1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Utah*	No. 20	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 29–22	38,554	[6]
September 22	New Mexico*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 41–7	30,218	[7]
September 29	at No. 14 Texas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 12–28	77,809	[8]
October 6	at Oklahoma State*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 20–7	41,000	[9]
October 13	Texas A&M		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 28–16	50,102	[10]
October 20	at No. 19 Arizona*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 31–17	40,172	[11]
October 27	SMU	No. 18	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 31–14	45,098	[12]
November 3	Rice	No. 15	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 19–6	37,400	[13]
November 10	at TCU	No. 12	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 24–10	25,029	[14]
November 17	Baylor	No. 12	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 55–24	35,102	[15]
November 24	at Arkansas	No. 12	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	W 24–17	42,061	[16]
December 29	vs. No. 20 Tennessee*	No. 11	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 28–19	62,109	[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Utah

New Mexico

At Texas

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

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

at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

• Date: September 29, 1973
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,809
• Box Score

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Personnel

1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 65 Dennis Allen Sr QB 12 Joe Barnes Sr WR 49 Ricky Bates So QB 16 Jimmy Carmichael Sr OT 77 Freddie Chandler Jr TE 45 Pat Felux So C 61 Jim Frasure So OT 79 Tom Furguson Sr RB 35 John Garner Jr RB 34 Larry Isaac Fr WR 48 Jeff Jobe Jr WR 40 Calvin Jones Jr G 66 Floyd Keeney Jr WR 41 Willie Kent So FB 33 James Mosley Sr RB 32 Rufus Myers So RB 38 George Smith Sr TE 44 Andre Tillman Sr WR 42 Lawrence Williams Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 22 Gary Bartel Jr LB 57 Charlie Beery Jr DT 73 Brian Bernwanger Sr DT 74 Ecomet Burley So DE 81 Tommy Cones Jr DE 85 Larry Hamilton So LB 50 George Herro Sr DE 83 Thomas Howard Sr. Fr DE 84 Louis Jones So DB 26 Curtis Jordan So DE 52 David Knaus Jr DE 80 Aubrey McCain Sr DB 20 Randy Olson Jr LB 56 Tom Ryan Sr DB 21 Steve VanLoozen Sr DB 27 Kenneth Wallace Sr DB 23 Danny Willis Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 11 Don Grimes Sr	Head coach Jim Carlen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt