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1939 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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1939 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
1939 Texas Tech football team
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumTech Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 4 0 0 8 2 1
New Mexico 4 2 0 8 2 0
Texas Tech 2 1 0 5 5 1
Texas Mines 3 2 0 5 4 0
Arizona 1 2 0 6 4 0
New Mexico A&M 1 4 0 3 6 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 4 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech during the 1939 college football season.[1] The season is notable for the game against Centenary in which the teams combined for an NCAA-record 77 punts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23at Texas MinesL 2–7
September 30Texas Wesleyan*W 30–0
October 7Gonzaga*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 0–6
October 14Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 54–0
October 21New Mexico
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 19–7
October 27at No. 11 Duquesne*L 0–13
November 4at Miami (FL)*L 0–19
November 11at Centenary*T 0–0
November 18Marquette*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 19–228,000
November 25Montana*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 13–0
December 1at Loyola (LA)*New Orleans, LAW 13–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References