1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in 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), finished in a tie for second place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 312 to 246.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
SWC co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 14–55 vs. USC
Conference	Southwest Conference
1994 record	6–6 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach	Spike Dykes (8th season)
Home stadium	Jones Stadium

1994 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Texas A&M*	6	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
No. 25 Texas +	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Baylor +	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
TCU +	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech +	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Rice +	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Houston	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
SMU	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions *Texas A&M ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:00 pm	New Mexico*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 37–31	27,234
September 8	7:00 pm	No. 1 Nebraska*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	ESPN	L 16–42	32,768
September 17	1:30 pm	at No. 21 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 11–17	62,323
September 24	2:00 pm	SMU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 35–7	29,521
October 1	1:00 pm	at No. 10 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		L 17–23	64,242
October 8	12:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	Raycom	L 21–24	16,900
October 22	1:00 pm	Baylor	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 38–7	29,443
October 29	12:00 pm	No. 19 Texas	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 33–9	45,591
November 12	1:00 pm	Southwestern Louisiana*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 39–7	27,636
November 19	12:00 pm	vs. Houston	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	Raycom	W 34–0	20,286
November 25	12:00 pm	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 17–24	43,219
January 2	12:00 pm	vs. No. 21 USC*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	NBC	L 14–55	70,218
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Nebraska

Nebraska at Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 1 Cornhuskers 7 7 14 14 42 Red Raiders 0 3 6 7 16 Date: September 8 Location: Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas Game attendance: 32,768

USC (Cotton Bowl Classic)

USC vs. Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 21 Trojans 28 6 14 7 55 Red Raiders 0 0 7 7 14 Date: January 2 Location: Cotton Bowl Game attendance: 70,218 Television network: NBC

Scoring summary Q1 6:51 USC Shawn Walters 11-yard touchdown run (Ford kick) USC 7–0 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

References

1. "1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
2. "1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.