1984 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1984 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach	Jerry Moore (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Wilson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Spike Dykes (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jones Stadium

1984 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	UT Arlington*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 44–7	35,121	[2]
September 22	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 24–29	24,529
September 29	Baylor	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		L 9–18	41,328
October 6	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 30–12	51,365
October 13	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)		L 0–24	54,986
October 20	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 30–10	13,105
October 27	Tulsa*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		W 20–17	34,624
November 3	No. 2 Texas	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	HSE	L 10–13	50,722
November 10	at No. 15 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		L 16–27	34,075
November 17	No. 16 SMU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 0–31	31,864
November 24	Houston	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		L 17–24	27,373
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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.
3. "1984 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.