American college football season
The1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team representedTexas Tech University as a member of theSouthwest Conference (SWC) during the1976 NCAA Division I football season . Led by second-year head coachSteve Sloan , the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference playing sharing the SWC title withHouston . Texas Tech was invited to theAstro-Bluebonnet Bowl , where they lost toNebraska . The team outscored opponents 336 to 206 and finished the season with the 38th toughest schedule in NCAA Division I.[ 1]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 11 Colorado * W 24–744,132 [ 2] September 25 atNew Mexico * No. 20 W 20–1628,501 [ 3] October 9 at No. 17Texas A&M No. 15 W 27–1652,651 [ 4] October 16 atRice No. 10 W 37–1323,500 [ 5] October 23 Arizona * No. 8 W 52–2744,890 [ 6] October 30 No. 15Texas No. 6 W 31–2854,187 [ 7] November 6 atTCU No. 5 W 14–1020,986 [ 8] November 13 SMU No. 5 W 34–734,780 [ 9] November 20 No. 9Houston No. 5 L 19–2745,102 [ 10] November 27 atArkansas No. 9 W 30–741,327 [ 11] December 4 No. 18Baylor No. 9 W 24–2137,105 [ 12] December 31 vs. No. 13Nebraska * No. 9 L 24–2748,618 [ 13] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final AP RV RV 20 17 15 10 8 6 5 5 5 9 9 13
No. 15 Texas Longhorns at No. 6 Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 15 Longhorns 7 7 7 7 28 No. 5 Red Raiders 7 3 14 7 31
atJones Stadium ,Lubbock, Texas
Date : October 30Game attendance : 54,187Source :[ 15]
Game information First quarter Second quarter
TEX – Jimmy Johnson 1-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick).Longhorns 14–7. TTU – Brian Hall 34-yard field goal.Longhorns 14–10. Third quarter
TEX – Jimmy Johnson 60-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick).Longhorns 21–10. TTU –Rodney Allison 5-yard run (Brian Hall kick).Longhorns 21–17. TTU – Larry Isaac 15-yard run (Brian Hall kick).Red Raiders 24–21. Fourth quarter
TEX – Jimmy Johnson 1-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick).Longhorns 28–24. TTU – Billy Taylor 1-yard (Brian Hall kick).Red Raiders 31–28.
[ edit ] No. 13 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. No. 9 Texas Tech Red Raiders (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 13 Cornhuskers 7 7 13 0 27 No. 9 Red Raiders 3 14 7 0 24
atAstrodome ,Houston ,Texas
Game information First quarter NEB –Rick Berns 1-yard run (Al Eveland kick), 5:42.Cornhuskers 7–0. TTU – Brian Hall 28-yard field goal, 1:22.Cornhuskers 7–3. Second quarter
TTU –Billy Taylor 14-yard pass fromRodney Allison (Brian Hall kick), 12:08.Red Raiders 10–7. TTU – Billy Taylor 11-yard pass from Rodney Allison (Brian Hall kick), 2:14.Red Raiders 17–7. NEB – Mark Dufresne 22-yard pass fromVince Ferragamo (Al Eveland kick), 0:33.Red Raiders 17–14. Third quarter
TTU – Billy Taylor 8-yard run (Brian Hall kick), 11:32.Red Raiders 24–14. NEB – Rick Berns 18-yard run (kick failed), 9:19.Red Raiders 24–20. NEB – Chuck Malito 23-yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Al Eveland kick), 7:01.Cornhuskers 27–24. Fourth quarter
Despite losing the game, Texas Tech quarterbackRodney Allison was named the game's MVP.[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21]
1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Brian Hall K David Mellott P David Kuykendall
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] ^ "1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats" .Sports Reference . RetrievedDecember 27, 2021 .^ "Tech thefts lead to win" .The Victoria Advocate . September 12, 1976. RetrievedMarch 29, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Tech rallies to nip Lobos 20–16" .Fort Worth Star-Telegram . September 26, 1976. RetrievedOctober 18, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Tech finds weaknesses in Aggie defense" .The Brownsville Herald . October 10, 1976. RetrievedMarch 29, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Allison guns surging Red Raiders by Rice" .The Monitor . October 17, 1976. RetrievedMarch 29, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Texas Tech ruins Wildcats, 52–27" .Clovis News-Journal . October 24, 1976. RetrievedOctober 18, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Jubilant Texas Tech slips past Longhorns" .The El Paso Times . October 31, 1976. RetrievedMarch 29, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Red Raiders turn back Horned Froogs" .The Daily Advertiser . November 7, 1976. RetrievedMarch 29, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Raiders win snow battle 34–7" .The Galveston Daily News . November 14, 1976. RetrievedMarch 29, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Sophomore q-back sparks Houston upset victory" .Hobbs Daily News-Sun . November 21, 1976. RetrievedMarch 29, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Allison leads Tech by Hogs" .Wichita Falls Times . November 28, 1976. RetrievedMarch 29, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Tech takes title share with 24–21 win" .The Marshall News Messenger . December 5, 1976. RetrievedMarch 29, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Nebraska nips Tech with rally" .The Spokesman-Review . January 1, 1977. RetrievedMarch 29, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "2012 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement" . Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. July 20, 2012. RetrievedSeptember 3, 2012 .^ "'Greatest Game': Texas Tech Beats Texas."Eugene Register-Guard . October 31, 1976 ^ "Nebraska aerials key to win over Raiders" .Spokane Daily Chronicle . Washington. Associated Press. January 1, 1977. p. 10.^ "Nebraska rally sinks Texas Tech, 27-24" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. UPI. January 1, 1977. p. 1B.^ "Bonnet bowl win for Nebraska, 27-24" .Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press. January 1, 1977. p. 12.^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on December 23, 2016. RetrievedDecember 28, 2021 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "1976 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl" .^ "Auto PDF p hotos s chools text sports m footbl auto PDF 05mediaguide bowlhistory" .^ "The Rex Dockery Award" . Bradley Central High School. Archived fromthe original on January 6, 2009. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2009 .
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