1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Copper Bowl champion
Copper Bowl, W 55–41 vs. Air Force
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 23
Record9–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Winder (9th season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Goodner (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5/4–4 hybrid
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1995 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Texas $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 1
No. 15 Texas A&M 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 23 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

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 911:00 a.m.at No. 4 Penn State*
ABCL 23–2496,034
September 166:30 p.m.Missouri*
W 41–1436,242
September 3011:00 a.m.at BaylorNo. 24
ABCL 7–940,882
October 71:00 p.m.No. 8 Texas A&M
W 14–751,205
October 146:30 p.m.Arkansas State*No. 25
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 63–2537,521
October 212:00 p.m.RiceNo. 25
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 31–2654,231
October 282:00 p.m.at New Mexico*No. 22
KUPTW 34–725,088
November 46:30 p.m.at No. 13 TexasNo. 23
ESPNL 7–4877,809
November 111:00 p.m.TCU
KJTVW 27–637,529
November 181:00 p.m.at SMU
W 45–1411,738
November 2512:00 p.m.at Houston
RaycomW 38–2615,220
December 277:00 p.m.vs. Air Force*
ESPNW 55–4141,004
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

Further information: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

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Game summaries

At No. 4 Penn State

See also: 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Texas Tech Red Raiders at No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 7 13 0323
No. 4 Nittany Lions 7 0 71024

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.
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
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Tech Passing Zebbie Lethridge 11/23, 138 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Byron Hanspard 23 rushes, 85 yards
Receiving Field Scovell 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD
Penn State Passing Wally Richardson 18/31, 195 yards, TD
Rushing Mike Archie 17 rushes, 76 yards
Receiving Bobby Engram 7 receptions, 106 yards

Missouri

See also: 1995 Missouri Tigers football team
Missouri Tigers at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 0 0714
Red Raiders 10 14 10741

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.
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

See also: 1995 Baylor Bears football team
No. 24 Texas Tech Red Raiders at Baylor Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Red Raiders 0 0 077
Bears 3 3 309

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.
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

See also: 1995 Texas A&M Aggies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Aggies 7 0 0 0 7
Red Raiders 0 7 0 7 14

Arkansas State

See also: 1995 Arkansas State Indians football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Indians 7 10 0 8 25
No. 25 Red Raiders 7 21 14 21 63

Rice

See also: 1995 Rice Owls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 18 8 26
No. 25 Red Raiders 0 21 3 7 31

At New Mexico

See also: 1995 New Mexico Lobos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Red Raiders 3 14 14 3 34
Lobos 0 7 0 0 7

At No. 13 Texas

See also: 1995 Texas Longhorns football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Red Raiders 0 0 0 7 7
No. 13 Longhorns 14 14 20 0 48

TCU

See also: 1995 TCU Horned Frogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Horned Frogs 3 3 0 0 6
Red Raiders 10 3 7 7 27

At SMU

See also: 1995 SMU Mustangs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 21 17 0 7 45
Mustangs 0 7 0 7 14

At Houston

See also: 1995 Houston Cougars football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0
Cougars 0

Vs. Air Force (Copper Bowl)

See also: 1995 Air Force Falcons football team and 1995 Copper Bowl
Air Force Falcons vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (1995 Copper Bowl) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 6 151341
Red Raiders 21 10 71755

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

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.

Roster

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

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

[2]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "1996 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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