Year: | 1977 |
Team: | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southwest Conference |
Short Conf: | SWC |
Record: | 7–5 |
Conf Record: | 4–4 |
Head Coach: | Steve Sloan |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Off Coach: | Rex Dockery |
Oc Year: | 3rd |
Off Scheme: | Option |
Def Coach: | Bill Parcells |
Dc Year: | 3rd |
Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
Stadium: | Jones Stadium |
Bowl: | Tangerine Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 17–40 vs. Florida State |
The 1977 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a emmebr of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their third and final season under head coach Steve Sloan, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–5 record (4–4 against SWC opponents), outscored opponents by a combined total of 279 to 246, and finished in a tie for fourth place in the SWC.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.