1945 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season

1945 Texas Tech Red Raiders football

Conference| Border Conference
Record| 3–5–2 (1–0–1 Border)
Head coach|

* Dell Morgan (5th season)

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

Seasons

<- 1944

1946 ->

1945 Border Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
New Mexico | 1  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Texas Tech | 1  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 2
West Texas State | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Arizona | 0  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff | 0  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Dell Morgan, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 3–5–2 with a mark of 1–0–1 in conference play. No Border Conference title was awarded. The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.

## Schedule[edit]

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

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September 22| 8:15 p.m.| Southwestern (TX)*|

* Tech Field
* Lubbock, TX

| W 7–0| 7,000| [1][2]
September 29| | vs. Texas A&M*|

* Alamo Stadium
* San Antonio, TX (rivalry)

| L 6–16| 22,831|
October 6| | at Texas*|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX (rivalry)

| L 0–33| | [3]
October 13| | No. 16 Tulsa*|

* Tech Field
* Lubbock, TX

| L 7–18| 9,000|
October 20| | Baylor*|

* Tech Field
* Lubbock, TX (rivalry)

| T 7–7| 9,000|
October 27| | West Texas State|

* Tech Field
* Lubbock, TX

| W 12–6| 6,000| [4]
November 3| | at Rice*|

* Rice Field
* Houston, TX

| L 0–13| 17,000|
November 10| | TCU*|

* Tech Field
* Lubbock, TX (rivalry)

| W 12–0| 10,000|
November 17| | at No. 8 Oklahoma A&M*|

* Lewis Field
* Stillwaker, OK

| L 6–46| |
November 24| | at New Mexico|

* Lobo Stadium
* Albuquerque, NM

| T 6–6| |

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## References[edit]

1. ^ Barnett, Bill (September 22, 1945). "Tech's Red Raiders And Southwestern U. Pirates To Clash In Grid Opener Tonight". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. p. 6. Retrieved April 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ Turner, Mack (September 23, 1945). "Schlinkman's 50-Yard Run Sparks Tech's 7-0 Victory Over Southwestern Pirates". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. p. 4. Retrieved April 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Graham stars as Longhorns overwhelm Texas Tech, 33–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 7, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Harris, Jay (October 27, 1945). "Walt Schlinkman Leads Texas Tech To Win Over Buffs, 12-6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. p. 4. Retrieved April 7, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "1945 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 and Cody Campbell Field (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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* NFL draftees
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