Year: | 1951 |
Team: | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Border Conference |
Short Conf: | Border |
Record: | 7–4 |
Conf Record: | 4–0 |
Head Coach: | DeWitt Weaver |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Off Scheme: | T formation |
Def Scheme: | 5–3 |
Champion: | Border champion |
Stadium: | Jones Stadium |
Bowl: | Sun Bowl |
Bowl Result: | W 25–14 vs. Pacific (CA) |
The 1951 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 1951 college football season. Led by first-year head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Border Conference title. Texas Tech was invited to the Sun Bowl, where they beat the Pacific Tigers.