| Year: | 1976 |
| Team: | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Coachrank: | 13 |
| Aprank: | 13 |
| Record: | 10–2 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Steve Sloan |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Rex Dockery |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Option |
| Def Coach: | Bill Parcells |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Stadium: | Jones Stadium |
| Champion: | SWC co-champion |
| Bowl: | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 24–27 vs. Nebraska |
The 1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Steve Sloan, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference playing sharing the SWC title with Houston. Texas Tech was invited to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, where they lost to Nebraska. The team outscored opponents 336 to 206 and finished the season with the 38th toughest schedule in NCAA Division I.[1]
See also: 1976 Texas Longhorns football team.
See also: 1976 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.
See main article: 1976 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl. Despite losing the game, Texas Tech quarterback Rodney Allison was named the game's MVP.[3] Nebraska trailed by ten in the second half, coming back to win 27–24.[4] [5] The Red Raiders looked to take the lead back late in the fourth quarter, but lost a fumble that was recovered by Nebraska's Reg Gast to seal the Cornhuskers' victory.[6] [7] [8]
See also: 1976 NCAA Division I football rankings.
See also: 1977 NFL draft.
| 3 | 67 | LB | Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| 6 | 196 | QB | Cincinnati Bengals |