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1995 Texas Tech

9–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Spike Dykes, finished No. 23 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 1995, game by game: lost at No. 4 Penn State 23–24; won vs. Missouri 41–14; lost at Baylor 7–9; won vs. No. 8 Texas A&M 14–7; won vs. Arkansas State 63–25; won vs. Rice 31–26; won at New Mexico 34–7; lost at No. 13 Texas 7–48; won vs. TCU 27–6; won at SMU 45–14; won at Houston 38–26; won vs. Air Force 55–41+38−41Lost 23–24 at No. 4 Penn State-1No. 4 Penn StateWon 41–14 vs. Missouri+27MissouriLost 7–9 at Baylor-2BaylorWon 14–7 vs. No. 8 Texas A&M+7No. 8 Texas A&MWon 63–25 vs. Arkansas State+38Arkansas StateWon 31–26 vs. Rice+5RiceWon 34–7 at New Mexico+27New MexicoLost 7–48 at No. 13 Texas-41No. 13 TexasWon 27–6 vs. TCU+21TCUWon 45–14 at SMU+31SMUWon 38–26 at Houston+12HoustonWon 55–41 vs. Air Force+14Air Force
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9at4Penn StateL 23–⁠2421%
Sep 16vsMissouriW 41–⁠1472%
Sep 30atBaylorL 7–⁠944%
Oct 7vs8Texas A&MW 14–⁠737%
Oct 14vsArkansas StateW 63–⁠2588%
Oct 21vsRiceW 31–⁠2676%
Oct 28atNew MexicoW 34–⁠753%
Nov 4at13TexasL 7–⁠4841%
Nov 11vsTCUW 27–⁠663%
Nov 18atSMUW 45–⁠1485%
Nov 25atHoustonW 38–⁠2683%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsAir ForceCopper BowlW 55–⁠4155%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Air Force 55–⁠41 in the Copper Bowl; No. 23 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 24
  2. Wk 8: 25
  3. Wk 9: 25
  4. Wk 10: 22
  5. Wk 11: 23
  6. Final: 23

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1995.

Consensus All-AmericanZach Thomas, LB

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 23 peak No. 22
Points
385–⁠247
Coach
Spike Dykes
Elo
1643 +112 this season
SP+ rating
13.0 No. 25 of 107; offense No. 16, defense No. 47
SRS
9.6 No. 24 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dick Winder
Defensive coordinator
John Goodner
Offense
No-huddle spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5/4–⁠4 hybrid

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 5Marcus Coleman DBNew York Jets
Rd 5Zach Thomas LBMiami Dolphins

All-Southwest Conference

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Ben KaufmanOLAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠010–⁠2–⁠114
Texas Tech5–⁠29–⁠323
Texas A&M5–⁠29–⁠315
Baylor5–⁠27–⁠4
TCU3–⁠46–⁠5
Houston2–⁠52–⁠9
Rice1–⁠62–⁠8–⁠1
SMU0–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.