1971 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
American college football season
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–5 SWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | No-huddle option |
| Defensive coordinator | Richard Bell (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Texas $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Arkansas | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Carlen, the Red Raiders compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the SWC, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 138 to 131.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jimmy Carmichael with 423 passing yards, Doug McCutchen with 548 rushing yards, and Johnny Odom with 242 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at Tulane* | L 9–15 | 21,738 | [5] | |
| September 18 | New Mexico* | L 10–13 | 37,200 | ||
| September 25 | at No. 3 Texas | L 0–28 | 76,639 | ||
| October 2 | at Arizona* | W 13–6 | 31,000 | ||
| October 9 | Texas A&M |
| W 28–7 | 44,380 | |
| October 16 | Boston College* |
| W 14–6 | 32,480 | |
| October 23 | at SMU |
| L 17–18 | 26,681 | |
| October 30 | Rice |
| L 7–9 | 38,340 | |
| November 6 | at TCU | L 6–17 | 22,138 | ||
| November 13 | Baylor |
| W 27–0 | 32,169 | |
| November 20 | at No. 17 Arkansas | L 0–15 | 43,000 | ||
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References
- ^ a b "1971 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.
- ^ "1971 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
- ^ "Tulane stops late Raider drive, 15–9". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 12, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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