1951 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1951 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Border champion
Sun Bowl, W 25–14 vs. Pacific (CA)
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–4 (4–0 Border)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Base defense5–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1951 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
$ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Hardin–Simmons 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Arizona 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas Western 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
New Mexico A&M 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Border Conference during the 1951 college football season. Led by first-year head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Border Conference title. Texas Tech was invited to the Sun Bowl, where they beat the Pacific Tigers.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22West Texas State
W 46–716,000[1]
September 29vs. No. 6 Texas A&M*
L 7–2027,000[2]
October 6at Houston*
L 0–615,000–24,000[3]
October 13TCU*
W 33–1919,000[4]
October 20at No. 10 Baylor*
L 10–2022,000[5]
October 27Arizona
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 41–016,000[6]
November 3at Texas Western
W 27–78,500[7]
November 17at Tulsa*
L 14–219,984–12,000[8][9]
November 24at New Mexico
W 60–14[10]
December 1Hardin–Simmons
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 28–2117,000[11]
January 1vs. Pacific (CA)
W 25–1417,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Raiders' Split-T Smashes Buffs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. September 23, 1951. p. 6, section 2. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Aggies so so in Raider win". The Austin American-Statesman. September 30, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cougars slide past Red Raiders, 6–0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Tech downs TCU in 33–19 upset". Wichita Daily Times. October 14, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'City-slicker' Isbell powers mighty Baylor over Raiders, 40–20". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 21, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Raiders crush Arizona, 41–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Red Raiders rout Texas Western". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 4, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas Tech scares Tulsa, but loses 21–14 thriller". The Monitor. November 18, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "Red Raiders crush Lobos with nine TDs". The Arizona Republic. November 25, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Raiders down Cowboys, 28–21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tech defeats Pacific in Sun Bowl, 25–14". The El Paso Times. January 2, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1951 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "2012 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
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