Head Coaches by Season
All Games Conference Games
Coach Years Seasons Won Lost Pct. Won Lost Pct.
Grady Higgenbotham 1925-27 2 14 17 .452 -- -- --
Victor Payne 1927-30 3 32 20 .627 -- -- --
W.L. Golightly 1930-31 1 11 9 .550 -- -- --
Dell Morgan 1931-34 3 42 29 .609 15 1 .938
Virgil Ballard 1934-35 1 15 9 .625 9 1 .900
Berl Huffman 1935-42, 46-47 8 121 67 .644 48 26 .649
Polk Robison 1942-46, 47-61 18 254 195 .566 34 22 .607
Gene Gibson 1961-69 8 100 92 .521 66 46 .589
Bob Bass 1969-71 1 1/2 22 15 .595 9 6 .600
Gerald Myers 1971-91 20 1/2 326 261 .555 180 142 .559
James Dickey 1991-present 6 119 58 .672 57 29 .663
Note: Beginning with coach Polk Robison, conference totals include SWC games only. The conference marks for Dell Morgan, Virgil Ballard and Berl Huffman are Border Conference. Robison's record in the Border Conference was 115-68.
NCAA Appearances By Coach
Coach Years Appearances Record
Polk Robison 3 1954, '56, '61, 1-3
Gene Gibson 1 1962 1-2
Gerald Myers 4 1973, '76, '85,'86 1-4
James Dickey 2 1993, '96 2-2
Texas Tech's Conference Championships
Coach Titles Years (* -- Shared)
Polk Robison 4 1954, '55*, '56, '61
Dell Morgan 2 1933, '34
Gerald Myers 2 1973, '85
James Dickey 2 1995*,'96
Virgil Ballard 1 1935
Gene Gibson 1 1962*