1989 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
American college football season
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The 1989 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Spike Dykes, the Red Raiders compiled a 9–3 record (5–3 against SWC opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, outscored opponents by a combined total of 360 to 281, defeated Duke in the 1989 All-American Bowl, and were ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.
| 1989 Texas Tech Red Raiders football | |
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All-American Bowl champion | |
All-America Bowl, W 49–21 vs. Duke | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 16 |
| AP | No. 19 |
| Record | 9–3 (5–3 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dick Winder (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | No-huddle spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Carlos Mainord (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Captain | Ronnie Gossett DT |
| Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Arkansas $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Texas A&M | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Houston | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 20 Arizona* | W 24–14 | 35,940 | [2] | |||
| September 16 | 12:00 pm | New Mexico* |
| Raycom | W 27–20 | 27,535 | [3] | |
| September 23 | 6:30 pm | at Oklahoma State* | W 31–15 | 40,200 | [4] | |||
| September 30 | 12:00 pm | at Baylor | Raycom | L 15–29 | 38,785 | [5] | ||
| October 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 19 Texas A&M |
| Raycom | W 27–24 | 50,743 | [6] | |
| October 14 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Arkansas |
| L 13–45 | 47,520 | [7] | ||
| October 21 | 1:00 pm | Rice |
| W 41–25 | 26,902 | [8] | ||
| November 4 | 1:00 pm | at No. 22 Texas | W 24–17 | 81,826 | [9] | |||
| November 11 | 12:00 pm | TCU | No. 23 |
| Raycom | W 37–7 | 39,255 | [10] |
| November 18 | 2:00 pm | at SMU | No. 20 | W 48–24 | 21,865 | [11] | ||
| November 25 | 4:00 pm | at No. 13 Houston | No. 18 | L 24–40 | 30,097 | [12] | ||
| December 28 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 20 Duke* | No. 24 | ESPN | W 49–21 | 47,750 | [13][14] | |
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Game summaries
Vs. No. 20 Duke (All-American Bowl)
No. 20 Duke Blue Devils vs. No. 24 Texas Tech Red Raiders (All-American Bowl) – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 20 Blue Devils | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 24 Red Raiders | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
- Date: December 28
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 47,750
- Referee: Dick Burleson
- TV announcers (ESPN): Wayne Larrivee, Ben Bennett, and Chris Fowler
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