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SWC · 1974 Season · Final

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Record
6–4–2
0.583 Win %
Conference
5th
3–4 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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B84–7W 24–3
5Week 5 · Sep 24New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–6–1T 21–21
6Week 6 · Oct 1Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC8–4W 26–3
7Week 7 · Oct 8Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B87–5W 14–13
8Week 8 · Oct 15Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC8–3L 7–28
9Week 9 · Oct 22Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC9–2W 17–8
10Week 10 · Oct 29SMUH2HIND SWC6–4–1W 20–17
11Week 11 · Nov 5Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–8–1L 7–21
12Week 12 · Nov 12TCUH2HIND SWC1–10W 28–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC8–4L 10–17
14Week 14 · Nov 26Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC6–4–1L 13–21
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC7–3–2T 6–6

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
2.486
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-19+35
  • Arizona +9
  • Texas +8
  • Oklahoma State +7
  • SMU +6
  • Iowa State +4
  • TCU +1
  • New Mexico 0
  • Vanderbilt 0
  • Texas A&M -3
  • Baylor -4
  • Arkansas -4
  • Rice -8

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 #39Better than 72%
Win % Place 51stBetter than 64%

0.583 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#41Regular Season Final#41Post-Season W1#41Post-Season W2#39Post-Season W3#39Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
0
+23
+1
-21
+9
+3
-14
+28
-7
-8
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#691969#261970#861971#271972#91973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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