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1964 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Summary

The 1964 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 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the SWC, lost to Georgia in the 1964 Sun Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 166 to 120.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Tom Wilson with 777 passing yards and Donny Anderson with 966 rushing yards and 396 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

1964 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Sun Bowl, L 0–7 vs. Georgia
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4–1 (3–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Southwest Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Arkansas $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Texas 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Baylor 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Rice 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
TCU 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
SMU 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19Mississippi State*
W 21–738,000[5]
September 26No. 4 Texas
L 0–2347,100[6]
October 3at Texas A&M
W 16–1225,000
October 10at TCU
W 25–1023,902
October 17at Baylor
L 10–2819,165
October 24SMU
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 12–036,000
October 31at Rice
NBCT 6–6
November 7West Texas State*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 48–034,500
November 14Washington State*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 28–1025,500
November 21No. 3 Arkansas 
L 0–1745,000[7]
December 26vs. Georgia*
CBSL 0–723,292[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "1964 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. ^ "1964 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
  5. ^ "Tech stuns Mississippi State, 21–7". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 20, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Steers hook Raiders". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. September 27, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas Blanks TT, Closes Out Unbeaten". The Pampa Daily News. November 22, 1964. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bulldogs blind Raiders in Sun Bowl". Waco Tribune-Herald. December 27, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.