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1948 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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1948 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Border champion
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–3 (5–0 Border)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–2
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 ⊟
1948 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18West Texas StateW 19–016,000
September 25vs. Texas A&M*W 20–1420,860
October 2at SMU*L 6–4123,000
October 9at Tulsa*W 41–2011,226
October 16at No. 19 Baylor*L 0–139,000
October 23at ArizonaW 31–017,000
October 30Rice*dagger
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 7–1419,000
November 13Texas Mines
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 46–1614,000
November 20New Mexico
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 14–711,500
November 27at Hardin–Simmons
W 28–2011,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1948 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.