Texas Tech Football Team History
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
Founded: 1923 Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium Capacity: 59,011 Colors: Scarlet & Black Coach: DeWitt T. Weaver Conference: Border Intercollegiate Athletic-
1951 Season Highlights
DeWitt T. Weaver enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.
The Red Raiders won the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. West Texas A&M
46
7
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Texas A&M
7
20
L
@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Houston
0
6
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Texas Christian
33
19
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Baylor
20
40
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Arizona
41
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Texas-El Paso
27
7
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Tulsa
14
21
L
Sat., Nov. 24 @
New Mexico
60
14
W
Sat., Dec. 1 vs. Hardin-Simmons
28
21
W
Tue., Jan. 1 Pacific
25
14
W
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1951 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 301
Scoring Average 27.4
Points Allowed 169
Defense Average 15.4
Opponents Record 44-29
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-3
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 All Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.