1989 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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
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)
Head coach	Spike Dykes (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Winder (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	No-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator	Carlos Mainord (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	7:00 pm	No. 20 Arizona*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 24–14	35,940	[2]
September 16	12:00 pm	New Mexico*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	Raycom	W 27–20	27,535	[3]
September 23	6:30 pm	at Oklahoma State*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 31–15	40,200	[4]
September 30	12:00 pm	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 15–29	38,785	[5]
October 7	12:00 pm	No. 19 Texas A&M		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 27–24	50,743	[6]
October 14	7:00 pm	No. 7 Arkansas		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		L 13–45	47,520	[7]
October 21	1:00 pm	Rice		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 41–25	26,902	[8]
November 4	1:00 pm	at No. 22 Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 24–17	81,826	[9]
November 11	12:00 pm	TCU	No. 23	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 37–7	39,255	[10]
November 18	2:00 pm	at SMU	No. 20	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX		W 48–24	21,865	[11]
November 25	4:00 pm	at No. 13 Houston	No. 18	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		L 24–40	30,097	[12]
December 28	7:00 pm	vs. No. 20 Duke*	No. 24	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (All-American Bowl)	ESPN	W 49–21	47,750	[13][14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Vs. No. 20 Duke (All-American Bowl)

See also: 1989 Duke Blue Devils football team and 1989 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
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
• ^[16][17]

Rankings

Further information: 1989 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	23	20	18	25	25	24	19
Coaches	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	20 T	19	17	RV	20 T	20 T	16 T