# 1995 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 9 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 4 Penn State* | | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ABC | L 23–24 | 96,034 |
| September 16 | 6:30 p.m. | Missouri* | | Jones StadiumLubbock, TX | | W 41–14 | 36,242 |
| September 30 | 11:00 a.m. | at Baylor | No. 24 | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX (rivalry) | ABC | L 7–9 | 40,882 |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 8 Texas A&M | | Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) | | W 14–7 | 51,205 |
| October 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Arkansas State* | No. 25 | Jones StadiumLubbock, TX | | W 63–25 | 37,521 |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice | No. 25 | Jones StadiumLubbock, TX | | W 31–26 | 54,231 |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at New Mexico* | No. 22 | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | KUPT | W 34–7 | 25,088 |
| November 4 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Texas | No. 23 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | L 7–48 | 77,809 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | TCU | | Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) | KJTV | W 27–6 | 37,529 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at SMU | | Cotton BowlDallas, TX | | W 45–14 | 11,738 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Houston | | Houston AstrodomeHouston, TX (rivalry) | Raycom | W 38–26 | 15,220 |
| December 27 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Air Force* | | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ (Copper Bowl) | ESPN | W 55–41 | 41,004 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 |
| Coaches | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 |

## Game summaries
### At No. 4 Penn State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| No. 4 Nittany Lions | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
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
| 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 |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | Byron Hanspard | 23 rushes, 85 yards |
| Texas Tech | Receiving | Field Scovell | 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD |
| Penn State | Passing | Wally Richardson | 18/31, 195 yards, TD |
| Penn State | Rushing | Mike Archie | 17 rushes, 76 yards |
| Penn State | Receiving | Bobby Engram | 7 receptions, 106 yards |

### Missouri

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Red Raiders | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
at Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 36,242
* Box score
| 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 |
| Missouri | Rushing | Brock Olivo | 17 rushes, 28 yards |
| Missouri | Receiving | Lou Shepherd | 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD |
| Texas Tech | Passing | Zebbie Lethridge | 6/24, 152 yards, TD |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | Byron Hanspard | 19 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas Tech | Receiving | Tony Darden | 1 reception, 66 yards, TD |

### At Baylor

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Bears | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
at Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas
* Date: September 30
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 40,882
* TV: ABC
* Box score
| 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 |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | Byron Hanspard | 17 rushes, 73 yards |
| Texas Tech | Receiving | Field Scovell | 5 receptions, 83 yards |
| Baylor | Passing | Jeff Watson | 6/16, 44 yards, 2 INT |
| Baylor | Rushing | Jerod Douglas | 25 rushes, 157 yards |
| Baylor | Receiving | Pearce Pegross | 2 receptions, 13 yards |

### No. 8 Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Aggies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indians | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
| No. 25 Red Raiders | 7 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 63 |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 26 |
| No. 25 Red Raiders | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |

### At New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Red Raiders | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| Lobos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### At No. 13 Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 13 Longhorns | 14 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 48 |

### TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Horned Frogs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Red Raiders | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |

### At SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 21 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 45 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### At Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | | | | | 0 |
| Cougars | | | | | 0 |

### Vs. Air Force (Copper Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| Red Raiders | 21 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 55 |
at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
* Date: December 27
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST/6:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Clear, 58 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 41,004
* Referee: Gordon Riese
* TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson
* Recap

## 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 |