The 1974 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented

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in the

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(SWC) during the

1974 NCAA Division I football season The 1974 NCAA Division I football season finished with two national champions. The Associated Press (AP) writers' poll ranked the University of Oklahoma, which was on probation and barred by the NCAA from postseason play, No. 1 at season's end. ...

. In their fifth and final season under head coach

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, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–4–2 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the SWC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 193 to 158. The team's statistical leaders included

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with 552 passing yards, Larry Isaac with 671 rushing yards, and Lawrence Williams with 477 receiving yards.2017 Media Guide, p. 158. The team played its home games at Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium.

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Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons

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