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1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
TCU 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Arkansas 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
SMU 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Rice 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Baylor 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the SWC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 217 to 165.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Joe Matulich with 507 passing yards, Mike Leinert with 689 rushing yards, and Larry Gilbert with 491 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Iowa State*
W 52–030,328
September 28at No. 8 Texas
W 19–1366,000[5]
October 7Mississippi State*No. 10
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 3–739,000[6]
October 12Texas A&M
L 24–2848,240
October 21at Florida State*
L 12–2833,179
October 28at SMU
W 21–734,000
November 4Ricedagger
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 24–1045,150
November 11at TCU
L 0–1623,428
November 18Baylor
W 31–2934,000
November 25at Arkansas
W 31–2740,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "1967 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
  5. ^ "Scovell guides TT to 19–13 upset win". Austin American-Statesman. October 1, 1967. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mighty Tech shocked, 7–3, by Bulldogs". The Arizona Republic. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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