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1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Winder (2nd season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorCarlos Mainord (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons← 19871989 →
1988 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Arkansas $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M* 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
No. 18 Houston 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Baylor 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 332 to 328. The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 pmNorth Texas*L 24–2926,424
September 1010:00 pmat Arizona*L 19–3546,334
September 247:00 pmBaylorW 36–645,385
October 11:30 pmat Texas A&ML 15–5063,822
October 812:00 pmat No. 20 ArkansasRaycomL 10–3149,818
October 1512:00 pmat RiceRaycomW 38–3610,500
October 2912:00 pmTexasRaycomW 33–3249,682
November 51:30 pmat TCUW 23–1029,362
November 121:00 pmLamar*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 59–2830,319
November 191:00 pmNo. 17 HoustonL 29–3027,204
December 410:00 pmvs. No. 12 Oklahoma State*CBSL 42–4556,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

References

  1. "1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. "North Texas upsets Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tech starts fast, romps past Lamar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 13, 1988. Retrieved December 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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