1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Steve Sloan, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference playing sharing the SWC title with Houston. Texas Tech was invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, where they lost to Nebraska. The team outscored opponents 336 to 206 and finished the season with the 38th toughest schedule in NCAA Division I.

1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
SWC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record10–2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach
  • Steve Sloan (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorRex Dockery (2nd season)
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorBill Parcells (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1976 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Houston + 7 1 010 2 0
No. 13 Texas Tech + 7 1 010 2 0
No. 7 Texas A&M 6 2 010 2 0
Baylor 4 3 17 3 1
Texas 4 4 05 5 1
Arkansas 3 4 15 5 1
Rice 2 6 03 8 0
SMU 2 6 03 8 0
TCU 0 8 00 11 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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