1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the newly established Big 12 Conference (Big 12) 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.

1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Alamo Bowl, L 0–27 vs. Iowa
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth
1996 record7–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coachSpike Dykes (10th season)
Offensive coordinatorRick Dykes (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Goodner (2nd season)
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1996 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Northern 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  
Southern 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

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 PMBaylor
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
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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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
  • 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
See also: 1996 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 1986 TTU, 41–7

vs. Oklahoma State
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 0 3 0 3
Red Raiders 10 12 0 9 31
See also: 1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–8–3 1989 TTU, 31–15

at Georgia
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 6 6 0 12
Bulldogs 0 7 0 8 15
See also: 1996 Georgia Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 1993 UGA, 52–37

Utah State
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 6 7 0 20
Red Raiders 14 14 16 14 58
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Baylor
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 10 7 7 24
Red Raiders 14 17 7 7 45
See also: 1996 Baylor Bears football team and Baylor–Texas Tech football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–32–1 1995 BAY, 9–7

at Kansas
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 7 0 7 16 30
Jayhawks 7 10 0 0 17
See also: 1996 Kansas Jayhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 1970 TTU, 23–0

Nebraska
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Cornhuskers 7 3 7 7 24
Red Raiders 7 3 0 0 10
See also: 1996 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 1994 NEB, 42–16

at Texas A&M
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 3 3 0 7 13
Aggies 0 3 7 0 10
See also: 1996 Texas A&M Aggies football team and Texas A&M–Texas Tech football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–31–1 1995 TTU, 14–7

Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Longhorns 14 14 7 3 38
Red Raiders 3 8 14 7 32
See also: 1996 Texas Longhorns football team and Texas–Texas Tech football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–34 1995 TEX, 48–7

Southwestern Louisiana
1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 7 7 21
Red Raiders 0 28 7 21 56
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1994 TTU, 39–7

at Oklahoma
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 0 16 6 22
Sooners 0 3 0 9 12
See also: 1996 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 1994 OKLA, 17–11

vs. Iowa (Alamo Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
No. 21 Hawkeyes 6 11 0 10 27
See also: 1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and 1996 Alamo Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

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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