1933 Texas Tech Matadors football team

1933 Texas Tech Matadors football
Ticket stub from the November 30 game versus Kansas State
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record8–1 (1–0 Border)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–2
CaptainRoss Ayers
Home stadiumTech Field
1933 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
1 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Arizona 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Arizona State 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
New Mexico A&M 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • Arizona State and Arizona State–Flagstaff played twice, but only the first meeting counted in the conference standings.

The 1933 Texas Tech Matadors football team Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Border Conference during the 1933 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Pete Cawthon, the Matadors compiled an 8–1 record (1–0 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a combined total of 144 to 30.[1][2] The team played its home games at Tech Field.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29SMU*
L 0–146,000[3]
October 6Dixie (TX)*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 33–0[4]
October 14at Arizona
W 7–05,000[5]
October 20Louisiana Tech*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 40–104,178[6]
October 28at Texas Mines*
W 12–0[7]
November 48:00 p.m.Haskell*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 26–6[8][9]
November 11Simmons (TX)*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 7–06,500[10]
November 17Baylor*
W 13–04,000[11]
November 30Kansas State*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 6–07,500[12]

[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "1933 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 101. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Mustangs Conquer Matadors 14 to 0 on Lubbock Grid". Waco News-Tribune. Waco, Texas. Associated Press. September 30, 1933. p. 7. Retrieved March 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Rebels Handed 33-0 Drubbing by Texas Tech". The Dallas Morning News. October 7, 1933. p. 11 – via Newsbank .
  5. ^ "Texas Tech wins 7–0 victory in last 6 minutes". The Pampa Daily News. October 15, 1933. Retrieved March 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Matadors turn back Louisiana Poly, 40 to 10". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. October 21, 1933. Retrieved July 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tech defeats Mines gridders 12 to 0: Muckers show defense again". The El Paso Times. October 29, 1933. Retrieved March 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas Tech Seeks Revenge For 1931 Licking; Meets Haskell Tonight". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. November 4, 1933. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ "Matadors Thumps Haskell Indians, 27 To 6, To Wipe Out Loss Of 1931". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. November 5, 1933. p. 5. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. ^ "Matadores defeat Simmons, 7 to 0". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 12, 1933. Retrieved March 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas Tech beats Baylor in surprise, 13 to 0". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 18, 1933. Retrieved March 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bad pass from center beats Ags". Kansas City Journal. December 1, 1933. Retrieved March 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.


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