1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Rex Dockery, the Red Raiders compiled a 3–6–2 record (2–5–1 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 182 to 141, and finished in seventh place in the conference.^[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–6–2 (2–5–1 SWC)
Head coach	Rex Dockery (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Sam Robertson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Houston +	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Arkansas +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Texas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Baylor	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	2
TCU	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	No. 1 USC*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–21	52,991
September 15	New Mexico*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 17–7	42,109
September 22	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	T 14–14	40,476
September 29	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 17–27	35,800
October 6	Texas A&M	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 21–20	52,468
October 13	Arkansas	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 6–20	47,109
October 20	Rice	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 30–7	41,732
November 3	at No. 8 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 6–14	77,809
November 10	TCU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	T 3–3	40,091
November 17	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 10–35	42,226
November 24	at No. 9 Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 7–34	25,637
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
2. "1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.