1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team information
American college football season
1973Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Gator Bowl, W 28–19 vs. Tennessee
Conference
Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches
No. 11
AP
No. 11
Record
11–1 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Jim Carlen (4th season)
Offensive scheme
No-huddle option
Defensive coordinator
Richard Bell (4th season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Jones Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southwest Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 14 Texas $
7
–
0
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
No. 11 Texas Tech
6
–
1
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Rice
4
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
SMU
3
–
3
–
1
6
–
4
–
1
Arkansas
3
–
3
–
1
5
–
5
–
1
Texas A&M
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
TCU
1
–
6
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Baylor
0
–
7
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Carlen, the Red Raiders compiled an 11–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the SWC, defeated Tennessee in the 1973 Gator Bowl, were ranked No. 11 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 342 to 187.[1][2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Joe Barnes with 978 passing yards and 568 rushing yards and Andre Tillman with 428 receiving yards.[4][5] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.
^"1973 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. 98. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^"Barnes' passes cut down Vols for Texas Tech". The Miami Herald. December 30, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
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