1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season

1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football

Gator Bowl, W 28–19 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	11–1 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach	Jim Carlen (4th season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle option
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Texas Tech	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Rice	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Texas A&M	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Baylor	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Carlen, the Red Raiders compiled an 11–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the SWC, defeated Tennessee in the 1973 Gator Bowl, were ranked No. 11 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 342 to 187.^[1]^[2]^[3] The team's statistical leaders included Joe Barnes with 978 passing yards and 568 rushing yards and Andre Tillman with 428 receiving yards.^[4]^[5] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	Utah*	No. 20	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 29–22	38,554
September 22	New Mexico*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 41–7	30,218
September 29	at No. 14 Texas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 12–28	77,809
October 6	at Oklahoma State*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 20–7	41,000
October 13	Texas A&M		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 28–16	50,102
October 20	at No. 19 Arizona*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 31–17	40,172
October 27	SMU	No. 18	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 31–14	45,098
November 3	Rice	No. 15	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 19–6	37,400
November 10	at TCU	No. 12	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 24–10	25,029
November 17	Baylor	No. 12	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 55–24	35,102
November 24	at Arkansas	No. 12	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	W 24–17	42,061
December 29	vs. No. 20 Tennessee*	No. 11	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 28–19	62,109
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Joe Barnes
RB		James Mosley
WR		Lawrence Williams

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Texas Tech Red Raiders (2–0) at #14 Texas Longhorns (0–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	0	0	6	6	12
Texas	7	7	0	14	28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas	Passing	Marty Akins	5/8, 73 Yds, INT
	Rushing	Roosevelt Leaks	20 Rush, 89 Yds, TD
	Receiving	Pat Kelly	3 Rec, 53 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	TTU	UT
1	8:08	3	18	1:17	Texas	Roosevelt Leaks 15-yard touchdown run, Billy Schott kick good	0	7
2	14:08	13	86	5:37	Texas	Marty Akins 3-yard touchdown run, Billy Schott kick good	0	14
3	9:45	9	44	4:20	Texas Tech	Lawrence Williams 12-yard touchdown reception from Joe Barnes, kick no good	6	14
4	14:55	8	66	3:25	Texas Tech	James Mosley 21-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed	12	14
4	8:15	13	70	6:40	Texas	Tommy Landry 3-yard touchdown run, Billy Schott kick good	12	21
4	8:15				Texas	Kickoff fumble recovery in end zone for touchdown by Jay Arnold, Billy Schott kick good	12	28
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							12	28

^ ^a ^b "1973 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. 98. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^ "Barnes' passes cut down Vols for Texas Tech". The Miami Herald. December 30, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.

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