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Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium opened 77 years ago on November 29, 1947, with a seating capacity of 27,000. It was named after Clifford B. Jones, Texas Tech's third president (1939–1944), and his wife, Audrey, who donated $100,000 (equivalent to $1.36 million in 2023 [ 5 ] ) towards its construction. [ 10 ]
The first game held at Jones Stadium took place only 47 days after downtown Lubbock was hit by a tornado in 1970. The stadium's newly installed AstroTurf was unharmed, but some of the light towers on the west side—which had recently been fitted with extra lights for the color telecast of the All-America Game—were bent or snapped off. [2]
In 1926, Tech Stadium, a wooden horseshoe shaped 12,000 seat stadium, was built on campus. [55] [56] Twenty-years later, Jones Stadium as was completed for the 1947 season. Two years prior to the stadium's opening, Clifford B. Jones, former Texas Tech University president, established a $100,000 trust toward construction for a new football ...
The 1970 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.In their first season under head coach Jim Carlen, the Red Raiders compiled an 8–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the SWC, lost to Georgia Tech in the 1970 Sun Bowl, and outscored ...
The centerpiece of Tech's two-year, $242-million football facilities project is the south end zone building currently under construction at Jones AT&T Stadium. It'll have all sorts of features: a ...
The stadium, named for Clifford B. and Audrey Jones, opened in 1947. In 2000, the stadium was renamed Jones SBC Stadium after SBC Communications made a $30 million contribution to the university. Following SBC Communications' acquisition of AT&T Corporation in 2006, the stadium was renamed Jones AT&T Stadium. [ 43 ]
The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Schedule. Date Time ... Jones Stadium; Lubbock, TX ; W 34–7: 30,196:
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