1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–4–1 record (4–3–1 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 315 to 266.^[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–4–1 (4–3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Spike Dykes (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Winder (1st season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator	Carlos Mainord (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Southwest Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	6:00 pm	at No. 8 Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	HSE	L 16–40	52,893	[2]
September 12	7:00 pm	Colorado State*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 33–24	28,786	[3]
September 19	7:00 pm	Lamar*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 43–14	27,795	[4]
September 26	12:00 pm	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 22–36	34,816	[5]
October 3	12:00 pm	No. 15 Texas A&M	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 27–21	42,625	[6]
October 10	7:00 pm	No. 20 Arkansas	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		L 0–31	40,584	[7]
October 17	1:00 pm	Rice	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 59–7	25,314	[8]
October 24	2:00 pm	Tulsa*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 42–7	24,341	[9]
October 31	1:00 pm	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	HSE	L 27–41	74,984	[10]
November 7	12:00 pm	TCU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 36–35	28,516	[11]
November 21	7:00 pm	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		T 10–10	19,295	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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