1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders football Double T Original.png 150 Southwest Conference SWC 6–6 4–3 Spike Dykes 8th Dick Winder 8th No-huddle spread 4–3 Jones Stadium SWC co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic L 14–55 vs. USC 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. The Red Raiders had not played in the bowl game since 1939, which was also their only other appearance in a major bowl game in their 69-year football history. More importantly, they had never done so since joining the SWC in 1960. Under conference rules, when two or more teams were tied for the conference title, the team with the longest Cotton Bowl drought received the bid. Tech outscored opponents by a combined total of 312 to 246.1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 21, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/1994.html The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Schedule 1994 AP Central September 3 1:00 pm w y New Mexico Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 37–31 27,234 September 8 7:00 pm l y Nebraska 1 Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX ESPN 16–42 32,768 September 17 1:30 pm l y y Oklahoma 21 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 11–17 62,323 September 24 2:00 pm w y SMU Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 35–7 29,521 October 1 1:00 pm l y Texas A&M 10 Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry 17–23 64,242 October 8 12:00 pm l y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX Raycom 21–24 16,900 October 22 1:00 pm w Baylor Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry 38–7 29,443 October 29 12:00 pm w Texas 19 Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry Raycom 33–9 45,591 November 12 1:00 pm w y Southwestern Louisiana Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 39–7 27,636 November 19 12:00 pm w y Houston Alamodome San Antonio, TX rivalry Raycom 34–0 20,286 November 25 12:00 pm l y TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry ABC 17–24 43,219 January 2 12:00 pm l y y USC 21 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Cotton Bowl Classic NBC 14–55 70,218 1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 22, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/1994-schedule.html Roster 1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders f 35 Zach Thomas LB y *Spike Dykes Game summaries Nebraska Nebraska at Texas Tech No. 1 Cornhuskers Red Raiders 7 7 14 14 0 3 6 7 September 8 Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas CDT 32,768 1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team USC (Cotton Bowl Classic) USC vs. Texas Tech No. 21 Trojans 28 6 14 7 Red Raiders 0 0 7 7 January 2 Cotton Bowl 70,218 NBC Q1 6:51 USC Shawn Walters 11-yard touchdown run (Ford kick) USC 7–0 yes Q1 6:39 USC Terry Barnum 19-yard touchdown pass from Rob Johnson (Ford kick) USC 14–0 Q1 5:35 USC John Herpin 26-yard interception return (Ford kick) USC 21–0 Q1 2:22 USC Keyshawn Johnson 12-yard touchdown pass from R. Johnson (Ford kick) USC 28–0 Q2 6:50 USC Ford 39-yard field goal USC 31–0 Q2 0:17 USC Ford 42-yard field goal USC 34–0 Q3 10:29 USC Keyshawn Johnson 22-yard touchdown pass from R. Johnson (Ford kick) USC 41–0 Q3 7:51 USC Keyshawn Johnson 86-yard touchdown pass from Brad Otton (Ford kick) USC 48–0 Q3 2:15 TTU Zebbie Lethridge 5-yard touchdown run (Davis kick) USC 48–7 Q4 2:40 USC Jeff Diltz 2-yard touchdown pass from Brad Otton (Ford kick) USC 55–7 Q4 0:00 TTU Stacy Mitchell 45-yard touchdown pass from Sone Cavazos (Davis kick) USC 55–14 yes 1995 Cotton Bowl Classic 1994 USC Trojans football team References Texas Tech Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons Texas Tech Red Raiders football