Texas Tech Red Raiders football under Spike Dykes
      1986 Season
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | 
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| September 6 | 7:00 PM | Kansas State* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 41–7 | 37,842 | 
| September 13 | 6:30 PM | at #2 Miami (FL)* |  | Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |  | L 11–61 | 41,925 | 
| September 20 | 7:00 PM | New Mexico* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 14–7 | 36,520 | 
| September 27 | 12:00 PM | #17 Baylor |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | Raycom | L 14–45 | 41,046 | 
| October 4 | 1:30 PM | at #14 Texas A&M |  | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) |  | L 8–45 | 62,876 | 
| October 11 | 1:00 PM | at #8 Arkansas |  | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR |  | W 17–7 | 49,012 | 
| October 18 | 12:00 PM | at Rice |  | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | Raycom | W 49–21 | 18,000 | 
| November 1 | 12:00 PM | Texas |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Chancellor's Spurs) | USA | W 23–21 | 44,820 | 
| November 8 | 2:00 PM | at TCU |  | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |  | W 36–14 | 25,729 | 
| November 15 | 2:00 PM | SMU |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | L 7–13 | 35,887 | 
| November 22 | 2:00 PM | Houston |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 34–7 | 30,196 | 
| December 20 | 7:00 PM | vs. Ole Miss* |  | Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) | USA | L 17–20 | 46,369 | 
| *Non-conference game.  Homecoming.   #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in North America. | 
Source:[1]
1987 Season
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | 
|---|
| September 5 | 6:00 PM | at #8 Florida State* |  | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | HSE | L 16–40 | 52,893 | 
| September 12 | 7:00 PM | Colorado State* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 33–24 | 28,786 | 
| September 19 | 7:00 PM | Lamar* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 43–14 | 27,795 | 
| September 26 | 12:00 PM | at Baylor |  | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | Raycom | L 22–36 | 34,816 | 
| October 3 | 12:00 PM | #15 Texas A&M |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) | Raycom | W 27–21 | 42,625 | 
| October 10 | 7:00 PM | #20 Arkansas |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | L 0–31 | 40,586 | 
| October 17 | 1:00 PM | Rice |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 59–7 | 25,314 | 
| October 24 | 2:00 PM | Tulsa* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 42–7 | 24,341 | 
| October 31 | 1:00 PM | at Texas |  | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Chancellor's Spurs) | HSE | L 27–41 | 74,984 | 
| November 7 | 12:00 PM | TCU |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | Raycom | W 36–35 | 28,516 | 
| November 21 | 7:00 PM | at Houston |  | Astrodome • Houston, TX |  | T 10–10 | 19,295 | 
| *Non-conference game.  Homecoming.   #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | 
Source:[2]
1988 Season
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | 
|---|
| September 3 | 7:00 PM | North Texas State* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | L 24–29 | 26,424 | 
| September 10 | 10:00 PM | at Arizona* |  | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |  | L 19–35 | 46,334 | 
| September 24 | 7:00 PM | Baylor |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 36–6 | 45,385 | 
| October 1 | 1:30 PM | at Texas A&M |  | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) |  | L 15–50 | 63,822 | 
| October 8 | 12:00 PM | at #20 Arkansas |  | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | Raycom | L 10–31 | 49,818 | 
| October 15 | 12:00 PM | at Rice |  | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | Raycom | W 38–36 | 10,500 | 
| October 29 | 12:00 PM | Texas |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Chancellor's Spurs) | Raycom | W 33–32 | 49,682 | 
| November 5 | 1:30 PM | at TCU |  | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |  | W 23–10 | 29,362 | 
| November 12 | 1:00 PM | Lamar* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 59–28 | 30,319 | 
| November 19 | 1:00 PM | #17 Houston |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | L 29–30 | 27,204 | 
| December 4 | 10:00 PM | vs. #12 Oklahoma State* |  | Tokyo Dome • Tokyo, JP (Coca-Cola Classic) | CBS | L 42–25 | 56,000 | 
| *Non-conference game.  Homecoming.   #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | 
Source:[3]
1989 Season
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | 
|---|
| September 9 | 7:00 PM | #20 Arizona* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 24–14 | 35,940 | 
| September 16 | 12:00 PM | New Mexico* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | Raycom | W 27–20 | 27,535 | 
| September 23 | 6:30 PM | at Oklahoma State* |  | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK |  | W 31–15 | 40,200 | 
| September 30 | 12:00 PM | at Baylor |  | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | Raycom | L 15–29 | 38,785 | 
| October 7 | 12:00 PM | #19 Texas A&M |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) | Raycom | W 27–24 | 50,743 | 
| October 14 | 7:00 PM | #7 Arkansas |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | L 13–45 | 47,520 | 
| October 21 | 1:00 PM | Rice |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 41–25 | 26,902 | 
| November 4 | 1:00 PM | at #22 Texas |  | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Chancellor's Spurs) |  | W 24–17 | 81,826 | 
| November 11 | 12:00 PM | TCU | #23 | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | Raycom | W 37–7 | 39,255 | 
| November 18 | 2:00 PM | at SMU | #20 | Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX |  | W 48–24 | 21,865 | 
| November 25 | 4:00 PM | at #13 Houston | #18 | Astrodome • Houston, TX |  | L 24–40 | 30,097 | 
| December 28 | 7:00 PM | vs. #20 Duke* | #24 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (All-American Bowl) | ESPN | W 49–21 | 47,750 | 
| *Non-conference game.  Homecoming.   #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | 
Source:[4]
1990 Season
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | 
|---|
| September 8 | 2:30 PM | at #18 Ohio State* |  | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | L 10–17 | 88,707 | 
| September 13 | 7:00 PM | #18 Houston |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | ESPN | L 35–51 | 36,794 | 
| September 22 | 6:30 PM | at New Mexico* |  | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM |  | W 34–32 | 15,530 | 
| September 29 | 7:00 PM | Baylor |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | L 15–21 | 48,926 | 
| October 6 | 2:00 PM | at #19 Texas A&M |  | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) |  | L 24–28 | 68,593 | 
| October 13 | 1:00 PM | at Arkansas |  | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR |  | W 49–44 | 50,114 | 
| October 20 | 2:00 PM | at Rice |  | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX |  | L 21–42 | 15,200 | 
| October 27 | 12:00 PM | #8 Miami (FL)* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | Raycom | L 10–45 | 50,028 | 
| November 3 | 12:00 PM | #14 Texas |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Chancellor's Spurs) | Raycom | L 22–41 | 50,276 | 
| November 10 | 2:00 PM | at TCU |  | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |  | W 40–28 | 28,730 | 
| November 17 | 2:00 PM | SMU |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 62–7 | 31,355 | 
| *Non-conference game.  Homecoming.   #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | 
Source:[5]
1991 Season
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | 
|---|
| September 7 | 7:00 PM | Cal State Fullerton* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 41–7 | 36,228 | 
| September 14 | 7:00 PM | Oregon* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | L 13–28 | 36,308 | 
| September 21 | 1:00 PM | at Wyoming* |  | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY |  | L 17–22 | 18,183 | 
| September 28 | 7:00 PM | TCU |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | L 16–30 | 40,276 | 
| October 5 | 12:00 PM | #23 Texas A&M |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) | Raycom | L 14–37 | 50,577 | 
| October 12 | 2:00 PM | at SMU |  | Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX |  | W 38–14 | 22,412 | 
| October 26 | 2:00 PM | Rice |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 40–20 | 32,144 | 
| November 2 | 12:00 PM | at Texas |  | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Chancellor's Spurs) | Raycom | L 15–23 | 74,873 | 
| November 9 | 12:00 PM | Arkansas |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | Raycom | W 38–21 | 31,895 | 
| November 16 | 1:00 PM | at #20 Baylor |  | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX |  | W 31–24 | 36,163 | 
| November 30 | 2:00 PM | at Houston |  | Astrodome • Houston, TX |  | W 52–46 | 18,114 | 
| *Non-conference game.  Homecoming.   #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | 
Source:[6]
1992 Season
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | 
|---|
| September 3 | 6:45 PM | #15 Oklahoma* | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | ESPN | L 9–34 | 48,691 | 
| September 12 | 7:00 PM | Wyoming* | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 49–32 | 34,940 | 
| September 19 | 2:30 PM | at Oregon* | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | Raycom | L 13–16 | 28,361 | 
| September 26 | 7:00 PM | Baylor | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 36–17 | 42,094 | 
| October 3 | 12:00 PM | at #5 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | Raycom | L 17–19 | 69,817 | 
| October 10 | 12:00 PM | at #25 NC State* | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC |  | L 13–48 | 41,800 | 
| October 24 | 2:00 PM | SMU | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 39–25 | 34,056 | 
| October 31 | 12:00 PM | #25 Texas | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Chancellor's Spurs) | Raycom | W 33–44 | 50,741 | 
| November 7 | 2:00 PM | at Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX |  | L 3–34 | 19,800 | 
| November 14 | 2:00 PM | at TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |  | W 31–28 | 26,386 | 
| November 21 | 2:00 PM | Houston | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 44–35 | 27,887 | 
| *Non-conference game.  Homecoming.   #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | 
Source:[7]
1993 Season
1994 Season
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | 
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| September 3 | 1:00 PM | New Mexico* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 37–31 | 27,234 | 
| September 8 | 7:00 PM | #1 Nebraska* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | ESPN | L 16–42 | 32,768 | 
| September 17 | 1:30 PM | at #21 Oklahoma* |  | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |  | L 11–17 | 62,323 | 
| September 24 | 2:00 PM | SMU  |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 35–7 | 29,521 | 
| October 1 | 1:00 PM | at #10 Texas A&M |  | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) |  | L 17–23 | 64,242 | 
| October 8 | 12:00 PM | at Rice |  | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | Raycom | L 21–24 | 16,900 | 
| October 22 | 1:00 PM | Baylor |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 38–7 | 29,443 | 
| October 29 | 12:00 PM | #19 Texas |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Chancellor's Spurs) | Raycom | W 33–9 | 45,591 | 
| November 12 | 1:00 PM | SW Louisiana* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 39–7 | 27,636 | 
| November 19 | 12:00 PM | vs. Houston |  | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | Raycom | W 34–0 | 20,286 | 
| November 25 | 12:00 PM | at TCU |  | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | Raycom | L 17–24 | 43,219 | 
| January 2 | 12:00 PM | vs. #21 USC* |  | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | NBC | L 14–55 | 70,218 | 
| *Non-conference game.  Homecoming.   #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | 
Coach: Spike Dykes
Source:[8]
1995 Season
1996 Season
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | 
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| August 31 | 2:30 PM | at #21 Kansas State |  | KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS (First game in Big 12 Conference history) | ABC | L 14–21 | 43,143 | 
| September 7 | 11:30 AM | vs. Oklahoma State |  | Texas Stadium • Irving, TX | FSN | W 31–3 | 30,269 | 
| September 21 | 5:30 PM | at Georgia* |  | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ESPN2 | L 12–15 | 73,116 | 
| September 28 | 6:30 PM | Utah State* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) |  | W 58–20 | 39,778 | 
| October 5 | 6:30 PM | Baylor |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 45–24 | 50,594 | 
| October 12 | 1:00 PM | at Kansas |  | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |  | W 30–17 | 48,500 | 
| October 19 | 2:30 PM | #5 Nebraska |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | ABC | L 10–24 | 51,344 | 
| October 26 | 11:30 AM | at Texas A&M |  | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | FSN | W 13–10 | 70,147 | 
| November 9 | 6:00 PM | Texas |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Battle for the Chancellor's Spurs) | FSN | L 32–38 | 50,607 | 
| November 16 | 1:00 PM | SW Louisiana* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 56–21 | 38,097 | 
| November 23 | 2:30 PM | at Oklahoma |  | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ABC | W 22–12 | 61,127 | 
| December 29 | 7:00 PM | vs. #21 Iowa* |  | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) | ESPN | L 0–27 | 55,677 | 
| *Non-conference game.  Homecoming.   #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | 
Source:[9]
The Big 12 began play in the fall of 1996, with the Texas Tech vs. Kansas State football game being the first-ever sports event staged by the conference.
1997 Season
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | 
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| August 30 | 6:45 PM | at #5 Tennessee* |  | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | ESPN | L 17–52 | 106,285 | 
| September 13 | 6:30 PM | Louisiana–Lafayette* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 59–14 | 35,953 | 
| September 20 | 6:30 PM | North Texas* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | L 27–30 | 43,620 | 
| October 4 | 6:00 PM | at Baylor |  | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX |  | W 35–14 | 35,275 | 
| October 11 | 6:30 PM | Kansas  |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 17–7 | 43,012 | 
| October 18 | 12:30 PM | at #2 Nebraska |  | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |  | L 0–29 | 75,764 | 
| October 25 | 1:00 PM | Texas A&M |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) |  | W 16–13 | 50,513 | 
| November 1 | 11:30 AM | Kansas State |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FSN | L 2–13 | 38,322 | 
| November 8 | 6:00 PM | at Texas |  | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Battle for the Chancellor's Spurs) | FSN | W 24–10 | 76,110 | 
| November 15 | 2:00 PM | at Oklahoma State |  | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK |  | W 27–3 | 39,400 | 
| November 22 | 1:00 PM | Oklahoma |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | L 21–32 | 40,013 | 
| *Non-conference game.  Homecoming.   #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | 
Source:[10]
1998 Season
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | 
|---|
| September 5 | 6:00 PM | UTEP* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 35–3 | 41,087 | 
| September 12 | 6:30 PM | vs. North Texas* |  | Texas Stadium • Irving, TX |  | W 30–0 | 21,496 | 
| September 19 | 6:00 PM | Fresno State* |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 34–28 | 40,035 | 
| September 26 | 11:30 AM | at Iowa State |  | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FSN | W 31–24 | 33,810 | 
| October 3 | 6:00 PM | Baylor |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | W 31–29 | 38,801 | 
| October 10 | 6:00 PM | Oklahoma State  |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FSN | W 24–17 | 47,589 | 
| October 17 | 12:30 PM | at #19 Colorado | #22 | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | FSN | L 17–19 | 48,969 | 
| October 24 | 2:30 PM | at #8 Texas A&M | #25 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | ABC | L 10–17 | 62,873 | 
| October 31 | 1:00 PM | #18 Missouri |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |  | L 26–28 | 41,378 | 
| November 14 | 6:00 PM | #18 Texas |  | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Battle for the Chancellor's Spurs) | FSN | W 42–35 | 50,647 | 
| November 21 | 1:00 PM | at Oklahoma |  | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |  | L 17–20 | 65,583 | 
| December 31 | 7:00 PM | vs. Ole Miss* |  | Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) | ESPN | L 18–35 | 46,862 | 
| *Non-conference game.  Homecoming.   #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | 
Source:[11]
1999 Season
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