ðə ɹˈeɪdɚz wɜːɹ ʌpsˈɛt baɪ nˈuː mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ ænd lˈɔst klˈoʊs ɡˈeɪmz tə dᵻvˈɪʒən ɹˈaɪvəlz ˌoʊklɐhˈoʊmə twˈɛnti ˈeɪt θˈɜːtiːn, ɐn ˈoʊvɚtˌaɪm lˈɔs tə tˈɛksəs ˈeɪɐnd ˈɛm θˈɜːɾi tˈuː twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, ænd wɜːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd baɪ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tˈɛksəs fˈɪfti wˈʌn twˈɛnti wˈʌn.
The Raiders were upset by New Mexico 27–24 and lost close games to division rivals Oklahoma (28–13), an overtime loss to Texas A&M (32–25), and were also defeated by the University of Texas (51–21).