1934 Texas Tech

7–⁠2–⁠1 (1–⁠0 Border Conference), coached by Pete Cawthon.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 1934, game by game: lost vs. Texas 6–12; won vs. McMurry 24–7; won vs. Baylor 14–7; won at Oklahoma City 20–0; lost at Loyola Marymount 7–12; won vs. UTEP 27–0; won vs. Hardin Simmons 13–0; won vs. DePaul 48–19; tied vs. North Dakota State 20–20; won at Arizona 13–7+29−6Lost 6–12 vs. Texas-6TexasWon 24–7 vs. McMurry+17McMurryWon 14–7 vs. Baylor+7BaylorWon 20–0 at Oklahoma City+20Oklahoma CityLost 7–12 at Loyola Marymount-5Loyola MarymountWon 27–0 vs. UTEP+27UTEPWon 13–0 vs. Hardin Simmons+13Hardin SimmonsWon 48–19 vs. DePaul+29DePaulTied 20–20 vs. North Dakota State0North Dakota St…Won 13–7 at Arizona+6Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona 13–⁠7; first in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠0 first in Border Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
192–⁠84
Coach
Pete Cawthon
Elo
1588 +16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.6 No. 44 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Malcolm Martin
Offense
Single-wing
Defense
6–⁠2

1934 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech1–⁠07–⁠2–⁠1
New Mexico3–⁠18–⁠1
Arizona2–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Arizona State2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
New Mexico State0–⁠1–⁠34–⁠1–⁠3
Northern Arizona0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.