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
1994 record	6–6 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach	Spike Dykes (8th season)
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons

1994 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 Texas A&M*	6	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
#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

Cotton Bowl Classic

See also: 1994 USC Trojans football team and 1995 Cotton Bowl Classic

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1979	L 7–21