The 1938 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 1938 college football season. Led by nithh-year head coach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play. They did not play enough conference games to qualify for the Border Conference championship. Texas Tech was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they lost to Saint Mary's. The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.
| 1938 Texas Tech Red Raiders football | |
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 1938 Texas Tech football team | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 13–20 vs. Saint Mary's | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 11 |
| Record | 10–1 (2–0 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Texas Tech | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Montana State* | W 35–0 | 7,500 | [1] | ||
| September 24 | Wyoming* |
| W 39–0 | |||
| September 30 | vs. Duquesne* | W 7–6 | 12,000 | |||
| October 8 | Oklahoma City* | Oklahoma City, OK | W 60–0 | 7,000 | ||
| October 15 | at Montana* | W 19–13 | 8,000 | |||
| October 22 | vs. Texas Mines |
| W 14–7 | 7,000 | ||
| November 5 | Loyola (LA)* |
| W 55–0 | 8,000 | ||
| November 11 | Gonzaga* |
| W 7–0 | 10,000 | [2] | |
| November 19 | at New Mexico | No. 19 | W 17–7 | 6,500 | ||
| November 26 | Marquette* | No. 17 |
| W 21–2 | 12,000 | [3] |
| January 2 | vs. Saint Mary's* | No. 11 | L 13–20 | 40,000 | ||
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References
edit- ^ Collier Parris (September 18, 1938). "Red Raiders Turn On Power To Take Opening Game 35-0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Collier Parris (November 12, 1938). "Third Quarter Rush Brings Tech 7-0 Win Over Gonzaga: Rugged Bulldogs Give Raiders Scare In Bruising Game; Ramsey Sets Up Victory With Aerials". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders Rip Marquette, 21-2, to Retain Perfect Record". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1938. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1938 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ 2016 Texas Tech football media guide. p. 125
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