1956_Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football_team

1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–7–1
Head coach	DeWitt Weaver (6th season);
Offensive scheme	T formation
Base defense	5–3
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
	Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season

The 1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as an independent during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled a 2–7–1 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 216 to 117.^[1]^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Buddy Hill with 326 passing yards, Doug Duncan with 360 rushing yards, and Ken Vakey with 180 receiving yards.^[3]^[4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

Quick Facts Texas Tech Red Raiders football, Conference ...

More information Conf, Overall ...

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1956_Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football_team, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] [1]
"1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

[2] [2]
"Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 100. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

[3] [3]
"1956 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

[4] [4]
2017 Media Guide, p. 158.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 22	Texas Western	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 13–17	17,000
September 29	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 0–27	15,000
October 6	vs. No. 11 Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 7–40	32,500
October 13	West Texas State	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 14–34	20,500
October 27	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 21–7	22,000
November 3	Oklahoma A&M	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	T 13–13	17,000
November 10	No. 17 TCU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 21–7	22,000
November 17	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 7–10	12,152
November 24	Houston	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 7–20	15,500
December 1	at Hardin–Simmons	Parramore Stadium Abilene, TX	L 14–41	5,000
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 6 Miami (FL)		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 16 Navy		–		6	–	1	–	2
No. 8 Syracuse		–		7	–	2	–	0
Air Force		–		6	–	2	–	1
Penn State		–		6	–	2	–	1
No. 13 Pittsburgh		–		7	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)		–		6	–	3	–	1
Army		–		5	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross		–		5	–	3	–	1
Villanova		–		5	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		5	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		5	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		4	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		4	–	5	–	0
Dayton		–		4	–	6	–	0
Drake		–		3	–	6	–	0
San Jose State		–		2	–	7	–	1
Texas Tech		–		2	–	7	–	1
Notre Dame		–		2	–	8	–	0
Boston University		–		1	–	5	–	2
Marquette		–		0	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

1956_Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football_team

Schedule

References

Share this article: