1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–4–1 record (4–3–1 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 315 to 266.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1987 record6–4–1 (4–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1987 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Texas A&M $ 6 1 0  10 2 0
Arkansas 5 2 0  9 4 0
Texas 5 2 0  7 5 0
Texas Tech 3 3 1  6 4 1
Baylor 3 4 0  6 5 0
TCU 3 4 0  5 6 0
Houston 2 4 1  4 6 1
Rice 0 8 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat No. 8 Florida State*HSEL 16–4052,893
September 127:00 pmColorado State*W 33–2428,786
September 197:00 pmLamar*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 43–1427,795
September 2612:00 pmat BaylorRaycomL 22–3634,816
October 312:00 pmNo. 15 Texas A&M
RaycomW 27–2142,625
October 107:00 pmNo. 20 Arkansas
L 0–3140,586
October 171:00 pmRice
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 59–725,314
October 242:00 pmTulsa*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 42–724,341
October 311:00 pmat TexasHSEL 27–4174,984
November 712:00 pmTCU
RaycomW 36–3528,516
November 217:00 pmat HoustonT 10–1019,295
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. "1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. "1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.


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