1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1976 record	10–2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach	Steve Sloan

1976 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Houston +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#13 Texas Tech +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#7 Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
SMU	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech during the 1976 college football season. Texas Tech wins its first Southwest Conference championship (shared with Houston).

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	Colorado*		Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	W 24-7	44,132
September 25	at New Mexico*	#20	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	W 20-16	28,501
October 9	at #17 Texas A&M	#15	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 27-16	52,651
October 16	at Rice	#10	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 37-13	23,500
October 23	Arizona*	#8	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	W 52-27	44,890
October 30	#15 Texas	#6	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	W 31-28	54,187
November 6	at TCU	#5	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 14-10	20,986
November 13	SMU	#5	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	W 34-7	34,780
November 20	#9 Houston	#5	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	L 19-27	45,102
November 27	at Arkansas	#9	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 30-7	41,327
December 4	#18 Baylor	#9	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	W 24-21	37,105
December 31	vs. #13 Nebraska	#9	Astrodome • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	L 24-27	48,618
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Coach: Steve Sloan

Offensive coordinator: Rex Dockery^[1]

Source:^[2]

Game notes

Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Texas 7 7 7 7 28 • Texas Tech 7 3 14 7 31 Date: October 30 Location: Jones Stadium, Lubbock, TX Game attendance: 54,187

Scoring summary 1 TT Taylor 1-yard run (Hall kick) TT 7-0 1 TEX Constanzo 2-yard run (Erxleben kick) Tied 7-7 2 TEX J. Johnson 1-yard run (Erxleben kick) TEX 14-7 2 TT Hall 34-yard field goal TEX 14-10 3 TEX J. Johnson 60-yard run (Erxleben kick) TEX 21-10 3 TT Allison 5-yard run (Hall kick) TEX 21-17 3 TT Isaac 15-yard run (Hall kick) TT 24-21 4 TEX J. Johnson 1-yard run (Erxleben kick) TEX 28-24 4 TT Taylor 1-yard run (Hall kick) TT 31-28

Source:^[3]

References

1. "The Rex Dockery Award". Bradley Central High School. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
2. "2012 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
3. "'Greatest Game': Texas Tech Beats Texas." Eugene Register-Guard. October 31, 1976