Texas Tech Red Raiders
Texas Tech Red Raiders and Lady Raiders | |
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Colors | Scarlet and black[1] |
Website | www |
The Texas Tech Red Raiders and Lady Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Texas Tech University, located in Lubbock, Texas. The women's basketball team uses the name Lady Raiders, while the school's other women's teams use the "Red Raiders" name.
The university's athletic program fields 17 varsity teams in 11 sports all of whom have combined to win 77 conference championships as well as 4 national championships.[2] The Masked Rider and Raider Red serve as the mascots representing the teams, and the school colors are scarlet red and black.[3] Texas Tech athletics teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level and is a founding member of the Big 12 Conference.
From 1932 until 1956, the university belonged to the
The university's athletic director is
History
On February 24, 1925, an article published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram suggested Tech's athletic teams be called the "Dogies" explaining that "a Dogie is a calf whose mother died and is forced to look out for itself" and "If ever anything had to rustle for itself, it was West Texas and Tech College."[4]
Varsity sports
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Cross country |
Cross country | Golf |
Football | Soccer |
Golf | Softball |
Tennis | Tennis |
Track and field† | Track and field† |
Volleyball | |
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor |
Baseball
Behind
Cross Country and Track & Field
Texas Tech's cross country and indoor/outdoor track & field teams are coached by Wes Kittley.
At the 2005 Outdoor National Championships, Tech qualified 31 men's and women's athletes, more than any other school in the country.[12] Under Kittley's tutelage, Texas Tech has produced 16 national champions, seven Olympic Medalists, over 200 All-Americans and over 119 Big 12 Champions.[13]
From 1990 to 2006, the men's team garnered 91 All-America awards, 20 Big 12 championships, and one individual national title. In the same time period, the women's team won 32 All-America awards, 29 Big 12 championships, and five individual national titles. During the 2007/08 season, the women had another strong showing behind Sally Kipyego, who won four individual national titles (cross country, indoor 3000 m and 5000 m, outdoor 10,000 m) and placed second in her bid for a fifth title in one academic year (outdoor 5000 m). Kipyego added three more national titles (cross country, indoor 5000 m, outdoor 5000 m) and one more second-place win (outdoor 1500 m) during the 2007/08 season. Under Kipyego's leadership, the women's team captured its first title in 2008. Their success was followed by another national championship appearance in 2009 and 2010.[14]
Football
The
Through the 2019 season, the Texas Tech Red Raider football team has amassed a 571-458-32 record in 95 seasons (1925-2019).
In 1932, the program joined the
In 1960, Texas Tech was admitted to the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Red Raiders won conference co-championships in 1976 and 1994.[18] The team remained in the SWC until the conference ceased operations 1996. Following the dissolution of the SWC, the university became a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.
In the Big 12 Conference, the Red Raiders competed in the South Division from the athletic conference's formation until the 2010 season when the divisions were dissolved.
The Red Raiders, coached by Mike Leach from 2000–09, earned 56 wins from the 2000 through the 2006 season. During the same period, only three other Big 12 teams had more victories—Oklahoma, Texas, and Nebraska.[19] In fourteen of its last fifteen seasons Tech finished with a winning record, before suffering a losing season in 2011 under then-head coach Tommy Tuberville.[20][21] Tuberville resigned his position and was replaced by Kliff Kingsbury in 2013. After 6 seasons as the head football coach of his alma mater, Kingsbury was replaced by Matt Wells prior to the 2019 season. The Red Raiders have made 38 bowl appearances (14-23-1) which is 21st most of any university.[22]
Golf
2007 saw the men's golf team compete in its first back-to-back National Championship tournaments since 1960. The team, coached by Greg Sands, qualified for the tournament after finishing 7th in NCAA Central Regional.[23]
The Red Raider Men's golf team has made multiple appearances in the NCAA tournament since then. Head Coach Greg Sands has led the team to 19 consecutive NCAA regional and 10 NCAA championship berths.[24] Sands has racked up 18 seasons ad head coach of the Men's golf team at Texas Tech, in those 18 seasons Sands has led the team to 19 tournament titles and made a name for himself.[24] The Red Raider Men's golf team is the most successful sport at Texas Tech as it has made the most appearances in the NCAA tournament.
On the other side is women's golf JoJo Robertson, has been the head coach of the Women's golf team for Texas Tech since 2009.[25] Coach Robertson has been with the Red Raiders for 10 seasons, in those 10 seasons she has managed to reach the NCAA regional nine times, of those resulted in two trips to the NCAA championships. Robertson has led the Raiders to regional play nine of the ten seasons since she had been named the fourth head coach of the team.[25] Under her guidance the Red Raiders have claimed 13 team titles.[25]
Soccer
The Red Raiders played their first match against Hardin-Simmons[26] in September 1994, defeating the Cowboys 5-0.
Men's basketball
Basketball came to Texas Tech only two years after the school was founded and the program has since won 18 conference titles, the last one being in 2019. Most of which have been won while the Red Raiders were in their Border Conference and Southwest Conference tenures, while the most recent was in the Big 12 Conference. The inaugural game was a 37–25 loss to
Grady Higginbotham was the first coach, earning a 14–18 record over two seasons. At .438, Higgenbotham was the only Tech basketball coach to garner an overall losing record during his stay. Following Higgenbotham's departure, Victor Payne led the Matadors (as the school's teams were known until 1936) from 1927 to 1930.[29] His final tally stood at 32 wins and 20 losses. W. L. Golightly coached only one season, bringing in an 11–9 record. Dell Morgan held the head coaching job from 1931 to 1934, chalking up 42 wins to 29 losses. He was followed by Virgil Ballard. Though Ballard coached only a single season, it was during his time that the team won their milestone 100th game, a one-point victory over House of David. Ballard left with a 15–9 record.[27]
Gene Gibson followed Robison into the position. In his eight seasons, he chalked up the second worst record of any head basketball coach at Tech. Still, at 100–92, there were eight more wins than losses. Bob Bass led the program to a 22–15 record over a season-and-a-half before returning to professional basketball coaching duties.[28][30]
In March 2013,
Softball
The Red Raiders softball program began in 1981 but the program was dropped after only five seasons. When Texas Tech joined the Big 12 Conference as a charter member, the program was resurrected in time for the inaugural 1996 season. Shanon Hays, the first Lubbock Christian University head softball coach, turned the Red Raider softball team around from a 15–42 season under interim head coach Amy Suiter to 80–34 in just his first two seasons. Hays led the Red Raiders to three NCAA Regional appearances during his five seasons at the helm. Adrian Gregory was named the seventh head coach in Texas Tech history in June 2014. In 2019, the Red Raiders made its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2012.
Tennis
The men's tennis team had a very successful 2008 season being ranked as high as #17 in the nation. The Red Raiders faced 11 ranked teams and have only lost to two, #31 TCU and #11 Tulsa.[33] Texas Tech ended the regular season ranked #17.[34] Recently, the Red Raiders 2012 season resulted in a closing ITA ranking of 19.
The Texas Tech tennis team won the Border Conference tennis championship in 1936, 1937, and 1950. The woman's team, led by Todd Petty, won the Big 12 Conference in 2012. [35]
Women's basketball
Of the varsity sports, Texas Tech has had its greatest success in women's
Volleyball
The Texas Tech volleyball program began in 1974 with a 18-10 record under head coach Jeannine McHaney. The Red Raiders are currently coached by Tony Graystone, who joined the team in 2016.
Club sports
In addition to varsity sports, the university's Sport Clubs Federation offers 30 recreational and competitive sport clubs, including polo,
Ice hockey
The Texas Tech Ice Hockey Team was established in 1999. As a member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association, the Red Raiders compete with Big XII Conference Teams as well as with colleges throughout the United States and Canada. Players are recruited from the United States, Canada, and abroad.
Polo
Of the clubs sports, Texas Tech's Polo Club team, coached by Clyde Waddell, has had the greatest success. In spite of having no previous experience, at the invitation of students, Waddell took the job in 2000. Six years later, the team beat in-state rival Texas A&M to win the United States Polo Association National Intercollegiate Championship.[39]
Rodeo
Texas Tech's rodeo club team competes in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association and won the 1955 championship at the College National Finals Rodeo.[40]
Rugby
Texas Tech rugby plays in
Facilities
In January 2013, construction began adding another 368 seats in the north endzone, in addition to an observation deck that will hold 40. The $11 million project also includes a significantly upgraded jumbotron with a new sound system, a Spanish Renaissance-themed colonnade, and a new north end zone concourse connecting the two stadium halves. Along with the other additions, 157 feet of ribbon board will be added on the north end zone, more than 160 linear feet in the northeast and northwest corners of the stadium, and 94 linear feet in the south end zone over the athletic offices. All of the new features of Jones AT&T Stadium were unveiled on September 7, 2013 .[45]
Since 1999, home basketball games have been played at United Supermarkets Arena (originally United Spirit Arena), a 15,020-seat multi-purpose facility which cost $62 million to build.[46] In addition to serving as home to the men's and women's basketball teams, the arena is used by the Red Raiders volleyball team.
- Baseball – Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
- Basketball – United Supermarkets Arena
- Equestrian – Texas Tech Equestrian Center
- Football – Jones AT&T Stadium
- Golf – The Rawls Course
- Rodeo – Texas Tech Equestrian Center/Dub Parks Memorial Arena
- Soccer – John Walker Soccer Complex
- Softball – Rocky Johnson Field
- Tennis – Don & Ethel McLeod Tennis Center
- Track and Field, Indoor – Athletic Training Center
- Track and Field, Outdoor – R.P. Fuller Track
- Volleyball – United Supermarkets Arena
Championships
NCAA team championships
Texas Tech has won 3 NCAA team national championships.[47][48]
- Men's (2)
- Women's (1)
- Basketball (1): 1993
- see also:
Other national team championships
National team titles that are not bestowed by the NCAA:
- Texas Tech Spirit Squad
- Texas Tech Pom Squad & Coed Cheer won National titles in 2017 - 2018
- Texas Tech Pom Squad won 2 National Titles one in Jazz,[49] the other in Pom in 2018 - 2019[50]
- Meat Judging: [A 1]
- 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Men's:
- Women's:
- Rodeo[A 1] NIRA College National Finals Rodeo: 2012
Conference championships
Texas Tech has won 79 conference championships: 30 Big 12 Conference titles, 27 Southwest Conference (SWC) titles, and 22 Border Conference titles.[35][52]
Texas Tech has also won one division championship in football winning in 2008 in a three-way tie with Oklahoma and Texas
Baseball (7)
Sport | Association | Division | Year | Type | Opponent/Runner Up | Score |
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Baseball (7) | NCAA
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1995 | SWC Regular Season | Rice University | N/A | |||
1995 | SWC Tournament | Texas A&M University | 8-6 | |||
1997 | Big 12 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | N/A | |||
1998 | Big 12 Tournament | Texas A&M University | 14-7 | |||
2016 | Big 12 Regular Season | Oklahoma State University | N/A | |||
2017 | Big 12 Regular Season | Texas Christian University | N/A | |||
2019 | Big 12 Regular Season | Baylor University | N/A |
Men’s Basketball (19)
Sport | Association | Division | Year | Type | Opponent/Runner Up | Score |
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Men’s Basketball (19) | NCAA
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1933 | Border Conference Regular Season | N/A | N/A | |||
1934 | Border Conference Regular Season | N/A | N/A | |||
1935 | Border Conference Regular Season | N/A | N/A | |||
1954 | Border Conference Regular Season | N/A | N/A | |||
1955 | Border Conference Regular Season | N/A | N/A | |||
1956 | Border Conference Regular Season | N/A | N/A | |||
1961 | SWC Regular Season | Texas A&M University | N/A | |||
1962 | SWC Regular Season | Southern Methodist University | N/A | |||
1965 | SWC Regular Season | Southern Methodist University | N/A | |||
1973 | SWC Regular Season | Texas A&M University | N/A | |||
1976 | SWC men's tournament | Texas A&M University | 74-72 | |||
1985 | SWC Regular Season | Southern Methodist University | N/A | |||
1985 | SWC men's tournament | Arkansas | 67-64 | |||
1986 | SWC men's tournament | Texas A&M University | 67-63 | |||
1993 | SWC men's tournament | Houston | 88-76 | |||
1995 | SWC Regular Season | Tied 1st with Texas | N/A | |||
1996 | SWC Regular Season | Houston | N/A | |||
1996 | SWC men's tournament | Texas | 75-73 | |||
2019 | Big 12 Regular Season | Tied 1st with Kansas State | N/A |
Women’s Basketball (13)
Sport | Association | Division | Year | Type | Opponent/Runner Up | Score |
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Women’s Basketball (13) | NCAA
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1992 | SWC Regular Season | Texas | N/A | |||
1992 | SWC women's tournament | Texas | 76-74 | |||
1993 | SWC Regular Season | Tied 1st with Texas | N/A | |||
1993 | SWC women's tournament | Texas | 78-71 | |||
1994 | SWC Regular Season | Texas A&M | N/A | |||
1995 | SWC Regular Season | Southern Methodist University | N/A | |||
1995 | SWC women's tournament | Southern Methodist University | 84-62 | |||
1996 | SWC Regular Season | Tied 1st with Texas | N/A | |||
1998 | Big 12 Regular Season | Iowa State | N/A | |||
1998 | Big 12 women's tournament
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Kansas | 71-53 | |||
1999 | Big 12 Regular Season | Iowa State | N/A | |||
1999 | Big 12 women's tournament
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Iowa State | 73-59 | |||
2000 | Big 12 Regular Season | Tied 1st with Iowa State and Oklahoma | N/A |
Football (11)
Sport | Association | Division | Year | Type | Opponent/Runner Up | Score |
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Football (11) | NCAA
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1937 | Border Conference Regular Season | N/A | N/A | |||
1942 | Border Conference Regular Season | N/A | N/A | |||
1947 | Border Conference Regular Season | N/A | N/A | |||
1948 | Border Conference Regular Season | N/A | N/A | |||
1949 | Border Conference Regular Season | N/A | N/A | |||
1951 | Border Conference Regular Season | N/A | N/A | |||
1953 | Border Conference Regular Season | N/A | N/A | |||
1954 | Border Conference Regular Season | N/A | N/A | |||
1955 | Border Conference Regular Season | N/A | N/A | |||
1976 | SWC Regular Season | Tied 1st with Houston | N/A | |||
1994 | SWC Regular Season | Tied 1st with Texas, Baylor, TCU and Rice | N/A |
Football (Division) (1)
Sport | Association | Division | Year | Type | Opponent/Runner Up | Score |
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Football (1) | NCAA
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2008 | Big 12 South Division | Tied 1st with Oklahoma and Texas | N/A |
Women's Cross Country (3)
Sport | Association | Division | Year | Type | Opponent/Runner Up | Score |
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Football (1) | NCAA
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2008 | Big 12 Conference Cross Country Championship | Baylor | 44-71 | |||
2009 | Big 12 Conference Cross Country Championship | Colorado | 38-52 | |||
2010 | Big 12 Conference Cross Country Championship | Colorado | 44-53 |
Men's Golf (7)
Sport | Association | Division | Year | Type | Opponent/Runner Up | Score |
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Men's Golf (7) | NCAA
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1936 | Border Conference | N/A | N/A | |||
1937 | Border Conference | N/A | N/A | |||
1939 | Border Conference | N/A | N/A | |||
1955 | Border Conference | N/A | N/A | |||
1959 | SWC Conference | N/A | N/A | |||
1971 | SWC Conference | N/A | N/A | |||
1996 | SWC Conference | N/A | N/A |
Men's Track and Field (9)
Sport | Association | Division | Year | Type | Opponent/Runner Up | Score |
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Men's Track and Field (9) | NCAA
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2005 | Big 12 Outdoor Championship | Texas | 149.50-100.50 | |||
2014 | Big 12 Outdoor Championship | Texas | 160.5-125 | |||
2018 | Big 12 Indoor Championship | Texas | 143-129 | |||
2018 | Big 12 Outdoor Championship | Texas | 165-117 | |||
2019 | Big 12 Indoor Championship | Iowa State | 179-109 | |||
2019 | Big 12 Outdoor Championship | Texas | 164-120.50 | |||
2023 | Big 12 Indoor Championship | Oklahoma State | 159-111 | |||
2023 | Big 12 Outdoor Championship | Texas | 179-125.50 | |||
2024 | Big 12 Indoor Championship | Oklahoma State | 152-92 |
Women's Soccer (2)
Sport | Association | Division | Year | Type | Opponent/Runner Up | Score |
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Women's Soccer (2) | NCAA
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2015 | Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament | Kansas | 1-0 | |||
2023 | Big 12 Regular Season | BYU | N/A |
Men's Tennis (4)
Sport | Association | Division | Year | Type | Opponent/Runner Up | Score |
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Men's Tennis (4) | NCAA
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1936 | Border Conference | N/A | N/A | |||
1937 | Border Conference | N/A | N/A | |||
1950 | Border Conference | N/A | N/A | |||
2016 | Big 12 Regular Season | Tied for 1st with TCU | N/A |
Women's Tennis (4)
Sport | Association | Division | Year | Type | Opponent/Runner Up | Score |
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Women's Tennis (4) | NCAA
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2012 | Big 12 Regular Season | Baylor | N/A | |||
2013 | Big 12 Regular Season | Tied 1st with Baylor | N/A | |||
2017 | Big 12 Regular Season | Tied 1st with Oklahoma State | N/A | |||
2017 | Big 12 Women's Tennis Championship | Oklahoma State | 4-2 |
Culture
Nickname
The Red Raiders from Texas Tech, terror of the southwest this year, swooped into the New Mexico University camp today and wrested away a 39–6 football victory before the eyes of a homecoming crowd of 9,000.
— Collier Parris of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
The Red Raiders were originally known as the "
There are two main stories as to how the name "Red Raiders" replaced its predecessor. In one story, football coach
Spirit
Red Raider spirit is led by such organizations as the Saddle Tramps, the High Riders, and the spirit squads (consisting of the cheer squad and the pom squad). In April 2010, the Texas Tech cheer squad finished third at the National Cheerleaders Association and National Dance Association.[56]
Mascots
In 2000, The Masked Rider tradition was commemorated with the unveiling of a statue outside of the university's Frazier Alumni Pavilion. The sculpture, created by artist Grant Speed, is 25 percent larger than life.[59] Today the Masked Rider, with
Texas Tech's other mascot, Raider Red, is a more recent creation. Beginning with the 1971 football season, the Southwest Conference forbade the inclusion of live animal mascots to away games unless the host school consented. For situations where the host school did not want to allow the Masked Rider's horse, an alternate mascot was needed. Jim Gaspard, a member of the Saddle Tramps student spirit organization, created the original design for the Raider Red costume, basing it on a character created by cartoonist Dirk West, a Texas Tech alumnus and former Lubbock mayor.[61] Though the Masked Rider's identity is public knowledge, it has always been tradition that Raider Red's student alter ego is kept secret until the end of his or her tenure.[62] The student serving as Raider Red is a member of the Saddle Tramps or High Riders.
Rivalries
Texas Tech's main athletic rivals are the Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies.[63][64][65] It is common for people to camp out in front of Jones AT&T Stadium a few days prior to home football games against the Aggies, the Longhorns, and the Oklahoma Sooners.[66][67]
In March 2009, Texas Tech and
In sports other than football, Eastern New Mexico University are seen as a regional rival due to the close proximity of the two schools and frequency of match-ups between them.[71][72][73] An example of this is Eastern New Mexico University's yearly attendance at the Texas Tech Open; an annual track and field event hosted by Texas Tech.[74]
People
Athletic directors
- E. Y. Freeland, 1925–1927
- Grady Higgenbotham, 1927–1929
- Pete Cawthon, 1930–1940
- Morley Jennings, 1941–1951
- DeWitt Weaver, 1952–1960
- Polk Robison, 1960–1970
- J. T. King, 1970–1978
- Dick Tamburo, 1978–1980
- John Conley, 1980–1985
- T. Jones, 1985–1992
- Robert Bockrath, 1992–1995
- Gerald Myers, 1996–2011[75]
- Kirby Hocutt, 2011–present[76]
Head coaches
Head coaches of Texas Tech teams include:
- Baseball – Tim Tadlock
- Basketball, Men's – Grant McCasland
- Basketball, Women's – Krista Gerlich
- Cross Country – Jon Murray
- Football – Joey McGuire
- Golf, Men's – Greg Sands
- Golf, Women's – JoJo Robertson[77]
- Soccer – Tom Stone
- Softball – Adrian Gregory
- Tennis, Men's – Daniel Whitehead[78]
- Tennis, Women's – Todd Petty
- Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field – Wes Kittley
- Volleyball – Tony Graystone
Alumni
Texas Tech Red Raiders alumni have gone on to play in the NFL, NBA, WNBA, Major League Baseball, and more. Current alumni standouts include Super Bowl Champion Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, Wes Welker of the Denver Broncos,[79] Super Bowl Champion Danny Amendola of the New England Patriots, and Michael Crabtree of the Oakland Raiders. Mahomes is widely viewed as the greatest of all Raider Alumni following his Super Bowl LIV and Super Bowl LVII wins and being named Super Bowl MVP in both games.
Notes
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- Official website
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