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1940 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceBorder Conference
1940 record9–1–1 (0–1 Border)
Head coachPete Cawthon (11th season)
Home stadiumTech Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →

Template:1940 Border Conference football standings The 1940 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech during the 1940 college football season.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 27vs. Oklahoma A&M*T 6–69,000
October 5Loyola (CA)*W 19–09,000
October 12at Montana*
W 32–19
October 19BYU*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 21–207,000
October 26at Marquette*W 20–139,000
November 1Miami (FL)*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 61–149,000
November 11Centenary*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 26–68,000
November 16Wake Forest*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 12–710,000
November 21at Saint Louis*No. 20
W 7–69,272
November 30at New MexicoNo. 18L 14–197,000
December 7at San Francisco*No. 18W 23–217,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings[]

Ranking Movement
Poll 10/14 10/21 10/28 11/4 11/11 11/18 11/25 Final
AP[2] NR NR NR NR NR T-20 T-18 NR

References[]

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