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1996 Texas Tech

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Spike Dykes.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 1996, game by game: lost at No. 21 Kansas State 14–21; won vs. Oklahoma State 31–3; lost at Georgia 12–15; won vs. Utah State 58–20; won vs. Baylor 45–24; won at Kansas 30–17; lost vs. No. 5 Nebraska 10–24; won at Texas A&M 13–10; lost vs. Texas 32–38; won vs. Louisiana 56–21; won at Oklahoma 22–12; lost vs. No. 21 Iowa 0–27+38−27Lost 14–21 at No. 21 Kansas State-7No. 21 Kansas StateWon 31–3 vs. Oklahoma State+28Oklahoma StateLost 12–15 at Georgia-3GeorgiaWon 58–20 vs. Utah State+38Utah StateWon 45–24 vs. Baylor+21BaylorWon 30–17 at Kansas+13KansasLost 10–24 vs. No. 5 Nebraska-14No. 5 NebraskaWon 13–10 at Texas A&M+3Texas A&MLost 32–38 vs. Texas-6TexasWon 56–21 vs. Louisiana+35LouisianaWon 22–12 at Oklahoma+10OklahomaLost 0–27 vs. No. 21 Iowa-27No. 21 Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at21Kansas StateL 14–⁠2137%
Sep 7vsOklahoma StateW 31–⁠369%
Sep 21atGeorgiaL 12–⁠1560%
Sep 28vsUtah StateW 58–⁠2076%
Oct 5vsBaylorW 45–⁠2462%
Oct 12atKansasW 30–⁠1738%
Oct 19vs5NebraskaL 10–⁠2439%
Oct 26atTexas A&MW 13–⁠1050%
Nov 9vsTexasL 32–⁠3865%
Nov 16vsLouisianaW 56–⁠2178%
Nov 23atOklahomaW 22–⁠1269%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs21IowaAlamo BowlL 0–⁠2755%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Iowa 27–⁠0 in the Alamo Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

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 1996.

Doak Walker AwardByron Hanspard, RB

Consensus All-AmericanByron Hanspard, RB

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
323–⁠232
Coach
Spike Dykes
Elo
1614 +19 this season
SP+ rating
15.7 No. 23 of 111; offense No. 42, defense No. 16
SRS
12.8 No. 21 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rick Dykes
Defensive coordinator
John Goodner
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5/4–⁠4 hybrid

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 2Byron Hanspard RBAtlanta Falcons

All-Big 12

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Zebbie LethridgeQBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1996 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1996 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska8–⁠011–⁠26
Colorado7–⁠110–⁠28
Kansas State6–⁠29–⁠317
Texas6–⁠28–⁠523
Texas Tech5–⁠37–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠46–⁠6
Missouri3–⁠55–⁠6
Oklahoma3–⁠53–⁠8
Oklahoma State2–⁠65–⁠6
Kansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠74–⁠7
Iowa State1–⁠72–⁠9

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