TECHSTRONG | 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.