2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 45–31 vs. California
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 18
Record8–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorLyle Setencich (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumJones SBC Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
Colorado xy   4 4     8 5  
Iowa State x   4 4     7 5  
Nebraska   3 5     5 6  
Missouri   3 5     5 6  
Kansas   2 6     4 7  
Kansas State   2 6     4 7  
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma xy$   8 0     12 1  
No. 5 Texas  %   7 1     11 1  
Texas A&M   5 3     7 5  
No. 18 Texas Tech   5 3     8 4  
Oklahoma State   4 4     7 5  
Baylor   1 7     3 8  
Championship: Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–4 record with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, finished in a tie for third place in Southern Division of the Big 12, defeated California in the 2004 Holiday Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 434 to 314.[1] The team played its home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

The team was led by senior quarterback Sonny Cumbie, who finished the season with 4,742 passing yards, 32 touchdowns, and 18 interceptions, leading the NCAA in passing yards. Cumbie would later serve as an assistant coach for the program starting in 2009, eventually being promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2013. He would then serve as TCU's offensive coordinator from 2014 to 2020. Cumbie would return to Texas Tech following the 2020 season, being hired as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under head coach Matt Wells.[2] In 2021, Cumbie would be promoted to interim head coach after Wells was fired on October 25.[3]

  1. ^ "2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech hires TCU's Sonny Cumbie as offensive coordinator". ESPN. December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Mayer, Phil (October 25, 2021). "Matt Wells fired as Texas Tech head coach, sources say". KAMC. Retrieved October 25, 2021.