1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Gator Bowl, W 28–19 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	11–1 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach	Jim Carlen (4th season);
Offensive scheme	No-huddle option
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

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.

CoachesNo. 11

APNo. 11

Record11–1 (6–1 SWC)

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1973 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Utah*	No. 20	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 29–22	38,554	^[6]
September 22	New Mexico*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 41–7	30,218	^[7]
September 29	at No. 14 Texas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 12–28	77,809	^[8]
October 6	at Oklahoma State*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 20–7	41,000	^[9]
October 13	Texas A&M		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 28–16	50,102	^[10]
October 20	at No. 19 Arizona*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 31–17	40,172	^[11]
October 27	SMU	No. 18	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 31–14	45,098	^[12]
November 3	Rice	No. 15	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 19–6	37,400	^[13]
November 10	at TCU	No. 12	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 24–10	25,029	^[14]
November 17	Baylor	No. 12	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 55–24	35,102	^[15]
November 24	at Arkansas	No. 12	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	W 24–17	42,061	^[16]
December 29	vs. No. 20 Tennessee*	No. 11	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 28–19	62,109	^[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	0	0	6	6	12
Texas	7	7	0	14	28

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

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