1957 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1957 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as an independent during the 1957 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 190 to 120.^[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Bell with 489 passing yards, Ronnie Rice with 426 rushing yards, and Jimmie Knox with 201 receiving yards.^[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

1957 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–8
Head coach	DeWitt Weaver (7th season)
Offensive scheme	T formation
Base defense	5–3
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Navy			–					9	–	1	–	1
No. 10 Notre Dame			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					6	–	3	–	0
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	1
Oklahoma State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)			–					5	–	3	–	2
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	4	–	1
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	0
Florida State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					3	–	6	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Texas Tech			–					2	–	8	–	0
Marquette			–					0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	West Texas State	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 0–19	22,000	[5]
September 28	No. 2 Texas A&M	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 0–21	27,000	[6]
October 5	LSU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 14–19	16,000–19,278	[7]
October 12	at Texas Western	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 14–26	11,000	[8]
October 19	Baylor	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 12–15	23,000	[9]
October 26	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 28–6	13,000	[10]
November 2	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 0–13	25,000	[11]
November 9	Tulsa	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 0–3	18,500	[12]
November 16	Hardin–Simmons	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 26–21	13,000	[13]
November 23	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	L 26–47	19,000	[14]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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