1948 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1948 Texas Tech Red Raiders football Border Conference Border 7–3 5–0 Dell Morgan 8th Single-wing 6–2 Jones Stadium Border champion The 1948 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 1948 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Dell Morgan, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the Border Conference title for the second consecutive season. Texas Tech was ranked at No. 56 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings Wilmington Morning News December 15, 1948 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/ Newspapers.com Schedule The Red Raiders were invited to play a game in Mexico City on December 11. The proposition was discussed at length by the Texas Tech athletic council, who eventually voted against it due to the team's ten-game schedule.https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-morning-avalanche-raiders-refuse/168069460/ Raiders Refuse Bid To Play In Mexico City Ricardo Toraya Lubbock Morning Avalanche International News Service October 27, 1948 March 15, 2025 9 Newspapers.com 1948 AP September 18 w West Texas State Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 19–0 16,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-texas-tech-shuts-out/169599356/ The Arizona Daily Star Texas Tech shuts out West Texans in BC game, 19–0 September 19, 1948 April 4, 2025 Newspapers.com September 25 w y y Texas A&M Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX rivalry 20–14 20,860 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-raiders-rally/168234484/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Raiders' rally nips Ags, 20–14 September 26, 1948 March 17, 2025 Newspapers.com October 2 l y y SMU Ownby Stadium University Park, TX 6–41 23,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-smu-mustangs-stampede-over-tex/168225138/ The Shreveport Times SMU Mustangs stampede over Texas Tech, 41–6 October 3, 1948 March 17, 2025 Newspapers.com October 9 w y y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 41–20 11,226–11,277 Bridgewater B. A. Raiders Hand TU 41-20 Drubbing https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world/169609062/ Tulsa Daily World Tulsa, Oklahoma October 10, 1948 1, 6 (sport section) April 5, 2025 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-red-raiders-blast-tu/169599433/ The Odessa American Red Raiders blast Tulsa October 10, 1948 April 4, 2025 Newspapers.com October 16 l y y Baylor 19 Municipal Stadium Waco, TX rivalry 0–13 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paris-news-baylor-bears-thump-red-ra/168226607/ The Paris News Baylor Bears thump Red Raiders, 13–0 October 17, 1948 March 17, 2025 Newspapers.com October 23 w y Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ 31–0 17,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-avalanche-journal-raiders-swamp/169599579/ Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Raiders swamp Arizona Wildcats, 31–0 October 24, 1948 April 4, 2025 Newspapers.com October 30 l y y Rice Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 7–14 19,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brownsville-herald-rice-institute-cr/168227446/ The Brownsville Herald Rice Institute crushes Texas Tech Red Raider team in homecoming, 14–7 October 31, 1948 March 17, 2025 Newspapers.com November 6 w Texas Mines Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 46–16 14,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-texas-tech-whips/169599728/ The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph Texas Tech whips Texas Mines 46–16 November 7, 1948 April 4, 2025 Newspapers.com November 20 w New Mexico Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 14–7 11,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-raiders-shade-l/169599817/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Raiders shade Lobos by 14–7 November 21, 1948 April 4, 2025 Newspapers.com November 27 w y Hardin–Simmons Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX 28–20 11,000 Texas Tech Breaks Out 28-20 Win The Abilene Reporter-News Collier Parris November 28, 1948 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27759002/texas_tech_breaks_out_2820_win/ Newspapers.com 1948 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-tech/1948-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 Texas Tech Red Raiders football