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1958 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1958 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as an independent during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 163 to 126.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Bell with 435 passing yards, Ronnie Rice with 263 rushing yards, and Floyd Dellinger with 231 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

1958 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
1958 Texas Tech football team in action against Texas A&M
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Base defense5–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Army   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Air Force   –   9 – 0 – 2
No. 20 Rutgers   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 4 – 1
Detroit   –   4 – 4 – 1
Boston University   –   4 – 5 – 0
San Jose State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 7 – 1
Drake   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20vs. No. 20 Texas A&M
W 15–1428,000
September 27West Texas State
W 32–723,100
October 4at No. 17 Texas
L 7–1233,000[5]
October 11at TCU
L 0–2623,000
October 18Baylor
L 7–2624,000
October 31at Tulane
L 0–2727,000[6]
November 8Arizona
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 33–613,000
November 15at Tulsa
L 7–912,278
November 22Arkansas 
L 8–1422,500
November 29at Houston
L 17–2230,000
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "1958 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. ^ "1958 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
  5. ^ "Burst in second half gives Texas 12–7 win". The American-Statesman. October 5, 1958. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane rolls over Tech, 27–0". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. November 1, 1958. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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