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1946 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1946 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Texas Tech in action against New Mexico
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record8–3 (3–1 Border)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–2
Home stadiumTech Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hardin–Simmons $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
New Mexico 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 2
Arizona 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
West Texas State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Texas Mines 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Arizona State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 2
New Mexico A&M 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Texas Tech University in the Border Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Dell Morgan, the Red Raiders compiled an 8–3 record (3–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 148 to 116.

Texas Tech was ranked at No. 58 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[1]

The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21West Texas State
W 26–1410,000[2]
September 28vs. Texas A&M*
W 6–023,000[3]
October 5at SMU*
W 7–030,000[4]
October 12at Tulsa*
L 6–2115,000[5]
October 19Baylor*dagger
W 13–613,000[6]
October 26Denver*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 21–611,000[7]
November 2at No. 8 Rice*
L 6–4125,000[8]
November 9at New Mexico
W 27–08,000[9]
November 16Oklahoma A&M*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 14–713,000[10]
November 23at Arizona
W 16–09,000[11]
November 30at Hardin–Simmons
L 6–2113,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

Game summaries

West Texas State

See also: 1946 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 0 0 14 14
Red Raiders 6 7 6 7 26

Vs. Texas A&M

See also: 1946 Texas A&M Aggies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 0 0 0 0
Red Raiders 0 0 0 6 6

At SMU

See also: 1946 SMU Mustangs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 0 0 7 7
Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0

At Tulsa

See also: 1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 6 0 0 0 6
Golden Hurricane 0 7 7 7 21

Baylor

See also: 1946 Baylor Bears football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 6 0 0 0 6
Red Raiders 0 0 13 0 13

Denver

See also: 1946 Denver Pioneers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 0 0 0 6 6
Red Raiders 7 0 7 7 21

At No. 8 Rice

See also: 1946 Rice Owls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 6 0 0 6
No. 8 Owls 14 7 0 20 41

At New Mexico

See also: 1946 New Mexico Lobos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 7 0 20 27
Lobos 0 0 0 0 0

Oklahoma A&M

See also: 1946 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 0 0 7 7
Red Raiders 7 0 7 0 14

At Arizona

See also: 1946 Arizona Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 2 7 7 0 16
Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0

At Hardin–Simmons

See also: 1946 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 0 0 6 6
Cowboys 14 7 0 0 21

After the season

Main article: 1947 NFL draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Red Raiders were selected.[14]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
18 157 Roland Nabors Linebacker Boston Yanks
26 243 Gene Standefer Back Los Angeles Rams
28 260 Joe Smith End Chicago Cardinals
30 281 Bernie Winkler Tackle Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Choc Hutcheson (September 22, 1946). "Raiders Overpower Stubborn WTSTC Buffaloes 26-14: Techsans Count Once In Each Period To Cop Opening Tilt". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Choc Hutcheson (September 29, 1946). "Red Raiders Wallop Texas Aggies, 6 To 0, In Stunning Upset: Tech Scores Late In Game For Triumph". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Choc Hutcheson (October 6, 1946). "Texas Tech Blasts SMU For 8 To 0 Win: Raiders Tame Mustangs In Last Quarter". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Choc Hutcheson (October 13, 1946). "Tulsa's Mighty Hurricane Tumbles Texas Tech For 21 To 6 Victory: Raiders Lose After Taking First Score". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Choc Hutcheson (October 20, 1946). "Texas Tech Takes Impressive 13 To 6 Triumph Over Baylor Bears: Red Raiders Win In Last Half; Over 13,000 Watch Game". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Raiders Smack Denver, 21-6: Tech Scores Easy Victory In Bowl Bid". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. International News Service. October 27, 1946. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Choc Hutcheson (November 3, 1946). "Potent Rice Owls Roll Over Raiders 41 To 6: Tech Suffers First Defeat Against Southwest Loop Foe". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lobos Hold Raiders Down For Three Quarters, Routed in Fourth Quarter 27-0". Albuquerque Journal. November 10, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Red Raiders Rock Oklahoma Aggies 14 To 7: Improved Techsans Dominate Play To Avenge 1946 Defeat". Choc Hutcheson. November 17, 1946. pp. 10, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Abe Chanin (November 24, 1946). "Rugged Texas Tech Team Bests Wildcats, 16 to 0: Staunch Red Raider Forward Wall Too Much for Arizona's Attempted Scoring Thrusts; Game Played in Continuous Drizzle". The Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cowboys Outclass Raiders to Keep Spotless Record: Hardin-Simmons Eleven Polishes Texas Tech, 21-6, to Finish Perfect Pigskin season". Waco Tribune-Herald. United Press. December 1, 1946. p. 13. Retrieved April 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1945 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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