1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
SWC co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 14–55 vs. USC
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–6 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach	Spike Dykes (8th season)
Home stadium	Jones Stadium

1994 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Texas A&M*	6	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
No. 25 Texas +	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Baylor +	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
TCU +	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech +	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Rice +	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Houston	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
SMU	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions *Texas A&M ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 6–6 record (4–3 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 312 to 246. The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:00 pm	New Mexico*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 37–31	27,234
September 8	7:00 pm	No. 1 Nebraska*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	ESPN	L 16–42	32,768
September 17	1:30 pm	at No. 21 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 11–17	62,323
September 24	2:00 pm	SMU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 35–7	29,521
October 1	1:00 pm	at No. 10 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		L 17–23	64,242
October 8	12:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	Raycom	L 21–24	16,900
October 22	1:00 pm	Baylor	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 38–7	29,443
October 29	12:00 pm	No. 19 Texas	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 33–9	45,591
November 12	1:00 pm	Southwestern Louisiana*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 39–7	27,636
November 19	12:00 pm	vs. Houston	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	Raycom	W 34–0	20,286
November 25	12:00 pm	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 17–24	43,219
January 2	12:00 pm	vs. No. 21 USC*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	NBC	L 14–55	70,218
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Nebraska

Nebraska at Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 1 Cornhuskers 7 7 14 14 42 Red Raiders 0 3 6 7 16 Date: September 8 Location: Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas Game attendance: 32,768

See also: 1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

USC (Cotton Bowl Classic)

USC vs. Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 21 Trojans 28 6 14 7 55 Red Raiders 0 0 7 7 14 Date: January 2 Location: Cotton Bowl Game attendance: 70,218 Television network: NBC

Scoring summary Q1 6:51 USC Shawn Walters 11-yard touchdown run (Ford kick) USC 7–0 Q1 6:39 USC Terry Barnum 19-yard touchdown pass from Rob Johnson (Ford kick) USC 14–0 Q1 5:35 USC John Herpin 26-yard interception return (Ford kick) USC 21–0 Q1 2:22 USC Keyshawn Johnson 12-yard touchdown pass from R. Johnson (Ford kick) USC 28–0 Q2 6:50 USC Ford 39-yard field goal USC 31–0 Q2 0:17 USC Ford 42-yard field goal USC 34–0 Q3 10:29 USC Keyshawn Johnson 22-yard touchdown pass from R. Johnson (Ford kick) USC 41–0 Q3 7:51 USC Keyshawn Johnson 86-yard touchdown pass from Brad Otton (Ford kick) USC 48–0 Q3 2:15 TTU Zebbie Lethridge 5-yard touchdown run (Davis kick) USC 48–7 Q4 2:40 USC Jeff Diltz 2-yard touchdown pass from Brad Otton (Ford kick) USC 55–7 Q4 0:00 TTU Stacy Mitchell 45-yard touchdown pass from Sone Cavazos (Davis kick) USC 55–14

Main article: 1995 Cotton Bowl Classic

See also: 1994 USC Trojans football team