Location: Lubbock, Texas ▪ Colors: Red & Black
Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium (cap. 58,930)
Record: 81 Years, 501-384-24, .564 W-L% (Major School)
Conferences: Big 12, SWC, Ind and BIAA
Conference Champion: 10 Times
Bowls: 35 Bowls, 13-21-1, .386 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Ranked in AP Poll: 6 Times (Preseason), 11 Times (Final), 131 Weeks (Total)
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | 8 | 2012-10-14 | 18 | |
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| 2 | 2012 | 9 | 2012-10-21 | 15 | 18 | 3 |
| 3 | 2012 | 10 | 2012-10-28 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| 4 | 2012 | 11 | 2012-11-04 | 25 | 20 | 5 |
| 5 | 2012 | 12 | 2012-11-11 | 23 | 25 | 2 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 6 | 2011 | 9 | 2011-10-23 | 19 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 7 | 2009 | 8 | 2009-10-18 | 21 | |
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| 8 | 2009 | 16 | Final | 21 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 9 | 2008 | 1 | Preseason | 12 | NA | — |
| 10 | 2008 | 2 | 2008-09-02 | 12 | 12 | NC |
| 11 | 2008 | 3 | 2008-09-07 | 12 | 12 | NC |
| 12 | 2008 | 4 | 2008-09-14 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| 13 | 2008 | 5 | 2008-09-21 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| 14 | 2008 | 6 | 2008-09-28 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 15 | 2008 | 7 | 2008-10-05 | 7 | 7 | NC |
| 16 | 2008 | 8 | 2008-10-12 | 7 | 7 | NC |
| 17 | 2008 | 9 | 2008-10-19 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 18 | 2008 | 10 | 2008-10-26 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 19 | 2008 | 11 | 2008-11-02 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 20 | 2008 | 12 | 2008-11-09 | 2 | 2 | NC |
| 21 | 2008 | 13 | 2008-11-16 | 2 | 2 | NC |
| 22 | 2008 | 14 | 2008-11-23 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | 2008 | 15 | 2008-11-30 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | 2008 | 16 | 2008-12-07 | 8 | 8 | NC |
| 25 | 2008 | 17 | Final | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 26 | 2007 | 8 | 2007-10-14 | 22 | |
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| 27 | 2007 | 16 | Final | 22 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 28 | 2006 | 1 | Preseason | 25 | NA | — |
| 29 | 2006 | 2 | 2006-09-05 | 24 | 25 | 1 |
| 30 | 2006 | 3 | 2006-09-10 | 24 | 24 | NC |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 31 | 2005 | 1 | Preseason | 21 | NA | — |
| 32 | 2005 | 2 | 2005-09-06 | 21 | 21 | NC |
| 33 | 2005 | 3 | 2005-09-11 | 19 | 21 | 2 |
| 34 | 2005 | 4 | 2005-09-18 | 19 | 19 | NC |
| 35 | 2005 | 5 | 2005-09-25 | 16 | 19 | 3 |
| 36 | 2005 | 6 | 2005-10-02 | 15 | 16 | 1 |
| 37 | 2005 | 7 | 2005-10-09 | 13 | 15 | 2 |
| 38 | 2005 | 8 | 2005-10-16 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
| 39 | 2005 | 9 | 2005-10-23 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| 40 | 2005 | 10 | 2005-10-30 | 16 | 17 | 1 |
| 41 | 2005 | 11 | 2005-11-06 | 13 | 16 | 3 |
| 42 | 2005 | 12 | 2005-11-13 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| 43 | 2005 | 13 | 2005-11-20 | 18 | 21 | 3 |
| 44 | 2005 | 14 | 2005-11-27 | 18 | 18 | NC |
| 45 | 2005 | 15 | 2005-12-04 | 18 | 18 | NC |
| 46 | 2005 | 16 | Final | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 47 | 2004 | 14 | 2004-11-28 | 24 | |
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| 48 | 2004 | 15 | 2004-12-05 | 23 | 24 | 1 |
| 49 | 2004 | 16 | Final | 18 | 23 | 5 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 50 | 2002 | 14 | 2002-11-17 | 24 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 51 | 1998 | 7 | 1998-10-12 | 22 | |
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| 52 | 1998 | 8 | 1998-10-19 | 25 | 22 | 3 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 53 | 1995 | 6 | 1995-09-26 | 24 | |
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| 54 | 1995 | 8 | 1995-10-10 | 25 | |
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| 55 | 1995 | 9 | 1995-10-17 | 25 | 25 | NC |
| 56 | 1995 | 10 | 1995-10-24 | 22 | 25 | 3 |
| 57 | 1995 | 11 | 1995-10-31 | 23 | 22 | 1 |
| 58 | 1995 | 17 | Final | 23 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 59 | 1989 | 11 | 1989-11-07 | 23 | |
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| 60 | 1989 | 12 | 1989-11-14 | 20 | 23 | 3 |
| 61 | 1989 | 13 | 1989-11-21 | 18 | 20 | 2 |
| 62 | 1989 | 14 | 1989-11-28 | 25 | 18 | 7 |
| 63 | 1989 | 15 | 1989-12-05 | 25 | 25 | NC |
| 64 | 1989 | 16 | 1989-12-12 | 24 | 25 | 1 |
| 65 | 1989 | 17 | Final | 19 | 24 | 5 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 66 | 1977 | 1 | Preseason | 8 | NA | — |
| 67 | 1977 | 2 | 1977-09-12 | 8 | 8 | NC |
| 68 | 1977 | 3 | 1977-09-19 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 69 | 1977 | 4 | 1977-09-26 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 70 | 1977 | 5 | 1977-10-03 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 71 | 1977 | 6 | 1977-10-10 | 15 | 17 | 2 |
| 72 | 1977 | 7 | 1977-10-17 | 13 | 15 | 2 |
| 73 | 1977 | 8 | 1977-10-24 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 74 | 1977 | 10 | 1977-11-07 | 18 | |
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| 75 | 1977 | 11 | 1977-11-14 | 16 | 18 | 2 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 76 | 1976 | 3 | 1976-09-21 | 20 | |
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| 77 | 1976 | 4 | 1976-09-28 | 17 | 20 | 3 |
| 78 | 1976 | 5 | 1976-10-05 | 15 | 17 | 2 |
| 79 | 1976 | 6 | 1976-10-12 | 10 | 15 | 5 |
| 80 | 1976 | 7 | 1976-10-19 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| 81 | 1976 | 8 | 1976-10-26 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 82 | 1976 | 9 | 1976-11-02 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 83 | 1976 | 10 | 1976-11-09 | 5 | 5 | NC |
| 84 | 1976 | 11 | 1976-11-16 | 5 | 5 | NC |
| 85 | 1976 | 12 | 1976-11-23 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 86 | 1976 | 13 | 1976-11-30 | 9 | 9 | NC |
| 87 | 1976 | 14 | Final | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 88 | 1974 | 5 | 1974-09-30 | 10 | |
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| 89 | 1974 | 6 | 1974-10-07 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| 90 | 1974 | 7 | 1974-10-14 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| 91 | 1974 | 8 | 1974-10-21 | 11 | 17 | 6 |
| 92 | 1974 | 9 | 1974-10-28 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 93 | 1974 | 10 | 1974-11-04 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| 94 | 1974 | 11 | 1974-11-11 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 95 | 1973 | 1 | Preseason | 20 | NA | — |
| 96 | 1973 | 2 | 1973-09-10 | 20 | 20 | NC |
| 97 | 1973 | 8 | 1973-10-22 | 18 | |
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| 98 | 1973 | 9 | 1973-10-29 | 15 | 18 | 3 |
| 99 | 1973 | 10 | 1973-11-05 | 12 | 15 | 3 |
| 100 | 1973 | 11 | 1973-11-12 | 12 | 12 | NC |
| 101 | 1973 | 12 | 1973-11-19 | 12 | 12 | NC |
| 102 | 1973 | 13 | 1973-11-26 | 12 | 12 | NC |
| 103 | 1973 | 14 | 1973-12-03 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| 104 | 1973 | 15 | Final | 11 | 11 | NC |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 105 | 1972 | 9 | 1972-10-30 | 18 | |
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| 106 | 1972 | 10 | 1972-11-06 | 15 | 18 | 3 |
| 107 | 1972 | 12 | 1972-11-20 | 20 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 108 | 1970 | 6 | 1970-10-12 | 17 | |
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| 109 | 1970 | 11 | 1970-11-16 | 19 | |
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| 110 | 1970 | 14 | 1970-12-07 | 19 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 111 | 1968 | 6 | 1968-10-14 | 15 | |
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| 112 | 1968 | 7 | 1968-10-21 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 113 | 1967 | 4 | 1967-10-02 | 10 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 114 | 1965 | 10 | 1965-11-15 | 9 | |
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| 115 | 1965 | 11 | 1965-11-22 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 116 | 1965 | 12 | 1965-11-29 | 10 | 10 | NC |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 117 | 1955 | 2 | 1955-09-19 | 12 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 118 | 1954 | 1 | Preseason | 19 | NA | — |
| 119 | 1954 | 2 | 1954-09-20 | 14 | 19 | 5 |
| 120 | 1954 | 3 | 1954-09-27 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| 121 | 1954 | 5 | 1954-10-11 | 20 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 122 | 1953 | 8 | 1953-11-09 | 19 | |
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| 123 | 1953 | 9 | 1953-11-16 | 17 | 19 | 2 |
| 124 | 1953 | 10 | 1953-11-23 | 14 | 17 | 3 |
| 125 | 1953 | 11 | Final | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 126 | 1940 | 6 | 1940-11-18 | 20 | |
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| 127 | 1940 | 7 | 1940-11-25 | 18 | 20 | 2 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 128 | 1938 | 5 | 1938-11-14 | 19 | |
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| 129 | 1938 | 6 | 1938-11-21 | 17 | 19 | 2 |
| 130 | 1938 | 7 | 1938-11-28 | 14 | 17 | 3 |
| 131 | 1938 | 8 | Final | 11 | 14 | 3 |