1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4–1 (4–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Winder (1st season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorCarlos Mainord (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1987 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Texas A&M $ 6 1 010 2 0
Arkansas 5 2 09 4 0
Texas 5 2 07 5 0
Texas Tech 3 3 16 4 1
Baylor 3 4 06 5 0
TCU 3 4 05 6 0
Houston 2 4 14 6 1
Rice 0 8 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–4–1 record (4–3–1 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 315 to 266. The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.