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Texas Tech

SWC · 1970 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–2 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1932–2026
All-Time Record
589–462–24
0.559 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1953
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 16
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Texas Tech head-to-head · History & Eras

1970 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI8–4W 21–14
4Week 4 · Sep 22Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B85–6W 23–0
5Week 5 · Sep 29Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC10–1L 13–35
6Week 6 · Oct 6SANTA BARBARAUnranked—W 63–21
7Week 7 · Oct 13Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC2–9W 21–7
8Week 8 · Oct 20Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC6–5L 16–20
9Week 9 · Oct 27SMUH2HIND SWC5–6W 14–10
10Week 10 · Nov 3Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC5–5W 3–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10TCUH2HIND SWC4–6–1W 22–14
12Week 12 · Nov 17Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC2–9W 7–3
13Week 13 · Nov 24Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC9–2L 10–24
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 22Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 9–17

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.278
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+20
-11+31
  • Tulane +8
  • Kansas +5
  • SMU +5
  • Rice +5
  • TCU +4
  • Texas A&M +2
  • Baylor +2
  • Texas -1
  • Arkansas -2
  • Georgia Tech -3
  • Mississippi State -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 31stBetter than 78%

0.667 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#21Regular Season Final#22Post-Season W1#27Post-Season W2#27Post-Season W3#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+23
-22
+42
+14
-4
+4
+3
+8
+4
-14
-8

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#201965#781966#611967#501968#691969

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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