The 1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Rex Dockery, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–4 record (5–3 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 268 to 246, and finished in fourth place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 9 | at No. 9 USC* | | L 9–17 | 50,321 |
September 23 | Arizona* | | W 41–26 | 41,732 |
September 30 | No. 6 Texas | | L 7–24 | 54,012 |
October 7 | at No. 7 Texas A&M | | L 9–38 | 56,121 |
October 14 | at New Mexico* | | W 36–23 | 23,167 |
October 31 | at Rice | | W 42–28 | 20,000 |
November 4 | Baylor![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | W 27–9 | 48,895 |
November 11 | at TCU | | W 27–17 | 17,228 |
November 18 | No. 18 SMU | | W 19–16 | 45,101 |
November 25 | No. 5 Houston | | W 22–21 | 36,691 |
December 2 | at No. 8 Arkansas | | L 7–49 | 43,301 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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