1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season

1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders football

Conference| Independent
Record| 2–7–1
Head coach|

* DeWitt Weaver (6th season)

Offensive scheme| T formation
Base defense| 5–3
Home stadium| Jones Stadium

Seasons

<- 1955

1957 ->

1956 NCAA University Division independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 6 Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 16 Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
No. 8 Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Air Force |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Pacific (CA) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Florida State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Dayton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Drake |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
San Jose State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Texas Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 2
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as an independent during the 1956 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled a 2–7–1 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 216 to 117.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Buddy Hill with 326 passing yards, Doug Duncan with 360 rushing yards, and Ken Vakey with 180 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 22| Texas Western|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| L 13–17| 17,000
September 29| at Baylor|

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX (rivalry)

| L 0–27| 15,000
October 6| vs. No. 11 Texas A&M|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX (rivalry)

| L 7–40| 32,500
October 13| West Texas State|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| L 14–34| 20,500
October 27| at Arizona|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| W 21–7| 22,000
November 3| Oklahoma A&M|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| T 13–13| 17,000
November 10| No. 17 TCU|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX (rivalry)

| W 21–7| 22,000
November 17| at Tulsa|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| L 7–10| 12,152
November 24| Houston|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX (rivalry)

| L 7–20| 15,500
December 1| at Hardin–Simmons|

* Parramore Stadium
* Abilene, TX

| L 14–41| 5,000

* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
2. ^ "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 100. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
3. ^ "1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
4. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.

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Texas Tech Red Raiders football

Venues|

* South Plains Fairgrounds (1925–1926)
* Tech Field (1926–1947)
* Jones AT&T Stadium (1947–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Arkansas
* Baylor
* Houston
* TCU
* Texas
* Texas A&M

Culture & lore|

* History
* Raider Red
* The Masked Rider
* "Fight, Raiders, Fight"
* "The Matador Song"
* Goin' Band from Raiderland
* Guns Up
* 1939 Centenary game
* 2008 Texas game
* 2008 Big 12 South 3-way tie controversy
* 2016 Oklahoma game

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* Head coaches
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* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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