1948 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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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.

Record7–3 (5–0 Border)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeSingle-wing
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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 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1948 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Tech $500730
Texas Mines411821
Arizona320650
Arizona State320550
Hardin–Simmons321623
West Texas State230650
Arizona State–Flagstaff120450
New Mexico160290
New Mexico A&M040370
  • $ Conference champion
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Texas Tech was ranked at No. 56 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]

Schedule

The Red Raiders were invited to play a game in Mexico City on December 11. The proposition was discussed at length by the Texas Tech athletic council, who eventually voted against it due to the team's ten-game schedule.[2]

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18West Texas StateW 19–016,000[3]
September 25vs. Texas A&M*W 20–1420,860[4]
October 2at SMU*L 6–4123,000[5]
October 9at Tulsa*W 41–2011,226–11,277[6][7]
October 16at No. 19 Baylor*L 0–139,000[8]
October 23at ArizonaW 31–017,000[9]
October 30Rice*dagger
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 7–1419,000[10]
November 6Texas Mines
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 46–1614,000[11]
November 20New Mexico
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 14–711,500[12]
November 27at Hardin–Simmons
W 28–2011,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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