1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders football Double T Original.png 150 Southwest Conference SWC 20 23 9–3 5–2 Spike Dykes 9th Dick Winder 9th No-huddle spread John Goodner 1st 4–2–5/4–4 hybrid Jones Stadium Copper Bowl champion Copper Bowl W 55–41 vs. Air Force The 1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the SWC. Texas Tech was invited to the Copper Bowl, where they defeated Air Force. The Red Raiders offense scored 385 points while the defense allowed 247 points on the season. The Southwest Conference dissolved in 1996, and Texas Tech joined the newly-formed Big 12 Conference. Sophomore running back Byron Hanspard finished the season as the conference's leading rusher.Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-28-sp-18592-story.html Texas Tech Wins in a Show of Force: Copper Bowl: Red Raiders enjoy a record night in 55-41 victory over Air Force December 28, 1995 January 4, 2024 Schedule 1996 AP Central September 9 11:00 a.m. l y y Penn State 4 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ABC 23–24 96,034 September 16 6:30 p.m. w y Missouri Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 41–14 36,242 September 30 11:00 a.m. l y 24 Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX rivalry ABC 7–9 40,882 October 7 1:00 p.m. w Texas A&M 8 Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry 14–7 51,205 October 14 6:30 p.m. w y 25 Arkansas State Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 63–25 37,521 October 21 2:00 p.m. w y 25 Rice Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 31–26 54,231 October 28 2:00 p.m. w y y 22 New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM KUPT 34–7 25,088 November 4 6:30 p.m. l y 23 Texas 13 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry ESPN 7–48 77,809 November 11 1:00 p.m. w TCU Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry KJTV 27–6 37,529 November 18 1:00 p.m. w y SMU Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 45–14 11,738 November 25 12:00 p.m. w y Houston Houston Astrodome Houston, TX rivalry Raycom 38–26 15,220 December 27, 2023 7:00 p.m. w y y Air Force Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Copper Bowl ESPN 55–41 41,004 Rankings 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 NR NR NR RV RV 24 RV 25 25 22 23 RV RV RV RV RV 23 Coaches 0 16 NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 24 RV RV RV RV 25 20 Game summaries At No. 4 Penn State 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Texas Tech Red Raiders white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Texas Tech Red Raiders at No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions – Game summary September 9 11:00 a.m. CDT/12:00 p.m. EDT Red Raiders 7 13 0 3 No. 4 Nittany Lions 7 0 7 10 Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania 96,034 ABC Box score First quarter TTU – Shawn Banks 0-yard fumble return (Jaret Greaser kick). Red Raiders 7–0. PSU – Jon Witman 2-yard run (Brett Conway kick). Tied 7–7. Second quarter TTU – Field Scovell 20-yard pass from Zebbie Lethridge (Jaret Greaser kick). Red Raiders 14–7. TTU – Byron Hanspard 7-yard pass from Zebbie Lethridge (kick failed). Red Raiders 20–7. Third quarter PSU – Jon Witman 3-yard run (Brett Conway kick). Red Raiders 20–14. Fourth quarter PSU – Keith Olsommer 3-yard pass from Wally Richardson (Brett Conway kick). Nittany Lions 21–20. TTU – Tony Rogers 42-yard field goal. Red Raiders 23–21. PSU – Brett Conway 39-yard field goal. Nittany Lions 24–23. Statistics TTUPSU First downs 13 19 Total yards 237 327 Rushing yards 99 132 Passing yards 138 195 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 22:10 37:50 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Zebbie Lethridge 11/23, 138 yards, 2 TD Rushing Byron Hanspard 23 rushes, 85 yards Receiving Field Scovell 3 receptions, 70 yards, TDPenn State Passing Wally Richardson 18/31, 195 yards, TD Rushing Mike Archie 17 rushes, 76 yards Receiving Bobby Engram 7 receptions, 106 yards Missouri 1995 Missouri Tigers football team Texas Tech Red Raiders white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Missouri Tigers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary September 16 6:30 p.m. CDT Tigers 7 0 0 7 Red Raiders 10 14 10 7 Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas 36,242 Box score First quarter TTU – Tony Darden 66-yard pass from Zebbie Lethridge (Tony Rogers kick), 7:57. Red Raiders 7–0. MIZ – Lou Shepherd 21-yard pass from Misael Alvarado (Mark Norris kick), 3:49. Tied 7–7. TTU – Tony Rogers 25-yard field goal, 2:44. Red Raiders 10–7. Second quarter TTU – Tony Rogers 49-yard field goal, 14:11. Red Raiders 13–7. TTU – Byron Hanspard 15-yard run (Zebbie Lethridge pass to Jerod Fiebiger), 7:26. Red Raiders 21–7. TTU – Tony Rogers 45-yard field goal, 1:13. Red Raiders 24–7. Third quarter TTU – Byron Hanspard 3-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 12:22. Red Raiders 31–7. TTU – Jaret Greaser 46-yard field goal, 0:16. Red Raiders 34–7. Fourth quarter TTU – Derrick Cherry 1-yard run (Jaret Greaser kick), 3:12. Red Raiders 41–7. MIZ – Martez Young 26-yard pass from Kent Skornia (Mark Norris kick), 0:02. Red Raiders 41–14. Statistics MIZTTU First downs 17 22 Total yards 319 457 Rushing yards 71 305 Passing yards 248 152 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 25:56 34:04 Team Category Player StatisticsMissouri Passing Miseal Alvarado 6/16, 88 yards, TD Rushing Brock Olivo 17 rushes, 28 yards Receiving Lou Shepherd 3 receptions, 79 yards, TDTexas Tech Passing Zebbie Lethridge 6/24, 152 yards, TD Rushing Byron Hanspard 19 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD Receiving Tony Darden 1 reception, 66 yards, TD At Baylor 1995 Baylor Bears football team Texas Tech Red Raiders white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 24 Texas Tech Red Raiders at Baylor Bears – Game summary September 30 11:00 a.m. CDT No. 24 Red Raiders 0 0 0 7 Bears 3 3 3 0 Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas 40,882 ABC Box score First quarter BAY – Jarvis Van Dyke 33-yard field goal, 13:00. Bears 3–0. Second quarter BAY – Jarvis Van Dyke 32-yard field goal, 2:18. Bears 6–0. Third quarter BAY – Jarvis Van Dyke 19-yard field goal, 3:57. Bears 9–0. Fourth quarter TTU – Zebbie Lethridge 1-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 0:05. Bears 9–7. Statistics TTUBAY First downs 14 11 Total yards 258 253 Rushing yards 112 209 Passing yards 146 44 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 26:17 33:43 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Zebbie Lethridge 13/36, 146 yards Rushing Byron Hanspard 17 rushes, 73 yards Receiving Field Scovell 5 receptions, 83 yardsBaylor Passing Jeff Watson 6/16, 44 yards, 2 INT Rushing Jerod Douglas 25 rushes, 157 yards Receiving Pearce Pegross 2 receptions, 13 yards No. 8 Texas A&M 1995 Texas A&M Aggies football team No. 8 Aggies 7 0 0 0 Red Raiders 0 7 0 7 Arkansas State 1995 Arkansas State Indians football team Indians 7 10 0 8 No. 25 Red Raiders 7 21 14 21 Rice 1995 Rice Owls football team Owls 0 0 18 8 No. 25 Red Raiders 0 21 3 7 At New Mexico 1995 New Mexico Lobos football team No. 22 Red Raiders 3 14 14 3 Lobos 0 7 0 0 At No. 13 Texas 1995 Texas Longhorns football team No. 23 Red Raiders 0 0 0 7 No. 13 Longhorns 14 14 20 0 TCU 1995 TCU Horned Frogs football team Horned Frogs 3 3 0 0 Red Raiders 10 3 7 7 At SMU 1995 SMU Mustangs football team Red Raiders 21 17 0 7 Mustangs 0 7 0 7 At Houston 1995 Houston Cougars football team Red Raiders Cougars Vs. Air Force (Copper Bowl) 1995 Air Force Falcons football team 1995 Copper Bowl Texas Tech Red Raiders white; ;text-align:center; collapsed Air Force Falcons vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (1995 Copper Bowl) – Game summary December 27, 1995 7:00 p.m. CST/6:00 p.m. MST Falcons 7 6 15 13 Red Raiders 21 10 7 17 Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona 41,004 Clear, 58 F C Gordon Riese ESPN Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson Recap First quarter TTU – Stacy Mitchell 38-yard pass from Zebbie Lethridge (Tony Rogers kick), 14:27. Red Raiders 7–0. AF – Nakia Addison 2-yard run (Dallas Thompson kick), 8:20. Tied 7–7. TTU – Byron Hanspard 2-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 6:19. Red Raiders 14–7. TTU – Byron Hanspard 11-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 0:23. Red Raiders 21–7. Second quarter TTU – Zebbie Lethridge 1-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 8:25. Red Raiders 28–7. AF – Danta Johnson 71-yard run (kick failed), 1:59. Red Raiders 28–13. TTU – Tony Rogers 24-yard field goal, 0:03. Red Raiders 31–13. Third quarter AF – Jake Campbell 7-yard run (Nakia Addison run), 11:26. Red Raiders 31–21. AF – Danta Johnson 60-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 8:00. Red Raiders 31–28. TTU – Byron Hanspard 2-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 5:06. Red Raiders 38–28. Fourth quarter TTU – Zebbie Lethridge 3-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 14:51. Red Raiders 45–28. TTU – Tony Rogers 31-yard field goal, 11:15. Red Raiders 48–28. AF – Beau Morgan 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 7:09. Red Raiders 48–35. TTU – Byron Hanspard 29-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 4:59. Red Raiders 55–35. AF – Nakia Addison 7-yard run (run failed), 0:37. Red Raiders 55–41. Roster 1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders y Bo Adams WR Sone Cavazos QB Derick Cherry RB Tony Darden WR y Tony Darden (American football) Matt DuBuc RB Adrian Ervin RB Jerod Fiebiger TE Byron Hanspard RB y Donnie Hart WR Ed Hendrix OL Rod Hobbs RB Casey Jones OL Ryan Jones RB Ben Kaufman OL Zebbie Lethridge QB y Malcolm McKenzie WR Stacy Mitchell WR Jay Pugh OL Lynn Scherler OL Field Scovell WR Brad Spinks TE Todd Walker RB Kevin Ward OL Chris Whitney OL Anthony Armour DL Shawn Banks LB Corey Chandler DL Marcus Coleman DB y Shawn Hurd DB Dane Johnson DB Robert Johnson LB Sean Johnson DL Cody McGuire DL Verone McKinley DB Monte Reagor DL Zach Thomas LB y Allen Wallace DL Brad Cade P Jaret Greaser K Tony Rogers K https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/1995-roster.html Spike Dykes Dick WinderOffensive coordinator John GoodnerDefensive coordinator Team players drafted into the NFL Player Position Round Pick NFL club Marcus Coleman Defensive back 5 133 New York Jets Zach Thomas Linebacker 5 154 Miami Dolphins https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm 1996 NFL Draft Pro-Football-Reference.com 2018-03-28 2007-12-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20071221203142/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm dead References Texas Tech Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons Category:Guaranteed Rate Bowl champion seasons Texas Tech Red Raiders football