1937 Texas Tech
8–4 (3–0 Border Conference), coached by Pete Cawthon. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico 27–0Oct 23
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs Northern Arizona | W 6–0 | 88% |
| Sep 25 | at Texas | L 12–25 | 40% |
| Oct 2 | vs Montana | L 6–13 | 49% |
| Oct 9 | atDetroit Mercy | L 0–34 | 24% |
| Oct 16 | vs Arizona | W 20–0 | 33% |
| Oct 23 | vs New Mexico | W 27–0 | 65% |
| Oct 30 | at Oklahoma State | W 14–6 | 55% |
| Nov 5 | atLoyola (LA) | W 25–6 | 60% |
| Nov 11 | vs Duquesne | W 13–0 | 48% |
| Nov 20 | atCentenary (LA) | W 7–2 | 49% |
| Nov 25 | vsCreighton | W 27–0 | 84% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs West VirginiaSun Bowl | L 6–7 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 7–6 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Border Conference champions.
In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1937.
Border Conference champions3–0 in the conference
- Record
- 8–4
- Conference
- 3–0 first in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 163–93
- Coach
- Pete Cawthon
- Elo
- 1557 +104 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.9 No. 58 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Lewis Jones and Red Ramsey
- Offense
- Single-wing
- Defense
- 6–2
Drafted in 1938
The 1938 draft| Rd 6 | Herschel Ramsey E | Philadelphia Eagles |
1937 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 3–0 | 8–4 | |
 New Mexico State | 4–1 | 7–2 | |
| Arizona | 3–1 | 8–2 | |
 UTEP | 2–1–1 | 7–1–2 | |
| New Mexico | 2–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Northern Arizona | 1–4 | 5–5 | |
 Arizona State | 0–5 | 0–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.