1930 Texas Tech Matadors football team

1930 Texas Tech Matadors football
Conference	Independent
1930 record	3–6
Head coach	Pete Cawthon (1st season)
Captain	Jack Durham
Home stadium	Tech Field
Seasons

1930 NCAA independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Notre Dame			–					10	–	0	–	0
Loyola (LA)			–					9	–	1	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					8	–	1	–	0
Army			–					9	–	1	–	1
Dartmouth			–					7	–	1	–	1
Texas Mines			–					7	–	1	–	1
Arizona			–					6	–	1	–	1
William & Mary			–					7	–	2	–	1
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Michigan State			–					5	–	1	–	2
William & Mary-Norfolk			–					3	–	1	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	2
Drexel			–					6	–	3	–	1
Wake Forest			–					5	–	3	–	1
Detroit			–					5	–	3	–	2
Penn			–					5	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	5	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	4	–	2
Harvard			–					3	–	4	–	1
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	4	–	1
Arizona State			–					3	–	5	–	1
Texas Tech			–					3	–	6	–	0
Princeton			–					1	–	5	–	1
Massachusetts			–					1	–	8	–	0

The 1930 Texas Tech Matadors football team represented Texas Tech University as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In their first season under head coach Pete Cawthon, the Matadors compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 122 to 90. The team played its home games at Tech Field.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	[[{{{school}}}|Wayland Baptist]]	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 0–6	3,500
October 3	[[{{{school}}}|New Mexico A&M]]	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 14–0	1,000
October 10	[[{{{school}}}|McMurry]]	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 10–0
October 17	Texas Mines	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 0–31
October 25	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 0–26	4,000
November 1	at West Texas State	Canyon, TX	L 0–6
November 11	Abilene Christian	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 53–6
November 19	at Howard Payne	Brownwood, TX	L 7–26
November 27	Simmons (TX)	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 6–20	3,500