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In 1960, Texas Tech was admitted to the Southwest Conference. The Red Raiders won two conference championships in 1976 and 1994, under head coaches Steve Sloan and Spike Dykes respectively. Texas Tech became a charter member in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference in 1996 when the Southwest Conference disbanded. During his ninth season ...
Texas Tech's athletic teams are known as the Red Raiders with the exception of the women's basketball team, which is known as the Lady Raiders. Texas Tech competes in NCAA Division I FBS (formerly Division I-A) and is a member of the Big 12 Conference. From 1932 until 1956, the university belonged to the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
The Texas Tech University System is a public university system in Texas with five member universities. Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the Texas Tech University System is a $3 billion enterprise focused on advancing higher education, health care, research, and outreach with approximately 21,000 employees, more than 63,000 students, nearly 400,000 alumni and an endowment valued at $3.06 billion.
Texas Tech Red Raiders football head coach (2013–2018) [27] Randy Neugebauer: 1972 United States House Representative, Texas District 19 (2003–present) [28] Charles Perry: 1984 Texas House Representative, District 83 (2011–2014); Texas State Senator, District 28 (2014–present) [29] Dan Pope: 1985 Lubbock, Texas Mayor (2016–present) [30]
Texas Tech named Matt Wells as the Head Football Coach of the Red Raiders beginning with the 2019 season. Wells came to Texas Tech from Utah State, where he had been Head Football Coach for six seasons (2013-2018), compiling a 44–34 record including two bowl wins, one division championship, and two 10-win seasons.
Texas Tech athletics teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level and is a founding member of the Big 12 Conference. From 1932 until 1956, the university belonged to the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Texas Tech was admitted to the Southwest Conference on May 12, 1956.
In 2019, a delegation led by Mitchell [13] urged the 86th Texas Legislature [14] to approve and fund a new Texas Tech University veterinary school [15] in Amarillo (Texas's first new veterinary school since 1916), [16] and a new dental school [17] at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (the state's first since 1971).
The Texas Tech Red Raiders college football team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-A), representing Texas Tech University in the Big 12 Conference. [1] Texas Tech has played its home games at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas since 1947. [2]