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
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
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
  • $ – 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]

  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.