1983 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1983 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Jerry Moore, the Red Raiders compiled a 3–7–1 record (3–4–1 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 253 to 160, and finished in sixth place in the conference.^[2] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

1983 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–7–1 (3–4–1 SWC)
Head coach	Jerry Moore (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Jim Bates[1] (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 12 SMU	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Texas A&M	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Arkansas	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Houston	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	1			1	–	8	–	2
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ABC	L 13–28	26,800	[3]
September 24	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 26–11	38,000	[4]
October 1	Texas A&M	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 3–0	52,109	[5]
October 8	New Mexico*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 10–30	36,543	[6]
October 15	Rice	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 14–3	43,611	[7]
October 22	Tulsa*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 20–59	34,002	[8]
October 29	at No. 2 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		L 3–20	75,225	[9]
November 5	TCU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		T 10–10	37,507	[10]
November 12	at No. 7 SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX		L 7–33	30,050	[11]
November 19	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		L 41–43	23,153	[12]
November 26	Arkansas	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		L 13–16	32,978	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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