1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Alamo Bowl, L 0–27 vs. Iowa
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record7–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRick Dykes (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Goodner (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5/4–4 hybrid
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1996 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 6 Nebraska x%  8 –0   11 –2  
No. 8 Colorado  7 –1   10 –2  
No. 17 Kansas State  6 –2   9 –3  
Missouri  3 –5   5 –6  
Kansas  2 –6   4 –7  
Iowa State  1 –7   2 –9  
South Division
No. 23 Texas x$  6 –2   8 –5  
Texas Tech  5 –3   7 –5  
Texas A&M  4 –4   6 –6  
Oklahoma  3 –5   3 –8  
Oklahoma State  2 –6   5 –6  
Baylor  1 –7   4 –7  
Championship: Texas 37, Nebraska 27
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
    % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the newly-formed Big 12 Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–5 record (5–3 against Big 12 opponents), finished in second place in Southern Division of the Big 12, outscored opponents by a combined total of 323 to 232, and lost to Iowa in the 1996 Alamo Bowl.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 312:30 pmat No. 21 Kansas State
ABCL 14–2143,143
September 711:30 amvs. Oklahoma State
FSNW 31–330,269
September 215:30 pmat Georgia*
ESPN2L 12–1573,116
September 286:30 pmUtah State*
W 58–2039,778
October 56:30 pmBaylordagger
W 45–2450,594
October 121:00 pmat Kansas
W 30–1748,500
October 192:30 pmNo. 5 Nebraska
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
ABCL 10–2451,344
October 2611:30 amat Texas A&M
FSNW 13–1070,147
November 96:00 pmTexas
FSNL 32–3850,607
November 161:00 pmSouthwestern Louisiana*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 56–2138,097
November 232:30 pmat Oklahoma
ABCW 22–1261,127
December 297:00 pmvs. No. 21 Iowa*
ESPNL 0–2755,677
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Roster

1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense 60 Jayson Hansen OG 6-4 297 Jr. Kelowna, B.C. 4 Byron Hanspard TB 6-0 193 Jr. DeSoto, Texas 82 Donnie Hart SE 6-1 187 So. 17 Malcolm McKenzie SE 6-2 211 Jr. San Antonio, Texas 6 Stacy Mitchell FL 5-5 150 Jr. DeSoto, Texas 42 Sammy Morris FB 6-0 212 Fr. San Antonio, Texas David Nichol WR 5-10 182 Fr. Dallas, Texas *Ahndre Patterson TE 6-4 250 Jr 78 J.T. Sprouse OG 6-2 286 Sr. Simi Valley, Calif. 16 Matt Tittle QB 6-3 209 So
Pos.#NameClass
TE 85 Brad Spinks Sr
 Defense William Culpepper LB 6-0 222 Fr. Cleburne, Texas 46 Keith Cumby DE 5-10 209 So. Van, Texas 86 Tony Daniels DE 6-5 249 Jr. Odessa, Texas 11 Tony Darden CB 6-0 196 Jr
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

At Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 3 0 0 11 14
No. 21 Wildcats 0 14 0 7 21

Vs. Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 0 3 0 3
Red Raiders 10 12 0 9 31

At Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 6 6 0 12
Bulldogs 0 7 0 8 15

Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 6 7 0 20
Red Raiders 14 14 16 14 58

Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 10 7 7 24
Red Raiders 14 17 7 7 45

At Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 7 0 7 16 30
Jayhawks 7 10 0 0 17

Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Cornhuskers 7 3 7 7 24
Red Raiders 7 3 0 0 10

At Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 3 3 0 7 13
Aggies 0 3 7 0 10

Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Longhorns 14 14 7 3 38
Red Raiders 3 8 14 7 32

Southwestern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 7 7 21
Red Raiders 0 28 7 21 56

At Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 0 16 6 22
Sooners 0 3 0 9 12

Vs. Iowa (Alamo Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
No. 21 Hawkeyes 6 11 0 10 27

References

  1. ↑ "1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.


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