1955 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1955 Texas Tech Red Raiders football Border Conference Border 7–3–1 3–0–1 DeWitt Weaver 5th T formation 5–3 Border champion Jones Stadium Sun Bowl L 14–21 vs. Wyoming The 1955 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 1955 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 3–0–1 in conference play, winning the Border Conference title for the third consecutive season. Texas Tech was invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to Wyoming. This was Texas Tech's final season in the Border Conference. The team competed as an independent from 1956 to 1959 before joining the Southwest Conference (SWC) in 1960. Schedule 1955 AP September 17 w y y Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 20–14 47,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123796977/raiders-out-maneuver-longhorns-2014/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Raiders out-maneuver Longhorns, 20–14 September 18, 1955 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com September 24 l y 12 TCU Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry 0–32 28,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/muskogee-daily-phoenix-and-times-democra/168516998/ Muskogee Daily Phoenix TCU wallops Red Raiders September 25, 1955 March 21, 2025 Newspapers.com October 1 w y y Oklahoma A&M Lewis Field Stillwater, OK 24–6 16,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-red-raiders-rip/169693227/ The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph Red Raiders rip Cowboys, 24–6 October 2, 1955 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 8 t y Texas Western Kidd Field El Paso, TX 27–27 14,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clovis-news-journal-tech-western-battle/169693284/ Clovis News-Journal Tech, Western battle to draw October 9, 1955 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 22 l y y Houston Rice Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 0–7 28,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-houston-captures-win/169693340/ The Odessa American Houston captures win over Texas Tech October 23, 1955 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 29 w West Texas State Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 27–24 16,000 Texas Tech Outguns Buffaloes, 27-24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93813931/fort-worth-star-telegram/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas October 30, 1955 27 January 30, 2022 Newspapers.com November 5 w y Arizona Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 27–7 17,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune-texas-tech-stops-lup/169693400/ Casper Star-Tribune Texas Tech stops Luppino for 27–7 win over Arizona November 6, 1955 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com November 12 w y y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 34–7 12,000–14,322 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-red-raiders-gri/169693461/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Red Raiders grind out 34–7 victory over Tulsa November 13, 1955 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com November 19 w y Pacific (CA) Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 13–7 16,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-herald-texas-tech-cops-137-vi/169693533/ The Times-Herald Texas Tech cops 13–7 victory over Pacific November 20, 1955 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com November 26 w Hardin–Simmons Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX 16–14 13,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/brownwood-bulletin-texas-tech-uses-block/169693605/ Brownwood Bulletin Texas Tech uses blocked punt to nip H–SU, 16–14 November 27, 1955 April 6, 2025 Newspapers.com January 2 l y y Wyoming Kidd Field El Paso, TX Sun Bowl 14–21 14,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-wyoming-upsets-rai/169693716/ The Abilene Reporter-News Wyoming upsets Raiders, 21–14 January 3, 1956 April 6, 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 Texas Tech Red Raiders football