1941 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team explained

Year:1941
Team:Texas Tech Red Raiders
Sport:football
Conference:Border Conference
Short Conf:Border
Record:9–2
Conf Record:2–0
Head Coach:Dell Morgan
Hc Year:1st
Off Scheme:Single-wing
Def Scheme:6–2
Stadium:Tech Field
Bowl:Sun Bowl
Bowl Result:L 0–6 vs. Tulsa

The 1941 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Texas Tech University as a member of the Border Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their first season under head coach Dell Morgan, the Red Raiders compiled a 9–2 record (2–0 against conference opponents), lost to Tulsa in the 1942 Sun Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 226 to 36. The team shut out six opponents, allowed only 3.3 points per game, and ranked second ranked in scoring defense among 119 major college teams during the 1941 season.[1] The team did not play sufficient number of games against conference opponents to qualify for the conference championship.

Quarterback Tyrus Bain and fullback Charles Dvoracek were selected by the conference coaches as second-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team.[2]

Texas Tech was ranked at No. 46 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]

Home games were played at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1941 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. September 7, 2019.
  2. News: Arizona, Hardin-Simmons Dominate All-Border Eleven. Arizona Republic. December 15, 1941. 10. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published. The Courier-Journal. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 26, 1941. Sports 4. Newspapers.com.