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The 1981 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jerry Moore, the Red Raiders compiled a 1–9–1 record (4–5 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 298 to 198, and finished in ninth and last place in the conference.[2] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
1981 Texas Tech Red Raiders football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 1–9–1 (0–7–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | I formation |
Defensive coordinator | Jim Bates[1] (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 SMU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Texas | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | at Colorado* | L 27–45 | 34,884 | [3] | |
September 19 | New Mexico* | W 28–21 | 42,321 | [4] | |
September 26 | at Baylor | L 15–28 | 40,000 | [5] | |
October 3 | Texas A&M |
| L 23–24 | 50,081 | [6] |
October 10 | Arkansas |
| L 14–26 | 41,866 | [7] |
October 17 | Rice |
| L 23–30 | 40,073 | [8] |
October 24 | Washington* |
| L 7–14 | 36,335 | [9] |
October 31 | at No. 6 Texas | L 9–26 | 56,439 | [10] | |
November 7 | TCU |
| T 39–39 | 37,714 | [11] |
November 14 | at No. 8 SMU | L 6–30 | 24,410 | [12] | |
November 21 | at Houston | L 7–15 | 25,169 | [13] | |
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