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1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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.[1]

Schedule

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Personnel

Game summaries

No. 15 Texas

No. 15 Texas Longhorns at No. 6 Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

at Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: October 30
  • Game attendance: 54,187
  • Source:[4]

Vs. No. 13 Nebraska (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)

No. 13 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. No. 9 Texas Tech Red Raiders (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl) – Game summary

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Despite losing the game, Texas Tech quarterback Rodney Allison was named the game's MVP.[5] Nebraska trailed by ten in the second half, coming back to win 27–24.[6][7] 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.[8][9][10]

Rankings

Players drafted into the NFL

References

  1. ^ "1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "2012 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "The Rex Dockery Award". Bradley Central High School. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
  4. ^ "'Greatest Game': Texas Tech Beats Texas." Eugene Register-Guard. October 31, 1976
  5. ^ "Nebraska aerials key to win over Raiders". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1977. p. 10.
  6. ^ "Nebraska rally sinks Texas Tech, 27-24". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. January 1, 1977. p. 1B.
  7. ^ "Bonnet bowl win for Nebraska, 27-24". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 1, 1977. p. 12.
  8. ^ "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)
  9. ^ "1976 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl".
  10. ^ "Auto PDF p hotos s chools text sports m footbl auto PDF 05mediaguide bowlhistory".