944 Border Conference — 4 7 0 — —
1945 Border Conference — 3 5 2 — —
1946 Border Conference — 8 3 0 — —
1947† Border Conference 1st 6 5 0 — —
1948† Border Conference 1st 7 3 0 Lost Sun Bowl to Miami Redskins, 6–0^ —
1949† Border Conference 1st 7 5 0 Lost Raisin Bowl to San Jose State Spartans, 20–13^ —
1950 Border Conference — 3 8 0 — — —
1951† DeWitt Weaver Border Conference 1st 7 4 0 Won Sun Bowl against Pacific Tigers, 25–14^ — —
1952 Border Conference — 3 7 1 — — —
1953† Border Conference 1st 11 1 0 Won Gator Bowl against Auburn Tigers, 35–13^ 12 12
1954† Border Conference 1st 7 2 1 — — —
1955† Border Conference 1st 7 3 1 Lost Sun Bowl against Maryland Terrapins, 21–14^ — —
1956 Border Conference — 2 7 1 — — —
1957 Independent 2 8 0 — — —
1958 Independent 3 7 0 — — —
1959 Independent 4 6 0 — — —
1960 Southwest Conference 6th 3 6 1 — — —
1961 J. T. King Southwest Conference 7th 4 6 0 — — —
1962 Southwest Conference 8th 1 9 0 — — —
1963 Southwest Conference 6th 5 5 0 — — —
1964 Southwest Conference T–4th 6 4 1 Lost Sun Bowl to Georgia Bulldogs, 7–0^ — —
1965 Southwest Conference 2nd 8 3 0 Lost Gator Bowl to Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 31–21^ — 10
1966 Southwest Conference 7th 4 6 0 — — —
1967 Southwest Conference 2nd 6 4 0 — — —
1968 Southwest Conference 4th 5 3 2 — — —
1969 Southwest Conference T–3rd 5 5 0 — — —
1970 Jim Carlen Southwest Conference 3rd 8 4 0 Lost Sun Bowl to Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 17–9^ — —
1971 Southwest Conference 7th 4 7 0 — — —
1972 Southwest Conference T–2nd 8 4 0 Lost Sun Bowl to North Carolina Tar Heels, 32–28^ — —
1973 Southwest Conference 2nd 11 1 0 Won Gator Bowl against Tennessee Volunteers, 28–19^ 11 11
1974 Southwest Conference 6th 6 4 2 Tied Peach Bowl with Vanderbilt Commodores, 6–6^ — —
1975 Steve Sloan Southwest Conference 4th 6 5 0 — — —
1976‡ Southwest Conference T–1st 10 2 0 Lost Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl to Nebraska Cornhuskers, 27–24^ 13 13
1977 Southwest Conference T–4th 7 5 0 Lost Tangerine Bowl to Florida State Seminoles, 40–17^ — —
1978 Rex Dockery Southwest Conference 4th 7 4 0 — — —
1979 Southwest Conference 7th 3 6 2 — — —
1980 Southwest Conference T–6th 5 6 0 — — —
1981 Jerry Moore Southwest Conference 9th 1 9 1 — — —
1982 Southwest Conference T–6th 4 7 0 — — —
1983 Southwest Conference 6th 3 7 1 — — —
1984 Southwest Conference 8th 4 7 0 — — —
1985 Southwest Conference 7th 4 7 0 — — —
1986 David McWilliams Southwest Conference 4th 7 5 0 McWilliams resigned before bowl game — —
Spike Dykes Lost Independence Bowl to Ole Miss Rebels, 20–17^
1987 Southwest Conference 4th 6 4 1 — — —
1988 Southwest Conference 3rd 5 6 0 — — —
1989 Southwest Conference 3rd 9 3 0 Won All-American Bowl against Duke Blue Devils, 49–21^ 19 16
1990 Southwest Conference T–4th 4 7 0 — — —
1991 Southwest Conference T–2nd 6 5 0 — — —
1992 Southwest Conference T–2nd 5 6 0 — — —
1993 Southwest Conference T–2nd 6 6 0 Lost John Hancock Bowl to Oklahoma Sooners, 41–10^ — —
1994‡ Southwest Conference T–1st 6 6 0 Lost Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic to USC Trojans, 55–14^ — —
1995 Southwest Conference T–2nd 9 3 0 Won Copper Bowl against Air Force Falcons, 55–41^ 23 20
1996 Big 12 Conference — 2nd 7 5 Lost Builders Square Alamo Bowl to Iowa Hawkeyes, 27–0^ — —
1997 Big 12 Conference — T–2nd 6 5 — — —
1998 Big 12 Conference — 3rd 7 5 Lost Sanford Independence Bowl to Ole Miss Rebels, 35–18^ — —
1999 Big 12 Conference — T–2nd 6 5 — — —
2000 Mike Leach Big 12 Conference — 4th 7 6 Lost Galleryfurniture.com Bowl to East Carolina Pirates, 40–27^ — —
2001 Big 12 Conference — T–3rd 7 5 Lost Sylvania Alamo Bowl to Iowa Hawkeyes, 19–16^ — —
2002 Big 12 Conference — T–3rd 9 5 Won Mazda Tangerine Bowl against Clemson Tigers, 55–15^ — —
2003 Big 12 Conference — 4th 8 5 Won EV1.net Houston Bowl against Navy Midshipmen, 38–14^ — —
2004 Big 12 Conference — T–3rd 8 4 Won Pacific Life Holiday Bowl against California Golden Bears, 45–31^ 18 17
2005 Big 12 Conference — T–2nd 9 3 Lost AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic to Alabama Crimson Tide, 13–10^ 20 19
2006 Big 12 Conference — 4th 8 5 Won Insight Bowl against Minnesota Golden Gophers, 44–41 (OT)^ — —
2007 Big 12 Conference — T–3rd 9 4 Won Konica Minolta Gator Bowl against Virginia Cavaliers, 31–28^ 22 23
2008♦ Big 12 Conference — T–1st
[A 5] 		11 2 Lost AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic to Ole Miss Rebels, 47–34^ 12 12
Total 492 368 31 (only includes regular season games)
10 21 1 (only includes bowl games; 32 appearances)
502 389 32 (all games)

Notes

  1. ^ While in the Big 12 Conference:
    Baylor's first losing season was in 1996.[4]
    Colorado's first losing season was in 1997.[5]
    Iowa State's first losing season was in 1996.[6]
    Kansas' first losing season was in 1996.[7]
    Kansas State's first losing season was in 2004.[8]
    Missouri's first losing season was in 1996.[9]
    Nebraska's first losing season was in 2007.[10]
    Oklahoma's first losing season was in 1996.[11]
    Oklahoma State's first losing season was in 1996.[12]
    Texas' first losing season was in 1997.[13]
    Texas A&M's first losing season was in 2003.[14]
  2. ^ The Red Raiders moved to fourth in 2008 when the Michigan Wolverines had a losing season.[16]
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[22]
  4. ^ The Big 12 Conference introduced divisional play in its first year in 1996; the divisional winners advance to the Big 12 Championship Game to determine the conference champion.[23]
  5. ^ Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech all finished the season with identical 7–1 conference records, creating a three-way-tie for the South division championship. Under Big 12 tiebreaker rules, ties are normally broken by head-to-head matchups but this case was unique as Texas beat Oklahoma 45–35, Oklahoma beat Texas Tech 65–21, and Texas Tech beat Texas 39–33 which made breaking the three-way tie impossible using head-to-head games. According to Big 12 rules, the fifth tie-breaker dictated that the team with the highest BCS Ranking, released on November 30 of that year, would represent the South Division in the championship game. Coaches, journalists and computer rankings, which are the major components of the BCS ranking formula, decided the division representative. During the final week of the Big 12 regular season, Oklahoma defeated a ranked Oklahoma State team and Texas defeated an unranked Texas A&M team, delivering a higher computer rating to Oklahoma and influencing BCS voters.[24][25]

References

  1. ^ "Cultivating the Home Field Advantage, A Memoir Revisited". Texas Tech University. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
  2. ^ a b "Texas Tech Bowl History". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  3. ^ a b c d "Texas Tech Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  4. ^ "Baylor Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  5. ^ "Colorado Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  6. ^ "Iowa State Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  7. ^ "Kansas Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  8. ^ "Kansas State Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  9. ^ "Missouri Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  10. ^ "Nebraska Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  11. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  12. ^ "Oklahoma State Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  13. ^ "Texas Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  14. ^ "Texas A&M Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  15. ^ Williams, Don (2007-09-09). "Texas Tech-SMU game facts". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
  16. ^ "Michigan Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  17. ^ "Team Records - Most Bowl Appearances". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  18. ^ "Texas Tech Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  19. ^ "Texas Tech Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  20. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  21. ^ "Texas Tech In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  22. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
  23. ^ "Tiebreaker Procedures". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
  24. ^ Weiss, Dick. "Sooners win Big 12 South thanks to BCS computers:". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2009-12-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ George, Brandon. "Big 12 commissioner says it's been a tough week:". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2009-12-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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