Interesting Facts You May Not Know About Texas Tech Football

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Oct 11, 2014; Lubbock, TX, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Devin Lauderdale (6) is pursued by West Virginia Mountaineers corner back Terrell Chestnut (16) in the first half at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

Texas Tech once beat a team 120 – 0.

In 2014-’15, Tech’s men’s basketball team averaged 60.1 points per game. The team’s highest point total last season was 101.

But the football program owns the most lopsided victory in school history. And in another surprising revelation, the record-setting game was played in 1925, not in the Air Raid era.

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Though Tech scored 80, 75, and 70 points during the tenure of Mike Leach, they put up 120 points on Wayland Baptist University only 19 years after the forward pass became legal in college football.

Though the spread offense has increase scoring in modern college football, it is likely that Tech overpowered Wayland in 1925. However, this is speculation because records from the game are not available.

To score 120 points in a game, a team must average 30 points per quarter. In 2014, only 56 of the 125 teams in Division I football averaged 30 points per game. Texas Tech averaged 30.5 points per game last season.

Nov 15, 2014; Lubbock, TX, USA; Detail of the Jones AT&T Stadium Logo at the game between Oklahoma and Texas Tech at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports

Who is the “Jones” in Jones AT&T Stadium?

Jones Stadium is named after Clifford B. Jones and his wife Audrey. Jones who moved to west Texas from Clifford’s hometown of Kansas City, MO to help his father work the Spur Ranch.

After taking over the ranch, Jones became a successful businessman in west Texas. He was named the chairman of the Texas Tech board in 1927, and President of Texas Tech in 1939 — a position he held until 1944 when he resigned due to poor health.

From the first Texas Tech commencement ceremony until his resignation, Jones signed every graduate’s diploma by hand.

After his time at Texas Tech, he became a successful banker and president of a railroad company. These financial ties would be beneficial to Texas Tech, as Jones used his significant influence to organize a trust fund to help raise money for a new football stadium at Texas Tech.

The new stadium was dedicated to Jones and his wife in 1947. He passed away in 1972 in Lubbock where he is buried.

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