1990 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1990 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Winder (4th season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread
Defensive coordinatorCarlos Mainord (4th season)
Base defense3–4
CaptainRonnie Gossett DT
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1990 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Texas $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Houston 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 15 Texas A&M 5 – 2 – 1 9 – 3 – 1
Baylor 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Rice 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
TCU 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Arkansas 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
SMU 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 356 to 322.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 82:30 p.m.at No. 18 Ohio State*
ABCL 10–1788,707[2]
September 137:00 p.m.No. 18 Houston
ESPNL 35–5136,794[3]
September 226:30 p.m.at New Mexico*
W 34–3215,530[4]
September 297:00 p.m.Baylor
L 15–2148,926[5]
October 62:00 p.m.at No. 19 Texas A&M
L 24–2868,593[6]
October 131:00 p.m.at Arkansas
W 49–4450,114[7]
October 202:00 p.m.at Rice
L 21–4215,200[8]
October 2712:00 p.m.No. 8 Miami (FL)*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
RaycomL 10–4550,028[9]
November 312:00 p.m.No. 14 Texas
RaycomL 22–4150,276[10]
November 102:00 p.m.at TCU
W 40–2828,730[11]
November 172:00 p.m.SMU
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 62–731,355[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[13]

References

  1. ^ "1990 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Smith revives bumbling Buckeyes". The Times Recorder. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cougars blast Tech". Tyler Morning Telegraph. September 14, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tech survives fumbles; kick nips New Mexico". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baylor holds off Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A&M topples Tech with Lewis, defense". The Houston Chronicle. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Razorbacks sent reeling by Texas Tech". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hollas' four TDs help Rice romp past Texas Tech". San Antonio Light. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hurricanes wreck Tech, 45–10". The Miami Herald. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Longhorns storm past Red Raiders 41–22". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas Tech puts hurt on swooning TCU". San Antonio Light. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Texas Tech tramples defenseless SMU 62–7". Austin American-Statesman. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1990 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.