1951 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
| 1951 Texas Tech Red Raiders football | |
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Border champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 25–14 vs. Pacific (CA) | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (4–0 Border) |
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| Offensive scheme | T formation |
| Base defense | 5–3 |
| Home stadium | Jones Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | West Texas State | W 46–7 | 16,000 | [1] | |
| September 29 | vs. No. 6 Texas A&M* | L 7–20 | 27,000 | [2] | |
| October 6 | at Houston* | L 0–6 | 15,000–24,000 | [3] | |
| October 13 | TCU* |
| W 33–19 | 19,000 | [4] |
| October 20 | at No. 10 Baylor* | L 10–20 | 22,000 | [5] | |
| October 27 | Arizona |
| W 41–0 | 16,000 | [6] |
| November 3 | at Texas Western | W 27–7 | 8,500 | [7] | |
| November 17 | at Tulsa* | L 14–21 | 9,984–12,000 | [8][9] | |
| November 24 | at New Mexico | W 60–14 | [10] | ||
| December 1 | Hardin–Simmons |
| W 28–21 | 17,000 | [11] |
| January 1 | vs. Pacific (CA) |
| W 25–14 | 17,000 | [12] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "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
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- ^ "Aggies so so in Raider win". The Austin American-Statesman. September 30, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars slide past Red Raiders, 6–0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech downs TCU in 33–19 upset". Wichita Daily Times. October 14, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "Raiders crush Arizona, 41–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Raiders rout Texas Western". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 4, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech scares Tulsa, but loses 21–14 thriller". The Monitor. November 18, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "Red Raiders crush Lobos with nine TDs". The Arizona Republic. November 25, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders down Cowboys, 28–21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech defeats Pacific in Sun Bowl, 25–14". The El Paso Times. January 2, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1951 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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