1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Alamo Bowl, L 0–27 vs. Iowa
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record7–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRick Dykes (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJohn Goodner (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5/4–4 hybrid
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1996 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 6 Nebraska x%  8 0   11 2  
No. 8 Colorado  7 1   10 2  
No. 17 Kansas State  6 2   9 3  
Missouri  3 5   5 6  
Kansas  2 6   4 7  
Iowa State  1 7   2 9  
South Division
No. 23 Texas x$  6 2   8 5  
Texas Tech  5 3   7 5  
Texas A&M  4 4   6 6  
Oklahoma  3 5   3 8  
Oklahoma State  2 6   5 6  
Baylor  1 7   4 7  
Championship: Texas 37, Nebraska 27
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
    % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the newly formed Big 12 Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–5 record (5–3 against Big 12 opponents), finished in second place in Southern Division of the Big 12, outscored opponents by a combined total of 323 to 232, and lost to Iowa in the 1996 Alamo Bowl. The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.