1951 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1951 Texas Tech Red Raiders football Border Conference Border 7–4 4–0 DeWitt Weaver 1st T formation 5–3 Border champion Jones Stadium Sun Bowl W 25–14 vs. Pacific (CA) 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. Schedule 1951 AP September 22 w West Texas State Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 46–7 16,000 Raiders' Split-T Smashes Buffs https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram/141586135/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas September 23, 1951 6, section 2 February 19, 2024 Newspapers.com September 29 l y y Texas A&M 6 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX rivalry 7–20 27,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american-aggies-so-so-in-raid/168315001/ The Austin American-Statesman Aggies so so in Raider win September 30, 1951 March 18, 2025 Newspapers.com October 6 l y y Houston Rice Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 0–6 15,000–24,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-times-cougars-slide-past/169645770/ The Corpus Christi Caller-Times Cougars slide past Red Raiders, 6–0 October 7, 1951 April 5, 2025 Newspapers.com October 13 w y TCU Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry 33–19 19,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times-texas-tech-downs-tcu/168312277/ Wichita Daily Times Texas Tech downs TCU in 33–19 upset October 14, 1951 March 18, 2025 Newspapers.com October 20 l y y Baylor 10 Baylor Stadium Waco, TX rivalry 20–40 22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-city-slicke/168313287/ The Corpus Christi Caller-Times 'City-slicker' Isbell powers mighty Baylor over Raiders, 40–20 October 21, 1951 March 18, 2025 Newspapers.com October 27 w y Arizona Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 41–0 16,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-raiders-crush-a/169645879/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Raiders crush Arizona, 41–0 October 28, 1951 April 5, 2025 Newspapers.com November 3 w y Texas Western Kidd Field El Paso, TX 27–7 8,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald-red-raiders-rout-tex/169645991/ Waco Tribune-Herald Red Raiders rout Texas Western November 4, 1951 April 5, 2025 Newspapers.com November 17 l y y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 14–21 9,984–12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-monitor-texas-tech-scares-tulsa-but/169646096/ The Monitor Texas Tech scares Tulsa, but loses 21–14 thriller November 18, 1951 April 5, 2025 Newspapers.com Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022 https://tulsahurricane.com/documents/2022/8/19/TU_FB22_MediaGuide_Web_220819.pdf University of Tulsa 182 January 22, 2023 November 24 w y New Mexico Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM 60–14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-red-raiders-crush-l/169646247/ The Arizona Republic Red Raiders crush Lobos with nine TDs November 25, 1951 April 5, 2025 Newspapers.com December 1 w Hardin–Simmons Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 28–21 17,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-raiders-down-co/169646380/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Raiders down Cowboys, 28–21 December 2, 1951 April 5, 2025 Newspapers.com January 1 w y Pacific (CA) Kidd Field El Paso, TX Sun Bowl 25–14 17,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-tech-defeats-pacific-in-su/169646512/ The El Paso Times Tech defeats Pacific in Sun Bowl, 25–14 January 2, 1952 April 5, 2025 Newspapers.com 1951 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/1951-schedule.html Sports Reference August 23, 20222012 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement http://issuu.com/techathletics/docs/2012_ttu_fb_media_supplement Texas Tech University Department of Athletics July 20, 2012 September 3, 2012 References Texas Tech Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders football seasons Category:Border Conference football champion seasons Category:Sun Bowl champion seasons Texas Tech Red Raiders football