1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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 Southwest Conference (SWC) member 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Kansas*
W 23–728,165[5]
September 24Texas
L 21–3148,155[6]
October 1at Texas A&M
L 14–3523,500[7]
October 8at TCU
L 3–625,064[8]
October 15Florida State*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 33–4228,307[9]
October 22SMUdagger
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 7–2440,350[10]
October 29at Rice
W 35–1921,000[11]
November 5Oklahoma State*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 10–728,175[12]
November 12Baylor
L 14–2928,965[13]
November 19No. 6 Arkansas
W 21–1634,565[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "1966 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. 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. ^ "Red Raiders romp over Kansas, 23–7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 18, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas races by Texas Tech". The Daily Oklahoman. September 25, 1966. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "A&M pins 35–14 loss on Tech". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 2, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "TCU edges Texas Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 9, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "FSU shocks Red Raiders". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 16, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "SMU, miscues down Tech". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 23, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tech plasters Rice, 35–19". Wichita Falls Times. October 30, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Texas Tech slips past Cowpokes". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Baylor dumps Tech, 29–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 13, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Texas Tech surprises sixth-ranked Arkansas, 21–16". The El Paso Times. November 20, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1966–67 NCAA Statistics (Texas Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
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