| 1937 Texas Tech Red Raiders football | |
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Border champion | |
Sun Bowl, L 6–7 vs. West Virginia | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (3–0 Border) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Base defense | 6–2 |
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| Home stadium | Tech Field |
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| Texas Tech $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1937 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 1937 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the Border Conference title. Texas Tech was invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to West Virginia. The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | W 6–0 | 4,200 | [1] | |
| September 25 | at Texas* | L 12–25 | 10,000 | [2] | |
| October 2 | Montana* |
| L 6–13 | 8,000 | [3] |
| October 9 | at Detroit* | L 0–34 | 11,000 | [4] | |
| October 16 | Arizona |
| W 20–0 | 4,500 | [5] |
| October 23 | New Mexico |
| W 27–0 | 7,500 | [6] |
| October 30 | at Oklahoma A&M* | W 14–6 | 6,000 | [7] | |
| November 5 | at Loyola (LA)* |
| W 25–6 | 5,000 | [8] |
| November 11 | Duquesne* |
| W 13–0 | 12,000 | [9][10] |
| November 20 | at Centenary* | W 7–2 | 7,000 | [11] | |
| November 25 | Creighton* |
| W 27–0 | 7,000 | [12] |
| January 1 | vs. West Virginia* | L 6–7 | 12,000 | [13] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Texas Tech wins over Flagstaff". The Austin American-Statesman. September 19, 1937. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Roach breaks leg as Longhorn crush Tech Matadors, 25–12". The Kilgore Daily News. September 26, 1937. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Milt Popovich shines in win". The Spokesman-Review. October 3, 1937. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lewis H. Walter (October 10, 1937). "Texas Tech Is Given Lesson in Air Attack". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech topples Arizona, 20–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1937. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech downs Lobos, 27–0". The El Paso Times. October 24, 1937. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies bow to Raiders". The Oklahoma News. October 31, 1937. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech smears Loyola, 25 to 6". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. November 6, 1937. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech Upsets Dukes, 13-0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1937. p. 22. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Texas Tech Top Dukes, 13 To 0 (continued)". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1937. p. 24. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Centenary loses rough game". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1937. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bluejays lose to Texas Tech". The Des Moines Register. November 26, 1937. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Va. defeats Texas Tech". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. January 2, 1938. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2012 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
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