Editor’s Note: The Avalanche-Journal is soliciting some of Texas Tech fans’ best memories as the Red Raiders head toward their 1,000th game on Sept. 5 against Sam Houston State. Send your best memory to sports@lubbockonline.com.
No Anderson, no problem
My favorite memory in Texas Tech football history was in 1966, the year after Donny Anderson graduated. Tech had a losing season going into the last game which was with the Arkansas Razorbacks to be played in Lubbock. Arkansas was something like a 19-point favorite and only had to beat lowly Tech to be the SWC representative in the Cotton Bowl.