1946 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
American college football season
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The 1946 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Texas Tech University in the Border Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Dell Morgan, the Red Raiders compiled an 8–3 record (3–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 148 to 116.
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record8–3 (3–1 Border)
Headcoach
- Dell Morgan (6th season)
OffensiveschemeSingle-wing
| 1946 Texas Tech Red Raiders football | |
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Texas Tech in action against New Mexico | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (3–1 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Texas Tech was ranked at No. 58 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[1]
The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | West Texas State | W 26–14 | 10,000 | [2] | |
| September 28 | vs. Texas A&M* | W 6–0 | 23,000 | [3] | |
| October 5 | at SMU* |
| W 7–0 | 30,000 | [4] |
| October 12 | at Tulsa* | L 6–21 | 15,000 | [5] | |
| October 19 | Baylor* |
| W 13–6 | 13,000 | [6] |
| October 26 | Denver* |
| W 21–6 | 11,000 | [7] |
| November 2 | at No. 8 Rice* | L 6–41 | 25,000 | [8] | |
| November 9 | at New Mexico | W 27–0 | 8,000 | [9] | |
| November 16 | Oklahoma A&M* |
| W 14–7 | 13,000 | [10] |
| November 23 | at Arizona | W 16–0 | 9,000 | [11] | |
| November 30 | at Hardin–Simmons |
| L 6–21 | 13,000 | [12] |
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Game summaries
West Texas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Red Raiders | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
Vs. Texas A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
At SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Raiders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Baylor
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Denver
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
At No. 8 Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Raiders | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 8 Owls | 14 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 41 |
At New Mexico
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
| Lobos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Raiders | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At Hardin–Simmons
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
After the season
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Red Raiders were selected.[14]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 157 | Roland Nabors | Linebacker | Boston Yanks |
| 26 | 243 | Gene Standefer | Back | Los Angeles Rams |
| 28 | 260 | Joe Smith | End | Chicago Cardinals |
| 30 | 281 | Bernie Winkler | Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles |
