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1984 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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1984 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Wilson (1st season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorSpike Dykes (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 SMU + 6 2 0 10 2 0
Houston + 6 2 0 7 5 0
TCU 5 3 0 8 4 0
Arkansas 5 3 0 7 4 1
Texas 5 3 0 7 4 1
Baylor 4 4 0 5 6 0
Texas A&M 3 5 0 6 5 0
Texas Tech 2 6 0 4 7 0
Rice 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jerry Moore, the Red Raiders compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 212 to 200, and finished in eighth place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15UT Arlington*W 44–735,121[2]
September 22at New Mexico*L 24–2924,529
September 29Baylordagger
L 9–1841,328
October 6at Texas A&MRaycomW 30–1251,365
October 13at ArkansasL 0–2454,986
October 20at RiceW 30–1013,105
October 27Tulsa*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 20–1734,624
November 3No. 2 Texas
HSEL 10–1350,722
November 10at No. 15 TCUL 16–2734,075
November 17No. 16 SMU
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 0–3131,864
November 24Houston
L 17–2427,373
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "1984 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech pummels UTA". Austin American-Statesman. September 16, 1984. p. 12D. Retrieved January 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "1984 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.