The 1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the newly formed Big 12 Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–5 record (5–3 against Big 12 opponents), finished in second place in Southern Division of the Big 12, outscored opponents by a combined total of 323 to 232, and lost to Iowa in the 1996 Alamo Bowl.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | 2:30 pm | at No. 21 Kansas State | | ABC | L 14–21 | 43,143 | |
| September 7 | 11:30 am | vs. Oklahoma State | | FSN | W 31–3 | 30,269 | |
| September 21 | 5:30 pm | at Georgia* | | ESPN2 | L 12–15 | 73,116 | [2] |
| September 28 | 6:30 pm | Utah State* | | | W 58–20 | 39,778 | |
| October 5 | 6:30 pm | Baylor | | | W 45–24 | 50,594 | |
| October 12 | 1:00 pm | at Kansas | | | W 30–17 | 48,500 | |
| October 19 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Nebraska | | ABC | L 10–24 | 51,344 | |
| October 26 | 11:30 am | at Texas A&M | | FSN | W 13–10 | 70,147 | |
| November 9 | 6:00 pm | Texas | | FSN | L 32–38 | 50,607 | |
| November 16 | 1:00 pm | Southwestern Louisiana* | | | W 56–21 | 38,097 | |
| November 23 | 2:30 pm | at Oklahoma | | ABC | W 22–12 | 61,127 | |
| December 29 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 21 Iowa* | | ESPN | L 0–27 | 55,677 | |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
At Kansas State
| | | | | | Total |
| Red Raiders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 |
| No. 21 Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Vs. Oklahoma State
| | | | | | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Red Raiders | 10 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 31 |
At Georgia
| | | | | | Total |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
Utah State
| | | | | | Total |
| Aggies | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Red Raiders | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 58 |
Baylor
| | | | | | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Red Raiders | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
At Kansas
| | | | | | Total |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Nebraska
| | | | | | Total |
| No. 5 Cornhuskers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
At Texas A&M
| | | | | | Total |
| Red Raiders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Aggies | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Texas
| | | | | | Total |
| Longhorns | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| Red Raiders | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 32 |
Southwestern Louisiana
| | | | | | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
At Oklahoma
| | | | | | Total |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| Sooners | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
Vs. Iowa (Alamo Bowl)
| | | | | | Total |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 21 Hawkeyes | 6 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
Roster
| 1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster |
| Players | Coaches |
Offense 60 Jayson Hansen OG 6-4 297 Jr. Kelowna, B.C. 4 Byron Hanspard TB 6-0 193 Jr. DeSoto, Texas 82 Donnie Hart SE 6-1 187 So. 17 Malcolm McKenzie SE 6-2 211 Jr. San Antonio, Texas 6 Stacy Mitchell FL 5-5 150 Jr. DeSoto, Texas 42 Sammy Morris FB 6-0 212 Fr. San Antonio, Texas David Nichol WR 5-10 182 Fr. Dallas, Texas *Ahndre Patterson TE 6-4 250 Jr 78 J.T. Sprouse OG 6-2 286 Sr. Simi Valley, Calif. 16 Matt Tittle QB 6-3 209 So | Pos. | # | Name | Class | | TE | 85 | Brad Spinks | Sr | | Defense William Culpepper LB 6-0 222 Fr. Cleburne, Texas 46 Keith Cumby DE 5-10 209 So. Van, Texas 86 Tony Daniels DE 6-5 249 Jr. Odessa, Texas 11 Tony Darden CB 6-0 196 Jr | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt Roster |
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