American college football season
1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders football |
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Copper Bowl champion |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 20 |
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AP | No. 23 |
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Record | 9–3 (5–2 SWC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Dick Winder (9th season) |
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Offensive scheme | No-huddle spread |
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Defensive coordinator | John Goodner (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–2–5/4–4 hybrid |
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Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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Seasons |
1995 Southwest Conference football standings | 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 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 9 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 4 Penn State* | | | ABC | L 23–24 | 96,034 |
September 16 | 6:30 p.m. | Missouri* | | | | W 41–14 | 36,242 |
September 30 | 11:00 a.m. | at Baylor | No. 24 | | ABC | L 7–9 | 40,882 |
October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 8 Texas A&M | | | | W 14–7 | 51,205 |
October 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Arkansas State* | No. 25 | | | W 63–25 | 37,521 |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice | No. 25 | | | W 31–26 | 54,231 |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at New Mexico* | No. 22 | | KUPT | W 34–7 | 25,088 |
November 4 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Texas | No. 23 | | ESPN | L 7–48 | 77,809 |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | TCU | | | KJTV | W 27–6 | 37,529 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at SMU | | | | W 45–14 | 11,738 |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Houston | | | Raycom | W 38–26 | 15,220 |
December 27 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Air Force* | | | 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
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 |
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Coaches | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 |
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Personnel
1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | WR | | Bo Adams | QB | | Sone Cavazos | RB | | Derick Cherry | WR | | Tony Darden | RB | | Matt DuBuc | RB | | Adrian Ervin | TE | | Jerod Fiebiger | RB | | Byron Hanspard | WR | | Donnie Hart | OL | | Ed Hendrix | RB | | Rod Hobbs | OL | | Casey Jones | RB | | Ryan Jones | OL | | Ben Kaufman | QB | | Zebbie Lethridge | WR | | Malcolm McKenzie | WR | | Stacy Mitchell | OL | | Jay Pugh | OL | | Lynn Scherler | WR | | Field Scovell | TE | | Brad Spinks | RB | | Todd Walker | OL | | Kevin Ward | OL | | Chris Whitney | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DL | | Anthony Armour | LB | | Shawn Banks | DL | | Corey Chandler | DB | | Marcus Coleman | DB | | Shawn Hurd | DB | | Dane Johnson | LB | | Robert Johnson | DL | | Sean Johnson | DL | | Cody McGuire | DB | | Verone McKinley | DL | | Monte Reagor | LB | | Zach Thomas | DL | | Allen Wallace | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | | Brad Cade | K | | Jaret Greaser | K | | Tony Rogers | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Dick Winder
Offensive coordinator - John Goodner
Defensive coordinator - Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster |
Game summaries
At No. 4 Penn State
Texas Tech Red Raiders at No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Red Raiders | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
No. 4 Nittany Lions | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
- Date: September 9
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT/12:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 96,034
- TV: ABC
- Box score
Game information |
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.
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Statistics | TTU | PSU |
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 |
Missouri
Missouri Tigers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Red Raiders | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
at Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
- Date: September 16
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 36,242
- Box score
Game information |
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.
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Statistics | MIZ | TTU |
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 | Statistics |
Missouri | Passing | Miseal Alvarado | 6/16, 88 yards, TD |
Rushing | Brock Olivo | 17 rushes, 28 yards |
Receiving | Lou Shepherd | 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD |
Texas 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
No. 24 Texas Tech Red Raiders at Baylor Bears – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 24 Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Bears | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
at Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas
- Date: September 30
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 40,882
- TV: ABC
- Box score
Game information |
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.
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Statistics | TTU | BAY |
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 | Statistics |
Texas Tech | Passing | Zebbie Lethridge | 13/36, 146 yards |
Rushing | Byron Hanspard | 17 rushes, 73 yards |
Receiving | Field Scovell | 5 receptions, 83 yards |
Baylor | 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
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 Aggies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Red Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Arkansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Indians | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
No. 25 Red Raiders | 7 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 63 |
Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 26 |
No. 25 Red Raiders | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
At New Mexico
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 22 Red Raiders | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
Lobos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
At No. 13 Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 23 Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 13 Longhorns | 14 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 48 |
TCU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Horned Frogs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Red Raiders | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
At SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Red Raiders | 21 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 45 |
Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
At Houston
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Red Raiders | | | | | 0 |
Cougars | | | | | 0 |
Vs. Air Force (Copper Bowl)
Air Force Falcons vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (1995 Copper Bowl) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 7 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
Red Raiders | 21 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 55 |
at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
- Date: December 27
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST/6:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Clear, 58 °F (14 °C)
- Game attendance: 41,004
- Referee: Gordon Riese
- TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson
- Recap
Game information |
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.
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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References
- ^ "Texas Tech Wins in a Show of Force: Copper Bowl: Red Raiders enjoy a record night in 55-41 victory over Air Force". Los Angeles Times. December 28, 1995. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "1996 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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