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1951 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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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.

Record7–4 (4–0 Border)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeT formation
Quick facts Texas Tech Red Raiders football, Border champion ...
1951 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Border champion
Sun Bowl, W 25–14 vs. Pacific (CA)
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–4 (4–0 Border)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Base defense5–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
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1951 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Tech $4–0–07–4–0
Arizona State4–1–06–3–1
Hardin–Simmons4–1–06–6–0
Arizona3–3–06–5–0
Texas Western2–4–03–7–0
New Mexico A&M1–4–01–9–0
West Texas State1–5–02–7–0
Arizona State–Flagstaff0–1–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22West Texas StateW 46–716,000[1]
September 29vs. No. 6 Texas A&M*L 7–2027,000[2]
October 6at Houston*L 0–615,000–24,000[3]
October 13TCU*
W 33–1919,000[4]
October 20at No. 10 Baylor*L 20–4022,000[5]
October 27Arizonadagger
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 41–016,000[6]
November 3at Texas WesternW 27–78,500[7]
November 17at Tulsa*L 14–219,984–12,000[8][9]
November 24at New MexicoW 60–14[10]
December 1Hardin–Simmons
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 28–2117,000[11]
January 1vs. Pacific (CA)
W 25–1417,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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