List of Texas Tech Red Raiders bowl games

The Texas Tech Red Raiders college football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Texas Tech University in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference. Since the team's inaugural season in 1925, Texas Tech has appeared in 33 post-season bowl games. Texas Tech has a rich tradition in bowl appearances, and has a highly enthusiastic fan base, which has set attendance records at many of their bowl games. The Red Raiders' first bowl game appearance set a then-record attendance of 12,000. Since then, nine more bowl games to which Texas Tech has accepted bids have set attendance records. Most recently, the 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic set an attendance record of 88,175, the second-most-attended bowl game of the 2008–09 bowl game season.

Texas Tech's first post-season bowl game was at the conclusion of the 1937 season, when the Red Raiders played in the 1938 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas against the West Virginia Mountaineers on New Year's Day. Texas Tech's most recent bowl game appearance, the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl, occurred on January 2, 2010, when the Red Raiders won the game, 41–31, against the Michigan State Spartans. The game was the team's tenth consecutive bowl appearance. The Red Raiders have an overall bowl record of 11 wins, 21 losses, and 1 tie. Nine of Texas Tech's thirty-three bowl game bids have been to the Sun Bowl, the most appearances by any team to the second-oldest college football bowl game.[A 1] The Red Raiders' thirty-three bowl game appearances are the 4th most by a Big 12 Conference team and along with the Miami Hurricanes and Ole Miss Rebels, the 17th most of any university.

Contents

Key

General
# Number of bowl games
† Bowl game record attendance
‡ Former bowl game record attendance
Results
W Win
L Loss
T Tie

Bowl games

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season
# Bowl game[A 2] Result Opponent Stadium Attendance[2] Head coach[3]
1 &Sun Bowl1938 Sun Bowl[A 3] &K 07–06L 7–6 West Virginia Mountaineers Kidd Field 12,000‡ Cawthon, PetePete Cawthon
2 &Cotton Bowl Classic1939 Cotton Bowl Classic[A 4] &L 20–13L 20–13 Saint Mary's Saints Cotton Bowl 40,000‡ Cawthon, PetePete Cawthon
3 &Sun Bowl1942 Sun Bowl[A 3] &K 6–0L 6–0 Tulsa Golden Hurricanes Kidd Field 14,000‡ Morgan, DellDell Morgan
4 &Sun Bowl1948 Sun Bowl[A 3] &L 13–12L 13–12 Miami Redskins Kidd Field 18,000‡ Morgan, DellDell Morgan
5 &Raisin Bowl1949 Raisin Bowl &L 20–13L 20–13 San Jose State Spartans Ratcliffe Stadium &10000000000000000000000— Morgan, DellDell Morgan
6 &Sun Bowl1952 Sun Bowl[A 3] &W 25–14W 25–14 Pacific Tigers Kidd Field 17,000 Weaver, DeWittDeWitt Weaver
7 &Gator Bowl1954 Gator Bowl[A 5] &W 35–13W 35–13 Auburn Tigers Gator Bowl Stadium 28,426 Weaver, DeWittDeWitt Weaver
8 &Sun Bowl1956 Sun Bowl[A 3] &L 21–14L 21–14 Wyoming Cowboys Kidd Field 14,500 Weaver, DeWittDeWitt Weaver
9 &Sun Bowl1964 Sun Bowl[A 3] &K 07–0L 7–0 Georgia Bulldogs Sun Bowl Stadium 28,500‡ King, J. T.J. T. King
10 &Gator Bowl1965 Gator Bowl[A 5] &L 31–21L 31–21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Gator Bowl Stadium 60,127‡ King, J. T.J. T. King
11 &Sun Bowl1970 Sun Bowl[A 3] &L 17–9L 17–9 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Sun Bowl Stadium 30,512 Carlen, JimJim Carlen
12 &Sun Bowl1972 Sun Bowl[A 3] &L 32–28L 32–28 North Carolina Tar Heels Sun Bowl Stadium 31,312 Carlen, JimJim Carlen
13 &Gator Bowl1973 Gator Bowl[A 5] &W 28–19W 28–19 Tennessee Volunteers Gator Bowl Stadium 62,109 Carlen, JimJim Carlen
14 &Chick-fil-A Bowl1974 Peach Bowl[A 6] &T 6–6T 6–6 Vanderbilt Commodores Atlanta Stadium 31,695 Carlen, JimJim Carlen
15 &Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl1976 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl[A 7] &L 27–24L 27–24 Nebraska Cornhuskers Houston Astrodome 48,618 Sloan, SteveSteve Sloan
16 &Capital One Bowl1977 Tangerine Bowl[A 8] &L 40–17L 40–17 Florida State Seminoles Orlando Stadium 44,502‡ Sloan, SteveSteve Sloan
17 &Independence Bowl1986 Independence Bowl[A 9] &L 20–17L 20–17 Ole Miss Rebels Independence Stadium 46,369 Dykes, SpikeSpike Dykes[B 1]
18 &All-American Bowl1989 All-American Bowl &W 49–21W 49-21 Duke Blue Devils Legion Field 47,750 Dykes, SpikeSpike Dykes
19 &Sun Bowl1993 John Hancock Bowl[A 3] &L 41–10L 41–10 Oklahoma Sooners Sun Bowl Stadium 43,848 Dykes, SpikeSpike Dykes
20 &Cotton Bowl Classic1995 Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic[A 4] &L 55–14L 55–14 USC Trojans Cotton Bowl 70,218 Dykes, SpikeSpike Dykes
21 &Insight Bowl1995 Weiser Lock Copper Bowl[A 10] &W 55–41W 55–41 Air Force Falcons Arizona Stadium 41,004 Dykes, SpikeSpike Dykes
22 &Alamo Bowl1996 Builders Square Alamo Bowl[A 11] &L 27–0L 27–0 Iowa Hawkeyes Alamodome 55,677 Dykes, SpikeSpike Dykes
23 &Independence Bowl1998 Sanford Independence Bowl[A 9] &L 35–18L 35–18 Ole Miss Rebels Independence Stadium 46,862 Dykes, SpikeSpike Dykes
24 &Houston Bowl2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl[A 12] &L 40–27L 40–27 East Carolina Pirates Reliant Astrodome 33,899 Leach, MikeMike Leach
25 &Alamo Bowl2001 Sylvania Alamo Bowl[A 11] &L 19–16L 19–16 Iowa Hawkeyes Alamodome 65,232 Leach, MikeMike Leach
26 &Champs Sports Bowl2002 Mazda Tangerine Bowl[A 13] &W 55–15W 55–15 Clemson Tigers Florida Citrus Bowl 21,689 Leach, MikeMike Leach
27 &Houston Bowl2003 Houston Bowl[A 12] &W 38–14W 38–14 Navy Midshipmen Reliant Stadium 51,068† Leach, MikeMike Leach
28 &Holiday Bowl2004 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl[A 14] &W 45–31W 45–31 California Golden Bears Qualcomm Stadium 66,222† Leach, MikeMike Leach
29 &Cotton Bowl Classic2006 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic[A 4] &L 13–10L 13–10 Alabama Crimson Tide Cotton Bowl 74,222 Leach, MikeMike Leach
30 &Insight Bowl2006 Insight Bowl[A 10] &W 44–41W 44–41(OT) Minnesota Golden Gophers Sun Devil Stadium 48,391 Leach, MikeMike Leach
31 &Gator Bowl2008 Konica Minolta Gator Bowl[A 5] &W 31–28W 31–28 Virginia Cavaliers Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 60,243 Leach, MikeMike Leach
32 &Cotton Bowl Classic2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic[A 4] &L 47–34L 47–34 Ole Miss Rebels Cotton Bowl 88,175† Leach, MikeMike Leach
33 &Alamo Bowl2010 Valero Alamo Bowl[A 11] &W 41–31W 41–31 Michigan State Spartans Alamodome 64,757 McNeill, RuffinRuffin McNeill[B 2]
34 &Cotton Bowl Classic2011 TicketCity Bowl &W 45–38W 45–38 Northwestern Wildcats Cotton Bowl 40,121† Tuberville, TommyTommy Tuberville

Notes

Bowl game
  1. ^ The Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, and Sun Bowl all began at the end of the 1934 college football season.[1]
  2. ^ Bowl games are sorted by current name without sponsorship titles.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i The Sun Bowl has been known as the: Sun Bowl (1936–86, 1994–95), John Hancock Sun Bowl (1987–88), John Hancock Bowl (1989–93), Norwest Bank Sun Bowl (1996), Norwest Sun Bowl (1997–98), Wells Fargo Sun Bowl (1999–03), Vitalis Sun Bowl (2004–05), Brut Sun Bowl (2006–09), and Hyundai Sun Bowl (since 2010).[1][4]
  4. ^ a b c d The Cotton Bowl Classic has been known as the: Cotton Bowl Classic (1937–88, 1996), Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic (1989–95), Southwestern Bell (1997–2000), SBC Cotton Bowl Classic (2001–06), AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic (since 2007)[1]
  5. ^ a b c d The Gator Bowl has been known as: the Gator Bowl (1946–85), Mazda Gator Bowl (1986–91), Outback Steakhouse Gator Bowl (1992–94), Toyota Gator Bowl (1995–2007), and Konica Minolta Gator (since 2008)[1]
  6. ^ The Chick-fil-A Bowl has been known as: the Peach Bowl (1968–96), Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (1997–2005), and Chick-fil-A Bowl (since 2006)[1]
  7. ^ The Bluebonnet Bowl has been known as: the Bluebonnet Bowl (1959–67, 1985–86), and Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl (1968–84, 1987)[1]
  8. ^ The Capital One Bowl has been known as: the Tangerine Bowl (1947–82), Florida Citrus Bowl (1983–93), CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl (1994–99), OurHouse.com Florida Citrus Bowl (2000), Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl (2001–02), Capital One Bowl (since 2003)[1]
  9. ^ a b The Independence Bowl has been known as: the Independence Bowl (1976–89, 2004–05), Poulan Independence Bowl (1990), Poulan/Weed Eater Independence Bowl (1991–97), Sanford Independence Bowl (1998–2000), MainStay Independence Bowl (2001–03), and PetroSun Independence Bowl (since 2006)[1]
  10. ^ a b The Insight Bowl has been known as: the Copper Bowl (1989, 1996), Domino’s Pizza Copper Bowl (1990–91), Weiser Lock Copper Bowl (1992–95), Insight.com Bowl (1997–2001), and Insight Bowl (since 2002)[1]
  11. ^ a b c The Alamo Bowl has been known as: the Builders Square Alamo Bowl (1993–98), the Sylvania Alamo Bowl (1999–2001), MasterCard Alamo Bowl (2002–05), Alamo Bowl (2006) and Valero Alamo Bowl (since 2007)[1]
  12. ^ a b The Houston Bowl has been known as: the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl (2000–01) and EV1.net Houston Bowl (2002–05)[1]
  13. ^ The Champs Sports Bowl has been known as: the Blockbuster Bowl (1990–93), Carquest Bowl (1994–97), MicronPC Bowl (1998–99), MicronPC.com Bowl (2000), Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl (2001), Mazda Tangerine Bowl (2002–03), and Champs Sports Bowl (since 2004)[1]
  14. ^ The Holiday Bowl has been known as: the Holiday Bowl (1978–85), Sea World Holiday Bowl (1986–90), Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl (1991–94), Plymouth Holiday Bowl (1995–97), Culligan Holiday Bowl (1998–2001), Pacific Life Holiday Bowl (2002–09), and Bridgeport Education Holiday Bowl (since 2010)[1][5]
Head coach
  1. ^ Dykes was named interim head coach after David McWilliams resigned prior to the 1986 Independence Bowl.[3]
  2. ^ McNeill was named interim head coach after Mike Leach was fired prior to the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl.[3]

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Bowl/All-Star Game Records". National Collegiate Athletic Association. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/DI/2009/2009BowlAllStar.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
  2. ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records "Bowl-by-Bowl Attendance," National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2009. pp. 297–303. Retrieved 2010-08-21
  3. ^ a b c "2010 Media Supplement". Texas Tech University. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010FBmediasupplement.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-06. 
  4. ^ "Hyundai Signs Four‐Year Deal To Serve As Title Sponsor Of Sun Bowl". Sun Bowl Association. 2010-07-24. http://www.sunbowl.org/images/062410--Hyundai%20Sun%20Bowl.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
  5. ^ "Holiday Bowl Welcomes Bridgepoint Education as Title Sponsor". San Diego Bowl Game Association. 2010-04-29. http://www.holidaybowl.com/2010/holiday-bowl-welcomes-bridgepoint-education-as-new-title-sponsor.html. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
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