1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
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

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.

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
October 6	at Oklahoma State*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 20–7	41,000
October 13	Texas A&M		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 28–16	50,102
October 20	at No. 19 Arizona*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 31–17	40,172	^[8]
October 27	SMU	No. 18	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 31–14	45,098
November 3	Rice	No. 15	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 19–6	37,400
November 10	at TCU	No. 12	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 24–10	25,029
November 17	Baylor	No. 12	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 55–24	35,102
November 24	at Arkansas	No. 12	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	W 24–17	42,061
December 29	vs. No. 20 Tennessee*	No. 11	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 28–19	62,109	^[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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

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

^ ^a ^b "1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 98. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^ "Barnes' passes cut down Vols for Texas Tech". The Miami Herald. December 30, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1973 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.
^ "Raiders ax Utah, 29–22". Bryan-College Station Eagle. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tech Raiders ride Williams' to maul New Mexico, 41–7". The Monitor. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Texas Tech gets win over No. 19". The Odessa American. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Barnes' passes cut down Vols for Texas Tech". The Miami Herald. December 30, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.