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1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4–1 (4–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Winder (1st season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorCarlos Mainord (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Texas A&M $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Arkansas 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Texas 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Baylor 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
TCU 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Houston 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Rice 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–4–1 record (4–3–1 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 315 to 266.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat No. 8 Florida State*
HSEL 16–4052,893
September 127:00 pmColorado State*
W 33–2428,786
September 197:00 pmLamar*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 43–1427,795
September 2612:00 pmat Baylor
RaycomL 22–3634,816
October 312:00 pmNo. 15 Texas A&M
RaycomW 27–2142,625
October 107:00 pmNo. 20 Arkansasdagger
L 0–3140,586
October 171:00 pmRice
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 59–725,314
October 242:00 pmTulsa*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 42–724,341
October 311:00 pmat Texas
HSEL 27–4174,984
November 712:00 pmTCU
RaycomW 36–3528,516
November 217:00 pmat Houston
T 10–1019,295
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ "1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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