1947 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Texas Tech Red Raiders football Border Conference Border 6–5 4–0 Dell Morgan 7th Single-wing 6–2 Tech Stadium, Jones Stadium Border champion Sun Bowl L 12–13 vs. Miami (OH) The 1947 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Texas Technological College (later known as Texas Tech University) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Dell Morgan, the team compiled a 6–5 record (4–0 against conference opponents), lost to Miami (OH) in the 1948 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 228 to 184.1947 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 4, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/1947-schedule.html In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Texas Tech was ranked at No. 140 out of 500 college football teams.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com The team played its first four home games at Tech Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. The final home game of the season was played on November 29, 1947, at the new Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium. The new concrete and steel stadium was built at a cost of $400,000 and was named in honor of the college's president emeritus and his wife.New $400,000 Stadium To Be Dedicated At Grid Game Lubbock Morning Avalanche November 29, 1947 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28152690/new_400000_stadium_to_be_dedicated_at/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 20 at Texas<ncg> Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry) L 0–33 30,000 Terrific Cherry T Squashes Raiders The Austin American Weldon Hart September 21, 1947 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28150250/terrific_cherry_t_squashes_raiders/ Newspapers.com September 27 vs Texas A&M<ncg> Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX (rivalry) L 7–29 20,000 Raiders Beaten By Aggies Lubbock Avalanche-Journal September 28, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28150466/raiders_beaten_by_aggies/ Newspapers.com October 4 West Texas State Tech Stadium Lubbock, TX W 21–13 11,000 Red Raiders Stage Rally To Defeat WTSTC, 21 To 13 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Tom Miller October 5, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28139025/red_raiders_stage_rally_to_defeat/ Newspapers.com October 11 Tulsa<ncg> Tech Stadium Lubbock, TX W 14–7 12,500 Red Raiders Trounce Tulsa In Bitter Grid Duel, 14 to 7 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal October 12, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28150644/red_raiders_trounce_tulsa_in_bitter/ Newspapers.comTulsa Golden Hurricane Football, 2017 Record & Fact Book University of Tulsa 2017 July 22, 2018 163 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/tulsahurricane.com/documents/2017/8/1/TU_FB17_MG_web_.pdf September 7, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190907161209/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/tulsahurricane.com/documents/2017/8/1/TU_FB17_MG_web_.pdf dead October 18 Baylor<ncg> Tech Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry) L 6–32 13,000–13,106 Baylor's Deceptive Bruins Trample Red Raiders, 32 To 6 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Joe Kelly October 19, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28152149/baylors_deceptive_bruins_trample_red/ Newspapers.com October 25 at Denver<ncg> DU Stadium Denver, CO W 36–7 17,947 Raiders Surge From Behind To Overpower Denver, 36-7 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Joe Kelly October 26, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28153700/raiders_surge_from_behind_to_overpower/ Newspapers.com November 1 at Rice<ncg> Rice Field Houston, TX L 7–40 16,000 Rebounding Rice Owls Storm Over Tech's Raiders, 40-7 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal November 2, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28153941/rebounding_rice_owls_storm_over_techs/ Newspapers.com November 8 Arizona Tech Stadium Lubbock, TX W 41–28 11,000 Raiders Turn Back Wildcats In Wild Scoring Duel, 41-28 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Joe Kelly November 9, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28117433/raiders_turn_back_wildcats_in_wild/ Newspapers.com November 22 at New Mexico Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM W 26–20 10,000 Lobos' Great Rally in Last Half Falls Short as Raiders Win Battle, 26-20 Albuquerque Journal Wilbur Bentley November 23, 1947 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25738815/lobos_great_rally_in_last_half_falls/ Newspapers.com November 29 Hardin–Simmons<hc> Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX W 14–6 20,000 Tech Beats H-SU, Accepts Sun Bowl Bid Lubbock Avalanche-Journal November 30, 1947 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28134885/tech_beats_hsu_accepts_sun_bowl_bid/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1948 vs Miami (OH)<ncg> Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) L 12–13 15,000 Miami Edges Texas Tech In Sun Bowl The El Paso Times Chuck Whitlock January 2, 1948 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28151485/miami_edges_texas_tech_in_sun_bowl/ Newspapers.com References Texas Tech Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons Category:Border Conference football champion seasons Texas Tech Red Raiders football