1944 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–0 Border) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Base defense | 6–2 |
| Home stadium | Tech Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1944 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 1944 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dell Morgan, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play. No Border Conference title was awarded. The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Lubbock AAF* | L 13–27 | [1][2] | ||
| September 30 | vs. Texas A&M* | L 14–27 | ||||
| October 8 | Oklahoma A&M* |
| L 7–14 | |||
| October 14 | at No. 13 Tulsa* | L 7–34 | 8,500–9,000 | |||
| October 21 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| L 19–21 | |||
| October 27 | at West Texas State |
| W 35–6 | |||
| November 4 | at Rice* | W 13–7 | 10,000 | |||
| November 11 | at TCU* | L 0–14 | ||||
| November 18 | New Mexico |
| W 13–7 | 1,500 | ||
| November 25 | SMU* |
| L 6–7 | 5,000 | ||
| December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | South Plains AAF* |
| W 7–6 | [3][4] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Tech, LAAF Ready For Opening Tilt". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. September 23, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "LAAF Shows Power In 27-13 Victory". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. September 24, 1944. p. 3. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Red Raiders, SPAAF Close Grid Season Here Today". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. December 2, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Red Raiders Nose Out SPAAF, 7-6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. December 3, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "1944 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
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