1961 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team information
American college football season
1961Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference
Southwest Conference
Record
4–6 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
J. T. King (1st season)
Offensive scheme
T formation
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Jones Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southwest Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Texas +
6
–
1
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
No. 9 Arkansas +
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Rice
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Texas A&M
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
1
TCU
2
–
4
–
1
3
–
5
–
2
Baylor
2
–
5
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Texas Tech
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
SMU
1
–
5
–
1
2
–
7
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1961 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth place in the SWC, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 201 to 94.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Doug Cannon with 442 passing yards, Coolidge Hunt with 486 rushing yards, and Bob Witucki with 335 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.
^"1961 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^"Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^"1961 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
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