| 1989 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 9-Sep | | Arizona | W | 24 | 14 | |
| 16-Sep | | New Mexico | W | 27 | 20 | |
| 23-Sep | at | Oklahoma State | W | 31 | 15 | |
| 30-Sep | at | Baylor | L | 15 | 29 | |
| 7-Oct | | Texas A&M | W | 27 | 24 | |
| 14-Oct | | Arkansas | L | 13 | 45 | |
| 21-Oct | | Rice | W | 41 | 25 | |
| 4-Nov | at | Texas | W | 24 | 17 | |
| 11-Nov | | Texas Christian | W | 37 | 7 | |
| 18-Nov | at | Southern Methodist | W | 48 | 24 | |
| 25-Nov | at | Houston | L | 24 | 40 | |
| 28-Dec | N | Duke | W | 49 | 21 | All-American, Birmingham, AL |
| | 9-3-0 | | 360 | 281 | |
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| 1988 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 3-Sep | | North Texas | L | 24 | 29 | |
| 10-Sep | at | Arizona | L | 19 | 35 | |
| 24-Sep | | Baylor | W | 36 | 6 | |
| 1-Oct | at | Texas A&M | L | 15 | 50 | |
| 8-Oct | N | Arkansas | L | 10 | 31 | Little Rock, AR |
| 15-Oct | at | Rice | W | 38 | 36 | |
| 29-Oct | | Texas | W | 33 | 32 | |
| 5-Nov | at | Texas Christian | W | 23 | 10 | |
| 12-Nov | | Lamar | W | 59 | 28 | |
| 19-Nov | | Houston | L | 29 | 30 | |
| 3-Dec | N | Oklahoma State | L | 42 | 45 | Coca-Cola Classic-Tokyo, Japan |
| | 5-6-0 | | 328 | 332 | |
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| 1987 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 5-Sep | at | Florida State | L | 16 | 40 | |
| 12-Sep | | Colorado State | W | 33 | 24 | |
| 19-Sep | | Lamar | W | 43 | 14 | |
| 26-Sep | at | Baylor | L | 22 | 36 | |
| 3-Oct | | Texas A&M | W | 27 | 21 | |
| 10-Oct | | Arkansas | L | 0 | 31 | |
| 17-Oct | | Rice | W | 59 | 7 | |
| 24-Oct | | Tulsa | W | 42 | 7 | |
| 31-Oct | at | Texas | L | 27 | 41 | |
| 7-Nov | | Texas Christian | W | 36 | 35 | |
| 21-Nov | at | Houston | T | 10 | 10 | |
| | 6-4-1 | | 315 | 266 | |
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| 1986 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 6-Sep | | Kansas State | W | 41 | 7 | |
| 13-Sep | at | Miami | L | 11 | 61 | |
| 20-Sep | | New Mexico | W | 14 | 7 | |
| 27-Sep | | Baylor | L | 14 | 45 | |
| 4-Oct | at | Texas A&M | L | 8 | 45 | |
| 11-Oct | at | Arkansas | W | 17 | 7 | |
| 18-Oct | at | Rice | W | 49 | 21 | |
| 1-Nov | | Texas | W | 23 | 21 | |
| 8-Nov | at | Texas Christian | W | 36 | 14 | |
| 15-Nov | | Southern Methodist | L | 7 | 13 | |
| 22-Nov | | Houston | W | 34 | 7 | |
| 20-Dec | N | Mississippi | L | 17 | 20 | Independence-Shreveport, LA |
| | 7-5-0 | | 271 | 268 | |
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| 1985 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 7-Sep | | New Mexico | W | 32 | 31 | |
| 14-Sep | at | Tulsa | W | 21 | 17 | |
| 21-Sep | | North Texas | W | 28 | 7 | |
| 28-Sep | at | Baylor | L | 0 | 31 | |
| 5-Oct | | Texas A&M | L | 27 | 28 | |
| 12-Oct | | Arkansas | L | 7 | 30 | |
| 19-Oct | | Rice | L | 27 | 29 | |
| 2-Nov | at | Texas | L | 21 | 34 | |
| 9-Nov | | Texas Christian | W | 63 | 7 | |
| 16-Nov | at | Southern Methodist | L | 7 | 9 | |
| 23-Nov | at | Houston | L | 16 | 17 | |
| | 4-7-0 | | 249 | 240 | |
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| 1984 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 15-Sep | | Texas-Arlington | W | 44 | 7 | |
| 22-Sep | at | New Mexico | L | 24 | 29 | |
| 29-Sep | | Baylor | L | 9 | 18 | |
| 6-Oct | at | Texas A&M | W | 30 | 12 | |
| 13-Oct | N | Arkansas | L | 0 | 24 | Little Rock, AR |
| 20-Oct | at | Rice | W | 30 | 10 | |
| 27-Oct | | Tulsa | W | 20 | 17 | |
| 3-Nov | | Texas | L | 10 | 13 | |
| 10-Nov | at | Texas Christian | L | 16 | 27 | |
| 17-Nov | | Southern Methodist | L | 0 | 31 | |
| 24-Nov | | Houston | L | 17 | 24 | |
| | 4-7-0 | | 200 | 212 | |
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| 1983 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 10-Sep | at | Air Force | L | 13 | 28 | |
| 24-Sep | at | Baylor | W | 26 | 11 | |
| 1-Oct | | Texas A&M | W | 3 | 0 | |
| 8-Oct | | New Mexico | L | 10 | 30 | |
| 15-Oct | | Rice | W | 14 | 3 | |
| 22-Oct | | Tulsa | L | 20 | 59 | |
| 29-Oct | at | Texas | L | 3 | 20 | |
| 5-Nov | | Texas Christian | T | 10 | 10 | |
| 12-Nov | at | Southern Methodist | L | 7 | 33 | |
| 19-Nov | at | Houston | L | 41 | 43 | |
| 26-Nov | | Arkansas | L | 13 | 16 | |
| | 3-7-1 | | 160 | 253 | |
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| 1982 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 11-Sep | at | New Mexico | L | 0 | 14 | |
| 18-Sep | | Air Force | W | 31 | 30 | |
| 25-Sep | | Baylor | L | 23 | 24 | |
| 2-Oct | at | Texas A&M | W | 24 | 15 | |
| 9-Oct | at | Arkansas | L | 3 | 21 | |
| 16-Oct | at | Rice | W | 23 | 21 | |
| 23-Oct | at | Washington | L | 3 | 10 | |
| 30-Oct | | Texas | L | 0 | 27 | |
| 6-Nov | at | Texas Christian | W | 16 | 14 | |
| 13-Nov | | Southern Methodist | L | 27 | 34 | |
| 20-Nov | | Houston | L | 7 | 24 | |
| | 4-7-0 | | 157 | 234 | |
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| 1981 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 12-Sep | at | Colorado | L | 27 | 45 | |
| 19-Sep | | New Mexico | W | 28 | 21 | |
| 26-Sep | at | Baylor | L | 15 | 28 | |
| 3-Oct | | Texas A&M | L | 23 | 24 | |
| 10-Oct | | Arkansas | L | 14 | 26 | |
| 17-Oct | | Rice | L | 23 | 30 | |
| 24-Oct | | Washington | L | 7 | 14 | |
| 31-Oct | at | Texas | L | 9 | 26 | |
| 7-Nov | | Texas Christian | T | 39 | 39 | |
| 14-Nov | at | Southern Methodist | L | 6 | 30 | |
| 21-Nov | at | Houston | L | 7 | 15 | |
| | 1-9-1 | | 198 | 298 | |
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| 1980 Texas Tech Football Schedule | | | | |
| 6-Sep | | Texas-El Paso | W | 35 | 7 | |
| 13-Sep | | North Carolina | L | 3 | 9 | |
| 20-Sep | | New Mexico | W | 28 | 17 | |
| 27-Sep | | Baylor | L | 3 | 11 | |
| 4-Oct | at | Texas A&M | L | 21 | 41 | |
| 18-Oct | at | Rice | W | 10 | 3 | |
| 1-Nov | | Texas | W | 24 | 20 | |
| 8-Nov | at | Texas Christian | L | 17 | 24 | |
| 15-Nov | | Southern Methodist | W | 14 | 0 | |
| 22-Nov | | Houston | L | 7 | 34 | |
| 29-Nov | N | Arkansas | L | 16 | 22 | Little Rock, AR |
| | 5-6-0 | | 178 | 188 | |
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