1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–6 record (4–3 against SWC opponents) and finished in a five-way tie for second place in the conference. However, Texas A&M was on probation and ineligible for the conference championship or post-season play, which meant that the Red Raiders were awarded a share of the SWC championship. Per SWC rules, Texas Tech was selected to represent the conference in the 1995 Cotton Bowl Classic since the Red Raiders had not played in the bowl game since 1939, and had never played in the game as a member of the SWC. Tech outscored opponents by a combined total of 312 to 246.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
SWC co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 14–55 vs. USC
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–6 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Winder (8th season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Texas A&M* 6 0 1 10 0 1
No. 25 Texas + 4 3 0 8 4 0
Baylor + 4 3 0 7 5 0
TCU + 4 3 0 7 5 0
Texas Tech + 4 3 0 6 6 0
Rice + 4 3 0 5 6 0
Houston 1 6 0 1 10 0
SMU 0 6 1 1 9 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • *Texas A&M ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 31:00 pmNew Mexico*W 37–3127,234
September 87:00 pmNo. 1 Nebraska*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
ESPNL 16–4232,768
September 171:30 pmat No. 21 Oklahoma*L 11–1762,323
September 242:00 pmSMU 
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 35–729,521
October 11:00 pmat No. 10 Texas A&ML 17–2364,242
October 812:00 pmat RiceRaycomL 21–2416,900
October 221:00 pmBaylor
W 38–729,443
October 2912:00 pmNo. 19 Texas
RaycomW 33–945,591
November 121:00 pmSouthwestern Louisiana*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 39–727,636
November 1912:00 pmvs. HoustonRaycomW 34–020,286
November 2512:00 pmat TCUABCL 17–2443,219
January 212:00 pmvs. No. 21 USC*NBCL 14–5570,218
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Roster edit

1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 35 Zach Thomas
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries edit

Nebraska edit

Nebraska at Texas Tech
1 234Total
No. 1 Cornhuskers 7 71414 42
Red Raiders 0 367 16

USC (Cotton Bowl Classic) edit

USC vs. Texas Tech
1 234Total
No. 21 Trojans 28 6147 55
Red Raiders 0 077 14
  • Date: January 2
  • Location: Cotton Bowl
  • Game attendance: 70,218
  • Television network: NBC

References edit

  1. ^ "1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.