1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 332 to 328. The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach
  • Spike Dykes (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorDick Winder (2nd season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorCarlos Mainord (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Arkansas $ 7 0 0 10 2 0
Texas A&M* 6 1 0 7 5 0
No. 18 Houston 5 2 0 9 3 0
Texas Tech 4 3 0 5 6 0
Baylor 2 5 0 6 5 0
Texas 2 5 0 4 7 0
TCU 2 5 0 4 7 0
Rice 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 pmNorth Texas*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 24–2926,424
September 1010:00 pmat Arizona*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
L 19–3546,334
September 247:00 pmBaylor
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
W 36–645,385
October 11:30 pmat Texas A&M
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 15–5063,822
October 812:00 pmat No. 20 Arkansas
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
RaycomL 10–3149,818
October 1512:00 pmat Rice
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
RaycomW 38–3610,500
October 2912:00 pmTexas
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 33–3249,682
November 51:30 pmat TCU
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 23–1029,362
November 121:00 pmLamar*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 59–2830,319
November 191:00 pmNo. 17 Houston
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
L 29–3027,204
December 410:00 pmvs. No. 12 Oklahoma State*
  • Tokyo Dome
  • Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic)
CBSL 42–4556,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

  • QB Billy Joe Tolliver
  • DT Ronnie Gossett

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