1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of 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.

1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–6–2 (2–5–1 SWC)
Head coach	Rex Dockery (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Option
Defensive coordinator	Sam Robertson (2nd season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Houston +	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Arkansas +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Texas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	No. 1 USC*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–21	52,991	[2]
September 15	New Mexico*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 17–7	42,109	[3]
September 22	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	T 14–14	40,476	[4]
September 29	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 17–27	35,800	[5]
October 6	Texas A&M	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 21–20	52,468	[6]
October 13	Arkansas	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 6–20	47,109	[7]
October 20	Rice	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 30–7	41,732	[8]
November 3	at No. 8 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 6–14	77,809	[9]
November 10	TCU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	T 3–3	40,091	[10]
November 17	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 10–35	42,226	[11]
November 23	at No. 9 Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 10–14	25,637	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
2. "White injured early, but Southern Cal wins". Wisconsin State Journal. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Adams, Reeves lead Tech to 17–7 win". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Raiders knot Arizona". Wichita Falls Times. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Baylor posts comeback victory over Texas Tech". The State. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Raiders trip Aggies". The Odessa American. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Arkansas nails Texas Tech, 20–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Red Raiders romp past punchless Owls 30–7". The Marshall News Messenger. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Texas finds new quarterback". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Frogs knot Raiders 3–3 on Porter's last-gasp FG". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Taylor leads Southern Methodist". Lincoln Journal Star. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Houston rallies to pin 14–10 loss on Texas Tech". The Patriot-News. November 24, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.