American college football season
The 1977 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a emmebr of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their third and final season under head coach Steve Sloan, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–5 record (4–4 against SWC opponents), outscored opponents by a combined total of 279 to 246, and finished in a tie for fourth place in the SWC.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | at Baylor | No. 8 | | W 17–7 | 45,800 | |
September 17 | New Mexico* | No. 8 | | W 49–14 | 45,108 | |
September 24 | No. 6 Texas A&M | No. 7 | | L 17–33 | 55,008 | |
October 1 | at North Carolina* | No. 13 | | W 10–7 | 48,000 | [2] |
October 8 | at Arizona* | No. 17 | | W 32–26 | 41,500 | |
October 15 | Rice | No. 15 | | W 42–7 | 42,689 | |
October 29 | at No. 1 Texas | No. 14 | | L 0–26 | 77,809 | |
November 5 | TCU![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Jones Stadium
- Lubbock, Texas (rivalry)
| W 49–17 | 42,124 | |
November 12 | at SMU | No. 18 | | W 45–7 | 21,689 | |
November 19 | at Houston | No. 16 | | L 7–45 | 43,989 | |
November 26 | No. 6 Arkansas | | | L 14–17 | 32,856 | |
December 23 | vs. No. 19 Florida State* | | | L 17–40 | 44,502 | |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1977 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | | Tres Adami | TE | | Gregg Adkins | QB | | Rodney Allison | OL | | Terry Anderson | RB | | Sam Bailey | TE | | James Hadnot | TE | | Mark Harrelson | OL | | Dan Irons | QB | | Mark Johnson | RB | | Mark Julian | WR | | Howie Lewis | OL | | Larry Martin | RB | | Eddie Monaco | WR | | Brian Nelson | RB | | Chris Orr | RB | | Billy Taylor | WR | | Godfrey Turner | OL | | Joe Walstad | OL | | Ken Walter | OL | | Greg Wessels | RB | | Jimmy Williams | WR | | Sammy Williams | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DL | | Richard Arledge | DB | | Larry Dupre | DB | | Eric Felton | DB | | Larry Flowers | DB | | Greg Frazier | DL | | David Hill | LB | | Don Kelly | DL | | Jim Krahl | LB | | Gary McCright | LB | | Mike Mock | DL | | Curtis Reed | DB | | Willie Stephens | DL | | Kim Taliaferro | DL | | Andrew Thomas | DL | | Olan Tisdale | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | | Bill Adams | K | | Mike Mock | P | | Eric Jones | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
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