The 1964 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the SWC, lost to Georgia in the 1964 Sun Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 166 to 120.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Tom Wilson with 777 passing yards and Donny Anderson with 966 rushing yards and 396 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–4–1 (3–3–1 SWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | T formation |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Arkansas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Texas | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Mississippi State* | W 21–7 | 38,000 | [5] | ||
| September 26 | No. 4 Texas |
| L 0–23 | 47,100 | [6] | |
| October 3 | at Texas A&M | W 16–12 | 25,000 | |||
| October 10 | at TCU | W 25–10 | 23,902 | |||
| October 17 | at Baylor | L 10–28 | 19,165 | |||
| October 24 | SMU |
| W 12–0 | 36,000 | ||
| October 31 | at Rice | NBC | T 6–6 | |||
| November 7 | West Texas State* |
| W 48–0 | 34,500 | ||
| November 14 | Washington State* |
| W 28–10 | 25,500 | ||
| November 21 | No. 3 Arkansas |
| L 0–17 | 45,000 | [7] | |
| December 26 | vs. Georgia* | CBS | L 0–7 | 23,292 | [8] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "1964 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "1964 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
- ^ "Tech stuns Mississippi State, 21–7". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 20, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Steers hook Raiders". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. September 27, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas Blanks TT, Closes Out Unbeaten". The Pampa Daily News. November 22, 1964. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs blind Raiders in Sun Bowl". Waco Tribune-Herald. December 27, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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