| 1979 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 8-Sep | | Southern California | L | 7 | 21 | |
| 15-Sep | | New Mexico | W | 17 | 7 | |
| 22-Sep | at | Arizona | T | 14 | 14 | |
| 29-Sep | at | Baylor | L | 17 | 27 | |
| 6-Oct | | Texas A&M | W | 21 | 20 | |
| 13-Oct | | Arkansas | L | 6 | 20 | |
| 20-Oct | | Rice | W | 30 | 7 | |
| 3-Nov | at | Texas | L | 6 | 14 | |
| 10-Nov | | Texas Christian | T | 3 | 3 | |
| 17-Nov | at | Southern Methodist | L | 10 | 35 | |
| 24-Nov | at | Houston | L | 10 | 14 | |
| | 3-6-2 | | 141 | 182 | |
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| 1978 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 9-Sep | at | Southern California | L | 9 | 17 | |
| 23-Sep | | Arizona | W | 41 | 26 | |
| 30-Sep | | Texas | L | 7 | 24 | |
| 7-Oct | at | Texas A&M | L | 9 | 38 | |
| 14-Oct | at | New Mexico | W | 36 | 23 | |
| 21-Oct | at | Rice | W | 42 | 28 | |
| 4-Nov | | Baylor | W | 27 | 9 | |
| 11-Nov | at | Texas Christian | W | 27 | 17 | |
| 18-Nov | | Southern Methodist | W | 19 | 16 | |
| 25-Nov | | Houston | W | 22 | 21 | |
| 2-Dec | at | Arkansas | L | 7 | 49 | |
| | 7-4-0 | | 246 | 268 | |
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| 1977 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 10-Sep | at | Baylor | W | 17 | 7 | |
| 17-Sep | | New Mexico | W | 49 | 14 | |
| 24-Sep | | Texas A&M | L | 17 | 33 | |
| 1-Oct | at | North Carolina | W | 10 | 7 | |
| 8-Oct | at | Arizona | W | 32 | 26 | |
| 15-Oct | | Rice | W | 42 | 7 | |
| 29-Oct | at | Texas | L | 0 | 26 | |
| 5-Nov | | Texas Christian | W | 49 | 17 | |
| 12-Nov | at | Southern Methodist | W | 45 | 7 | |
| 19-Nov | at | Houston | L | 7 | 45 | |
| 24-Nov | | Arkansas | L | 14 | 17 | |
| 23-Dec | N | Florida State | L | 17 | 40 | Tangerine Bowl-Orlando, FL |
| | 7-5-0 | | 299 | 246 | |
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| 1976 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 11-Sep | | Colorado | W | 24 | 7 | |
| 25-Sep | at | New Mexico | W | 20 | 16 | |
| 9-Oct | at | Texas A&M | W | 27 | 16 | |
| 16-Oct | at | Rice | W | 37 | 13 | |
| 23-Oct | | Arizona | W | 52 | 27 | |
| 30-Oct | | Texas | W | 31 | 28 | |
| 6-Nov | at | Texas Christian | W | 14 | 10 | |
| 13-Nov | | Southern Methodist | W | 34 | 7 | |
| 20-Nov | | Houston | L | 19 | 27 | |
| 27-Nov | N | Arkansas | W | 30 | 7 | Little Rock, AR |
| 4-Dec | | Baylor | W | 24 | 21 | |
| 31-Dec | N | Nebraska | L | 24 | 27 | Bluebonnet-Houston, TX |
| | 10-2-0 | | 336 | 206 | |
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| 1975 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 13-Sep | | Florida State | W | 31 | 20 | |
| 20-Sep | | New Mexico | W | 24 | 17 | |
| 27-Sep | at | Texas | L | 18 | 42 | |
| 4-Oct | at | Oklahoma State | L | 16 | 17 | |
| 11-Oct | | Texas A&M | L | 9 | 38 | |
| 18-Oct | at | Arizona | L | 28 | 32 | |
| 25-Oct | | Southern Methodist | W | 37 | 20 | |
| 1-Nov | | Rice | W | 28 | 24 | |
| 8-Nov | at | Texas Christian | W | 34 | 0 | |
| 15-Nov | | Baylor | W | 33 | 10 | |
| 22-Nov | at | Arkansas | L | 14 | 31 | |
| | 6-5-0 | | 272 | 251 | |
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| 1974 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 14-Sep | | Iowa State | W | 24 | 3 | |
| 21-Sep | at | New Mexico | T | 21 | 21 | |
| 28-Sep | | Texas | W | 26 | 3 | |
| 5-Oct | | Oklahoma State | W | 14 | 13 | |
| 12-Oct | at | Texas A&M | L | 7 | 28 | |
| 19-Oct | | Arizona | W | 17 | 8 | |
| 26-Oct | at | Southern Methodist | W | 20 | 17 | |
| 2-Nov | at | Rice | L | 7 | 21 | |
| 9-Nov | | Texas Christian | W | 28 | 0 | |
| 16-Nov | at | Baylor | L | 10 | 17 | |
| 23-Nov | | Arkansas | L | 13 | 21 | |
| 28-Dec | N | Vanderbilt | T | 6 | 6 | Peach-Atlanta, GA |
| | 6-4-2 | | 193 | 158 | |
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| 1973 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 15-Sep | | Utah | W | 29 | 22 | |
| 22-Sep | | New Mexico | W | 41 | 7 | |
| 29-Sep | at | Texas | L | 12 | 28 | |
| 6-Oct | at | Oklahoma State | W | 20 | 7 | |
| 13-Oct | | Texas A&M | W | 28 | 16 | |
| 20-Oct | at | Arizona | W | 31 | 17 | |
| 27-Oct | | Southern Methodist | W | 31 | 14 | |
| 3-Nov | | Rice | W | 19 | 6 | |
| 10-Nov | at | Texas Christian | W | 24 | 10 | |
| 17-Nov | | Baylor | W | 55 | 24 | |
| 24-Nov | N | Arkansas | W | 24 | 17 | Little Rock, AR |
| 29-Dec | N | Tennessee | W | 28 | 19 | Gator-Jacksonville, FL |
| | 11-1-0 | | 342 | 187 | |
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| 1972 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 16-Sep | | Utah | W | 45 | 2 | |
| 23-Sep | at | New Mexico | W | 41 | 16 | |
| 30-Sep | | Texas | L | 20 | 25 | |
| 7-Oct | | Tulsa | W | 35 | 18 | |
| 14-Oct | at | Texas A&M | W | 17 | 14 | |
| 21-Oct | | Arizona | W | 35 | 10 | |
| 28-Oct | at | Southern Methodist | W | 17 | 3 | |
| 4-Nov | at | Rice | W | 10 | 6 | |
| 11-Nov | | Texas Christian | L | 7 | 31 | |
| 18-Nov | at | Baylor | W | 13 | 7 | |
| 25-Nov | | Arkansas | L | 14 | 24 | |
| 30-Dec | N | North Carolina | L | 28 | 32 | Sun-El Paso, TX |
| | 8-4-0 | | 282 | 188 | |
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| 1971 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 11-Sep | at | Tulane | L | 9 | 15 | |
| 18-Sep | | New Mexico | L | 10 | 13 | |
| 25-Sep | at | Texas | L | 0 | 28 | |
| 2-Oct | at | Arizona | W | 13 | 10 | |
| 9-Oct | | Texas A&M | W | 28 | 7 | |
| 16-Oct | | Boston College | W | 14 | 6 | |
| 23-Oct | at | Southern Methodist | L | 17 | 18 | |
| 30-Oct | | Rice | L | 7 | 9 | |
| 6-Nov | at | Texas Christian | L | 6 | 17 | |
| 13-Nov | | Baylor | W | 27 | 0 | |
| 20-Nov | at | Arkansas | L | 0 | 15 | |
| | 4-7-0 | | 131 | 138 | |
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| 1970 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 12-Sep | | Tulane | W | 21 | 14 | |
| 19-Sep | at | Kansas | W | 23 | 0 | |
| 26-Sep | | Texas | L | 13 | 35 | |
| 3-Oct | | Santa Barbara | W | 63 | 21 | |
| 10-Oct | at | Texas A&M | W | 21 | 7 | |
| 17-Oct | N | Mississippi State | L | 16 | 20 | Jackson, MS |
| 24-Oct | | Southern Methodist | W | 14 | 10 | |
| 31-Oct | at | Rice | W | 3 | 0 | |
| 7-Nov | | Texas Christian | W | 22 | 14 | |
| 14-Nov | at | Baylor | W | 7 | 3 | |
| 21-Nov | | Arkansas | L | 10 | 24 | |
| 19-Dec | N | Georgia Tech | L | 9 | 17 | Sun-El Paso, TX |
| | 8-4-0 | | 222 | 165 | |
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