1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1979 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–6–2 (2–5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorSam Robertson (2nd season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
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

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.

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