1948 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
| 1948 Texas Tech Red Raiders football | |
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Border champion | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–0 Border) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Base defense | 6–2 |
| Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 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 1948 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Dell Morgan, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the Border Conference title for the second consecutive season.
Texas Tech was ranked at No. 56 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]
Schedule
[edit ]The Red Raiders were invited to play a game in Mexico City on December 11. The proposition was discussed at length by the Texas Tech athletic council, who eventually voted against it due to the team's ten-game schedule.[2]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | West Texas State | W 19–0 | 16,000 | ||
| September 25 | vs. Texas A&M * | W 20–14 | 20,860 | [3] | |
| October 2 | at SMU * | L 6–41 | 23,000 | [4] | |
| October 9 | at Tulsa * | W 41–20 | 11,226 | ||
| October 16 | at No. 19 Baylor * | L 0–13 | 9,000 | [5] | |
| October 23 | at Arizona | W 31–0 | 17,000 | ||
| October 30 | Rice *dagger |
| L 7–14 | 19,000 | [6] |
| November 13 | Texas Mines |
| W 46–16 | 14,000 | |
| November 20 | New Mexico |
| W 14–7 | 11,500 | |
| November 27 | at Hardin–Simmons |
| W 28–20 | 11,000 | [7] |
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References
[edit ]- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Toraya, Ricardo (October 27, 1948). "Raiders Refuse Bid To Play In Mexico City". Lubbock Morning Avalanche . International News Service. p. 9. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
- ^ "Raiders' rally nips Ags, 20–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU Mustangs stampede over Texas Tech, 41–6". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears thump Red Raiders, 13–0". The Paris News. October 17, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Institute crushes Texas Tech Red Raider team in homecoming, 14–7". The Brownsville Herald. October 31, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Collier Parris (November 28, 1948). "Texas Tech Breaks Out 28-20 Win". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1948 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference . Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "2012 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
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