1993 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1993 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented the Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWC. Texas Tech was invited to the John Hancock Bowl, where they lost to Oklahoma. The Red Raiders offense scored 419 points while the defense allowed 335 points.

1993 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
John Hancock Bowl, L 10–41 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–6 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach	Spike Dykes (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Winder (7th season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Southwest Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 pm	Pacific (CA)*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 55–7	29,164
September 11	1:00 pm	at No. 9 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE		L 27–50	75,771
September 18	12:00 pm	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 11–17	74,511	^[1]
September 25	12:00 pm	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 26–28	32,690
October 2	11:00 am	No. 14 Texas A&M	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 6–31	50,748	^[2]
October 9	1:00 pm	NC State*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 34–36	26,943
October 16	7:00 pm	Rice	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 45–16	27,812
October 30	12:00 pm	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 31–22	63,132
November 6	12:00 pm	TCU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 49–21	31,922
November 13	2:00 pm	at SMU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX		W 41–24	15,714
November 20	7:00 pm	vs. Houston	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (rivalry)		W 58–7	28,652
December 24	1:30 pm	vs. No. 19 Oklahoma*	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (John Hancock Bowl)	CBS	L 10–41	43,848
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1993 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 53 Peter Allen Sr TE 83 Scott Aylor Jr C 50 Brad Elam Sr G 56 Scott Fitzgerald Jr QB 1 Robert Hall Sr WR 18 Lloyd Hill Sr WR 34 Donald Marshall Sr WR 88 Tony Miller Sr WR 11 Derrell Mitchell Sr RB 4 Bam Morris Jr OT 57 Stacey Petrich Sr OT 58 Ronnie Seals Sr RB 40 Larry Starr Sr OT 73 Jeff Wood Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 22 Cat Adams Jr LB 37 Anthony Armour So LB 46 Shawn Banks So FS 19 Dewayne Bryant Jr DB 12 Marcus Coleman So DT 77 Stephen Gaines Jr DE 98 Shawn Jackson Sr LB 35 Zach Thomas So DE 13 Damon Wickware Jr DE 94 Byron Wright Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 16 Jon Davis Jr P 28 Robert King Sr	Head coach Spike Dykes Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bam Morris	Running back	3	91	Pittsburgh Steelers
Lloyd Hill	Wide receiver	6	170	Chicago Bears
Darrell Mitchell	Wide receiver	6	176	New England Patriots

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Awards and honors

• Bam Morris, Doak Walker Award^[4]

References

1. "Georgia outlasts Tech rally". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 19, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Red Raiders fall as time expires". Times Record News. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. . Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.
4. . Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2009.