1996_Texas_Tech_Red_Raiders_football_team
1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
American college football season
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.
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| 1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football | |
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Alamo Bowl, L 0–27 vs. Iowa | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Division | South Division |
| Record | 7–5 (5–3 Big 12) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rick Dykes (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | John Goodner (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5/4–4 hybrid |
| Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | 2:30 pm | at No. 21 Kansas State | ABC | L 14–21 | 43,143 | ||
| September 7 | 11:30 am | vs. Oklahoma State | FSN | W 31–3 | 30,269 | ||
| September 21 | 5:30 pm | at Georgia* | ESPN2 | L 12–15 | 73,116 | [2] | |
| September 28 | 6:30 pm | Utah State* | W 58–20 | 39,778 | |||
| October 5 | 6:30 pm | Baylor |
| W 45–24 | 50,594 | ||
| October 12 | 1:00 pm | at Kansas | W 30–17 | 48,500 | |||
| October 19 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Nebraska |
| ABC | L 10–24 | 51,344 | |
| October 26 | 11:30 am | at Texas A&M | FSN | W 13–10 | 70,147 | ||
| November 9 | 6:00 pm | Texas |
| FSN | L 32–38 | 50,607 | |
| November 16 | 1:00 pm | Southwestern Louisiana* |
| W 56–21 | 38,097 | ||
| November 23 | 2:30 pm | at Oklahoma | ABC | W 22–12 | 61,127 | ||
| December 29 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 21 Iowa* | ESPN | L 0–27 | 55,677 | ||
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At Kansas State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 |
| No. 21 Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
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See also: 1996 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Vs. Oklahoma State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Red Raiders | 10 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 31 |
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At Georgia
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| Red Raiders | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
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See also: 1996 Georgia Bulldogs football team
Utah State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Red Raiders | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 58 |
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Baylor
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Red Raiders | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
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At Kansas
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Raiders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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See also: 1996 Kansas Jayhawks football team
Nebraska
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 5 Cornhuskers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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See also: 1996 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
At Texas A&M
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Raiders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Aggies | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
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Texas
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Longhorns | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| Red Raiders | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 32 |
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Southwestern Louisiana
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
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At Oklahoma
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| Sooners | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
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See also: 1996 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Vs. Iowa (Alamo Bowl)
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 21 Hawkeyes | 6 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
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See also: 1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and 1996 Alamo Bowl
More information Players, Coaches ...
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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
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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
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- "1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- "Texas Tech can't handle Georgia's knockout punch". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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