1941 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1941 Texas Tech Red Raiders football TTUFootball1941vsMiamiFL.jpg 285 1941 Texas Tech football team in action against the Miami Hurricanes Border Conference Border 9–2 2–0 Dell Morgan 1st Single-wing 6–2 Tech Field Sun Bowl L 0–6 vs. Tulsa The 1941 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Border Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their first season under head coach Dell Morgan, the Red Raiders compiled a 9–2 record (2–0 against conference opponents), lost to Tulsa in the 1942 Sun Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 226 to 36. The team shut out six opponents, allowed only 3.3 points per game, and ranked second ranked in scoring defense among 119 major college teams during the 1941 season.1941 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 7, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/1941-schedule.html The team did not play sufficient number of games against conference opponents to qualify for the conference championship. Quarterback Tyrus Bain and fullback Charles Dvoracek were selected by the conference coaches as second-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team.Arizona, Hardin-Simmons Dominate All-Border Eleven Arizona Republic December 15, 1941 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36460608/arizona_hardinsimmons_dominate/ Newspapers.com Texas Tech was ranked at No. 46 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com Home games were played at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas. Schedule September 21 w y 1941 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian Tech Field Lubbock, TX 34–0 9,000 Texas Tech Crushes Abilene Christian Paris News September 21, 1941 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35724185/texas_tech_crushes_abilene_christian/ Newspapers.com October 3 w y y Oklahoma A&M Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK 16–6 5,000 Texas Tech Rolls Up Early Lead, Dumps Aggies, 16-6 The Daily Oklahoman Arthur Edson October 4, 1941 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35724349/texas_tech_rolls_up_early_lead_dumps/ Newspapers.com October 10 w y y Loyola (CA) Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA 14–0 15,000 Texas Speed Masters Loyola Defense, 14-0 Los Angeles Times Charles Curtis October 11, 1941 I-7, I-9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35684545/texas_speed_masters_loyola_defense_140/ Newspapers.com October 18 w y Centenary Tech Field Lubbock, TX 25–0 7,000 Tech Wallops Centenary 25-0 The El Paso Times October 19, 1941 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35724450/tech_wallops_centenary_250/ Newspapers.com October 24 w New Mexico Tech Field Lubbock, TX 36–0 7,000 Lobos Blanked by Texas Tech as Red Raiders Pile Up 36 Points Albuquerque Journal October 25, 1941 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25693545/lobos_blanked_by_texas_tech_as_red/ Newspapers.com October 31 l y y Miami (FL) Burdine Stadium Miami, FL 0–6 25,000 Hurricane Stock Hits New High With Brilliant Upset Of Texans The Miami News Guy Butler November 1, 1941 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35724623/hurricane_stock_hits_new_high_with/ Newspapers.com November 8 w y y Creighton Tech Field Lubbock, TX 13–6 6,000 Creighton Falls, 13-6: Texas Tech Rally Beats Jays The Des Moines Register November 9, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31962329/creighton_falls_136_texas_tech_rally/ Newspapers.com November 15 w y Saint Louis Tech Field Lubbock, TX 46–6 4,000 Billikens Routed by Texas Tech St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 16, 1941 2E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35688322/billikens_routed_by_texas_tech/ Newspapers.com November 21 w Hardin–Simmons Tech Field Lubbock, TX 7–0 16,000 Tech Beats Hardin-Simmons: Red Raiders Hand Cowboys Third Loss of Season The Amarillo Daily News November 21, 1941 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35732761/tech_beats_hardinsimmons_red_raiders/ Newspapers.com November 29 w y y Wake Forest American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC 35–6 7,000 Wake Forest Falls Before Raiders, 35-6 Austin American-Statesman November 30, 1941 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35732900/wake_forest_falls_before_raiders_356/ Newspapers.com January 1 l y y Tulsa Kidd Field El Paso, TX Sun Bowl 0–6 12,000–14,000 Rifle-Armed Tailback Glenn Dobbs Leads Tulsa to 6-0 Win in Sun Bowl; Border Loop Jinx Still On Del Paso Herald-Post January 2, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3821273/riflearmed_tailback_glenn_dobbs_leads/ Newspapers.com References Texas Tech Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons Texas Tech Red Raiders football