1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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 om the season. The Southwest Conference dissolved in 1996, and Texas Tech joined the newly-formed Big 12 Conference.

1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Copper Bowl, W 55–41 vs. Air Force
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 23
Record	9–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach	Spike Dykes (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Winder (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	John Goodner (1st season)
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	1
No. 23 Texas Tech	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Texas A&M	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Baylor	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
TCU	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Houston	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Rice	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
SMU	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	2:30 pm	at No. 4 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 23–24	96,034
September 16	6:30 pm	Missouri*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 41–14	36,242
September 30	11:00 am	at Baylor	No. 24	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–9	40,882
October 7	1:00 pm	No. 8 Texas A&M		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 14–7	51,205
October 14	6:30 pm	Arkansas State*	No. 25	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 63–25	37,521
October 21	2:00 pm	Rice	No. 25	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 31–26	54,231
October 28	2:00 pm	at New Mexico*	No. 22	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	KUPT	W 34–7	25,088
November 4	6:30 pm	at No. 13 Texas	No. 23	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–48	77,809
November 11	1:00 pm	TCU		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	KJTV	W 27–6	37,529
November 18	1:00 pm	at SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		W 45–14	11,738
November 25	12:00 pm	at Houston		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 38–26	15,220
December 27	7:00 pm	vs. Air Force*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Copper Bowl)	ESPN	W 55–41	41,004
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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

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References

1. . Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2018-03-28.