1984 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1984 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Wilson (1st season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorSpike Dykes (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1984 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 SMU + 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Houston + 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
TCU 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Arkansas 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Texas 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Baylor 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jerry Moore, the Red Raiders compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 212 to 200, and finished in eighth place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15UT Arlington*
W 44–735,121[2]
September 22at New Mexico*
L 24–2924,529[3]
September 29Baylor
L 9–1841,328[4]
October 6at Texas A&M
RaycomW 30–1251,365[5]
October 13at Arkansas
L 0–2454,986[6]
October 20at Rice
W 30–1013,105[7]
October 27Tulsa*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 20–1734,624[8]
November 3No. 2 Texas
HSEL 10–1350,722[9]
November 10at No. 15 TCU
L 16–2734,075[10]
November 17No. 16 SMU
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 0–3131,864[11]
November 24Houston
L 17–2427,373[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1984 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech pummels UTA". Austin American-Statesman. September 16, 1984. p. 12D. Retrieved January 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tech loses out to Lobo comeback". Bryan-College Station Eagle. September 23, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baylor back didn't see winning TD pass coming". Bryan-College Station Eagle. September 30, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Keesee gets tds, Wilson gets game ball". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 7, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Raiders Hog-tied, 24–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Tech belts Rice, 30–10". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 21, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech field goal beats Tulsa". The Monitor. October 28, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ward lifts Longhorns past Tech". The Victoria Advocate. November 4, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "TCU takes over SWC lead, 27–16". The Monitor. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "SMU smashes Tech 31–0, keeps Cotton hope alive". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 18, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cougars defeat Raiders". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 25, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1984 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
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