1943 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season

1943 Texas Tech Red Raiders football

A group from the 1943 Texas Tech football team

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–6
Head coach|

* Dell Morgan (3rd season)

Offensive scheme| Single-wing
Base defense| 6–2
Home stadium| Tech Field

Seasons

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1944 ->

1943 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 4 Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
North Texas Aggies |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Texas Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Tennessee Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0
Sewanee |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College (now known as Texas Tech University) as an independent during the 1943 college football season. Led third-year head coach Dell Morgan, the Red Raiders compiled a record of 4–6.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Texas Tech ranked 94th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 67.4.[1]

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

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 18| 8:15 p.m.| Lubbock AAF|

* Tech Field
* Lubbock, TX

| W 26–14| 8,000| [2][3]
September 24| | vs. Oklahoma A&M|

* Taft Stadium
* Oklahoma City, OK

| L 13–21| 7,000|
October 2| | vs. Texas A&M|

* Alamo Stadium
* San Antonio, TX (rivalry)

| L 0–13| 25,000|
October 9| | at Tulsa|

* Skelly Field
* Tulsa, OK

| L 7–34| 13,000|
October 16| 8:15 p.m.| South Plains AAF|

* Tech Field
* Lubbock, TX

| W 14–12| 6,000| [4][5]
October 23| 8:15 p.m.| Lubbock AAF|

* Tech Field
* Lubbock, TX

| L 7–10| | [6][7]
October 30| | at Rice|

* Rice Field
* Houston, TX

| L 0–13| 5,000|
November 6| | at TCU|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)

| W 40–20| 3,000|
November 13| | North Texas Aggies|

* Tech Field
* Lubbock, TX

| L 14–34| 3,600|
November 20| | at SMU|

* Ownby Stadium
* University Park, TX

| W 7–6| 3,000|

* Homecoming

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## References

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1. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "Fliers-Red Raiders Open Grid Season". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. September 18, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved April 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ Turner, Mack (September 19, 1943). "Red Raiders Drop LAAF, 26 To 14". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. p. 3. Retrieved April 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "Tech and SPAAF To Tangle Tonight". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. October 16, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved April 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ Turner, Mack (October 17, 1943). "Texas Tech Noses Out SPAAF, 14-12". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. p. 3. Retrieved April 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "Tech-LAAF Duel Tonight Expected To Be Thriller". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. October 23, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved April 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ Turner, Mack (October 24, 1943). "LAAF Noses Out Raiders, 10 To 7, In Return Tilt". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. p. 3. Retrieved April 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "1943 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

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Texas Tech Red Raiders football

Venues|

* South Plains Fairgrounds (1925–1926)
* Tech Field (1926–1947)
* Jones AT&T Stadium (1947–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Arkansas
* Baylor
* Houston
* TCU
* Texas
* Texas A&M

Culture & lore|

* History
* Raider Red
* The Masked Rider
* "Fight, Raiders, Fight"
* "The Matador Song"
* Goin' Band from Raiderland
* Guns Up
* 1939 Centenary game
* 2008 Texas game
* 2008 Big 12 South 3-way tie controversy
* 2016 Oklahoma game

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