The 1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 332 to 328.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (4–3 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dick Winder (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | No-huddle spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Carlos Mainord (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Arkansas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M* | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Houston | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | 7:00 pm | North Texas* | L 24–29 | 26,424 | [2] | ||
| September 10 | 10:00 pm | at Arizona* |
| L 19–35 | 46,334 | ||
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | Baylor |
| W 36–6 | 45,385 | ||
| October 1 | 1:30 pm | at Texas A&M | L 15–50 | 63,822 | |||
| October 8 | 12:00 pm | at No. 20 Arkansas | Raycom | L 10–31 | 49,818 | ||
| October 15 | 12:00 pm | at Rice | Raycom | W 38–36 | 10,500 | ||
| October 29 | 12:00 pm | Texas |
| Raycom | W 33–32 | 49,682 | |
| November 5 | 1:30 pm | at TCU | W 23–10 | 29,362 | |||
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | Lamar* |
| W 59–28 | 30,319 | [3] | |
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | No. 17 Houston |
| L 29–30 | 27,204 | ||
| December 4 | 10:00 pm | vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State* |
| CBS | L 42–45 | 56,000 | |
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Roster
editReferences
edit- ^ "1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ "North Texas upsets Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech starts fast, romps past Lamar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 13, 1988. Retrieved December 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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