1963 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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1963 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Texas $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Baylor 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Rice 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
TCU 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Texas Tech 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
SMU 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Texas A&M 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 5–5 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth place in the SWC, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 178 to 147.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included James Ellis with 536 passing yards, Donny Anderson with 609 rushing yards, and David Parks with 499 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Washington State*
W 16–731,500
September 28at No. 4 Texas
L 7–4954,000[5]
October 5Texas A&M
W 10–038,000
October 12TCU
L 3–3531,500
October 19Baylor
L 17–2132,000
October 26at SMU
W 13–619,000
November 2Ricedagger
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 3–1736,500
November 9Kansas State*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 51–1324,500
November 16at Texas Western*
W 7–318,400
November 23at Arkansas
L 20–2725,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1963 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "1963 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
  5. ^ "4th-ranked Longhorns crush Texas Tech, 49–7". The Victoria Advocate. September 29, 1963. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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