1976 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

No. 15 Texas

First quarter

• TTU – Billy Taylor 1-yard run (Brian Hall kick). Red Raiders 7–0.
• TEX – Ted Constanzo 2-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick). Tied 7–7. Second quarter
• TEX – Jimmy Johnson 1-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick). Longhorns 14–7.
• TTU – Brian Hall 34-yard field goal. Longhorns 14–10. Third quarter
• TEX – Jimmy Johnson 60-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick). Longhorns 21–10.
• TTU – Rodney Allison 5-yard run (Brian Hall kick). Longhorns 21–17.
• TTU – Larry Isaac 15-yard run (Brian Hall kick). Red Raiders 24–21. Fourth quarter
• TEX – Jimmy Johnson 1-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick). Longhorns 28–24.
• TTU – Billy Taylor 1-yard (Brian Hall kick). Red Raiders 31–28.

SMU

Vs. No. 13 Nebraska (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)

Main article: 1976 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl

First quarter

• NEB – Rick Berns 1-yard run (Al Eveland kick), 5:42. Cornhuskers 7–0.
• TTU – Brian Hall 28-yard field goal, 1:22. Cornhuskers 7–3. Second quarter
• TTU – Billy Taylor 14-yard pass from Rodney Allison (Brian Hall kick), 12:08. Red Raiders 10–7.
• TTU – Billy Taylor 11-yard pass from Rodney Allison (Brian Hall kick), 2:14. Red Raiders 17–7.
• NEB – Mark Dufresne 22-yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Al Eveland kick), 0:33. Red Raiders 17–14. Third quarter
• TTU – Billy Taylor 8-yard run (Brian Hall kick), 11:32. Red Raiders 24–14.
• NEB – Rick Berns 18-yard run (kick failed), 9:19. Red Raiders 24–20.
• NEB – Chuck Malito 23-yard pass from Vince Ferragamo (Al Eveland kick), 7:01. Cornhuskers 27–24. Fourth quarter
• No scoring plays Despite losing the game, Texas Tech quarterback Rodney Allison was named the game's MVP. Nebraska trailed by ten in the second half, coming back to win 27–24. 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.

Personnel

• Steve Sloan
• Rex Dockery Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
• Bill Parcells Defensive coordinator/linebackers
• Bob Patterson
• Art Zeleznik
• John Cropp Wide receivers/tight ends

Players drafted into the NFL

References

References

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