American college football season
The 1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season . Led by second-year head coach Steve Sloan , the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference playing sharing the SWC title with Houston . Texas Tech was invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl , where they lost to Nebraska . The team outscored opponents 336 to 206 and finished the season with the 38th toughest schedule in NCAA Division I.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 11 Colorado *W 24–7 44,132 September 25 at New Mexico * No. 20 W 20–16 28,501 October 9 at No. 17 Texas A&M No. 15 W 27–16 52,651 October 16 at Rice No. 10 W 37–13 23,500 October 23 Arizona *No. 8 W 52–27 44,890 October 30 No. 15 Texas No. 6 W 31–28 54,187 November 6 at TCU No. 5 W 14–10 20,986 November 13 SMU No. 5 W 34–7 34,780 November 20 No. 9 Houston No. 5 L 19–27 45,102 November 27 at Arkansas No. 9 W 30–7 41,327 December 4 No. 18 Baylor No. 9 W 24–21 37,105 December 31 vs. No. 13 Nebraska No. 9 L 24–27 48,618 *Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Personnel
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 Rex Dockery Bill Parcells Bob Patterson
Art Zeleznik
John Cropp Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Game summaries
No. 15 Texas
See also: 1976 Texas Longhorns football team
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
at Jones Stadium , Lubbock, Texas
Date : October 30Game attendance : 54,187Source :
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.
Vs. No. 13 Nebraska (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)
See also: 1976 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Main article: 1976 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
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
at Astrodome , 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 from Rodney 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 from Vince 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 quarterback Rodney Allison was named the game's MVP. Nebraska trailed by ten in the second half, coming back to win 27–24. The Red Raiders looked to take the lead back late in the fourth quarter, but lost a fumble that was recovered by Nebraska's Reg Gast to seal the Cornhuskers' victory.
Rankings
See also: 1976 NCAA Division I football rankings
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
Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 1977 NFL draft
References
"1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats" . Sports Reference . Retrieved December 27, 2021."Tech rallies to nip Lobos 20–16" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Texas Tech ruins Wildcats, 52–27" . Clovis News-Journal . October 24, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."2012 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement" . Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012."The Rex Dockery Award" . Bradley Central High School. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2009.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 from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2021.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
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