1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football Double T Original.png 150 Southwest Conference SWC 5–6 4–3 Spike Dykes 2nd Dick Winder 2nd No-huddle spread Carlos Mainord 2nd 3–4 Jones Stadium 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 328.1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 21, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/1988.html The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Schedule 1988 AP Central September 3 7:00 pm l y North Texas Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 24–29 26,424 North Texas upsets Tech The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph September 4, 1988 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88046630/north-texas-upsets-tech/ October 30, 2021 Newspapers.com September 10 10:00 pm l y y Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ rivalry 19–35 46,334 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-texas-tech-blow/173527977/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Texas Tech blows lead again, loses to Arizona, 35–19 September 11, 1988 May 31, 2025 Newspapers.com September 24 7:00 pm w y Baylor Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry 36–6 45,385 https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-news-journal-red-raiders-rout-b/173528060/ Longview News-Journal Red Raiders rout Bears in SWC opener, 36–6 September 25, 1988 May 31, 2025 Newspapers.com October 1 1:30 pm l y Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry 15–50 63,822 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-aggies-wallop-ra/173526080/ The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph Aggies wallop Raiders, 50–15 October 2, 1988 May 31, 2025 Newspapers.com October 8 12:00 pm l y Arkansas 20 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR rivalry Raycom 10–31 49,818 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-razorbacks-rush-past-raiders-31/173525281/ The Jonesboro Sun Razorbacks rush past Raiders, 31–10 October 9, 1988 May 31, 2025 Newspapers.com October 15 12:00 pm w y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX Raycom 38–36 10,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/victoria-advocate-owls-set-school-offens/173528181/ The Victoria Advocate Owls set school offense mark but drop 12th straight to Tech October 16, 1988 May 31, 2025 Newspapers.com October 29 12:00 pm w Texas Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry Raycom 33–32 49,682 https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-angelo-standard-times-red-raiders-so/173528283/ San Angelo Standard-Times Red Raiders soar past Texas 33–32 October 30, 1988 May 31, 2025 Newspapers.com November 5 1:30 pm w y TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 23–10 29,362 https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-record-news-tolliver-tech-pass-by/173528389/ Times Record News Tolliver, Tech pass by Horned Frogs November 6, 1988 May 31, 2025 Newspapers.com November 12 1:00 pm w y Lamar Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 59–28 30,319 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-tech-starts-fas/161247123/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Tech starts fast, romps past Lamar November 13, 1988 December 20, 2024 Newspapers.com November 19 1:00 pm l Houston 17 Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry 29–30 27,204 https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-coogs-clinch-bowl/173526972/ Abilene Reporter-News Coogs clinch bowl bid with 30–29 comeback November 20, 1988 May 31, 2025 Newspapers.com December 4 10:00 pm l y y Oklahoma State 12 Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan Coca-Cola Classic CBS 42–45 56,000 Big hand for a quiet man Rick Telander https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/12/12/big-hand-for-a-quiet-man-although-he-was-playing-in-japan-heisman-hoopla-ensnared-barry-sanders-the-bashful-winner-from-oklahoma-state https://web.archive.org/web/20210913072802/https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/12/12/big-hand-for-a-quiet-man-although-he-was-playing-in-japan-heisman-hoopla-ensnared-barry-sanders-the-bashful-winner-from-oklahoma-state dead September 13, 2021 Vault SI December 12, 1988 May 31, 2025 1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 22, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/1988-schedule.html Roster QB Billy Joe Tolliver DT Ronnie Gossett References Texas Tech Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons Texas Tech Red Raiders football