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1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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1966Texas 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 ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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 fromAP Poll

The1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known asTexas Tech University—as aSouthwest Conference (SWC) member during the1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coachJ. 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 atClifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	atKansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 23–7	28,165	^[5]
September 24	Texas	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 21–31	48,155	^[6]
October 1	atTexas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 14–35	23,500	^[7]
October 8	atTCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 3–6	25,064	^[8]
October 15	Florida State*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 33–42	28,307	^[9]
October 22	SMU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–24	40,350	^[10]
October 29	atRice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 35–19	21,000	^[11]
November 5	Oklahoma State*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 10–7	28,175	^[12]
November 12	Baylor	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 14–29	28,965	^[13]
November 19	No. 6Arkansas	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 21–16	34,565	^[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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^"1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedSeptember 27, 2017.
^"Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. RetrievedSeptember 27, 2017.
^"1966 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedSeptember 27, 2017.
^2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
^"Red Raiders romp over Kansas, 23–7".St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 18, 1966. RetrievedMarch 23, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Texas races by Texas Tech".The Daily Oklahoman. September 25, 1966. RetrievedApril 30, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"A&M pins 35–14 loss on Tech".Waco Tribune-Herald. October 2, 1966. RetrievedMarch 23, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"TCU edges Texas Tech".The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 9, 1966. RetrievedMarch 23, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"FSU shocks Red Raiders".The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 16, 1966. RetrievedMarch 23, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"SMU, miscues down Tech".The Abilene Reporter-News. October 23, 1966. RetrievedMarch 23, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Tech plasters Rice, 35–19".Wichita Falls Times. October 30, 1966. RetrievedMarch 23, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Texas Tech slips past Cowpokes".The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1966. RetrievedMarch 23, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Baylor dumps Tech, 29–14".Waco Tribune-Herald. November 13, 1966. RetrievedMarch 23, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Texas Tech surprises sixth-ranked Arkansas, 21–16".The El Paso Times. November 20, 1966. RetrievedMarch 23, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"1966–67 NCAA Statistics (Texas Tech)".National Collegiate Athletic Association. RetrievedMarch 23, 2025.

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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
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