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Texas Tech

B12 · 1996 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
5th
5–3 in B12

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1932–2026
All-Time Record
589–462–24
0.559 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1953
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 16
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Texas Tech head-to-head · History & Eras

1996 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB129–3L 14–21
3Week 3 · Sep 10Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB125–6W 31–3
5Week 5 · Sep 24Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC5–6L 12–15
6Week 6 · Oct 1Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND BW6–5W 58–20
7Week 7 · Oct 8Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB124–7W 45–24
8Week 8 · Oct 15Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB124–7W 30–17
9Week 9 · Oct 22Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB1211–2L 10–24
10Week 10 · Oct 29Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HB126–6W 13–10
12Week 12 · Nov 12Texas (TEXAS)H2HB128–5L 32–38
13Week 13 · Nov 19Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 56–21
14Week 14 · Nov 26Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB123–8W 22–12
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31Iowa (IOWA)H2HB109–3L 0–27

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.369
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+14
-19+33
  • Utah State +6
  • Texas A&M +6
  • Oklahoma State +5
  • Louisiana +5
  • Baylor +4
  • Kansas +4
  • Oklahoma +3
  • Nebraska -2
  • Kansas State -3
  • Iowa -3
  • Texas -5
  • Georgia -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #35Better than 75%
Win % Place 37thBetter than 74%

0.583 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#31W15#32Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W2#34Post-Season W3#35Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+28
-3
+38
+21
+13
-14
+3
-6
+35
+10
-27

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#511991#581992#451993#451994#191995

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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