1989 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1989 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 9–3 record (5–3 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, outscored opponents by a combined total of 360 to 281, defeated Duke in the 1989 All-American Bowl, and were ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll.^[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

1989 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
All-American Bowl champion
All-America Bowl, W 49–21 vs. Duke
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 19
Record	9–3 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach	Spike Dykes (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Winder (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator	Carlos Mainord (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	DT Ronnie Gossett
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Arkansas $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 14 Houston	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Baylor	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
SMU	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	7:00 pm	No. 20 Arizona*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 24–14	35,940
September 16	12:00 pm	New Mexico*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	Raycom	W 27–20	27,535
September 23	6:30 pm	at Oklahoma State*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 31–15	40,200
September 30	12:00 pm	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 15–29	38,785
October 7	12:00 pm	No. 19 Texas A&M		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 27–24	50,743
October 14	7:00 pm	No. 7 Arkansas		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		L 13–45	47,520
October 21	1:00 pm	Rice		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 41–25	26,902
November 4	1:00 pm	at No. 22 Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 24–17	81,826
November 11	12:00 pm	TCU	No. 23	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 37–7	39,255
November 18	2:00 pm	at SMU	No. 20	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX		W 48–24	21,865
November 25	4:00 pm	at No. 13 Houston	No. 18	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		L 24–40	30,097
December 28	7:00 pm	vs. No. 20 Duke*	No. 24	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (All-American Bowl)	ESPN	W 49–21	47,750	^[2]^[3]
*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

Vs. No. 20 Duke (All-American Bowl)

See also: 1989 Duke Blue Devils football team and 1989 All-American Bowl

No. 20 Duke Blue Devils vs. No. 24 Texas Tech Red Raiders (All-American Bowl) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Blue Devils	0	14	0	7	21
No. 24 Red Raiders	14	14	14	7	49

at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama

• Date: December 28
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 47,750
• Referee: Dick Burleson
• TV announcers (ESPN): Wayne Larrivee, Ben Bennett, and Chris Fowler
• ^[5][6]

Rankings

Further information: 1989 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	23	20	18	25	25	24	19
Coaches	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	20 T	19	17	RV	20 T	20 T	16 T

References

1. "1989 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
2. Chandler, Charles (December 29, 1989). "Red Raiders Get Jump On Duke Early In Bowl". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 1E. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
3. Chandler, Charles (December 29, 1989). "Red Raiders Knock Off Blue Devils (continued)". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 3E. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. "1989 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
5. Chandler, Charles (December 29, 1989). "Red Raiders Get Jump On Duke Early In Bowl". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 1E. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. Chandler, Charles (December 29, 1989). "Red Raiders Knock Off Blue Devils (continued)". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 3E. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .