Texas Tech Bowl History

The Texas Tech football program is an annual fixture in postseason bowl games as the Red Raiders have been bowl eligible for the last 13 seasons. The Red Raiders currently rank 19th nationally in bowls participated in as the Red Raiders have been part of 29 postseason games.

Bowl History

Season Bowl Opponent Result Score
1937 Sun West Virginia Lost 6-7
1938 Cotton St. Mary's (CA) Lost 13-20
1941 Sun Tulsa Lost 0-6
1947 Sun Miami OH Lost 12-13
1949 Raisin San Jose State Lost 13-20
1951 Sun Pacific (CA) Won 25-14
1953 Gator Auburn Won 35-13
1955 Sun Wyoming Lost 14-21
1964 Sun Georgia Lost 0-7
1965 Gator Georgia Tech Lost 21-31
1970 Sun Georgia Tech Lost 9-17
1972 Sun North Carolina Lost 28-32
1973 Gator Tennessee Won 28-19
1974 Peach Vanderbilt Tie 6-6
1976 Bluebonnet Nebraska Lost 24-27
1977 Tangerine Florida State Lost 17-40
1986 Independence Mississippi Lost 17-20
1989 All-American Duke Won 49-21
1993 Sun Oklahoma Lost 10-41
1994 Cotton Southern Cal Lost 14-55
1995 Copper Air Force Won 55-41
1996 Alamo Iowa Lost 0-27
1998 Independence Mississippi Lost 18-35
2000 Galleryfurniture.com East Carolina Lost 27-40
2001 Alamo Iowa Lost 16-19
2002 Tangerine Clemson Won 55-15
2003 Houston Navy Won 38-14
2004 Holiday California Won 45-31
2005 Cotton Alabama Lost 10-13
2006 Insight Minnesota Won 44-41

Bowl Facts

  • Texas Tech ranks 19th in all-time bowl appearances.
  • Texas Tech is currently in the midst of a school record 13-consecutive bowl eligible seasons.
  • Texas Tech has played in a school record seventh-straight bowl games (2000-06).
  • Current Red Raider head coach Mike Leach is the only coach in the program’s history to guide his first six teams to bowl appearances.
  • Only one school in the Big 12 has been bowl eligible in each of the league’s 11 seasons – Texas Tech.