List of Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons

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The Texas Tech Red Raiders college football team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-A), representing Texas Tech University in the Big 12 Conference. [1] Texas Tech has played its home games at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas since 1947. [2]

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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", a nickname bestowed upon them by a sportswriter impressed by their bright scarlet uniforms that remains to this today. That 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. [3] Before withdrawing from the Border Conference in 1956, the Red Raiders won nine conference championships, the most held by a Border Conference member.

In 1956, Texas Tech was admitted to the Southwest Conference (SWC) but was ineligible for any title during a four-year probationary period. It gained full SWC membership and began official conference play in 1960. The Red Raiders won conference championships in 1976 and 1994. The team remained in the SWC until the conference dissolved in 1996. [4] The university was invited and became a charter member in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference.

This is a list of their annual results. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Ewing Y. Freeland (Independent)(1925–1928)
1925 Ewing Y. Freeland 6–1–2
1926Ewing Y. Freeland 6–1–3
1927Ewing Y. Freeland 5–4
1928Ewing Y. Freeland 4–4–1
Grady Higginbotham (Independent)(1929)
1929 Grady Higginbotham 1–7–2
Pete Cawthon (Independent)(1930–1931)
1930 Pete Cawthon 3–6
1931Pete Cawthon 6–3
Pete Cawthon(Border Conference)(1932–1940)
1932Pete Cawthon 10–2 2–01st [n 1]
1933Pete Cawthon 8–1 1–01st
1934Pete Cawthon 7–2–1 1–01st
1935Pete Cawthon 5–3–2 0–16th
1936Pete Cawthon 5–4–1 0–0–14th
1937Pete Cawthon 8–4 3–01stL Sun
1938Pete Cawthon 10–1 2–01stL Cotton 11
1939Pete Cawthon 5–5–1 2–13rd
1940Pete Cawthon 9–1–1 0–16th
Dell Morgan (Border Conference)(1941–1950)
1941 Dell Morgan 9–2 2–01stL Sun
1942Dell Morgan 4–5–1 3–0–1T–1st
1943Dell Morgan 4–6 0–0N/A
1944Dell Morgan 4–7 2–01st
1945Dell Morgan 3–5–2 1–0–1T–1st
1946Dell Morgan 8–3 3–12nd
1947Dell Morgan 6–5 4–01stL Sun
1948Dell Morgan 7–3 5–01st
1949Dell Morgan 7–5 5–01stL Raisin
1950Dell Morgan 3–8 3–24th
DeWitt Weaver (Border Conference)(1951–1956)
1951 DeWitt Weaver 7–4 5–01stW Sun
1952DeWitt Weaver 3–7–1 2–1–12nd
1953DeWitt Weaver 11–1 5–01stW Gator 1212
1954DeWitt Weaver 7–2–1 4–01st
1955DeWitt Weaver 7–3–1 3–0–11stL Sun
1956DeWitt Weaver 2–7–1 1–3N/A
DeWitt Weaver(Independent)(1957–1959)
1957DeWitt Weaver 2–8
1958DeWitt Weaver 3–7
1959DeWitt Weaver 4–6
DeWitt Weaver(Southwest Conference)(1960)
1960DeWitt Weaver 3–6–1 1–5–16th
J. T. King (Southwest Conference)(1961–1969)
1961 J. T. King 4–6 2–5T–8th
1962J. T. King 1–9 0–78th
1963J. T. King 5–5 2–5T–6th
1964J. T. King 6–4–1 3–3–1T–4thL Sun
1965J. T. King 8–3 5–3T–2ndL Gator 10
1966J. T. King 4–6 2–5T–6th
1967J. T. King 6–4 5–22nd
1968J. T. King 5–3–2 4–34th
1969J. T. King 5–5 4–3T–6th
Jim Carlen (Southwest Conference)(1970–1974)
1970 Jim Carlen 8–4 5–23rd
1971Jim Carlen 4–7 2–55th
1972Jim Carlen 8–4 4–3T–2ndL Sun
1973Jim Carlen 11–1 6–12ndW Gator 1111
1974Jim Carlen 6–4–2 3–46th
Steve Sloan (Southwest Conference)(1975–1977)
1975 Steve Sloan 6–5 4–34th
1976Steve Sloan 10–2 6–1T–1stL Bluebonnet 1313
1977Steve Sloan 7–5 4–4T–4thL Tangerine
Rex Dockery (Southwest Conference)(1978–1980)
1978 Rex Dockery 7–4 5–34th
1979Rex Dockery 3–6–2 2–5–17th
1980Rex Dockery 5–6 3–5T–6th
Jerry Moore (Southwest Conference)(1981–1985)
1981 Jerry Moore 1–9–1 0–7–19th
1982Jerry Moore 4–7 3–5T–6th
1983Jerry Moore 3–7–1 3–4–1T–5th
1984Jerry Moore 4–7 2–68th
1985Jerry Moore 4–7 1–78th
David McWilliams (Southwest Conference)(1986)
1986 David McWilliams [n 2] 7–5 [n 2] 5–3T–4thL Independence
Spike Dykes (Southwest Conference)(1986–1995)
1987Spike Dykes 6–4–1 3–3–14th
1988Spike Dykes 5–6 4–34th
1989Spike Dykes 9–3 5–34thW All-American 1619
1990Spike Dykes 4–7 3–5T–5th
1991Spike Dykes 6–5 5–3T–2nd
1992Spike Dykes 5–6 4–3T–2nd
1993Spike Dykes 6–6 5–2T–2ndL John Hancock
1994Spike Dykes 6–6 4–3T–1stL Cotton
1995Spike Dykes 9–3 5–2T–2ndW Copper 2023
Spike Dykes(Big 12 Conference)(1996–1999)
1996Spike Dykes 7–5 5–32nd (South)L Alamo
1997Spike Dykes 6–5 5–3T–2nd (South)
1998Spike Dykes 7–5 4–43rd (South)L Independence
1999Spike Dykes 6–5 5–3T–2nd (South)
Mike Leach (Big 12 Conference)(2000–2009)
2000 Mike Leach 7–6 3–54th (South)L Galleryfurniture.com
2001Mike Leach 7–5 4–4T–3rd (South)L Alamo
2002Mike Leach 9–5 5–3T–3rd (South)W Tangerine
2003Mike Leach 8–5 4–44th (South)W Houston
2004Mike Leach 8–4 5–3T–3rd (South)W Holiday 1718
2005Mike Leach 9–3 6–2T–2nd (South)L Cotton 1920
2006Mike Leach 8–5 4–44th (South)W Insight
2007Mike Leach 9–4 4–4T–3rd (South)W Gator 2322
2008Mike Leach 11–2 7–1T–1st (South)L Cotton 1212
2009Mike Leach [n 3] 9–4 [n 3] 5–3T–3rd (South)W Alamo 2321
Tommy Tuberville (Big 12 Conference)(2010–2012)
2010 Tommy Tuberville 8–5 3–55th (South)W TicketCity
2011Tommy Tuberville 5–7 2–79th
2012Tommy Tuberville [n 4] 8–5 [n 4] 4–5T–5thW Texas
Kliff Kingsbury (Big 12 Conference)(2013–2018)
2013 Kliff Kingsbury 8–5 4–56thW Holiday
2014Kliff Kingsbury 4–8 2–78th
2015Kliff Kingsbury 7–6 4–5T–5thL Texas
2016Kliff Kingsbury 5–7 3–6T–6th
2017Kliff Kingsbury 6–7 3–67thL Birmingham
2018Kliff Kingsbury 5–7 3–6T–7th
Matt Wells (Big 12 Conference)(2019–2021)
2019 Matt Wells 4–8 2–79th
2020Matt Wells 4–6 3–68th
2021Matt Wells [n 5] 7–6 [n 5] 3–6 [n 5] T–7thW Liberty
Joey McGuire (Big 12 Conference)(2022–Present)
2022 Joey McGuire 8–5 5–44thW Texas
2023 Joey McGuire 7–6 5–4T-7thW Independence
Total:597-481–32
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. ↑ Although Texas Tech went undefeated in conference play, Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association rules forbade an official conference championship being awarded to a team without a minimum of three games played between conference members. [8]
  2. 1 2 McWilliams then spent the 1986 season as head coach at Texas Tech, leading the Red Raiders to a bowl bid, before accepting the head coach position of Texas. The team was coached in the bowl game by Spike Dykes.
  3. 1 2 On December 28, Leach was suspended by Texas Tech pending investigation of alleged inappropriate treatment of Adam James, a redshirt sophomore wide receiver. Leach was terminated by the university on December 30. Ruffin McNeill, the team's defensive coordinator, was named interim head coach and led the team during their appearance in the Alamo Bowl.
  4. 1 2 At the end of the regular season, Tuberville resigned to take the same position at Cincinnati. Offensive line coach Chris Thomsen served as interim head coach for the team's bowl game.
  5. 1 2 3 The team was led by third-year head coach Matt Wells for the first eight games. Wells was fired on October 25, with offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie being named interim head coach. Baylor associate head coach/outside linebackers coach Joey McGuire was named as Texas Tech's 17th head coach on November 8; Cumbie continued to serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

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References

  1. ↑ "Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Record by Year".
  2. ↑ "Cultivating the Home Field Advantage, A Memoir Revisited". Texas Tech University. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Texas Tech Bowl History". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 16, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Texas Tech Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Texas Tech Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
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  8. ↑ "Discontinued Conferences" (PDF). Conference Standings and Champions. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 12. Retrieved December 13, 2010.

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