1968 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1968 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 5–3–2 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the SWC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 255 to 241.^[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Joe Matulich with 864 passing yards, Roger Freeman with 471 rushing yards, and Bobby Allen with 546 receiving yards.^[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

1968 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–3–2 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach	J. T. King (8th season)
Offensive scheme	T formation
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Arkansas +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Texas +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
No. 14 SMU	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	2
Baylor	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Rice	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Cincinnati*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	T 10–10	35,200–35,258	[5]
September 28	No. 6 Texas		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 31–22	50,167	[6]
October 5	Colorado State*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 43–13	35,111	[7]
October 12	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 21–16	45,000	[8]
October 19	at Mississippi State*	No. 15	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	T 28–28	28,000	[9]
October 26	SMU	No. 19	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 18–39	50,352	[10]
November 2	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 38–15	20,000	[11]
November 9	TCU		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 31–14	40,140	[12]
November 16	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 28–42	20,000	[13]
November 23	No. 9 Arkansas		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 7–42	48,165	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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