1971 Texas Tech
4–7 (2–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Jim Carlen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Baylor 27–0Nov 13
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at Tulane | L 9–15 | 41% |
| Sep 18 | vs New Mexico | L 10–13 | 57% |
| Sep 25 | at 3Texas | L 0–28 | 18% |
| Oct 2 | at Arizona | W 13–10 | 40% |
| Oct 9 | vs Texas A&M | W 28–7 | 73% |
| Oct 16 | vs Boston College | W 14–6 | 47% |
| Oct 23 | at SMU | L 17–18 | 54% |
| Oct 30 | vs Rice | L 7–9 | 75% |
| Nov 6 | at TCU | L 6–17 | 48% |
| Nov 13 | vs Baylor | W 27–0 | 79% |
| Nov 20 | at 17Arkansas | L 0–15 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 15–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–5 7th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 131–138
- Coach
- Jim Carlen
- Elo
- 1492 −34 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.7 No. 70 of 120; offense No. 113, defense No. 14
- SRS
- 2.2 No. 57 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Richard Bell
- Offense
- No-huddle option
- Defense
- 4–3
All-Southwest Conference
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Larry MolinareLBAP-1- Marc DoveDBAP-1
Second team
- Johnny OdomSplit endsAP-2
- Russel IngramCAP-2
- Don RivesLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1971 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1971 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6–1 | 8–3 | 18 |
| Arkansas | 5–1–1 | 8–3–1 | 16 |
| TCU | 5–2 | 6–4–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
| SMU | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Rice | 2–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Texas Tech | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| Baylor | 0–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.