1951 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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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
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22West Texas StateW 46–716,000[1]
September 29vs. No. 6 Texas A&M*L 7–2027,000
October 6at Houston*L 0–624,000
October 13TCU*
W 33–1919,000
October 20at No. 10 Baylor*L 10–2022,000
October 27Arizonadagger
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 41–016,000
November 3at Texas WesternW 27–78,500
November 17at Tulsa*L 14–21
November 24at New MexicoW 60–14
December 1Hardin–Simmons
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 28–2117,000
January 1vs. Pacific (CA)
W 25–1417,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  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 Open access icon.
  2. ^ "1951 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "2012 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.