1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Winder (2nd season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorCarlos Mainord (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1988 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Arkansas $ 7 0 010 2 0
Texas A&M* 6 1 07 5 0
No. 18 Houston 5 2 09 3 0
Texas Tech 4 3 05 6 0
Baylor 2 5 06 5 0
Texas 2 5 04 7 0
TCU 2 5 04 7 0
Rice 0 7 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 332 to 328. The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.