Record: 8-4, .667 W-L% (31st of 123)
Conference: SWC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jim Carlen (8-4)
PS/G: 18.5 (78th of 123) ▪ PA/G: 13.8 (18th of 123)
SRS: 11.03 (26th of 123) ▪ SOS: 7.20 (41st of 123)
Bowl Game: Lost Sun Bowl 17-9 versus Georgia Tech
| Pre | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | 12/7 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 19 | 19 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 12, 1970 | Sat | Texas Tech | Tulane | Ind | W | 21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 19, 1970 | Sat | Texas Tech | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 26, 1970 | Sat | Texas Tech | (2) Texas | SWC | L | 13 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 3, 1970 | Sat | Texas Tech | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | W | 63 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 10, 1970 | Sat | Texas Tech | @ | Texas A&M | SWC | W | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 6 | Oct 17, 1970 | Sat | (17) Texas Tech | @ | Mississippi State | SEC | L | 16 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | Jackson, MS |
| 7 | Oct 24, 1970 | Sat | Texas Tech | Southern Methodist | SWC | W | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Oct 31, 1970 | Sat | Texas Tech | @ | Rice | SWC | W | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 9 | Nov 7, 1970 | Sat | Texas Tech | Texas Christian | SWC | W | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 10 | Nov 14, 1970 | Sat | Texas Tech | @ | Baylor | SWC | W | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 11 | Nov 21, 1970 | Sat | (19) Texas Tech | (6) Arkansas | SWC | L | 10 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Dec 19, 1970 | Sat | (19) Texas Tech | N | (13) Georgia Tech | Ind | L | 9 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | L 2 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |