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1955 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1955 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Border champion
Sun Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Wyoming
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–0–1 Border)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Base defense5–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Arizona State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Hardin–Simmons 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas Western 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Arizona 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
West Texas State 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
New Mexico A&M 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Texas*
W 20–1447,000[1]
September 24TCU*No. 12
L 0–3228,000
October 1at Oklahoma A&M*
W 24–616,000
October 8at Texas Western
T 27–2714,000
October 22at Houston*
L 0–728,000
October 29West Texas State
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 27–2416,000[2]
November 5Arizonadagger
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 27–717,000
November 12at Tulsa*
W 34–714,322
November 19Pacific (CA)*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 13–716,500
November 26Hardin–Simmons
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 16–1413,000
January 2vs. Wyoming*
L 14–2114,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Raiders out-maneuver Longhorns, 20–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 18, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech Outguns Buffaloes, 27-24". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 30, 1955. p. 27. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "1951 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "2012 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.


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