1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season

1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders football

Conference| Southwest Conference
Record| 4–6 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach|

* J. T. King (6th season)

Offensive scheme| T formation
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Jones Stadium

Seasons

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1967 ->

1966 Southwest Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 10 SMU $  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Arkansas | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Texas | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Texas A&M | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Baylor | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Texas Tech | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
TCU | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Rice | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth place in the SWC, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 216 to 181.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included John Scovell with 1,323 passing yards, Mike Leinert with 495 rushing yards, and Larry Gilbert with 767 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 17| at Kansas*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| W 23–7| 28,165|
September 24| Texas|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX (rivalry)

| L 21–31| 48,155| [5]
October 1| at Texas A&M|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX (rivalry)

| L 14–35| 23,500|
October 8| at TCU|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)

| L 3–6| 25,064|
October 15| Florida State*|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| L 33–42| 28,307|
October 22| SMU|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| L 7–24| 40,354|
October 29| at Rice|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 35–19| 21,000|
November 5| Oklahoma State*|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| W 10–7| 28,175|
November 12| Baylor|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX (rivalry)

| L 14–29| 28,965|
November 19| No. 6 Arkansas|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX (rivalry)

| W 21–16| 34,565|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "1966 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. ^ "1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
4. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
5. ^ "Texas races by Texas Tech". The Daily Oklahoman. September 25, 1966. Retrieved April 30, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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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

People|

* Head coaches
* Captains
* Honorees
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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