1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach	Spike Dykes (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Winder (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator	Carlos Mainord (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Jones Stadium

1988 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Arkansas $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Texas A&M*	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
No. 18 Houston	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Baylor	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 pm	North Texas*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 24–29	26,424	[2]
September 10	10:00 pm	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)		L 19–35	46,334
September 24	7:00 pm	Baylor	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 36–6	45,385
October 1	1:30 pm	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		L 15–50	63,822
October 8	12:00 pm	at No. 20 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	Raycom	L 10–31	49,818
October 15	12:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	Raycom	W 38–36	10,500
October 29	12:00 pm	Texas	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 33–32	49,682
November 5	1:30 pm	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 23–10	29,362
November 12	1:00 pm	Lamar*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 59–28	30,319	[3]
November 19	1:00 pm	No. 17 Houston	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		L 29–30	27,204
December 4	10:00 pm	vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State*	Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic)	CBS	L 42–45	56,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

• QB Billy Joe Tolliver
• DT Ronnie Gossett

References

1. "1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
2. "North Texas upsets Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tech starts fast, romps past Lamar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 13, 1988. Retrieved December 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.