2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mike Leach, the Red Raiders compiled an 8–4 record (5–3 against Big 12 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in Southern Division of the Big 12, defeated California in the 2004 Holiday Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 434 to 314.[1] The team played its home games at Jones SBC Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 45–31 vs. California
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 18
2004 record	8–4 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Leach (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Lyle Setencich (2nd season)
Home stadium	Jones SBC Stadium

2004 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
Colorado xy		4	–	4					8	–	5
Iowa State x		4	–	4					7	–	5
Nebraska		3	–	5					5	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Kansas State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Southern Division
No. 3 Oklahoma xy$		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 5 Texas %		7	–	1					11	–	1
Texas A&M		5	–	3					7	–	5
No. 18 Texas Tech		5	–	3					8	–	4
Oklahoma State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 PM	at SMU*		Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 27–13	34,689
September 11	6:00 PM	at New Mexico*		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 24–27	38,746
September 18	11:30 AM	TCU*		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	FSN	W 70–35	51,271
September 25	2:30 PM	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 31–30	37,422
October 2	11:30 AM	at No. 2 Oklahoma		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	L 13–28	84,580
October 9	6:00 PM	Nebraska		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX	TBS	W 70–10	52,594
October 23	6:00 PM	No. 8 Texas		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	TBS	L 21–51	55,413
October 30	6:00 PM	at Kansas State		KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 35–25	48,338
November 6	1:00 PM	Baylor		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 42–17	53,121
November 13	2:30 PM	at No. 22 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 25–32 ^OT	82,278
November 27	2:30 PM	No. 23 Oklahoma State		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	FSN	W 31–15	51,717
December 30	7:00 PM	vs. No. 4 California*	No. 23	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–31	63,711
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source:[2]

Personnel

2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 88 Jarrett Hicks So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mike Leach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
2. "2004 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2016.