1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as an independent during the 1956 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled a 2–7–1 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 216 to 117.^[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Buddy Hill with 326 passing yards, Doug Duncan with 360 rushing yards, and Ken Vakey with 180 receiving yards.^[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–7–1
Head coach	DeWitt Weaver (6th season)
Offensive scheme	T formation
Base defense	5–3
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Miami (FL)			–					8	–	1	–	1
No. 16 Navy			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 8 Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	0
Air Force			–					6	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	1
No. 13 Pittsburgh			–					7	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	3	–	1
Army			–					5	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	1
Villanova			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati			–					4	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drake			–					3	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					2	–	7	–	1
Texas Tech			–					2	–	7	–	1
Notre Dame			–					2	–	8	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	5	–	2
Marquette			–					0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Texas Western	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 13–17	17,000	[5]
September 29	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 0–27	15,000	[6]
October 6	vs. No. 11 Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 7–40	32,500	[7]
October 13	West Texas State	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 14–34	20,500	[8]
October 27	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 21–7	22,000	[9]
November 3	Oklahoma A&M	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	T 13–13	17,000	[10]
November 10	No. 17 TCU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 21–7	22,000–23,000	[11]
November 17	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 7–10	12,152	[12]
November 24	Houston	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 7–20	15,500	[13]
December 1	at Hardin–Simmons	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	L 14–41	5,000	[14]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game