1942 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Border co-champion
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–0–1 Border)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–2
Home stadiumTech Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hardin–Simmons + 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Texas Tech + 3 – 0 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
West Texas State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Arizona 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas Mines 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 2
Arizona State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
New Mexico A&M 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Dell Morgan, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 3–0–1 in conference play, sharing the Border Conference title with Hardin–Simmons. This was Texas Tech's The second Border Conference championship.

Texas Tech was ranked at No. 71 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]

The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26West Texas State
W 39–06,000
October 3at Texas A&M*
L 0–1910,000
October 10Oklahoma A&M*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 6–96,000
October 17Baylor*
L 7–148,000
October 24at New Mexico
W 20–0
October 31at Rice*
L 7–1910,000
November 7TCU*dagger
W 13–610,000
November 14at Creighton*
L 6–13
November 21No. 17 Hardin–Simmons
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
T 0–07,000
November 26at Arizona
W 13–78,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1942 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.


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