1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Gator Bowl, W 28–19 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record11–1 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeNo-huddle option
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southwest Conference football standings
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.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 15Utah*No. 20
W 29–2238,554
September 22New Mexico*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 41–730,218
September 29at No. 14 Texas
L 12–2877,809
October 6at Oklahoma State*
W 20–741,000
October 13Texas A&M
W 28–1650,102
October 20at No. 19 Arizona*
W 31–1740,172
October 27SMUdaggerNo. 18
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 31–1445,098
November 3RiceNo. 15
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 19–637,400
November 10at TCUNo. 12
W 24–1025,029
November 17BaylorNo. 12
W 55–2435,102
November 24at ArkansasNo. 12
W 24–1742,061
December 29vs. No. 20 Tennessee*No. 11
W 28–1962,109
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][2]

Personnel[edit]

1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 65 Dennis Allen Sr
QB 12 Joe Barnes Sr
WR 49 Ricky Bates So
QB 16 Jimmy Carmichael Sr
OT 77 Freddie Chandler Jr
TE 45 Pat Felux So
C 61 Jim Frasure So
OT 79 Tom Furguson Sr
RB 35 John Garner Jr
RB 34 Larry Isaac Fr
WR 48 Jeff Jobe Jr
WR 40 Calvin Jones Jr
G 66 Floyd Keeney Jr
WR 41 Willie Kent So
FB 33 James Mosley Sr
RB 32 Rufus Myers So
RB 38 George Smith Sr
TE 44 Andre Tillman Sr
WR 42 Lawrence Williams Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 22 Gary Bartel Jr
LB 57 Charlie Beery Jr
DT 73 Brian Bernwanger Sr
DT 74 Ecomet Burley So
DE 81 Tommy Cones Jr
DE 85 Larry Hamilton So
LB 50 George Herro Sr
DE 83 Thomas Howard Sr. Fr
DE 84 Louis Jones So
DB 26 Curtis Jordan So
DE 52 David Knaus Jr
DE 80 Aubrey McCain Sr
DB 20 Randy Olson Jr
LB 56 Tom Ryan Sr
DB 21 Steve VanLoozen Sr
DB 27 Kenneth Wallace Sr
DB 23 Danny Willis Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 11 Don Grimes Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary[edit]

Utah[edit]

New Mexico[edit]

At Texas[edit]

Texas Tech Red Raiders (2–0) at #14 Texas Longhorns (0–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Texas Tech 0 0 6612
Texas 7 7 01428

at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

  • Date: September 29, 1973
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 77,809
  • Box Score
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Passing Marty Akins 5/8, 73 Yds, INT
Rushing Roosevelt Leaks 20 Rush, 89 Yds, TD
Receiving Pat Kelly 3 Rec, 53 Yds

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1973 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. 98. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Barnes' passes cut down Vols for Texas Tech". The Miami Herald. December 30, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.


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