1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4–1 (4–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Winder (1st season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorCarlos Mainord (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1987 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Texas A&M $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Arkansas 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Texas 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Baylor 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
TCU 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Houston 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Rice 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–4–1 record (4–3–1 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 315 to 266.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 56:00 pmat No. 8 Florida State*
HSEL 16–4052,893[2]
September 127:00 pmColorado State*
W 33–2428,786[3]
September 197:00 pmLamar*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 43–1427,795[4]
September 2612:00 pmat Baylor
RaycomL 22–3634,816[5]
October 312:00 pmNo. 15 Texas A&M
RaycomW 27–2142,625[6]
October 107:00 pmNo. 20 Arkansasdagger
L 0–3140,584[7]
October 171:00 pmRice
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 59–725,314[8]
October 242:00 pmTulsa*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 42–724,341[9]
October 311:00 pmat Texas
HSEL 27–4174,984[10]
November 712:00 pmTCU
RaycomW 36–3528,516[11]
November 217:00 pmat Houston
T 10–1019,295[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Florida State boots Raiders". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 6, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Raiders outlast Rams". Bryan-College Station Eagle. September 13, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gray, Texas Tech steamroll Lamar, 43–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bears' victory aided by Tech's turnovers". The Victoria Advocate. September 27, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tech stuns A&M, 27–21". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 4, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Razorbacks, Rouse ravage Red Raiders, 31–0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 11, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Raiders club hapless Rice". The Paris News. October 18, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tech ready for journey to Austin". The Victoria Advocate. October 25, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Revenge is sweeter for Texas". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 1, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tech traps TCU 36–35". The Orange Leader. November 8, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Houston ties Texas Tech, 10–10, keeping Raiders from a bowl bid". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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