| Year: | 1978 |
| Team: | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 7–4 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Head Coach: | Rex Dockery |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Option |
| Def Coach: | Sam Robertson |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–4 |
| Stadium: | Jones Stadium |
The 1978 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Rex Dockery, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–4 record (5–3 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 268 to 246, and finished in fourth place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.