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Sun Bowl, L 9–17 vs. Georgia Tech | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (5–2 SWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | No-huddle option |
| Defensive coordinator | Richard Bell (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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| No. 3 Texas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Arkansas | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Carlen, the Red Raiders compiled an 8–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the SWC, lost to Georgia Tech in the 1970 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 222 to 165.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Charles Napper with 979 passing yards, Doug McCutchen with 1,068 rushing yards, and Johnny Odom with 331 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Tulane* | W 21–14 | 43,250 | [5] | ||
| September 19 | at Kansas* | W 23–0 | 36,355–38,700 | |||
| September 26 | No. 2 Texas |
| L 13–35 | 53,124 | [6] | |
| October 3 | UC Santa Barbara* |
| W 63–21 | 34,000 | ||
| October 10 | at Texas A&M | W 21–7 | 43,075 | |||
| October 17 | at Mississippi State* | No. 17 | L 16–20 | 19,050 | [7] | |
| October 24 | SMU |
| W 14–10 | 46,258 | ||
| October 31 | at Rice | W 3–0 | 25,000 | |||
| November 7 | TCU |
| W 22–14 | 40,100 | ||
| November 14 | at Baylor | W 7–3 | 19,000 | |||
| November 21 | No. 6 Arkansas | No. 19 |
| L 10–24 | 50,125 | |
| December 19 | vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech* | No. 19 | L 9–17 | 26,188 | ||
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References
- ^ a b "1970 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 98. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "1970 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
- ^ "Raiders pull plug on Green Wave". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns trample Tech". The Victoria Advocate. September 27, 1970. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State downs Raiders 20–16". The Odessa American. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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