Year: | 1968 |
Team: | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southwest Conference |
Short Conf: | SWC |
Record: | 5–3–2 |
Conf Record: | 4–3 |
Head Coach: | J. T. King |
Hc Year: | 8th |
Off Scheme: | T formation |
Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
Stadium: | Jones Stadium |
The 1968 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach J. T. King, the Red Raiders compiled a 5–3–2 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the SWC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 255 to 241.[1] [2] The team's statistical leaders included Joe Matulich with 864 passing yards, Roger Freeman with 471 rushing yards, and Bobby Allen with 546 receiving yards.[3] [4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.